RYERSON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

ALUMNI COUNCIL MEETING

Saturday, October 2, 2010 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Oakham House, OAK-320 Room D Materials posted at: www.ryerson.ca/alumni/ruaa

Agenda:

1. Welcome / opening remarks 2. Minutes of Alumni Council 2009 3. President’s Year-End Report 4. Executive Director Year-End Report 5. Proposed changes to the RUAA Constitution 6. Academic Associations Year-End Report 7. Geographic Branches Year-End Report 8. Shared Interest Chapters Year-End Report 9. Students and Young Alumni Year-End Report 10. Marketing and Communications 11. Nominations and Awards Year-End Report 12. Annual Fund Year-End Report 13. Liaison to Senate Year-End Report 14. Liaison to the Board of Governors Year-End Report 15. New Business 16. Date for next Alumni Council: Saturday, September 24th, 2011(TBC) 17. Adjournment

Ryerson University Alumni Association Council Minutes

October 3rd, 2009 I. Call to order Valerie Pringle - Presumptive Chair-Elect called to order the Council Meeting of the Ryerson University Alumni Association at 11:07 a.m. on October 3rd, 2009 in Toronto. II. Approval of Minutes: Council Meeting 20 Sept 10 Sharifa Khan asked the group to review the minutes and welcomed any deletions or additions. Tyler Forkes pointed out that all RUAA minutes are posted on the alumni website (http://www.ryerson.ca/alumni/ruaa/minutes.html) The minutes were approved as presented Motion: 100309: to adopt the agenda as presented Mover: Ian Horne- Photographic Arts ‘76 Seconded: David Martin – Hospitality ‘77 Motion carried III. Board of Directors Year-End Reports • Jane Langdon (absent) '75 – Chair: Valerie Pringle read Jane’s welcome and report. There were no questions or comments. • Tyler Forkes (Executive Director Alumni Relations) : spoke to his report highlighting last year’s Ryerson dinner which sold out with 190 participants and pointed out that the dinner is being held at the Royal York this year and has been sold out(400 persons). He also pointed out that the Alumni Relations department is looking forward to the new online community which is due to roll out in mid-2010 which will have a seamless integration. He also thanked the RUAA Board of Directors and the Alumni Relations team for making great strides in the inaugural year of the RUAA. There were no questions or comments. • Tony Biglieri '83 – Chair, Academic & School Alumni Associations: Valerie Pringle tabled Tony’s report and asked the group to review the minutes and welcomed any deletions or additions. There were no questions or comments. • Ross Mutton '75 - Chair, Regional Branches: spoke to his report highlighting the expansion of the Regional Contact Network and Regional Branches. There were no questions or comments.

• Jim Theobalds '68 – Chair, Shared and Personal Chapters: spoke to his report highlighting the ongoing communications with local chapters and projecting growth in this area. There were no questions or comments. • Chris Nguyen '05 – Chair, Students & Young Alumni: spoke to his report and highlighted that there is an increased awareness for students transitioning to alumni via Blackboard to Boardroom, Grad Fair and Top 30 Under 30 Award initiatives. He also noted that our facebook page has grown to over 900. There were no questions or comments. • Kari Davis '07 – Liaison Marketing & Communications: Valerie Pringle tabled Kari’s report and asked the group to review the minutes and welcomed any deletions or additions. There were no questions or comments. • David Martin '77 – Chair, Nominations & Awards: spoke to his report highlighting the creation of the Outstanding Volunteer award and recognizing the need for more broader base awards that acknowledge alumni/staff and faculty – and will be pursuing ongoing discussions. He also mentioned that he would be working on a succession planning in 2010. David then introduced the new members of the RUAA Board: Ian Horne, Frank Salvati and Paul Nichols. He then announced the retiring members: Valerie Pringle and Sanjay Dhebar. Valerie Pringle thanked David for his governance and Tyler in moving the “commitment” forward. There were no questions or additional comments. • Ian Horne '76 – Liaison Annual Fund: spoke to his report, highlighting that he will be hosting a reception in the afternoon for the Blue and Gold Society. Goals for the upcoming year included increasing the Annual Fund donations and the implementation of the Task Force. There were no questions or comments. • Darren Cooney '04 – Director at Large: introduced the scope of the project he took on, stemming from last year’s Council meeting request for defining “alumni”. He looked at best practices and has submitted general recommendations to be discussed after all reports have been tabled. • Sanjay Dhebar '99 – Exiting Liaison to the Senate: Thanked the Senate and the RUAA for the opportunity. He then let Paul Nichols speak to any Senate updates – there were none as the Senate was due to meet on October 6th, 2009. There were no questions or comments. • Frank Salvati '83– Liaison to the Board of Governors: he spoke to his report highlighting the upcoming new sports and recreation and student centre facilities. There were no questions or comments. Motion: 100309-02: to approve the Board of Directors reports as presented Mover: Sanjay Dhebar – Public Administration ‘99 Seconded: Sharifa Khan – Office & Administration Studies ‘88 Motion carried IV. Proposed Changes to the RUAA Constitution Tyler spoke to the proposed changes to the Constitution noting that the majority of the changes are

