Lori Fan, Executive Director of Alumni Relations, has been tasked with rebuilding the Missouri State University Alumni Association Board. Below is her note to all current and past Student Alumni Association and Recruiting Emerging Alumni Leaders members.
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Dear R.E.A.L. Bear,
I am so grateful for the warm welcome I have received from MSU students, staff and alumni. These first few months have been exciting, challenging, and FUN! I have learned a great deal about the passion you have for your institution and where that comes from. That passion will definitely help fuel the growth and success of Missouri State University for generations to come.
The Missouri State University Alumni Association (MSUAA) is committed to playing an enormous role in that growth, driving the passion and energy of alumni and students toward game-changing programs that enhance the student experience as well as the lives of alumni throughout their lifetimes.
Because we cannot do that alone, we are rebuilding our volunteer board of alumni directors who will, in partnership with Foundation and Alumni Relations leadership, create and build a more comprehensive alumni relations program that is mutually beneficial to the University, its students, and alumni. The central priority of all alumni relations programming is to meaningfully connect and engage alumni in the life of the institution. Naturally, the R.E.A.L. Bears (past, present, and future) are an integral part of our plans!
Alumni support, expertise, talent, and time are all critical if we are to ensure a bright future for Missouri State University and its students. The Missouri State Alumni Association cannot be poised and ready to respond to the needs of the institution or to our alumni population without the commitment, expertise, and help from a broad base of alumni volunteer leadership.
The Alumni Association’s goals and priorities must be aligned with those of Missouri State University. In order to achieve that, we will provide bold programming that serves a broad range of alumni interests, and engages them in activities that are mutually beneficial to them and to your alma mater. Mobilizing the strengths and talents of more than 100,000 graduates in this endeavor will require strong alumni volunteer leadership!
If you are committed to the long-term success of your alma mater and willing to mobilize your own network of MSU alumni for the benefit of the Institution, its alumni and students, I invite you to participate in the process of rebuilding your alumni association. Please contact me at LFan@MissouriState.edu or 417-836-5654 for information about how to get involved. (Better yet, stop in to the Meyer Alumni Center to say hello!)
Thank you for your enthusiastic support for YOUR Missouri State University! I know that with your help, we can do anything!
GO BEARS!
Lori Fan
Executive Director of Alumni Relations