Dear colleagues,

I’m thrilled to share that we have hired Matt Greene ’16 for the role of Clubs Program Manager. Matt‘s career has been in Admissions – working at his high school alma mater in Detroit, then at Notre Dame, and most recently at Holy Cross College. During his time with Notre Dame Admissions, he worked closely with ND club leaders to host college fairs, spoke with prospective students and their families, and helped students navigate the admissions process. Matt graduated from Notre Dame in 2016 and was a proud member of the Band and Keough Hall Council. In his free time, he writes blogs/articles for One Foot Down and enjoys checking out local breweries.

Please join me in welcoming Matt as he begins today, May 2.

Sincerely,

Abbey

Colleagues,

Please join me in welcoming Monica May to the Gift and Data Management Team as the Communication and Data Analyst. Monica will be primarily responsible for sending tax acknowledgments, pledge update communications, and memorial notifications. Monica joined the team on Monday, April 25.

Prior to joining the team Monica spent more than 8 years at Press Ganey, most recently as a Survey Designer.

A longtime resident of the Michiana area, Moncia, her husband Tyler, and daughter Moriah (age 12) reside in South Bend with their dog, Rocko. Moriah is an 8 year member of the Girl Scouts, where Monica has volunteered and has served as the lead counselor for the Community Girl Scout Summer Day Camp for several years. Monica fully embraces the mission of the Development team and I am eager to see her thrive in advancing the University through service to our benefactors.

Please introduce yourself to Monica when you see her.

-Amy Schell

Happy birthday to all our UR employees celebrating their special days in May! We hope you have a beautiful year!

5/4 – Tashana Kenny
5/6 – Erin Thornton
5/7 – Courtney Mattison
5/7 – Grace Prosniewski
5/9 – Barbara Josenhans
5/9 – Gavin McGuire
5/10 – Michele Wolff
5/11 – Amy Walter
5/14 – Josh Flynt
5/15 – Kathryn Valenti
5/15 – Laura Marks
5/15 – Mary Flynt
5/18 – Ron Linczer
5/19 – Lori Rush
5/21 – Terrell Robinson
5/21 – Kiran Mistry
5/21 – Isabel Dance
5/22 – Andy Mason
5/22 – Stephanie Washington
5/24 – Kevin McMannis
5/26 – Kate Mueller
5/29 – Amelia Ruggaber
5/31 – Jennifer Powell
5/31 – Patrick Charles

All UR employees are encouraged to fill out their self-evaluations in Endeavor by April 30. Please note, completing the Endeavor process is a key component of securing a potential merit increase if you qualify. If you need additional assistance with any of the Endeavor steps, please visit the links below.

1. Set My Expectations
2. My Manager approved Expectations
3. Complete my Self Assessment
4. Review Performance with my Manager
5. Sign My Review

Colleagues,

It is with great excitement that I share that Helen Rajkumar has been promoted to Senior Office Coordinator for the 405 Main office. In this important role, Helen will serve as the primary receptionist and first point of contact for the Office of the Vice President for University Relations and the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications and will manage the overall operations of the office suite.

A trusted and valued colleague, Helen has served Our Lady’s University since 2015, first as the Eck Visitors Center Customer Service Representative and most recently as the Office Services Coordinator for the Notre Dame Alumni Association. Before joining Notre Dame, Helen worked at Clay United Methodist Church and the Samaritan Counselling Center.

Originally from India, Helen has been a Michiana resident for 27 years. Helen, along with her husband, and two children reside in Granger. In her free time, Helen enjoys acrylic painting, gardening, reading, and cooking.

Helen’s first day in 405 Main will be Monday, May 9. Please join me in thanking and congratulating Helen for taking on this new role in service to Notre Dame.

My best,

Gavin

Tenants of the Eddy Street office who will be working events in conjunction with the Garth Brooks concert on May 7th and need parking in the ESC garage, make sure to submit your BEAT request before Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT. Please Note: we will be unable to add parking requests after the deadline.

