This Sunday, we will send undergraduate alumni a 100X listening exercise as a follow-up to our Notre Dame is Listening initiative from 2017. From this listening exercise, we aim to learn more about how our alumni base feels about Notre Dame, both in general and regarding giving back. This email will come from Lou and responses will be handled by the Annual Giving team. If any assigned prospects reach out with concerns or specific feedback, we will elevate as needed.

Colleagues,

I’m happy to announce the hiring of our newest Gift Planning Officer, Jessica Brice.

Jessica comes to Notre Dame from a successful career in public accounting, most recently as a Senior Tax Manager with LBMC, PC in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jessica focused on large multi-state corporations and complex partnerships and worked with clients on tax compliance and accounting matters involving an array of corporate and partnership transactions.

Jessica is an alum of Indiana University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business in 2006, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Tennessee. She lives in South Bend with her husband, John.

Jessica will start with us on Monday, August 5. Please join me in welcoming Jessica to the Notre Dame family!

Best regards,

Rich Naponelli

Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback to Leadership is Listening in the month of July. 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 July are Julia Sama and Brooke Wenzel. August is the last month for our water bottle giveaway, so be sure to submit your feedback! Thank you!

-The Leadership is Listening Team

It is time to roll up your sleeves to save a life-or 3, AND have someone else donate $5 to Harper AND get a choice $10 gift card for yourself.

Conveniently located in Harper Hall parking lot.

Click HERE to reserve your appointment time or copy this link: https://givebloodnow.com/index.cfm?group=op&expand=13267&zc=46617

Dear Colleagues,

This message is to inform you that at 5 p.m. today, July 30, you will notice the signature block in your Notre Dame Gmail will have a different format when you compose a message. This is a result of our switch to a new department-wide email signature service provider.

PLEASE NOTE:

1. Do not be alarmed when you see the original design format and image
banner of your email signature block disappear and look like this:

[[+]]
name: Lin Wang
title: Program Director
office: 574-631-4961
mobile: 574-339-1272
department: Department of Development
group: Storytelling and Engagement
address: 1251 N. Eddy Street, Suite 300
city: South Bend
state: IN
zip: 46617
[[+]]

The actual signature design shows when the recipient opens your message, but does not show when you compose your message. You can test it by sending a message to your non-ND email. You might want to refresh and clear browser cache if you don’t see the above change happen automatically.

2. Please check the accuracy of your information – name, title, group (team), phone number(s), and address. Please note that you are able to make correction in the Gmail signature setting area on your own if anything is incorrect.

3. We are only able to push the signature to your NetID email address. To apply the signature to your preferred alias email address(es), please copy and paste the whole signature block (like above, with [[+]]) from the NetID email to your alias email in the Gmail signature setting area. You can copy and paste the block on your mobile device email servers as well, if you use mobile devices for work emails.

Thank you for your attention. Please reach out to Lin Wang (1-4961) if you have any questions.

Our next construction project begins Monday, August 5th, as we transition the southwest corner of the building into a new, light filled, collaborative work environment for our Development Coordinator team.

That team is busy packing boxes, and you will soon see them working in temporary spots throughout the floor. In addition, we have 11 fundraisers who will be displaced. A list of the these fundraisers, as well as the development coordinators and their temporary locations, can be found below.

A rendering of the new space is attached. Please contact Carolyn Hardman, Brad Goff or Tim Willis with any questions or concerns.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience during the construction phase. The project is scheduled to be completed by Tuesday, August 13th.

Displaced fundraisers:

Pier White, Chris Baguer, Sean Sharpe, Brian Green, Henry Scroope, Tom Cummings, Ron Linczer, Chris Walsh, Bob Morton, Jesus Bravo, and Jill Donnelly

Temporary Development Coordinator Locations:

• Kathy – window well by Corporate Relations
• Ashley – window well by Annual Giving
• Katie – desk on east wall by Prospect Management
• Tashana – Annual giving cube #3138
• Brigette – Annual Giving cube #3137
• Pam – William Mitchell’s former cube in Gift Planning area
• Amy – Andrew Frye’s former cube in Gift Planning Area
• Mary – window well by planned giving
• Allison – window well by Ashley’s current space
• Sarah – window well on north side of shared RD space

Colleagues-

I am pleased to announce that Mary Flynt will be joining University Relations as our new Learning and Organizational Development (LOD) Associate. I look forward to her partnership in elevating LOD impact, advancing the UR mission, and embodying Notre Dame values. Most notably, Mary will be upgrading and leading onboarding- a program that impacted over 90 positions last fiscal year. (Special thanks to Linda Klaybor who is wonderfully bridging the onboarding gap between Gretchen Neely’s retirement and Mary’s eventual leadership.)

Mary joins us after four years in the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development (CCD), where she most recently served as experiential program manager. In this role, Mary oversaw the student internship funding program and helped manage several mentor programs, including Hesburgh Women of Impact and the Cavanaugh Council/President’s Circle. She served as the CCD’s primary administrator for IrishCompass, where she partnered with the Alumni Association on the ideation, strategy, implementation, and governance of the University’s professional development community. She also coordinated initiatives open to all students such as the JCPenney Suit-Up, industry career treks and employer mock interviews.

Prior to working in the CCD, Mary worked on the MBA admissions team in the Mendoza College of Business. She graduated from Ave Maria University in 2013 with a degree in business administration. When she’s not spending time with her large family, Mary is often attempting new sewing projects, going to concerts, adjusting to home ownership, volunteering as the St. Monica parish wedding coordinator, and making new friends with everyone she meets. Her husband Josh is also a member of UR, working on the marketing team in the Alumni Association.

You will be blessed to quickly introduce yourself to Mary as she begins her new role on Tuesday, August 6.

For Notre Dame,

Bryan Reaume
University Relations
Learning and Organizational Development

The Grace Hall and Eddy Street Offices will be closed on Wednesday, July 31st, so all staff can take part in Immersion Day 2019!

As always, you will be able to access the office using your ID card to swipe in the main doors.

 
For Notre Dame,
Bryan Reaume