Alumni Engagement

Welcome to Our Alumni Family!

The Jacksonville State University Alumni Engagement office serves all Jax State alumni as a partner between the university and you. We need your ideas, your enthusiasm, your support and your presence. We look forward to visiting with you soon. Go, Gamecocks!

  • 2023 Alumni of the Year, standing together on Burgess-Snow Field on Homecoming

    Alumni of the Year

    Help us recognize our notable alumni! The 2025 AOY nominations deadline is April 25, 2025.

  • A map of the Southern United States that is dotted with the number of Jax State Alumni in each of the areas.

    Jax State Alumni Connection

    Connect with your fellow alumni all over the globe and learn about upcoming events. Register for Jax State Alumni Connection!

  • Children sit with Cocky as part of a promotion for Growing Gamecocks

    Growing Gamecocks

    Growing Gamecocks is a program designed to engage and excite the future students of JSU! Learn more about the program below.

  • Andrea Moultrie

    Alumni Spotlights

    For many alumni like Andrea Moultrie, pictured above, JSU is the pathway to a great future and an important chapter in an inspiring life story. We are always excited to see where our alumni land and how they make a difference in the communities they call home. After you view these inspiring Jax State Alumni stories, why not share your own?

  • Five JSU graduates pose with their champagne flutes touching as they prepare for the senior toast

    Senior Toast

    One of Jax State's newer traditions is the Senior Toast, which allows graduates to come together one last time before commencement to share a celebratory toast with University President Dr. Don C. Killingsworth, Jr., before they walk in commencement ceremonies. The event is organized by Alumni Engagement.

  • Alumni pile shrimp, corn, sausage, red potatoes, and garlic bread on their plates at the annual Alumni Shrimp Boil on campus. It’s a great opportunity to eat good food, visit with fellow Gamecocks, and listen to the music of the islands, performed by the university’s steel drum band.

    Annual Shrimp Boil

    Alumni pile shrimp, corn, sausage, red potatoes, and garlic bread on their plates at the annual Alumni Shrimp Boil on campus. It’s a great opportunity to eat good food, visit with fellow Gamecocks, and listen to the music of the islands, performed by the university’s steel drum band.

  • An alumna browses items on a silent auction table at the annual Red Tie Dinner and Auction. In this photo she is looking at a bowling pin signed by the national championship 2023-2024 Jax State Bowling team.

    Annual Red Tie Dinner and Auction

    A guest browses items on a silent auction table at the annual Red Tie Dinner and Auction. In this photo she is looking at a bowling pin signed by the national championship 2023-2024 Jax State Bowling team. The Annual Red Tie Dinner and Auction is organized each year by Alumni Engagement. It helps raise funds for the university.

  • A large group of alumni and administrators accompanied the Marching Southerners and Ballerinas to France for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.

    Gamecocks in Paris

    A large group of alumni accompanied the Marching Southerners and Ballerinas to France for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.