2014-15 U-M Club Annual Report
Club Name
Club Location
(e.g. North
Indiana and SW Michigan)
Report prepared by
UM Alumni Club of Silicon Valley
Date
Silicon Valley, CA
Club
Bob Crum
Title
6/24/2015
Region
(Metro,
Region 5, etc.)
Metro
Co-President
General Directions Regarding Reporting Events
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Please list each event only once and in one category only (e.g., you must decide whether a social event that has
a speaker and includes a silent auction is best considered a social event or a scholarship event—it should not be
listed in both categories). You may, however, note in your description of the event that such event touched
upon more than one category (e.g., in the “Athletic Events” category or in the “Scholarship Events” category,
you might indicate: “At our NCAA tournament game-watching parties, we held 50/50 raffles, the proceeds of
which went to our club’s scholarship fund”).
If your club hosted similar, repetitive events such as a game-watching parties or happy hours, please list each
type of event only once and indicate in the description the number of times it was held (e.g., “Hosted gamewatching parties at club sponsor bar for all twelve (12) U-M football games (20-50 attendees on average)”).
Please do not include AAUM-organized events such as away-game events or the Go Blue tailgate in Ann Arbor,
unless there was collaboration in planning and hosting with your club.
If your club organized and/or participated in an event that was primarily organized or co-organized by another
organization (e.g., U-M Office of Development, U-M Office of Undergraduate Admissions, U-M Athletic
Department, U-M Black Alumni, alumni groups of the Ross School of Business or U-M Law School, another
AAUM regional club, a Big Ten alumni group or consortium), please identify that organization and your club’s
level of involvement in the particular event.
I. BRAND PILLAR: Celebrate, by Keeping U-M Close and the Spirit Alive
The University has an astounding list of accomplishments for which it is recognized around the world. Members
are kept deeply engaged with and informed about the things that stir up passion and pride.
1. Please list all athletic and social events and activities that the Club organized and/or participated in from July 1,
2014 to June 30, 2015.
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DATE
2/26/2015
8/30/2014
DESCRIPTION OF ATHLETIC EVENTS
Examples: Sports Watching Parties,
Outings to Sporting Events (U-M or other),
Club Athletic Team Sponsorship
Red Wings/Sharks Hockey Game watch with UM club of San
Francisco and MSU club.
Appalachian State @umich (all game watches held at two
locations now: Double D’s in Los Gatos and Freewheel
Brewery in Redwood City. Freewheel donates 15% of
proceeds to our club scholarship fund.)
NUMBER OF
ALUMNI
PARTICIPANTS
& THEIR
GUESTS
EVENT
PROCESSED
USING AAUM
REGISTRATION
AND PAYMENT
SERVICES
(E-WEBSALES)
83
☐
94
☐
9/6/2014
Notre Dame @ Notre Dame
121
☐
9/13/2014
Miami @ umich
38
☐
9/20/2014
Utah @ umich
27
☐
9/27/2014
Minnesota @ umich
43
☐
10/4/2014
Rutgers @ Rutgers
25
10/11/2014
Penn State @ umich
25
10/25/2014
Michigan State @ State
26
11/1/2014
Indiana @ umich
27
☐
11/8/2014
Northwestern @ Northwestern
24
☐
11/22/2014
Maryland @ umich
18
☐
11/29/2014
OSU @ OSU
8
☐
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☐
☐
☐
DATE
3/6/2015
12/18/2014
6/28/2015
Annual trip to Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite
6
EVENT
PROCESSED
USING AAUM
REGISTRATION
AND PAYMENT
SERVICES
(E-WEBSALES)
X
Club Holiday Party
Club Annual Meeting and Taste of Ann Arbor
45
51
☐
☐
DESCRIPTION OF SOCIAL EVENTS
Examples: Happy Hours, Hikes, Bowling, Holiday Parties, etc.
