Alumni Association Guiding Principles

Vision

Provide a lifelong community for students and alumni of Oberlin College. Be an effective partner in supporting Oberlin’s academic and artistic excellence. Enhance commitment to Oberlin’s historic values and community service.

To support this vision, the Executive Board of the Alumni Association has developed a series of themes and objectives to guide the activities of our committees and affiliate groups. On a regular basis, each of these groups will review these themes and objectives and report to the alumni community on their activities in support of these guiding principles. This information can be viewed by clicking on the links to each of these committees and affiliate groups, listed below.

Themes and Objectives

• The Alumni Association is a partner in setting Oberlin College policy.
• Increase the role of the Alumni Association at all decision-making levels of the College
• Improve communication between the Alumni Association and College decision-makers
• The Alumni Association facilitates alumni involvement in College activities.
• Increase active participation of alumni with students and other alumni
• Make alumni better resources to prospective students, graduates and faculty
• The Alumni Association encourages its members to provide financial support to the College.
• Increase the percentage of alumni participation in annual giving
• Increase the size of individual contributions
• The Alumni Association provides lifelong support to its members.
• Provide opportunities to remain connected to Oberlin through various mechanisms such as reunions, the Online Community, and regional activities
• Provide services to alumni in support of their personal and professional lives after Oberlin, e.g. affiliate groups, Career Services
• The Alumni Association continually communicates with alumni ito inform them of activities and services and to assess changing needs of the alumni community.
• Promote a consistent message regarding the benefits of involvement with the Alumni Association
• Encourage coordination of all communication with alumni to emphasize tie-ins with the Alumni Association

For further details on Alumni Associations activities in support of these Guiding Principles, click on the links below to visit specific sites:

Alumni Committees:
Admissions
Awards
Career services
Communications
Conservatory
Development
Nominations
Trustee nominations

Affiliate Groups:
Oberlin Alumni Association of African Ancestry
Oberlin Asian Pacific American Alumni Association
Oberlin Christian Alumni Association
Oberlin College Alumni Bowlers Association
Oberlin Lambda Alumni
Oberlin Latino Alumni Association
The EnviroAlums
The John W. Heisman Club

Approved 3/07/03
Executive Board