Saint Mary's parental advisers to meet today
Melanie Becker
News Writer
Saint Mary's Parents Council is scheduled to meet on today in Stapleton for its fall semester meeting.
The Parents Council was founded in 1966 to bridge the gap between the students, parents and the college. The mission of the council is to serve the college and other parents of students by providing communication between the two.
"They are an advisory board that represents the rest of the parents." Susan Dampeer, Assistant to the President, explained.
The council consists of parents who have students in all classes, differing occupations and geographic diversity. This year there are several alumni and trustees on the council.
Gathering twice a year the group meets to discuss the needs of the student body. Council members are able to keep other parents informed by providing a website that is specifically for parents of the college.
Members of the council offer further financial support to the college. Over the years the council has raised money to fund programs, student scholarships, the Trumper Computer Center and the Dalloway coffee house.
Additionally, the council promotes the college throughout the country and recruits perspective students. Today's agenda for the parents will be to act as a focus group for the development office and discuss what is happening on campus. Representing the student body will be student trustee Kristen Matha, Student Body President Kim Jensen and Student Body Vice President Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl.
Jenson and Jablonski-Diehl plan to present the reading day proposal to the council. Information pamphlets and statistics, as well as student testimony will be presented.
"Our purpose [in going] is to raise awareness outside of just the student body." Jablonski-Diehl said. "Parents want to know what the students want."
All News Stories for Friday, October 4, 2002
