The 6C’s Approach to Club Program Excellence

Did you know that the ND Club of Greater Cincinnati has earned a Program Excellence Award from the Notre Dame Alumni Association ("NDAA") every year for at least the last 15 years in a row? Ever wonder why certain events take place every year or why certain new events are chosen and added to the mix? Both answers are related to the strategic framework offered by the NDAA called the 6C’s Approach to Club Program Excellence.

Club are encouraged to present a balanced variety of events and programs each year that promote Camaraderie, Catholic/Christian Spirituality, Community Service, Continuing Education, Current Student Support, and Communications in order to help local alums stay connected to the University’s core values of Faith, Learning, and Service… and to each other.

To ensure that the Cincinnati Club meets that goal and earns a Program Excellence Award every year, the club’s board is structured around six “C-Chairs” who each chair one of the “C-Committees,” tasked with planning and leading events and programs within the strategic 6C core areas. Below are examples of the programs offered by the Cincinnati Club in a typical year. Find an area of special interest and get involved!!

  • Camaraderie – Universal Notre Dame Night featuring a speaker from campus, Preseason Pep Rally, Annual Meeting and BB Game Watch, Football Game Watch Parties, Golf Outing, Young Alumni Events
  • Catholic/Christian Spirituality – annual Communion Breakfast, Young Alumni Masses, Mass at the Student Sendoff picnic.
  • Community Service – monthly dinners for Tender Mercies, Prepare Affair participation helping the elderly prepare their homes for winter, an annual Summer Service Project which provides a tuition stipend to a current ND student who works for 8 weeks at a Boys & Girls Club in Cincinnati, annual Urban Plunge for local ND students, support for Prince of Peace School
  • Continuing Education – annual Hesburgh Lecture featuring a professor from campus, sponsorship of 2-4 local teachers/year at the Excellence in Teaching conference on campus.
  • Current Student Support/Alumni Schools – Student Send-Off Mass and Picnic, ND Information Night with an ND Admission Counselor, Scholarship support and selection committee, Admitted Student Night, care packages before December finals sent from the club to all ND students from Greater Cincinnati, a Skyline Cheese Coney party on campus before spring finals for all ND students from Greater Cincinnati, summer internship clearinghouse, Notre Dame Book Awards for high school juniors (sponsored by local members and selected by area HS principals)
  • Communications – publication of club news in frequent emails, on website, and in quarterly newsletters, publication of club directory.