To request parking in the ESC garage (you must have an ESC garage card), enter your name into BEAT, choosing “choosing “2022 Concerts (Garth Brooks (Sat, 5/7)” as the event, “Parking” as the activity and “ESC – Staff” as the parking preference. To qualify for parking on this date, you must be working a Development-sponsored event.

There is an identifying dashboard sign that will need to be displayed by anyone requesting parking for the concert. The dashboard signs are available at the ESC front desk.

Please note – all access cards will be inactivated for Saturday, 5/7/22, except for staff who have submitted a BEAT request.

If you have any questions, contact Dawn Smith or Lana Taylor.

Colleagues,

Today I write with bittersweet news, as Abbie Spica will be transitioning from her current role and relocating to Grand Rapids, Michigan preceding her wedding this summer. Abbie was an incredible teammate and representative of the University and we will miss her dearly. Abbie’s last day on the Annual Giving Team was last Thursday, April 14th.

While we are sad to see Abbie go, we hope to make this transition smooth, and have exciting news to share! We would like to introduce you to Anna McKeever, who will be our new Associate Director for Law and Graduate Business Annual Giving. Anna comes to us from University HR where she served as the HR Communication Program Director. Anna is a double domer, having earned both her MBA and her Bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame. I am confident that Anna will be a fantastic addition to our team. She will officially begin in this role on May 9, 2022. Please join me in welcoming Anna!

In the interim, please feel free to contact me with any questions relating to the Order of St. Thomas More, or the O’Hara Society.

Best,
Kasey O’Connor

We have some fun surprises in store for the ninth annual celebration of Notre Dame Day! This April, the Notre Dame Family will compete to raise money for their favorite areas of campus, and a live broadcast tells amazing stories of students, professors, alumni, and friends of Notre Dame who are making an impact all over the world.

Tune in to hear powerful Notre Dame stories and enjoy entertaining performances from student clubs across campus, and share in special moments that are created on our award-winning live broadcast from the Duncan Student Center. Tune in live:

• April 24 2022: 6:42 PM – 12:11 AM ET
• April 25, 2022: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
• April 25, 2022: 6:42 PM – 12:11 AM ET

View the broadcast schedule here.

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Events team is beginning to plan the various events that will take place during the 2022 Commencement Weekend. As you know, Commencement is an “all hands on deck” weekend for our team, and yet even with all of us involved we still need the help of our Development colleagues. Some of you have blessed us in the past with your kindness and willingness to volunteer your time and we write to ask if you are able to volunteer again for this weekend.

We need assistance with the following events:

• May 14: Saturday Mass in Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. We need volunteers from approximately 3:15 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
• May 14: Saturday President’s Reception in Club Naimoli at the Joyce Center. We need volunteers to stay post Mass. Shift would begin immediately after Mass and ending at approximately 8:00 p.m.
• May 15: Sunday Commencement Ceremony. We need volunteers from approximately 7:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. to assist with seating in Development’s Preferred Seats and with the movement of the Platform Party.

Please click here to provide us with your availability.

We will provide specific details in the weeks closer to Commencement. Please know if you are a non-exempt staff volunteering, you will need to have your supervisor’s approval. If you can let us know by Monday, April 25th, that would be great!

Thank you for your selfless dedication to Our Lady.

In Notre Dame,
Scott Graham

Colleagues, 

In response to questions, we wanted to let everyone know that parking in the ESC garage on Saturday, April 23rd will not require any special request through BEAT.   

Parking is being handled on Saturday 4/23 as a normal business day. Anyone on campus this weekend, can use their parking access card to enter & exit the ESC garage. Kite will still require anyone using an access card to follow employee guidelines by parking on the second (2nd) floor or higher.  At a minimum, parking must be above the “bump” 1st floor ramp.

If you have any questions, please contact Dawn Smith (dsmith34@nd.edu) or Lana Taylor (ltaylor1@nd.edu)

Go Irish!