NUMBER OF
ALUMNI
PARTICIPANTS
& THEIR
GUESTS
2. Over the past year, our club hosted at least one family-friendly event: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
If the answer to the question above is “yes”, please describe the family-friendly events, including the date and location of
same: Click here to enter text.
We hosted two such events, the Tenaya Lodge weekend in Yosemite and our Club Annual Meeting and Taste of Ann
Arbor. See above for dates.
3. Describe below how your club has been “A-Maize-ing” in celebrating the U-M spirit over the past year, including holding
any successful athletic or social events or building new programs that you were particularly proud of or that showcased
your club’s innovative approach to building spirit. Please limit your response to 250 words.
We expanded our game watch to two locations this past year, after having had a single location in Los Gatos (far to the
southern part of our area) for many years. We developed a relationship with a UM alum who is part owner of the
Freewheel Brewery in Redwood City, which is in the northern part of our territory. Not only were we able to arrange
a second game watch, but we also negotiated a contribution to our club scholarship fund from the venue. We wanted
to have a second location, but the requirement was that it had to be in a different part of our territory to encourage a
“new” crowd to attend the game watches. We were gratified to have not only additional alumni participating, but that
we also got a sizable contribution to our scholarship fund.
We also held, for the first time, a Holiday Party and had 45 attendees there. Based on the response we received, we
will be planning such an annual party in December every year. Lastly, our annual Taste of Ann Arbor event combined
with the club annual meeting drew over 60 people in all age groups who enjoyed Zingermann’s desserts, heard from
recent UM graduates, and generally enjoyed the company of other Wolverines.
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II. BRAND PILLAR: Excel, by Accessing the Best Learning for Life
University of Michigan alumni are lifelong learners whose education continues long after their student days.
Members gain direct access to the University’s vast resources, from which they can obtain the knowledge they
need and want at any point in their lives.
4. Please list all lifelong learning events and activities that the Club organized and/or participated in from July 1,
2014 to June 30, 2015. Do not include career/networking events in this category.
DATE
2/28/2015
11/9/2014
DESCRIPTION OF LIFELONG LEARNING EVENTS
Examples: Cultural/Educations Events such as Museum Tours,
Music or Theatre Group Outings, Book Clubs,
U-M Speakers, Local Lecture Series, Cooking Classes, etc.
“X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story)” play at Berkeley Rep (with
Dwight Hicks, UM alum, appearing in it)
San Jose Museum of Art Tour
NUMBER OF
ALUMNI
PARTICIPANTS
& THEIR
GUESTS
EVENT
PROCESSED
USING AAUM
REGISTRATION
AND PAYMENT
SERVICES
(E-WEBSALES)
7
☐
6
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
5. Describe how your club has been “A-Maize-ing” in seeking out and holding learning events, webinars, or other
development activities that enable alumni to take a fresh look at the world and leverage their special connection to U-M.
Please limit your response to 250 words.
To be honest, we were challenged to fill our calendar with lifelong learning events in 2014/2015. Our focus during the
past year was on three main things: attaining our endowed scholarship goal, expanding our game watches, and
continuing to build the strength of the board. One aspect of strengthening the board was to replace our Program &
Events board member who left us in January with a new person, and to also formalize a P&E committee which will
consist of four people in 2015/2016. By doing so, we believe we have the ability to significantly increase the number
of events that we can organize.
III. BRAND PILLAR: Connect, and Harness the Power of the U-M Community
Members understand that their membership keeps them connected to an extraordinary community of people who
share their profound pride for Michigan and through which they can make a difference in the world.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT & NETWORKING
Career networking events and mentoring programs provide an opportunity for alumni to access the power of the
Michigan community.
6. Please list all networking and career-related events and activities that the Club organized and/or participated in from
July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.
DATE
9/4/2014
11/4/2014
1/29/2015
5/21/2015
12/11/2016
NUMBER OF
ALUMNI
PARTICIPANTS
& THEIR
GUESTS
DESCRIPTION OF CAREER/NETWORKING EVENTS
Examples: Speed Networking, Student and/or
Alumni Mentoring Programs, HR Professionals &
Other Career-Oriented Speakers, etc.
