To: Alumni Council

The following article appeared in the January 29, 1997, issue of Lehigh Week.

Alumni reach out to math department

A Lehigh Mathematics Alumni Advisory Council has been formed, consisting of
seven mathematics alumni who have agreed to advise current mathematics majors
about careers.

The goal of the council is to prepare mathematics majors for future
employment.  The members are there to help math majors with any problems or
issues they may encounter.

In order to be on an interactive level with the students, the council,
mathematics majors, and mathematics faculty engage in an electronic discussion
group.  The council has also set up a website at
http://www.lehigh.edu/~math/council.html.  The website includes an archive of
messages posted to this discussion group, names and addresses of the council
members, and links to other websites relevant to the concerns of the council.

Since the focus of the council is future employment, the council will form the
mainstays of on-campus discussions of career opportunities.  This may include
annual Career Nights, such as those held in February 1996 and November 1996,
and also less formal events.  Aside from these events, the council is there to
suggest topics for meetings and to make suggestions to students and faculty
about what employers are looking for.

The current members of the council are the following alumni: Art Brody '66,
KPMG Peat Marwick; Bob Colonna '62, Innovative Systems Inc.; Diane Duda '80,
CIGNA Corp.; Matt Fante '93, MS '95; Richard Gibbs
'68, TIAA-CREF; Gerry Grube '67, AT&T; Roy Keller '85, Smith Barney; Bruce
Knoll '73, Fuller Co.

It is anticipated that additional alumni will also join this council.