Committee 

May 17–19, 2018

Young Alumni Committee Chair Amber Bryant ’12 Th’12 welcomed guests and attendees introduced themselves.

An election was held to determine the vice-chair. The outcome will be announced after the meeting.

Jeff Hafner ’02, Dartmouth College Fund class managing director, and Victoria Gonin, Alumni Relations deputy director, then spoke about the role of Young Alumni in The Call to Lead campaign.

Input needed from young alumni includes: What makes a great volunteer experience? What kind of programming would make them attend a Dartmouth event? How can we communicate most effectively with recent Dartmouth alumni about The Call to Lead? A new term, “Recent Alumni of Dartmouth,” (RAD) will be piloted.

The comprehensive campaign was launched in April and early May, with young alumni events at launches in New York and San Francisco. Any gift to Dartmouth over past three years and for the next four will be included in the campaign (including gifts to the DCF and athletics.) The need for increased awareness of the campaign among young alumni was discussed.

Dartmouth has held the second-highest participation rate in the Ivy League among the 10 most recent classes for the last five years. Participation rates at most schools have been declining over the last several years. Camp Granite invites young alumni class agents back to campus. This helps these classes hold steady with giving each year.

Young alumni can help raise awareness of the campaign and inspire others to have a role in advancing Dartmouth’s future. A RAD Campaign Advisory Group has been formed. Priorities for young alumni include financial aid, energy and sustainability, and student mental health. The Dartmouth’s editors wrote a positive editorial about the launch and the campaign. There was further discussion about the campaign and events.

Next on the agenda was an update on the Big Green Affair and Class2Class programs. Young alumni can give feedback or suggest ideas for the campaign at these events.