Networking: Gordon Biersch, Palo Alto
Networking: Dutch Goose, Menlo Park
Networking: Firehouse Brewery, Sunnyvale
Career Networking and Wine Tasting: Savvy Wine Cellar
Career Panel Discussion: Career Transitions
28
25
15
41
22
EVENT
PROCESSED
USING AAUM
REGISTRATION
AND PAYMENT
SERVICES
(E-WEBSALES)
☐
☐
☐
X
X
☐
☐
MEMBERSHIP
A strong membership reflects the effectiveness of the Alumni Association and clubs and provides crucial volunteer and
financial resources.
In conjunction with its upcoming bicentennial, U-M is in the midst of the Victors for Michigan campaign and all
University units, including AAUM, are participating. One of the Association’s primary campaign goals is increasing
Association membership. Increasing membership allows us to provide even more robust programming to our alumni,
increased scholarships to current and prospective students, and an even stronger global alumni network. AAUM’s
regional clubs will play a pivotal role in accomplishing this goal, and their enhanced participation in supporting AAUM’s
membership efforts is vital to the campaign’s success. We appreciate your help.
7. Over the past year, our club has included information and/or graphics promoting the new club membership campaign
(i.e. that clubs will directly receive back a percentage of each new membership they help acquire) via our listserv
messages and social media channels on approximately the following number of occasions:
☐ 0 Occasions
☐ 1-10 Occasions
☐ 11-25 Occasions

26+ Occasions
8. Over the past year, our club designated one or more leaders or volunteers to greet alumni at the entrance to all club
events: (Check One)
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 Yes
☐ No
9. Over the past year, our club used Alumni Association “member” and “alumni” name tags at the following number of
events: (Check One)
☐ 0 Events
☐ 1-5 Events

☐ 11+ Events
6-10 Events
10. Over the past year, our club made Alumni Association membership materials available to participants at the vast
majority of club events: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
11. Over the past year, our club thanked members publicly at the vast majority of club events: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
12. In the past year, our club hosted a welcome event tailored to newcomers to the club’s area – both recent grads and
transplants. (To qualify, it must have been a standalone event, e.g., not combined with a game-watching party. (Check
One)
☐ Yes
☐ No
If you answered yes, please list the date and describe the event:
3/20/2015
Networking/get acquainted event at Steins, Mountain View, which was specifically
focused on young alumni. We had 45 attendees.
13. Over the past year, our club designated club leaders to welcome new alumni and introduce themselves to others at
all of our events: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
We have a Young Alumni board member who makes sure this happens.
14. Over the past year, when there was a registration fee for a club event, our club charged members less than nonmembers for the following number of events: (Check One)

☐ 0 Events
1-5 Events
☐ 6-10 Events
☐ 11+ Events
15. Over the past year, our club hosted at least one event that was free for AAUM members where non-members were
charged a fee: (Check One)
☐ Yes
 No
16. All of our Club’s board members and officers have an active Alumni Association membership: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
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17. Apart from the information you provided above, please describe your club’s specific efforts to increase AAUM
membership over the past year, and what, if any, unique benefits the club gave to members (e.g. hosting recruiting
events; promoting membership in written and oral communications; offering tangible benefits to members at club
events, such as a free appetizer or drink or a member-only giveaway): Click here to enter text.
Every weekly newsletter we send out has a “Unite Michigan” section that provides links for AAUM membership. At
every event where it was feasible, we put out the “tent” cards we received last year which demonstrate the value of
membership. We have posted multiple messages on our Facebook group promoting membership.
PUBLIC RELATIONS, PROMOTION AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Enhancing the visibility of the University of Michigan and the Alumni Association within each club area is an important
means through which we can engage alumni and allow them to harness the network of the great Michigan alumni
community.
