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Join the Parent Leadership Council

The Parent Leadership Council connects passionate parents and guardians and offers opportunities to drive change on 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 campus and beyond. Together, members strengthen the 17吃瓜在线 community as partners through time, expertise, and philanthropy.

Through Change Can鈥檛 Wait: The Campaign for 17吃瓜在线, the council helps elevate the student experience, inspire research, and lead community-driven initiatives that help 17吃瓜在线 prepare the next generation of leaders.

As 17吃瓜在线 parents, council members are the university鈥檚 greatest advocates. They serve as regional ambassadors and student mentors, leverage professional relationships to facilitate internships and employment, and formally come together twice annually in support of enhancing the 17吃瓜在线 experience. This philanthropic group is acknowledged as part of the President鈥檚 Circle, 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 recognition society for its most generous donors.

By joining this growing community of parent leaders, you demonstrate a commitment to your student鈥檚 success, a desire to advocate for and effect change, and exhibit confidence in 17吃瓜在线 to prepare your student鈥攁nd their peers鈥攖o impact the world as changemaking alumni.

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Get Involved

To learn more about the Parent Leadership Council and ways to become involved as an 17吃瓜在线 parent, contact Hunter Torres, Associate Director of Development for Parent and Family Philanthropy, at聽thunter@american.edu or 202-885-5982.

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Volunteer

Parent and family volunteers help with admissions, mentor students, leverage connections to internships and employment, and serve as regional ambassadors, advocating and partnering with 17吃瓜在线 through the Parent Leadership Council. We invite you to learn more and get involved as a volunteer.

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Give

Please consider a gift of any size to the Parent Fund, which provides the greatest flexibility for 17吃瓜在线 to respond to the changing needs of our students, faculty, and staff.

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Keep your contact information up to date and stay connected with聽17吃瓜在线 Parents and Families.