Class of 1970 Officers

Class Correspondent, Class of 1970

Posted by Class of 1970 Officers on 07/17/2013

General Information

Nomination start - 01/22/2025
Nomination end - 02/24/2025
Process for Filling Position: Submission of a nomination
Number of Seats: 1
Location: Non-geographically based
Eligible Constituent(s): Alumni, Class of 1970

Summary of Position

Class Correspondents are responsible for writing the class column for Class Notes.

Cornell Interests:

Affinities

Class Year

Talent Expectations: Skills

Communicate

Write and/or Edit

The Class Correspondents write 6 class columns per year for the Class Notes. To draft class columns, correspondents use updates gathered from classmates via news forms that alumni choose to submit along with their dues payments—as well as news gathered at events, by fellow officers, from classmate friends, or through the class website or emails. Many classes also ask their correspondents to publicize class events or activities in their columns.

Lead/Manage/Serve

Manage Projects

Class correspondents must be committed to spending time collecting and reading news of classmates and writing about it in a lively, entertaining tone. They must meet strict deadlines six times a year and remain in regular contact with their fellow officers as well as staff from Class, Student and Young Alumni Programs and Cornellians.

Responsible Contact

Contact Name:

Kate Freyer

Volunteer Position Title:

Director, Reunion Programs

Email:

kate.freyer@cornell.edu

Phone:

607-255-8821

Time Commitment

Average Time Commitment: 7-10 hrs/month
Duration: Not Applicable
Term of Office: 5 years
Number of terms in Office: 2 terms

Requirements

Hiatus Required? No hiatus required
Dues Required? Yes

Meetings

Meeting Attendance Required? Yes

Meeting Location(s):

On Campus: Yes
Off Campus: Yes
Off Campus Location: CALC
Conference Call: Yes
Meetings per year: 3x year

Other Meeting Details: Leadership Team conference calls held twice per year in addition to the meeting at CALC.

Additional Attendance Requirements: All members of the Class Leadership Team are expected to attend the Class Reunion.

Yearly Philanthropic Expectation:

Make a gift to Cornell at a level of individual comfort

Alumni Trustee Election

Vote in the annual trustee election