Around Campus

M&O's Chad Harms shared a picture of his closet countdown to the end of the semester.

Even though we aren't on campus to see all the seasonal changes taking place, ND photographers Matt Cashore and Barbara Johnston are there to capture them for us.

Local healthcare providers are in need of personal protective equipment (PPE). The University of Notre Dame is working with the St. Joseph County Unified Command to coordinate and distribute PPE throughout the community. If your laboratory or facility has items to donate, please follow the guidelines here.

♦ Amy Dame - Admissions Assistant, Marketing Graduate Enrollment

♦ Kellie Rzepka - Admissions Assistant, Marketing Graduate Enrollment

♦ Jodie Signorino - Admissions Assistant, Marketing Graduate Enrollment

♦ Christine Gramhofer - Sr. Associate Director of Degree Programs, Chicago Executive Education

More about Christine Gramhofer:

In this position, Christine will focus on the general oversight, delivery and administration of the Chicago-based Executive Education degree programs, with particular emphasis on advising and student services for EMBA-Chicago. Christine will work cross-collaboratively with the Associate Dean of Executive Education as well as program and academic directors of the Master of Science in Finance, Master of Science in Business Analytics and the Executive MBA.

Serving as a key leadership figure, Christine will build culture and team comradery at the Chicago campus consistent with the values and mission of the University of Notre Dame and the Mendoza College of Business. She will report to Robin Kistler, Interim Director of Degree Programs for Executive Education, until the formation of the new graduate program matrix structure.

Christine has 29 years of experience in higher education at the University of Chicago. She served primarily in the Chicago Booth School of Business where she earned increasing levels of leadership responsibilities focused around their full-time, evening and weekend MBA programs.

Her most recent position at Booth as Senior Director of Academic Services allowed her to advance the continuous improvement of multiple degree programs while sustaining a robust student advising strategy and culture that valued a team-based, collaborative approach to student engagement.

Christine also created a cross-program integrated academic services team to align with university and school goals. This allowed for broader organizational impact in developing leaders who serve as agents of change in every facet of life.

Through her travels and work with underrepresented groups, and oversight of Chicago Booth’s International Programs, she created strong relationships around the world and learned how to embrace and bridge cultural and socio-economic differences.

Christine earned a B.A. in English Literature and Writing from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. Her work in higher education advising led her to explore other avenues in personal growth, mentorship, and leadership. As a natural progression of this exploration, Christine is enjoying the rewards of being a life coach outside of the University setting. Christine is married to Rocco Megaro and has one 13-year-old daughter, Adéle, a competitive dancer.

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• Visit the new Women at Mendoza webpage for women-centric stories and resources year-round
• Follow Mendoza’s social media from March 2-8 to like, share and comment on our female-forward posts
• Use these tips from Forté Foundation to celebrate the day your way
• Post to social media using #WomenatMendoza during International Women’s Day
  
  

The Mendoza Staff Give Back Program is an opportunity for full-time staff members to volunteer in the local community during normal business hours without losing pay or vacation time. To find out more about who qualifies and how it works check out the Give Back Policy below.

Who: All full-time benefit-eligible staff employees

What: The opportunity for employees to volunteer (“Give Back”) in the local community where they live during regular normal business hours, without losing pay or using vacation time.

When: No more than 1 workday (8 hours) annually.

Why: As a University, as a College, and as a Department, we espouse the value of Leadership in Mission, Ask More, and Business as a Force for Good. This policy would allow and encourage our employees to exemplify those values and to make a difference in the community.

How: The College’s Community Service Committee will identify 4-6 opportunities to choose from annually.

• Each full-time staff member can sign up for one “event” per calendar year
• Time is paid as regular work time – no need to use vacation or personal days
• Time away must be approved by supervisor in advance
• Is considered a benefit and completely voluntary – not required
• No payment for supplies (unless pre-approved by the Dean’s Office)
• No travel reimbursement
• Hours cannot be banked for future use or transferred/donated to others; unused volunteer hours would not be available for conversion to pay in the event of employee
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Staff enjoyed coffee from the Electric Brew and Martin's donuts with Dean Cremers on Friday, Jan 24. Thank you to the Staff Social Events Committee for setting up the annual event!

Jim Leady, associate director for undergraduate education, was honored for his military service during the Notre Dame hockey game against Bowling Green on Nov. 29 as part of the team's Fighting Irish Salute.

The recognition was well-timed —  Jim officially retired from the U.S. Army on Dec. 1 after serving for more than 20 years in the Army and Army Reserve.

Faculty who wish to upload learning materials for their students' use during the period of disruption are invited to use the Hesburgh Libraries Reserves system. For more information about library reserves, faculty can visit this Instructor FAQ and students can visit this Student Access FAQ. Library staff who process course reserves follow all copyright guidelines, including guidelines that vary during emergencies. For updates about library services, please visit the Hesburgh Library COVID-19 resources site.

More than 230 more students, faculty and staff from all corners of the campus packed 50,000 meals that were shipped to children and families overseas as part of Protiviti's “i On Hunger” event at Notre Dame last month. Greg Hedges '81, an adjunct faculty member in the MSBA program and managing director of Protiviti says, "I am so proud and thrilled to be part of a community that comes together fast to volunteer in droves ... and guess what?  Right there on the Notre Dame campus Protiviti packs its 10,000,000th Meal since starting "i on Hunger"  a few years back. Fighting Irish Fighting Hunger! THANK YOU!"

NDIGI hosted a trail mix bar to start building awareness for the Women's Investing Summit (WIS) on Feb. 28, 2020.

Register at ndigi.nd.edu!