housekeeping items as these binding documents were established by a working group. An example of a change would be replacing ‘Chair’ with ‘President’. Motion: 100309-03: to adopt the constitution and by-laws as amended Mover: Ian Horne – Photographic Arts ‘76 Seconded: Sharifa Khan – Office & Administration ‘88 Motion Carried V. Proposed Changes to the RUAA By-Laws Tyler spoke to the proposed changes to the By-Laws noting that the majority of the changes are housekeeping items as these binding documents were established by a working group. Motion: 100309-04: to adopt the constitution and by-laws as amended Mover: Ian Horne – Photographic Arts ‘76 Seconded: Sharifa Khan – Office & Administration ‘88 Motion Carried VI. Defining the membership of the RUAA Darren Cooney circulated his proposal (Appendix A) what’s in a Word? Defining the membership of the RUAA. Darren then spoke to his proposal detailing his methodology. Tyler clarified language by explaining that alumni non-grads must have attended Ryerson full-time for one year. Roberta Garcia: Director Annual Fund: questioned whether the membership definition would also include Gateway certification of International Professionals? Albert Ho: Bachelor of Science: Nursing ’09: queried if Honorary Doctorate recipients were included in the definition of ‘membership’. Tyler explained that membership is not to be utilized as a mechanism to capture ‘stars’. Darren continued to explain that this is based on a formula – best practices. Albert Ho: wondered if students who were expelled or suspended whether they would be eligible. Darren replied that this would require more investigation. Tyler reiterated the need for us to follow up on the aforementioned questions/situations. Paul Cheevers: Radio and Television ’95: expressed his concern with respect to voting quorum in the By-Laws which currently states it is 20%. Tyler said that the RUAA would review and clarify at next year’s Council. Motion: 100309-05: to move the current recommendations in principle Mover: Darren Cooney – Journalism ‘04 Seconded: Ross Mutton – Radio & Television ‘74 Motion Carried

VII. New Business Tyler and David wanted to acknowledge the retiring board members and presented them with a small token of appreciation. Tony Celletti wanted to mention that there are some changes in the Architecture program which will now incorporate a graduate degree. VIII. Next Meeting of Alumni Council Valerie Pringle informed the group of participants that the next alumni council meeting will be on October 2nd, 2010. IX. Adjournment Motion: 100309-06: motioned to adjourn Mover: Valerie Pringle – Radio and Television ‘74 Seconded: David Martin – Hospitality ‘77 Motion Carried Minutes submitted by: Florence James Minutes approved by: Tyler Forkes

RUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT

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Name: Jane Langdon Board Position: President Date: October 2nd, 2010 It has been a pleasure to serve another year as President of the RUAA – a year in which the RUAA Board firmly found its feet and began moving the ahead the Board agenda. Our Executive Committee was short a person as Valerie Pringle (Chair Elect) was seconded to the new capital campaign. I would like to thank Sharifa Kahn, who has handled the role of Secretary for the past two years, for her support and commitment to the RUAA. Sharifa’s term expires at Alumni Council although we hope she will remain involved and engaged in the future. And I would like to express a special thanks to Tyler Forkes, Executive Director of Alumni Relations, his assistant Florence James and the rest of the Alumni Relations staff. I have certainly benefitted from Tyler’s guidance and advice and the staff has collegially supported the work of all RUAA Board members. As we head into another year, there is no doubt that the RUAA is operational and functional. We revised the By-laws to reflect the current state of the organization and opened the process for Board nominations. Thanks go to Board members Darren Cooney and Paul Nichols and Ryerson Alumnus Paul Cheevers for steering us through the process. We successfully implemented a succession plan and with a number of new members coming on to the Board have managed to stagger terms of office to add new people without losing all the experienced Board members at one time. I am pleased to note that the new Board reflects the diversity that mirrors Ryerson. The following Board members have also completed their terms and I would like to thank them for their efforts: Chris Nguyen, Chair, Students & Young Alumni Outreach, and Kari Davis, Liaison to Alumni Marketing and Communications. To help set the agenda for next year and bring the new Board members up-to-speed, we will be holding the first RUAA Board Strategic Retreat on October 29. I look forward to working with the new Executive Committee, the RUAA Board and the dedicated Alumni Relations staff again next year.

RUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT

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Name: Darren Cooney Board Position: Director at Large Date: October 2nd, 2010

Since the last meeting of the Ryerson University Alumni Council in fall 2009, I formed and led a team that reviewed and proposed amendments to the RUAA bylaws and constitution. This team, composed of fellow board member Paul Nichols and alumnus Paul Cheevers, met several times during the spring of 2010 to review these two founding documents with an eye to address ideas and issues raised by RUAA members at the last council meeting. At the time, members asked questions about the criteria for membership in the RUAA. As the team worked its way through both the bylaws and constitution, it also found a number of areas for “housekeeping” revisions. The committee’s proposed bylaw amendments were approved at a regular meeting of the RUAA Board of Directors in May 2010, as per the process for amendments in Article 5 of the bylaws. The constitutional amendments have been proposed to the membership for ratification at the Alumni Council meeting on October 2, 2010. I’m proud to report that I presented the alumni address during two separate convocation ceremonies in June 2010, first to the Faculty of Communication & Design, which includes my program, journalism, and second, to the Faculty of Arts, which has grown substantially since I graduated in 2004. It was an honour and privilege to welcome hundreds of new graduates to our ranks as alumni of Ryerson University.

RYERSON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (RUAA)

CONSTITUTION

Adopted October 3rd, 2009

THE CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE 1. - NAME AND AUTHORIZATION

The name of this association shall be the Ryerson University Alumni Association (RUAA). This constitution and by-laws were adopted by substitution of all prior and existing documents of the association on September 20th, 2008 and endorsed by the Board of Governors of Ryerson University on January 28th, 2008.

ARTICLE 2. - PURPOSES

The RUAA, in partnership with the Alumni Relations Office, endeavours to foster a lifelong, mutually-beneficial relationship between the University and its alumni.

To this end, the RUAA:

• Represents all Ryerson alumni, including a growing network of alumni groups. • Ensures direct alumni input on, as well as transparency and accountability for, alumni

operations. • Encourages alumni to stay in touch with the University, become actively engaged in the life

and work of the institution, and to facilitate its advancement through multi-faceted support.

ARTICLE 3. - MEMBERSHIP

All persons having spent at least one year as a degree, or diploma, or certificate candidate at Ryerson in any of its schools or colleges, and whose class has graduated, and such other persons as the Board may from time to time determine shall be considered members of the Association and shall be eligible for any office within the Association, its Council or its Board, as further defined herein. For the purposes of the Constitution, any individual member of the RUAA who has not graduated with a degree, diploma or certificate will be known as an Alumni Associate. Note: The working definition of “alumni” used by the RUAA differs from the university’s formal definition. As per The Ryerson Act, 1977 (amended):

1. C) “alumni” means persons who have received degrees, diplomas or certificates from Ryerson Institute of Technology, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute,

Ryerson Polytechnic University or Ryerson University and are no longer registered as students.

ARTICLE 4. - COUNCIL 4.1 Purpose

The purpose of Alumni Council is to serve as an annual general meeting (AGM) of the RUAA. Executive and Board members will present summary annual reports, amendments to the constitution and by-laws, duly presented, will be entertained, and the new slate of Board Executive and Directors will be announced and terms of office will formally end and begin as appropriate. The meeting will be duly promoted, and is open to all alumni.

4.2 Powers and Duties. The Council of the Association shall be the representatives of the Association and shall have

the duty of implementing the purposes of the Association as set forth in Article II hereof. The members of the Council shall elect the members of the Board on the recommendation of the Board Nominating Committee.

4.3 Representatives - General. All leaders of Ryerson University alumni groups duly constituted, recognized and operating in

accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Board of the Association and approved by the Council shall be members of the Council. These shall include, but shall not be limited to leaders of undergraduate and graduate alumni class and alumni cadre groups, regional branches, shared interest groups, athletic groups, school or academic groups and the like.

It is expected and shall be required in the regulations promulgated by the Council and Board

that these alumni leaders shall represent in their number the gender, geographic, ethnic and shared interests of the Ryerson University alumni population.

In order to ensure this broad representation on the Council, the Board shall determine if and

when additional representation may be needed. The Board will then invite Ryerson University alumni whose perspective is important to the Council’s work to serve a term of three years as at-large Council representatives. At-large representatives shall never be more than twenty-five percent of the total Council membership.

The RUAA intends to grow Council over time to include student leaders from student

government and, or from such official student groups that in the view of the Board warrant inclusion, shall be represented on the Council. Additional Council members ex officio shall include the President of the University, representative faculty members who are Ryerson University graduates to be selected at the discretion of the Board, and all senior officers of University Advancement. Each ex officio representative shall serve in this capacity during the term of office on which ex officio status as a representative is based.

4.4 Representatives – Undergraduate Classes . Each University class graduated from Ryerson University shall be entitled to one Council

representative. Representatives shall serve in this role for at least three years.

4.5 Representatives – Regional Branches. Each alumni branch, which is recognized and endorsed by the Alumni Relations Office, will

be entitled to one Council representative. It is expected that these representatives shall be the leaders of the branch or designate, who shall serve for the duration of their term.

