After a two month holiday hiatus, Alumnet is back!  Here is the news you need to know!

 

Get involved in the National Alumni Association.  Elections will be held Thursday, March 3^rd at National Convention in Miami.  You do not need to be present at Convention to run for office, but it is strongly encouraged because new officers will be introduced at dinner on Friday, March 4th. Officer nomination forms can be found at http://www.pse.org/Forms/NAAOfficerNominations.pdf.  Please submit your nomination form by February 18^th, 2005.  You must be a dues paid member by January 1, 2005 to be eligible for a board position.  To renew your dues, go to http://www.pse.org/register1.asp.  To view the current tasks of the NAA Board, please view the NAA Tasks document at http://www.pse.org/Forms/NAATasks&Agenda.pdf.  Please contact NAA officers if you would like to be involved or offer any suggestions.  We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Alumni members attending convention can "buddy-up" to share costs.  If you need assistance locating a roommate, please contact Kelly Greenauer at kgreenauer@dowlohnes.com for assistance.

 

Attention Convention Attendees:

The Pro-Am Sell-A-Thon can use your help.  We are seeking coaches and judges to assist the students in the competition.  Any coach or judge must attend the training session, which will be held from 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM on Friday, March 4th.  A reception follows the training.  If you are a coach, you would then determine what time you will work with your assigned student.  This can be done Friday night and/or for a short time on Saturday morning.  Anyone who is judging must be there from 11:30 - 4:30 PM on Saturday.  Lunch will be provided.  If you are interested or have any questions, please contact either Ann Devine ann.devine@pse.org or Joe Ashbee at (330-903-3818)/ joe@galaxymedical.net as soon as possible.  Your support and help is greatly appreciated.

 

Professional programming for alumni, sponsors, faculty, professionals and graduating seniors will be Friday, March 4^th from 9am to 4pm at National Convention in Miami.  The program will consist of Sales, Marketing, Assessment and Customer Service seminars.  This program is for sales and non-sales professions.  To view presenter bios, visit  http://www.pse.org/pse-alumni.asp.

 

Annually, the NAA hosts a summer planning and networking event.  In 2005, the meeting will be held July 28-31, 2005 in Irvine, California.  Mark your calendars and make your reservations now.  The Hyatt Regency, Irvine is the host hotel and the secured rate is $115/night.  To make your reservations, call the hotel at, 800-223-1234 and mention that you are with the PSE National Alumni Association. Deadline for hotel reservations is July 2, 2005. The hotel offers a free shuttle from the Orange County/John Wayne Airport.

 

A geographic alumni survey will be available THIS WEEK on the PSE website.  We want to know where you are and what you are doing now.  We hope to use this survey to reconnect lost alumni.  Click www.pse.org after February 11^th to complete the survey.

 

Thank you,

NAA Board Members