Mission
The Ball State University Alumni Association, an interdependent organization of the university, exists to foster and fully realize the ideals and mission of the university. The Alumni Association encourages loyalty, participation, and support of the university by informing alumni of the achievements and needs of their alma mater. The Alumni Association advances the university throughout the world and unites all alumni in closer bonds of education, fellowship, tradition, and mutual assistance.

Motto

To be an advocate for alumni, to enrich their lives, and involve them with Ball State University.

Executive Summary

2004-05 Accomplishments

• The Alumni Involvement Index measured the number of events and programs per year in which an individual alumnus was involved. In the last calendar year, 51,647 Ball State Alumni were measurably involved with the BSUAA, an increase of 5.2%. This involvement represented 37.7% of our alumni.
• The BSUAA hosted 158 on-campus events (35,242 alumni in attendance), 92 off-campus events (3,640 alumni in attendance) for a total of 250 events (38,882 alumni in attendance).
• 198 push e-mails announcing events and programs were sent to 631,500 alumni
• 30,094 alumni received the monthly BSUAA e-newsletter News from the Cardinal's Nest in December
• Alumni e-mail addresses increased to 31,989
• In 2004, 177 alumni received individual visits as part of the iAlumni relations initiative.
• The Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship was initiated in 1983 to financially assist alumni children and grandchildren with tuition. Since that time, 614 students have received Legacy Scholarships totaling $775,400.
• In Fall 2004 the BSUAA hosted football pre-game rallies for the 5 home football games.  In all, 1,689 alumni and friends attended the rallies.
• A significant number of alumni have taken advantage of the opportunity to have Cardinal Pride License Plates. The BSUAA issued 4,224 plates in 2004.
• Fifty-six alumni were recognized in 2004 by the BSUAA through award programs such as Coach-of-the-Year, Distinguished Alumnus, Graduate of the Last Decade (G.O.L.D.), and Benny Awards.
• The Association successfully used alternative methods, such as e-mail, to publicize events and program announcements to save on postage costs.
  

Additional technology usage

• There was a monthly average of 103,790 hits to the BSUAA Web site
• The Alumni Registry has grown to approximately 12,417 alumni
• The Career Alumni Network has 299 volunteer consultants online and 751 users