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Date/Time: Once during each semester
Location:
Kentucky Fried Chicken to Wall Street
Description:
The Student Alumni Council has
adopted this area off campus to clean. Gloves and plastic trash bags
are provided for cleaning by the Carbondale Beautiful office. A sign
recognizing SAC is erected on our Spot.
Contribution to our mission:
Clean streets enhance the student experience and help alumni feel better about their loyalty to the university.
Value:
Service to the SIU and Carbondale Community.
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Alumni Appreciation Events
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Date/Time: Two in fall semester; one in spring semester
Location:
TBA
Description:
An event planned around Saluki
Athletics or a Shryock Program. Free game tickets are given to SIU
Alumni Association members and pregame gatherings with food and
beverage are planned. Special pricing and a pre show meal for Shryock
events.
Contribution to our mission:
Assists our
parent organization, the SIU Alumni Association. Involvement with
alumni promotes student-alumni interaction and cultivates relationships
between past and present students.
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Date/Time: Annually in April
Location:
A different campus within District 5 (Midwest) each year
Description:
This program includes
communication with ASAP and especially our district, but the primary
purpose is to coordinate our involvement in the annual District 5
Conference. The conference is an opportunity for collaboration among
students in our geographic area who are dedicated to educational
advancement. Student members and advisors from colleges and
universities in District 5 teach and attend sessions to help other
student advancement groups be more affective upon their return to their
respective campuses.
Contribution to our mission:
Attending the
District Conference provides our organization an opportunity to learn
how other groups pursue advancement and allows us to help other groups
with their advancement efforts.
Value:
The Student-Alumni Council has adopted programs and methods learned from other organizations in our district.
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Big Brother/Big Sister
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Date/Time: during football games, basketball games, and concerts
Location:
McAndrew Stadium or SIU Arena
Description:
This is a fundraiser which
the Council participates in between four and six times a year. Members
setup, manage, and tear down a concession stand used to sell food and
beverages to game or concert attendees.
Contribution to our mission:
Enhances teamwork among Council members. Funds raised support the two Super Student scholarships awarded each year.
Value:
Through the scholarships SAC is
able to recognize and reward their fellow students for their
contributions to our alma mater.
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Date/Time: during football games, basketball games, and concerts
Location:
McAndrew Stadium or SIU Arena
Description:
This is a fundraiser which the
Council participates in between four and six times a year. Members
setup, manage, and tear down a concession stand used to sell food and
beverages to game or concert attendees.
Contribution to our mission:
Enhances teamwork among Council members. Funds raised support the two Super Student scholarships awarded each year.
Value:
Through the scholarships SAC is able
to recognize and reward their fellow students for their contributions
to our alma mater.
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Date/Time: fall and spring commencements
Location:
not applicable
Description:
Preserve your or your student's achievement with a customized diploma frame. Diploma Display offers hand crafted frames made from hardwood molding in a beautiful cherry color. Your diploma frame
comes with a 100% money-back guarantee. Please check out the Diploma
Display website for more information. Actual frames can be viewed in
the SIU Alumni Association office, 2nd floor of Student Center.
Contribution to our mission:
The funds raised support the Council’s programming.
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Date/Time: fall semester
Location:
Student Recreation Center
Description:
Each year Alumni who have
achieved success and recognition since their graduation are honored on
the SIU campus. A ceremony is held in their honor. Council members
assist in the selection process and at the ceremony.
Contribution to our mission
: Assists our
parent organization, the SIU Alumni Association. Brings the campus
community together. Increases visibility of alumni with the Wall in
the Recreation Center.
Value added:
This is service to the university and assists in creating loyalty to SIU.
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Date/Time: Annually in late April
Location:
varies
Description:
Council members bring closure
to the year by gathering for a meal paid with money raised by the group
throughout the year. Awards and recognitions are given at this
dinner. The torch is passed to the next years officers.
Contribution to our mission:
Gives the
Council an opportunity to recognize its members for their exceptional
service to their alma mater and the SIU Alumni Association.
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Date/Time: Annually in March
Location:
Student Center Auditorium
Description:
The ceremony is designed to
recognize those SIU students who give up their spring break to
participate in the Extern Program. Council members assist at the
ceremony.
Contribution to our mission:
Supports our
parent organization. Is a service to SIU students. This program
provides alumni-student interaction for the Extern participants.
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Date/Time: annually in October
Location:
SIU Student Center and all over campus
Description:
Our group assists the Alumni Association with their 50th and Half Century Class Reunion.
Contribution to our mission:
Working with
alumni on campus promotes student-alumni interaction, helps alumni feel
loyalty to the university, and cultivates relationships with past and
present students.
Value:
Working with these alumni helps form
mutually beneficial relationships with alumni. Saluki Spiritis
celebrated, and alumni are connected back to our alma mater.
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Date/Time: Annually in October
Location:
Campus
Description:
The Council is very active in
the University’s Homecoming. The Friday of Homecoming the Council
volunteers to assist the SIU Alumni Association with the Half Century
Club Reunion. Members attend the Friday night Pep Rally. On
Homecoming day, the Council traditionally has a parade float entry and
they assist with the alumni tailgate, which has close to 2,500 visitors
for free food and entertainment.
Value:
This is a service to the university
and community. Encourages alumni to join the SIU Alumni Association
and connect with our University..
Value:
This event highlights the individual
strengths of our campus: leadership, diversity, academics, the arts,
athletics and alumni. It also unites us all in our student Southern
experience. Homecoming involves SAC with SIU.
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Date/Time: Annually in September
Location:
varies
Description:
The Orientation curriculum is
structured to educate members, especially those new to the
organization, about our purpose and objectives as well as the way in
which we operate.
Contribution to our mission:
Members learn our mission and goals during orientation.
Value:
After going through orientation,
members should be well-versed on the basic structure and operations of
the organization and should know who to contact for further assistance
and advancement as a member.
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Date/Time: During football and basketball season
Location:
SASF tailgate tent on Saluki Row; Green Room in the SIU Arena
Description:
The Council assists the Saluki
Athletics program by volunteering to work at their Student Athletic
Scholarship Fund tailgates and at four pre-game basketball functions
(Green Room). Council members volunteer at other Athletic activities
as asked.
Contribution to our mission:
Saluki Athletics provides SAC with a stipend at the end of the year for their service.
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Date/Time: February
Location:
Student Center
Description:
The Student Alumni Council hires
an expert on job hunting. JobBound knows what companies want in future
employees and that inside knowledge is shared with junior and senior
students that will soon be entering the workforce.
Contribution to our mission:
Provides fellow students with an experience that enhances their education.
Value:
Students feel good about an alma mater that provides opportunities to be successful upon graduation.
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Date/Time: Varies
Location:
Varies
Description:
Everyone likes to have some
fun. SAC plans socials at the bowling alley, a Halloween party,
moonlight canoeing, pizza night, spaghetti night, etc.
Contribution to our mission:
Create strong
bonds between Council members. Provides members with experiences that
will enhance their time at SIU which in turn creates loyalty.
Value:
SAC is a better organization and can accomplish much more if members
get to know each other and have a sense of community with their fellow
SACers. Everyone needs to have some fun.
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Date/Time: January; 1st week of spring semester
Location:
Advisor’s home
Description:
A meal of chili and sides prepared by chili expert, Mike Ashner. Eating, games and socializing.
Contribution to our mission:
Creates good memories for SACers and prepares members to better conduct the business of creating loyal alumni.
Value:
Allows Council members to reconnect after a long Christmas break and get motivated for a productive spring semester.
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