Membership
The membership of the Association shall be open to all interested alumni, former students, faculty, staff, and friends in the following categories listed below who are in good standing with the Association as defined in the Association’s Policies and Procedures.
Any applicant in good standing will automatically be a member at the level of membership to which he/she is entitled upon written (including letter, email, fax, or approved University form) application to the Director of Alumni Relations and shall remain a member so long as he/she is in good standing or until such time as the Director of Alumni Relations receives a letter of resignation as defined in the bylaws.
Membership Form - PDF
Membership Form - DOC
Categories of Voting Membership
There are five levels of voting memberships: Active, New Alumni, Sustaining, Emeriti and Sustaining Life. Members who meet the criteria for one or all of these categories are entitled to participate in a certified balloting and/or referendum voting.
Active Member
Any person who has been officially enrolled at the University for at least twelve (12) semester hours; and
Who donated at least $40.00 to the University through the MUW Foundation between 1 January and 31 December of the calendar year preceding the election will be an active, voting member in the Association for that year. The annual donation amount required for membership will be established in the Association’s Policies and Procedures.
New Alumni Member
Any person shall be granted a complimentary voting membership and considered a New Alumni for the first twelve (12) months following graduation.
Sustaining Member
Any person who has been officially enrolled at the University for at least twelve (12) semester hours; and
Who has donated through their life to the University directly or through the MUW Foundation a cumulative amount of monetary gifts of $10,000.00 or more may be awarded perpetual, voting membership in the Association.
Emeriti Member
Any person who has been officially enrolled at the University for at least twelve (12) semester hours; and
Who has reached the status of his/her 50th anniversary of graduation from MUW will have a fifty-percent reduction in the yearly donation level required for a voting member.
Sustaining Life Member
A life member of the Association is one who, upon their signed personal statement, held life membership in an MUW alumni association prior to Homecoming 1979 when criteria were officially changed.
Categories of Non-voting Membership
There are two levels of non-voting membership: General and Associate. Members who meet the criteria for these categories are not entitled to participate in a certified balloting or in referendum voting.
General Member
Any person who has been officially enrolled at the University for at least twelve (12) semester hours and has not met the donation requirements stipulated in the Policies and Procedures is considered a General Member.
Associate Member
Any person who attended the University as a student for less than twelve (12) semester hours or is a current or past member of the University faculty or staff and/or is a friend of the University; and
Anyone who donated at least $40.00 to the University through the MUW Foundation between 1 January and 31 December of the calendar year will be a non-voting associate member in the Association for that year.
