The Bates College Alumni Council is the governing body of the Alumni Association and serves as the primary liaison between the Association and the Bates administration, faculty, and student body. The purposes of the Alumni Council are to

• Support the mission, vision, values and strategic directions of the college;
• Be a positive, energetic ambassadors for Bates; and
• Demonstrate the highest levels of commitment of personal capital to the college.

Alumni can send feedback to alumni@bates.edu and visit www.bates.edu/alumni/alumni-council/

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Impact Work – FY19 Goals and Accomplishments

1. Enhance attendance and identify best practices for regional events and Reunion planning.
   Council Champions: Jeremy Chase ’91 and Mike Hogan ’85
   Highlighted FY19 accomplishments:

   ✔ Surveyed Alumni Council Members for suggestions to inform Reunion and Regional Events Guide
   ✔ Using data to create Reunion Guide with best practices for Reunion Committees
   ✔ Using data to create Regional Events Guide with best practices for Regional Volunteers
   ✔ Working with staff to design “Regional Liaison” volunteer role for large alumni markets
   ✔ Represented the college at 23 regional events with 5 more planned

2. Support and further goals of Purposeful Work Initiative
   Council Champions: Tracy Peacock ’94 and Katie Hawkins Vail ‘05
   Highlighted FY19 accomplishments:

   ✔ Hosted a panel discussion between current seniors and alum focused on the topic “Navigating Adversity in your career” (February, 2019)
   ✔ Hosted networking happy hour between juniors and seniors and the council (February, 2019) ✔ Hosted panel discussion between First Generation alums and students at the OIE (May, 2019) ✔ Conducted ten 1 on 1 career coaching sessions for current students (May, 2019)
   ✔ Piloted “Reunion outreach” effort aligned with mentoring in the fields of education, legal services, and healthcare. (Participants to be highlighted at Reunion and made a stretch gift.)
   

3. Increase engagement of alumni through virtual platforms and meaningful volunteer experiences
   Council Champions: Kevin Moore ’93 and Cat Djang ’13
   Highlighted FY19 accomplishments:

   ✔ Created Alumni Council Mission video that received 1,158 views and reached 2,637 followers on Facebook
   ✔ Continued to share Volunteer Pocket Guide which was awarded silver medal from Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
   ✔ Created digital release profiling newest Alumni Council Members which reached 2,803 followers on Facebook and resulted in 378 link clicks
   ✔ Identified and selected 4 alumni for social media “take-overs”

    

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Recognition of Excellence

Council Champions: Larry Handerhan ’05 and Jen Crawford ‘01
2019 Alumni Award Winners:

✔ Alumni Community Service Award: Ben Ayers ’99, Patricia Doyle ’79, P’09 & Chomba Kaluba ’10
✔ Distinguished Young Alumni Award: Meredith Traquina ’13
✔ Helen A. Papaioanou ’49 Service Award: Rachel “Rae” Harper Garcelon ’62
✔ Sesquicentennial Prize: Emily Buchanan ’89
✔ Bruce Stangle Award for Distinguished Service: Katie Burke ’03

Between 2018 and 2019, the Council received a 32% increase in new award nominations
Between 2018 and 2019, the Council received a 46% increase in new member nominations

 

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Meet your Alumni Council – Membership 2018-2019

24 alumni representing 6 decades, 19 classes and 10 States

 

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Guiding Principles of Leadership – FY19 and FY20

• Build on recent governance successes and improve subcommittee effectiveness through staff Liaison and co-chair training. Add at least one “Deep Dive” brainstorm session to each meeting
• Support opportunities for every alum to feel connected to The Bates Campaign
• Increase Alumni Council profile among alumni and Bates community by instituting a Year in Review. Summary, advertising/highlighting alumni awards, and sharing new members