Insight/Report on Private Giving

Spring 2003

Graduates: Keep in Touch, Get Informed

The College's Development Office continues to reach out to alumni through our Class Agents to help keep our College in touch with the interests and needs of our graduates.

This year the College hopes to improve its ability to communicate with alumni by expanding our database to include e-mail addresses.

Having access to e-mail addresses will improve Class Agent communication with classmates on behalf of our College on a variety of topics and issues. As a result, our alumni gain better access to educational opportunities, seminars and speakers and have a stronger voice in the education of our graduates. The College benefits from increased and improved contact with alumni, greater awareness of the "front line" educational needs of the practicing veterinarian, and a better opportunity to keep pace with our rapidly changing profession.

The Development Office also continues to expand the services to graduates in terms of reunion planning and coordination. Class agents or class reunion coordinators work with Debby Morehead, Associate Director of Development on reunion logistics, while the Development Office handles paperwork including surveys and invitations.

"This is a continuation of our desire to provide better support to our alumni in terms of access to the College and improved services," said Morehead. "Dr. Perryman wants to keep alumni apace of what's going on at the College - especially as we face such highly publicized budget cuts - as well as seek input from our graduates on issues of higher education and professional development."

For information on anything regarding our College alumni activities, contact Morehead at (970) 491-2351 or e-mail her at debra.morehead@colostate.edu.