IDEA Center Startup Showcase, Friday, Sept. 13 9-11AM

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Looking for somewhere fun to send families you work with, next Friday while we’re all at Marcus Cole’s Campaign College? Consider the IDEA Center!

From 9-11AM, ten startups that have “graduated” from the IDEA Center’s commercialization group will pitch their businesses. These companies are the IDEA Center’s best and brightest, are all currently operating, and are looking for advisors and investment. If you have a family who is interested in the startup space, this event is a great showcase of what is going on at the IDEA Center!

It will be easy to come and go at this event, so attendees aren’t making a commitment to the whole two hours. There are natural pauses every time the pitch team changes, so a discreet entry or exit is very easy at those changeover points.

This is the only Football Friday that this event will happen. Please send interested folks to Mitchell Kokko (mkokko@nd.edu, or reach out on benefactors’ behalf), who works at the IDEA Center, to register.

Please continue to sign up attendees for the Innovation Rally and student pitches through BEAT.

Questions? Contact Karen Deak (kdeak@nd.edu), AAD for Research Innovation and the IDEA Center

Leadership is Listening August Water Bottle Winners

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Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback to Leadership is Listening in the month of August. We appreciate you taking the time to help us improve our workplace culture. The final Hidrate Spark smart water bottle winners are Pablo Martinez and
Kristin Schoenfeld. While this marks the end of the water bottle giveaways, we continue to seek your feedback on how we can make our office better. Please continue to submit your thoughts and suggestions using the platform. Also, please note that if you have submitted feedback and are not getting a response, there is most likely something wrong with the unique submission link. We read EVERY piece of feedback and respond to EVERY one that has the option of responding to it. If you are expecting feedback and haven’t gotten any, please email Grace Prosniewski at gprosnie@nd.edu to get the situation resolved. Thank you again for your participation!

-The Leadership is Listening Team

Paul Weikel moving to Hesburgh Libraries

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It is with mixed emotions that I must share the news that after ten years with the NDAA, Paul Weikel has accepted a role with the Hesburgh Libraries as a user interface/user experience (UI/UX) developer, focusing on accessibility. This is an area for which Paul has always had a passion, and it is a special opportunity to do something that deeply excites him at the institution that he loves. Please join me in thanking and congratulating Paul.

Best,
Mark

Welcome Kaylee Wolf to Special Events!

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University Enterprises and Events and the Special Events Team is excited to welcome Kaylee Wolf as Assistant Director of Special Events who began on Monday, August 19. Kaylee will focus on operations and logistics for the Special Events team along with supporting the execution of events for key leaders and benefactors.

She is a native of Elkhart, IN, and most recently worked at the University of Notre Dame Counseling Center where her colleagues have said she is going to be missed and her organizational skills are going to be such an asset to our team. We are thrilled to welcome Kaylee to Special Events and the UEE!

Kaylee loves spending time with her family and enjoying all her young cousins who call her Aunt Kaylee. She also enjoys reading, attending concerts, traveling, and exploring what Michiana has to offer on any given weekend.

Please join us in welcoming Kaylee to the team!

-Stephanie Mead

Fundraiser Dashboard is Now Live!

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We are very excited about the functionality that comes with this new dashboard as it is meant to help manage portfolios of individuals.

As previously mentioned, The Data and Analytics Team will be visiting your SPORT meetings for detailed demonstrations.

In the meantime, you are invited to attend some drop-in sessions for detailed demonstrations or answer any individual questions.

The drop-in sessions are scheduled in the ESC Family Room on the following dates:

Friday, August 30 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Friday, September 6, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Exterior Concrete Work at Eddy Street, 8/28

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On Thursday, August 28th, 2019 there will be concrete work taking place along the alley between Five Guys and Chipotle and the curb/sidewalk area of Kilwins from 7am-4pm. There will not be any parking or driving blockages but some sidewalks may have areas blocked off. If you have any questions feel free to reach out.

Thank you,

Teagan Lawson | Property Manager, Eddy Street

574 287 9890 [direct]

317 577 5600 [main]

765 749 2560 [mobile]

Kookies and Konversation with Krys and Kathy

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All,
 
Please join us in the new ESC Regional Development Coordinator space for “Kookies and Konversation with Krys and Kathy” on Friday, August 30, starting at 8:30 am and throughout the morning. BYOC(coffee) or BYOT(tea). This will be the last day in the office for these 2 gals as we journey into retirement land. We want to personally thank everyone for helping us in our journey, we could not have done it without each one of you.  Tissues will be provided.
 
Hope to see you there!   
 
Kathy and Krys

Professional Development Plan (PDP) Launch

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UR Team,

Thank you all so much for your energy and participation at Summit last week! It was my first one, and I really enjoyed it.

I am following up with some details on the Professional (or Personal) Development Plan (PDP) that was presented during the ND Voice section. As I mentioned last week, many corporations utilize PDPs to empower employees to take a very active role in their career progression. The purpose of crafting a PDP is twofold: first, it provides a useful roadmap that outlines strengths, areas of opportunity, as well as available resources; and second, it facilitates more meaningful career discussions with leaders throughout the division and the University. With these benefits in mind, we are excited to launch a year-long PDP pilot.

We ask every member of the UR team to complete a PDP by the end of September. After completing your initial plan, we encourage you to have conversations with your manager, as well as leaders in the division and beyond, to continue refining your PDP.

[Below] is a document that provides additional details, as well as a template PDP (my initial draft) to begin completing for yourself. Please feel free to enlarge or reduce the ‘boxes’ in the template to meet your personal needs.

If you have any questions or concerns completing the document, feel free to reach out to James Riley, Bryan Reaume, or me.

We will collect your feedback over the course of the year to improve the document and your experience.

Many thanks,
Heather

Heather Christophersen – Associate Vice President, Advancement Services

  Link to PDP Description  |  Link to PDP Template 

Statue of Influential Architect to be Installed at Walsh Family Hall

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The statue outside the Walsh Family Hall of Architecture that is being stalled today is a large scale representation of Leon Battista Alberti, an architect, priest, writer, poet and humanist. Alberti, a key figure in the Italian Renaissance, was the first to articulate an understanding of the individual building as an integral and essential part of the city, in the city’s conception as a healthy and nurturing community.

Alberti’s ideas of the primacy of the city, combined with an emphasis on beauty, harmony and proportion, contributed greatly to the revitalization of new urbanism in recent decades and have influenced Notre Dame’s unique philosophy.

Designed and created by Alexander Stoddart, the Queen’s Sculptor in Ordinary in Scotland, the statue symbolizes the School of Architecture’s dedication to the creation of well-designed, livable cities and towns.

Please see Katy Orenchuk with any questions or for further information.

Welcome Andy Mason

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I am excited to announce that Andy Mason has joined the Development team as a Development Associate and will be working with me. He comes by way of the Office of Mission Engagement and Church Affairs (OMECA) and has been with the University for 13 years. In addition to the OMECA team, Andy has held positions in the Law School and the President’s Office. He has two daughters, Ingrid 10 and Greta 8, and his wife, Amy, just joined Development as well. When he is not traveling to the girls’ soccer games, he enjoys ND Football and White Sox Baseball.

Join me in welcoming Andy to the team,

Stu