On behalf of The Association of Former Students, thank you for your dedicated service to Texas A&M and Texas Aggies. We sincerely appreciate the time and effort you invest in serving our worldwide Aggie Network!
The Leadership Council is the governing body of The Association of Former Students and the representative body of our worldwide Aggie Network. This important group consists of The Association’s Board of Directors, Past Chairs of The Association, the President of the Sul Ross Group, Class Agents, A&M Club Presidents, Area and National Representatives, Representatives at Large, the President of each Class on the Texas A&M campus, Student Loan Fund Trustees, the representative of each chartered Constituent Network, and Councilmen Emeriti. These volunteer leaders are The Association’s ambassadors to the worldwide Aggie Network.
In accordance with The Association of Former Students’ Bylaws, each member of our Leadership Council must currently be an active member of The Association. Active membership is achieved with a contribution to the Annual Fund of at least $50. Any member who fails to contribute the minimum gift to the Annual Fund, as established by the Board from time to time, will be inactive. Only active members have the right to (i) serve on the Leadership Council; (ii) receive all publications and appropriate program and activity communications; (iii) vote in accordance with the Bylaws; and (iv) such other privileges of membership that may exist from time to time.
Please join us February 24-25, 2023 for our Spring Leadership Council Weekend at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center in College Station.
Hotel information
Leadership Council Meeting Agenda
| Friday, February 24 |
| 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
Leadership Council Reception |
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| Saturday, February 25 |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Leadership Council Meeting |
| After meeting |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. |
Breakout Session #1 (Choose one) |
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A&M Club Meeting
Interactive roundtable discussion:
- Are you curious how other A&M Clubs recruit new members and engage young alumni in their area?
- Does your Club want to have a fundraiser, but isn’t sure what might yield the best results?
- What has and has not worked in your efforts to engage Aggies in their respective areas as we come out of the pandemic.
- Additional questions as time allows
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Class Agents Meeting
Interactive roundtable discussion:
- Is your Class struggling to keep Classmates engaged?
- If your Class is not having a Reunion this year, what can be done to keep Classmates engaged with your Class?
- How do young alumni want to be engaged?
- Additional questions as time allows
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Constituent Networks Meeting
Interactive roundtable discussion:
- Given the ever-increasing Aggie Network, how can Constituent Networks successfully engage young alumni and attract new members/officers?
- With Constituent Networks not being geographically based, what are ways to keep members connected to one another?
- What has worked well, and lessons learned with your Constituent Network?
- Additional questions as time allows
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| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
Breakout Session #2 |
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Marketing & Social Media Engagement for Volunteer Leaders
Join us as we hear from Randy Reyes ’01, The Association of Former Students’ Director of Marketing, and Sue Owen ’94, Digital Communications Manager, who will discuss Association marketing services that can help your group and offer social media tips and resources for reaching your Aggie audience. |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
Save the date for our next Leadership Council meeting on Nov. 10-11, 2023.
2023 Fall Leadership Council Hotel Information
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Miller '87, Director of Former Student Programs, at MMiller87@AggieNetwork.com or 979-845-7514.
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