search articles:     from the issue of June 12, 2008         Chancellor announces Alumni Association restructuring Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced May 9 that the Nebraska Alumni Association, the UNL Chancellor's Office and the University of Nebraska Foundation have restructured the Alumni Association to provide more integrated alumni engagement and a stronger connection between the association and the university. The new structure emphasizes alumni programs that will build a stronger connection with the university for UNL alumni, a more integrated program of alumni involvement between the three organizations and stronger financial and management controls for the organization. The Alumni Association board voted to restructure the governing body of the 134-year-old organization by creating a seven-member executive board. The 25 members of the current board will become the Alumni Advisory Council, which will advise the chancellor on alumni matters and work with him to grow alumni networks locally and nationally. The board will no longer have management responsibilities. The board's decision to move the financial management of the association to the University of Nebraska Foundation assures the same rigorous internal controls will be applied to the alumni association finances as are applied to all foundation accounts. The new structure also engages the chancellor's office and the University of Nebraska Foundation in the management and oversight of Alumni Association activities. A universitywide Alumni Engagement Committee will be formed to bring together all areas of the university to develop programs to connect with alumni. The committee will include representatives from the Alumni Association, several colleges, Student Affairs, the Office of Admissions, the University of Nebraska Foundation and Athletics, and will coordinate efforts to provide attractive opportunities for alumni to remain involved with UNL. "We are making plans to engage more alumni with the university in ways that connect them more closely with UNL faculty, students and staff, as well as with fellow alumni. We also are planning more ways to provide meaningful assistance to the university," said Jim O'Hanlon, interim director of the alumni association. "The association will also focus on developing new ways to engage our younger alumni with more programming aimed at keeping them tied to the UNL community and involving more alumni if they have lost touch with the university." GO TO: ISSUE OF JUNE 12 NEWS HEADLINES FOR JUNE 12 Born to Chase - Storms provide research inspiration for Dewey, Bower Chang-Barnes guides Lied into new season Hallam destruction provides baseline for Bower's thesis J.D. Edwards name change proposed Alumni association suspends 'Screamers' Chancellor announces Alumni Association restructuring Climate change event draws 150 Museum breaks ground on Hubbard Rhino Barn Nebraskans headline summer writers conference Study eyes predicting tenderness of steaks 733205S38263X