Alumni & Friends I am honored to be able to serve my alma mater as the Park University Alumni Association president, especially during this exciting time in Park’s history. As alumni, we represent Park’s Promise to the future and the University’s lifelong commitment to those who serve their community and country. Park offered me ample opportunities for service as an undergraduate, from resident assistant to student government senator and Narva yearbook editor. These days, I live in the Austin, Texas, area, serving my community as a special education teacher. Because Park made such an impact on me, I’m pleased to use the leadership skills I honed as an undergraduate as your Alumni Council president. I invite you to join me in serving the University that helped form who you are today. Many of you celebrated the Park experience during Alumni Weekend this fall on the Parkville Campus with festivities for the young and young at heart, from parties, picnics and parades to a golf scramble, volleyball match and a 50-year class reunion. We were especially honored to present James A. Roy, ’96, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, with the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Special thanks to the Alumni Weekend committee for their hard work in organizing a memorable event, and to Julie McCollum, director of alumni relations, and her staff for the tireless work they do every day to help us stay connected to Park and to each other. There are countless ways to connect and serve as Park alumni. Would you like to help a student with his/her career pursuits as an Alumni Match mentor? To help us all enjoy a lifelong connection, we appreciate your participation with the Harris Connect project to update Park’s alumni directory. And thanks to social media, there are many ways to stay connected to your alma mater, including PirateLink, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Flicker and YouTube. Your lifelong connection to Park will benefit you personally and professionally, while also helping future students prosper, too. We look forward to you joining us in supporting Park’s Promise for the future.
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Stay connected with fellow alumni and your alma mater. Use your Park ID number to create an account or log on with your Facebook account at www.park.edu/alumni. Can’t remember your Park ID number? Find it above your name on the label of this magazine or contact alumnioffice@park.edu. Find alumni merchandise, invitations to events, photo galleries, current and back issues of the Park University Magazine, yearbooks from past years, Alumni Hall of Fame, Park alumni window decals, career support, order a transcript or a copy of your diploma, get a Park e-mail account, learn about the Park University Alumni Association and the Alumni Council, sign up to travel, apply for scholarships, buy a brick for the Tribute Garden, learn how to volunteer, support the Alumni Association’s scholarships and show your Park Pride. Connect to Park alumni through social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/ parkuniversityalumniassociation Connect to PirateLink through http://apps.facebook.com/park-alumni Twitter: www.twitter.com/parkalumni LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Join the “Park University Alumni” Group
Jeff McKinney, ’81 Park University Alumni Association President jeff.mckinney@park.edu
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