Team,

It is my pleasure to announce that George Duke will be returning to
the University of Notre Dame as Director of Regional Development on
the West team.  After 20+ years of fundraising experience at Notre
Dame, George returns to our team with a focus on cultivating
relationships with members of the Notre Dame family in Arizona and
Colorado.

George will be moving to South Bend and beginning employment Tuesday,
November 4th. Please join me in welcoming George back to Notre Dame!

Best, Stu

Regional Development has two openings for Administrative Assistants that will be posted today at jobs.nd.edu. If you have questions regarding the position please talk with Ann Moran or Jennifer Harwell.

It is with mixed emotions that we announce that Matt Cook will be leaving Notre Dame in a few weeks to move back home to Utah.  Matt has been a pleasure to work with and we wish him nothing but success as he starts the next chapter in his life.

Please join us as we thank Matt for all that he has done for the Development team and for much success and happiness in his future endeavors in Utah.

Stephen Smith
Shannon Forry

Engagement Information has an opening for a Database Coordinator has been posted at jobs.nd.edu. If you have questions regarding the position please talk with Kevin Cannon or Ann Moran.

Whether you are experiencing a recent loss of a loved one or remembering those long passed, the Notre Dame Alumni Association will remember your loved one by name during our annual All Souls Prayer at the Grotto service. Because the Feast of All Souls falls on a Sunday this year, our community will gather at the Grotto on Monday, November 3rd to pray the rosary and light a special candle in memory of the faithful departed for whom prayers have been asked. The rosary begins at 1 p.m. and all are welcome to join us. If you would like to help lead a decade of the Rosary, please contact Angie at apurcel1@nd.edu.

To submit your own prayer request for your loved ones, please do so here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AllSouls2014 by Thursday, October 30th. All prayer requests will be prayed at the conclusion of the rosary.

Angie Appleby Purcell, MDiv. ’97
Director of Spirituality

I am delighted to announce Andrea Bullock as the Director, Strategic Marketing for Annual Giving and Strategic Marketing team, effective October 27th.

Andrea will lead the team charged with developing personal philanthropic relationships broadly for the University. Her team has responsibility for developing relationships that lead to giving in key segments including: Students, Young Alumni, Alumni 21+ years out from graduation, Parents, Friends and Employees.

Andrea joins us with over 15 years of marketing experience, most recently serving as Media Director at the ViTRO agency in San Diego, CA. At ViTRO, Andrea lead marketing teams responsible for accounts including ASICS, L’Oreal, Heineken, Serengeti, Kaplan University and many others. She played a major role as a senior management leader developing agency culture and values, mission statement,
staff training, client relationships, new business, and internal structures. During her leadership, the media department grew from two to twelve people with billings increasing from $15 million to over $85 million.

Andrea brings significant experience uncovering deep target audience insights and implementing data-driven plans that deliver a high degree of audience conversion that supports business objectives. Her teams have developed award winning Omni-channel strategies, integrating traditional media, digital (display, video, CRM, SEM/SEO, email, paid social), social media, public relations, on-site event
activations, partnerships, direct mail, etc. resulting in high-impact campaigns.

Andrea joins her husband Andrew at Notre Dame, where he is the Associate Director for the Harper Cancer Research Institute. Please join me in welcoming Andrea and her family to the University Relations team.

Brian Couch
Sr. Director, Annual Giving & Strategic Marketing

Thank you to everyone that participated in the Halloween party last Friday. We had over 100 kids come through and vote for their favorite theme. It was a close vote…

1st Place – Lego Land
2nd Place – Pirates
3rd Place – Despicable Me

The Lego Land team has won lunch of their choice! Please see Jen Harwell for details.

The winners of the Halloween Prize Raffle were:

Jacob Gosz
Nate Hannah
Morgan Petty
Brady Keegan
Karina Fessler
John Machalleck
Yarvara Loungo
Liam Kempf
Olivia Snell
Naya Riley
Chance McGrath

We will have pictures uploaded to box in the next few days. If you would like to take a survey and offer your feedback please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/989ZB2C.

Thank you!

The Halloween Committee

Joe was with him when his father, Matthew J. Gelchion, passed away on October 13th.  Private services were held on Friday, October 17th,  in St. Petersburg, FL.  Matthew J. Gelchion, Jr., 89, is survived by his 5 sons, Matthew III, Merrill, Michael, Joseph and David, 2 daughters, Mary Rachinsky, and Margaret Heffernan, 17 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. A Funeral Mass was held at St. John Vianney Catholic Church.

Please take time to fill out the NDVoice Survey that you received on October 16th.  Your feedback is valued and provides guidance to ND and UR leaders on what we do well in addition to identifying the opportunities we have to improve our workplace. The survey is administered by an external company and your responses are anonymous.  Anyone who has not taken the survey will receive a reminder on October 22nd and again on the final day of October 31st.  If you have any questions or have not received a survey please contact Jeanne Monsma, ext. 8963

On October 16th at the GROTTO our teammate Brandon Tabor asked his girlfriend Emily Kendall to marry him.  Here’s the full-story:  http://notredamegoirish.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-notre-dame-grotto-engagement-last.html

Just posted today, Assistant Director, Sorin Society Marketing.  Please visitjobs.nd.edu  or click http://jobs.nd.edu/postings/556 to learn more about this role as well as the most current positions open in UR.

Nina Holdread recently joined Special Events & Stewardship for the next six months in connection with the University’s Leadership Rotation Program. Nina will be developing a plan for digital stewardship across campus. She will also be enhancing the Founders Wall by adding a story-telling feature of the interactive display. Her prior rotations were with the Office of the President and Student Affairs.

Nina joined Notre Dame in 2009 as a Project Manager in the PMO within the Office of Information Technologies. She worked on a number of campus initiatives while she was in OIT, including leading the Social Security Number Remediation project where her team received the Presidential Team Irish Award.

Prior to joining Notre Dame, Nina spent thirteen years with Whirlpool Corporation, where she was involved in various global initiatives, including working over six years with Information Security, Privacy, and Audit Compliance.

This past summer Nina got married in Hawaii. She and her husband Dave live in Elkhart. In their spare time, they love traveling, hiking, and watching movies. Please join me in welcoming Nina to the team.

Warm Regards,

Katherine Lane, Sr. Director, Special Events & Stewardship

Dear colleagues:

In an effort to streamline events for the Development Department and to offer a consistent level of excellence in the execution of Athletics Advancement events, a new position within the Special Events & Stewardship team has been created.

The Program Director for Athletics Events & Stewardship will serve as the lead for planning and executing all events and activities associated with Athletics Advancement. While football season will be a critical focus, it will be a goal of this position to also strategically utilize all of the other athletics contests and teams throughout the year. Work requirements include weekend hours and travel in support of varsity sports.

This position will be a member of the Special Events & Stewardship team reporting directly to me, and will have a dotted line to Sara Liebscher in Athletics Advancement. The position will spend time with both teams, having a landing spot at both Eddy Street and the Joyce Center. The position will be posted soon on jobs.nd.edu. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Warm regards,

Katherine

Please remember to have attendees for the North Carolina Pep Rally Reception entered in BEAT by Tuesday, October 7 at 5 PM.  Also, please remember to have attendees for the North Carolina Tailgate entered in BEAT by Friday, October 10 at Noon.

If you have any questions about the pep rally receptions, please feel free to contact or Heather Moriconi at 1-9784. If you have questions about the game day tailgates, please contact Jennifer McGuire at 1-3278.