The mission of the Alumni Association is to support Charter Oak State College's educational and service goals; and provide professional and social opportunities for members and alumni in general.
We are eager to grow our community and involve all of our alumni, in all states. The Board meets approximately five (5) times a year. Subcommittees are established to assist with scholarship review, social/network planning, commencement committee opportunities, the ambassador program, and more.
The Charter Oak State College Alumni Association | Strategy Planning Sessions
Board of Directors
The COSC Alumni Association is comprised of an all volunteer board of Charter Oak graduates [Board of Directors.] committed to providing benefits, programs, and incentives & opportunities for the Alumni of Charter Oak State College & our Communities.
Upcoming Events
Alumni Association Spring Meet & Greet!
Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: TBD / or / Virtual
Learn about the State of the Alumni Association at this Spring Meet & Greet. Register via email at: alumni@charteroak.edu (include name, year of graduation, email, and phone#)
You are welcome to bring a guest or a potential student!
NEW DATE: May 22, 2020 | BIG 80's Dinner Dance
The Charter Oak State College Foundation invites you to join us as we revealThe Best of Charter Oak, while raising funds to support Women Empowerment through Higher Education Degree Completion. The BIG 80's Dinner Dance will feature food stations dinning, open bar, silent auction, drawings, and dancing to BIG 80s music by DJ Love.
Help Celebrate Good Times as we unveil The Best of Charter Oak State College!
Friday, May 22, 2020, 6:00 pm
Annual Foundation Spring Dinner Dance & Auction,
Farmington Club, Farmington, CT
Registration: http://bit.ly/BIG80s
Sponsorship: http://bit.ly/SponsorWIT2020
Advertisement & Donations: http://bit.ly/DonationWIT2020
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Charter Oak Alumni Insurance Program
Charter Oak State College Alumni Association now sponsors an Alumni Insurance Program as a service to our Graduates.
The program offers a variety of attractively-priced insurance products, most of which are available to alumni, students, faculty, and staff, as well as their spouses, domestic partners, children, parents, and siblings. Visit COSC.MeyerAndAssoc.com or contact Meyer and Associates at 800-635-7801.
Stay Connected
Acorns in Action! Volunteer Network
The Charter Oak State College Alumni and Students are joining forces, as Acorns in Action, to support local community initiatives.
Register as a volunteer to be sure you hear of upcoming opportunities (Acorns in Action Volunteer Form)
Share Your Volunteer / Community Involvement and Receive our new volunteer t-shirt by: completing and submitting the (Acorns in Action Volunteer Form) or email alumni@charteroak.edu.
Join the Charter Oak Alumni Ambassador Program!
A way to pay-it-forward, refer family friends and others and they receive an application waiver fee. Register or Refer - here - .
New Board Members
We are looking for new members to join our Alumni Association Board! Please complete and return the survey to learn more. → Alumni Opportunities Survey
Shop online? Support Scholarship with AmazonSmile
Help us give more by simply choosing to. Every donation matters!
Visit smile.amazon.com and simply use your existing Amazon.com account login. Select The Charter Oak State College Foundation as your charitable organization and start shopping!
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Foundation. The Charter Oak State College Foundation, a 501c3, annually awards almost 100K in scholarships and grants to Charter Oak students.
Official Charter Oak Alumni Tee!
Show Your Charter Oak Pride with this new Alumni 3/4 Sleeve Baseball Tee. A portion of the sales benefits the Alumni Association Graduate Degree Scholarship. [Order Online]
Past Events:
The Wolf Pack Hockey Game & Fundraiser was Saturday, January 25, 2020, 7:00 pm | [view (or add) photos on Facebook]
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Thank You to all of our Acorns in Action! Volunteers over a two day period helped Foodshare collect over 200 of the 15,059 turkeys needed for Thanksgiving and raised over $5,000.
Thursday, Aug. 22, 6:00 pm | Hartford Yard Goats Baseball & BBQ
Charter Oak @Hartford Yard Goats! Thursday, Aug. 22 with 110 registered alumni, students, and staff members. Thank you to all who attended and made it a great night! (View photos on Facebook)
Saturday, March 30, 2019 - Charter Oak State College 45th Anniversary!
[Press Info] |45th Anniversary Celebration photos |Charter Oak Changes Lives - Testimonial Video
Thursday, February 28, 2019 | Night of Networking | 5:30 pm – 7:00pm
Saturday, January 26, 2019 | Wolfpack Hockey Game and Fundraiser!
The Alumni Association along with friends and family gathered at the XL center as the Wolfpack took on the Charlotte Checkers. Click HERE to check out the photos that we took at the game!
Monday, December 3, 2018 | The Alumni & Student Holiday Happy Hour!
The Alumni & Student Associations Holiday happy hour was on December 3, 2018 at Five Churches Brewing. It was full of excitement and holiday cheer. Click HERE to check out some amazing photos we took at the event!
December 2017: Holiday Happy Hour - Thomas Hooker Brewery - Cheers!
Alumni Meet & Greet Summer 2017 - Yard Goats, Dunkin Donuts Park, Hartford, CT!
A good time was had by all! The Charter Oak State College Alumni Association Summer 2017 Meet, Greet and Baseball was held Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Yard Goats Stadium, Hartford. The sky was clear, the air was warm and the park was full of excitement as another sold out baseball game took place. The Social began in the climate controlled YG Club as Charter Oak Alumni, Association and Foundation Officers, and College Staff gathered for food & drink.
Connections
We keep our alumni up to date with Alumni News: Connections.
Alumni Spotlights
Check out our special Alumni Spotlights on Lisa Vincent, Trudi Lebron, Dave Peterson, Jack DaLuz, Harry Chichester, Bruce Brown, Johnny Mason, John DeCarlo, David Matthews, Ruth Garby Torres, Matt Fleury, and.... you! -
Please send your news updates to chall@charteroak.edu - promotions, job changes, graduate degrees, awards, births, marriages and other significant successes in your life!
Social Networking for Alumni
Follow Charter Oak State College on Facebook and @CharterOak on Twitter.
Join our Facebook Alumni Group, our LinkedIn Alumni Group, and add Charter Oak State College to your Facebook education history and your LinkedIn education history.