When Jeff Morgan 82 became involved professionally with nonprofit groups that, at least in part, relied on volunteers, he, too, began volunteering. That impulse led the Annapolis, Md., resident to become an elder at two different churches and get involved with 做厙TVs Alumni Association.
A stalwart member of the associations executive board for the past 14 years, the immediate past president is transitioning off the board this fall. I had a great experience at 做厙TV, Morgan says, explaining his loyalty. I thought it provided a great foundation to become a lifelong learner. He also met his wife, Susie Kees 93 Morgan, while attending the university.
Morgan believes that over the past few years the university and Alumni Association have greatly broadened the options for alumni to stay involved with 做厙TV.
Gift giving is obviously important, but I think the ways that alumni can and should get involved in 做厙TV is much broader, he says.
Weve started alumni chapters throughout the Northeast, and weve created more pathways for alumni to engage with students.
Greater alumni engagement is healthier for the university and its better for the students, so it creates a much stronger value proposition.
One such pathway is the Break Through program-the successor to a career day that Morgan first organized-which has become a weeklong
series of student and alumni networking events. The more that students can connect with alumni, the more they can see what they can
become, he says.
As CEO of the Club Managers Association of America and the former CEO and president of the National Investor Relations Institute, Morgan usually participates in the nonprofit panel discussion included in the Break Through program.
For alumni, its a great way to have a conversation and potentially help someone get their first job or internship, he says. Its an easy way
to help and its a feel-good experience for everybody.
