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<strong>Alumni</strong> Association Notes<br />
THE NORTHEAST MISSOURI ALUMNI CHAPTER was named 2009<br />
Chapter of the Year.<br />
THE TRUMAN ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS elected new officers<br />
for the 2010 fiscal year:<br />
• President: Jessica<br />
(Neighbors) Hill (’99),<br />
of Owasso, Okla., is a<br />
2-1-1 helpline resource<br />
specialist and public<br />
information officer for<br />
the Community Service<br />
Council of Greater Tulsa.<br />
• Vice President: Mike Jessica (Neighbors) Mike Wilson (’92) Jim Cherrington<br />
Hill (’99)<br />
(’85)<br />
Wilson (’92), of Kansas<br />
City, Mo., serves as vice president of consumer lending for UMB Bank.<br />
• Past President: Jim Cherrington (’85), of Columbia, Mo., works for the Missouri<br />
School Boards’ Association as associate executive director of administrative<br />
programs and resources, supervising financial programs, energy programs and<br />
safety programs.<br />
SOCIAL NETWORKING<br />
SITES offer a fun and easy<br />
way to connect with your alma mater and reach out to other alumni. The <strong>Truman</strong><br />
<strong>Alumni</strong> Association invites you to join their online communities on Facebook,<br />
Twitter and LinkedIn. For direct links to the online communities, go to<br />
http://alumni.truman.edu.<br />
Connected for Life:<br />
<strong>Truman</strong> <strong>Alumni</strong> Association<br />
Every <strong>Truman</strong><br />
graduate is a<br />
member of the<br />
<strong>Truman</strong> <strong>Alumni</strong><br />
Association. There is no<br />
membership fee, and<br />
benefits include a free<br />
subscription to the <strong>Truman</strong> Re<strong>view</strong>,<br />
Career Services, Library Services, Legacy<br />
Scholarships and invitations to alumni<br />
events and activities.<br />
There are a number of ways you can<br />
become more involved with <strong>Truman</strong><br />
<strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> such as joining an<br />
alumni chapter, hosting an alumni<br />
event, or serving as a mentor to<br />
students. For more information on how<br />
you can become more connected to<br />
your alma mater, visit<br />
http://alumni.truman.edu/<br />
VolunteerOpportunities.asp.<br />
The Career<br />
Center<br />
Wants You<br />
to Become<br />
a Mentor<br />
BulldogNet, the <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
mentoring system, provides<br />
students with an opportunity<br />
to connect with alumni and<br />
others who are in career fields<br />
the students are considering.<br />
At present, nearly 400<br />
mentors are in the database,<br />
and we’d like more.<br />
All alumni are welcome to<br />
register to serve as a mentor<br />
to students, and at this time,<br />
there are a few career fields in<br />
particular for which we need<br />
more mentors:<br />
• human resources<br />
• writi ng<br />
• careers using foreign<br />
languages<br />
• all types of business<br />
As a mentor, you are able to<br />
specify the type(s) and<br />
quantity of assistance you’re<br />
willing to provide, as well as<br />
how you want to be contacted.<br />
To register with BulldogNet, go to<br />
http://trumanmentor.experience.com<br />
or contact the <strong>University</strong> Career<br />
Center, (660) 785-4353,<br />
careers@truman.edu.<br />
SAVE THE DATE for Homecoming 2010 Oct. 15-17<br />
For the latest information on all alumni events, visit http://alumni.truman.edu<br />
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