What the Sandhills Alumni Club Stands For

 

Our Vision:

Make our club stronger by positively supporting the Ohio State University, the Ohio State Alumni Association and our local Sandhills Alumni Club in all its social, scholarship, recruitment and community activities.

 

 

Our Mission:

Our club is dedicated to connecting alumni, friends, fellow Buckeyes and possible future Ohio State students in a lifelong, positive support of Ohio State and each other as individuals.

 

Our Core Values:

 

Integrity

Our club keeps it promises. Our reputation rests on honesty, fairness and treating everyone with respect.

 

Service

Our club goes the extra mile. We provide the highest levels of service to our members, the university, and the alumni association.

 

Quality

Our club pursues excellence in what we do and how we do it.

 

Diversity

Our club is strengthened by nurturing and embracing individual differences.

 

Innovation

Our club’s successes depend on striving for continuous improvement and openness to new ideas.

 

Tradition

Our club believes in Ohio State and the Ohio State Alumni Association. Our club cherishes the rich and vibrant history and will work to enhance the university’s reputation.

 

Go Bucks!

 

The Sandhills Alumni Club of North Carolina

Strategic Goals

 

 

1. Our club will be the pathway through which alumni in our area stay connected with The Ohio State University and with each other through:

 

· Creating a website that is a comprehensive, user-friendly resource for all alumni interaction;

· Producing a newsletter that shares OSUAA information, OSU news and local membership articles with photos of club members;

· Conducting multiple programs that facilitate alumni interaction with OSU through community service, continuing education, social events, and scholarship.

 

2. Our club will support the Ohio State University Alumni Association by:

 

· Providing a link to OSUAA’s website with our club’s information;

· Supporting OSUAA’s news by printing news articles on-line that are important to the alumni association and the university;

· Encouraging our club members to become a part of the OSUAA and supporting their vision; and

· Attending annually the Alumni Leadership Conference in Columbus.

 

3. Our club will strive to build a bigger membership locally by:

 

· Annually conducting a membership drive promoting positive Buckeye spirit at social events, cultural events, community affairs and fundraisers;

· Using the Zip Code List provided by the OSUAA to contact other alumni living in our areas for club membership;

· Creating a webpage on our website that encourages members to renew  and invites other interest individuals to join; and

· Posting a link that connects our club directly to OSUAA for membership information on becoming an alumni association member.

 

4. Our club will give its members the tools to influence public opinion about Ohio State within our own community and around the world by:

 

· Connecting directly to the OSU Alumni Association with our Board and Committee Chairs and club’s website and Board’s contact information;

· Providing our members with a club website and newsletter that states the names of all Board members and how they may be reached;

· Announcing club particulars and events in local papers and other media venues.

 

5. Our club will constantly strive to support OSU by offering to local students a chance to obtain a higher level of education by:

 

· Creating a positive communication between local students, our club and Ohio State;

· Participating in local student recruitment activities; and

· Raising scholarship money and awarding a scholarship annually.