It is my pleasure to welcome Caitlin Hutchison to the Stewardship & Donor Relations team, reporting to me in her role as Assistant Director, University Stewardship Initiatives. Caitlin’s first day will be Monday, June 5th, and she will serve as the stewardship partner to the Keough School of Global Affairs, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, School of Architecture, University Enterprises and Events, and will manage Suspense Fund reporting for the Stewardship & Donor Relations team.

After completing her B.A. in History at Ferris State University, Caitlin earned an M.A. in Art History from Notre Dame in 2012, becoming a proud member of the Notre Dame family. She went on to complete her Ph.D. studies in Art History at University of Delaware, researching high crosses in early medieval Ireland especially as they relate to secular and sacred landscapes.

Caitlin was awarded the prestigious US-UK Fulbright Scholar Award for 2020-2021, through which she taught as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of York in the United Kingdom. Caitlin also taught as an Instructor of Record at the University of Delaware from 2014-2020, and most recently served as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Art History at Ball State University for the 2022-2023 Academic Year. While in these positions Caitlin was a lecturer of undergraduate and graduate courses in art history and the humanities, in which she taught about art, architecture, and society from a broad range of historical and contemporary cultures. Caitlin is also an accomplished athlete, and was a member of the Women’s Basketball Team at Ferris State University while completing her undergraduate degree. She brought this passion for athletics to her time at Notre Dame as a Master’s student, where she won co-ed championships in basketball, flag football, and volleyball, and proudly claimed the women’s Bookstore Basketball Championship in 2011.

Caitlin’s past Notre Dame experience, successful academic background, and professional development within various higher education settings will serve both her and the University very well as a stewardship partner to our academic units. Please join me in offering a warm welcome to Caitlin Hutchison as she joins the University Relations family.

Claire Brown