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Meeting
Minutes
Athletic Director Joe Bush introduced all the head coaches
for updates in their respective areas. H-SC sports teams completed the 2006-07
seasons with the following records:
Football 4-6
Basketball 19-11
Soccer 10-6-2
Tennis 10-6
Baseball 25-18
Lacrosse 12-3
The Council applauded all coaches for yet another fantastic
athletic year!
Trustee Perspective – John C. Ellis, Jr.’70
Mr. Ellis has served as the Trustee Representative for the
Alumni Council since 1995. He spoke about the
evolution of the H-SC Alumni Association from a small group consisting of just
30 Club Presidents to today’s total of almost 250 identified Club Presidents and
Leadership Team members. The importance of this expanded volunteer base is
vital in accomplishing the Alumni Association’s objectives to support the
College’s Admissions (Men), Development (Money), Career Development (Jobs), and
Young Alumni initiatives. Strength lies in numbers, and statistics compiled in
the Waters Cup Report prove that clubs with the recommended infrastructure of
leadership team members with assigned individuals in the above mentioned areas
are achieving measurable success.
Continuity in efforts is essential by clubs and
individuals to achieve the level of success desired.
This year, one of the major initiatives of our Alumni
Association is to increase participation of alumni giving to the College’s
Annual Fund. Mr. Ellis has challenged the Alumni Council to ignite significant
improvement in this area – specifically towards a desired 60% participation
figure.
Mr. Ellis said the Trustees are grateful for the support of
the Alumni Council and the Alumni Associations reorganization efforts.
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Admissions Report
Development Report
The Alumni Association’s development goals are focused on
the retention and recruitment of members of the College’s Founders Society. The
2007-08 Founders objectives are clearly outlined in the Waters Cup Report.
Career Development Report
Career Development Agenda
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Alumni Involvement with the Career Development Office
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National Chairman Career Development Tasks
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Career Development Representatives Tasks
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Career Development Representative SOP
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Key Markets
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Tasks for Fall Alumni Council Career Development Session
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2007 Outcomes and 2008 Recruiters
Alumni Involvement with the Career Development Office
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Employ Hampden-Sydney graduates.
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Provide summer internships and jobs for underclassmen.
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Post opportunities on TigerConnections.
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Serve as a mentor on the Alumni Career Network on TigerConnections.
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Support the Career Development representative with each Alumni Chapter by
serving as a contact with him.
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Have your organization recruit on campus.
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Accept student resumes and actively forward to viable contacts.
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Arrange for students groups to visit your place of business for
information sessions.
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Volunteer to make presentations on campus.
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Participate in our Alumni Expos and other networking events on campus.
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Sponsor career development activities and events.
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Invite and sponsor seniors to participate in Alumni Club events.
National Chairman Career Development Tasks
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Serve as Chairman of the Career Development Committee and be the liaison
between the Association and the Career Development office.
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Help to identify and recruit volunteers in club areas to serve as Career
Development Representatives and contacts on local leadership teams.
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Work with Career Development Office to bring alumni and students
together as part of the career development process.
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Responsible for disseminating Career Development information from the
College to local club leadership teams throughout the year.
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Work to identify and provide information to Career Development Office on
potential internship and job opportunities.
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Attend the alumni council meetings in the fall and spring and encourage
other Career Development Representatives to do the same.
Club Career Development Representatives Tasks
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Serve as the Career Development Point of Contact between the Alumni Club
and the Career Development Office.
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Know key alumni and key employers in the Club area.
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Develop a contact list of alums with companies in the Club area who are
willing to network and talk with students.
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Be willing to respond to and talk with students about career development
opportunities in the Club area.
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Work to link students and alums with alums in Club.
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Identify and provide information to Career Development Office on
potential internship and job opportunities.
Career Development Representative SOP
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How alumni can assist the Career Development Office
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How to become a Member of the Alumni Career Network
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How to submit a job or internship opportunity
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How to become an Electronic Mentor
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Link to Career Development information and brochures
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Sample Club Industry POC Contact List
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Link to “What is an internship” or how to set up an internship.
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How to get credit for internship opportunities for the Waters Cup.
Key Markets
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Atlanta David Beasley
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Charlotte TBD
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DC Jim Young
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Raleigh Michael York
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Richmond TBD
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Tidewater John Basilone
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New York TBD
Tasks for Fall Alumni Council Career Development
Session
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Review current tasks of Club Career Development Representatives.
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Identify ways that we can get more organizations to recruit.
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Review the Waters Cup Criterion for Internships—how do we get the Clubs
to provide the opportunities? How do we track the opportunities?
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Review and share lessons learned from Clubs. What is working? What not
working?
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Integration of efforts of former “Young Alumni Task Force” into Alumni
efforts
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Identify what support is needed from the College to support Club
efforts.
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Discuss expansion of our Alumni mentoring programs.
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Identify additional potential career development representatives.
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Identify possible funding sources so that we can offer more and better
services to our students and alumni.
