The Class of 2024 will vote for three additions to their Class Board who will serve for two fiscal years, as well as ratify their Alumni Bylaws.

  • Recent Graduate Trustee Nominees shall:

    • Act as a full voting member of the Board of Trustees.
    • Every three years the Board of Trustees elect one alum from the pool of elected Recent Graduate Trustee nominees. They select one alum from the three most recent graduating classes to serve a three-year term.
    • Candidates for Recent Graduate Trustee are nominated by their class through the All Campus Elections that takes place during their senior year. The names of the top two candidates from each class are forwarded to the Assistant to the President/Secretary of the College, who keeps a file of nominees until the year of election.
    • At least two months prior to the election in February each of the candidates will be alerted to the upcoming vote and invited to write a letter of interest in the position. The Secretary of the College also will ask the four nominees who have been off campus for one or two years to update the Board on their activities since leaving Mount Holyoke. The candidates' records while in College are also reviewed through recommendations on file in the Career Development Center, the Dean of Students Office, and the candidate's' major departments.
    • The information compiled and the letters from the candidates are forwarded to the Nomination and Governance Committee, of the Board. This committee reviews each candidate and recommends to the full Board the name of one to be elected. The entire Board then votes on the recommendation.
    • Essential to effective performance as a Trustee is an understanding of and commitment to the work of the Board. Among the pressing issues facing the Board at present are: reducing reliance on the College's endowment; creation of the College’s next strategic plan; campus master plan; College infrastructure monitoring the College's admissions success and its financial aid expenditures; and increasing the visibility of the College.
    • Trustees are required to attend the Board's three regular meetings a year, periodic retreats, and any off-cycle meetings of the committees to which they belong.
    • Trustees serve on at least two committees and are expected to contribute to the deliberations of those committees, and the Board as a whole, in a substantive and informed manner.
    • Trustees are expected to contribute to the development and alum relations efforts of the College.
    • Trustees should be prepared to represent the Board and the College to a variety of off-campus and on-campus constituencies, and publicly to support decisions of the Board.
    • Trustees are expected to commit themselves to continuing education about higher education issues, particularly those which affect small liberal arts colleges and women's colleges.

  • The Web/Communications Coordinator shall:

    • Will serve on the Alum Class Board
    • Creates, maintains, and updates the class website and/or other class social media channels
    • Works with other class officers, and the Association as needed, to market upcoming events and activities to classmates
    • Attends class board meetings
    • Aims to increase engagement and communication among class members
    • Possesses basic skills/knowledge of photography, photo editing, web design and maintenance, and/or social media

  • The Co-Scribes shall:

    • Will serve on the Alum Class Board
    • Gather, verify, and prepare class news items, which are forwarded to the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly notes staff person four times a year (February 1, May 15, August 15, and November 15). The scribes' guide, available from the Quarterly office (413-538-2301) or on the Alumnae Association's Web site, provides instructions for preparing class notes.
    • Maintain a file on each participating class member that contains: --all correspondence received for class notes from a class member, --copies of newspaper clippings (originals are sent to the Alumnae Association), and current address
    • Inform the Alumnae Association of address changes for class members.
    • Notify the Alumnae Association of the death of any class member (news of a death must be verified by a dated newspaper clipping or a letter from a near relative) and arranges for the publication of a tribute. (A personal tribute by a classmate who knew the deceased is desirable, but the scribe may wish to contact a family member for a tribute.)
    • The Scribes may appoint regional assistants, who collect and share news from each region.