Colleagues,

Kite will be power washing the Parking Garage 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Floors starting Monday, October 16th-Thursday, October 20th, which will require parking adjustments for staff next week.

• All parking garage patrons (employees, tenants, etc) should use the 1st floor and basement to park on Monday, October 16th through Friday, October 20th.
  • Basement parking can be accessed at the Burns Ave entrance. You may need to swipe in at both the entrance to the garage and the entrance to the basement. You will also need to swipe out at both locations to exit the garage. For ESC tenants, your access card will allow you access to the basement area.
• On the morning of Monday, October 16th, any vehicles on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors will be towed.
• After Friday, October 20th, normal parking procedures will be back in place. Staff should park above the 1st-floor ramp “bump” and on the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th floors.
• Signage will be attached at each entrance starting today (Thursday, October 12th).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to anyone on the IE team

Thanks,
Lana

On All Souls’ Day, members of the Notre Dame family will gather at the Grotto to pray a Rosary in honor of family members, friends, and other loved ones who’ve died. The Alumni Association sends out a call for prayers to alumni, parents, and friends around the world — and typically receives about 5,500 intentions. We cordially invite you to join us at the Grotto on Thursday, November 2, at 12:30 p.m., to be part of this moving experience.

We especially want to remember individuals who’ve passed away in the last year. If you wish, please take a moment to share the names of deceased neighbors, colleagues, family members, and friends by submitting this form. The names will be included in the intentions prayed on November 2.

University Relations has another opportunity to celebrate our beloved dead — an Ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos. Consider sharing a photo and a brief story in order to remember loved ones you’ve lost.

Colleagues,

I’d like you all to welcome our new Mendoza College of Business Academic Advancement Director, Aimee Sharpe! Aimee received her B.B.A. in Accounting from James Madison University in 1998. And she also has a minor in Russian Studies. She received her M.B.A. from the University of Delaware in 2004 where she was a full-time student and Graduate Assistant, as well as the Women’s Lacrosse Coach. Her experience ranges from healthcare to publishing and sales enablement, which will serve her in the AAD role.

As the Business AAD, Aimee will be responsible for driving philanthropy to the Mendoza College of Business, working closely with Martin J. Gillen Dean and Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance, K.J. Martijn Cremers. This position has been vacant since July 2023, so we are excited that Aimee’s first day in Development will be Monday, October 23, 2023. We have space reserved for her in the AAD Huddle Rooms at ESC (3262 & 3264) for the first few weeks, so please stop by and say hello.

And if Aimee looks familiar, she is also Sean Sharpe’s wife!

We are thrilled to have Aimee join the team!!!

-KO

Colleagues,

Due to the anticipated parking in the Eddy Street Garage for the USC game on October 14, 2023, Kite has moved up the deadline for submitting parking requests.

If you are an Eddy Street Tenant with a garage access pass and you are working the USC game, you must have your BEAT parking request submitted by 12:30 p.m. on Monday, 10/9/2023.

• • You must have an Eddy Street Garage access pass in order to be eligible for gameday parking.
  • To submit a BEAT request, enter your name, choosing “Parking” as the activity, “ESC – Staff” as the parking preference, and “Send to: Development”.
  • If you do not have access to BEAT, please email me (ltaylor1@nd.edu) no later than 12:00 pm on Monday, 10/9/2023
  • Parking confirmations will be sent out on 10/11/23.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks!
Lana

Did you know?

• Notre Dame faculty and staff are generous. About 15 percent of all United Way campaign dollars raised in St. Joseph County comes from you.
• Five percent of the campaign dollars raised here is deposited into the Notre Dame Compassion Fund, an emergency assistance program for our faculty and staff.
• A gift to the United Way stretches your giving to vetted programs at 25+ local agencies.

2023 ND Public Affairs Poster

Hello UR Team! If you are interested in joining us for our next UR Walks, please fill out this form. Brian Diss will be leading the walk from Grace Hall at 12:00PM. As there may be some non-pavement, trail walking, we advise that appropriate footwear be considered. Signing up also helps us to contact those who are interested just in case we need to cancel at the last minute due to inclement weather. We look forward to catching up with you while getting in our steps. Happy trails!

Happy birthday to all our UR employees celebrating their special days in October! We hope you have a scary good year!

10/1—Alex DeWeese
10/1—Geni Holmes
10/3—Brandon Tabor
10/4—David Chaudoir
10/4—Ellen Kirol
10/4—Kaylee Wolf
10/5—Sheri Egendoerfer
10/6—Kimberly Bakle
10/7—Kevin Frost
10/8—Jessica Dennis
10/8—Maureen Dunkley
10/10—Denise Moulds
10/10—TJ Pillari
10/10—Nicholas Weiler
10/11—Ashley Gerard
10/11—Thomas Scarce
10/12—Christopher De Trempe
10/12—Katie Eckrich
10/13—Mary Fisher
10/13—Julie Seniff
10/14—Ti Lavers
10/14—Dezha Moore
10/14—Carly Schmitt
10/15—Jim Gosz
10/16—Angeline Johnson
10/17—Katherine Cinninger
10/17—Javonte Lipsey
10/19—Allison Slabaugh
10/20—Brad Goff
10/20—Sondra Solloway
10/21—Dawn Smith
10/23—Betsy Quinn
10/24—Andrew Yocum
10/25—Helen Rajkumar
10/27—Mary Jane Añón
10/27—Leah Corachea
10/28—Tommy Chase
10/28—Anne Wieber
10/31—Iliana Contreras
10/31—Jason Scarlett
10/31—Kaitlyn Winkle

During our Memorial Mass on Monday, September 25th, we lit two candles, one for our beloved dead and the other for those loved one who are grieving. These two candles were placed at the Grotto this morning as a sign of our faith in the Resurrection and the Life, Jesus Christ.

-Fr Ralph

I’m excited to announce that Valerie Plinovich has been promoted into the Digital Marketing Specialist role within the Marketing Operations Team, effective Monday, October 9, 2023. We are excited that Val’s marketing experience, creativity, and can-do attitude will be utilized in a greater capacity within the Annual Giving team.

Val joined the Annual Giving team last year as our Development Coordinator, Member Experiences. In this prior role, she primarily fielded Giving Society donor inquiries, and has assisted in our membership experiences. This role has made her an extremely knowledgeable resource within our team.

Formerly, Val graduated from Purdue Northwest with a BA in Communications and was later a HR Program Manager at Luke Family of Brands. She led employee and community engagement initiatives and created training content for business divisions.

If you were working with Sydney Kuhn (formerly in this role) recently on crowdfunding or other digital marketing campaign needs, please direct those to me in the next couple of weeks until Val is onboarded in October.

Congrats, Val!

-Lauren

Please join me in congratulating Rachel Schaefer (formerly Parks) on her wedding to Greg Schaefer! We wish them a happy future together.

-Patty