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College of Information Sciences and Technology Alumni Society Update for Spring 2013
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College of Information Sciences and Technology Alumni Society Update
Sunday, April 21, 2013
1:30PM
Welcome
State of the College Update – Paul Horn
State of the Society Committee Updates
Elections
Closing Remarks, Questions, and Discussion
2013 Spring IST Alumni Society Meeting Agenda
State of the College Dean David Hall
State of the Society Paul Horn and Jenn Stubbs
IST Alumni Society Org Chart
Paul Horn President
Prerana Dalal Immediate Past
President
Mark Poblete President-Elect
Open Current Students
Chase Tralka Prospective Students
Kristi Farinelli Marketing &
Communication
Russ Beck Fundraising
Open Alumni Relations
Jenn Stubbs Director of Alumni
Relations
Event Highlights: IST Student/Alumni Blue-White Weekend Tailgate
Hintz Family Alumni Center – Alumni Courtyard brick purchase
Upcoming Events:
Commencement Weekend – College of IST Student/Family Reception
Alumni Relations Committee – Mark Poblete
Purpose: provide a professional/social network to alumni of the College while providing alumni opportunities to reconnect with and give back to IST.
Purpose: Connecting IST and SRA students to the IST Alumni Society, and supporting student activities where possible.
Event Highlights: Supported graduation events in May for Class of 2012 graduation (ice cream social Senior Send-
off, etc.)
Panel discussions for Prospective Students and Accepted Students.
Upcoming Events: Will work to get new committee chair tied into IST
Student Government and associated student groups
Supporting graduation events for Class of 2013
Thank you all for your support the past few years!
Current Students Committee – Dan Hansel
Purpose: Work closely with IST students, faculty, and staff in order to supplement and expand on-and off-campus recruiting initiatives, whose goal is the increased interest of high school students, current students who are enrolled within DUS, and those students who have received an offer of acceptance into the College.
Event Highlights: Recruiting season just ending for the 2013 class, so stay tuned for future events later this year
Participated in DC-Area information session with Undergraduate Admissions
Upcoming:
Targeted prospective student calls occurring over the summer timeframe to high school Juniors showing an interest in IST
Prepare for Spend A Summer Day in the coming months
Looking at future discussions around DUS student recruitment, as an option to boost numbers
Prospective Students Committee – Chase Tralka
Marketing & Communications Committee – Kristi Farinelli
Purpose: Responsible for marketing all Society messages to the IST community, including prospective students, current students, and alumni through istalum.com, college’s website, Facebook, Twitter, iConnect etc.
Highlights:
Follow us on Twitter @istalum Promotion for #GiveToIST campaign and Homecoming events
Sharing activities and updates from the College (@ISTatPENNSTATE) and groups like IST THON (@ISTFTK)
Join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/istalum Promoting College events and campaigns
Connecting alumni and sharing news/information
Website Redesign Integration with ist.psu.edu will unify the Society with the College.
Got jobs for ISTers? Share them with the Society!
Purpose: Collaborate with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, to develop a strategy, priorities and goals for fundraising programs for the current fiscal year and review of ongoing performance of each campaign.
Goal: Raise $50,000 collected in 5 years for an endowed scholarship.
• Progress: $60,156.00 Raised!! (doesn't mean you can't still donate)
THON Subcommittee - Colleen Cwenar
• Progress: Looking for people who want to get involved
• Action: If you were involved in IST's THON initiative in the past (pre-2011), please
email Russ!
• THON 2013: IST raised a record breaking $56,512.79!!!
Fundraising Committee – Russ Beck
Committee Positions: 2-Year Term. You may be re-elected once but may not serve more than two consecutive terms or a maximum of four consecutive years.
Alumni Relations Committee Chair Current Students Committee Chair
Elections – Open Positions
The Alumni Relations Committee provides a professional support network to alumni of the College, while connecting alumni with the IST community. This includes: • Proactively seeking the involvement of all alumni within Alumni Society affairs • Organizing events to reunite alumni • Keeping alumni informed about IST news and events
Nominated Candidates:
Garrett Miller
Alumni Relations Committee Chair
New Alumni Relations Committee Chair:
Garrett Miller
The Current Students Committee provides a professional support network to College of IST students by being actively involved with planned IST student organization events, while providing mentoring to current students.
Nominated Candidates:
Caitlin Doyle Adam Krempasky
Current Students Committee Chair
New Current Students Committee Chair:
Adam Krempasky
Annual award given by the President to the person that demonstrates hard work, and consistently delivers while
showing leadership
President’s Award
President’s Award Recipient:
Mark Poblete
Wrap up, Questions, Discussion