Notre Dame Club of Atlanta Women Connect Update

Overview At Alumni Senate in the Spring of 2009, several clubs presented their initial rollout plans for ND Women Connect. ND Women Connect has been developed as a response for a need voiced by alumnae to have the opportunity to interact with each other socially, professionally, spiritually and through service. Lauren Taylor, Current Club Co-Vice President, Vilija Going and Monise Seward all saw a need for this new initiative in Atlanta and began the exploration of ideas through the summer and early fall of What is Our Mission? Based on the knowledge gained from other current ND Women Connect groups and our initial brainstorming meeting, we have determined that our mission is: 1)Meet and interact with other alumnae socially 2)Mentor and network with each other for professional development 3)Serve the Atlanta community and embrace our spirituality Who are Our Leaders? Vilija Going, Monise Seward and Lauren Taylor are the current ND Women Connect Atlanta Chairwomen. Kristin Zielmanski is serving as one of our Professional Development committee chairs. Araceli Bonilla, Jennifer Hamamoto, Meg McCarthy and Kristin Kuk are also serving as a part of the steering committee. If you are interested in heading the Professional Development Committee with Kristin, interested in heading the Social Committee or Service/Spiritual Committee or serving as our Communications Manager, please let one of us know! 21/28 responders thus far have said they would be interested!

ND Women Connect Atlanta Demographics – By Class Year Alumnae in all life stages exist in Atlanta  Alums from past 15 years are most prevalent in Atlanta  Important to think about life stages when planning events and determining target audience

ND Women Connect Atlanta Demographics – By School of Study Alumnae with diverse knowledge bases are part of Atlanta  Arts and Letters is most common school of study for our alumnae  Solid presence from all other schools

ND Women Connect Atlanta Social Activity Preferences 1 1 – Based on 28 survey responses as of December 4, 2009  Beer/wine tastings and cultural events most selected choices  Book groups, cocktail parties and luncheons also selected by at least half of the responders  Mothers’ group could be niche group for select population of ND Women with children (12 respondees would be in favor of doing this) Multiple Committee Heads/Members Needed!

ND Women Connect Atlanta Professional Activity Preferences 1 1 – Based on 28 survey responses as of December 4, 2009  Lectures by ND Professors, Networking Lunches and Lectures from Other Influential ND Women most selected choices by over half of responders  Mentoring could be niche group for select population of ND Women Committee Head: Kristin Zielmanski (one other needed, plus committee members)

ND Women Connect Atlanta Service/Spiritual Activity Preferences 1 1 – Based on 28 survey responses as of December 4, 2009  Retreats selected by over half of responders  Charitable walks, serving dinner at charities, and other charity events also selected by close to half of responders Multiple Committee Heads/Members Needed!

ND Women Connect Atlanta Day of Week/Time of Week Preferences 1 1 – Based on 28 survey responses as of December 4, 2009  Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays are most preferred days for events  Weekday Afternoons, Weekend Lunches, and Weekend Evenings are most preferred times for events Times Days

Kickoff Event Update Estimated Time: 12 pm-3 pm Potential Location: Fado Irish Pub  No spending minimum  Confirm one week in advance Steering Committee to Do: Vote on location