4.5. Representatives – Academic Programs and School Alumni Associations. All such official University entities will be entitled to membership on the Council in a manner

in keeping with the organizational structure in each of these groups. It is expected that these representatives shall include all leaders of these Academic Program or School or cadre associations or a designee of such a leader who shall serve in this representative role for at least three years.

4.6 Representatives – Shared Interest Chapters. Leaders of Ryerson University alumni groups organized to gather together alumni who share

interests in order to support the University will be entitled to membership on the Council. It is expected that these representatives shall be the leader of the shared interest organization or a designee of such a leader who shall serve in this representative role for up to three years.

4.7 Representatives-At-Large. No more than twenty-five percent of the Council shall be composed of

representatives-at-large. The Board shall nominate these alumni leaders in a manner and as necessary to ensure that all Ryerson University alumni are fully represented on the Council. The Council shall ratify the appointment of representatives-at-large proposed by the Board by a formal vote at the annual meeting of the Council and will have the right and responsibility of adding additional names to the slate proposed by the Board in order to ensure broad representation should the Board fail to achieve that objective in its nominating process.

ARTICLE 5. - RUAA BOARD 5.1 Powers and Duties. The Board shall be the executive committee of the Council; shall elect the President, Vice

President, Secretary and / Treasurer of the Board; shall approve the slate of candidates for board positions proposed by the Nominating Committee; shall have the power to adopt, alter or amend the Association's By-laws as set forth therein, and shall perform such other functions as the Council may require and approve.

5.2 Membership. The Board shall consist of from fifteen to seventeen members, including the officers of the

Board, proposed by the nominating committee of the Board and elected from a slate presented to the Council by this committee. Up to one board member elected by Alumni Council may be an Alumni associate members. One additional member who is an honorary degree recipient from Ryerson University may be added. Ex officii members (who shall have full voting and other rights) shall include a member of the Ryerson University

Board of Governors selected by the Governors, and a former leader of the Ryerson University Alumni Association selected by the President of the Board. All elected members of the Board shall be elected for a three-year term except as provided in the By-Laws.

ARTICLE 76. - OFFICERS 6.1 Officers - Elected. The elected officers of the Board shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary and a /

Treasurer who shall serve without compensation and who shall be elected in the manner prescribed by and performs the duties set forth in the By-laws.

6.2 Officers - Appointed. There shall be an Executive Director of Alumni Relations who shall be salaried, paid for and

appointed by the University and who shall perform the duties set forth in the By-laws. ARTICLE 67. - COMMITTEES 7.1 Standing Committees. There shall be the following standing committees: A Board Nominations and Awards Committee President co-chaired by the Vice President

and Director of Nominations & Awards and consisting of three or more members selected by the Vice President from among the Board, Council or Association membership, who are not candidates for the positions or awards under consideration. This committee shall present annually a slate of candidates for open positions on the Board to the Council RUAA Board for approval, which would be announced and take effect at Alumni Council and bi-annually shall nominate a slate of Board officers for election by the Board and ratification by the Council. The committee shall consider candidates for all awards presented by the Association and shall select those to be honored, presenting the slate for Board consideration.

The RUAA intends to grow, over time, to create A Committee on Alumni Council President

chaired by the Secretary / Treasurer of the Board and consisting of three or more members of the Council, Board or Association who shall work to set the objectives of the annual meeting of the Council and ensure that this meeting achieves these objectives.

Additional committees may be established from time to time by the Board in order to achieve

the objectives of the Association as reflected in the By-Laws of the Association. In all cases, Board committees will be chaired by a member of the Board who has been elected to serve in this specific capacity. Membership on all committees is open to members of the Board, Council or Association at the discretion of the committee President chair.

7.1 Committees - Membership. Committee Presidents chairs for all the committees specified in the By-Laws shall be

identified in the nominating process for the Board and elected by the Council to fill specific leadership roles. The President, the Vice President, and the Executive Director (ED) of Alumni Relations shall be ex officis members of all Board committees, with full voting

privileges, except the Board Nominating Committee which the Vice President and Director of Nominations & Awards will lead co-chair and the ED of Alumni Relations will serve as an ex officio member. Board directors are able to strike committees as necessary to complete their mandate.

ARTICLE 8. - BY-LAWS The conduct of the affairs of the Association, its Council and its Board shall be governed by a

set of By-laws, not inconsistent with this Constitution, which may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof.

ARTICLE 9. - AMENDMENT This Constitution may be amended or supplemented by a two-thirds vote of the

representatives present at a regular or special meeting of the Council upon notice specifying the nature of such amendment mailed, or communicated electronically to each representative at least twenty days before such meeting. Any such notice shall be mailed by the ED for Alumni Relations at the request of the President, the Board, or the Vice-President of Advancement.

RUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT

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Name: Tony Biglieri Board Position: Chair, Academic Associations Date: October 2nd, 2010 _________________________________________________________________

Continued meetings and discussions with the existing and new Alumni Associations and their elected executive and attended alumni events throughout the year;

Coordinated and participated in the first Annual Alumni Associations meeting held at

Ryerson University on April 20, 2010 – those in attendance were Business, Early Childhood Education, MBA/MMSc, Architecture, Social Work, Urban Planning, Engineering, Men’s Basketball and Hockey, Delta Sigma Phi, Interior Design Journalism, Hospitality, Retail Management, Geographic Analysis and Arts and Contemporary Studies;

Topics of discussions were: Getting Started, Communication, Running Successful Events, Sponsorship and Industry Support, Recruitment and Succession Planning and how can alumni relations help the alumni groups as well as discussions regarding the Alumni Group Handbook;

Meetings and discussions with the Alumni Relations Office to organize and coordinate the next Annual Alumni Relations Meeting scheduled for April 2011.

RUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUAL REPORT

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Name: Ross Mutton Board Position: Chair, Regional Branches Date: October 2nd, 2010 ________________________________________________________________

• Regional Branches are geographically based alumni groups providing the opportunity for alumni to stay in touch with Ryerson, become actively engaged in the life and work of the institution, and to organize local events fostering interaction and networking. Three branches currently exist – Hong Kong, Trinidad and Tobago and Ottawa (officially launched in May of this year).

Jamaica is working on establishing a branch. New York, London England, and Vancouver are possible future branch locations.

My objective is to continue working with contacts in various regions that could lead to the establishment of additional regional branches – an area of considerable growth potential.

• Ryerson graduates are spread across the globe, with a majority living and

working in North America. The Alumni Regional Contacts Network (ARCN) has grown over the past year with 45 alumni who have volunteered to act as a regional contact, in 19 countries – Canada, Bangladesh, China, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, South Africa, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.

Some of the contact responsibilities include: • liaising/advising with the Alumni Relations Office

• serving as a point of contact for alumni who may be traveling or moving to their region

• planning/assisting with alumni events in their area (new student send-offs, group meetings, social events, etc)

• encouraging local alumni, including lost alumni, to update their contact information with the Alumni Relations Office

• representing Ryerson and the president at local functions as required

• building support for the potential creation of a new alumni branch

• assisting with Ryerson student recruitment events I continue to be in touch with these contacts via email, communicating issues before the RUAA Board, providing them a channel of communications to the Board and offering suggestions on local activities.

• In August of 2007 Ottawa alumni in conjunction with Alumni Relations held a Student Send Off event for students who had been accepted into Ryerson programs that Fall. We repeated that event this past summer in Ottawa. The event was well received by the students and parents who attended, and provided an excellent opportunity for them to address questions to alumni about Ryerson and its environs in Toronto. In conjunction with Student and Young Alumni Outreach, Admissions and the Alumni Regional Contacts network, we will explore other sites for development of this exciting program along with other initiatives involving potential students. Our alumni are proud of their Alma Mater and show great interest in keeping in touch with one another and our University. It is a pleasure to work with them in establishing stronger contacts. Respectively Submitted, Ross Mutton Chair, Regional Branches

RUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT

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Name: Jim Theobalds Board Position: Chair, Committee on Shared and Personal Interest Chapters Date: October 2nd, 2010 _________________________________________________________________

The following is my shared interest chapter report for 2009/2010. The existing chapters and contacts are as follows: Delta Sigma Phi – Jim Theobalds Rho Alpha Kappa – Richard Todd Men's Hockey – Frank Sheffield Women's Volleyball – Slobidanka Skoric Women's Soccer (new) – Sonya Brooker Men's Basketball (new) – Shae Frattura O'Keefe House – Chrissy Musca Pitman Hall and ILLC (new) – Jeff Holloway International Living and Learning Centre – Terri Dietrich I will outline my 2009/2010 activity with these groups as follows: Delta Sigma Phi held the 4th Annual Golf Tournament on Sunday, June 6th at Woodington Lakes Golf Club, Tottenham, Ontario. This year we had a brother, Brent Osachuk attend from Surfer’s Paradise in Australia – he brought several brochures from the 1966 era such as the Ryersonian and I have donated these articles to the archives at Ryerson University. Also another brother, Jack Hunter attended again this year from Los Angeles, California and Peter Noakes, a brother that played on the championship Ryerson Rams hockey team in 1962 was present for the golf day – a good time was had by all. I spoke to many members of our fraternity group about Alumni Weekend – several said that they would attend on the Saturday or Sunday for Alumni Weekend but I was not able to encourage any fraternity brothers to attend the Ryerson Dinner/dance at the Royal York. Rho Alpha Kappa on Sunday, July 13th I attended the Rho Alpha Kappa golf day at Erin Mills Golf Course as their guest – I had the opportunity of speaking to the brothers about the RUAA as well as their attendance at Alumni Weekend – Alumni Weekend brochures were distributed to all the brothers. They will have a table of 8 attend the Ryerson Dinner on Saturday, October 2nd as the speaker for the evening is a Rho Alpha Kappa fraternity brother. Ryerson Rams On Wednesday, August 17th I attended the Ryerson Rams Golf Tournament at Granite Ridge golf course in Milton as their guest. I spoke to their group about the Alumni Weekend as well as the Ryerson Dinner at the Royal York, and of course suggesting they take a table of 8 as they did last year. Tony Biglieri met with Tony Biglieri on December 17th, 2009 for an RUAA update on his activities. On April 20th Ryerson held a function called the RUAA/ALUMNI RELATIONS

