Alumni Association
Board of Directors Meeting
January 18, 2011
Health Science Conference Room
Present: Jeff Mitchell, Laura Nottingham, William Stargel, and Kathleen Kosmoski
Absent: Cally D’Angelo, Rhiannon DeLoach, Heather Hendrix, Ken Friend, Jaime Riggs, Ty
Riggs
The meeting was called to order at 6:15 pm.
The minutes were approved as presented.
New Members
With the addition of a new member, each person introduced themselves. Kathleen Kosmoski
distributed and reviewed the by-laws, board member job description, and member
responsibilities for the new member.
Old Business
Laura Nottingham and Kathleen Kosmoski reviewed topics of the brainstorming session during
the November meeting. Cally D’Angelo is working on developing a Facebook page and will
hopefully have a mock layout at the next meeting. A Facebook page should help with awareness
and promoting events.
The Board liked the idea of using a postcard to announce events as well. Some people don’t
check emails regularly nor open newsletters. In addition to mail outs, it was recommended to
utilize the student email system prior to graduation to encourage registering with the Alumni
Association. Jeff Mitchell discusses various email tracking systems such as Constant Contact to
monitor the effectiveness of the emails. Constant Contact will let the sender monitor who opens
the email, views attachments, and replies.
The Board liked the idea of a window cling and membership card with benefits to local
businesses. Kathleen will do more research and have information at the next meeting. Also, the
Board thought having alumni items in the bookstore would be nice.
New Business
Kathleen Kosmoski announced the 3rd Annual Graduation Gala will be held February 21, 2011
with two sessions. The first session will be held from 11am-2pm and the second from 5pm6:30pm. Both sessions will be held in the Conference Center. Volunteers are requested to help
with the table.
The iGot Campaign will be held March 8, 2011. The campaign is the annual fundraiser for the
Foundation. The funds raised help support scholarships, student, faculty, and staff development,
equipment purchases, and adult education. Volunteers are needed to visit with local businesses
and request their financial support.
The next alumni newsletter will go out the middle of February.
The next meeting will be February 8, 2011 at 6 pm in the Health Science Conference Room.
With no further business the meeting adjourned at 7:05 pm.
Respectfully Submitted
Kathleen Kosmoski