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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERSHIP

Alumni Board Nomination Form

Why Be Involved?

Serving as a member of the Kentucky Wesleyan College Alumni Association Board provides you an opportunity to give back to the college, faculty, staff, and alumni in a very meaningful way.

If you have a sense of pride in the value of the education you received at KWC, you are a perfect candidate for the Board. You can assure that the educational experience you so highly regard, continues to be offered generation after generation.

Your help provides a legacy of alumni who support KWC students.

Your support represents an investment in the value of your degree, by helping KWC maintain its excellence and in the future, by helping to educate tomorrow's leaders.

Service on the Alumni Board is voluntary; the college proudly acknowledges such service in it's alumni magazine, KWToday.

Position Description and Responsibilities for Board Members

A member of the Alumni Board of Directors is appointed to hold the position based on demonstrated involvement, support, and commitment to Kentucky Wesleyan College and the Alumni Association. In accepting the three-year appointment, an individual agrees to fulfill the requirements and meet the responsibilities associated with board membership. These include, but are not limited to:

1. Attending and participating in all scheduled board meetings. These are held three times each year (October, February and June) and will usually require a full day for each meeting. A board member who misses two successive regular meetings is deemed to have resigned from the board.
   
2. Serving actively on alumni board and alumni association committees. Much of the business of the board can be conducted in committees. Occasionally these committee meetings are held in conjunction with the board meeting but many are also held at other times throughout the year.
   
3. Becoming a representative and spokesperson in your community for Kentucky Wesleyan College and the Alumni Association. This task may involve talking with prospective students, meeting with or calling other alumni, enlisting the interest of current students and their parents in alumni activities, and attending institutional and alumni activities and programs, both locally and on campus wherever possible.
   
4. Assisting the college and Alumni Association in identifying, cultivating, and involving alumni in areas such as student recruitment, job placement, chapter leadership, financial support, and more.
   
5. Being familiar with the programs and activities sponsored, organized, and coordinated by the Office of Alumni Relations.
   
6. Serving in an advisory and advocacy capacity on behalf of the Office of Alumni Relations and providing active support of the Alumni Association through resolutions and board advocacy.
   
7. Accepting leadership and participatory roles in college and association programs and activities as needed and working closely with the Office of Alumni Relations on behalf of association and college objectives, as stated in the Alumni Association Mission Statement and KWC's Mission Statement.
   
8. Attending and participating in the KWC Alumni Weekend event during each term on the board. Representing their class in organizational planning for Alumni Weekend reunion activities.
   
9. Contributing financially to the college. All board members are expected to be current donors and support the college's fundraising efforts.
   
10. Assisting in the nomination and selection of an alum for the "Outstanding Alumni Award" to be presented during the Commencement ceremony, as well as other awards.

SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT COMMITMENT:
MAKING BOARD SERVICE A PERSONAL PHILANTHROPIC PRIORITY FOR THREE YEARS