Undergraduate class presidents, alumni club presidents, and presidents of the Penn Alumni's constituent groups (about 300 members in all), make up the Penn Alumni Council of Representatives, which currently convenes twice a year.
Penn Alumni Volunteer Leadership Retreat - Review
The Penn Alumni Volunteer Leadership Retreat was held on February 10 and 11 with over 80 alumni in attendance. The weekend allowed for the Penn Alumni Board of Directors, the Board Committee members and Regional Club Leaders to come together and meet face to face with their volunteer colleagues, strategize about upcoming projects and events that cater to the Penn alumni experience and to get updates about recent happenings and developments and Penn.
Sessions for those alumni in attendance focused on Board committee management, alumni club management and ways to increase engagement of our diverse alumni community. This also gives alumni an opportunity to experience what the Penn students are accomplishing on-campus.
This year, we have adopted Penn’s Academic Theme, the Year of Games, to identify many of the retreat speakers to provide an insider’s experience of the impact of the academic theme on our students. This academic theme covers a great number of topics including athletic competition, negotiations, applying gameplay functionality in non-game contexts, the impact of play on health and political strategies to start.
To view photos of the retreat, click here.
Takeaways from the Retreat
Below are presentations that were presented at the various sessions during the retreat with the corresponding time it was presented. There were two tracks of programming for this year’s retreat and both are reflected below.
Friday Afternoon
5:15 PM - Alumni Relations Overview – Elise Betz, Executive Director, Office of Alumni Relations
Learn about the different departments within the office and how alumni interact with AR programs and events.
Friday Evening presenter Daniel D. Lee
To learn more about Professor Lee and the robotics program at the School of Engineering and Applied Science, please visit the following links:
www.seas.upenn.edu/directory/profile.php?ID=54
fling.seas.upenn.edu/~robocup/wiki/index.php
www.grasp.upenn.edu
Opening Saturday Session
10:00 AM - Welcome and University Updates – Colloquium Hall
Alumni Relations Update from Elise Betz, Executive Director, Alumni Relations[PDF]
Penn Fund Update from Colin D. Hennessy, Executive Director of The Penn Fund[PDF]
Penn Alumni Board of Directors, Committees and Affiliated Organizations track
11:00 AM - Morning Session - Penn Alumni: Working Groups Presentation – Colloquium Hall
Strategies for Working in Groups: How to Maximize Your Time and Achieve Your Committee Goals[PDF], led by Santo D. Marabella, GRS’91, MBA, DSW of Marabella Associates. He is a graduate of Penn’s School of Social Policy and Practice and is currently the President of the School of Social Policy and Practice Alumni Association.
(As discussed during this session, see where you are on the Penn Quotient!)
2:00-4:00 PM - Penn Alumni Board Meeting and Committee break-outs – Colloquium Hall
2:00 PM Penn Alumni Board Meeting Agenda
- Campaign Non-financial Goals: Update[PDF]
- SSC Updates
2:30 PM Penn Alumni Board Committee Sessions
Each committee of the Penn Alumni Board will have an opportunity to work on committee goals and tasks identified in the morning session.
Committee Goals and Mission for 2013[PDF] (grid)
Global Alumni Network/Regional Club Leadership track
Please contact your GAN liaison for information regarding handouts and presentations given during the GAN Leadership sessions.
Upcoming Penn Alumni Board Events
Penn Alumni Board and Council Meeting
Saturday, May 12, 2012 – 9:00 AM – College Hall, Room 200
All alumni are welcome to join the Penn Alumni Board of Directors and Council of Representatives for their bi-annual meeting. This meeting’s guest speaker will be Eduardo D. Glandt, Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Continental breakfast begins at 8:30 AM. Advanced registration is requested.
Alumni Award of Merit Gala
Friday, October 26, 2012 – 6 – 10 pm – Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
78th Annual Alumni Award Merit – over 70 years of honoring alumni achievement and dedication to the University. Selected by the Awards and Resolutions Committee of the Penn Alumni Board of Directors, join Lee Spelman Doty, W’76, president of the Board as she hosts these honors during the Homecoming Weekend activities.
Penn Alumni Board and Council Meeting
Saturday, October 27, 2012 – 9:00 AM – Location: TBD
All alumni are welcome to join the Penn Alumni Board of Directors and Council of Representatives for their bi-annual meeting.
Just Announced – the 2012-2013 Academic Theme is the “Year of Proof”!
You can read more about the upcoming theme here -learn more about how the University is challenging is students “to consider how proof is established.” As an alumnus, you also can be involved! Think of creative ways to incorporate “The Year of Proof” into your regional events and alumni communications.
