Thursday, July 29, 2010

BOLD Council Members 2010-2011

The BOLD Council is pleased to announce its Council members for 2010-2011. You can contact the Council anytime by emailing bold@gettysburg.edu.
Congratulations to the BOLD 2010-2011 Council members:
  • Cameron Groves '01 (Class Agent)
  • Erin Rowin '01
  • Kelly Keegan Blavatt '03 (BOLD Council Secretary)
  • Doug Walo '03 (BOLD Council Vice Chair, Class Agent)
  • Brian Myers '04
  • Phil Peters '04
  • Cassie Pickens '04 (BOLD Council Chair)
  • Doug Stuart '04 (Class Agent)
  • Phil Bodenstab '05 (Class Agent)
  • Alvincent Hutson '05
  • Allison Meckley '05
  • Alden (Josh) Sanborn '05
  • Sam Krich '06 (Class Agent)
  • Jeanette O'Donoghue '06
  • Stephen Ginter '07
  • Emily Miles '07
  • Mo Rafferty '07 (Class Agent)
  • Allison Caras '08
  • Maggie McEneney '08 (Class Agent)
  • Louisa Polos '08
  • Jenn Amols '09 (Class Agent)
  • Kyle Bruntz '09
  • Jason Parker '09
  • Alexa Mahinka '10
  • Alex Hoffmaster '10

Thursday, July 15, 2010

BOLD Council Year in Review

By all accounts, the BOLD Council had an incredibly successful first year. A Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary of the Council were recruited by the College, and these individuals recruited the BOLD Council members. The BOLD Council accomplished a number of goals between October 2009 and April 2010, including:
  • Developed a comprehensive Operations Document/Strategic Plan for Fall 2009 – Spring 2012
  • Encouraged the College to develop an “opt out” policy for email list servs, which will go into effect Spring 2010
  • Encouraged the College to adopt an easier process for giving online (monthly withdrawals)
  • With Career Development, created a job description for the Alumni Career Outreach Assistant (COA) program
  • Worked with College’s LinkedIn group to review LinkedIn sub-groups and promote the Gettysburg College Professional Network (GCPN) to other alumni
  • Conducted preliminary outreach to young alumni to gain perspective about the alumni website and communications vehicles
  • Identified and documented volunteer resources and opportunities for eventual inclusion on the alumni/BOLD website
  • Identified, supported and suggested paperless communication approaches aimed at BOLD alumni
  • Recruited BOLD alumni volunteers to serve as representatives to 15 regional alumni clubs
  • Created a quarterly Engagement Newsletter for BOLD volunteers
  • Planned and executed 5 regional BOLD Kick Off events