I am excited to welcome Caitlyn Clinton to the Academic Advancement team!

Starting December 18, she will serve as the inaugural Associate Academic Advancement Director supporting the Institute for Educational Initiatives / Alliance for Catholic Education, Notre Dame International, and the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs. She will also provide secondary support for fundraising efforts benefiting Financial Aid and Student Affairs.

In her more than 2 years working for Development – first as the director of ND Listens and, more recently, as a Leadership Annual Giving associate director – Caitlyn has distinguished herself with her passion for Notre Dame and her commitment to her colleagues.

I am extremely excited that she will bring her many talents to bear in this new role!

Please join me in extending your congratulations to Caitlyn!

Matt Gelchion

Dear Colleagues,

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Darrell Paulsen’s mother, Elizabeth “Betty” Paulsen on December 5th, 2023.

Let us come together and extend our condolences to Darrell and his family, and continue to keep them in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

The obituary and arrangements are as follows:

https://brittonfuneralhomes.com/book-of-memories/5338903/Paulsen-Elizabeth/index.php

Thank you once again for your prayers and support.

With gratitude,
The East Team

Dear Staff,

I am writing to let you know that our friend and colleague Brigid Jackson has accepted a new full-time 40-hour position in Campus Dining as the Campus Dining Executive Associate. In her new role, she will help the employees of Campus Dining units at Notre Dame and St. Mary’s College achieve their strategic goals, create a positive dining experience, and sustain a welcoming internal culture.

It has been a pleasure working with Brigid throughout her time here at the Alumni Association. Brigid started on our Reunion Welcome team. Worked various on-call positions and eventually became our Customer Service Representative. Brigid’s last day at the Alumni Association will be Thursday, December 21. Please join me in thanking Brigid for all that she has helped with during her time here and congratulating her on her new position.

-Amanda McKee

Included in your planning for the upcoming holiday break, please ensure that your department’s requests for pre-break payments are forwarded timely for processing. During this high volume time, we ask that all requests for vendor payments, employee reimbursements, etc. be forwarded as soon as possible.

We will make every effort to generate pre-break payments for all requests received by the end of day on Monday, December 18. Requests for payment received after that time may not be processed until after break as our efforts will be focused on those received by the deadline. Please allow additional time for us to process requests for new or international payees due to potential tax or other compliance issues that may arise.

Please make faculty, staff, or others who submit payment requests for your area, aware of this timing. Also, please consider using your Procurement Card for eligible, small dollar transactions.

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of your requests during this time, please contact us. If you have an emergency payment situation that may arise during the break, please notify us at acctpay@nd.edu which will be monitored.

On a personal note, I will be retiring at the end of December. It has been wonderful working with all of you over the past 21 years. Take care!

From all of us in Accounts Payable, Happy Holidays!

Ed Verhamme
Accounts Payable Manager
University of Notre Dame

Protect Your Collaborative Content in Google & Box

Attend an information session to understand the changes occurring with the Google and Box accounts of those who left the University and why this has an impact on you!

In these informative sessions, you will gain insights to:

• Reasons why is this happening
• Implications of when accounts are deleted
• How this directly affects you
• Timeline of when accounts will be deleted
• What you need to do about it now

Also included will be a short demonstration on how to:

• Search for files shared with you in Google
• Identify if a file or folder needs to be moved into a Shared drive
• Create a Google Shared drive & move files/folders to the shared drive
• Access more training resources

We strongly encourage you to sign up for one of the zoom sessions listed below. 

• Tuesday, December 5, 2023 from 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. | Add to Calendar
• Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. | Add to Calendar
• Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. | Add to Calendar

Please be aware that the Google & Box Information Sessions will not be available from December 20, 2023, to January 5, 2024. Additional information sessions coming in January 2024.

Team,

It is with mixed emotions that I write to share news that Anne Overly will soon depart University Relations to serve as Senior Advisor to Shannon Cullinan, Executive Vice President. Anne has been an incredibly valuable member of the Development team since she joined us from Pearson in 2017. She first served as a Regional Director covering families in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, then as the Senior Director for the South Region, and most recently as Executive Regional Director, providing administrative oversight for the South and Southwest Regions, in addition to the University’s Hesburgh Women of Impact initiative. She leaves our Development team in a stronger position than when she arrived, and while we will miss her positivity, commitment to excellence, and devotion to our mission, we know all these characteristics will serve her, and Notre Dame, exceptionally well in her new position.

To ensure the most successful calendar year-end possible, Anne will transition to her new role effective January 15, 2024. Additionally, given that we are only a few months into our new organizational structure within Regional Development, we will pause to reexamine our operations during this most critical period of our annual cycle and will determine how best to move forward in the weeks ahead.
In the interim, please join me in thanking Anne for her contributions to Development and wishing her well in her new role. She’s become a dear friend to many of us, and we know that friendship will endure.

Sara

I am excited to share that Christina Edmonds is joining the For Good Administration team as a Program Director beginning on Monday, December 4th! Christina will be taking over the day-to-day management of Highspot and also leading various marketing and communications projects for the For Good team. She will be based out of the Eddy Street office.

Christina is a 2016 Notre Dame graduate with majors in Marketing and Graphic Design, as well as minors in Studio Art and Art History. She is joining us from Tire Rack, where she worked as a Print Designer, and also has extensive experience completing freelance graphic design and marketing projects for a variety of clients.

Please join me in welcoming Christina!

Jessica Dennis

I am excited to announce Kate Brown as the new Associate Director, Sorin Society, focusing on our Gold and 175 levels. In this new role Kate will elevate the membership experience and stewardship for our top giving levels to grow membership at these levels. Kate’s previous experience engaging with partners and Sorin members while leading our Giving Society events will be invaluable in this role. We are excited for Kate to bring her creativity, collaborative spirit, and drive to the Sorin Society! Please join me in congratulating Kate!

Conor Montijo