Born on March 15, 2019, Freya Lynn and Wyatt Reed, grandchildren of Cheryl Schlimpert, came into the world weighing 5 lbs 4 oz and 4 lbs 13 oz respectively. Christy and Trey Whitcomb (mom & dad), currently stationed in Germany, couldn’t be more excited to be first-time parents – and twins is double the delight. Cheryl looks forward to many trips to Germany in her future.
Welcome to the family!
Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback to Leadership is Listening in the month of April. We appreciate you taking the time to help us improve our workplace culture. As a reminder, if you have feedback that you would like to submit anonymously, but would still like to be entered into the water bottle giveaway, please be sure to leave another piece of feedback that does include your name. You do not need to submit it on the same day or address the same topic as your anonymous feedback. The Hidrate Spark smart water bottle winners for the month of April are Conor Montijo and Maggie Konstantine. Thank you again, and remember to keep submitting your feedback!
-The Leadership is Listening Team
The University will transition to a new two step login service called Okta this summer. It will replace the current Duo service that allows you to access ND services like Gmail, Google Apps, UR.nd.edu, CRM.nd.edu, etc.
Enroll in Okta today! Your enrollment is requested now to ensure immediate access to ND services when Okta goes live on Monday, July 29.
You can enroll by following the instructions at oit.nd.edu/okta or if you would like assistance with enrollment, we are hosting the following Okta enrollment events in the Family Room:
Tuesday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 28, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
You will need your mobile phone to complete the enrollment process.
Once successfully enrolled in Okta, no further action is required on your part until the Okta go-live. You will keep using Duo two step process until go-live.
Early enrollment qualifies you for a chance to win a gift basket, so enroll by Friday, May 31!
If you need assistance but cannot attend these events or have questions about the Okta enrollment process, please contact your departmental IT support staff, or the OIT Help Desk at 574-631-8111, oithelp@nd.edu
Thank you! Your early action in support of transition to this new service is appreciated.
Vicki Reeder is excited to share the news of her new granddaughter!
Eden Corrine Smith was born Monday, April 29th at 9:59 pm. She weighed 6 lb. 15 oz. and was 20 inches long. Mom and baby are doing fine and Vicki (and new aunt Katie Edel) are over the moon!
She’s a cutie!
I am happy to announce that Andrew Fiedler has accepted the role of Project Manager for the Affinity Communities Platform replacement project. In this role, he will coordinate the transition from iModules to Hivebrite.
Andrew has been an integral part of the Alumni Association team for almost ten years. For the last three years, he has performed admirably as our Lead IT Solutions Consultant, providing business analysis, business intelligence, and project management expertise while continuing to deliver frontline office technology and A/V support.
The commitment to excellence, leadership, and collaboration that Andrew exhibits day-to-day will serve him well as he provides structure and guidance on this project. Please join me in congratulating Andrew on this next step in his career!
Best,
Mark Welch
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce that D. Curtis Claypool is joining the East Region as a Regional Director serving the NY/NJ market. Curtis will be based on campus at Notre Dame, relocating to the South Bend area.
Curtis received his BBA from Notre Dame in 1994, majoring in Finance. Curtis has over 20 years of retail experience across grocery, mass market, convenience and drug classes of trade. He brings consulting firm experience leading engagement teams that typically involved technology, process and organizational initiatives as well as the implementation of software packages designed to help manage these processes/decisions. Curtis’s notable clients include Wal-Mart, Loblaw’s, Meijer, Longs Drugs, The Home Depot, and Dean Foods. Curtis and his wife Linda, a Chicago native, have 4 children. They have lived in Carrollton, TX for the past 19 years. Curtis has served as a Catechist for Confirmation classes at Mary Immaculate parish in Farmers Branch, TX since 2008.
Curtis will begin his new role on Monday, May 6. Please join me in welcoming Curtis home to Notre Dame!
My very best,
Anne Griffith
Please welcome Tim Kelly to the Northwest Region team, starting on May 6th.
Tim is a 2012 graduate of Loras College with degrees in Sports Management and Public Relations along with being a 4-year letter winner on the men’s basketball team. Following his graduation, Tim attended worked and attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, where he held roles in the Rams Club and athletic business office. He earned his Masters degree in Exercise and Sports Science from UNC in 2014.
Following UNC, Tim served at the Assistant Athletic Director of Development at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater before taking on his current role as Associate Director of Major Gifts at Northwestern, where he has been since 2015. At Northwestern, Tim helped lead athletics major gifts efforts for the WE WILL campaign, securing commitments for both facilities and programmatic support. Tim attained his MBA from Loyola Chicago in February of 2019.
Tim is engaged to Colleen Antas, a former Northwestern women’s soccer student-athlete and current Assistant Principal at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island Illinois.
Bill Ribera
I‘d like to welcome Katie Eckrich to the Northwest Region team as a Regional Director. Katie will be starting with us on May 6th, so please welcome her to the team when you see her.
Our sixth annual Notre Dame Day kicks off this Sunday at 6:42pm ET!
Check out notredameday.nd.edu and download the Broadcast Schedule for the 29-hour show.
In addition, if you have any interest in attending the Notre Dame Day Concert—and you’re not working Notre Dame Day—on Monday at 7pm ET at DPAC, please send your name and how many tickets you’ll need to Lin Wang by this Thursday at noon. We have four members of the Chicago cast of Hamilton, Chloë Agnew of Celtic Woman fame, and Notre Dame’s own Gold & Blue Company performing. We’ll have the tickets for you at the DPAC Ticket Office Monday afternoon. Thank you in advance for helping make Notre Dame Day a success.
Annual Giving and Storytelling Team