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

Gettysburg College iPhone App

Have you ever wanted to take Gettysburg College with you everywhere that you go?  If you have an iPhone or iTouch, there's an app for that.

Last week the college announced the release of the application, which can be downloaded for free at www.gettysburg.edu/app.  The design was put together with external audiences in mind, like prospective students, alumni and families.  As a young alum, an iPhone app comes in handy whether you want to find out the latest news on campus or get in contact with a certain professor who found out you were on campus and didn't stop by his office (sorry, Dr. Hiraizumi!).

There's a lot more to this app than campus news and directories, though.  Check out the hi-res photo album and videos from campus, scroll an interactive campus map, follow your favorite Bullets sports team, and (say you're planning a trip back to campus soon) you can easily get contact information for area hotels and restaurants.  You can even find out what your favorite campus dining spot is serving these days - check out the newest location, The Dive, in the new Center for Athletic Recreation and Fitness.

Even if you don't have the iPhone or iTouch to get the app, tell your friends or mention it if you have the chance to volunteer at an Admissions College Fair in your area.  If you have a reunion coming up soon - Class of 2000 and 2005, that's you - save yourself some hassle and check it out for hotel and dinner reservations.  Otherwise, you can see what it's all about from the visitor section of the website at http://www.gettysburg.edu/visiting_gettysburg/getting_togettysburg/iphone-app.dot.

Doug Stuart, Class of 2004

Networking Event in Philly

Gettysburg College cordially invites BOLD Alumni to a unique Networking Event in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 1600 Market Street (Center Hall of the PNC Bldg.), 6:00-9:00 p.m. The event will feature not only Gettysburgians, but also alumni from Amherst, Hamilton, Middlebury and Trinity, along with fellow Centennial Conference schools Dickinson, F&M, McDaniel, Ursinus and Washington. What makes this special is that it will feature "speed networking," in which you'll meet with at least 12 different people for six minutes each, and the folks you meet with are based on your stated profession-type preferences.

The cost of the event is $31 and includes appetizers and soft drinks. You will receive a personalized schedule when you arrive at the door on Nov. 11. To register by the Nov. 5 deadline, send an e-mail to event organizer Craig Turet at psn2008@yahoo.com, and include the following information: Name, E-mail, Company & Position, Profession/Industry, Gettysburg College Class.

Don’t delay, as space is limited, and the event may fill up before Nov 5. If you have any questions, please contact Craig Turet directly at (215) 241-8821 or psn2008@yahoo.com, or Gettysburg alumni director Joe Lynch '85 at jlynch@gettysburg.edu or 717-337-6522.

BOLD Kick-Off

Thanks to everyone who "Came Home" for Homecoming Weekend 2009. We set an all-time attendance record and despite the rainy weather, people were in great spirits. Of the over 1300 alums who came back to the 'Burg, more than half of them were BOLD alumni. We were so excited to see such a great turnout.

The BOLD Council also held their first meeting over Homecoming Weekend. The Council had many great ideas about things they would like to try. You will be hearing more about the Council's initiatives over the next year. If you have any ideas you would like to contribute please feel free to e-mail us at bold@gettysburg.edu.

The weekend was capped off by the BOLD Kick-Off in the Attic. Over 450 alumni, friends and current students came out to help us celebrate the start of the BOLD young alumni program. Look for BOLD Kick-Off events in your city over the next year as we take this event on the road.

Best,

Jen Brennan '01
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

"Come Home" for Homecoming 2009

Homecoming 2009 (October 16-18) promises to be yet another exciting weekend at Gettysburg this fall. Join us on campus for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Bullets Marching Band, the 25th Anniversary of Kline Theatre, and a Swimmer's Reunion and "last swim" in the CUB Pool. And don't forget to attend the BOLD Kick-Off event in the Attic on Saturday night! Register online today!

Great things are happening at Gettysburg - both on campus and with alumni clubs across the country, and we hope you can "come home" and join us for a weekend of celebration.

Click here for a Homecoming Schedule of Events.
Click here for a tour of the new Center for Athletics, Recreation and Fitness by David Wright, Director of Athletics.
Click here for highlights of the Inauguration of President Janet Morgan Riggs.

BOLD Council Members

BOLD is moving forward and has seated its first Council. You can contact the Council anytime by emailing bold@gettysburg.edu. Congratulations to the BOLD 2009-2010 Council members:

• Tim Foster '00 (10th Reunion Co-Chair)
• Mike Graham '00 (10th Reunion Co-Chair)
• Cameron Groves '01 (Class Agent)
• Erin Rowin '01
• Kelly Keegan Blavatt '03
• Doug Walo '03 (BOLD Vice Chair, Class Agent)
• Cassie Pickens '04 (BOLD Chair)
• Doug Stuart '04 (Class Agent)
• Phil Bodenstab '05 (5th Reunion Co-Chair)
• Justin (Juice) Fanslau '05 (5th Reunion Co-Chair)
• Alvincent Hutson '05
• Adrienne Lampe '05 (BOLD Secretary)
• 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)
• Jenn Amols '09 (Class Agent)
• Kyle Bruntz '09
• Jason Parker '09

You're Invited...

...To the BOLD Kick-Off!

The BOLD program will officially kick-off during Homecoming Weekend, October 16-18, 2009. We invite everyone back to return to campus for the festivities. Homecoming Weekend will offer events for everyone, capped off by the BOLD Kick-Off on Saturday night in the Attic. The event will include a DJ, food, drinks and giveaways.

You will be receiving more information in the mail, but please take a moment to visit the Homecoming website to view a full schedule of events.

If you aren’t able to make it back to the Burg for Homecoming Weekend, BOLD will be having regional kick-off events throughout the next year. We hope to see you at these events. If you have ideas for a BOLD event in your area, please fill out the suggestions form.

Jen Brennan '01
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations