SummEr/FAll 2011 - Nazareth College

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Alumni Board Committee Activities
by Donna Borgus
The Admissions Committee has created
a new regional alumni admissions ambassador
program and has already started recruiting
enthusiastic and energetic volunteers
to promote Nazareth College. In addition,
members of the alumni board have reached
out to admitted students to share their
positive memories of their time at Nazareth
and encouraged these students to choose
Nazareth, too.
The Career Services Committee has
been generous with their time and expertise
in assisting current students in their job
search process. They are assisting Career
Services in developing website tools and
services that will be helpful to students as
well as alumni. They also volunteered at a
networking event for students in March
and again at the Career Services Open
House at Reunion.
The Graduate Committee has volunteered
to come back to campus to share
their positive experiences and the benefit of
a Nazareth graduate degree with prospective
graduate students. Did you know that
graduate alums are 40 percent of our total
alumni population? This committee understands
that the experience of a Nazareth
graduate alum is rewarding yet different
from the undergraduate experience and is
working to meet their diverse needs.
The Advancement Committee has been
busy thanking donors to the Nazareth Fund
and reaching out to encourage new donors
to continue and join as Consecutive Donors
to the College.
The Athletics Alumni Committee,
which includes alum representatives from
each sport, is just getting started. The group
promotes Naz athletics by fostering goodwill
with alumni and friends and cultivating
a strong base of support and spirit for the
Golden Flyers.
Watch for upcoming communication from
the Chapter Committees where you live.
Planning is underway to bring Nazareth
College closer to you.
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The GOLD Committee is working
through a list of upcoming events to keep
that Nazareth enthusiasm flowing. In addition
to these fun events, the committee has
been thoughtful in reaching out to peers
for support of Nazareth. The overall goal
is to make a lasting impact by increasing
GOLD engagement and participation,
which also helps with College ranking
and obtaining financial support for
future projects.
The Student Services Committee
launched the pilot for our Alumni Mentor
Program with great enthusiasm and success.
Junior and senior class officers and Undergraduate
Association leaders were matched
with alumni with similar career and leadership
interests. Their feedback and insight
was used as we prepared this program for
use by junior and senior students in the
coming year.
If you would like to join in the momentum
of any one of these committees, please
contact Donna Borgus, assistant director
of alumni relations, at dborgus8@naz.edu
or 585-389-2471.
The Awards Committee has met the
challenge of choosing the Sister Jamesetta
Slattery Award, the Alumni Association
Award, the Senior Service Award, and the
Outstanding Alumni and GOLD Alumni
award winners.
The alumni board’s annual
Golden Flyer Egg Hunt
was enjoyed by children
and parents alike,
despite this spring’s
uncooperative weather.
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