Alumni Association staff snags 3 awards in APEX competition

The ASU Alumni Association snagged three awards from the 2009 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence competition, including honors for its quarterly publication, ASU Magazine, and the association’s successful 2009 Founders’ Day event.
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Alumni Association president identifies keys to surviving recession

Christine K. Wilkinson, president of the ASU Alumni Association, was one of five local female executives interviewed for an article sharing their strategies for surviving the current recession. The article was posted June 28 to the MarketingMixUp.com Web site.

Wilkinson: listening, forward-focus crucial in tough times

Scholarship fund to honor Maria Hesse, outgoing Alumni Association board chair

A campaign to create a student scholarship fund has been launched to honor former Chandler-Gilbert Community College President Maria L. Hesse, who officially began a new job as vice provost for community college partnership with Arizona State University on July 1. Hesse ended her term as chair of the board of directors for the ASU Alumni Association on June 30 and continues on the board in the position of past chair.

Hesse has long history of civic, educational leadership

Seeing is believing, and the visual presentation of ASU Magazine, as well as that of a signature university event, Founders’ Day, recently received recognition in the 2009 American Inhouse Design Awards contest. All materials were produced by the communications and marketing department of the ASU Alumni Association, which publishes the magazine and produces the Founders’ Day event.

The department received kudos for its design work on three cover stories published in ASU Magazine during 2008: “Creating a University” (March), “What’s the Big Idea?” (September) and “The Future of the City” (December). The department also received commendations for materials used to promote the 2008 Founders’ Day awards dinner.

The American Inhouse Design Awards are sponsored by Graphic Design USA magazine. This year, more than 4,000 entries were submitted to the contest; the magazine reports that fewer than 400 groups submitting entries were honored with recognition.

Five people from Arizona State University have been named to the 2009 Phoenix Business Journal Forty Under 40 list that honors young leaders in metro Phoenix.
Who made the list?

Alumni chapters affiliated with the ASU Alumni Association strengthened communities across the United States on March 21, when they volunteered with local community-improvement events in conjunction with ASU CARES Day.

More than a dozen chapters participated

The ASU Alumni Association honored faculty members and alumni involved in solving challenges with world-changing consequences at its Founders’ Day Awards Dinner on March 3.

Be a social media Sun Devil on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter!
Social networking—it’s not just for the younger generation any more! ASU grads of all ages are discovering social media, and Alumni Association groups are there to share the connections and good times!
Get plugged into ASU’s alumni networks

A new Arizona law makes it illegal for license plate holders to cover the word “Arizona” on vehicle license plates. Before you buy a new holder to display your Sun Devil pride, why not get a free one, just by joining the ASU Alumni Association? Be sure to enter the membership code PLATE to receive the free license plate holder.
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Learn more about the change in the law

Wall space may soon be at a premium in certain parts of Old Main: The marketing and strategic communications department of the ASU Alumni Association recently picked up six awards for its marketing materials, magazine designs and membership programming efforts.
What did they win?

A six-person delegation from Tempe, including a representative from ASU, recently visited Trollhattan, Sweden, to discuss becoming “sister cities” and collaborating for mutual benefit.

Learn more about the trip

What are the things every Sun Devil should experience before they graduate? Does the list include climbing “A” Mountain? Learning how to make the pitchfork symbol? Marching in the Homecoming Parade?

Arizona State University is succeeding in its mission to increase both student access and student quality, according to enrollment data released by the university Aug. 28. ASU enrollment is shattering records once again, with a projected freshman class of 9,700 students and overall numbers expected to top 66,000.
Meet the freshman class.

Show your Sun Devil pride! Join or renew your membership with the ASU Alumni Association and take advantage of a host of benefits and opportunities to connect with fellow alumni and current students
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The Alumni Association has a variety of benefits and partnerships that can help you run your small business more efficiently and effectively.
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The ASU Alumni Association and ASU Career Services have partnered to offer all dues-paying Alumni Association members unlimited free career-related counseling sessions with Career Services advisors at any of ASU’s four campuses.
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The ASU Alumni Association has partnered with PersonalWines.com to launch the ASU Alumni Wine Club, a special program that provides alumni with access to quality wine from award-winning vineyards, packaged in a special label featuring the Alumni Association’s home, Old Main. (Read more)

Write On! Join the ASU Alumni Association now and also receive a complimentary one-year membership to the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing (worth $35) that includes a 10% discount off the upcoming Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference and membership into the Piper Book Club.
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