John has extensive experience as a professional fundraiser. From non-institutional community organizations to frontline development work in multi-billion dollar higher education campaigns, John has consistently led teams to meet and exceed fundraising goals. John’s six-year tenure at the helm has seen the College achieve six of its top seven fundraising years in unit history. During […]
In his current position, Tony has positioned the University as a leader in higher education when it comes to new and social media platforms. He is a vocal advocate across the higher education community and has spoken at numerous national conferences on the importance of social and digital media in marketing and communications. At WVU, […]
As an expert advisor to senior administrators in higher education, Kelsey Schwarzrock provides leadership and direction to ensure the development, oversight, coordination and implementation of initiatives and strategic direction. As the primary liaison between senior administration and stakeholders, she provides operational direction while supporting the strategic initiatives of the institution. Ms. Schwarzrock was Chief of […]
Brad Bohlander serves as the top communications official for NC State University. He oversees NC State’s brand identity and central communications operations including public and media relations, crisis communications and issues management, marketing, web and digital communications, social media, development communications, internal and constituent communications, university events and design. Brad serves as the official university […]
As provost, Dr. Olswang is responsible for all academic programs of the university, which operates in thirty-one locations in ten countries, and focuses on serving adult learners in education, management, and technology. Previously, he served in several leadership capacities at the University of Washington, including: interim chancellor at UW, Bothell; interim chancellor at UW, Tacoma; […]
In her current position, Dawn forms collaborative relationships to provide international and domestic students with customized instruction and services that result in the attainment of concrete communication skills. Recognized as a leader in using technology to create engaging and student-centered learning environments, the ELIP program serves fully matriculated graduate and undergraduate students in credit-bearing courses […]
Taylor oversees direct marketing of annual giving opportunities and digital strategy, as well as phonathon, reunion, young alumni, and student giving programs. Taylor also collaborates closely with colleagues in alumni and parent engagement to ensure strategic fundraising opportunities are infused within programming. In her previous role, Taylor oversaw the alumni engagement team and developed programming […]
As competition for donor dollars increases, it’s more important than ever to build solid strategies around the three critical components of the annual giving fundraising cycle: acquisition, participation, and retention. Join us for a discussion series to learn new ideas for how to build and sustain a healthy donor base. In community with other annual […]
In recent years, you may have noticed that it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to attract faculty talent to your campus. Many institutions are finding that the offer of tenure is not enough. The pandemic made people rethink their priorities. Generational differences are impacting what some people value in their workplace. The social and political climate […]
Sarah is an experienced leader in higher education administration, holding a master’s in public administration focusing on Government-University relations. In addition to contributing to overall alumni relations organizational strategy and capacity, Sarah has focused on developing, implementing, evaluating, and overseeing volunteer strategies, policies, and guidelines, including volunteer-led philanthropic initiatives. Sarah’s areas of research and education […]
