PRESIDENT'S HIGHLIGHTS

We’re heading into a busy spring for the Alumni Council and our campus alumni associations. In April, the Alumni Council will hold our spring conference hosted at Sonoma State University. The conference will feature professional development programming related to alumni communications.

The campuses will soon be gearing up for commencement season starting with Cal Maritime Academy on April 28 and concluding with CSU San Bernardino on June 17. During that time, over 95,000 students from our 23 campuses will join the CSU alumni family. We encourage you to use your voice to be an advocate for the CSU and our current and future students. Find your way to be involved at www.calstate.edu/takeaction.

We hope you enjoy the news in this edition of Alumni Leader.

LATEST ALUMNI NEWS

Working for California

We've updated the Working for California website for 2012 with even more CSU alumni who are leading California's key industries. Take a look at the site to see over 100 CSU alumni representing each of our campuses.

CSU New York/Tri-State Alumni Reception

Nearly 200 CSU alumni and friends attended the CSU New York/Tri-State Alumni Reception in New York City on February 27. This popular networking event brings together alumni from all CSU campuses with campus presidents and CSU trustees. It was a great night showcasing the pride of our east coast alumni!
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CSU New York/Tri-State Alumni Reception

CSU Alumni Voices & Views

Have you taken a look at the CSU Voices & Views blog recently? It's a great place to see first-hand stories from members of the CSU family. Several alumni have recently contributed posts including Jimmie Thompson (Dominguez Hills), Tanisha Washington (Long Beach), and Sepher Eskandari (Pomona).

NEW ALUMNI COUNCIL MEMBERS

Congratulations to the recently appointed new members of the CSU Alumni Council:

Jennifer Patino, CSU Bakersfield
Gayle Ball-Parker, CSU Dominguez Hills
Manolo Platin, Humboldt State
John Scalla, CSU Monterey Bay

See the full Alumni Council roster

ALUMNI LEADER NOTES

Welcome to Gayle Ball-Parker, Director of Alumni and Parent Programs at CSU Dominguez Hills and Jennifer Patino, Interim Director of Alumni Relations at CSU Bakersfield.

Welcome to John Scalla, the new alumni volunteer representative for CSU Monterey Bay and Manolo Platin, the new volunteer representative for Humboldt State University.

A special thank you to Pete Mathiesen, the outgoing alumni volunteer representative for Humboldt State for his dedicated years of service to the Alumni Council.

Congratulations to Silvia Regalado on her promotion to Director of Development and Alumni Affairs at Cal Maritime Academy.

Congratulations from the CSU alumni family to Dr. Mildred García, president at CSU Dominguez Hills, who has been appointed president of CSU Fullerton effective after June 1.

Alumni Council January Business Meeting

The Alumni Council held a business meeting via conference call on January 26. In addition to board business, the Council heard CSU updates from Vice Chancellor Garrett Ashley, a presentation on the CSU Entertainment, Hospitality and Agriculture Industry Advisory Councils from Tere Mendoza, Senior Advisor for Campus Advancement, and a summary of the 2010-11 Philanthropic Annual Report by Lori Redfearn, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement Services.

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CSU ALUMNI CALENDAR

April 20-21, 2012:
Alumni Council Spring Conference
(Sonoma State University)

May 1, 2012:
Higher Education Joint Advocacy Day (Sacramento)

September 12, 2012:
California State Society Back to College Night (Washington, D.C.)

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