Election of Officers and Annual Meeting

The voting period to elect officers and the executive committee for the Association of Alumni will take place April 1-May 15, 2007 by all-media voting (as stated this spring). Votes may also be cast at the annual meeting of the Association, which is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2007. The May 15 deadline gives the independent election administrator time to tabulate the results received to date and expedites the announcement of the final election results following the annual meeting. The tabulated results will remain confidential until the final votes are counted. A formal announcement regarding the annual meeting and election of officers and the Executive Committee will be made in November.

Trustees Vote to Endorse the Proposed Constitution

On September 9, at their annual planning retreat, the Board of Trustees adopted a motion (passed by a 14 to 3 margin) to support the proposed constitution:

VOTED: to express appreciation for the work by the Joint Committee on Alumni Governance and Trustee Nominations (2001-2003) and the Alumni Governance Task Force (2004-06), and to thank the many individuals and groups who participated in the process that has led to the proposed system for alumni governance and the nomination of alumni to the Board of Trustees.

VOTED: to record the Board’s support of the proposed constitution of the Dartmouth Alumni Association that provides 1) a more representative alumni governance structure; 2) better communication channels with the Trustees and College administration; 3) a fair trustee nomination process; and 4) modernized voting methods for election of Association officers and representatives.

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