18. Over the past year, our club regularly collected alumni email addresses and forwarded them to the Association for
inclusion in the Association’s database. (Check One)

Yes
☐ No
19. Over the past year, our club’s listserv messages were typically sent to alumni: (Check One)
 Weekly
☐ Monthly
If Other, Please Specify: Click here to enter text.
20. Over the past year, our club’s listserv messages utilized AAUM’s branded templates and graphics. (Check One)

Yes
☐ No
21. Over the past year, our club made regular submissions to the Association’s event calendar. (Check One)

Yes
☐ No
22. Our club website contains the following:
Information About Upcoming Events
Information About Past Events
Club Volunteer Opportunities with Descriptions
A List of Club Officers, Board Members, and Committees
Club Bylaws
Important U-M, Alumni Association and Internal Links
Photos and Graphics (in addition to the graphic on the homepage)
A Letter From Our Club’s President
23. Over the past year, our club website was typically updated: (Check One)
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 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
☐ No
☐ No
☐ No
☐ No
☐ No
☐ No
☐ No
☐ No
☐ Weekly
☐ Monthly
If Other, Please Specify: Once per quarter.
24. Please indicate the names and current administrators of your social networking pages and groups below:
PAGE/GROUP NAME OR HANDLE
ADMINISTRATOR(S)
https://www.facebook.com/umsiliconvalley
Bob Crum, David Bos
https://twitter.com/UMSiliconValley
David Bos
https://www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=4814485
Bob Crum, David Bos
OTHER
SOCIAL MEDIA
OUTLETS
25. Over the past year, our club frequently used graphics provided in the M+Box by Alumni Association staff in our
communications: (Check One)
☐ Yes

No
CLUB LEADER FORUM
26. Our club has at least one club officer and/or board member who is a registered user of AAUM’s Club Leader Forum.
 Yes
☐ No
27. Describe how your club has been “A-Maize-ing” in seeking out and developing new opportunities for career
development, working to recruit and engage new members, and promoting your organization through innovative means
to members and the broader community. Please limit your response to 250 words.
A standard part of our programming is a networking social that we hold every two months at rotating locations
through our area. We do this to enable different groups of people to attend. These are very well attended, and
consistently we are thanked by members for having them. This past year we received additional funding from AAUM
to put on specific career networking events, and we did two events with that funding. One was a new thing for us—a
panel discussion entitled “Career Transitions” that was held in December. We had four panelists and a moderator,
and a crowd of about 16 people. Unfortunately, the day we held it was the same day as the heaviest rain storm in ten
years in our area, which dumped over four inches of rain and flooded large parts of the area. Understandably, many
people who pre-registered didn’t attend.
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In addition, we had a career networking mixer combined with a wine tasting, which was quite successful and which 41
people attended. For 2015/2016 we have created a new board position for Career Programming. We expect to have
a specific focus on career events throughout the year.
IV. BRAND PILLAR: Give Back, by Supporting our Communities, our Alumni, and the Future
Leaders and Best.
Association members value opportunities to give back through the Alumni Association because of their high sense
of personal responsibility to support the University, each other and our society.
STUDENT RELATIONS
Representing and increasing awareness of the University of Michigan among prospective students, their parents, and
their teachers, and supporting current University students are essential components of the Alumni Association’s
partnership with the University of Michigan.
28. Please list all student-related events and activities that the Club organized and/or participated in from July 1, 2014 to
June 30, 2015.
DESCRIPTION OF STUDENT RELATED ACTIVITIES/EVENTS
Examples: Student Send-Off Parties &
Admitted Student Receptions Hosted by the Club,
Hosting Alternative Spring Break Students,
Men or Women’s Glee Club, Solar Car Team, Student Interns,
etc.
DATE
April 21, 2015
Admitted Student Reception
August 3, 2014
Back to School Picnic and Scholarship Awards
NUMBER OF
STUDENT
PARTICIPANTS
13 (plus 18
parents/siblings)
15
NUMBER OF
ALUMNI
PARTICIPANTS
8
6
AAUM’s Alumni Student Recruitment (ASR) Program
29. Does your club support the ASR program? (Check One)

☐ No
Yes
☐ N/A – We do not have an ASR program in our club area.
