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Dear alumni and friends,

The Alumni Board has made exciting changes to better serve Â鶹Çø College graduates and current students. We reorganized our board committees, and we’re already seeing the fantastic engagement and work of two new groups.

The new Parent and Family Committee shares information about Â鶹Çø and its services with families. We’re thankful to the Parent and Family Committee for helping students move into campus housing this fall. Committee chair Howie Smith ’80 joined Cyrus Batheja ’08, ’11 MBA to help with first-year student move-in day. Committee members Derek Francis ’08 and Hannah Dietrich Swanson ’05 assisted with new student orientation. The committee hosts two parent and family nights per year, and the next event is March 2.

Rick Bonlender ’78, Josh Krob ’08, ’15 MBA, Adriana Matzke ’13, and Brad Randall ’13 on the new Adult Education Committee will focus on the growing adult undergraduate and graduate studies alumni communities. I attended Â鶹Çø College as an MBA student from 2008 to 2010, and I’m inspired by this work.

Whether you remember your time at Â鶹Çø as a cohort, a class, or a team—as a grad student, traditional undergraduate, or adult undergraduate—there is a place for all in the upcoming events at the College. The MBA networking event on October 25 was a welcome chance to see former cohort members for a mini-reunion and to get involved mentoring a future Auggie MBA.

As a board, we strive to better serve the College, our fellow alumni, and— perhaps most importantly—Â鶹Çø’s current students.

We’re looking ahead to our next Alumni-Student Networking event on February 8. Last year, we had 260 participants—a record-breaking attendance that included students, alumni, and faculty. Thanks to all who helped recruit attendees, facilitate introductions, and open doors for Auggies!

I look forward to our continued service and engagement with the Â鶹Çø community.

Jill Watson ’10 MBA, Alumni Board President