Our Sympathy to Jeanine Dziak

Please join me in extending our sympathy to Jeanine Dziak on the loss of her mother, Pamela Malczewski. She passed away Friday morning, July 24th, after her 2 year battle with cancer.

Private services in Chicago will be determined at a later date.

 

Welcome Jim Morrison!

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce that Jim Morrison will serve as our new Senior Director of Academic Advancement.   In this role Jim will lead the academic advancement college based team, including our academic advancement directors (AADs).   He will also serve as the liaison to the Office of the Provost and collaborate with senior academic leaders and our AADs to advance critical interdisciplinary opportunities.  In addition, Jim will work closely with our Senior Regional Directors and Field Fundraisers to evaluate and improve our education, training, and other initiatives to give us the best opportunity to achieve our ambitious academic fundraising targets.  Jim will also partner closely with our Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, George Keegan, to ensure that information sharing and integration are the hallmarks of our academic advancement team.

Jim comes to us with deep experience in academic administration and higher education having served as Director of Strategic Planning at the University of Mississippi, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor at the University of Tennessee, and Senior Advisor to our Provost, Tom Burish, over the past two years.   Jim has quickly earned the respect and trust of leaders throughout the University.

Jim earned a bachelor’s of business administration from the University of Mississippi, a master’s in higher education administration from Columbia University, and a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Georgia.

We look forward to welcoming Jim to our team this fall after a replacement has been identified for his current role in the Office of the Provost.   Please join me in congratulating and welcoming Jim to our team.

Yours in Notre Dame,

Shannon

July-August Recognition Society Reminders

Colleagues,

The Recognition Society reminders were mailed on yesterday, July 22nd. These were sent first class presort and will be arriving in mailboxes beginning Thursday, July 23rd.

The counts per society are:

Sorin 263
Corby 6
JCOS 10
OSTM 14
Rockne 20

Please contact the Donor Experience team at 1-5198 if you have any questions.

Rita Udvardy

Congratulations to Sean MacCready!

On Saturday, July 25, Sean MacCready and Molly Heineman will tie the knot at St. Nicholas Church in Evanston.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. MacCready, and welcome Molly to the Notre Dame family.

 

Kris Montague

This Sunday’s 9 p.m. Mass at the Basilica features Summer Handbell Choir

Our own Cheryl Schlimpert will be playing with the summer handbell choir and invites you to attend. Mass at the Basilica is special indeed, and the addition of the handbell choir as the musical accompaniment promises to be a spectacular experience guaranteed to delight your senses. The special music provided at each 9 p.m. Sunday mass throughout the summer is extraoridnary!

The Summer Handbell Choir is lead by Karen Schneider-Kirner and is made up of students, faculty, staff, and spouses who all share one thing in common – a love of music. We’ve practiced for the past 3 weeks and I have been humbled and amazed by the level of talent in this group. If you are able to attend, I think you will be as well.

If you’ve never attended a Sunday evening mass, this is a good time to make this your first!

Musically Yours,
Cheryl Schlimpert

IT Support Self-Service Changes

This month, OIT implemented a new system called ServiceNow to replace Assyst in capturing computer service and technology related issues. A link to this system has been created within the Resources and Applications section of the UR Intranet. You can use this self-service system to input and track your own case or continue to call the OIT help desk at 1-8111 for assistance. Your case will be distributed to the appropriate personnel for resolution.

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From OIT

Beginning Monday, July 13, a new IT support self-service web site became available for you to ask questions, check the status of those questions, and to search a knowledge base. This replaces the Assyst web site which many of you have used in the past.

The new self-service site is part of a solution called ServiceNow that most campus IT support teams will use to manage their work. To use the new site, just visit http://servicenow.nd.edu and login with your NetID and password.

As always, if you have questions about this change or other IT services at Notre Dame, please talk with your departmental IT support team, or the OIT Help Desk at 574-631-8111, oithelp@nd.edu or chat online at https://help.nd.edu.
Carleen Quinlan

Welcome Bryan Keve and Gail Slevin!

I am delighted to welcome two new members to the East Region Development Team!

Bryan Keve joins the East Region as a Director of Development based in South Bend. Bryan is a 2011 graduate of Our Lady’s University with a degree in Architecture. Upon graduation, he pursued his degree by working for an architectural firm in Chicago while simultaneously working at Apple Inc. While at Apple, Bryan  helped develop his team, engaged in corporate relationships as part of the business team, mentored, and provided support for the constantly evolving customer experience. While at Notre Dame, Bryan was a Resident Assistant at St. Ed’s Hall.  He kept  up his soccer by working at Soccer Zone and acting as a referee for the Michiana Soccer Association.

