Development Head Shots

On Wednesday, October 9th from 2-5:00pm in the Family Room, we will be hosting the first of our professional head shot sessions. University photographers will be on hand to take professional head shots for any Development employee who would like one. Each person going through will have 4 photos taken of them, and those will be put in a gallery for their use, un-edited. We will have a second head shot session in the photo studio in the basement of Grace Hall on Thursday, October 17th from 3-5:00pm. Please sign up for a three minute spot to have your photo taken here.

Welcome Matthew Rombalski to the Gift and Data Management Team!

I am excited to announce that Matthew Rombalski will be joining our Gift and Data Management Team as the new Gift Agreement Coordinator.

Matthew’s first day will be October 7th. He will be located in Grace Hall and will support me on gift agreements, as well as assist the Gift Management and Advancement Records teams as needed. We are thrilled to have him!

In 2019, Matthew received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from John Carroll University. While at John Carroll, Matthew was part of the Arrupe Scholars Program (one of just twenty freshmen to receive this scholarship). He also received the Boler Senior Award for Service, which is given to one student in the senior class, and additionally was very involved in the campus ministry program at John Carroll.

Most recently, Matthew worked as a Business Analyst at Sherwin Williams. Matthew has a brother who is a junior at Notre Dame, and he is looking forward to being close to family.

Please join me in welcoming Matthew!

Katherine Cinninger

Congratulations to Angeline Johnson Daley!

Dave & Angeline Johnson Daley welcomed their second daughter — Nina Sorina Daley — into the world on Tuesday, October 1, at 7:17 a.m. (just 4 hours and 15 minutes later than big sister Dia Maria arrived on the same date 3 years ago).

Weighing 7lbs 6oz and measuring 19 inches long, Nina has been a very peaceful and serene baby girl for her parents thus far. Dia is also thrilled to have a “birthday twin” in her new sibling!

Angeline and baby Nina are both healthy and doing very well. Dave couldn’t be more proud. They will all be heading home from the hospital later today and look forward to introducing everyone to their new little girl very soon.

Cavanaugh Council & President’s Circle Events

Cavanaugh Council & President’s Circle Legacy Members Reception
This Friday (Oct. 4), we are hosting the CCPC Legacy Members Reception in honor of our founding CCPC members, as well as our milestone members (8+ years membership). This is a very special occasion and the first of its kind. The reception will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres and a full-bar along with a special presentation of a gift of thanks to our members. The RSVP list is attached. Please reach out to Jen Odell with any questions.
 
Cavanaugh Council Experience Weekend 
We will host members of the Cavanaugh Council for Cavanaugh Council Experience Weekend October 11-12. Attached is a copy of the confirmation email that went out to all registered guests today. Please click here to view registration. The Fundraiser Report is sorted by Guest Name and shows everything they signed up for, details if they requested tickets, and who is in their party. Please reach out to Brooke Wenzel with any questions.

Eddy Street Pep Rally 10/4

Eddy Street will again be the site of the Notre Dame Pep Rally this Friday, October 4th. As a result, Eddy Street from Angela to Napoleon will be closed to traffic all day on Friday. Staff and visitors can enter the garage from either the Burns St. or Napoleon St entrances. The pep rally is scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm. If you have benefactors coming to the office, please give them a heads up regarding this closing.

Friday Night Bash at Notre Dame Stadium

All are welcome to come to the Concourse of Notre Dame Stadium on Friday, October 11 to experience the first-ever Friday Night Bash. Featuring food trucks, beer for purchase, and music by the Jerry O’Fonics Band and Rising, a Notre Dame Student Band, this is the place to be before the Irish take on the Trojans on Saturday.

Admission is $10 and proceeds will benefit financial aid for Notre Dame students. Tickets are available now at bit.ly/ndbash Please invite your family, friends, neighbors, and benefactors to experience another historic first inside Notre Dame Stadium!

For any questions, please see Brandon Tabor or Brian Diss.

ESC Parking Garage Issue Resolved

If you had trouble getting into the Eddy Street garage this morning (message of Access Denied) the situation has been resolved and your card has been reset.

If you pulled a ticket in order to get into the garage, please turn that in to the front desk before you leave today. Your pass will get you out of the garage. Sorry for any inconvenience this problem may have caused.

Update from ACE/IEI

Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) founder Fr. Tim Scully, C.S.C., has announced that he will step down as director of the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) and become its director emeritus beginning in January. He will continue to serve the University as a professor of political science, faculty fellow of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, and IEI faculty fellow.
In a message sent to all friends of ACE, Fr. Scully shared, “Over the course of the past several sabbatical months I have had the opportunity to reflect deeply and gratefully on the endless blessings of my nearly forty years of priesthood in Holy Cross, as well as to discern God’s plan for my own vocation as a Holy Cross priest and the future mission of ACE and the IEI. In this spirit of prayerful discernment, I have decided that, after more than twenty-five years of sharing any and all the gifts that I have been given by God to support our mission, the time is propitious for a transition in leadership. I am absolutely confident that the team with which we have been blessed in both ACE and the Institute possesses the vision and gifts in abundance to lead us with grace and wisdom into the coming decades.
John Staud (jstaud@nd.edu) and Theo Helm (thelm1@nd.edu) remain the best contacts for Development needs as the Provost’s Office conducts a search for a new IEI director. Please also feel free to direct questions to me as the department’s ACE liaison.
Best,
Amanda Retartha