Alumni Interviewer Initiative: While case studies highlighted the importance of the alumni interviewing effort, we discussed our desire to continue to increase the total number of volunteers, as well as the importance of "embracing" and retaining the current roster of alumni interviewers. Based on feedback and suggestions from committee members, we plan to send out updates to all interviewers three times a year: in early fall as interviews get underway (as Dan Parish '89 did last month); during mid-season with a brief update; and at the end of the season as a thank you, with a summary of admissions results.

We also discussed reaching out to alumni through the class officer network, and Dan has been in touch with Alumni Relations to get this started. Last, and important, we asked all Committee members to raise their hand and volunteer to be an alumni interviewer, a request that we have also made to the council at large. This is a great way to help the College in a very tangible way.

Anyone interested in interviewing can register by clicking the "Sign Up to Interview" link at www.dartmouth.edu/~interviewers.

Low-income Outreach Program: Stan West '78 summarized a program he has initiated in Los Angeles that is directed toward enhancing and reinforcing the recruitment efforts of the College. We highlight this initiative as one that has very real potential. Follow-up calls to further reinforce and define this effort are under way, and we look forward to reporting back to the council in May as to progress here. To Stan's credit, he has worked at defining this effort in Los Angeles, and we look forward to hearing more on this front.

School Partnership Program: Ellie Loughlin '89 and Colleen Wearn '06 provided an update on plans to roll out, on a selective basis, a program whereby designated alumni assist the Admissions Office as representatives to specific schools. As we learned at our meeting, the number of school visits conducted by the Admissions Office dropped from 626 in 2008 to 450 in 2009 due to budgetary and time constraints. This program is intended to assist the Admissions Office in its efforts, and we look forward to a recap from Ellie and Colleen in May as to how the program is shaping up.