We believe, for the reasons following, the policy of Joseph Alioto Recreation Center should change to allow Saint Mary's College of California's Alumni to either have an extended membership post-graduation and/or an overall adjusted membership after graduation.
1. This would promote a healthy and happy lifestyle for recent graduates as graduation proves to be a difficult process for all. The mental and physical benefits from exercise for recent graduates should be a value Saint Mary's College of California (SMC) encourages. Although other universities and colleges offer their Alumni lifetime memberships, we are simply asking for an extended access or a membership offer, as we currently are denied access to all facilities and equipment that we were promised four years ago (speaking as members of the 2016 class).
2. I paraphrase President Donahue's words, "Saint Mary's is your home and don't forget to come back." The option for Alumni to use the Recreation (Rec) Center would only encourage us to do so if these words are to be taken intentionally. Being turned away from our Alma Mater merely days after graduation does not exactly agree with the paraphrased words above and is not a gesture which we feel aligns with the values SMC illustrates.
3. As Alumni, we have the opportunity to donate and invest in the SMC community after our four years of a well-paid education. The Rec Center's adjustment to a more welcoming and inclusive policy could only encourage the same behavior from SMC Alumni as we set forth with what we've learned from Saint Mary's College.
The signatures below hereby agree with all statements above.
We look forward to a compromise and an inclusive, timely, and reasonable response to an issue frequently raised, discussed, and regarded problematic among new Alumni.
Updates
June 4, 2016
We just hit 500 signatures. Thanks for keeping this momentum going.
June 3, 2016
One hundred signatures reached. Moving to the next phase of this effort.
Reached 500 supporters
June 1, 2016
June 1, 2016
The momentum behind this push is real. It is clear that the campus community wants this change just as much as I do.
Reached 100 supporters
May 31, 2016
89 Comments
Alumni should be able to use these facilities without a doubt. It's such a large facility that is never over crowded so I've never understood the push back. Allowing alumni to use these facilities aligns with the SMC core values and should highly be considered.
When I entered SMC in 2011 we were promised a new Rec Center by Spring '13. The Joseph Alioto Recreation Center opened in Spring '15. I barely got to use it before I left SMC, it was like some sick teaser. After graduation, I was barred entry, I was pretty bummed out about it.
I'm a recent graduate of Saint Mary's College and this is petition is needed. My undergraduate school has alumni membership and I found that Saint Mary's not having a similar policy to be odd and unfair to the alumni who wish to keep their gym membership in some capacity.
Tried to use the pool today before we head out for Raleigh and they would not let me, saying I was "not in the system." Alumni should be able to use the rec center facilities for at least a year out of school, let alone not being able to use it a week after graduating.
As someone who was promised that the Rec center would be done my Junior year at SMC, and subsequently never got to use it, I wholeheartedly agree with extending membership to Alumni. Saint Marys - you called me every day for a month asking for a donation, yet I can't work out in the gym that my tuition helped pay for?
Staff should be allowed to use the facility as well, without the monthly charge.
Plz
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We believe, for the reasons following, the policy of Joseph Alioto Recreation Center should change to allow Saint Mary's College of California's Alumni to either have an extended membership post-graduation and/or an overall adjusted membership after graduation.
1. This would promote a healthy and happy lifestyle for recent graduates as graduation proves to be a difficult process for all. The mental and physical benefits from exercise for recent graduates should be a value Saint Mary's College of California (SMC) encourages. Although other universities and colleges offer their Alumni lifetime memberships, we are simply asking for an extended access or a membership offer, as we currently are denied access to all facilities and equipment that we were promised four years ago (speaking as members of the 2016 class).
2. I paraphrase President Donahue's words, "Saint Mary's is your home and don't forget to come back." The option for Alumni to use the Recreation (Rec) Center would only encourage us to do so if these words are to be taken intentionally. Being turned away from our Alma Mater merely days after graduation does not exactly agree with the paraphrased words above and is not a gesture which we feel aligns with the values SMC illustrates.
3. As Alumni, we have the opportunity to donate and invest in the SMC community after our four years of a well-paid education. The Rec Center's adjustment to a more welcoming and inclusive policy could only encourage the same behavior from SMC Alumni as we set forth with what we've learned from Saint Mary's College.
The signatures below hereby agree with all statements above.
We look forward to a compromise and an inclusive, timely, and reasonable response to an issue frequently raised, discussed, and regarded problematic among new Alumni.
Updates
June 4, 2016
We just hit 500 signatures. Thanks for keeping this momentum going.
June 3, 2016
One hundred signatures reached. Moving to the next phase of this effort.
Reached 500 supporters
June 1, 2016
June 1, 2016
The momentum behind this push is real. It is clear that the campus community wants this change just as much as I do.
Reached 100 supporters
May 31, 2016
89 Comments
I believe that alum should be able to utilize the beautiful Rec center! Saint Mary's has been my home for 4 years. Allowing alums to use the center would incentivize us to continue coming back to the campus and participate in the community!
Alumni should be able to use these facilities without a doubt. It's such a large facility that is never over crowded so I've never understood the push back. Allowing alumni to use these facilities aligns with the SMC core values and should highly be considered.
When I entered SMC in 2011 we were promised a new Rec Center by Spring '13. The Joseph Alioto Recreation Center opened in Spring '15. I barely got to use it before I left SMC, it was like some sick teaser. After graduation, I was barred entry, I was pretty bummed out about it.
I'm a recent graduate of Saint Mary's College and this is petition is needed. My undergraduate school has alumni membership and I found that Saint Mary's not having a similar policy to be odd and unfair to the alumni who wish to keep their gym membership in some capacity.
Tried to use the pool today before we head out for Raleigh and they would not let me, saying I was "not in the system." Alumni should be able to use the rec center facilities for at least a year out of school, let alone not being able to use it a week after graduating.
As someone who was promised that the Rec center would be done my Junior year at SMC, and subsequently never got to use it, I wholeheartedly agree with extending membership to Alumni. Saint Marys - you called me every day for a month asking for a donation, yet I can't work out in the gym that my tuition helped pay for?
Staff should be allowed to use the facility as well, without the monthly charge.
Plz
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I believe that alum should be able to utilize the beautiful Rec center! Saint Mary's has been my home for 4 years. Allowing alums to use the center would incentivize us to continue coming back to the campus and participate in the community!