The newest episode of “The Grace of Giving” is out today featuring Gift Management Coordinator Sara Munoz, Development Coordinator Marcia Hittner, and Alumni Education Programs Director Mary Scott discussing their unique cultural and religious traditions during this most wonderful time of the year. Give it a listen, and happy holidays!

• Reminder! DEIU Virtual Event: Community Spotlight – Boys & Girls Club

Please join us TODAY for our first DEIU Community Spotlight Discussion. This session will feature the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County’s CEO, Jacqueline Kronk, and COO, Duane Wilson.
Wed Dec 16, 2020 4pm – 5pm

• Share your DEIU story!

Want to share your DEIU story? We want to lift up your voice! Maybe it’s your “why,” your reason for being in this fight. Maybe it’s your own experience facing discrimination on campus or in the community. Provide a few details below and we’ll follow up with you to discuss the safest, most comfortable way to approach sharing your message with the broader UR team. Share your story HERE!

• You can track all UR DEIU events and initiatives with our new DEIU Calendar.
• If you’re interested in being a part of a DEIU Task Force committee, please click here and identify which committee you would like to serve on.
• Please click here to give your feedback about our efforts related to DEIU. This feedback is completely anonymous!

Please join us in tuning in for THE FIGHT for the Notre Dame Student-Athlete, a live broadcast event on December 15, 2020 from 6:42 PM ET – Midnight ET. We will share more than 50 stories of student-athletes, coaches, Monogram winners, and celebrate the triumphs of the Fighting Irish this year on the field, in the classroom, and in the community, all while raising money for the Rockne Athletics Fund. You can tune in at go.nd.edu/thefight. You can also view the broadcast guide here.

We all know what we can and should be doing to be healthy and well but sometimes knowing and doing are two different things. That is why joining together in community to accomplish goals helps not only the individuals to be successful but also the greater team! So for the New Year UR is rolling out a 21 for 21 Fitness Campaign! Beginning on Monday, January 11th and going through the end of the month to Sunday, January 31st we will offer workouts, activities and tips to help all of us start the New Year off on the right foot. In order to create a plan that is for you we want to know what your fitness and wellness goals are for 2021. Please let us know in this simple survey what your resolutions and aspirations are!

• DEIU Virtual Event: Community Spotlight – Boys & Girls Club

All are welcome to a DEIU Virtual Event focus on a community spotlight. This session will feature the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County’s CEO, Jacqueline Kronk, and COO, Duane Wilson.

Wed. Dec. 16, 2020 4pm – 5pm

• DEIU Discussion Group Continues 

12/11 – Episode 3
12/18 – Episode 4

• You can track all UR DEIU events and initiatives with our new DEIU Calendar.

• If you’re interested in being a part of a DEIU Task Force committee, please click here and identify which committee you would like to serve on.

• Please click here to give your feedback about our efforts related to DEIU. This feedback is completely anonymous!

The December Matching Gift Email will send this Tuesday, December 8 to this list of assigned entities who work for matching gift companies, have made a gift since November 14, 2020, and as of today have not yet matched their gift. These gifts represent over $156K in potential matches.

Please note that individuals on the second tab of the excel file (“Fundraiser Outreach”) have not received the matching gift email message (all gifts exceeding $25,000) but may be eligible to match their gifts totaling $480K. You are encouraged to reach out to your assigned benefactors directly to discuss the details and answer questions related to the matching gift process.

If you have any questions regarding this matching gift communication, please reach out to Laura Walker.

Included in your planning for the upcoming holiday break, please ensure that your department’s requests for pre-break payments are forwarded timely for processing. During this high volume time, we ask that all requests for vendor payments, employee reimbursements, etc. be forwarded as soon as possible.

We will make every effort to generate pre-break payments for all requests received by A/P on or before Tuesday, December 15. Requests for payment received after that time may not be processed until after break as our efforts will be focused on those received by the deadline. Please allow additional time for us to process requests for international payees due to potential tax or other compliance issues that may arise.

Please make faculty, staff, or others who submit payment requests for your area, aware of this timing. Also, please consider using your Procurement Card for eligible, small dollar transactions.

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of your requests during this time, please contact me. If you have any emergency payment situations that may arise over this year’s extended time-off, please notify us at acctpay@nd.edu which will be monitored over break.

Happy Holidays!

Ed Verhamme
Accounts Payable Manager

Dear Colleagues,

Please review the year-end memo 2020 Year End Memo for important deadlines, instructions for wire/stock gifts, staffing coverage, and other relevant information associated with year-end operations.

Gift and Data Management looks forward to closing out strong with you in 2020!

– Amy Schell

Hello everyone, and good afternoon.

Please join me in welcoming Graham Jay McAllister into the world. He was born yesterday at 6lb 13oz, and is 19.75 inches long! Graham and Lindsey are both doing well.

Thanks,
Michael Loungo

Please join me in offering sympathy to our dear colleague, Mary Bueno, for the loss of her mother, Patricia DeClercq, on Tuesday, November 24.

The obituary can be found here:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southbendtribune/obituary.aspx?n=patricia-e-declercq&pid=197176695&fhid=7050

The family held private services this past week.

Eternal rest grant her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.

Best,
Brian Diss