All board members are expected to be very active in the life of Queens and support their alma mater through service and financial contributions.

Each board member agrees to:

• Serve on a board committee (Executive, Reunion, The Queens Fund, Nominating or Awards and Recognition).
• Give a gift to The Queens Fund (Queens' unrestricted operating budget).
• Attend all board meetings, the board retreat, Alumni Leadership Conference, Reunion and at least one other alumni event throughout the year.

The board meets three times a year; two meetings and a retreat. Alumni may recommend themselves or others for includsion on the Alumni Board. Nominations are taken each fall, and in the following spring, the Nominating Committee reviews the nominations, suggests others and then names next year's slate.

If you would like to nominate someone to be on the Alumni Association Board of Directors, please call or email Todd Hartung, associate vice president of alumni programs and annual giving at hartungt@queens.edu or (704) 337-2595.

President:

• Elected position with a two year term; commences on the day following Reunion Weekend.
• Appoints the members-at-large to board committees.
• Serves as an ex-officio member of Queens' Board of Trustees and is a voting member of the Advancement Committee of the Trustees.
• Fills vacancies of members-at-large occuring between elections.
  

President-Elect:

• Elected position with a one year term; commences on the day following Reunion Weekend.
• Assumes the position of President the following year.
• Chairs the Nominating Committee within the Alumni Board.
• Fulfills the duties of the president in his or her absence.
• Serves as an ex-officio member of all the Alumni Board committees.

First Vice President (Reunion Chair):

• Elected position with a one year term; commences on the day following Reunion Weekend.
• Chairs the Reunion Committee within the Alumni Board.
• Plans the annual Awards and Recognition Luncheon during Reunion Weekend.
• Coordinates a volunteer reunion committee and assigns tasks to members.
• Writes one letter to all reunioning alumni, to be mailed in the fall.
• Schedules and presides over regular reunion committee meetings.

First Vice President-Elect (Reunion Co-Chair):

• Elected position with a one year term; commences on the day following Reunion Weekend.
• Assumes the position of First Vice President the following year.
• Maintains and encourages active volunteer involvement within the reunion committee.
• Attends regular reunion committee meetings and presides in the absence of the first vice president.

Secretary:

• Elected position with a one year term; commences on the day following Reunion Weekend.
• Takes the minutes of regular and called meetings of the Alumni Board.
• Provides typed minutes to the Alumni Programs Office within two weeks of board meetings.

Queens Fund Chair:

• Elected position with a one year term; commences on the day following Reunion Weekend.
• Chairs The Queens Fund Committee within the Alumni Board.
• Sends solicitation letters to alumni in supoort of The Queens Fund.
• Leads the alumni in their annual giving to Queens.
• Assists the Annual Giving Office in recruiting missing Class Agents.
• Inspires enthusiasm for The Queens Fund and its programs.

Queens Fund Chair-Elect:

• Elected position with a one year term; commences on the day following Reunion Weekend.
• Assumes the position of Queens Fund Chair the following year.
• Supports all efforts of The Queens Fund Chair.
• Assists the Annual Giving Office in recruiting missing Class Agents.
• Inspires enthusiasm for The Queens Fund and its programs.

Member At Large:

• Elected position with a two year term with the option of re-election to a consecutive two year term; commences on the day following Reunion Weekend.
• Serves on an Alumni Board committee.
• Attends all board meetings, the board retreat, Alumni Leadershi Conference, Reunion and at least one other alumni event throughout the year.