Alumni Relations

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“The success of Bethune-Cookman University is directly related to the commitment of those graduates who walk through the portals of its buildings; those graduates who trod the hallowed grounds and live out the legacy of the University’s founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, and the legacies of the leaders who followed in her footsteps.” The Office of Alumni Relations is a department within Institutional Advancement. Alumni Relations promotes the University’s mission, encouraging the participation of alumni and securing the critical financial support needed to provide “an enlightening educational journey” for deserving young students. Graduates and persons who attended the institution for at least one semester and left in good standing are alumni.

The Pre-Alumni Council at Bethune-Cookman University is an undergraduate networking unit of the National Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund. The major purposes of the Pre-Alumni Council are to expose undergraduates to the functions of alumni, to train students in basic fundraising techniques and provide opportunities to experience fundraising activities that support their alma mater and, to select a Miss Pre-Alumni to represent the University at the annual conference of the National Pre-Alumni Council and National Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund. All students are members of the Pre-Alumni Council. Membership is included in the general fees paid to the University during registration. Therefore, all students are encouraged to become active members of the council.

The National Alumni Association, Inc. is the official organization of Bethune-Cookman University graduates. The purposes of the organization are to perpetuate the history, ideas and philosophy of Bethune-Cookman University; to give educational grants to the University through solicitation of donations from alumni; to serve as the liaison and provide amicable communication between the college and its graduates; and to render volunteer services to Bethune-Cookman University, its students and graduates. The corporate purpose of the National Alumni Association is primarily carried out through the Executive Committee. Alumni chapters are organized and chartered throughout the United States of America and abroad to expand and enhance the purposes of the association. Membership into the alumni association is open to any alum who pays annual or lifetime membership dues. Graduating seniors are active members for the first year after graduation and are encouraged to remain active by joining the alumni chapter in their locale and to remit national dues through the chapter or to the Office of Alumni Relations.

THE TOTAL FAMILY AWARD is one of the highest honors bestowed upon Bethune-Cookman University alumni families. This award recognizes married couples and their children that graduate from the University.

President		Corresponding Secretary		Director of Public Relations
Immediate Past President		Treasurer		Parliamentarian
Vice President		Assistant Treasurer		(2) Alumni Trustee
Secretary		Chaplain