Being All That We Can Be

Posted on March 6, 1987

From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94)

Carolina alumni are always looking for reasons to return to Chapel Hill. Walking across campus and down Franklin Street, cheering on the Tar Heels in Kenan Stadium or the Smith Center, sharing a University Day observance or a Commencement Ceremony, renewing friendships from our student days at a class reunion — these are “Chapel Hill” experiences for many Carolina alumni.

However, your Alumni Association knows that too few alumni can return to Chapel Hill as often as we may like. More importantly, it is increasingly evident that alumni can help the University most in the places where we live and work.

Therefore, the Alumni Association is placing more and more emphasis on developing stronger and more active alumni chapters. As you will note on page 8, I have recently appointed G. Paul Carr Jr. ’58 to the newly created position of Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs for Chapter Development. Paul will be spending his time expanding alumni involvement at the local level.

Some of the ways alumni can help the University locally are:

1) Identify and recruit outstanding students

2) Represent the University’s needs to members of the North Carolina General Assembly

3) Articulate to your community the University’s many contributions to the welfare of the state, region and nation

4) Recognize outstanding teaching in the public schools

5) Plan for the observance of the University’s bicentennial

6) Develop scholarship opportunities for local students attending Carolina

7) Provide internship opportunities for Carolina students wishing to explore possible career opportunities

8) Showcase outstanding University faculty, students and administrators at local chapter meetings.

Won’t you help? Strong local leadership is critical to building stronger chapters. Many more alumni must take an active role in assisting our local chapter leaders. If you are willing to play a part in strengthening your local alumni chapter, please write: Carolina Alumni Chapters, c/o Paul Carr, PO Box 660, Chapel Hill, 27514.

Working together we can bring some of the excitement of the University and Chapel Hill to your hometown and expand alumni involvement on behalf of the University.

Yours at Carolina,

 

 

 

 

Douglas S. Dibbert ’70