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2010-11 Alumni Association Annual Report
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Serving alumni |
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More than 25,000 alumni and friends attended constituency programs, special events, chapter events, and reunions on and off campus. |
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Alumni chapters |
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The Alumni Association has approximately 71 active chapters and 35 active clubs with a total of 582 volunteers.
731 chapter and club events were held, including 70 university speaker events as well as student/family picnics, community service activities, job fairs, and networking events. Many chapter volunteers supported the university's legislative advocacy efforts at Hokie Day in Richmond.
62 chapters awarded 173 freshman scholarships totaling $197,550.
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Reunions, homecomings, and special events |
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More than 2,700 alumni attended class reunion weekends, college homecomings, a Corps of Cadets homecoming, a multicultural alumni reunion, and a Graduate School homecoming.
167 members of the classes of '35 through '60 attended the annual spring Old Guard reunion.
Approximately 1,750 alumni and friends attended other special events, and more than 515 attended educational and special events, such as the Drillfield Series, Civil War Weekend, and A Day in the Life of College Admissions.
More than 165 alumni and their families attended three Drillfield Series events. The new Drillfield Series consisted of themed weekend programs for alumni and their families. Program topics included fine dining, photography, science exploration, and Blacksburg's annual Steppin' Out summer festival.
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Alumni tours |
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19 group tours and 12 individual tours ushered a total of 200 Hokies to locations around the globe, including Italy, Switzerland, and several Mediterranean locations. |
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Alumni awards |
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Since 1972, more than 110 alumni have been honored by the association for achievements in their careers and service to the Alumni Association, Virginia Tech, and their communities (see awards summary). |
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Holtzman Alumni Center |
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Events held at the Holtzman Alumni Center and the Alumni Terrace included graduate fairs, an alumni open house during Homecoming weekend, a graduation celebration for seniors, a reception for graduating student leaders, and a wine festival. The Alumni Gallery provides space for receptions and features rotating art exhibits by alumni and local artists. The Alumni Museum attracts many visitors throughout the year. Thousands of alumni and students participated. |
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Alumni Association in print and online |
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In addition to the Alumni Association section in each issue of Virginia Tech Magazine, the association continues to reach out to alumni through newsletter and event announcements, the association's website, email communications, and social media sites, including Hokie Nation Network, Facebook, and Twitter. |
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Alumni Career Resources |
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Designed to assist Hokies seeking employment or considering a career change, a new program was established to offer career resources and make them available on a central website. The program includes job postings, interview and résumé tips, webinars and seminars, and a career resource library. Several webinars were conducted as part of the new "Tuesday Evening Career Chat" webinar series, in which guest speakers provide presentations on career-related topics. |
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Celebrating faculty |
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The association recognizes Virginia Tech's leading professors with its Faculty Excellence Awards for teaching, research, advising, outreach, and Extension, and for international education, outreach, and research (see awards summary).
The Alumni Distinguished Professor program recognizes and rewards exceptional teaching and scholarship; 10 faculty members hold appointments as Alumni Distinguished Professors.
Virginia Tech faculty members regularly visit alumni chapters. Faculty and administrators speak at reunions, constituency homecomings, and other special events.
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Engaging leadership |
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Hokies for Higher Education, the legislative advocacy group for Virginia Tech, provides vocal backing on issues of importance to the university and to higher education by cultivating support among elected officials.
130 alumni and students, the highest number of participants to date, visited legislators at the 13th annual Hokie Day at the General Assembly. Alumni members of the General Assembly were also hosted at a breakfast in Richmond as the session opened.
The members of the alumni board of directors are elected by the association's active members and gather twice each year to advise on programming for the association, evaluate progress in accomplishing annual goals and strategies, ensure strong fiscal and administrative management, and develop future initiatives.
The 135th anniversary celebration of the Alumni Association's 1875 founding was attended by former board members who were invited back to campus last fall and inducted into the association's new recognition society for past service on the board, the Gateway Society.
Approximately 160 alumni chapter volunteers from 43 chapters attended the Chapter Officers Leadership Forum, which included workshops, networking opportunities, and a focus on engaging alumni across generations. Other chapter training opportunities on various topics were offered through webinars and teleconferences.
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Supporting students |
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The Student Alumni Associates organization, the cohesiveness of classes, and student transition programs engage students, strengthen lifelong loyalty to the university, and raise awareness of Alumni Association services for students and young alumni.
The association scholarship endowment of approximately $2 million provides annual support for University Honors students.
The 100th anniversary of the Virginia Tech class ring tradition was celebrated as the Class of 2011 dedicated their class gift, a large bronze Centennial Ring on display in the Squires Student Center atrium.
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Embracing service: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) |
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The Hokie Nation Serves initiative encourages the commitment of service hours beyond normal obligations, especially during the month of April. The Ut Prosim Update provides news of community service projects involving alumni, students, faculty, and staff.
47 alumni chapters participated in 124 community service projects.
At the fall Chapter Officers Leadership Forum, chapter volunteers joined with local scholarship recipients to make blankets to benefit local children through Project Linus.
Alumni volunteers and staff worked to clean up a public beach access park in Hollywood, Fla., prior to the Orange Bowl.
The Alumni Association staff gathered for its first Relay for Life team, helping the university raise funds for the American Cancer Society. For the third year in a row, Virginia Tech's Relay for Life was the nation's top collegiate fundraising relay.
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Fall 2011
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