If the answer to the question above is “yes”, please answer the following questions:
30. Our club has an identified recruiting chairperson who is an active participant in the ASR program and is registered
with the U-M Admissions Office: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
If “yes,” please identify the chairperson (including email address):
Robin Hurwitz
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31. The ASRs in our club area are actively involved with the club’s board of directors in planning admitted student
receptions and student send-off parties: (Check One)

Yes
☐ No
☐ N/A – We do not host these events
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Community service events are an opportunity for alumni to give back and support the local community where they live.
32. Please list all community service events and activities that the Club organized and/or participated in from July 1,
2014 to June 30, 2015.
DATE
11/14/2014
12/6/2014
12/10/2014
5/6/2015
DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS
Examples: Environmental Clean-Ups, Habitat for Humanity,
Food Banks, Answering Phones at a Public TV Telethon,
Participating in a Walk-A-Thon
Ninelives Foundation Volunteer Event
Second Harvest Food Bank
Second Harvest Food Bank
Second Harvest Food Bank
NUMBER OF
ALUMNI
PARTICIPANTS
& THEIR
GUESTS
10
8
12
11
EVENT
PROCESSED
USING AAUM
REGISTRATION
AND PAYMENT
SERVICES
(E-WEBSALES)
☐
☐
☐
☐
33. Did your club participate in Michigan Alumni Community Service Day, i.e., host a community service event between
April 18 and May 16, 2015: (Check One)
 Yes & Date: Second Harvest Food Bank on 5/6/2015
☐ No
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUNDRAISING
An accessible education is part of the University of Michigan’s mission. Club scholarships help ensure that top students will
choose U-M over competitive institutions. Clubs that create and support regional scholarships provide an opportunity for
alumni to give back to the University and support U-M students.
34. Does your club have a scholarship fund?

Yes, solely through the U-M Office of Financial Aid
☐ Yes, solely through one or more local financial institutions
☐ Yes, through both the U-M Office of Financial Aid and one or more local financial institutions
☐ No, our club does not have a scholarship fund
If the answer to the question above is “yes”, please answer the following questions:
35. Our club website contains a scholarship section with the following information:
☐ No
Application Timetable
 Yes
 Yes
Yes
 Yes
 Yes
Testimonials From Past Recipients
☐ Yes
Photos of Past Recipients
☐ Yes
 No
 No
How to Donate With a Link to the Association’s Donation Page
History of Club Scholarship Award(s)
Selection Criteria
How to Apply
☐ No
☐ No
☐ No
☐ No
36. Does your club thank alumni who donate to the club scholarship using lists provided to your club by AAUM: (Check
One)
 Yes
☐ No
If all or part of your club scholarship fund is held at one or more local financial institutions, please answer the following
questions:
37. Does your club or local institution receipt donations to the fund? (Check One)
☐ Yes
☐ No
38. Who is the club’s contact for the scholarship fund (including email address): Click here to enter text.
39. Which local financial institution(s) hold the scholarship funds: Click here to enter text.
40. Please explain why some or all of your club scholarship funds are held at one or more local financial institutions (as
opposed to U-M): Click here to enter text.
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41. If your club has a scholarship fund, did you award scholarships during the period of July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015: (Check
One)
 Yes
☐ No
42. If you answered yes, please list the names, home addresses and scholarship amounts for scholarships awarded by your
club during July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015:
STUDENT NAME
HOME ADDRESS
U-M ID #
TOTAL AWARDED:
SCHOLARSHIP
AMOUNT
$1000
$1000
$2000
Note: All applicants to U-M are assigned a U-M ID number regardless of whether they ultimately attend. In order for AAUM
to effectively interact with the U-M registrar’s office regarding club scholarship information, it is important that your club
share with AAUM the U-M ID numbers of all its club scholarship recipients.
43. If you answered no, please explain why the club did not award scholarships during July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015:
Click here to enter text.
