Yale's
Museums, Libraries, and Collections: Treasures for Teaching and Research
November 20 - 22, 2003
AYA delegates and constituency leaders chose from seven concurrent
sessions featuring Yale alumni who have successfully created innovative
programs to engage alumni with each other, with students, and with
Yale.
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To hear audio recordings of the Leadership Conference case study
sessions, click on the links below. (These files can be listened
to using Real Player. Please click here to download the most recent
version.)
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Turnarounds
and New Ventures |
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Maureen Doran '71 MSN - Yale
Nursing School Alumni Association
Reformulation of the Yale Nursing School's alumni board |
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Richard Johnson '81 - The
Spizzwinks(!)
Re-invention of the Spizzwinks(!) singing group alumni association |
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Jo Miller '88 and Beth Camp
'88 - Yale College Class of 1988 Reunion Co-Chairs
Record-breaking turnout achieved by the Yale College Class of 1988 at
its last reunion |
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Merrell Clark '57, '70 MAR
- Former President, Yale Westchester Alumni Association
Revitalization of the Yale Westchester Alumni Association |
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| Audio |
Taking
It on the Road |
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Mark Dollhopf '77 - Yale
Alumni Chorus
600 singing alumni and spouses who have organized themselves to perform
before thousands of people, with national orchestras in Russia, China,
England, and Wales |
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Tony Lee '64 - Secretary,
Class of 1964
Grant Esterling, '51 - Secretary, Class of 1951
Conner Fay, '51 - Treasurer, Class of 1951
How Class leaders have galvanized their classmates by holding major reunions
in destinations across the United States and around the world |
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| Audio |
Breaking
the Mold/Special Event Planning/Tapping Your Strength |
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Jonathan
Foster '85 - California Gala
How a group of California alumni imagined an all-California alumni event
that became a stunning success |
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Jerry Fuchs '63 - 40th reunion
special program planning
How an extraordinarily inclusive set of programs built attendance and
engaged reunion attendees for the Class of 1963 |
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Jon Rose '63 - Yale Daily
News 125th Anniversary Reunion
How the Yale Daily News alumni gathered the nation's top journalists
to celebrate their roots |
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Jim Rogers '72, '74 MFS -
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
How the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies tackled their 100th
anniversary opportunity |
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| Audio |
Bulldogs
in Your Backyard: Large-scale Student Career Programs |
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Rowan Claypool '80 - Bulldogs
in the Bluegrass
Baiju Shah '93 - Bulldogs on the Cuyahoga
Tim Curtiss '82 - Bulldogs on the Cuyahoga
Ilona Emmerth '98 - Bulldogs on the Cuyahoga
An innovative summer internship program that fosters alumni mentoring
relationships and is designed to import hundreds of Yale students into
America's heartland cities |
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Engaging
Students and Alumni |
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Edward Greenberg '59 - Class
of '59 Calhoun Partnership
The close relationship between the Class of 1959 and Calhoun College
and how members of this class engage with Calhoun students from career
nights to class lunches
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Rosalind Fink '72 JD - Yale
Law School Alumni Association
Examine the Law School's Alumni Mentoring Network where an online database
allows Law School students to search for career advice |
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Richard Bowen '70 - Yale
Club of Boston Community Service Summer Fellowship Program
Re-visit the AYA's very successful Community Service Summer Fellowship
with a look at how it works for a flagship Yale Club |
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| Audio |
Communicating
with Your Audience |
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Mickey Dobbs '92, Editor
- Yale Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association electronic newsletter
How
Yale GALA has built a powerhouse e-mail newsletter |
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Ed Hirs '79, '79 MA, '81 MBA
- Yale Club of Houston
How Houston is building membership and attendance with e-mail promotion
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Dave Truncellito '92 - Secretary,
Class of 1992
How a Class Secretary is taking Class Notes to another level |
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| Audio |
Creative
Use of Web Pages |
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Dave Powell '52 - Class of
1952
The popular Class of 1952 Web site
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Christopher Hill '99 - Yale
Club of Southern California
Using the Web to connect with constituents |
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Harald Hille '66, '70 MPhil
- Yale Russian Chorus Alumni 50th Anniversary
The occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Yale Russian Chorus was the
impetus for the creation of a Web site that ensured that all the voices
gathered in New Haven would be singing the same tune. |
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Randy Johnson '84 MPPM -
Yale School of Management Alumni Association
Using the Web to maintain connections |
