Alumni Engagement at Dartmouth

Excerpts of a conversation between Board of Trustees Chair Ed Haldeman '70, Association of Alumni President John Mathias '68, and Alumni Council President J.B. Daukas '84.  Recorded Sept 12, 2008.  Moderator, Diana Pearson, Vice President for Communications, Dartmouth College.  Excerpts from the conversation, by topic.

An introduction
About these audio excerpts. (2:14)

The roles
The roles of the Board of Trustees, the Association of Alumni, and the Alumni Council in alumni engagement. (2:12)

Election reform
Election reforms under discussion, for the alumni-trustee nomination process. (3:27)

The Association of Alumni election
"The number of elected trustees has always been a topic of discussion," says Mathias. (4:45)

Alumni participation
More than 38 percent of alumni voted in the June, 2008, Association of Alumni executive committee election. (1:42)

In support of the students
"To steal a line, It's about the students, stupid," says Daukas. (1:50)

Why volunteer?
Mathias: "I've always felt I owed Dartmouth and not vice versa." (3:10)

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