Scholarship fundraising events and activities provide an opportunity for alumni to give back to U-M students and the
University.
44. Please list all scholarship events and activities that the Club organized and/or participated in from July 1, 2014 to June
30, 2015.
DATE
6/28/2015
DESCRIPTION OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISING
EVENTS/ACTIVITIES
Examples: Scholarship Banquets, Potential Donor Receptions,
Silent Auctions, Raffles, Phone-A-Thons,
Golf Outings, Solicitation Letters, etc.
Silent Auction at Club Annual Meeting and Taste of Ann Arbor
NUMBER OF
ALUMNI
PARTICIPANTS
& THEIR
GUESTS
EVENT
PROCESSED
USING AAUM
REGISTRATION
AND PAYMENT
SERVICES
(attendees
listed in Social
Event
category.)
X
45. What was the total amount of money raised in scholarship fundraising activities, including proceeds from club events
dedicated to the scholarship fund, between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015:
$3,603, which includes only money raised directly through club activities. It does NOT include private donations.
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46. Describe how your club has been “A-Maize-ing” in creating opportunities for student scholarships and relationships,
building and maintaining a proud tradition of community service, or developing new ways to engage with the greater
community in your region. Please limit your response to 250 words.
When the current board took over the club in January of 2013, we discovered that no scholarships had been given by
the club since 2009. We also discovered that we had about $47,000 in an expendable scholarship account. So, our
goal starting in 2013 was twofold. First, we needed to start giving scholarships and second, we needed to get to the
endowed fund level at $50,000. We created a board position to focus on the Scholarships, and with determination
over the past two years we have achieved both of our goals. In 2013 and 2014 we gave out $6,000 in scholarships
while at the same time growing our funds to exceed $50,000. We proudly signed the paperwork around December of
2014 to create the endowed scholarship fund. This year, we will again award $2,000 in scholarships.
V. CLUB OPERATIONS & BUSINESS MATTERS, Including Organizational Continuity &
Leadership Development
Creating opportunities for current and new leaders to develop is essential to ensuring that the club will have
diversified ideas and be maintained beyond the participation of its current leaders. Moreover, maintaining a historical
record of club activities and procedures ensures a necessary continuity to club operations.
47. Please list all organizational meetings conducted by the club from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS
Examples: Annual Meeting, Other Board Meetings, New Volunteer
Meetings, Planning Retreat, etc.
DATE
11 meetings,
held third
Tuesday of
each month
(except
August 2014)
7/15/2014
NUMBER OF ALUMNI
PARTICIPANTS
77 (average of about
seven board
members per
meeting)
Monthly board meeting
Annual Club Planning Meeting
9
48. During the past year, our club hosted an annual meeting to which all club members were invited: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
If so, when was this meeting held: June 28, 2015
49. During the past year, our club hosted a planning meeting to discuss a schedule of activity for the upcoming year and
how it will utilize club funding: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
If so, when was this meeting held: July 15, 2014
50. During the past year, our club maintained written minutes of all of its meetings and shared them with club leaders:
(Check One)
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 Yes
☐ No
51. During the past year, our club sent copies of our board meeting minutes to Regional Relations staff for archiving
following our board meetings: (Check One)
☐ Yes
 No
52. Our club maintains a permanent record of all club financial matters: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
53. Please describe how and where your club records are stored, including board meeting minutes and treasurer’s reports
from the past year, and who has access to such records:
We have a Dropbox folder shared among all board members. In this folder we have records from 2013, 2014 and 2015
for club business, including financial reports prepared every month by our Treasurer. Meeting minutes are stored
locally by our Secretary and are available on demand.
