More than 3,300 alumni, family, and friends are returning to campus this week for Reunion. Please help us welcome them back home.
Thursday through Sunday, May 29 through June 1

 Documentary Screening:  “88 and 1”

The Alumni Association is offering free admission to one of the marquee events of Reunion weekend. The documentary chronicles the Notre Dame’s basketball team’s legendary upset of UCLA in 1974.  After the movie, former head basketball coach Digger Phelps and Ted Mandell, the co-director of the film and a faculty member in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, will take questions from the audience. Please register on myNotreDame if you’d like to attend.
Friday, May 30; 8:30 p.m. in Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center

If you haven’t heard or seen the messages from OIT, we are in fact Going Google next month. To prepare employees and transition them from Microsoft Outlook to Gmail, OIT has done the following.

1. Created a Website with multiple Google training resources (reference guides, videos, etc…)

https://sites.google.com/a/nd.edu/going-google/

2. Subscribed to a one year interactive training system for Google Apps called Synergyse. Users will need to download the plugin after receiving access to Gmail on the 17th.

https://sites.google.com/a/nd.edu/going-google/training/synergyse

3. Organized training opportunities (the Training schedule is located on the Going Google site and registration is available through Endeavor)

– General overview sessions (Demonstration)
– Hands on instructor led training for general users and delegates

4. Worked with our DIS staff to identify departmental users who will be your Google Guides.

Sara Bogucki
Julie Burnett
Matthew Cook
Carolyn Hardman
Linda Klaybor
Rick Kohler
Jennah Marino
Kristin Trosper
Rita Udvardy
Lin Wang
Brooke Wenzel

And don’t worry…There is life after Outlook just like there was life after Eudora.

If you’ve participated in training, reviewed online materials and still find that you need a comparison between the two systems then follow the link below. You will be directed to a site containing presentations on Gmail and the Google Calendar.

http://learn.googleapps.com/outlook-users
–Linda Klaybor

Please join me in welcoming Sean MacCready as a new Associate Regional Director for the Midwest Region. Sean will be working in our Chicago office beginning June 9, 2014.  Sean comes to Notre Dame after coordinating the leadership gift advancement efforts of one of Chicago’s oldest academic institutions, Saint Ignatius College Prep.

Originally from Pottsville, PA, Sean earned his Bachelors of Arts in Anthropology and Gender Studies at Notre Dame before moving to Chicago and obtaining his Masters of Arts in Curriculum, Instruction, and Educational Planning as part of Loyola University of Chicago’s LU-CHOICE volunteer teaching program. Following three years of teaching junior high English, science, and social studies, Sean created St. Agnes of Bohemia’s alumni and development program while concurrently completing his Masters of Education in Educational Administration through Notre Dame’s Remick Leadership Program in the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE). In 2010, Sean transitioned to St. Ignatius College Prep and led the leadership gift efforts at Saint Ignatius with a focus on alumni-driven philanthropy to support a robust tuition assistance program. Sean volunteers with the Notre Dame Club of Chicago’s Non-Profit Networking Committee, serves as the Board Chair of Saint Agnes of Bohemia Catholic Elementary School, is a member of the Auxiliary Board of the Big Shoulders Fund, and serves on the leadership team of Chicago’s ACE Advocates. As a proud Chicagoan of ten years and resident of the Little Italy neighborhood, Sean is excited to return to his alma mater and join Notre Dame’s Chicago-based team.

Michael Sullivan

I am happy to announce that Jeff Fersch has been promoted to Major Gifts Officer. He will begin this role on July 1, 2014, continuing to work in our Chicago office. Jeff graduated from Notre Dame in 1998 and has been working in the Chicago office since January of 2005 as an administrative assistant.  Triathlon racing is one of his passions and training for a full distance Ironman will be his quest this summer.  When he isn’t standup paddle boarding in Lake Michigan, he can be seen biking from downtown Chicago to campus for the annual football home opener bike ride with other Notre Dame alumni, parents, staff and friends. Please join me in congratulating Jeff!

Mike Sullivan

Dear Colleagues:

Please note that Aaron Fricke, Director of Gift Planning, has taken a leave of absence from the University.  We will be hiring another gift planning officer to work in the West (formerly Central region).  The posting for the position will go up very shortly.  In the short term, Patrick Brennan, John Butkovich and I will work to cover the area within the West Region previously covered by Aaron.     If you have any questions, please contact me directly.

Thanks for your continued support of the entire team’s gift planning efforts.

Thanks,

Greg Dugard

The Data request form has been retooled and is now the default page for requests.

Important Changes are as follows

• It now requires login to use, and will prepopulate your contact information
• less fields to fill in
• multiple file upload capability
• Compatible on all devices – will resize for your phone

You do not need to do anything, the same Link/URL will automatically redirect you to where you need to be. If you experience any difficulty using the new form, there is a link at the top that will allow you to use the older style form if necessary.

Thanks

Your Information Strategy and Application teams

It is with mixed emotions that I share the news that Jim Reeves has resigned his position as IT Project Manager within the Applications Development Team. Jim has accepted a position at Defender Direct in Indianapolis, which will allow him and his wife Nicole to be closer to their family.

Jim joined the University of Notre Dame in 2011 and has done an outstanding job supporting our system implementations and integrations. He has worked closely with many of you and built excellent partnerships and will be greatly missed by the team!  Jim’s last day will be Friday, June 6. Please join me in congratulating Jim and wishing him well in his new adventures.

