Dear Colleagues,
I’m writing today to share that Allison Slabaugh is departing Development to pursue an opportunity in the College of Science. In this newly created position, she will work with the Dean to guide the College’s administrative operations and academic strategy. Specifically, she will help develop and implement strategic projects, manage relationships with key internal and external constituents, and serve as a representative of the Dean on a variety of committees and initiatives.
Allison has been an integral part of development since she joined in 2010 as a corporate relations coordinator to her current role as the Academic Advancement Director for the College of Science. Her work in partnership with many of you on this team has resulted in over $200 million in gifts to the College of Science in the last 5 years. Beyond the numbers, she has been instrumental in building relationships with benefactors and faculty alike and seamlessly transitioned relationships and priorities across three different deans. She also played a key role in the development and implementation of a number of new initiatives such as the Mary E. Galvin Science and Engineering Scholars Program, Sports Science Initiative, and Rare Disease Patient Advocacy Program.
Her passion and determination to elevate Notre Dame and the College of Science are unquestionable and we are excited to see what she will accomplish in this new role. And she will be greatly missed by the AAD Team!
Allison will begin her new role on October 1st but please note that this will not be formally announced to the faculty or the advisory council until the end of the month. We are sharing the news with you today so we can post her position but I ask that you please keep it confidential at this point.
Starting October 1st, please see Kelly Courington with any needs or requests around BELS. Please see Caiti Houlilan or check Highspot for questions around priorities – priority pages will be posted soon. Anything else, please see me as interim AAD for Science. We want to make an efficient transition for Allison as she begins her role in the College!
-Katy