I am happy to announce that Andrew Fiedler has accepted the role of Project Manager for the Affinity Communities Platform replacement project. In this role, he will coordinate the transition from iModules to Hivebrite.

Andrew has been an integral part of the Alumni Association team for almost ten years. For the last three years, he has performed admirably as our Lead IT Solutions Consultant, providing business analysis, business intelligence, and project management expertise while continuing to deliver frontline office technology and A/V support.

The commitment to excellence, leadership, and collaboration that Andrew exhibits day-to-day will serve him well as he provides structure and guidance on this project. Please join me in congratulating Andrew on this next step in his career!

Best,

Mark Welch

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce that D. Curtis Claypool is joining the East Region as a Regional Director serving the NY/NJ market. Curtis will be based on campus at Notre Dame, relocating to the South Bend area.

Curtis received his BBA from Notre Dame in 1994, majoring in Finance. Curtis has over 20 years of retail experience across grocery, mass market, convenience and drug classes of trade. He brings consulting firm experience leading engagement teams that typically involved technology, process and organizational initiatives as well as the implementation of software packages designed to help manage these processes/decisions. Curtis’s notable clients include Wal-Mart, Loblaw’s, Meijer, Longs Drugs, The Home Depot, and Dean Foods. Curtis and his wife Linda, a Chicago native, have 4 children. They have lived in Carrollton, TX for the past 19 years. Curtis has served as a Catechist for Confirmation classes at Mary Immaculate parish in Farmers Branch, TX since 2008.

Curtis will begin his new role on Monday, May 6. Please join me in welcoming Curtis home to Notre Dame!

My very best,

Anne Griffith

Please welcome Tim Kelly to the Northwest Region team, starting on May 6th.

Tim is a 2012 graduate of Loras College with degrees in Sports Management and Public Relations along with being a 4-year letter winner on the men’s basketball team.  Following his graduation, Tim attended worked and attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, where he held roles in the Rams Club and athletic business office.  He earned his Masters degree in Exercise and Sports Science from UNC in 2014.

Following UNC, Tim served at the Assistant Athletic Director of Development at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater before taking on his current role as Associate Director of Major Gifts at Northwestern, where he has been since 2015.  At Northwestern, Tim helped lead athletics major gifts efforts for the WE WILL campaign, securing commitments for both facilities and programmatic support.  Tim attained his MBA from Loyola Chicago in February of 2019.

Tim is engaged to Colleen Antas, a former Northwestern women’s soccer student-athlete and current Assistant Principal at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island Illinois.

Bill Ribera

I‘d like to welcome Katie Eckrich to the Northwest Region team as a Regional Director. Katie will be starting with us on May 6th, so please welcome her to the team when you see her. 

Our sixth annual Notre Dame Day kicks off this Sunday at 6:42pm ET!

Check out notredameday.nd.edu and download the Broadcast Schedule for the 29-hour show.

In addition, if you have any interest in attending the Notre Dame Day Concert—and you’re not working Notre Dame Day—on Monday at 7pm ET at DPAC, please send your name and how many tickets you’ll need to Lin Wang by this Thursday at noon. We have four members of the Chicago cast of Hamilton, Chloë Agnew of Celtic Woman fame, and Notre Dame’s own Gold & Blue Company performing. We’ll have the tickets for you at the DPAC Ticket Office Monday afternoon. Thank you in advance for helping make Notre Dame Day a success.

Annual Giving and Storytelling Team

Please be advised; the East elevators in the parking garage and their perspective lobbies will be closed from today, 4.22.2019 8am through Monday, 4.29.2019 9am to have an epoxy floor coating applied. We ask everyone please stay off the new floor coating until this time. Any traffic on the new coating can damage the entire floor and prevent proper cure time (hardening) and protection qualities.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and I appreciate everyone’s understanding.

