Lifelong Class Partnering Class Presidents Association

Saturday, September 19, 2015

This is an Alumni initiative with a task force

that started in 2013.

Lifelong Class Partnering:

How can Dartmouth classes better help each other?

Evolution of the Words

Class Coachingv

Class Mentoringv

Class Coaching/Mentoringv

Class PartneringV

Lifelong Class Partnering

Establishes a robust framework for Partner Classes

to seek and to offer aiddirectly.

Lifelong Class Partnering:

Class Connections Today:

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The Class (25 year) Connections

Program exists,

but most class-with-class

work is done on an ad hoc,

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Lifelong Class Partnering:

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Pre-connecting classes forpartnering provides a

structure for lifelong kinship.The framework

creates new opportunities.

How to connect classes?

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Connect classes that share the same

last digit of class year,

much as families or

clans connect that share the

same last name.

Potential Partnering Programs & Activities

Leadership

Communication

Community

Service

Improving newsletters, websites, and social media sites. DAM. Share content.Share email and direct mail best practices.

Service to Dartmouth

and community, DCF, class projects,

class dues, to other alumni classes, to undergraduates, etc.

Careers & Education Family, Home & Life

Financial advice,working parent,

caring for elderly parents,retirement planning, etc.

School and education choices, securing internships, career planning,job search, mentoring, etc.

Mini-reunions. Reunions. Programs.Building relationships.

Leadership development. Sharing best practices.

Succession planning.

Potential Partnering Programs & Activities

What do I know today that I wish I had known 10 years ago? 20 years ago?

30 years ago?

?

A new officer position,Class Ambassador,

helps establish first connections between classes.

To offer help. To seek help.

Lifelong Class Partnering:

Lifelong Class Partnering

Expanding the circles.1. Connect Ambassadors2. Connect Class Officers3. Connect Classmates

Ambassador

Class Officers

Classmates

Partnering Pilot 2014-15:Dartmouth VOX8 Classes

19781988

19581968

19482018future

19982008

Blunt

Completed first-year class partnering

pilot test.

Stephanie Lewin 1988 VOX8 Pilot ChairBud Munson 1948 President and AmbassadorRalph Manuel 1958 AmbassadorJohn Trimble 1958 PresidentDavid Walden 1968 AmbassadorPeter Fahey 1968 PresidentSteve Adnopoz 1978 AmbassadorTodd Anderson 1978 AmbassadorDave Graham 1978 PresidentC. Alec Casey 1988 AmbassadorCatherine Briggs 1988 PresidentRodrego A. Byerly 1998 AmbassadorJo Golub 1998 PresidentLauren BennettConor Frantzen

20082008

AmbassadorPresident

Mark WinklerJoe Mannes

19791980

LCP Task Force Co-ChairLCP Task Force Co-Chair

Jennifer Casey 1966a Alumni Relations Director, Class Activities

Partnering VOX8 Pilot Test

Stephanie Welsch-Lewin ’88

Does it work? YesCan it improve? YesShould it continue? Yes

Partnering VOX8 PilotImmediate ResultsThe ‘58s and 68s consulted with the Class of ‘48 regarding the Class of ‘48’s very successful widows program. These classes are in the process of forming a widows program of their own!  The 68’s sponsored a get together with the 18’s in the Top of the Hop during Winter Carnival. The newsletter editor of the class of ‘88 provided structure and guidance information to the class of ‘08 newsletter editor, with the goal of improving their newsletter. The Class of ‘88 guided the Class of ‘98 to improve their DCF participation numbers & they did great things with the info!

Lifelong Class PartneringA Partnering website has been established with a growing online knowledge base.

• Inventory of Partnering Examples and Ideas.

• FAQs.

Lifelong Class PartneringFuture Ideas

Foster connections between students and alumniHow do alumni help graduating students hit the ground running both as an alumni class and as alumni? (e.g., How can 1998 & 2008 help 2018? Sophomore summer ’16?)

How can undergraduate classes help connect alumni classes with the College? (e.g., How can 2018 campus news be used by 1968, 1978 and 1988, their partner classes?)

How can older classes help younger classes?

How can younger classes help the oldest classes?

Partnering possibilities are endless.

Leadership

Communication

Community

Service

Careers & Education Family, Home & Life

Lifelong Class PartneringNext Steps

2015-2016 Continue VOX8; include 2018Start VOX7, VOX9Recruit for LCP Task Force.

2016-2017 Start three more cohorts.(tentative) VOX0, VOX2, VOX5

Start Ambassadors Association

2017-2018 Start final four cohorts.(tentative) VOX1, VOX3, VOX4, VOX6

Decision June 2016

Join the Task Force.

Check the Partnering website.

Start connecting within your cohort.

How might your class use help?

How can you class offer help?

Lifelong Class Partnering:

Lifelong Class Partnering…