Bryan and his wife, Stephani, are very excited to move their lives back home to Notre Dame. He is currently attending the CASE conference at Dartmouth, and his first day on campus will be July 27th.  Bryan will serve benefactors in the Washington DC metro market.  He will be supported by Teresa O’Connor.

Gail Slevin brings 18 years of fundraising and donor relations experience to her new role as Director of Development. She served as the Director of Alumni Relations and Advancement for Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, New Jersey where she was responsible for a successful $13.5 million capital campaign and the creation of an annual giving program.  Gail is a 1984 graduate of Saint Mary’s College with a degree in Communications and English.  A former swimmer, she was the 1983 recipient of the Moose Krause Award for ND/SMC Female Athlete of the Year and was inducted into the Saint Mary’s Hall of Fame in 2002.

Gail and her husband Rob live in Middletown, NJ.  Their daughter Quinlan, (SMC ’10 and BC ’11) is a teacher in Chicago. Their son Rory will be a freshman this year at Virginia Tech where he will also play soccer.

Gail will serve benefactors in the New York City and New Jersey area, and will be located in our New York City office. She starts her next Notre Dame chapter here in South Bend on Monday, July 27.  In the NYC office, Gail will be supported by Marcia Hittner.

Please join me in welcoming Bryan and Gail to our Development Team!

 

Anne M. Griffith

Senior Director of Development – East Region

Lunch with Lou (Holtz, not Nanni) 7/31/15

 Lunch with Lou:
 A Legendary Leader
 Friday, July 31st, 2015 
Century Center
120 S. St. Joseph Street
South Bend, IN 46601
VIP Reception: 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
 Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The famously successful former Notre Dame coach has generously donated his time to speak on behalf of “Mentor South Bend.” The business community, educators, parents and others will all find his speech inspirational and motivational with a focus on leadership. Profits will be used to find the Mentor programs of Big Brothers Big Sisters and the South Bend Education Foundation, which are 5013 non-profit educational and youth mentoring organizations.
 Presenting Sponsors
Media Partner:
 
Contact
Beth Berry 574-234-7444

Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Joseph County

bberry@bbbs-sjc.org

For more info, including sponsorship opportunities and individual tickets, visit LunchWithLou.org

Volunteer Opportunity for the Center for the Homeless On the River Bash.

On The River  couldn’t happen without people who volunteer their time to help change the landscape of our community – people, hopefully, like you. We’re looking for dedicated, hardworking volunteers to help bring everything together.

Whether you patrol with our security team, man the awesome activities on Family Day, or help this year’s Teen Night be the BEST EVER Teen Night in the history of OTR – when you volunteer in any part of On The River, you’ll have a chance to to meet great people, make new friends, work hard and play even harder. Plus, you get free admission to the biggest beach bash in town!
And all the while, you’ll be helping OTR support the Center for the Homeless in their mission to break the cycle of homelessness. If getting involved sounds like something you might be interested in, sign-up via the http://ontheriverfest.com/get-involved/. If you have questions about the volunteer process, send an email to Sarah Himschoot (shimscho@nd.edu) or Matt Money (mmoney@nd.edu).”
Sara Himschoot and Matt Money

Welcome Megan Feely to the West Region

Please help me welcome Megan Feely as a new Director of Development covering Missouri and Kansas.  She will begin Monday, July 20.

 
Megan is 2010 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. She holds a B.A. in Business Administration (Accounting) from the Mendoza College of Business with a double major in Political Science and a minor from the Hesburgh Program in Public Service.  Megan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has spent the last five years working in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young where she specialized in state and local corporate tax consulting.  She has consulted for a number of Fortune 500 companies across the Midwest primarily focusing on the retail, manufacturing, and health care industries.
 
Megan recently moved to the South Bend area from her home state of Minnesota to join the Notre Dame Development team.  During her time at Notre Dame, Megan was involved in a number of musical groups on campus including the Notre Dame Folk Choir and Halftime acapella. Music is still a big part of Megan’s life and singing is her favorite hobby.  She also loves reading, yoga, watching Notre Dame sports, and playing with her cocker spaniel, Murphy. 
Stu Fortener