Meeting called to order: 5:33 PM

  • Attending: John Castaldo, Ken Baumann, Megan Flanagan, Hillary Hewit, David Maurer, Justin Saponara (via telephone), Peter Simons
  • Guests Attending: N/A
  • Review of Executive Board Minutes from 9/17/15 (All)
  • Motion to Approve: Justin Saponara
  • Seconded by: Peter Simons
  • Vote: Unanimous
  • Financial Report (John Castaldo)
  • John explained the School of Business Golf Outing and noted that the net profit was $2,781.33.
  • Regarding the Foundation budget, John noted that Candyce is waiting on the Merrill Lynch numbers and should have them by the end of the quarter.
  • John will reiterate the reimbursement process for Chapters at the next Full Board meeting on November 12.
  • Dean Introductions at Full Board Meetings (John Castaldo)
  • The Executive Board discussed Deans attending Full Board meetings as guests. While the Alumni Association enjoys having Dean introductions at meetings, it is important to remember that all introductions should be informal and swift so that the Full Board has sufficient time for the rest of its meeting agenda.
  • Nominations (Ken Baumann)
  • Every individual that was offered a position on the Full Board accepted.
  • Those who were not selected for the Full Board this year will be offered Committee positions, as well as consideration for next year.
  • Dave Maurer’s Vice President position will open in June 2016.
  • Committee Assignments (Ken Baumann)
  • The Executive Board agreed that at least one member of the Executive Board should be on every Committee. The Executive Board then assigned themselves to committees as follows:
  • Affinity: Dave Maurer
  • Alumni Reunion Weekend: Justin Saponara
  • Awards: Hillary Hewit
  • Bylaws: Justin Saponara
  • Chapters/Networks: Hillary Hewit, Ken Baumann
  • Events: Megan Flanagan
  • Finance: Dave Maurer, Peter Simons
  • Scholarship: Peter Simons
  • Ken will utilize the Full Board’s preference sheets from the last Full Board meeting to assign Committee roles. He will fill in any vacancies with the new Full Board members.
  • Events Committee (John Castaldo & Megan Flanagan)
  • No Fall events are planned to date.
  • The Executive Board discussed the possibility of having a pub opening event in Campus Town in the spring. (The fall would be too tricky.)
  • Additionally, the Executive Board discussed the potential ideas as follows:
  • Longwood Gardens in December
  • Philly Museum event in March
  • Hoboken event in April or May
  • Sea Isle event in the summer
  • Ken will ask the Full Board to email any of their own ideas to the Events Committee at the next Full Board Meeting on November 12.
  • Review Bylaws (Justin Saponara)
  • The Executive Board discussed leaving voting privileges alone for the time being and doing a bylaws review in the new year.
  • The Executive Board will ask Chapters to submit their bylaws by March.
  • Scholarship Committee (Peter Simons)
  • Peter Simons advised the Executive Board that Steve Piccinnini compiled a presentation for a Legacy Scholarship, which would propose using all Brick Campaign funds for the scholarship. The presentation also proposes to eliminate the 9/11 and Sandy scholarships.
  • $20,000 is sitting in the Alumni Association’s operating fund.
  • Endowments cannot be altered.
  • The Executive Board discussed the possibility of dedicating a percentage of Brick Campaign funds for a Legacy Scholarship. It is unpredictable how much revenue the Brick Campaign will bring in each year.
  • Homecoming Review (John Castaldo)
  • Overall, Homecoming went fine. There were only two transports and only two complaints, one of which was rescinded.
  • There will be a follow-up meeting with the Steering Committee on Tuesday.
  • Apparel (John Castaldo)
  • The Executive Board discussed potential new apparel for the Alumni Association.
  • John will try to bring a few different sample sizes for pullovers to the next Full Board meeting on November 12.

Meeting adjourned: 7:02 PM