Join the PCAA

How do I join the PCAA?
The PCAA Board has voted to link its membership process into the College's Annual Fund campaign instead of requiring separate membership fees. Through this cooperative agreement, a gift of any amount by an alumnus to the PC Annual Fund will provide the alumnus with automatic active membership in the PCAA for the current fiscal year.

          To join today, just click for Online Giving

                                      or, send your donation to:

                            Prescott College Alumni Association
                            220 Grove Avenue
                            Prescott, AZ 86301

The PCAA Board has also now changed its membership year from a calendar year to a fiscal year basis (July 1 - June 30). In this way, alumni will no longer be "double-hit" each year for money. Now, one gift to the Prescott College Annual Fund each year does it all!

Through this new process PCAA will work to encourage all alumni to support the Annual Fund, with receiving active status in the alumni association as a special benefit. Alumni can make their donation in order to activate their PCAA membership at any time to the Annual Fund between July 1 and June 30. Active membership status will then run through the balance of that current fiscal year.

Benefits of Active PCAA Membership Status include:

A vote for the PCAA Board of Directors (and a chance to be a board member!)

• PCAA Annual Alumni Directory (next release - Spring 09)
• Voting privileges on all corporation issues (new Trustees of the College, by-laws changes, etc.)

 

CALL FOR PCAA Board CANDIDATES

 The Prescott College Alumni Association (PCAA) is issuing this “Call for Candidates” from among its Active Members for consideration for nomination for five seats on the PCAA Board of Directors. Each seat will be for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2008 and ending on June 30, 2011. As stated in the PCAA bylaws all Directors must be (a) former students of Prescott College, (b) over the age of 21, and (c) of good moral character. Every individual that has ever graduated from or attended classes at Prescott College (RDP, ADP, MAP) is considered an alumnus and is eligible for active membership status in the Prescott College Alumni Association (PCAA). 

Deadline to submit names for nomination is May 15, 2008. Names need to be submitted in writing or via email to: Prescott College Office of Alumni Relations, 220 Grove Ave. Prescott, AZ 86301, msmith@prescott.edu
or FAXED to: 928-776-5228 along with a personal background and a brief statement as to why you would like to be on the board. The final ballot will be compiled by the end of May and the election will be held in June.

Please consider serving on the PCAA Board and helping us to continue the connection among Prescott College alumni! 

  Board of Directors Position Description 

A member of the PCAA Board of Directors is elected to hold the position
based on demonstrated support, involvement, and commitment to Prescott College and its mission. In accepting this three-year appointment, an individual agrees to fulfill the responsibilities associated with Board membership.
These include, but are not limited to: 

• Attending and Participating in all scheduled Board meetings. These are held quarterly via conference call except for the first fall meeting of each year, which is held in Prescott. All Directors are expected to make travel plans to attend this meeting if at all possible.  
• Familiarizing yourself with the programs and activities sponsored, organized, and coordinated by the Alumni Association and participating in them to the extent possible, including campus events.
•  Assisting the College in meeting its fundraising goals.
• Offering ideas to help make the Board of Directors and the Alumni Association more meaningful to the alumni constituency and initiating Board activities and projects.
• Serving actively on Board committees and task forces as assigned.
• Supporting Prescott College financially each year. All Directors are required to be annual donors. 
• Representing and being a spokesperson for Prescott College and the Alumni Association in your community. This involves talking to prospective students, organizing alumni get-togethers in your area, and similar activities.
•  Seeking out and encouraging talented and distinguished alumni for the Board of Directors, other alumni activities such as presenting at a Career Network Series, and alumni awards such as the Desert Star.
•  Being an ambassador, publicist, and advocate of the Alumni Association and of Prescott College.

 Sample list of possible PCAA Board of Director tasks/assignments

•  Organizing a regional gathering or hosting a gathering at your home in collaboration with the Office of Alumni Relations.
•  Leading an alumni fundraising campaign for the Annual Fund, other building purchases or remodels, an alumni scholarship, etc.
• Phoning 25-50 people from your class during the Annual Phonathon.
•  Planning an alumni get-together or outing in your area (e.g. happy hour gathering, day hike, etc.).
• Assisting with idea generation and planning for Alumni Reunions.