{"id":2817,"date":"2020-12-16T18:55:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T18:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-alumni\/?page_id=2817"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:04:28","slug":"alumni-board-nominations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/alumniboard\/alumni-board-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Alumni Board"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Applications for the Alumni Board are now closed.<\/h3>\n

Applications for next year will open in the winter of 2026. In the meantime, please check out our volunteer interest form if you would like to get involved!<\/p>\n

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The ideal Alumni Board member enjoys connecting with the Macalester community, maintains alumni connections, has ideas for community building and engagement, and brings ideas and skills that they would enjoy using to advance the mission of the Alumni Board. The Nominations Committee considers a wide range of elements in selecting new members. This includes the current composition of the Alumni Board; representation of class years, race and ethnicity, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, geography, student activities, and community engagement; and skills and areas of expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions? <\/strong>Please contact the Alumni Engagement team at alumnioffice@macalester.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mission Statement of the Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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\n\n\n

About the Alumni Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Alumni Board\u2019s purpose is to create, amplify, and celebrate alumni engagement. The Macalester Alumni Board is a working board that is organized into small groups around specific issues<\/a>. 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\u2019 active participation in the work throughout the year is critical to its success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Board Member Responsbilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n