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International Network Expectations

Activities

  • Two or more annual events, ideally in different categories (see Events section for categories)
  • Complete Pre-Event Form no less than two weeks before event
  • Complete Post-Event Form no less than two weeks after events
  • Develop Network Annual Activity Plan

Communication

  • Maintain communication with Purdue for Life Foundation staff
  • Communicate with local alumni at least 4 times a year
  • Maintain social media presence for local alumni using the preferred local platform, and include Purdue for Life Foundation staff as administrators on alumni-managed social media
  • Provide updated contact information on a regular basis and at least annually
  • Join Purdue Ties community, “Purdue International Alumni Ambassadors”

Leadership

  • No less than two involved members sharing responsibilities
  • One primary contact for the network
  • Staggered terms to ease transition
  • Serve at the discretion of the network and Purdue for Life Foundation

Representation

  • Appropriate representation of Purdue and the Purdue for Life Foundation (Statement of Integrity and Code of Conduct)
  • Comply with branding standards and guidelines
  • Only utilize alumni data for network purposes
  • Always use leadership role to support Purdue rather than for personal benefit
  • Refer to your group as “Purdue Alumni Network of COUNTRY” (or city if multiple networks in country)

Activities

  • Two or more annual events in different categories (see Events section for categories)
  • Complete pre-event notification (no less than two weeks before) events
  • Complete post-event (no less than two weeks after) events
  • Develop Network Annual Activity Plan

Communication

  • Communicate with alumni at least 4 times a year
  • Communicate with the association at least 2 times year
  • Maintain a social media presence for alumni in your location, using the preferred local platform and include Purdue for Life Foundation staff as administrators on alumni-managed social media groups
  • Ensure your Foundation-maintained website is accurate
  • Maintain an Alumni Network community in the Purdue Alumni Association Portal, which includes posting all events and responding to inquires

Membership

  • All leaders are current members
  • Promote membership
  • Member pricing for events

Data

  • Assist with contact information updates on an ongoing basis (at least once annually)
  • Sign and comply with Data/Contact Information Usage Agreement
  • Include Foundation staff as administrators on Network-managed social media groups

Leadership

  • No less than three involved members sharing responsibilities
  • One primary contact for the association
  • Staggered terms to ease transition
  • Serve at discretion of the association

Representation

  • Appropriate representation of Purdue and the Purdue for Life Foundation (Statement of Integrity and Code of Conduct)
  • Comply with branding standards and guidelines
  • Always use your leadership role for Foundation rather than personal benefit
  • Refer to your group as “Purdue Alumni Network of COUNTRY” (or city if multiple networks in country)

Contact Information

For additional questions or concerns, please contact Trevor Foley, Global Alumni Ambassador & Director, International Outreach.

Purdue for Life Foundation
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Patsy J. Mellott

BS College of Health and Human Sciences, 1969
Fishers, IN

Patsy earned a bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition in business from Purdue in 1969, in addition to an MBA in food marketing from Michigan State University in 1970. She retired from Kraft Foods in 2006 after 36 years in corporate food marketing and marketing communications management.

A community volunteer, Patsy serves on the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana Advisory Board and the Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences Dean’s Leadership Council, in addition to the President’s Council Advisory Board. She is a former member of the Health and Human Sciences Alumni Board. Patsy held several offices from 2006 through 2013, including president and treasurer. She serves her community’s Discover Indianapolis Club in Fishers, holding several leadership roles for over 10 years.

Patsy has received several honors, including the Purdue University Nutrition Science Department Hall of Fame recipient in 2009 and the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award in 2016. She also received the college’s Gold and Black Award in 2016, an honor reserved for donors who have moved the college forward by committing exceptional financial resources.

In addition to endowing two scholarships, the Patsy J. Mellott Scholarship and Patsy J. Mellott HHS Scholarship, she established the Patsy J. Mellott Teaching Innovation Award in the College of Health and Human Sciences in 2013. In 2015, she endowed the Patsy J. Mellott Women’s Tennis Coach Performance Award. She is a lead donor in the Christine M. Ladisch Faculty Leadership Award and the Purdue Women’s Network Virginia C. Meredith Scholarship for the College of Health and Human Sciences.