Make An Impact “
Claremont McKenna College alumni, parents, and friends who make a difference within our campus community are invited back to campus for ImpactCMC, a weekend of collaboration, engagement, and networking!
Community leaders will see the campus in action, connect with current students, and learn about the College’s objectives and initiatives going forward. The weekend includes interactive workshops and volunteer development sessions designed to equip participants with the tools to make an impact!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPACTCMC: 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION
SCHEDULE
SOCIAL MEDIA
CAMPUS MAP
CMC STRATEGY ANNOUNCEMENT
DOMESTIC CMC STRATEGY EVENTS
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RECEPTION
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USEFUL INFORMATION CHECK-IN Upon arriving on campus Saturday, please report to Collins Dining Hall. Here you will check in to receive your name badge, which will provide access to events throughout the day. Please note that you must wear your name badge while on campus. WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS Network: CMC-Guest Username: volunteer Password: Impactcmc18 MEDIA Please note that all ImpactCMC: 2018 events will be photographed and video recorded for archival and promotional purposes. STUDENT EVENTS Please note that all student events hosted during ImpactCMC: 2018 are by invitation only. If the event isn’t listed on the ImpactCMC: 2018 schedule, it is not open to all volunteer guests. SPECIAL NEEDS If someone in your party requires extra assistance, please notify CMC in advance so that we may accommodate your requests. Wheelchair access is available at all ImpactCMC events and at nearby restrooms. College staff will be available at the registration desk in Collins to provide direction or answer questions. Please Note: Claremont McKenna College is unable to provide wheelchairs for guest use or provide transportation for guests requiring extra assistance. If you have special concerns, please contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at alumni@cmc. edu or 909-621-8097. CONTACT US Office of Alumni & Parent Relations 400 North Claremont Boulevard Claremont, CA 91711 alumni@cmc.edu 909-621-8097 SOCIAL MEDIA Follow ImpactCMC: 2018 using #MakeAnImpact! Facebook: @cmcaa, Instagram: @cmcalumniandfamilies,Twitter: @cmcaa
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SCHEDULE Saturday, October 6 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast for ImpactCMC Participants Collins Dining Hall All community leaders: Trustees, CMC Alumni Association Board of Directors, Parent Network Board members, Chapter Leaders, Class Agents, Research Institutes and Centers Advisory Board members, Reunion Committee membersm, Alumni Interviewers. Start off the day by picking up your name badge and a schedule at the newly renovated Collins Dining Hall! Enjoy the updated Collins by having breakfast and coffee before heading off to your sessions. 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Joint Session with Institute Advisory Board Chairs & Faculty Directors Trustee Boardroom, Kravis #367 Faculty Directors and Institute Advisory Board Chairs will assemble for their annual joint session. 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Parent Network Board 101 Freeberg Forum, Kravis Center Lower Level Parent Network Board members, both new and returning, are encouraged to join Jeannie Scalmanini, associate director of alumni and parent relations, to learn more about
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the history and mission of the organization. 10:15 – 11:00 a.m. Impact Workshops All community leaders are invited to choose one of the following sessions: Reunion 101 Freeberg Forum, Kravis Center Lower Level Engage with your fellow reunion committee members and College staff to take an in-depth look at all the details associated with reunion planning. Join Darrin Roberts, associate director of alumni and parent relations, as he reviews the schedule, marketing plan, and all other nitty-gritty details required. Who Are We Looking For? Identifying Future CMCers Kravis 102 Join Jennifer Sandoval-Dancs, assistant vice president for admission, as she reviews information designed to equip alumni interviewers and parent admission volunteers with important information needed to represent CMC in their regions. Partnering with Career Services Roberts North 15 Join Freya Hurtado ’09, assistant director of career services, Michelle Chamberlain, associate vice president for advancement & dean for student
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opportunities, and the PNB Careers Committee Leadership for a discussion regarding recent student successes and the many ways in which alumni and parents can partner with Career Services to help students explore and pursue their career goals. These initiatives include job shadowing, signing on as an Expert-in-Residence, talking to students on campus about career paths, and sharing job and internship opportunities. #CMC: Using Social Media to Build Community and Advance Our Mission Kravis 164
WEEKLY CAMPUS UPDATES, ALUMNI & PARENT FEATURES, ATHLETICS NEWS, FACULTY SPOTLIGHTS, EVENT INVITATIONS, AND MORE...