ASSOCIATIONS/CHAPTERS/GROUPS MEETING 2010. This meeting was attending by most of the groups and chapters in my Alumni Board as follows: Delta Sigma Phi – Jim Theobalds Rho Alpha Kappa - Richard Todd O'Keefe House - Chrissy Musca Pitman Hall and ILLC (new) - Terri Dietrich International Living and Learning Centre (new) - Jeff Holloway Men's Hockey - Frank Sheffield The exceptions are as follows: Women's Volleyball - Slobidanka Skoric – visited by Tyler in Vancouver on the 20th of April Women's Soccer (new) - Sonya Brooker – did not attend Men's Basketball (new) - Shae Frattura – did not attend This event was chaired by Tony Biglieri and assisted by all the ladies from the Alumni department – a fantastic evening and the feedback is that they want to do it again in 2010. New shared interest chapters – Anjela Wilson I also have received emails from Anjela about new opportunities from different groups wanting to start an Alumni operation – we will be pursuing these efforts over the next few months during homecoming weekend and other activities in 2010. Anjela has sent me an outline of the Alumni Game Dates and Alumni vs. Rams Game Dates for my perusal – I plan to attend a few of these events to better know the heads of these shared interest chapters. Ryerson Alumni Weekend I will be attending the following functions during Alumni Weekend: RUAA Awards Night – Thursday, September 30th RUAA Alumni Council Meeting – Saturday, October 2nd Ryerson Anniversary Reception – Oakham House – Saturday, October 2nd The Ryerson Dinner – Fairmont Royal York – Saturday, October 2nd

RUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT

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Name: Chris Nguyen Board Position: Students & Young Alumni Date: October 2nd, 2010 _________________________________________________________________

RUAA Awareness

• Events throughout the year that are promoted to recent alumni and 4th year students

o Grad Fair o Blackboard to Board room event o Money Matters o “25 Reasons to Say You're From Ryerson” marketing & communication

strategy o Alumni sports games

Social Media

• Facebook: 1,571 members and growing Future of Ryerson Alumni

• Class of 2014 Orientation • Great exposure to first year students • Alumni Student Recruitment Network

Innovation & Technology

• Ryerson Digital Media Zone • Encouraging innovation through current students and alumni

RUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT

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Name: David Martin Board Position: Chair, Committee on Nominations & Awards Date: October 2nd, 2010 _________________________________________________________________

September 2009/August2010 Accomplishments Proposed Slate of Officers for 2010/2011 2010 Alumni Award Recipients International Alumni Achievement Award Created Plans for 2010/2011 Nominations for Board of Directors for positions ending 2011 Promote International Alumni Achievement Award

2010/2011 RUAA Board of Directors - proposed slate

Position Name Program, Year Term Ends

President Jane Langdon Food and Nutrition ‘75 2011 Vice President Ian Horne Image Arts ‘77 2011 Secretary/Treasurer Darren Cooney Journalism ‘04 2012 Executive Director Tyler Forkes Director, Associations

Tony Biglieri Urban and Regional Planning ‘83 2011

Director, Branches Ross Mutton RTA ‘69 2011 Director, Chapters Jim Theobalds Business Management ‘68 2011 Director, Students and Young Alumni

Andrea Belvedere Business Management ‘10 2013

Director, Nominations

David Martin Hospitality ‘77 2014

Director, Communications

Aisha Wikham Thomas

RTA ‘96

2013

Director, Annual Fund

Mikhael Bornstein Business Management ‘06 2013

Board of Governors Frank Salvati Business Management ‘83 Senate Paul Environmental Applied Science

‘08 2011

Director at Large Hala Bissada Hospitality ‘91 2013 Director at Large Dale Lynch Civil Engineering ‘02 2013

2010 Alumni Awards Recipients with Contact Information Alumni Achievement Award Scott White, BAA ‘79 Journalism Editor-in-chief, Canadian Press

• Since graduating from Ryerson’s School of Journalism, Scott White has held a

number of positions with the Canadian Press, including his current post of editor-in-chief

• Has established a culture of innovation and new partnerships at CP that have been central to its roles as a major news resources

• Has participated as a guest speaker in the Master of Journalism program at Ryerson

• Volunteers with professional organizations, including sitting as Chair of the National Newspaper Awards

Hala Bissada, BCom ‘91 Hospitality and Tourism Management Owner, Hala Events & Communications Inc.