Carleen Quinlan, Director, Strategic Applications & Infrastructure

It is with great pleasure to announce that Natella Micola will assume the role of Administrative Assistant for Regional Development starting Tuesday, May 27^th. Natella will work with Bill Kempf and Luke Conway. Natella was born and raised in Baku, Azeribaijan.   In 1998 her family won a Green Card lottery and one year later moved to Indiana. Natella attended high school, and college in South Bend.  She is now obtaining her Master’s Degree through IUSB. She has been married for 8 years and has two adorable daughters.  Milana (5), will be starting kindergarten in the fall, and Olivia (4) will be attending pre K.    Prior to joining Notre Dame, Natella worked as an Assistant to the local prosecutor and as a Librarian at the St. Joseph County Public Library.  Natella is also a former professional pianist! Please join us in congratulating Natella!

Bill Kempf & Luke Conway, Associate Regional Directors

A new affiliation status has been placed into Advance. This new affiliation is “Lapsed”.

The Lapsed status applies to those recognition society members who did not pay the minimum amount required for the respective membership level in the previous calendar year. These donors are not provided Donor Experiences (ex: they do not receive membership cards, discounts, etc.).

If you have any questions regarding this new affiliation, please contact Donor Experience at 1-5198 or donorexperience@nd.edu.

Please join me in congratulating Lauren Dunbar and her husband, Josh, on the birth of their daughter, Louisa Joy Higgenbotham, She was born on May 1, 2014, at 5:35 a.m.,    weighs 7lbs. 5 oz. and is 20” long.  All are doing well.
Mark Karim Naman ’95, ‘96
Director, Interest Groups | Proud to Be ND

Dear colleagues:

I am happy to announce that Stephanie Mead has accepted my offer to return to the Development Department as the assistant director of events operations. Her name may sound familiar to many of you, as Stephanie served as my administrative assistant in Stewardship Programs for several years before transferring to the Snite Museum of Art, where she served as their staff accountant for the last two years, where she managed over 40 budget lines. Stephanie will utilize her accounting degree from Indiana University in her new role as well. In addition to managing the special events budgets, she will also be responsible for hotel management, events software, event planning and execution efficiencies, and the implementation of best practices.

Stephanie starts May 19; she will report directly to me, and will reside at Eddy Street Commons. The mother of three, Stephanie and her husband Todd live in South Bend, where they are active parishioners at Holy Cross Church. Please join me in congratulating and welcoming Stephanie back to Development!

Warm regards,

Katherine

Katherine Lane, MSA ‘00,  Senior Director, Special Events and Stewardship

THANK YOU JAY RIZZI!

To find updated Development and UR phone rosters on our UR site, open Staff Directory then Development or University Relations Phone Roster. To print, just click on the ellipses (. . . ) upper right for dropdown and select Printable Version; right click to Print.

Hello everyone,

I am sad to announce that Ben Lemery will be leaving the Alumni Association – his last day will be Friday, May 16^th. I am glad to report Ben has an excellent opportunity with the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan where he will be working with their regional alumni clubs.

Ben has done an outstanding job supporting the NDSA and diversity groups as well as our young alumni and student programs area.  Over the last three years he has built very good relationships with many of our volunteer leaders and was also instrumental in exceeding our Study Break and Care Packages goals for FY 2014.

Please join me in congratulating Ben and wishing him well with this exciting opportunity.

Thanks,

Mike Brown , Assistant Director, Alumni Groups

Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that Matt Klawitter will assume the new role of Campaign Program Director, effective Monday, May 12, 2014.

As part of the Campaign Administration team, Matt will work closely with Julia Sama, Heather Hakanen, and me on nearly all aspects of the Boldly Notre Dame campaign – packaging campaign priorities, strategizing both internal and external campaign-related communications, and creating high impact events (in collaboration with our donor engagement team). Matt will serve as the key architect and project manager for a number of key campaign engagement activities, including the Campaign Inaugural which launches the public phase of the campaign, the regional events hosted throughout the public phase and the creation of the faculty/staff internal campaign (in partnership with our Annual Giving team).  In addition, Matt will research, create and oversee any campaign matching programs we deploy during the campaign.

Matt brings an aptitude for building teams and developing engagement strategies. Prior to this new role, Matt served as Director of Digital Communications for Northwestern’s Alumni Relations and Development Department, and Executive Director, Digital, at Washington University in St. Louis.

As a longtime resident of South Bend and former Notre Dame employee, Matt knows the Notre Dame culture and community very well. He served as Director of the Notre Dame Web Group from 2003 to 2008, working closely with our development team on the Spirit of Notre Dame campaign public phase communications strategy and website.

Matt earned his Bachelor of Arts in Germanic Studies with a minor in Sociology from Indiana University.

I owe special thanks to the UR Recruiting team and the search committee for their support and insights during this hiring process.

Please join me in congratulating and welcoming Matt, his wife Erin ’01, and their daughter, Zoe, back to the South Bend community, and into this important new role.

Shannon Cullinan

Dear Colleagues –

I am delighted to share that Elizabeth Hasse has accepted the Consultant position within Information Strategy effective May 19th. Elizabeth has been a Notre Dame employee since September of 2009.  She joins Development from Notre Dame’s Office of Research where she served as the Assistant Director of Research Business Intelligence.  Prior to joining Notre Dame, Elizabeth held positions of increasing responsibility in Decision Support and Analytics in the healthcare industry.

Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Indiana University, and is a Certified Public Account (inactive status).  She has a broad working knowledge of business intelligence, business analysis, reporting, data warehouses, and query tools and brings excellent customer relationship skills to her new position.

Elizabeth and her husband Jim live in South Bend.  They have two children, Augusta and Tom, who both live and work in Indianapolis. Please join me in welcoming Elizabeth to the Information Strategy team.

Warm regards,

Cheryl Rimes, Director, Information Strategy