Update The Official Newsletter from the
westfieldalumni.org Office of Alumni Relations
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Parents
Alumni
Join the “Lifetime Owls” Parent or Alumni program by paying the current one-time $100 fee! This membership gives you exclusive events and programs, aids in increasing scholarship opportunities and supports student and Alumni Association programming while making you a Lifetime Owl! Parents, while you may participate at any time, joining while your student is in their first year will give you the most benefit for your membership.
Alumni, you will never have to pay an additional membership fee, regardless of future increases. Join now for the greatest benefit at the lowest price. (Please note: parents who are also alumni should choose the alumni program.)
You will receive a membership card entitling you to the benefits outlined in this brochure and more. Additionally, you will be given the password to the “Lifetime Owls” website at westfieldalumni.org/LifetimeOwls for exclusive events, prizes and news. Current students join directly from Student Accounts. Contact Kathi Bradford, Director, Office of Alumni Relations at (413) 572-5404. You can also e-mail Kathi at kbradford@westfield.ma.edu.
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Voting, Groups
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Homecoming 2012
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Travel
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Search: Westfield State Alumni
westfieldalumni.org/homecoming
l Last year’s event may have been memorable due to the snow, but this year’s Homecoming will be better than ever! Our Alumni Association Executive Council will once again host a pre-Homecoming Tailgate Party, and we will honor this year’s Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient at a morning reception with our faculty. Visit our Homecoming website at westfieldalumni.org/homecoming to learn more and to register! FriDAY, OCT 19 and SatURDAY, OCT 20
Stay Connected! Log on to our alumni website at
westfieldalumni.org
For all Westfield grads from the 70s (especially 1972 and 1977) - The Party of the 21st Century! Saturday, October 20, 2012, 6:30pm - 12am, Westfield State University, Scanlon Banquet Hall
westfieldalumni.org/70s
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VOTE TODAY PLEASE VOTE FOR YOUR WESTFIELD STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY!
westfieldalumni.org/elections Westfield State Alumni Association Year of Service Your Westfield State Alumni Association, under the leadership of incoming President, Kelli Nielsen ’04, has declared this upcoming year as the “Westfield State Alumni Association Year of Service”. Our plan is to unite service with all alumni programming starting with Homecoming 2012’s can drive for the Westfield Soup Kitchen and culminating with the Month of Service in April, 2013. Start planning today by making a commitment to service at westfieldalumni.org/serve. Questions? Please contact Kelli at KelliNielsen5@gmail.com or call the office at (413) 572-5404. Hope you can join us!
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Calling all alumni; your opinion counts: We are asking for the help of all alumni in deciding what the alumni association logo will be. This logo will represent and identify the brand of the Westfield State University Alumni Association in all ways. It will distinguish us as the alumni association of our university. Please take a moment and vote on which one you choose to represent the alumni association. Please vote by October 1. The winning logo will be announced at Homecoming 2012. We appreciate your time and assistance. Thank you!
westfieldalumni.org/logo
Alumni Relations P.O. Box 1630 Westfield, MA  01086
Westfield State Alumni Relations
Upcoming Travel Programs Ireland Fall, 2013
Rome & Tuscan Experience April 20 -28 2013
Valid Passport required for all trips
westfieldalumni.org/travel