Information on DC Dukes Get Together

Hi everyone!

It was suggested we hold this little event at the same place as last year, Ri-Ra Irish Pub and Restaurant, in the Clarendon area of Arlington, VA (http://www.rira.com/rira/arlington.html). It is located at 2915 Wilson Blvd and is easily accessible by car and public transit.

There is free parking located 2 blocks away at the Clarendon Square Garage from 5:30pm until 2:30am. The garage address is 3033 Wilson Blvd, but technically you need to turn onto N. Highland Street to enter. Also, the Clarendon Metro station, on the orange line, is just under 5 blocks from the restaurant. As you walk on Wilson from both the garage and metro, Ri-Ra will be on the left side of the street between N Garfield St and N Filmore St.

It looks like they have a few specials from 4-7pm and a live band starting at 10pm. Technically our event is starting at 7, but if anyone is interested in getting there early enough to take advantage of the specials, let us know. The list of specials for Thursday can be found here:http://www.rira.com/assets/files/arlington/happyhour.pdf

I can't wait to see you all at Ri-Ra between 7pm and 10pm this Thursday! I hope you all had a great holiday weekend, and have a wonderful start to your week. See y'all soon.

With love,
Heather

p.s. If you need anything, please feel free to call/text me at 571-217-3099.

We have launched our new website!

Check out our new website at http://www.wix.com/sgaalumnichapter/sgaac

And don't forget to add your friends to our fan page!

The Fan Page has changed location!

We changed the fan page from the "James Madison University Student Government Association Alumni Association" to the "James Madison University SGA Alumni Chapter" because it was suggested that we change the name so that it does not conflict with the "JMU Alumni Association" name. Because our alumni group is run through JMU's Office of Alumni Relations, we are referred to as a "chapter."

We hope you understand the reason for this change, and we ask that you join our new page here: James Madison University SGA Alumni Chapter
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If you have any further questions, please e-mail us at sgachpt@alumni.jmu.edu

Welcome from the President & Updates

Hello Student Government Alumni!

My name is Candace Avalos, a recent JMU gradate (Go Class of 2010!) and I am eager to serve you as the new president of the SGA Alum Association. I look forward to getting to know more of you SGA alumni as the year goes on, and I hope to see you all at some of the wonderful events we will be putting on.

On that note, there are many positions open on the executive team for the SGAAC: Vice President, Director of Membership, Director of Social Events, and Webmaster. If you are interested in any of these positions and would like to apply, please follow this link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dExVa0pnSUgtbm5BOTBMZENOZ19NX2c6MQ


Now, check out some links to our new/revamped pages:

Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Harrisonburg-VA/James-Madison-University-Student-Government-Association-Alumni-Association/52699200702?ref=ts&ajaxpipe=1&__a=14

new website (still somewhat under construction): http://www.wix.com/CandaceAvalos/SGAalumchapter/

new blog: http://sgajmualumni.blogspot.com/

And our new twitter: http://twitter.com/sgajmualumni


Let's stay in touch!
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That’s all the links for now, but if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me at sgachpt@gmail.com – get excited for a great year as SGA alumni!

Candace Avalos
SGA Alumna '10

Apply to be on the SGAAC Executive Team!

Interested in becoming a part of the SGA Alumni Chapter Executive Team?

The available positions are as follows:

Vice President
Director of Membership
Director of Social Events

Webmaster

Find the application here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dExVa0pnSUgtbm5BOTBMZENOZ19NX2c6MQ

Below are the descriptions of the responsibilities for each position. Please note that these positions are not limited to the following descriptions:

President - this position has been filled

• Serve as a liaison to the Alumni Association Office
• Representing the organization to JMU, the Alumni Network, and the current SGA
• Official spokesperson for the alumni chapter
• Overseeing the executive board and recruiting new executive officers

Vice President

• Assisting the president and representing them in their absence
• Managing and organizing all correspondence
• Assisting with recruitment of new executive officers

Director of Membership

• Serve as a liaison between the current SGA chapter and the alumni chapter
• Manage all members and recruit new members
• Member development and professional development
• Record keeping of all members and collaborating information on their personal lives and careers

Director of Social Events

• Coordinating and planning all social events
• Working closely with the SGA’s Director of Membership Development to plan events with the current SGA
• Communicating and collaborating with other JMU alumni chapters in order to plan social events with other members of the alumni network

Webmaster

• Organizing electronic correspondence
• Managing and updating the website, facebook page, blog, twitter, etc.
• Communicating with Alumni Association office to continually update our official alumni chapter page through JMU

Other general responsibilities:

• Need to be willing and flexible to have occasional meetings (whether in person, through the telephone, via skype, etc.)
• Must be dedicated to fill the entire term which will be from summer 2010 to summer 2011.
• At the end of a term, must be prepared to help recruit new members and transition them into their new positions.
• Must be consistent in communicating with the current SGA and be willing to make occasional trips to JMU if necessary for meetings, events, etc.
• Be flexible, dedicated, and hard-working
• Need to know how to have a little fun!

For more information, please e-mail President Candace Avalos at sgachpt@gmail.com