DFW Alumni Event

[valpotx]

For anyone in DFW, we are hosting President Heckler at the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum on 2/19/14 from 6-9 pm.  Cost is $30 per person, but $15 for any 2003-2013 graduates.  The event is a reception plus 'State of the University.' 

You should have received a postcard in the mail, but if not, you can register at http://alumni.valpo.edu/s/1347/index.aspx?sid=1347&gid=1&pgid=1023&cid=2248&ecid=2248&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=1962.  Deadline to register is 2/13/14.  Hope to see you there!

[vu72]

For anyone in DFW, we are hosting President Heckler at the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum on 2/19/14 from 6-9 pm.  Cost is $30 per person, but $15 for any 2003-2013 graduates.  The event is a reception plus 'State of the University.' 

You should have received a postcard in the mail, but if not, you can register at http://alumni.valpo.edu/s/1347/index.aspx?sid=1347&gid=1&pgid=1023&cid=2248&ecid=2248&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=1962.  Deadline to register is 2/13/14.  Hope to see you there!

Haven't registered yet but I'll be there!

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Haven't registered yet but I'll be there!

wait YOU'RE A TEXAN TOO?

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[vu72]

Haven't registered yet but I'll be there!

wait YOU'RE A TEXAN TOO?

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No, I'm a Mark Heckler groupy!!    Just kidding, I moved to Texas in August of 2012 and now live in the DFW area.

[LaPorteAveApostle]

No, I'm a Mark Heckler groupy!

Wow!  Good to know.

I don't think you can be both a heckler AND a groupie, though

[okinawatyphoon]

I can't wait to go back to the States so I can participate in events like this. Let us know what he says! 

[valpotx]

vu72, I am part of the DFW Valpo Club, and if you wanted to possibly participate in that, I could get you the contact information for the point person .  I spent several days this week trying to contact Valpo alumni in area to get them to come out. 

[vu72]

vu72, I am part of the DFW Valpo Club, and if you wanted to possibly participate in that, I could get you the contact information for the point person .  I spent several days this week trying to contact Valpo alumni in area to get them to come out. 

I've been active wherever I've lived and am a very proud holder of an Alumni Service Award.  So, count me in, I'm done moving and pretty sure I'm in DFW for the remainder of my shelf life!!

[crusadermoe]

I keep hearing about these "alumni clubs".   

My memory of some hoops events is that a staff member runs out to a ballgame flies back, and calls that the city's "Valpo Club."    No local volunteer talked or introduced anyone.  It was the staff member all the way.   

Who is in a city's club?  What do they do?   

[historyman]

https://www.facebook.com/St.LouisValpoClub

https://www.facebook.com/ValpoClubChicago

https://www.facebook.com/ValpoClubofDetroit

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Valpo-Club-of-Cleveland/134551903390709

https://www.facebook.com/IndyValpoClub

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Valpo-Club-of-Milwaukee/442188772520546

As you can now see why the Horizon League and playing Saint Louis is such a great thing for alumni.

[valpotx]

I keep hearing about these "alumni clubs".   

My memory of some hoops events is that a staff member runs out to a ballgame flies back, and calls that the city's "Valpo Club."    No local volunteer talked or introduced anyone.  It was the staff member all the way.   

Who is in a city's club?  What do they do?   

The DFW club has been off and on since I graduated in 2004, but has solidified in the last 2 years as far as active membership.  There are several people on the local committee (myself included), and we basically help facilitate different events.  Each individual is a Valpo alum.  These could be events for our fans to support Valpo teams that happen to be in the area, or just random information events, such as this visit by Dr. Heckler.  A few months back we had a Valpo get-together at a Rangers game. 

As a committee member, you make calls to Valpo alumni in the area to make them aware of the event, and also help volunteer the day of the event for any tasks that are needed.  Eventually, the idea is that the local group can help the alumni relations people to reach out to potential Valpo students of the future.  Since we know and live in the area, it allows for a knowledge base that any alumni relations individual might not otherwise have. 

[vu72]

Not sure how many alumni reside in or near Rugby, ND!  When I live in the Twin Cities area we had an active Club and we gathered for basketball games and also had an annual golf tournament.  That started out as a fund raiser for athletics and we had folks like Homer Drew, Bill Steinbrecker, Paul Twenge, Mark LaBarbera and several other coaches as regular participants.  We then invited alumni, parents and students from the area and generally had good turnouts.  Today it would be much more difficult to get coaches to fly somewhere without some sort of guarantee. We didn't often make much money but had a great time!

