Category Archives: General

New Hire- Katie Eckrich

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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. 


Katie is a 1993 graduate of Saint Mary’s College and a 1998 graduate of the DePaul University Public Services Graduate Program.  She is a South Bend native and returned to the area 6 years ago after several years in Chicago.  Katie has over 20 years of corporate sales experience at Dow Jones and Whirlpool among other companies.  
 
Katie was recently married to her husband, Brian, and has three teenage stepchildren.  She enjoys reading, playing golf, the Chicago Cubs and all Notre Dame sports – especially women’s basketball.  
 
Katie’s father, father in law and brother are all graduates of Notre Dame.  She is excited to be a part of the team and make a contribution to the University she holds so dear.  
 
Thanks, Bill

Congrats on a baby boy!

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Dear colleagues:
Easter blessings came early for Kat and Wills Gardner this year. Their first child, William “Liam” James Gardner arrived on April 18 at 4:16 p.m. weighing in at 6 pounds and 12 ounces. Kat and Liam are doing well and are now home. Mom and Dad are in love! Please join the Stewardship & Donor Relations team in congratulating the new parents. Feel free to send well wishes to the new family at 1120 East Bronson Street; South Bend, IN 46615.
God bless,
Katherine

Notre Dame Day Broadcast Schedule and Ticket Info

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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

Garage Elevator – East

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Please be advised; the East elevators in the parking garage and their perspective lobbies will be closed from today, 4.22.2019 8am through Monday, 4.29.2019 9am to have an epoxy floor coating applied. We ask everyone please stay off the new floor coating until this time. Any traffic on the new coating can damage the entire floor and prevent proper cure time (hardening) and protection qualities.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and I appreciate everyone’s understanding.

Enjoy the day,

Respectfully,

~ Andy

Issues with ESC Elevators

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From Andy Gilmour, Kite Operations Manager:

Good afternoon everyone,

Unfortunately, I was just informed by Schindler, one of our elevators is down and will remain down until they are able to locate a needed part in need of replacement. The left most elevator is still in service but will be slow on call as everyone will be using a single elevator.

Apologies for the inconvenience,
We will get this elevator up as soon as we are able,
Respectfully,
~ Andy

 

Mendoza AAD position now open and taking applications

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We are pleased to post for applications the position of AAD for the Mendoza College of Business. See posting here: http://jobs.nd.edu/postings/16017

 

As the primary engine for proposal development in Mendoza, the individual we hire for this role will be expected to:

  • Build and actively manage a proposal pipeline in collaboration with fundraisers; 
  • Develop formal proposals to be presented to donors;
  • Advance proposals from inception to conclusion; and
  • Meet annual collaborative production goals as developed with the Senior Director.
As a longstanding, core role on the Academic Advancement team, this individual will drive philanthropy to advance the ambitions of Mendoza and its recently appointed dean, Martijn Cremers.
 
We are grateful for your referral of this posting and the position description to candidates you believe are capable of fulfilling these expectations.
 
Any inquiries, please contact me directly at x7712, or by email at mloungo@nd.edu
 
Thank you for your consideration,
 
Michael Loungo

Tory Grimes to Join Stewardship & Donor Relations Team

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The Stewardship & Donor Relations team is delighted to share that Tory Grimes has accepted the position of Program Director for Donor Recognition. Tory has spent the past several years as an exceptional member of the Special Events & Stewardship team.  Tory has worked on a number of events during her time at Notre Dame including serving as the lead for the Corbett Family Hall Dedication, but her most considerable mark was placed on the Campaign events. She took these important cultivation experiences to new heights as a result of her creativity and unmatched attention to detail. Known also for her can do attitude and thoughtful touches to ensure events are filled with unique details, Tory has proven she has a deep dedication to Our Lady’s mission and to the personalized stewardship of University donors. I speak for our entire Stewardship & Donor Relations team when I share that we are elated to have her join our team.  
 
My Very Best,
Jessica Reasons 

Denim Day, Wednesday, April 24

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Dear Colleagues,

Please join the GRC in showing support for Denim Day on Wednesday, April 24, 2019!

This year marks the 20th celebration of Denim Day, and the sixth year of bringing the initiative to Notre Dame.  For those of you who are not familiar with this event, Denim Day is an annual campaign focused on raising awareness about sexual violence.  The event was initiated after an Italian High Court overturned a rape conviction because they felt since the victim was wearing tight jeans, she must have helped her rapist remove her jeans, thereby implying consent.  The following day, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim. Since then, wearing jeans on Denim Day has become a symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault.

Showing support for Denim Day couldn’t be easier. Simply wear jeans on Wednesday, April 24, and we will provide a sticker for you to wear that indicates your denim is making a statement, as well as a pledge card for you to sign and return for display.

Stickers and pledge forms will be available at the front desk of ESC and Grace Hall the morning of April 24.

Offices within Student Affairs have received special permission to wear denim on April 24. Participating in Denim Day provides a wonderful opportunity for the Notre Dame community to show solidarity with survivors of abuse around the country and to think about how we can work in our personal and professional lives to reduce violence in our communities. We would also ask that participating offices take a photo of your staff in jeans and share on Twitter with the hashtag #denimdaynd.

Please contact us with any questions about participation or Denim Day in general. If you would like to learn more about the international initiative, please visit denimdayusa.org.