Monday, March 16, 2009

Inaugural Meeting Wrap-up


By most accounts, our First Annual Meeting on March 4th was a success! Thank you to all of you who attended. Because of you, we have ratified our Constitution and formally launched the newest Princeton Alumni Association.

The Princeton Classes represented spanned 50 years -- from 1951 to 2001 (each with two attendees)! We had members present from Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, Reno and Incline Village.

Professor Emeritus and Barbara Greenstein travelled from Princeton -- it was Professor Greenstein's first visit to Las Vegas since the 1950s and Barbara was able to tour the Strip for her very first time!

Our new Secretary, Tim Lyons '94, will be circulating minutes from the meeting.

I am pleased to also report that Greg Duncan '84, eGovernment Officer for the City of Las Vegas, has agreed to accept an Executive Committee post as PAAN Technology Chair. Greg will be creating our new website shortly. We welcome comments and suggestions for all of you as we begin this process.

I look forward to seeing you this Summer in Reno! We would like to have one more Executive Committe Officer from Northern Nevada. If you are interested please email me or phone me (702.460.0718) and I can discuss potential positions with you.

I believe I have sent email acknowledgements to all of those who have paid their dues and donated. If I have left you out, please let me know and I will provide an acknowledgement to you for tax purposes. (Our dues are $15.00 and other small donations will be graciously accepted as well.)

Sincerely,

Nick Donath '83
President
PAA Nevada

March 4, 2009 meeting minutes

Members in Attendance (from the sign in sheets): Nick Donath '83, Matt Mullin '01, Tim Lyons '94, Ed Phelan '69, Cam Ferenbach '69, Andy Davlin '51, Greg Duncan '84, Eric Van '01, Ty TrueBlood '68, Dick Geyer '57, Bill Silbey '81, Alan Feld '51, Bret Birdsong '87, Norm Stephens '64

5:45pm: Meeting called to order by Nick Donath, President.

Introductory remarks, and explanation of the alumni association, and membership definitions; members are any current or past undergraduate or graduate student, parents, spouses/partners that live in Nevada. Dues paying members are dues paying members of the PAA Nevada. The leadership is currently three people: two from the south (Nick Donath,
President/Treasurer Matt Mullin, ASC Chair), one from the North (Tim Lyons, Secretary). Eventual growth of this to be potentially two or more additional members (ideally one from each region) - perhaps a VP, and a chair of activities/programs as well as a membership chair.
Proposal to have meetings twice annually - in Las Vegas in March (the first Wed of the month), and in the Reno area in the summer (this summer John and Carol Badwick, current parents, are offering to host the event). Additionally, the organization would like to plan receptions for admitted students/parents.

Report by Matt Mullin, ASC Chair:

ASC Progress Report

1) Chair history - Dr. Alan Feld, C. Elizabeth Raymond, Cam Ferenbach, Nick Donath, Matthew Mullin
2) Matt started managing the ASC Interview process in 2005
3) Applications really started booming in 2006
4) In 2006 we had 36 applications with 7 active volunteers (2 admitted, 5 waitlisted)
5) In 2007 we had 55 applications with 11 active volunteers (2 admitted, both accepted)
6) In 2008 we had 76 applications with 19 active volunteers (4 admitted, 3 accepted, 4 waitlisted)
7) This year in 2009 we had 78 applications with 28 total volunteers and 23 actively interviewing this year, as a committee we successfully achieved our goal of reaching out to 100% of the applicants and engaging in interviews with 100% of the responsive students that chose to participate in the alumni interview process.
8) Future goals of the committee:
- More active engagement of college counselors
- More guidance for students in their early high school years
- More information provided to the admissions office of Nevada's top schools / programs
- More pro-active post-decision follow up with students that are accepted to help with some of the final decisions

Remarks by Tim Lyons, Secretary:

Introductory remarks, explanation of the role (to gather information not just at meetings but of the membership as a whole), and to request any help in gathering information on those present, those that might not be current in the tigernet, and to remind people not in attendance if possible of the event planned in the Reno area.

Resolution proposed by Nick Donath: to ratify the constitution of the PAA NV and to confirm the executive committee change (Secretary from Matt Mullin to Tim Lyons) - motion made, seconded, and approved unanimously by voice vote.

The meeting came to a close at approximately 6:30pm, when a 10-minute break was taken before the presentation by Professor Emeritus Greenstein.

After the presentation, pictures were taken for the PAW, refreshments were served, and the reception ended at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,
Tim Lyons, '94
Secretary
PAA Nevada