Back to School –Alumni Style: Conference Schedule
Friday, June 10, 2011
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Early Registration (Hintz Family Alumni Center)
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Beaver Stadium Tour
Join us as we tour "The House That Joe Built".
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Pep Rally and Welcome BBQ Party!
(Hintz Family Alumni Center – outside weather permitting)
Registration will remain open throughout the evening.
Join other conference attendees as we kick off the weekend Penn State style.
Wear your Blue & White. Meet President Graham Spanier and enjoy an evening
of food and fun!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast (Hintz Family Alumni Center)
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Registration and Home Room (Hintz Family Alumni Center)
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Executive Director Kickoff Address (Hosler 26 – Access through Deike Lobby)
Roger L. Williams '73, '75g, '88g
Executive Director, Penn State Alumni Association
Roger lays out the weekend's game plan and discusses the Penn State Alumni
Association's past year and plans for the future.
First Period (Breakout Sessions in Deike Building first floor classrooms)
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Accounting 101 (Deike 4)
Patrick Scholl, Director Business Services
Best practices for financial and tax Issues - EIN, 1099, 990N, exemption, and
raffle rules. What do they all mean, and what do you need to know about them?
This session will concentrate on the business side of your group and give you
the answers you need to run your organization effectively and properly.
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Business Administration 101 (Deike 25)
Kevin Barron, Director Volunteer Services
Charlene Gaus, Regional Director Volunteer Services
Best practices for board and committee formation and operation
9:45 am - 10:45 am
9:45 am - 10:45 am
9:45 am - 10:45 am
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Communications 101: Keeping Our Nittany Nation Connected (Deike 22)
Amy Caputo, Director Strategic Communications
Best practices for communicating through alumni websites, social networks (i.e.
Facebook, e-mail, e-vites, etc.)
Freshmen Seminar: Engaging Young Alumni and Students (Deike 8)
Ashley Martin, Associate Director Student Involvement
Best practice for engaging young alumni and students
Marketing 101: Member Recruitment and Retention (Deike 2)
Joe Fiochetta, Director Membership
Best practices for member recruitment and retention.
Recreation 101 (Hosler 26)
Tom Hammond, Associate Director Volunteer Services
Cheryl Stringer, Regional Director Volunteer Services
Best Practices for social and recreational events (i.e. football viewing parties,
summer send-offs, etc)
Study Break (Deike Lobby)
10:45 am - 11:00 am Take a short break and grab a snack
Second Period (Breakout Sessions in Deike Building first floor classrooms)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Accounting 101 (Deike 4)
Patrick Scholl, Director Business Services
Best practices for financial and tax Issues - EIN, 1099, 990N, exemption, and
raffle rules. What do they all mean, and what do you need to know about them?
This session will concentrate on the business side of your group and give you
the answers you need to run your organization effectively and properly.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Admissions 101 (Deike 8)
Penn State Admissions Team
Penn State Admissions - Recruitment Goals and Alumni Partnerships
This session will explore current and future recruitment goals based on
enrollment trends. Enrollment and recruitment data will be discussed. The
highlight of the session will be the discussion about the many ways in which
more than 1,000 Penn State alumni partner with Undergraduate Admissions to
share their Penn State pride.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Finance 101: Scholarships, Endowments & Fundraising (Deike 25)
Amber Krieg, Director Development
Best practices for fundraising and establishing scholarships and endowments.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Freshman Seminar: Engaging Young Alumni and Students (Deike 2)
Ashley Martin, Associate Director Student Involvement
Best practices for engaging young alumni and students
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Logistics 101: Effective Event Planning and Hosting (Deike 22)
Wendy Jo Hartsock, Assistant Director Events
Best Practices for Planning and Hosting Events
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Recreation 101 (Hosler 26)
Kevin Barron, Director Volunteer Services
Tom Hammond, Associate Director Volunteer Services
Cheryl Stringer, Regional Director Volunteer Services
Charlene Gaus, Regional Director Volunteer Services
Best practices for social and recreation events (i,e, football viewing parties,
summer send-offs)
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
LUNCH PERIOD (Hintz Family Alumni Center)
Socializing and Networking with Alumni Association Directors
Third Period (Breakout Sessions in Deike Building first floor classrooms)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fashion Design 101 (Deike 25)
Amy Caputo, Director Strategic Communications
Best practices for University licensing, T-shirt designs, and chapter logos
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Finance 101: Scholarships, Endowments & Fundraising (Deike 8)
Amber Krieg, Director Development
Best practices for fundraising and establishing scholarships and endowments
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Law 101 (Deike 4)
Gary Langsdale, University Risk Officer
David C. Snowe, CPCU CIC CRM Insurance Manager
From group and individual liability to insuring special events, this session will
cover everything your group needs to know about handling legal and risk
management issues. Hosted by the University's insurance and legal experts.
