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We Represent You
DEAR FELLOW ALUMNI:
I am so pleased to be
writing to you again
as Chairman of the
Wharton Alumni
Association Board of
Directors. In the last issue, I talked about our
mission and goals. In this
message, I want to give
you a glimpse as to how
the Alumni Association
Board, which represents
all of you, is integrated
into the Wharton community.
The President of the
Alumni Association and
I meet regularly with
Dean Harker and other
administration leaders.
In addition, I serve on
a steering committee of
the Joint Boards, which
includes the chairmen
of the School's Board
of Overseers and other
Boards. The purpose of
this steering committee is
to ensure that all of our
activities are coordinated
and working toward
the same purpose. The
Alumni Association also
conducts annual Alumni
Leadership Conferences
with the regional and affinity club presidents, to
hear their concerns and
challenges, and we meet
regularly with student
representatives. Finally,
in an important development resulting from
Dean Harker's leadership, our full Alumni
Association Board meets
twice each year with each
of these other Boards.
Why are all of these
meetings and activities
important? Because they
give a real voice to the
rank and file alumni who
make up our 77, 000
living Wharton graduates. They ensure that
our voice is heard by the
Dean and the other key
leaders of Wharton. The
good news is that you can
Enhanced
Career Connect
Services for
Alumni
be part of that voice, in
any number of ways. If
you participate in your
local Wharton club, or
join an affinity club tied
to your industry, you can
help your club leaders determine what we should
be focusing on for our
graduates throughout the
world.
So my message to you
is this—get involved, and
make your voice heard.
Getting your message
heard is my mission, and
the mission of my dedicated Alumni Association
colleagues who lend their
time and talent to make
Wharton the great institution it is—but we can
only do that with your
participation.
Thanks for listening.
I look forward to our
next issue.
Best regards,
David N. Feldman,
W'82, L'85
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