Seat 1 Chair (Member-At-Large)

The North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Association is accepting nominations to elect new board members for the next term beginning July 1, 2015. The open nomination will be to elect eight (8) members (seats #1-8). Length of term is based on elected seat (i.e. odd numbered seats serve three years; even numbered seats serve two years). The transitional Board of Directors will elect the new board members in April 2015.The Regional Director members (seats #9-14) will be elected by members of the Association based on nominations from within the respective regions. The remaining members seats (#15-22) will be appointed as indicated.

· Seat 1 – Chair (Member-at-large)

· Seat 2 – Vice Chair(Member-at-large)

· Seat 3 – Secretary (Member-at-large )

· Seat 4 – Treasurer (Member-at-large)

· Seat 5 – Parliamentarian (Member-at-large)

· Seat 6 – Member-at-large

· Seat 7 – Member-at-large

· Seat 8 – Member-at-large

· Seat 9 – Mideast Region Director (Ex-Officio)

· Seat 10 – Midwest Region Director (Ex-Officio)

· Seat 11 – North Carolina Region Director (Ex-Officio)

· Seat 12 – Northeast Region Director (Ex-Officio)

· Seat 13 – Southeast Region Director (Ex-Officio)

· Seat 14 – Western Region Director (Ex-Officio)

· Seat 15 – Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs or Designee (Ex-Officio)

· Seat 16 – Board of Trustees member (Ex-Officio; appointment by the Board of Trustees)

· Seat 17 – Board of Visitors member (Ex-Officio; appointment by the Board of Visitors)

· Seat 18 – President, Student Alumni Association (Ex-Officio Non-voting)

· Seat 19 – Aggie Athletic Foundation Board member (Ex-Officio; appointment by the AAF)

· Seat 20 – Chancellor or Designee (Ex-Officio Non-voting)

· Seat 21 – Immediate Past Chair (Ex-Officio Non-voting)

· Seat 22 – Associate Vice Chancellor of Alumni Relations/Executive Director (Ex-Officio Non-voting)

The open nomination allows any member of the A&T community to nominate candidates to the Board. This includes self-nominations, alumni, faculty and staff. Through this process it is hopeful to engage and connect with a more diverse group of alumni who may want to serve in this capacity.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is the governing body of the North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Association responsible for governance and policy. Serving as a member of the Board is an opportunity to deepen and sustain engagement with the association and the university.

The Nominations Committee seeks to select those who are most qualified from the broad population of 50,000 plus alumni.An important goal of the selection process is to target a Board composition that is diverse among gender, race, creed, age, color, religion, national origin, gender expression, gender identity, disability, status as a disabled veteran of the Vietnam era, sexual orientation, thoughts/ideas, schools/colleges, generations, geographic location, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

This is an open nominations process in which nominees can be received from the entire university community including self-nominations. The nominations form will be made available via the website, Alumni Times e-newsletter and other communication channels.

All board members are expected to be actively engaged in the operation of the Alumni Association and to execute on the Association’s mission and goals. In addition, the following are specific responsibilities and expectations of board members:

· Attend and actively participate in all Association Board of Directors meetings (at least 4 per year; including two in-person meetings)

· Actively participate as a member of at least one Standing Committee

· Be a knowledgeable ambassador for the university and the association

· Attend Alumni Association Annual meeting, Alumni Reunion Weekend, Homecoming and other major university events

· Attend Alumni Association and university events in respective region

· Strongly engage fellow alumni in university/association programs and events

· Be a member (paying appropriate dues) of the National Alumni Association

· Support the university with an annual (fiscal year), tax-deductible gift of $1,000 or more

Board members are also expected to uphold the following:

· Be a spokesperson in the community for the association and university

· Assist the University and the Office of Alumni Relations in encouraging alumni participation with programs/events/activities

· Offer ideas/resources to assist in making the Alumni Association more meaningful to alumni

· Encourage support of the financial needs of the University’s teaching, research, and service mission

ABOUT THE NOMINEE

1. To qualify as a nominee for the Board of Directors, the nominee must be an alumnus/alumna of North Carolina A&T State University; has actively participated in and supported the programs and activities of the association and the university; and has contributed to the university financially at some level.

2. Strong nominees for the Board of Directors will generally have a multi-year and/or sustained track record of alumni involvement and service in leadership roles within the association and/or university.

3. Ideal nominee will have engaged with the university community in multiple roles, and is currently serving at the time of nomination.These roles may include serving students, alumni chapter operations, event committees, regional activities, affinity groups, school/college advisory boards and/or other leadership activities with the university community.

4. Nominee should possess the ability and willingness to give time and resources to support the association and the university.

5. At minimum, nominees should have been involved in an alumni volunteer role with the association and/or university at some point after matriculation.

6. Nominee should have served in some capacity in community leadership, board of director involvement and/or service to community organization (non-profit, association, etc.).

NOMINATIONS PACKET

All nominations packet must include the following documents and pages in order to be considered:

1) Nomination Cover Sheet

2) Nomination Form

3) Nominee Contribution Form

4) Nominee Professional Bio

5) Recommendation Forms (other than nominator)

Please note: all nominees will be required to complete a candidate statement prior to being added to nomination slate.

2015 NOMINATION AND ELECTION SCHEDULE

February 9 Nominations Accepted from Aggie Community

March 16 All Nomination Packets Due to Office of Alumni Relations

March 27 Nominations Committee Meets to Prepare Ballot

May 8 Election Results Announced

NOMINATION COVER SHEET

NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Name of Nominator

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Name of Nominee

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Date

RETURN ALL COMPLETED FORMS BY MARCH 16, 2015

(All forms must be received by this date to be considered for the 2015 nominations.)

NC A&T SU Alumni Association, Inc.

Attn: NAA Board Nominations

200 North Benbow Road

Greensboro, NC 27411

Fax: 336-334-7165

or Email:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATION FORM

Please complete the form below to enter your nomination.

Nominee Name:

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Daytime Phone: Evening Phone:

E-mail Address:

Company: Job Title:

Year(s) of Graduation/Degree(s):

School/College: Major:

NOMINATOR INFORMATION self-nominee alumni faculty staff

Name:

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Daytime Phone: Evening Phone:

E-mail Address:

Using the space below, briefly share why you feel this nominee would be an ideal candidate for the Board of Directors.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINEE CONTRIBUTION FORM

Briefly answer all questions below about the nominee.

1) What has been the involvement with A&T since graduation?

2) Please list any other Board service include organization(s) and date(s)

3) List other leadership positions include organization(s) and title(s)

4) Describe any other volunteer work that would be relevant to service

5) Identify the talents or skills that will contribute to the NAA Board

6) Indicate other skills, experiences and/or abilities that will make the greatest impact on service to A&T's Alumni Association Board with a goal to increase alumni engagement

7) Additional Comments

NOMINEE PROFESSIONAL BIO

(This information will be used for publication; please limit to one page.)

NOMINEE RECOMMENDATION FORM

(Please limit to one page.)

I, am in support of the nomination of

to the North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Association Board of Directors. My support is given with the following indications of their leadership abilities, support of A&T and/or other community organizations.

Signature Date

NOMINEE RECOMMENDATION FORM

(Please limit to one page.)

I, am in support of the nomination of

Signature Date