Please join me in welcoming Sydney Kuhn to the Marketing Operations, Annual Giving team as the new Digital Marketing Specialist.

Sydney has spent the last 2 years as the Assistant Director, Annual Giving Programs and now is “spreading her wings” into the digital space, where she will own the creation of our crowdfunding campaigns for student groups and campus partners, implement social strategy for our @NDLoyal channels, launch and expand our texting communication tool, and manage online activities for Notre Dame Day.

Sydney’s personality, eagerness to learn, and grit are fantastic value-adds to our team and we are excited to have her join us!

– Lauren Dolzan

Colleagues,

Please note that on Wednesday, December 1st at 12:15PM, Fr Jim Bracke will lead a prayer that remembers all loved ones of students, staff and faculty who have died. During this holiday season, it is important to give thanks for our loved ones we have lost.

The prayer service will be held at Coleman-Morse in the 1st Floor Lounge. All faiths or those of no faith are invited to join.

Please sign up to join us on Monday, December 6th at 3PM in the Eddy Street Cafe for our second ever UR Cookie Exchange! Please identify what cookie you plan on sharing, as well as if you have any allergies. To help keep our gathering self, please separate your cookies into separate plastic bags (about 6 cookies per bag) so other participants need only to grab a bag. Please indicate whether you’re able to join by Wednesday, December 1 so that we know how many cookies are needed. Happy Baking!

Please help us honor the life of Margot Witous, daughter of Jess Witous, by donating new or gently used mittens, hats, scarves, or coats to the Christ Child Society of South Bend throughout the month of November. Donations can be dropped off at Christ Child Society of South Bend at 2366 Miracle Ln. Mishawaka, IN 46545 or in one of the collection bins at our Eddy or Grace Hall offices starting later this week.

Dear Colleagues,

This Sunday, November 14, an email will be sent to approximately 25K entities who are 70 1/2 or older to remind them that they can make an impact at Notre Dame this year and reduce their tax liability through an IRA Charitable Rollover. Recipients will also have the opportunity to download our revised IRA Charitable Rollover and Tax Strategies for 2021 Charitable Giving brochures.

If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact Laura Walker.

Dear UR,

Please join us in welcoming two new DCs to UR!

Samantha Checkley brings 6 years of ND campus experience to the team, beginning in the DC role on 11.01.21 and reporting to Deena Chamberlin. Samantha was previously the Restaurant Manager for Garbanzo’s on campus, and her previous roles include Retail Lead Associate for our Duncan Student Center. She holds an Associates degree from Ivy Tech and she studied Biochemistry at IUSB. For fun facts, Samantha’s mother is Lisa Checkley Needham, Lab Program Manager in the Ferdig Lab of ND Biology. Samantha enjoys hiking, kayaking and spending time with her 3 children (ages 10 mons, 7 and 9).

Susan Morse started her ND career on 11.01.21 as DC reporting to Tashana Kenny. Susan last served as Instructional Aide for St. Joseph Catholic Grade School for 6 years due to her love of education. The role was a departure from her earlier project and people management experience as Account Manager for Press Ganey (8 years) and Manager for Gap Inc. (14 years). Susan holds a Bachelors degree in Apparel & Textile Marketing from Kansas State University. Her family includes son Mitchell (16), son Mason (13), and puppy Otis (3).

Go Irish!

Lori and the DC Management Team

Please click the link below to view photos from this year’s Spooktacular Falloween:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Fhzd3PIFpWR4dxgpP0veJX5VUExjyExx?usp=sharing

Dear UR,

Kimberly Bakle began her tenure as DC on 10.25.21, reporting to Deena Chamberlin. Kimberly’s ND experience began in the Robinson Center (2016) before her transition to Mendoza’s Graduate Business Program. where she served as Staff Assistant (2017-2019) and Administrative Coordinator (2019-2021). In her last role, Kimberly supported several Associate Deans and worked on special projects for the MBA and EMBA programs. Kimberly is the recipient of the 2018 Mendoza Dean’s Award for Excellence and is ND certified in Project Management. She holds a Bachelors degree from IUPUI and an Associates degree from Ivy Tech. In her free time, Kimberly enjoys reading, listening to true crime podcasts, and watching Hallmark Channel Christmas movies.

Deena and Lori

Consider these awesome options:

Meghan Sullivan’s Book: The Good Life Method
Meghan Sullivan, Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy and Director of NDIAS, has a new book “The Good Life Method” coming out on January 4 (co-authored with ND philosopher Paul Blaschko). It’s based on her legendary “God and the Good Life” class. We anticipate the book will make a big splash, and Penguin is going all out with its promotion. The book is a love letter to Notre Dame and the formation we offer to our students, and the thousands of students who have taken the class have had a huge part in shaping the book.

We’re making an advanced order of the books and would like to invite you to consider it as a Christmas gift for your benefactors. We are pleased to be able to offer you the book at a price of $17 (list price is $28). NDIAS can assist you to make a journal transfer from your budget FOAPAL to pay for your order. Books are scheduled to be delivered the first week of December to the NDIAS and we will then deliver them to you at the Eddy Street Development office.

Please fill out this form to let us know how many copies you’d like to order. We ask you to complete the form by November 2. Please let Karen Deak know if you have any questions, and thank you!

Does your benefactor (or you) like tea? Support an IDEA Center Startup
Sila is a premium self-care tea brand that helps you take a pause and return to yourself. They create moments of introspection through carefully written questions, reflections, and reminders designed to help you cultivate a specific virtue in your life. Sila makes tea an intentional beverage focusing on the importance of taking the time to connect with ourselves and others. You can find their products and learn more at www.livsila.com. Feel free to reach out to founder Cristina Riojas Pennington criojasp@nd.edu if you have any questions!