ALUMNI GIFTS AND SUPPORT
Join the new College Alumni Board Attention all College Alumni who are early movers, shakers, and rising stars. The College is establishing a new Alumni Board and we are hoping to hear from you! We are looking for young alumni who can provide strategic advice and leadership on how the College should further engage mid-career alumni, enhance corporate relations, and increase leadership-level giving to our annual funds. As a Board member you should be interested in participating in the following: • Provide supportive leadership for the College, • Act as corporate, regional, or university liaisons, • Participate in online alumni panel discussions, • Promote the College via social media,
• P rovide mentorship to current students via the Chemistry Alumni Mentorship Program, • Set a precedent for others by annually giving $1,000+ to the College, and • Participate in semi-annual meetings and an annual dinner.
WHY GIVING BACK IS IMPORTANT “ I wanted to deepen my connection to Berkeley and the College of Chemistry. My experience was so formative and important, and I got help from so many mentors while I was on campus. It feels right to pay it forward and continue to create the amazing environment that Berkeley’s College of Chemistry truly is. I hope this new group can set realistic and achievable goals that moves the needle in terms of increasing alumni engagement and connection to the College. It’s no secret Berkeley chemistry/chemical engineering is one of the premier set of programs in the country. I feel we can do a better job at keeping that front of mind for people.” — WAYNE SACKETT (B.S. ’06, CHEME) – INAUGURAL CO-CHAIR
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“ Since graduating in 2014, I’ve sought opportunities to contribute my time and skills back to the University and the College. I owe an enormous amount of my success personally and professionally to the College and the connections I made there and feel a desire to contribute back to the greater community. There is such an unbridled depth of talent and diversity in our alumni waiting for the right purposeful and aligned engagement. I hope to formulate a culture of philanthropy and service amongst the Alumni Board and wider alumni community. My vision is to provide a deeper, more streamlined connection between the College and our alumni.” —R OSS CROCKETT (B.S. ’14, CHEME) – INAUGURAL CO-CHAIR
