umni influence grows in PSU support, programs Alu direct Alum1 begur ents c throu! dlllml and State alumni are mak- 1 ing thelr fnfluence increasingly felt in many areas of the Unlverslty through commlnee work and special proiects. Recently. groups of alumni have met with key legislators and University adm~n$stratorfsor back- ground brleflngs on the flnanclal problems facing hlgher education in Oregon. President Joseph Blumel and other members of the faculty and adminlstratlon have outlined the im- pacts of recent budget reductions and the potent~aflor lastlng damage to the deveiopment of the Unlversity at the meetings, held In various loca- tdons around Portland and in the Willamette Valley. mnl also are active in areas of beneflt to students. The 1i Scholars Committee has 1 identlfyng potential recipi- )I scholarships to be provided gh proceeds from the annual 11Fund drlve. The schoiarshlps will be awarded to outstanding area high school seniors on the basis of merit rather than flnanclal need. Career placement Is another area of alumnl concern. In one program. alumni who are active in profession- al fields are betng sought to act as volunteer career placement Counse- lors, These people will discuss the opportunlt!es available in their career areas with students or other alumni Also, there are plans to hire an Alumni Career Planning and Place- ment specialist to work in the PSU Placement Office. This will make it easier for alumni to use the sewlces of the Placement Offlce such as interview schedules, placement files and lob IIS~S. Two comminees working since last spring, the Alumni Communica- tions Cornmlnee and the Campus Resources and Services Commit have seen the initial phases oft work bear fruit. The Commun~cationsCornmlt has reviewed current alumni co munications efforts at the Unive sity and met recently wlth the aL ademlc deans to dtscuss opportun- ttles for developing better com- munlcatlons between the varlous academic areas and their alumni. Presidents ot Oreoon unrvers,hes met w,fh state leoislstars and alurnnr on Dec.2 fo discuss highereducation's financralsifu~fron(From left. Dick Forbes. brology: Representahve Norm Smifh (RJ; Senator Bm Simmons dm McCreight. PSU alumnus) tee The R m- Commin r- prehens~ r. $u,dm rsr .- ,...,, . f an alumni : lmittees are t narketing t lelp ~n determir Ictlvlty. or Robert Taylr nittees are plar s of specific In- & r,..~,~,, cnn* esources and Services r ee has developed a com- L-,- - --.... lned ive plan for providing a to work on area .-.lge of servlces 1" *l'e--a *erest lo alumnt - ., ., ,. to through the purchase o I random sam~linaof aiumn~w~ll card. Now, the two cow- s of working together on a r plan for the card. 11ngfuture area , ,,.,,,,, - -- fwst annual Ken Butler Soccer Cup Match between alumni and students Noo. 8, gathered recently to celebrate the 1-1 tie score, and to view the newly-establishedKen Butler Cup, in whose honor the match is played. From left to tight: David Legg ('79, player-coach of the alumni team and chairman of the Alumni Soccer Committee; Ken Butler (l~oldingcup), first soccer coach in the 26-year history of the game at PSU; Blaine Deming, PSU senior and student soccer team manager (holding ball signed by team members): and Colin Dnnkeld, faculty adviser to the student soccer team. R l e n cup has been engraved, it will be displayed in the trophy case located in IiPE Building.
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