1. Director’s Report
on the Development
of a Regional/Chapter
Program for
Keene State College
Alumni Association
May 2008
Prepared by:
Jeffrey J. LaValley ’88, M.Ed. ’99
Director, Alumni and Parent Relations

2. Introduction
The Keene State College Alumni Association is a dynamic organization, providing (currently) a
limited schedule of annual on- and off-campus events, attracting a small percentage of its more
than 23,000 alumni.
Current (Annual) Events Calendar
Month On-Campus Off-Campus Attendance Audience
July KSC Family Picnic (at
College Camp)
Golden Circle Luncheon+
2006 – 35
2007 – 36
Local
(Cheshire
County
Alumni)
Golden Circle
Alumni
August Canoeing (Lake
Nubanusit)
Golden Circle Luncheon+
2006 – 12
2007 – 10
Local
(Cheshire
County
Alumni)
Golden Circle
Alumni
September Move-In Day
Parent/Family
Weekend (KSC
Family Legacy
Lunch)
Golden Circle Luncheon+
2006 – 22
2007 – 20
2008 – 12
Volunteers
(Alumni
Board)
KSC Legacy
Parents
Golden Circle
Alumni
October Homecoming/
Pumpkinfestival
Golden Circle Luncheon+
2006 – 354
2007 – 450
Regional (New
England, NY)
Alumni
Golden Circle
Alumni
November Golden Circle Luncheon+ Golden Circle
Alumni
December Holiday Jazz
Concert/Reception
2006 – 100*
2007 – 100*
* 100 tickets
purchased
annually from
Arts Center
Thank You
event for
volunteers
January
February Annual Florida Reunion* 2006 – 7 events
(124)
2007 – 6 events
(136)
East/West
Coast Florida
Alumni

3. March Snow Tubing at Granite
Gorge
2006 – 76
2007 – 66
Cheshire
County
Alumni
April Washington, DC Alumni
Reception
2007 – 16 Capital Area
Alumni (DC,
PA, MD)
May Reunion Weekend 2006 – 314
2007 – 340
All Alumni
(with emphasis
on 5-year
anniversary
classes)
June
Notes:
+ Golden Circle Alumni Luncheons take place between July and November and attract, on average, 20 –
50 alumni at various locations throughout southern (and northern) New Hampshire.
* Annual Florida Reunion – historically, these events have their foundation in an annual event stretching
back to the early- to mid-70s with a no-host picnic at Philippi Park on old Tampa Bay. Over the years, as
founders and long-time attendees have aged or passed away, there was a need to change the event to
hosted lunches or dinner in private homes and/or restaurants.
Goals of the Proposal
The current schedule of events has not changed significantly over the past several years. This
proposal recommends the implementation of several new initiatives that will meet the needs of a
growing and diversified alumni population, while matching the goals of the College’s and the
Association’s strategic plans to engage a greater number of alumni in the intellectual life of the
College:
 Conduct a cost-benefit analysis for each on- and off-campus event
 Expand Golden Circle to include additional regional events in Vermont,
Massachusetts and Connecticut
 Establish an annual calendar for expanded regional events, reaching beyond New
Hampshire and Florida
Demographics
Overall Alumni Population
Active 22,281 Deceased 3,654
Lost 5,007 Inactive 386
TOTAL 31,328

4. Demographics (continued)
Active Alumni by
State
Alabama 24 Michigan 37 North Dakota 2
Alaska 19 Minnesota 28 Ohio 77
Arizona 124 Mississippi 4 Oklahoma 3
Arkansas 9 Missouri 22 Oregon 35
California 375 Montana 17 Pennsylvania 163
Colorado 162 Nebraska 8 Rhode Island 338
Connecticut 2,179 Nevada 43 South Carolina 77
Delaware 21 New Hampshire 10,566 South Dakota 7
District of
Columbia 19 Belknap 357 Tennessee 43
Florida 724 Carroll 204 Texas 120
Georgia 119 Cheshire 3,263 Utah 33
Hawaii 25 Coos 146 Vermont 1,159
Idaho 22 Grafton 448 Virginia 227
Illinois 79 Hillsboro 2,912 Washington 86
Indiana 32 Merrimack 983 West Virginia 13
Iowa 15 Rockingham 1,332 Wisconsin 25
Kansas 16 Strafford 406 Wyoming 11
Kentucky 29 Sullivan 515
Louisiana 20 New Jersey 369 Out of Country 133
Maine 714 New Mexico 25 Armed Forces 17
Maryland 128 New York 785
Massachusetts 2,754 North Carolina 199 TOTAL 22,281
Proposed (Expanded) Regional/Chapter Program
Tier One: 2 or more events per year
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Tier Two: 1 or more events per year
New York
Capital Region (D.C., Maryland, Philadelphia, Virginia)
Florida
Tier Three: events developed in collaboration with visiting faculty and principal administrators
Rhode Island
California
Texas
Arizona