Alumni Clubs can be started anywhere, it is just a matter of interest and volunteer time.  When I lived in Houston I met with a handful of grads who wanted to revive their club.  Obviously the more alumni in the area the easier it is to get one going.  We discussed gatherings for athletic events or possibly getting a Valpo prof or administrator to come and speak on a topic.  The alumni office can be and is very helpful is getting things rolling but don't want to be "the club" but rather act solely as a support mechanism.

[valpotx]

Looks like only 18 people for this event today, similar to Houston yesterday. 

[vu72]

Looks like only 18 people for this event today, similar to Houston yesterday. 

The reservation list shows 29 and there always are a few late decision makers.  I'm hoping for 35 guests plus Valpo people.

http://alumni.valpo.edu/s/1347/index.aspx?sid=1347&gid=1&pgid=1023&cid=2248&ecid=2248&crid=0&calpgid=906&calcid=2190

[valpotx]

Even when I click on the Attendee List again, it still shows 18 (12 alum plus 6).  Where do you see 29?

[vu72]

Even when I click on the Attendee List again, it still shows 18 (12 alum plus 6).  Where do you see 29?

click on the site I posted above.  Shows 28 or 29 and hasn't been updated since 2/14

[valpotx]

It must be at the bottom of the page then, in the only part that is blocked out by my company in a frame.  I click on the Attendee List, which shows the names. 

[vu72]

It must be at the bottom of the page then, in the only part that is blocked out by my company in a frame.  I click on the Attendee List, which shows the names. 

Yeah, that's it.  If you click on the attendee box I see the 18, but if you schroll down to the bottom it list the attendees again which more folks.  Weird.  See you tonight.

[valpotx]

Thought that I should put this here as well:

Vu72 asked about the track during the Q&A portion of the DFW meeting with President Heckler tonight.  He confirmed the information that the track will be an 8-lane D-1 NCAA quality project, as well as the name that the track will be given.  He mentioned that the name hasn't been released publically, so I will leave it to vu72 to see if he wants to mention it . 

I also thought that it was cool to hear that there will be another new dorm after the current one finishes this Fall, which should be available the following year as well.  This would be built to match increased student attendance.  He said that we are currently at 97% occupancy, with 54 male students having to live in study lounges for the first bit of the school year, and it will be 95% occupancy next year with the new dorm.  That is why they would be building another new dorm after this one.  The intent is to have the older dorms house FR (revamped dorms), the new dorm for SOs with Memorial/Guild, and any apartments for JR/SR students.  Heckler seemed pretty confident that we will reach the 6,000 student attendance that is desired, and that our average test scores/GPAs for incoming students has actually been increased, so the quality of students aren't going down with the increase in attendance.  A very informative meeting, and my first time meeting vu72 in person. 

It was cool to see that the two professors shown in the promotional videos were individuals that taught me 11-12 years ago.  My Adviser is still at Valpo (Dr. Nelson), as is Prof. Raman in Economics. 

[okinawatyphoon]

I also had Prof Raman for Economics. He's a really great guy and an awesome professor.
But thanks for the insight, Tx.  Did President Heckler happen to mention where the second new dorm will be located? There is a lot of space where the old Huegli Hall once sat, but I thought that was slated for a new academic building.

[vu72]

I also had Prof Raman for Economics. He's a really great guy and an awesome professor.
But thanks for the insight, Tx.  Did President Heckler happen to mention where the second new dorm will be located? There is a lot of space where the old Huegli Hall once sat, but I thought that was slated for a new academic building.

He did not but my guess is that one of the old dorms will be torn down as the Master Plan has the dorms pretty much where they are now.

[valpotx]

I think that it has been mentioned before in the articles referenced on here, but the new dorm sounds modern on the inside!  Suite-style rooms with no community showers (in their rooms).  Especially now with all of the new gadgets, it's probably good to get away from the community shower approach...

[VULB#62]

Well, if it is a replacement -- Wehrenberg is the oldest out there.  30 year plan has all the dorms from Scheele to Wehrenberg replaced at some point.

[vu72]

Well, if it is a replacement -- Wehrenberg is the oldest out there.  30 year plan has all the dorms from Scheele to Wehrenberg replaced at some point.

I would think it would be Alumni, Brandt or Lankenau as Wehenberg has been updated (including air conditioning) while the others haven't. Scheele would be more costly to replace with its single floor per sorority layout.

[wh]

I'm waiting to hear what he said about the exciting plans in store for the ARC?