Save the completed report using Committee title and date ( example: WASFAA_JRSMLI_Oct_2.doc ).
Submit your report via email to the WASFAA Executive Council listserv and post a copy to the Committee
webpage on the WASFAA website.
Quarterly WASFAA Committee Chair Report
Executive Council Meeting Date
June 25-26, 2014
Executive Council Meeting Location
Reno, NV
Committee Information
Committee Name
Communications Committee
Chair(s) (Name, Place of Employment, State)
Ashley Coleman, University of Oregon, Oregon
Committee Members (Name, Place of
Mary Booker, Pomona College, California*
Helen Faith, Lane Community College, Oregon
Kelly Forsberg, Olympic College, Washington*
Isabelle Mora, Saint Martin’s College, Washington
Ashley Munro, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska
Sun Ow, Great Lakes Higher Education
Ashley Salisbury, University of Nevada Reno, Nevada
Lisa Seale, Arizona Western college, Arizona
Monique Theriault, Cornish College, California
Employment, State) Please put an asterisk next to
first-time committee members.
Committee Goals
Strategic Plan Goals that are being met (check all that apply)
Goal 1: Leader in providing training and professional development
Goal 2: Maintain the long-term financial stability of WASFAA
Goal 3: Assess & monitor the performance of WASFAA & make strategic
adjustments
Goal 4: Increase the participation of members in WASFAA activities
Goal 5: Continually improve methods & processes for communicating with
members
Goal 6: Consolidate and communicate the public policy positions of aid
administrators
Goal 7: Maintain and enhance the diversity of our membership and Executive
Council
Goal 8: Collaborate and coordinate with other organizations and associations
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Committee Goals
Specific Committee Goals (Include progress
1.
toward goals and measurement of success.)
2.
3.
Work with WASFAA Committees to advertise events,
disseminate information, and keep members informed of
activities
Increase member interaction in social media
Consider an alternative method of delivering news other than
newsletter
Summary of Committee Activities for the Quarter
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Ashley Coleman replaced Mary Booker as Chair
Met with WASFAA President to discuss goals
Finalized committee members
Posted May President Highlights to blog, listserv, and Facebook
Gathered articles for summer edition of newsletter
Measures Tracking Tool Data Collection Information (Include required
Measures Tracking Tool data collection information to help determine progress toward Strategic
plan goals/activities that are the responsibility of your Committee. See Appendix F of the current
WASFAA Strategic Plan for guidance.)
Number of blog posts (April 4-June18): 7
Number of President Communications: 1 (May President Highlights)
Number of newsletters published: 1- Spring published April 16 ; Summer to be published week of June 30th
People signed up for list-serve as of June 17: 407 (current members who have opted in)
People subscribed to Blog as of June 17: 83 (up from 82)
People signed up for WASFAA Announcements as of June 17: 2314 (all members from last 3 years that have opted in)
Hits to blog as of June 18: 21,328 (3857 unique visitors)
Facebook Fans as of June 18: 242 (up from 237)
LinkedIn Members as of June 18: 678 (up from 586)
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Budget Information
Approved Budget
$3000
Budget Expenditures to Date
1.
2.
3.
TOTAL = $
Event Information (complete if applicable per location)
Event Name
Location
Date
Number
Cost of
Registration
Subtotal
Attendees
Complimentary Registrations (if
applicable – i.e., scholarship recipients)
Add more rows as needed for additional events.
Calendar of Events/Timelines
Committee Member
Responsible (if
Description
5/30/14
Chair
Posted May President Highlights to blog
6/13/14
Chair
Collected articles for Summer edition of newsletter
6/23/14
Editors
Review Summer newsletter articles
7/2/14
Chair
Plan to publish Summer newsletter
July
Entire Committee
All committee meeting
Date
applicable)
9/26/14
Fall newsletter submission deadline
12/12/14
Winter newsletter submission deadline
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