{"id":303,"date":"2021-07-13T16:41:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T20:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/foundation\/?p=303"},"modified":"2021-07-19T09:22:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T13:22:36","slug":"alumni-council-summer-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/foundation\/2021\/07\/13\/alumni-council-summer-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Council Summer Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Highlights From the 2021 Summer Alumni Council Meeting<\/h2>\n<p>As we begin a new fiscal year, the Alumni Council has some exciting new updates to share.<\/p>\n<p>Our most recent meeting included tours of two new facilities \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/2021\/04\/15\/ball-state-university-opens-state-of-the-art-esports-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esports Center<\/a> in the David Letterman Communication and Media Building and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ballstatesports.com\/news\/2021\/4\/14\/football-some-things-old-some-things-new-as-ball-state-opens-spring-practice.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schuemann Family Indoor Practice Facility<\/a> \u2013 which are just a sampling of the many on-campus projects completed in the past year.<\/p>\n<p>The Council participated in a bias training session facilitated by the Office of Inclusive Excellence at Ball State. As the group strives to represent the overall alumni population, the need for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) understanding and dialog has never been more critical.<\/p>\n<p>The business meeting of the Council had a full schedule. New officers and directors were elected, with terms starting on July 1. The new Alumni Association leadership includes:<\/p>\n<h3>Executive Committee<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mike Earley, \u201978, Chair<\/li>\n<li>Laura Cain, \u201986 MAE \u201998 EdS \u201913 EdD \u201915, Vice Chair<\/li>\n<li>Nick Zuniga, \u201904, Treasurer<\/li>\n<li>Dwight Smith, \u201987, Secretary<\/li>\n<li>Doug Cook, \u201979, At-Large<\/li>\n<li>Adam Drummund, \u201902 MA \u201905 EdS \u201911 EdD \u201914, At-Large<\/li>\n<li>Michele Musson, \u201906 MBA \u201907, At-Large<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>New Directors<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Kelly Doucet, \u201910, At-Large<\/li>\n<li>Brian Geislehart, \u201908 \u201909 MBA, At-Large<\/li>\n<li>Jonathon Maple, \u201911 MAE \u201914, Young Alumni Council<\/li>\n<li>Cory Spaulding, \u201906 \u201909 MBA, At-Large<\/li>\n<li>Beth Snyder, \u201978, Alumni Ambassadors<\/li>\n<li>Kim Stout, \u201982, Michiana Chapter<\/li>\n<li>Lynn Witty, \u201983, At-Large<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Renewing Directors<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jay Brill, \u201974, At-Large<\/li>\n<li>Jeffery Dack, \u201900, At-Large<\/li>\n<li>Jack Haworth, \u201995, Football Player\u2019s Association<\/li>\n<li>Jacquie Downey, \u201987, Northeastern Indiana Chapter<\/li>\n<li>Judi Schafer, \u201985 MAE \u201997 EdS \u201904, Teachers College<\/li>\n<li>Gary Vance, \u201977, CAP<\/li>\n<li>Scott Wenclewicz, \u201906, Indianapolis Area Chapter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The group also recognized and thanked the following directors for their service:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Samantha Adamczewski, \u201910<\/li>\n<li>Sam DeWeese, MS \u201902<\/li>\n<li>Deborah Robinson Lumpkin, \u201989<\/li>\n<li>Larry Metzing, \u201971<\/li>\n<li>Pamala Morris, \u201969 MAE \u201971<\/li>\n<li>Mike Vejar, \u201991<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bylaw changes were made to allow for a better representative model for the Council. The resulting modifications elevate the collegiate representatives to the college level versus from a department society. The fiscal year 2022 budget was approved, including a nine percent increase in programmatic investment for the coming year.<\/p>\n<p>The next meeting of the Alumni Council is scheduled for November 11-12, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights From the 2021 Summer Alumni Council Meeting As we begin a new fiscal year, the Alumni Council has some exciting new updates to share. 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