Marketing 101: Member Recruitment and Retention (Deike 2)
Joe Fiochetta, Director Membership
Best practices for member recruitment and retention
Resource Optimization 101: Leadership Development and Support (Deike 22)
Sally Horn, Office Manager Volunteer Services
Amy Parkes, Administrative Support Assistant Volunteer Services
Elaine Stella, Administrative Support Assistant Volunteer Services
Get an overview of the Penn State Alumni Association and learn more about the
benefits and services available to our affiliate groups. Presented by the
Volunteer Services Team.
Study Break (Hintz Family Alumni Center)
3:00 pm - 3:15 am
Take a short break and grab a snack
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Networking 101: Rapid Fire Roundtables!
This session will consist of a series of mini roundtable discussion on today's
hottest topics shared in a speed type format. Sound interesting? It will be! Each
table will be hosted by either a staff member or a volunteer who will help get
the conversation started.
Topics include:
Career Services – Cheryl Bonner, Associate Director Alumni Career Services
Alumni Council – Kevin Barron, Director Volunteer Services
Alumni Association Travel and Education – Brent Hurley, Associate Director Travel
and Education
Online Social Networking – Brian Binkley, Minnesota Chapter
THON – Shawn Hinkle, Berks County Chapter
Golf Tournaments – Carole Shearer, Penn State Hazleton Alumni Society
Member Benefits – Tim Reese, San Diego Chapter
Life After Football Season (or What to Do the Other 8 Months of the Year) – Dale
Hoffman, Centre County Chapter
Mentoring Current Students – Jen Eury, Smeal College of Business Alumni Society
Joint Activities – Katie Bartoo, Central Florida Chapter
Community Service Activities – David Hoffritz, Chester County Chapter
Managing and Using Alumni Data – Sally Horn, Office Manager Volunteer Services
Recognizing Diversity – Heather James, Alumni Council
Fourth Period (Group Specific Breakout Sessions – Hintz Family Alumni Center)
Join other affiliate group leaders discuss topics specific to your group type
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Alumni Interest Group Breakout (Executive Conference Room, Hintz Center)
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Chapter Breakout (Robb Hall, Hintz Center)
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Society and APG Breakout ( SDA & Presidents Conference Rooms, Hintz Center)
Recess – Free Time
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Fifth Period
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Take a Break
Dinner and Ice Cream Social (Robb Hall, Hintz Family Alumni Center)
Enjoy dinner and participate in the "Design your own ice cream flavor" contest.
Come up with a cool name and you just might be a winner! Special guest judge
Tom Palchak, Berkey Creamery Manager
Sunday, June 12, 2011
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Closing Ceremony - Graduation at the BJC!
Join us for "Center Court with Coquese", South Annex Gym, Bryce Jordan Center
Enjoy breakfast while listening to Coquese Washington, Lady Lion head coach,
speak about what it means to be an effective leader while taking your team to
the most coveted basketball destination - the NCAA tournament!
*After breakfast, enjoy a behind the scenes tour of the BJC!
The Penn State Alumni Association is going green! In an effort to reduce paper copies, we have
created a web page with all of our conference materials that you can access both during the conference
and after you return home. To view the materials please visit www.alumni.psu.edu/ALC.