Enjoy the day,

Respectfully,

~ Andy

From Andy Gilmour, Kite Operations Manager:

Good afternoon everyone,

Unfortunately, I was just informed by Schindler, one of our elevators is down and will remain down until they are able to locate a needed part in need of replacement. The left most elevator is still in service but will be slow on call as everyone will be using a single elevator.

Apologies for the inconvenience,
We will get this elevator up as soon as we are able,
Respectfully,
~ Andy

We are pleased to post for applications the position of AAD for the Mendoza College of Business. See posting here: http://jobs.nd.edu/postings/16017

As the primary engine for proposal development in Mendoza, the individual we hire for this role will be expected to:

• Build and actively manage a proposal pipeline in collaboration with fundraisers; 
• Develop formal proposals to be presented to donors;
• Advance proposals from inception to conclusion; and
• Meet annual collaborative production goals as developed with the Senior Director.

Dear Colleagues,

Please join the GRC in showing support for Denim Day on Wednesday, April 24, 2019!

This year marks the 20th celebration of Denim Day, and the sixth year of bringing the initiative to Notre Dame.  For those of you who are not familiar with this event, Denim Day is an annual campaign focused on raising awareness about sexual violence.  The event was initiated after an Italian High Court overturned a rape conviction because they felt since the victim was wearing tight jeans, she must have helped her rapist remove her jeans, thereby implying consent.  The following day, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim. Since then, wearing jeans on Denim Day has become a symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault.

Showing support for Denim Day couldn’t be easier. Simply wear jeans on Wednesday, April 24, and we will provide a sticker for you to wear that indicates your denim is making a statement, as well as a pledge card for you to sign and return for display.

Stickers and pledge forms will be available at the front desk of ESC and Grace Hall the morning of April 24.

Offices within Student Affairs have received special permission to wear denim on April 24. Participating in Denim Day provides a wonderful opportunity for the Notre Dame community to show solidarity with survivors of abuse around the country and to think about how we can work in our personal and professional lives to reduce violence in our communities. We would also ask that participating offices take a photo of your staff in jeans and share on Twitter with the hashtag #denimdaynd.

Please contact us with any questions about participation or Denim Day in general. If you would like to learn more about the international initiative, please visit denimdayusa.org.

Please join me in congratulating Brian Diss for being named the Senior Director of Annual Giving & Strategic Marketing at the University of Notre Dame.  Brian will begin his new role Monday, April 15th.

In case anyone missed the UR Town Hall from a couple of weeks ago, or would like to view it again, please visit the link here to view it. All UR staff are able to login with their netIDs. Enjoy!

Hello again.

Brian Moran, Academic Advancement Director for the Mendoza College of Business, is leaving his current role to pursue his next professional opportunity.

Brian will serve in his current role through May 31, 2019.

I am grateful for Brian’s contributions to our team and to Notre Dame. Please join me in wishing him well in the future.

Any inquiries, please contact me directly at x7712, or by email at mloungo@nd.edu

Michael Loungo

The Chicago Cast of Hamilton, Chloe Agnew, and Gold & Blue Company will perform at the Notre Dame Day Concert at DPAC Leighton Concert Hall, 7 PM, Monday, April 29.

Please reach out to Lin Wang to get your tickets (2 tickets /person). Limited seats are reserved for Development, please request as soon as possible.

Check out the concert teaser video here

Eddy Street will be closed from Napoleon to Angela Friday between 7am-9pm in order to host the Notre Dame Annual T-shirt reveal. The Napoleon and Burns gate will still be accessible to park in the garage. Any vehicles left on Eddy Street will be towed at 8am Friday morning.

More information can be found here:
https://theshirt.nd.edu/blog/the-shirt-unveiling-2019-faq/

Due to our low volume of shipping via FedEx, they will be suspending regular office pick up at Eddy Street Commons on 4 days per week –  they will only make a scheduled stop for outgoing items on Thursdays.