• Internationally award-winning event producer and one of Canada’s foremost event fundraisers with 17 years of experience

• Won her first national industry award (AHP Development Showcase Award) in 1995

• Was Chief Development Officer for the Children’s Aid Foundation from 1996-2004

• Established Hala Events & Communications Inc. in 2004, and has won 4 international awards, 3 national awards and 4 provincial awards for her work

• Part-time faculty member at Ryerson • Sat on Board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for 3 years

Alan Hamel, RTA ’54 (alumnus non-grad) Radio and Television Arts

• Tells story of leaving Ryerson just prior to his last exam for audition at CBC…he never came back!

• Co-host of Canadian children’s television show Razzle Dazzle from 1961-1964 • In late 60s he hosted two game shows on ABC, Wedding Party and The

Anniversary Game

• In late 70s he hosted The Alan Hamel Show, a popular daytime talk show • Married to Suzanne Somers • Re-engaged with the University recently and has offered to be involved in

planning for Los Angeles area alumni reception

Tony Guglietti, BTech ‘65 Mechanical Engineering Founder, Townwood Homes Nominated by Mohamed

• Founded Townwood Homes in 1974 • One of the original builders of both Erin Mills in Mississauga and Springdale in

Brampton – two of Canada’s exemplary master-planned communities • Attended Honorary Doc dinner for Will Alsop

Luigi Santaguida, BTech ‘87 Chemical and Biological Sciences President, The Terrasan Group

• Would be first Science Alumni Award recipient • Founding partner of Delsan Environmental Group, one of the largest demolition

and environmental remediation companies in North America • The Terrasan Group of Companies was formed in 2002 and is one of the first

privately owned and operated turnkey operations company in our field. • Industry leaders in demolition, excavation and site servicing, hazardous materials

management, soil and groundwater remediation, materials and waste recycling, miscellaneous metals fabrication and emergency response.

Isadore Sharp Outstanding Recent Graduate Award Che Kothari, BFA ‘05 Image Arts

• One of the most prolific portraitists in the city since his graduation • Co-founded Hightop Studio, works in media including photography, video, web design

and management, event production and consultancy • Founded Manifesto in 2007, a youth-led organization devoted to fostering collaboration

in Toronto’s artist community • Founding member and Board member of CYAN (Canadian Youth Arts Network) • Invited by Harvard University to present his Manifesto work at the United Nations Safer

Cities Forum • Community leader, social activist, role model

RUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT

________________________________________________________________ Name: Ian A. Horne Board Position: Annual Fund Liaison Date: October 2nd, 2010

• Annual Funds busiest fundraising season begins in September with approximately 50% of the overall funds raised between September and December.

• The Annual Fund employs about 80 students throughout the year in the call

centre

• Fiscal year 2009/2010 revenue grew to $1,095,000, an increase of 2.5% over 2008. It was the third consecutive year that revenue has surpassed $1 million.

• A direct mail appeal was sent to 45,000 alumni in September 2010, which will be

followed up with telephone calls in October/November

• RUAA Board members are encouraged to make their personal gifts to the Annual Fund and to assist with improving awareness of the Annual Fund within their respective portfolios

• The Blue & Gold Society, formed in the fall of 2008 recognizes Annual Fund

donors who have given annual contributions of $750 or more (Gold) or contributed for 5 or more consecutive years (Blue). There are now 730 members of the B& G society. A recognition event will be held for all Society members at Alumni Weekend 2010. The Development Officer responsible for the Blue & Gold Society, Julie Frahar, has resigned her position and we are recruiting for a replacement.

• The Annual Fund continues to consider the recommendations of the Alumni Fund

Participation Task Force. Resource constraints have slowed the implementation of new initiatives.

Goals for 2010 / 2011

• Continue to increase overall donations to the Annual Fund by: o Promoting the Blue and Gold Society o Work with other RUAA Board Members to improving awareness of the

Annual Fund within their portfolios o Transition to new board liaison for the Annual Fund

RUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT

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Name: Paul Nichols Board Position: Senate Liaison Date: 02 October 2010 _________________________________________________________________

• Darren Cooney, Paul Cheevers and I worked (in collaboration with Tyler Forkes and

Florence James) to address concerns over how Ryerson University and the RUAA defines ‘alumni’

• I, along with several other RUAA Directors, participated in the summer Convocation

ceremonies, speaking on behalf of the RUAA and advocating for a continued relationship between the new graduates and Ryerson University

• Highlights from Senate activities during the 2009-2010 session included:

o The proposal of a Ryerson University Law Studies Centre o Presentation: ‘Transfer Students from Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology

