Alumni Association AGM Alumni Advisory Board Update Dr Paul Drummond, Alumni Association President
Membership of the AAB 15 elected members Existing members: • Ralph Powell • Dr Paul Drummond – President • Dr Basheerhamad Shadrach • Dr Alok Choudhary • Oliver Sidwell • Yvonne Lumley Alan Vaughan Thomas • Charlotte Mason • • Alison Walker • Ravi Pau • Dr Jacky Yau
Elections Four new members to the AAB in 2017: • Aman Dhall • Natalie Panto • Samuel Edmunds • Sameedha Rich-Mahadkar • 44 alumni applied for a position on the AAB • 13 shortlisted candidates • 375 votes were placed in the election
Elections – Member Engagement Demographic distribution of AAB Election Voters 2017
Meetings The following AAB meetings were held in 2016-17. • 28 October 2016 • 27 January 2017 • 7 April 2017 • 4 August 2017 • Admin support provided by Loughborough team
Activities Uni Univer ersi sity C Coun uncil – Pr President The president of the Alumni Association is a lay member of University Council, attending all Council meetings Internatio ional a l activ ivit ity AAB members have supported engagement activity particularly in China, Hong Kong and India. Activity has increased over the last year.
Activities Enter erprise/ e/Ex Exper erts • AAB members have used their expertise to support University Engineering, STEM and enterprise activities. Donors rs • AAB members support the University’s fundraising projects with ideas, attendance at events and through personal donations • The AAB is looking into ways to support the Annual Fund programme run by the University’s Philanthropy team over the next year
Governance New Constitution and Operating Procedures documents have been drawn up over the last year for the Alumni Association and Alumni Advisory Board. These new documents seek to provide greater clarity and stronger governance for the Alumni Advisory Board.
Plan 2017-18 Meet eting ngs: • 24 November 2017 • 2 February 2018 • 27 April 2018 • 20 July 2018 Key ey Performanc nce I Indi dicators • Over the next year the AAB will focus on work around the themes of advocacy and philanthropy, and the themes of experts and employers the following year.
Thank you for listening. Any questions? Dr Paul Drummond, Alumni Association President
Alumni Relations update Alison Barlow, Stakeholder Relations Manager
Meet the Engagement Team • Alison Barlow, Stakeholder Relations Manager manages the team • Engagement Executive, Katharine Green • Engagement Officer, Katie Wilson • Engagement Intern, Connie Stovell Email: alumni@lboro.ac.uk Phone: 01509 228497 Web: lboro.ac.uk/alumni
Engagement • The team manages work to ensure alumni are able to: – Keep in touch with University developments – Keep in touch and support each other – Use their knowledge and expertise to support the University and its students. • Four key themes: – Advocacy – Employers – Experts – Donors and Sponsors
Engagement activity
Experts Since August 2016 • Launched Lboro Connect: an online mentoring platform for alumni and students • Supported SBE and WEDEC in their Distinguished Alumni Awards, awarding 5 prizes this year.
Employers • Over 40 j job ob op opport ortunities referred from alumni to current students, promoting internships, placements and Graduate employment.
Donors and Sponsors
Communications
Love at Loughborough • Online Valentine’s Day campaign around #LboroFamily • Asking alumni to tell us of stories of marriage, engagement and personal announcements • Tapping into alumni’s passion for Loughborough, generating buzz, encouraging social sharing • Part of longer term affinity • Tracing ‘lost alumni’
Thank you for listening. Any questions? Alison Barlow, Stakeholder Relations Manager
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