Vu72, I refused to go, due to the university ghosting me on their follow-up communication on how our Valpo Club of DFW could assist in driving attendance. It wasn't the lack of trying to leverage our prior event network, but simply that their rep responded with a request to connect, and then ghosted me on my 3 follow-up attempts to connect. Sad to see that only 15 people attended, but point proven that they could have used our help, as we had 40-50+ at each of the prior VU President stops in DFW.
Thats sad and shocking to hear that the Dallas event had only 15. And even more shocking is the inexcusable staff work with the alumni volunteers. Talk about self-defeating behavior.
Thank you to Vu84v2 for pointing out tha the MAY PADILLA events are publicized on the VU website for Milwaukee and Minneapolis. They don't show up when you simply scroll down. You have to go back to the top and choose, "ALL EVENTS", even an April one.
Thankfully both the MN and WI events say, "Join President Jose Padilla..........." I look forward to "joining him" when he comes to Milwaukee. But I would also like chair-elect Jon Steinbecher to come to Milwaukee now that a search is in process.
We are the strongest Valpo alumni group in the country right now, (".....and maybe the best ever" -D. Trump.)
Chicago has more alumni, but we think Milwaukee is more active.
Per the VU alumni website Saint Louis on March 6 was part of the "Valpo Alumni Tour." But it doesn't mention any spokespeople so who spoke? Wonder how many attended?
At least Padilla is planned to be at the Valpo Tour in Milwaukee and the Twin Cities. Maybe Saint Louis scheduling of a Padilla forum vs the MVC game slots made it unworkable.