Should you need to ship via FedEx, please call 1-800-463-3339 or go online to fedex.com to schedule a pick up.

As you may know, UPS is the preferred shipping partner for Notre Dame and they will continue daily pick up at our office location.

Dear All,

This is a hard message to share. After thoughtful consideration, Mandy has made the difficult decision to leave the NDAA in order to be with her family full-time. As fulfilling as her work here is, family calls. Mandy will continue to be with us through Reunion with Wednesday, June 5th being her last day.

For three years, Mandy has envisioned, innovated, strengthened, and shaped our portfolio of alumni education programming. Her contributions are numerous and she has left her indelible mark. We are grateful to Mandy for these accomplishments and much more. All along the way, she has been a true collaborator to each of us, faculty, campus colleagues and other partners.

Of course, she will be missed dearly but we wish her every happiness with her family and look forward to staying in touch. We will have the opportunity to celebrate her friendship and contributions closer to her departure date. Meanwhile, I know you will support Mandy in her decision and acknowledge her service to the Notre Dame family.

We will post the position soon. If you have any referrals or interested parties, please direct them my way.

Best,
Sharon

University Relations Staff

It is that time of year when we focus on the preparation of the budget for next fiscal year.  The annual operating budget process includes proposed salary increases that are effective July 1, 2019, and the non-salary budgets.  Please note that managers are receiving a separate memo that includes details on University guidelines, how to access specific charts, etc.  This communication is intended to highlight the budget process and timeline internal to University Relations (UR) and to ensure you are familiar with the process and key contacts.

The Budget Team

• Mark Witucki – Alumni Association
• Mary Ellen Koepfle, Geoff Stookey, Brenda Carr – Development

Fiscal 2020 Budget Process and Deadlines

Merit recommendations are provided by managers based on employee performance during fiscal 2019.  These recommendations are reviewed by the appropriate Associate Vice President and ultimately approved by Lou Nanni.  Human Resources and the Office of Budget & Planning audit these recommendations to ensure consistent application of University guidelines.

There are no incremental increases for non-salary budgets this year. Where appropriate, the budget team will be working with your unit to re-allocate funds within the org to better align the budget plan with the spend activity.

Please note the following deadlines:

• April 29         Self-reviews finalized in Endeavor – Step 5 (send forward to your supervisor by April 29)
• Note: supervisors may designate an earlier deadline for the self-evaluation
• May 3            Managers finalize merit recommendations
• May 8            Associate Vice Presidents review and finalize merit recommendations
• May 10         Managers complete review in Endeavor –(send forward to HR by close of business)
• Note: make sure Endeavor shows overall rating for your employee before sending forward
• May 15         Vice President approves merit recommendations
• June 14         Compensation statements sent to managers for distribution (if HR audit is final)
• June 21         Staff salary notifications are available online in InsideND

Should you have any questions regarding the performance review process or the budget process, please let us know.

Mary Ellen Koepfle

All assigned women should have received the following agenda and invitation to register for the Hesburgh Women of Impact Summer Retreat this weekend. You can check who has registered so far at:

Colleagues,

Email invitations dropped last Friday March 29, for the Giving Societies Blue Gold game events. Members are invited to purchase Premium Ticket Seating for the Blue Gold game, attend Brunch at South Dining Hall and Rockne members are invite to a special Ask Jack.

Registration is open until April 10th. 

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to share with you the FY18 Office of Gift Planning Impact Report.  Print copies are on order and will be available in Gift Planning.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this report.

Laura Snell Walker

Blood donors needed!

After a rough winter, the community blood bank is in a great need of all blood types! Please join us in donating blood at Harper Cancer Research Institute on Thursday, April 4^th from 11:30am-2pm. Your donation will save the lives of patients at our local hospitals! In addition, for every unit collected, $5 will be donated back to Harper! All donors will also be included in a weekly raffle where 10 donors will win a $100 gift card! Click HERE to sign up!