Committee Goals & Agreements

AGREEMENTS FROM THE FIRST CENTENNIAL PLANNING MEETING:

• The group agreed the Centennial should not detract from the class of 2014’s graduation and that the alumni torch should be passed to those students.
• The group agreed that current Tech students can and should play a major role in the event.
• The group agreed that students, faculty and staff past and present are all part of the Centennial outreach.
• The group agreed this is a BIG DEAL and will commit to put the city on notice to avoid scheduling major events which might conflict.
• The group agreed there will be multiple events over the course of the year culminating in a Gala of some sort.
• The group agreed that music and fashions over all the decades should be incorporated into the Centennial events.
• The group agreed to look into creating an endowment fund with the proper legal advising possibly in the form of a foundation (Dick would you like to work on this with me and maybe Sheilagh?) The group agreed there is a need for a PR committee for publicity, a secretarial committee to locate and communicate with participants.
• The group agreed to form a subcommittee which will bring back a milestone timeline for the next 2 years to the July 21st meeting for review by the full group (Creasie, Marian, Marty, Stacey and Sheilagh) The group agreed form two yahoo groups – one for the planning committee and another for all to keep them up to date on what’s happening.
• The group understands all funding will need to be raised and will look into locating foundations as well as other donors.
• The group agreed they would like to create video documentation to capture the stories of Bulldogs through the years and to energize and reconnect people for the event.