Regional Development has an open position for a Administrative Assistant.  If you are interested in exploring this position please visit jobs.nd.edu and/or contact Natella Micola.

Teresa Querciagrossa will be saying farewell to Notre Dame Development as she transitions to join the
team at IrishAngels Ventures in Chicago. She has thoroughly enjoyed her time working with fundraisers
in our Chicago office and will use her skills in her new role, working in operations and executive
administration. Teresa’s last day with us is February 22 nd . Please join me in thanking Teresa for her
service to Our Lady’s University and in wishing her well in her new position.

Laura Midkiff

It is a pleasure to welcome Kate Mueller to the University Relations team as the Academic Advancement Director for the Notre Dame Law School.  She will begin her new role effective Friday, March 1, 2019.

Kate is currently the Managing Director of the Notre Dame Center for Social Research, where she serves faculty, students, and staff across all academic disciplines to improve the quality and efficiency of social research at the University.  She holds undergraduate degrees from Notre Dame in Government and Spanish, and a J.D. from Notre Dame Law School.  Since 2010, she has served as a member of the University’s Institutional Review Board and since 2014, has chaired that Board.  After graduating from the Law School, Kate practiced law in the areas of commercial, employment, probate, governmental, and civil rights litigation, before returning to her alma mater in 2009 to launch the Center for Social Research.

Kate’s leadership and positive impact extend beyond her professional role.  She is a board member at the Early Childhood Development Center, actively serves in ministry at St. Pius X Catholic Church, and provides pro bono legal services in our local community.

You can expect to see Kate soon, and in the meantime can contact her at kate.mueller@nd.edu to welcome her to University Relations.

NDAA has an open position for a E-mail Campaign Specialist. If you are interested in exploring this position please visit jobs.nd.edu and/or contact Mark Welch.

Fr. Jim will be having hip replacement surgery next Tuesday, February 12th, and we would like to collect get well cards and notes of encouragement to send him from his friends in Development. As a treasured member of the Notre Dame community, Fr. Jim holds a very special place in all our hearts.

We will be collecting your cards at the Eddy Street front desk and will mail them collectively to Fr. Jim next Wednesday, February 13th to cheer him during his recovery. Cards and notes from Grace Hall staff may be given to Sara Wolfson and I will collect them on Tuesday afternoon, the 12th, to include with our mailing.

Thank you so much for your participation.  Now let’s stuff that envelope with well wishes for a speedy recovery!

Carolyn Hardman

Dear Colleagues,

A year ago we set out on an ambitious path to incorporate something brand new into our workflows that would ultimately add more accountability to our goal achievement. GrowthSport has now become a normal rhythm within our work week and has helped us to achieve many goals- everything from competing in triathlons to securing $10M transformational gifts to defining our essential qualities as a leader. In fact, there have been 34,374 KPAs entered to date since this time last year, with 30,027 of those being completed. That’s an 87% completion rate! Thank you for your willingness to adopt something new and disruptive into our strategy and goal-setting mindsets.

With that, the Internal Engagement & Execution team invites you to enjoy a sweet treat tomorrow, Friday February 8, to celebrate our GrowthSportversary! University Catering will be delivering sport-themed cookies to all of our Development locations on campus after 9:30am.

Again, many thanks to all for incorporating GrowthSport into your goal achievement which helps the entire department reach its goals. Lastly, feel free to add “eat a cookie” as a KPA this week. You deserve it!

All the best,
Your Internal Engagement & Execution Team

Dear Colleagues,

Please join us for the 2019 Scott Malpass Endowment Update Teleconference on Tuesday, February 26 at 11:00 AM EST. This private, invite only event for Notre Dame’s charitable remainder trust donors and beneficiaries will include Scott’s remarks on the Notre Dame Endowment followed by a Question & Answer session.

Please contact Laura Snell Walker for dial-in instructions.

Our condolences to Rudy Reyes and family on the passing of his maternal grandmother Gladys Grande (Consuelo) Arispe who passed away on January 27, 2019.

Please keep Rudy and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Gladys’s obituary can be found on-line:

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/caller/obituary.aspx?n=gladys-grande-arispe-consuelo&pid=191428803