Emerson College

Parents Leadership Council

What is the Parents Leadership Council?

The Parents Leadership Council is designed to engage parents, enrich student experiences, and strengthen the College's financial foundation through enhanced communication and meaningful opportunities for parent involvement within the College community.

PLC President's Weekend in the Tufte PPC

Family Weekend

Family Weekend was a great success!  Thank you to those parents who were in attendance.  For more information about what happened at the annual fall meeting check out this article in From E2U, the parent's newsletter.

Website Update

The PLC is preparing for a new corner of the website for our three committees:

  • Parent Partners Fundraising Team
  • PLC Professional Development Team
  • Events and Programs Team

Committee updates and information will be posted in this new section.

Stay Connected

If you have any ideas for improving our students' experience through parent support, or want more information on any existing initiatives, please e-mail Kate Wheeler the Assistant Director of Parent Giving and Volunteer Management.

Check out our Regional Contacts to connect with a PLC member in your area or student's major.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Council members pledge to:

Invest

Connect

  • Make a family leadership gift at a suggested level of $1,000
  • The PLC works on a “give or get” model—families make leadership gifts or inspire other parents to give
  • Leadership gifts can be made in monthly installments

Attend at least one PLC meeting annually:

  • Family Weekend October 24, 2009
  • PLC President’s Weekend March 26-27, 2009
  • Regional events Dates TBA

Affect

Benefit

Participate in volunteer campaigns:

  • Outreach—welcome new families, capture feedback, and invite them to join the PLC
  • Parent Partners—fundraise for Emerson scholarships and projects
  • Parent Relations Committee for Admission—assist with recruitment
  • Stay connected to their students’ experience
  • Hear inside information about College news and announcements
  • Network with each other and the greater Emerson community
  • Receive special invitations to attend EC events and assist with ad hoc projects
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