Cornell Tech Alumni Council

Communications Chair, Cornell Tech Alumni Council

Posted by Cornell Tech Alumni Council on 07/08/2015

General Information

Nomination start - 07/07/2015
Nomination end - 07/27/2015
Process for Filling Position: Submission of a nomination
Number of Seats: 1
Location: Non-geographically based
Eligible Constituent(s): Alumni

Summary of Position

Drives cross-platform communications to celebrate alumni successes. Supports the Cornell Tech alumni presence on the website. Helps to virtually build the Cornell Tech community. The Communications Chair liaises with the Entrepreneurship team, Career Services, Communications, and Alumni Affairs staff while also keeping CTAC co-chairs up to date. Location: Flexible

Cornell Interests:

Colleges/Schools

Cornell Tech

Talent Expectations: Skills

Communicate

Layout and/or Design

Write and/or Edit

Co-manages (with staff) Cornell Tech Network LinkedIn group and listserv. • Participates in development and maintenance of Cornell Tech Alumni Website. • Shares Cornell Tech’s social media posts to his/her networks and in turn creates content (guest blog posts, tweets, Facebook posts) appropriate for amplification on Cornell Tech’s social media feeds. • Responsible for heavily promoting the annual signature program with goal of maximum participation.

Lead/Manage/Serve

Serve on a Committee or Board

Helps plan and attends annual signature program. • Helps generate programming ideas to involve/engage/foster alumni participation with students, faculty, and the Cornell Tech ecosystem; programs will primarily be managed by staff, but CTAC will be play a crucial advisory role. • Monitors informal activity of alumni to report and track participation, interests, and needs that will inform future programming and resources.

Build/Maintain Relationships

Engage Individuals

Represent Cornell

Responsible for keeping up to date on Cornell Tech happenings as well as gauging needs and interests of the Cornell Tech community. • Responds to alumni questions and requests (or passes them along to staff as necessary).

Responsible Contact

Contact Name:

Matthew Davis

Volunteer Position Title:

Director, Outreach & Alumni Engagement, Cornell Tech

Email:

md844@cornell.edu

Time Commitment

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

Requirements

Prerequisites Cornell Tech alum: anyone who matriculated in Cornell Tech, regardless of whether or not they received a degree.

Hiatus Required? No hiatus required
Dues Required? No

Meetings

Meeting Attendance Required? Yes

Meeting Location(s):

On Campus: Yes
Off Campus: No
Conference Call: Yes
Meetings per year: 2x year

Additional Attendance Requirements: Annual Signature Event

Yearly Philanthropic Expectation:

Make a gift to Cornell at a level of individual comfort

Alumni Trustee Election

Vote in the annual trustee election