The º£½ÇÊÓƵ Alum Association and its volunteer committees serve both the alum community and the school in their missions. Explore the opportunities to get involved at º£½ÇÊÓƵ today— support your class as a class secretary or help to organize regional gatherings in your city! Every year we are engaging more and more alums in making sure that your connection to º£½ÇÊÓƵ remains strong, whether you are local to Concord or live across the globe. We hope you’ll get involved, in any way you can!
Class secretaries are º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s largest group of alum volunteers who work throughout the year to keep their classmates connected to one another and engaged with the school. They collect class notes, which are published annually in the summer edition of º£½ÇÊÓƵ Magazine. Through their relationships with classmates, class secretaries play a critical role in helping º£½ÇÊÓƵ to maintain a strong alum community.
º£½ÇÊÓƵ Alum Admissions Program volunteers bring their unique perspective and personal journey as a º£½ÇÊÓƵ alum directly to prospective families, authentically sharing what makes the º£½ÇÊÓƵ community, values, and learning environment so genuinely special and transformative. Their enthusiastic, positive reflections on º£½ÇÊÓƵ will help prospective students better understand the school’s atmosphere. Alum Admissions Program volunteers provide support to the Admissions Office by representing º£½ÇÊÓƵ at regional, in-person admissions fairs, school visits, or events. This position has an estimated time commitment of 1-3 hours per event, which take place during the months of September to January.
Alums who serve on reunion committees lead their reunion efforts by encouraging classmate attendance, contributing to the planning, and asking for a special gift to the Annual Fund in honor of their milestone year. A successful reunion is reliant on reunion class leadership and the amazing work reunion committee volunteers do in reconnecting classmates to each other and the school.
The Community and Equity Committee of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ Alum Association includes the school’s alums in conversations and initiatives around issues of diversity and equity at º£½ÇÊÓƵ today. Their goal is to bring students, faculty, staff, and alums together to examine identity, build community, challenge inequity, and support social justice activism. The Alum C&E Committee provides support and opportunities to connect underrepresented groups within the student and alum community to each other.
The Joan Shaw Herman Award Selection Committee engages the school’s alums in the selection process of the only award presented in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ community—given to a member of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ community to honor a lifetime of service. Members of the committee participate in the annual selection process for the new recipient.
The Alum Annual Fund Committee supports the work of the Annual Fund team through peer-to-peer fundraising and building meaningful relationships within the º£½ÇÊÓƵ community. Committee members communicate the philanthropic priorities of the school and the need for alum support to achieve ambitious and important goals.
The º£½ÇÊÓƵ Young Alum Community (º£½ÇÊÓƵYAC) consists of alums who have graduated from º£½ÇÊÓƵ within the last 15 years. The º£½ÇÊÓƵYAC Committee leads the young alum community by encouraging attendance at local and regional events, serving as college ambassadors, facilitating networking and engagement opportunities, and conducting Annual Fund outreach to classmates and friends. These volunteers are critical in helping º£½ÇÊÓƵ keep young alums engaged through programs and Annual Fund participation.
The regional committees facilitate meaningful experiences for º£½ÇÊÓƵ alums across the globe by organizing gatherings and activities in their area. Our regional volunteer leadership represents New England; New York; Washington, D.C.; and Asia.
If you have any questions, or would like more information on getting involved with º£½ÇÊÓƵ, please contact Merrill Genoa, associate director of alum engagement and individual giving.