{"id":250,"date":"2017-10-23T15:13:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T15:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-alumni\/alumniboard\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:55:29","slug":"alumniboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/alumniboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-alumni-board-mission-statement\">Alumni Board Mission Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">The Macalester Alumni Board serves to build and strengthen the Macalester alumni community by fostering meaningful relationships between alumni and the college, connecting with current students, helping the college achieve its strategic priorities and acting through its members as ambassadors of the college.<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-about-the-board\">About the Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2025\/09\/MACABOD-Fall-2025-1-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"Alumni Board members on campus at their September 2025 retreat\" class=\"wp-image-6331\" style=\"width:650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2025\/09\/MACABOD-Fall-2025-1-1024x760.jpg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2025\/09\/MACABOD-Fall-2025-1-300x223.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2025\/09\/MACABOD-Fall-2025-1-768x570.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2025\/09\/MACABOD-Fall-2025-1.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYou are students for four years; you are alumni for the rest of your lives.\u201d &#8211;&nbsp; President Suzanne Rivera&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The College knows the pride that you feel in your Macalester experience. We value the Macalester community and all you do for our world. And we understand the need to stay connected with each other, and with the College.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Alumni Board\u2019s purpose is to create, amplify, and celebrate alumni engagement. Alumni Board members help develop engagement opportunities and energize community building and connections.&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Macalester Alumni Board is a working board that is organized into Working Groups around specific issues that help advance the mission of the college. These groups set annual goals and plans that members work on throughout the year. The Alumni Board does not set policy or have fiduciary responsibilities; rather, the Alumni Board\u2019s role is to help connect alumni to the Macalester community, and to meaningful volunteer and engagement opportunities with the College. Board members&#8217; active participation in the work throughout the year is critical to its success.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Alumni Board\u2019s work is meaningful. Board members are energized by the impact they have on the College, continue to be inspired by the Macalester mission, and deepen their own connections through their work in community building.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni Board Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alumni Board met on campus for their fall retreat in September. Read the summary of their meetings here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/461\/2025\/09\/Fall-Meeting-Retreat-Summary-2025-MACABOD.pdf\">Alumni Board Fall Retreat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cta-button-block block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"cta-button-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"cta-button-block__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Career Clubs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">We are pleased to announce the launch of Career Clubs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <div class=\"base-lockup__cta\">\n\t\t\t            <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/groups\/careerclubs\/\" target=\"_self\">Get involved<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the Alumni Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications for the 2026-27 Alumni Board have now closed. Applications will reopen again in the winter of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Past Members Say about the Alumni Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur work is making a concrete positive impact\u2014the college empowers us to take ownership and seek actionable projects and measurable success,\u201d Ray says. \u201cThat\u2019s been so gratifying to see\u2014and help expand and extend.\u201d\u00a0\u2013<strong>Niloy Ray\u00a0\u2019<\/strong>99, Summer 2020 Mac Today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cServing on the board has renewed my relationship with the college and broadened my Macalester alumni connections beyond class year or geography. Being part of this board also challenges me to find ways to integrate Macalester\u2019s mission into my life and work. 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