July 1998
Secretary's Report

Attendance:
106 Alumni Meeting Attendees (attendance in our meeting is open to alumni, faculty, and current students) logged into the Online Campus ALEX meeting (ALUMNI) between November 1997 and the end of July 1998. Fifty six (56) meeting attendees logged into the meeting during the month of July 1998.

319 Visits were made to www.uop-alumni-sfo.org (opened July 4, 1998) were recorded during July 1998.  The website is open to alumni, faculty, current and prospective students, and internet visitors.  Of those 319 visits, 71% (227) were one time visits, 16% (51) visited 2 - 3 times, 2% (6) visited 4 - 7 times and 11% (35) visited 8 or more times.

Fifty three (53) Membership Information Forms have been submitted to Carol Din (Secretary & Webmistress).  Not a very good response considering that there are more than 1400 UoP Online Alumni and the number of website visitors already. :-( (IF Your Name DOES NOT APPEAR in the WEBSITE Membership Listing (see Membership Directories Section) .... Your Member Info Form Has Not Been Received....Please complete one!)

Activity Sponsored During the 1998 Graduation Festivities
Pre-Graduation Banquet/Dance Friday Night
Awaiting final report

Topics Discussed in the ALEX Meeting Since Nov. 1997
Interest Expressed In:
Alumni Activities Planned for Graduation '98 Weekend
Student Business Frat Chapter
Graduate / Honors Association
American Management Association (AMA) Chapter
UoP Newsgroup on the WWW
UoP or Outside Course on Investing
Value of UoP Degree (or just higher degree) in Job Hunting
End of CompuServe Gateway into ALEX
Connecting to ALEX when outside US.
Networking Efforts:
UoP Alumni setting up a business looking for clients, advice, and leads
Two Position Openings Posted.
1997 Alumni looking for 1997 Graduation Pictures
Help Getting Alex 2.x

Topics Opened For Discussion in the Website Discussion Room:
Thoughts on 1998 Graduation Festivities
Ideas for 1999 Graduation Weekend
Question: Official tape of graduation & is it available for purchase
Opinions on the recognition, rating and the quality of theMBA/TM program
Thoughts on combining UoP MBA program with work and family (2 small children)

Carol Din, Secretary