54. Our club obtained and maintains the necessary insurance waivers from alumni participating in physical activities with
the club: (Check One)
☐ Yes
 N/A (our club did not host any physical activities)
☐ No
55. If “no,” please explain why: Click here to enter a date.
56. Our club reviewed its bylaws in the past year to ensure that they reflect current operating practice: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
☐ N/A (our club does not have bylaws)
57. Please provide the date your club most recently revised its bylaws. April 28, 2015
58. Please provide the approximate date your club most recently reviewed its bylaws: April 14, 2015
59. Our club’s bylaws include a succession plan that requires a change in leadership after a specified period of service
(term limits): (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
60. If “yes,” please identify the applicable provision/section. Section Two - TERMS OF OFFICE FOR OFFICERS
“UMACSV Officers are elected for a two (2) year term and may be reelected for one (2) additional term for a
total of four (4) consecutive years of service in a single office. Officers may serve in other capacities as Directors or
Chairs as appropriate.”
61. If “yes,” do you enforce the term limits set forth in your bylaws? Yes.
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62. If “no,” please explain why: Click here to enter text.
63. Our club’s bylaws require that all club board members and officers have an active Alumni Association membership:
(Check One)
Yes
☐ No
64. If “yes,” please identify the applicable provision/section. Article Four - BOARD OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
“The members of the Board shall be drawn from the membership of the UMACSV, who are members of the
AAUM. “
65. If “no,” please explain why: Click here to enter a date.
66. Over the past year, our club promoted opportunities for alumni to join the club’s leadership on our club website, in
our listserv messages, and via social media channels: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
67. Over the past year, our club provided a written position description of all board and officer positions and committees
to prospective club volunteers so they would have an understanding of the role they are being recruited for and
committing to: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
68. Over the past year, our club solicited nominations for open officer and board positions by canvassing current board
members: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
69. Over the past year, our club used a volunteer sign-up sheet at the majority of our club events: (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
70. Our club has standing committees supported by the board of directors for the following areas of concentration:
(Check All That Apply)
 General Programming
 Scholarship

Public Relations/Promotion/Marketing/Social
Media
☐ Cultural/Lifelong Learning
☐ Career/Networking
☐ Athletics
 Membership/Recruiting
☐ Social
 Young Alumni
 Student Recruiting (ASR)
☐ Other (Please Explain): Click here to enter text.
If needed, please list additional standing committees:
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 Nominating Committee, consisting of one Co-President and Vice President.
71. Over the past year, our club typically communicated with our Clubs Council representative: (Check One)

Bi-Weekly or Monthly
☐ Bi-Monthly or Quarterly
☐ Less Than Quarterly
72. If Less than Quarterly, please explain why: Click here to enter text.
73. Did a club leader from your club attend the June 2015 Club Leader Workshop in Ann Arbor hosted by the Alumni
Association: (Does Not Include Clubs Council Representatives) (Check One)
 Yes
☐ No
Lee Bonds and John Bonds
74. If no, please explain why not: Click here to enter text.
75. Apart from the information you provided above, please describe what was unique or significant about your club’s
efforts in Organizational Continuity & Leadership Development over the past year: Click here to enter text.
One of our priorities for the year was to create and fill additional spots on our board, to replace three board members
who were not able to continue, and to create a larger Program and Events Committee so we can more easily plan and
execute events. In order to do this, we used our Nominating Committee, consisting of one Co-President (Bob Crum)
and the Secretary (Lee Bonds.) We recruited through postings in the newsletter and our Facebook page, as well as
talking to everyone we could at events. We decided that we had to be pretty good at selling involvement in the club to
get traction with people!
We put in place a quick “background” check for everyone who applied for a position-- found them on the AAUM
member check, looked them up on Linked-In and, if they came from another club, sent note to that club President to
ask about their involvement in the club. We also passed the names of people by our AAUM contact, Mike McBride, to
see if he had any information about them.
Finally we each talked to each person for an hour or so--commitment, experience, passion, time available, fit--a real
interview, compared notes and if they sounded good to us both, put them into nomination for the Board or committee.
We've done this for seven people so far and are really pleased with the results—we located four new board members
and four new committee members. Our board has grown from nine in 2014/2015 to eleven in 2015/2016, with an
additional four committee members focused on events.
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