VOTE IN THE PSU 2013 ALUMNI TRUSTEE ELECTION VOTE IN THE PSU 2013 ALUMNI TRUSTEE ELECTION

    Every year, three alumni trustees are each elected to three-year terms. The election procedure is outlined below for this year’s (2013) election.
    • On or before January 15: Nominating ballots are sent to all eligible alumni (those who have been either active members of the Penn State Alumni Association or contributors to the Penn State Fund within two years prior to March 1 of each year) or to any other alumni who make a request in writing for a ballot
    • Mid-April 2013 to early May 2013: Election period
    • May 2, 2013: Election Ballots close at 9 am EST
    • Mid-April 2013: Election ballots are sent to all eligible alumni (those who have been either active members of the Penn State Alumni Association or contributors to the Penn State Fund within two years prior to March 1 of each year) or to any other alumni who make a request in writing for a ballot
    See below for more information on those who qualify to vote for alumni trustees and on how to request nomination and election ballots.

    Qualifications for Voting and How to Request Ballots

    Alumni, former students, and Dickinson Law graduates who qualify to vote in the alumni trustee election
    • Alumni. All graduates who have received a first or bachelor's degree or an advanced degree from The Pennsylvania State University are eligible to vote for alumni trustees. Alumni become eligible for voting by “the election next following the year of their graduation or the year following that in which they were no longer in attendance at the University.”
      NOTE: You do NOT need to be a member of the Alumni Association to be eligible to vote...
    • Former students. To be eligible, former students must have met all of the following requirements: — enrolled full time, for at least one semester or two terms, in any of the University courses/ University program requiring two or more years for completion — satisfactorily passed the work in that program
      NOTE: Currently enrolled undergraduate students are not eligible to vote. Currently enrolled graduate students who received a bachelor’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University are eligible to vote.
    • Dickinson Law graduates. All graduates of the Dickinson School of Law are eligible to vote for alumni trustees.
    How to request a nomination ballot or an election ballot
    Alumni may request a nomination or election ballot by sending an e-mail to  BOT@psu.edu  or by calling (814) 865-2521.         <== 1
    When emailing or calling for a ballot, alumni must provide the following information:
    • complete name at time of graduation (maiden name included)
    • year of graduation, college, and major
    • current e-mail address (where you would like to receive ballots), if applicable
    • mailing address
    After the alumni record is qualified, a ballot will be sent by email (to alumni who provided an email address) or by regular mail (to those who did not provide an email address). If an alumnus/alumna receives a nomination ballot, he/she will automatically receive the election ballot on April 10 and does not need to send an additional request for the election ballot.

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    Facts Regarding PSU 2012 Alumni Trustee Election

    Vote in the 2013
    Pennsylvania State University
    Alumni Trustee Election
  • Worldwide, there are 560,658 alumni of The Pennsylvania State University
  • In the PSU 2012 Alumni Trustee Election, only approximately 6% of eligible alumni (37,563 people) cast votes (possibly less if some voters were not alumni)
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