Snapshot of Initial Class of ’07 Outcomes
Corporate/Business 50/23%
Graduate Programs 38/17%
Public Service 19/9%
Personal Endeavors 13/6%
Still looking 54/25%
Unknown 42/19%
Initial Locations of the Class of ‘07
Richmond, VA --30
Washington, DC --13
Raleigh, NC --7
Southside --9
Charlotte, NC --6
South Hampton Roads--6
Atlanta, GA – 5
Charlottesville, VA -5
England – 3
Lynchburg, VA -3
Peninsula--2
Jackson Hole, WY --2
New Orleans, LA --2
San Francisco, CA --2
South Hill, VA --2
Corporate Outcomes
Wolseley 4
Family Business 3
Family Farm 2
John Hancock 2
AIG
Ameriprise
Bank of America BB&T
Belle Haven Golf
Commercial Real Estate
Cosmetic Firm Duke
University
Edgeview Partners Farm Vegas
First American Fischer Investments
GE Commercial Real Estate Greenpark
Financial
Hogan and Hartson LLP Home Masons
Hometown Realty Mcguire
Woods
Miller Painting, Inc Morton
Buildings
Northrop Grummun Northwestern
Mutual
Pine Ridge
Sageworks
Sherman Williams SNL
Sun Belt
TechSearch
Wachovia Securities World Yacht
Brokers
Graduate Schools
Arizona State Auburn
Beesom Divinity Campbell
Clemson
Eastern Virginia Medical School
George Mason George
Washington
Longwood
Lynchburg College
McIntire School of Commerce Montana State University
NC Central Law Oxford
S.U.N.Y Maritime College Tulane University of
Pittsburgh
University of Texas
University of Richmond
UPSCE UVA
VCU
William and Mary Law School
Personal Endeavors Outcomes
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English Lacrosse League
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A Bar A Ranch
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Florence Freedom Baseball Team
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Fly Fishing Shop
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JET
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Kings Dominion
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Spring Creek Ranch
Public Service Outcomes
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HSC Admissions
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US Army
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America Speaks
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Commerce Department
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Democratic Party
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Leadership Institute
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Norfolk Academy
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Peace Corps
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PETA
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Hanover County Sheriff’s Department
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Teaching
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USMC
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Young Life
Internship Geographic Locations
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Richmond --16 interns
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DC --10
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Farmville -- 8
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H-SC -- 6
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Norfolk – 3
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Ft Lewis -- 3
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New York –2
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Quantico --2
Other locations included Boston, Brussels, Montana,
Philadelphia, Prague, along with several cities in North Carolina.
Internship Locations
Sears and Frischkorn Endowed Interns: European
Parliament, Fulbright Commission, Outer Banks Hospital, Project VoteSmart, The
White House, UBS, and more…
Other internship locations: Wolseley, VA Port
Authority, Glaxo Smith Kline, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Department of
Education, US Army, USMC, State Department, Wachovia Securities…
On-Campus Recruiters 2007-2008
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AXA
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DIA
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Edgeview Partners
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Educational Resource Group
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Expediters
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Financial Services of VA
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First Investors
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Peace Corps
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Prince William Police Department
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Southern Teachers Agency
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USMC
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VA Asset Management
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Wolseley North America (Ferguson)
Young Alumni Report
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- Reminders from our last Council meeting
- Continued
objectives
- New
developments
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- There are currently 8,227 living, solicitable, graduate,
and non-graduate Hampden-Sydney alumni.
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Currently, 53% of these men exist within the last 20
classes.
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- From the Spring Alumni Council Meeting
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Young Alumni Committee
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Have engaged group of young alumni focused on key areas and making a
measurable difference in each identified area.
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Clubs:
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Have accountable leadership in regional clubs who rearrange contacts,
liaison with Alumni Relations, and oversees at least 4 “activities” per year.
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Development:
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Increase giving % to 50% by FY end 2008-2009.
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Staff position:
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Assistant Director of Young Alumni Relations
Milestones and Objectives
2007-2008
CLUB
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Create streamlined YA club spreadsheet
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Select Club Representative
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Distribute contact spreadsheet
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Send annual planning template
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Distribute YA update letter
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Set quarterly call—accountability milestone
CLASS
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Confirm Class Agent leadership
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Distribute YA update letter
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Develop/distribute streamlined giving report
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Set quarterly call
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Define reporting format
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Define contact format
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Set year-end goals: contact confirmation, giving, founders
COUNCIL
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Confirm YAC annual meeting-January
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Confirm Committee Leadership
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Build e-mail distribution list
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Set quarterly call
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Define one and two year planning objectives
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Define key College contacts
CONNECT
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Streamline Data and Contact Management Reporting
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Media Development
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Streaming video platform
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Hampden-Sydney Video Show-case
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Taking the “Hill” to people
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On-line Community
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Receive proposals/Select Developer
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Define time-line/deliverables
TAKING IT ALL ON-LINE
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On-line Community
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Personal Profiles
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Each alumnus creates own profile
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Contact information, personal and professional information, etc.
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These pieces of info. then fed into College database—resulting in better
mail and phone communications
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Alumni Club Web-sites
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Populated with alumni profiles when the alumnus selects club region in
his own profile
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Alumni Class Web-sites
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Populated with alumni profiles when alumnus indicates his graduating
class in his profile
Closing Remarks
President McAdams reminded all attendees of the remaining
agenda details including the evening program “The Global War on Terror and
American National Will” - a discussion led by President Emeritus Lt. General
Samuel V. Wilson and Lt. General William G. Boykin. (That presentation was made
in front of a standing room only crowd in Settle Hall.) Mr. McAdams also
reminded the group that Willette L. LeHew ’57 had been named recipient of the
Alumni Citation, and the H-SC Club of Atlanta had won the Waters Cup for 2007.
The date for the spring Alumni Council meeting has been set
for April 19-20, 2008.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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