@CMCALUMNIANDFAMILIES
Social media strategy is more than liking, following, and adding. Join our incredible student social media team for a discussion about what’s hot and what’s not, and learn how to leverage the power of social media platforms to build community, further connections, and create a buzz around events. 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Impact Workshops All community leaders are invited to choose one of the following sessions: Think Back, Give Back: Carrying Forward CMC’s Philanthropic Tradition Through the Reunion Class Celebration Freeberg Forum, Kravis Center Lower Level Another great way to
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SCHEDULE commemorate your reunion is by giving back! Learn how to mobilize your classmates to give in support of CMC students and faculty. Discover the importance of philanthropy and inspire your classmates to take action to raise their class’s giving totals and participation rates.
the material benefits of a college education? Join Vice President for Academic Affairs Peter Uvin and Associate Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications Peter Hong for a discussion on how we can effectively explain the purpose, value and relevance of the liberal arts today.
Harnessing the Power of Events Roberts North 15
12:15 – 1:45 p.m. Luncheon: Strategic Planning Session with President Hiram Chodosh Eggert Dining Room, Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
CMC works to develop and host meaningful events and experiences that connect our community. Join alumni and parent event volunteers to learn about strategies for harnessing interest in these events and how your involvement is needed to foster community in your local area. Communicating the Liberal Arts Kravis 164 CMC’s distinctive liberal arts curriculum continues to draw acclaim and applicants to the College. But the term “liberal arts” is increasingly confusing or even contentious to much of the general population. Some colleges and universities are avoiding using the term “liberal education” or even dropping the use of “liberal arts” as a descriptor. How can CMC effectively communicate the timeless value of a liberal education, which is an education to empower and liberate individuals and society, amid pressure to show
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All community leaders: Trustees, CMC Alumni Association Board of Directors, Parent Network Board members, Chapter Leaders, Class Agents, Research Institutes and Centers Advisory Board members, Reunion Committee membersm, Alumni Interviewers. The CMC Strategy seeks to integrate the College’s financial model with the campus master plan in a prudent and sustainable manner that benefits the College’s future. As CMC approaches its 75th anniversary in 2021, President Hiram Chodosh invites ImpactCMC participants to join him for a conversation that is designed to address strategic challenges. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Parent Network Board Meeting South Conference Room, Kravis Center, Room 321 Parent Network Board Members
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. CMCAA Board Meeting Freeberg Forum, Kravis Center, Lower Level CMCAA Board of Directors 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Reunion Committee Members Meeting Parents Dining Room, Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum Reunion committee members will gather to work on reunion communication schedules, create social media campaigns, and discuss plans on how best to reach out to their classmates. 2:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m. Alumni Interviewer: Training Session Kravis 164 The Office of Admission is already hard at work recruiting a diverse, increasingly talented, and energetic group of students for the Class of 2023! Many potential student have begun the application process, and are eager to be interviewed by alumni like you to show you how they can contribute to CMC. Alumni interviewers are invited to join Edna Elnar-Wicker of the Admission Office for an interactive training session on the Alumni Interviewer Program. Discussion will include an overview of the program, suggestions for conducting an interview with a prospective student, dos and don'ts of the
interviews process, advice on writing the interview evaluation report, and much more. With your help, the Admission Committee will obtain a fuller picture of the student, and be better able to select the most suitable applicants. 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Kravis Leadership Institute Advisory Board Meeting Founders Room, Bauer Center North 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Closing Reception Kravis Center All community leaders: CMC Alumni Association Board of Directors, Parent Network Board members, CMC Alumni Association chapter leaders, class agents, Research Institutes and Centers Advisory Board members, and alumni interviewers. All community members are invited to the closing reception. Enjoy a beverage and some delicious appetizers while you connect with other community leaders. 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Kravis Leadership Institute Advisory Board Reception and Dinner President's House Take in the beautiful fall evening with your fellow Board Members and enjoy a beverage, some delicious appetizers, and dinner.
