USMA 1969 Comm Channels
6/17/2024


  Established:  Class Basic List (Donohue: 13 July 1996 + Bahr 2020); Forum (Donohue: nominally 1997 but activated 13 July 2005); 4um (Bahr: 29 March 2012); DG (Lennon: 5 Mar 2021);
USMA 1969 Website (Bahr: 22 June 2013 w/ 1st traffic 4 July 2013); Sallyport (Bahr, KC Brown, Champagne: 1 December 2021)
Information hopefully "intuitively obvious to the casual observer on a bridge to be crossed rapidly." 

Class Websites

www.usma1969.org (https://www.west-point.org/class/usma1969/ ) (west-point.org Class website; webmaster Bahr)

https://www.westpointaog.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=1860&chid=234   (AOG Class website; webmaster KC Brown)

https://sallyport.westpointaog.org/topics/27630   (AOG Sallyport Class website; Administrators Bahr, KC Brown, Champagne):  Automatically registered for this service are all classmates with AOG Lyris email addresses (the ones through which KC Brown and Class Officers frequently send out official Class emails).   If you're not already receiving AOG Lyris emails, you'll need to activate an account.  If you are receiving AOG Lyris emails, just log in using your AOG registered email address.  If you've forgotten your password, you can reset it.  Once logged in, you're normally logged in for future use unless you log out.  See Sallyport FAQ's below.      

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP-ZVuJJQMs&t  (30-minute AOG Sallyport Tutorial for Beginners by USMA 1970)

Sallyport overview for Leaders (dlownloadable pdf)

Personal webpages

https://tools.west-point.org/listing.mhtml?c=&g=usma1969&s  (West-point.org entry)

https://www.west-point.org/users/usma1969/28260/  (West-point.org sample; can use easy Wordpress software; set-up help from West-point.org)  

https://sallyport.westpointaog.org/people  (AOG Grad Link entry)

https://sallyport.westpointaog.org/users/2079096  (AOG Grad Link sample)

Listserves/Forums (email)

usma1969@west-point.org  (Class List opt-out, broadcast listserve co-moderated by Donohue & Bahr; moderators will approve and publish Class news and announcement emails forwarded to them; full posting privileges extended to Class Officers and select Class Leaders).  The Class List is not intended as a medium for discussion. 
Registration:   https://tools.west-point.org/users/join.mhtml?listname=usma1969

Reminder notice on some Class List emails: 

This is the Class List. -Reply- messages will be sent to the sender of the referenced message.-Reply all- messages will bounce. Direct posting of messages to usma1969@west-point.org has been temporarily suspended. If you have a Class news or announcement message you wish to send to all, please send it to co-moderators Hugh Donohue - hugh.donohue@gmail.com and/or Bill Bahr - wbahr@ibexsystems.com for forwarding to the List. Please take any discussion to our forums:  usma1969-forum@west-point.org and/or usma1969-4um@west-point.org  The Class website is www.usma1969.org

usma1969-4um@west-point.org  (opt-in, non-political discussion forum, moderator Bahr)  Registration:  https://www.west-point.org/class/usma1969-4um  or  https://tools.west-point.org/users/join.mhtml?listname=usma1969-4um

usma1969-forum@west-point.org  (opt-out discussion forum, moderator Donohue)  Registration:  https://tools.west-point.org/users/join.mhtml?listname=usma1969-forum
 

New email address?  Opt out and opt back in. 

Emails (broadcast)

distro1969@lyrisappmail.wpaog.org  (Class AOG email from Class Officers, KC Brown, W Murphy, Reunion Chair; Notifications:  Class Secretary and Scribe Kimmitt for classmate passings; Class Treasurer St. Onge for Memorial Articles; W Murphy for Class gifts; KC Brown for miscellaneous)

Full access to the linked AOG website requires a log-in.  Registration can be obtained by clicking here.  Those graduates without
access to the AOG or needing log-in assistance should email loginhelp@wpaog.org or redsash@wpaog.org. 

https://www.westpointaog.org/gradnews (to sign up for AOG Grad News)

Emails (individual)

https://alumni.westpointaog.org/findagrad  (AOG database of classmate email addresses; login required for direct correspondence; otherwise AOG will forward correspondence).

https://sallyport.westpointaog.org/people  (AOG Grad Link entry, with links to USMA grad email addresses and, if shared, backgrounds)

Zoom

Class Zoom (moderator KC Brown)

Company Zoom (B-1 moderator Quinn, D-1 moderators Behncke and Dillon, E-2, G-2, H-2, and E-4 moderator Bailey)

Class Stories

https://thedaysforward.com/   (The Days Forward; opt-out; webmaster Suzanne Rice)

Class Notes

https://www.westpointaog.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=4418  (from Class Secretary and Scribe Bob Kimmitt)

Sallyport FAQs (from Sallyport Links WPAOG Sallyport FAQs  https://sallyport.westpointaog.org/people  See diagram below. 

    To activate (need email address and AOG password) https://sallyport.westpointaog.org/signup   or   https://sallyport.westpointaog.org/people

I have a question. Who do I contact?

• Joining a Society mailing list - society-support@wpaog.org 
• Account access - society-support@wpaog.org 
• Address update - address@wpaog.org 
• Membership - Please contact your Society leaders directly
• Event registration - Please contact your Society leaders directly
• Note: If you need contact information for your Society leaders, please email society-support@wpaog.org or call 845-446-1612

How do I access the Career Services page?

• Click "WPAOG Career Services" on the top menu banner
• OR go to "Groups" on the top menu and find "WPAOG Career Services"

How do I find my Society?

• Click "Groups" on the top menu banner
• You can use the search bar or select "Societies" on the left-hand side

How do I register for a Society event?

• In your Society group page, select "Events"
• Select the event you want to register for
• On the right side of the screen, select "Register for this event"
• Fill out the registration form and select "Register"
  • Note: if there is no "Register for this event" option, the event does not require registration, but you should contact the event administrator if you have questions

How do I know if I registered for an event?

• Click on your user icon in the upper right-hand corner
• Select "My events"
• You will see your upcoming events

How do I search for grads by class, team, or club?

• Select the "Community" tab
• In the search tool, select "More Filters"
• Type in a graduation year into "Class Year" or search by club or team in "Affiliations"

How do I pay my membership?

• Within the Group tab page, select the Society you wish to obtain membership
• Click on the Societies "Membership" tab 
• Select the type membership you wish to purchase
• Once payment is confirmed, the membership will be grayed out with a green check mark as a successful transaction.
• Additionally, your user profile will have any paid Society memberships to the left of your profile picture. (up to 3 paid memberships will display)

How do I update my profile?

• Select your user icon in the top right corner
• Select "My profile"
• Use the pencil icon to edit the line you wish to change