Welcome Message from the Vice President for Development and Community Relations
Thanks to your support, Northern Oklahoma College continues to provide superiority in the individual and personal attention vital to a student’s achievements both academically and socially. We feel privileged to be a partner with each of you in Northern’s continues success!
It is the participation and generosity of our alumni, parents, and friends that not only sustains the College in an environment of dwindling State funding, but also creates that margin of excellence which facilitates outstanding academic programming and services to our students, the communities in which we serve, and the state of Oklahoma. Our alumni serve as leaders and educators in their communities and are one of the greatest testaments to the value of a Northern Oklahoma College education.
The Development and Community Relations Office provides leadership for encouraging private support from alumni and friends, corporations, and private foundations to advance the institution’s mission and strategic priorities. The department strives to achieve these goals, through a rigorous fund development, stewardship, alumni and community relations, scholarship program, economic development and outreach, government relations, as well as implementation of an institution-wide marketing and communications program focusing on consistent messages and identity, public relations, publications, advertising, and web online communications.
As an alumna of Northern Oklahoma College, I am honored to represent an institution that continues to create “Life Changing” experiences for our students. Our department strives to bring new enrichments to the NOC alumni and development programs as well as continue Northern’s traditions.
The Northern Oklahoma College Foundation is a non-profit corporation organized under IRS 501(c) (3), and receives and manages private gifts on behalf of the College. There are a wide range of gift opportunities at Northern. Wherever your interests lie, there is a place for you to contribute and make a difference. We encourage you to check out our website at http://www.noc.edu/foundation to view the donor wish list. Development staff are available to assist you with information.
We look forward to another exciting year of being part of Northern’s family as well as working together with you to promote NOC, its programs and students. We encourage you to get involved!
Sincerely,
Sheri (Wood) Snyder
’91 Alumna
Office of Development and Community Relations
The Office of Development and Community Relations cultivates understanding and support among the various constituencies of Northern Oklahoma College in order to secure the resources to fulfill the College’s mission.
Department Mission: The Office of Development and Community Relations works to strengthen the relationships and to build a compelling case for choice and support of Northern Oklahoma College among its alumni, donors, friends, students and prospective students, faculty, staff, and other key individual and institutional constituencies, thus securing commitments and resources required to advance the institution’s mission and strategic priorities.
The Office of Development and Community Relations strives to achieve these goals through a rigorous fund development, stewardship, and alumni and friends relations, scholarship program, economic development and outreach, government relations, as well as implementation of an institution-wide marketing communications program focusing on consistent messages and identity, public relations, publications, advertising, and web online communication.
Department Goals:
1. Secure and strengthen the relationship between alumni, community, and Northern Oklahoma College through social programs, services and benefits that meet the diverse interest of our members and our college. [Alumni and Community Relations]
2. Promote partnerships and quality growth in communities across the state to benefit area businesses, community leaders, and residents. [Economic Development]
3. Assist students in meeting their educational goals through effective utilization of scholarships and dissemination of scholarship retention information. [Scholarship]
4. Evaluate the organization’s capacity and develop a structure which allows the Foundation to achieve goals. [NOC Foundation]
5. Establish and enforce communication and media relation policies to ensure that all official NOC publications, both print and online, and external communications project a consistent editorial and graphic identity that upholds the image of the college and communicates a clear message. [Communications]
6. Provide quality graphic design, printing, mailing, copying, bindery and photographic services in a timely and cost effective manner. [Printing Services]