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A letter from the Alumni Association Chairman
DAVID N. FELDMAN,
ESQ., W'82, L'85
GREETINGS
FELLOW ALUMNI:
Happy 2004! As Chairman
of Wharton's worldwide
Alumni Association Board,
I wish to welcome you to
what I know will be an exciting
year for Wharton and
the Wharton alumni network.
Vige Barrie, Board
President and I, along with
other members of the
board, are working diligently
to strengthen our alumni
network and to continue to
support and build alumni
connections with each other
throughout the world.
SPECIFICALLY, OUR
BOARD'S MISSION
IS TO:
1) Encourage and
improve the professional
and volunteer relationships
between the alumni and
the School, including career
placement, admissions,
alumni affairs and
development;
2) Encourage and assist
in the formation,
development and operation
of both regional and
affinity-based alumni clubs
worldwide;
3) Represent the alumni
in communication and
interaction among the
School, its alumni and the
business community; and
4) Strengthen ties
between alumni and
students so that both
prospective and actual
Wharton students recognize
the value of the alumni
network.
SOME OF OUR
GOALS FOR THE
YEAR AHEAD ARE
AS FOLLOWS:
Alumni Conference. Assist
with the organization of a
Global Alumni Forum
within the United States to
complement the extremely
successful international
forums.
New Clubs. Encourage
new affinity-based clubs and
groups. This will add to the
Wharton Health Care
Network, the Wharton
Private Equity Network and
the newly formed Wharton
Women in Business and
"Wharton Out For
Business" Club. Also, we
plan to increase interaction
among alumni club leaders
through annual Alumni
Leadership Conferences.
Reunions and 125th
Anniversary. Help the
School organize another
year of successful alumni reunions.
Also, begin planning
alumni involvement in
the School's 125th anniversary
in 2006.
Career Management.
Continue working with the
career management office to
improve benefits offered to
alumni in career management
and job search.
More Annual Fund
Participation. Help to increase
not only the total
dollars raised, but the percentage
of alumni participating
in the Wharton
Annual Fund.
Increase Campus Presence.
Ensure that more alumni
make speeches and appearances
on campus in an
effort to expand connections
between students and
alumni. Also, encourage
student clubs to organize
alumni advisory boards.
The one element that
is essential to the success
of our mission is YOU.
All Wharton graduates are
a vital part of Wharton's
Alumni Association. Without
your involvement,
Wharton cannot maintain
its level of excellence. We
need you!
It is my belief that the
network does not come to
you – you must affirmatively
access it. I also believe that,
in our network, enthusiasm
is meaningful currency.
If you are currently an
active member of Wharton's
alumni network, thank you
for your dedication. If you
are interested in getting
involved and would like
to find out more information
on volunteer opportunities,
please contact the
Alumni Affairs office at
alumni.affairs@wharton.upenn.edu.
There are many ways in
which you can make a difference.
Start by going to
wave.wharton.upenn.edu for a Wharton alumni
club in your region or your
area of interest.
I look forward to communicating
our activities
and achievements in up-coming
issues of the
Wharton Alumni Magazine.
Please feel free to e-mail me
directly with any questions.
Thank you for your
support of the Wharton
Alumni Association.
Sincerely,
David N. Feldman,
Esq., W82, L85
Chairman
Wharton Alumni
Association
dfeldman@feldmanweinstein.com.
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