Colleagues, 

In response to questions, we wanted to let everyone know that parking in the ESC garage on Saturday, April 23rd will not require any special request through BEAT.   

Parking is being handled on Saturday 4/23 as a normal business day. Anyone on campus this weekend, can use their parking access card to enter & exit the ESC garage. Kite will still require anyone using an access card to follow employee guidelines by parking on the second (2nd) floor or higher.  At a minimum, parking must be above the “bump” 1st floor ramp.

If you have any questions, please contact Dawn Smith (dsmith34@nd.edu) or Lana Taylor (ltaylor1@nd.edu)

Go Irish!

Bernadette Suzanne Witous passed away peacefully, surrounded by nothing but love on Wednesday, April 13th. While we had hoped for a longer time with Bernie, we are beyond grateful for what we did get and and most importantly, that we were able to take her home before going home to the Lord.

There will be a Catholic service on Thursday, April 21st, at 11am with visitation at 10 at St. Pius X in Granger.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Center for Hospice https://foundationforhospice.org/donate/ or SJHS NICU project https://www.sjmedgiving.com/donate.

Thank you for the continued love, support, and prayers. We are forever grateful.

Jess, Mike and Michael

We are in the final week of planning for the True to Her Name recognition event to be held on campus on April 23, 2022. At this time, registration is closed. Invitations were launched on February 23rd to qualifying benefactors, and a reminder email was sent on March 14th to non-responders. The RSVP list, inclusive of the most recent portfolio assignments, may be accessed here. Benefactors will receive a detailed confirmation on April 18th, outlining their event attendance and how to access the electronic Blue-Gold tickets (if applicable).  

Schedule of Events for Saturday, April 23, 2022
10:00 a.m. Student Conversations: God and the Good Life
Featuring Meghan Sullivan, Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy and Director, Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study
Location: Forum, Nanovic Hall

11:30 a.m. Pre-Game Hospitality
1:00 p.m. Kick-Off Blue-Gold Game
Location: Rasmus Family Club, Notre Dame Stadium

5:00 p.m.   Mass for the Second Sunday of Easter
Location: Basilica of the Sacred Heart

6:15 p.m.  Reception
Location: Morris Concourse, Stayer Center for Executive Education
6:45 p.m.  Dinner of Impact
Location: Commons A&B, Stayer Center for Executive Education

Please contact Tory Grimes with any other questions about this stewardship event.

It is my pleasure to welcome Laura Ruiz to the Gift Planning team as our newest Gift Planning Officer. Laura is an alumna of St. Mary’s College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, and then earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University in Chicago. Following her graduation from law school, Laura was a member of Northwestern University’s Development Department, where she drafted all gift agreements and interfaced directly with benefactors to explain gift agreement acceptance terms and limitations. Most recently, Laura served as an Associate at KPMG in Chicago, where she provided tax counsel to non-profit organizations.

Laura and her husband Bob are currently house hunting and are looking forward to calling South Bend home. Please join me in welcoming Laura to the team!

-Rich Naponelli

Colleagues,

I am writing to alert you of two updates to our Athletics Advancement & SRD Teams:

• Earlier this month, Kim Borza Donaldson and her husband, Adam, moved to New York City where Adam started a new role leading Business Development at a media startup. After two years of leading the Athletics Advancement team, Kim will be transitioning out of her current role at the end of the Fiscal Year.
• Please join me in celebrating the promotion of Riley Koval to Senior Director, Athletics Advancement. Riley started in Development in 2016, working as a Major Gifts Officer on the Annual Giving Team, before transitioning to Regional Development and serving benefactors in Phoenix, Denver, and San Francisco. Riley is a 2016 graduate of Notre Dame’s Law School, where during his tenure he worked for Notre Dame Football, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Athletic Department of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.

Kim will be working closely with Riley to transition this role prior to June 30th. Congratulations to Kim on her move, and to Riley on his new position!

Sara

Bernadette Suzanne Witous was born Saturday, April 9th. In January we learned that baby was a carrier of the same double dominant gene as Margot, so we regret to share that our time with this little bundle will be short. We are all home now, settled with “Bernie” under Hospice care.

Bernadette, “brave bear”, is proving to be just a strong and we hope she has a long fight in her before she joins her sister, Margot, in heaven.

Thank you for the continued support, we could not do this alone.

-Jessica Witous

Happy birthday to all our UR employees celebrating their special days in April! No fooling!

4/1 – Jessica Rizzo
4/1 – Kathleen O’Friel
4/1 – Steven Sollmann
4/1 – Tara Reilly
4/3 – Michael Connaughton
4/5 – Margriet Kapluck
4/6 – Austin Gammage
4/6 – Cindy Karpovs
4/6 – Ken Johnson
4/8 – Amanda Mckee
4/11 – Matthew Rombalski
4/12 – Joe Dietz
4/12 – Katy Orenchuk
4/15 – Amy Mason
4/16 – Michelle Jones
4/16 – Steve Orsini
4/18 – Dean Ernzen
4/18 – Jeff Faust
4/19 – Kristina Machalleck
4/19 – Rose Michalski
4/20 – Mark Helmke
4/22 – Rachel Parks
4/23 – Kat Gardner
4/24 – Angie Dennig
4/25 – Sarah Wodrich
4/27 – Katie Kerby
4/27 – Marie Labosky
4/27 – Ryan Brennan
4/27 – Sheila McMahon
4/29 – Pete Hlabse
4/30 – Andrew Frye

Colleagues,

Please join us in celebrating the promotion of Grace Prosniewski to Director of Internal Engagement! In her new role, Grace will oversee the development of strategies to improve employee engagement, and may manage programs designed to foster it, such as employee recognition programs, wellness programs, office design and the environment, and other activities aimed at creating a positive workplace experience for University Relations. Grace will also retain oversight of all Internal Communications as well as the Hesburgh Women of Impact.

Grace joined the Storytelling & Engagement team as a writer in 2016. In 2019, Grace joined the Internal Engagement team as Program Director of Internal Communications and Hesburgh Women of Impact. Grace earned her bachelor of arts degrees in Communications and Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Michigan in 2015.

Congratulations Grace!

-James Riley

Colleagues,

The Eddy Street entrance to the Parking Garage will be closed on Thursday, 3/30/22 from 7:00 am-11:00 am on Thursday, March 31, 2022. The entrances on Napoleon Blvd and Burns Ave. will be open.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

-Dawn Smith and Lana Taylor

Dear friends and colleagues,

Huge and heartfelt thanks to the 68.3 percent of you who have, to date, completed the ND Voice survey! With five working days remaining to submit feedback, I hope to see 100 percent participation ahead of next week’s March 22 deadline. At a bare minimum, we must exceed our 2019 participation rate of 95 percent. If you have not already done so, please complete the survey at your earliest convenience.

To help encourage our division’s ND Voice participation, as in previous years, we will have a friendly competition amongst the teams that comprise our division. Every team that achieves 100 percent participation will be entered into a draw to receive a meal (breakfast or lunch) or a happy hour. Several teams have already reached the 100 percent goal, so please ensure you are doing your part to help your team and, ultimately, our division’s success rate. As always, I remain forever grateful for all that you do for Our Lady’s University!

Best, Lou.