National INROADS Alumni Association (About Us)

About NIAA

If you participated as an INROADS intern and graduated from a college or university in good standing, then you are considered an INROADS alumnus.
INROADS alumni constitute the greatest single resource on which INROADS can depend. We are living examples of INROADS' success and through our achievements, ensure the continuing relevance of the INROADS mission.
Alumni serve as ambassadors for INROADS in their communities, professions and workplaces thereby, increasing INROADS' visibility, reputation and marketability.

The National INROADS Alumni Association (NIAA) is an organization of individual members belonging to local INROADS affiliate chapters. Officially established in 1980, the NIAA has grown from a few concerned alumni to 40 alumni chapters across the US. As part of INROADS, Inc., whose mission is to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership, the NIAA "makes the dream a reality" through its actions and positive presence in local communities.

Our Mission

Recognizing that we are the true measure of INROADS' success, through national programs and services we commit to facilitate and leverage alumni networking opportunities and coalitions; advance and promote alumni opportunities for continuing leadership and personal professional development; grow, strengthen, and develop alumni chapter and individual membership; and support the mission of INROADS, Inc. and its affiliates by mentoring interns, preparing them for NIAA leadership, and by providing value-added services to both affiliates and surrounding communities. On an annual basis, alumni chapters across the country actively pursue the fulfillment of this mission.