April 2008

I need to talk you about something important. Our alma mater has just kicked off a Strategic Planning process to help create a road map for AU’s next decade, and the university is taking great lengths to make sure all of AU’s constituents are heard. We alumni are a key constituency.

As president of our Alumni Association, I’ve been asked by President Kerwin to bring your ideas back to the Strategic Plan Steering Committee for discussion.  So, I need to hear from you. I need you to submit your ideas, and I want to hear how you think AU can -- and should -- grow in the next 10 years.  I have arranged several ways for you to weigh in:

• I’ve created a new group on inCircle called “Strategic Planning.” Please log on today and share your ideas.
• AU will be holding a “town hall” meeting on April 28 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the McDowell Formal Lounge. I’ll be there, and I hope you’ll join me.
• I'll be hosting several online chats: on Monday, April 28 from 7:30-8:30 p.m.; Tuesday, May 6 from 12:00-1:00 p.m.; and Thursday, May 15 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Please look for an e-mail from the AU Alumni Association in the next few days with instructions on how to participate.
• As always, feel free to e-mail me directly at bkeane@alum.american.edu.

We’ve been given this wonderful opportunity to speak up and share our vision for AU’s next generation, so please, help me make sure we do our part. I look forward to hearing your great ideas in the coming weeks.

Sincerely,

Brian F. Keane, SPA-SOC/BA '89

P.S. A huge congratulations to Men’s Basketball for making AU history by making it to the NCAA’s!   Note to self: Include getting to the Final Four in ’09 in the Strategic Plan…

 
 Faculty, staff, and students began discussing the strategic plan last month. AU wants to hear ideas from ALL its constituents, including alumni.    photo by Jeff Watts

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