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ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE CMC COMMUNITY REGARDING STRATEGIC PLANNING
Thursday, January 4, 2018 - 8:44am Dear Members of the CMC Community, As we approach our 75th anniversary in 2021, we look to our guiding values, core beliefs, and mission as the inspiration and bulwark of our leadership-focused liberal arts education. CMC’s innovative, integrated academic and student life program, institutes and centers, Athenaeum, competitive athletics—all of what we do together in our dynamic residential community—provide a powerful arena for educating our students for thoughtful and productive lives and responsible leadership in business, government, and the professions. All of this must be accomplished in today’s rapidly changing economic, political, and cultural environment. Over the course of the year, we invite you to join a series of conversations that are designed to address our strategic challenges. In support of this strategic vision, we will seek to integrate our strategic financial model and campus master plan in a prudent and sustainable manner. During the past several years, we have advanced many important strategic initiatives and built new centers and facilities in support of this strategic vision, including: The Student Imperative (financial aid and scholarships). The
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College met its $100 million goal within two years, and the total amount raised in gifts and long-term commitments surpassed $175 million in the fall of 2017; The Soll Center for Student Opportunity; The CARE Center; The Roberts Pavilion; Our co-curricular and student-centered integration of the entire CMC leadership experience (building on what we learned from the personal and social responsibility initiative) Current collaborative initiatives on the integration of interdisciplinary STEM (with Keck Science and Harvey Mudd on computer science) Based on discussions in the past year with the Board of Trustees, the faculty, and the broader CMC community, we are now at a point to unify these strategic initiatives with our long-term financial and campus master planning. In sum, we seek now to articulate a comprehensive strategy for Claremont McKenna College, which we are calling The CMC Strategy. Beginning this semester, we will further describe the process for framing the key questions, developing a working draft of a plan in the fall, and finalizing the strategy in the spring of 2019. We have asked E. David Hetz ’80 P’10, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, Chair of the Board Affairs Committee, and co-chair of the last capital campaign, to lead a steering committee to develop The CMC Strategy. The committee will include representation from throughout the CMC community, including trustees, faculty, students, staff, alumni, and parents. We thank you in advance for your support and contributions to this strategic planning process. Sincerely, David G. Mgrublian Chair of the Board of Trustees Hiram E. Chodosh President of the College
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DOMESTIC CMC STRATEGY TOWN HALL EVENTS Thursday, September 6 Orange County “Freedom of Expression, Viewpoint Diversity, and Effective Dialogue in an Era of Polarization” The College is hosting a series of discussions on the fundamental commitment of Claremont McKenna College to the educational imperatives of our time. On this evening, we will focus on how best to train this generation in freedom of expression, the critical engagement of diverse perspectives and ideas, and constructive solutions to our most complex and divisive challenges. President Chodosh will pose a number of questions about the responsibilities of higher education in an era of polarization and, with the help of faculty and trustees, describe the CMC Strategy for reinforcing them through a new initiative, The Open Academy. Wednesday, September 26 New York City “Expanding Opportunity in Pursuit of the Original Idea” The College is hosting a series of discussions on the fundamental commitment of Claremont McKenna College from its founding to the educational imperatives of our time. This is what Mabel Benson called The Original Idea. On this evening, we will focus on how best to expand and heighten opportunities in
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pursuit of the Original Idea. President Chodosh will pose a number of questions about the responsibilities of higher education to provide the vehicles for accelerating and expanding student opportunities for leadership, success, and upward mobility. With the help of other CMC leaders, he will describe the CMC Strategy for realizing our aspirations through the Student Imperative, the Kravis Opportunity Fund, the Soll Center for Student Opportunity, the expansion of interdisciplinary science and computer and data science at CMC, and the core learning objectives of the College’s liberal arts program and leadership mission. Thursday, September 27 Chicago “Freedom of Expression, Viewpoint Diversity, and Effective Dialogue in an Era of Polarization” The College is hosting a series of discussions on the fundamental commitment of Claremont McKenna College to the educational imperatives of our time. On this evening, we will focus on how best to train this generation in freedom of expression, the critical engagement of diverse perspectives and ideas, and constructive solutions to our most complex and divisive challenges.
President Chodosh will pose a number of questions about the responsibilities of higher education in an era of polarization and, with the help of faculty and trustees, describe the CMC Strategy for reinforcing them through a new initiative, The Open Academy. Join us for the CMC Strategy Town Halls Wednesday, October 24 San Francisco Julia Morgan Ballroom “Integrating STEM and the Liberal Arts”
Wednesday, November 7 Los Angeles City Club LA “Freedom of Expression, Viewpoint Diversity, and Effective Dialogue”
Wednesday, October 24 San Francisco “Integrating STEM and the Liberal Arts” How should we honor CMC’s original idea through the integration of computer and data science and interdisciplinary science in our liberal arts program? Building on the Bay Area roundtables over the past few years, President Chodosh will present the CMC Strategy. We will discuss our collaboration with Harvey Mudd, the founding of the quantitative and computing lab, new sequences in computer and data science, and plans to expand our interdisciplinary science capabilities. We seek feedback on how best to leverage CMC’s signature opportunities in core disciplines, advanced research, handson experience, scholarship, internship, off-campus, and special opportunity programs. Wednesday, November 7 Los Angeles “Freedom of Expression, Viewpoint Diversity, and Effective Dialogue” How are we preparing this generation of students to value the free exchange, debate, and resolution of diverse views on our most complex and divisive challenges? President Chodosh will lead a discussion of the CMC commitments to freedom of expression, viewpoint diversity, and effective dialogue through a new initiative called The Open Academy.
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THANK YOU
Thank you for attending ImpactCMC: 2018. Tell us how you really feel! No, really! In the weeks ahead, you will receive a short survey. Give us a pat on the back and/or help us improve the Impact experience by offering your honest feedback.
AFTER PARTY Saturday, October 6, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. Please join us for drinks, hors d’oeurves, and networking with fellow Impact attendees. Kravis Center