(CAATs) o Green and White Papers from the Provost Commission on Academic Structure at

Ryerson (PCAS) • Attended and promoted various alumni related events to foster ongoing relationships

between graduates/soon-to-be-graduates and Ryerson University as well as to promote Alumni Weekend and The Ryerson Dinner

RUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT

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Name: Frank Salvati Board Position: Liaison to the Board of Governors Date: October 2, 2010 _________________________________________________________________

• Copy of the “Alumni Matters!” Report presented on September 27, 2010 to the Ryerson

Board of Governors:

ALUMNI MATTERS! – September 27, 2010 Ryerson University Alumni Association “RUAA” Report – 2009/2010

RUAA’s President’s Note – progress has been made on all goals set by the Executive Committee, and several have been accomplished. Goal # 1: Ensure the RUAA is operational and functional, and compliments the work of the Alumni Relations Office. Thanks in large part to the Alumni Relations Office staff and members this goal has been met – a good base is in place for the future. A recent review of the By-Laws and Constitution, not unlike RU’s BofG’s continuous review, is another step in the evolution of the RUAA. Goal # 2: Take on a degree of ownership for the success of the Ryerson Dinner. 2009 event sold-out at over 300 attendees; 2010 event sell-out is targeted at 500, of which over 300 seats have been sold … “all” are encouraged to support/participate in any way – we hope to see you on Saturday evening October 2, 2010 at the Royal York Hotel. Goal # 3: Increase RUAA presence at on-campus alumni events, as well as with senior executives of the University. RUAA president met with Adam Kahan in May, and RUAA intends to meet with a university senior executive at least once every quarter in addition to providing on-going reports such as this one. Goal # 4: Work with the Chair of Nominations & Awards to facilitate a succession plan for the RUAA Board. RUAA senior executive and Nomination Chair met to review vacancies and expressions of interest towards staggering Board terms to avoid wholesale change – see proposed slate for 2010/11 attached.

Goal # 5: The Executive Committee to provide advice and assistance to help directors achieve the individual goals of their respective portfolios. As the Executive Committee is small this goal has not been reached to the degree hoped, hence, has become a priority for 2010/11. Closing Note – Special thanks to Tyler Forkes (Executive Director) and Alumni Relations staff for guidance, support, organization, attention to detail, and patience during these exciting times of growth and evolution … Supplementary Notes: [1] Electric World @ Ryerson – September 13, 2010 LinkedIn members 4,000+ Facebook fans 1,500+ RU online members 1,600+ Twitter n/a (new addition) [2] 2010 Ottawa Ryerson new student send-off “Ross [Mutton, RUAA Director of Branches] pointed out that he had received numerous remarks on how appreciative the Ottawa alumni were that Frank Salvati [i.e. an alum] attended the Ottawa Alumni reunion event in June and were thrilled by his re-election.” I encourage RU Board members, in particular Alumni Board members, to partake in an alumni event or two … alumni are hugely appreciative and you’ll have fun! Examples include: High-Noon tea at the King Eddie Hotel; beer/food tasting/pairing; Alumni Awards event this September 30th; or, the Annual Dinner on October 2nd to name a few. [3] RUAA President, and former RU BofG Chair, Jane Langdon congratulates Julia Hanigsberg on her new appointment and thanks Dr. Linda Grayson for her many contributions and wishes her the very best in future endeavours. Jane will personally extend her expressions! [4] Class of 2014 Orientation - “great success” - “good exposure to frosh students” - “interactive media to drive students online through a photo campaign”

Fall 2010 Convocation plan to give out “25 Reasons To Say You’re From Ryerson” booklet

• Highlights of the Fiscal 2009/10 year ending include: comments on the financial reporting of the University – on budget, on time (very efficient and effective financial management); the major capital projects underway – Maple Leaf Gardens (on expected schedule for Fall 2011), Learning Resource Centre (slight delay but confident time will be made up by overlapping future processes), Image Arts Building (delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, primarily the result of historic as-built drawings not being as-built); significant events such as the Pedestrian Mall at Gould and Victoria streets (resounding early success and tremendous promise for the future, to quote President

Levy: “… where did all of these people go before …); over 125,000 people visited the Ryerson booth at University Fair in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (coincidently the size of the Alumni body), a clear indication that “we” are a place of primary interest; this year’s numbers indicate that Ryerson is second only to UofT in student applications and 1st choice acceptances; while university pension plans continue to be an issue for all Canadian universities, Ryerson remains in a better position than most universities to address the upcoming issues; in closing, after the first year with a liaison to/from the respective boards, RUAA has an open invitation to bring issues important to it to the university Board level for consideration! All-in-all, yet another terrific year to report from the Board level – on behalf of the Board, Chair Phyllis Yaffe sends its regards! On a personal note, it’s both an honour and pleasure to serve Ryerson and the Alumni community!

• Other as may be introduced at time of meeting!