CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

VISION STATEMENT: TO BUILD A PASSIONATE WILDCAT NATION.STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY: WE BELIEVE THAT CWU SHOULD BE A COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE, A COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND ALUMNI, WHOM COLLECTIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY, ALL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING, SUPPORTING, AND SUSTAINING THE OBJECTIVES OF CWU. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR ALUMNI COMPRISE AN INTEGRAL AND INSEPARABLE PART OF CWU AND THAT ALL ALUMNI HAVE A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO SERVE AND SUPPORT THEIR ALMAMATER.WE BELIEVE THAT OUR ALUMNI CAN SERVE CWU BY JOINING TOGETHER IN AN ORGANIZED ASSOCIATION WHICH CAN PROMOTE AND FOCUS SUPPORT AND SERVICE AND THAT THE CONCEPTS FOR DEVELOPING THE ASSOCIATION'S ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE ALUMNI THEMSELVES.WE BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE THE FUNCTION OF ASSOCIATION TO WORK WITH CWU TO DEVELOP WAYS AND MEANS OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT, INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR ALMA MATER AND TO SEE THAT ALUMNI ARE RECOGNIZED AS A RESPECTED AND INTEGRAL PART OF CWU.THE WORK WE DO IS GUIDED BY THREE STRATEGIC PRINCIPLES:CONNECT = OUTREACHENGAGE = BUILD PARTICIPATIONLEAD = DEVELOP LEADERS AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERTHE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HAS MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS AS WE HAVE SOUGHT TO EXPAND OUTREACH AND PARTICIPATION. THE ASSOCIATION CONTINUES TO LOOK FOR CREATIVE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING ON CAMPUS, LOCAL, STATE, AND AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT OFFERED BY THE ASSOCIATION. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALUMNI PLAZA HAS NOT ONLY CREATED A PLACE FOR ALUMNI TO GATHER ON CAMPUS BUT IS ALSO DOUBLING AS THE COMMENCEMENT STAGE WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO WELCOME OUR MOST RECENT ALUMNI. WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH OUR WILDCAT NETWORK OFFICERS TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITY FOR FACE-TO-FACE VISITS AND TO STRENGTHEN OUR WILDCAT BRAND ACROSS THE STATE. WHILE MUCH OF OUR FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE ON CONNECTING OUR CURRENT STUDENTS WITH OUR ALUMNI, WE ARE ALSO EXCITED TO PROMOTE AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALUMNI TO GIVE BACK TO THE INSTITUTION IN SUPPORT OF SCHOLARSHIPS.