Kristen R. DeVries is Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations and serves as Executive Director of the WMU Foundation. With a depth of experience building first-rate development and alumni relations teams and successfully executing major comprehensive fundraising campaigns, she manages corporate, foundation, and major giving, as well as alumni engagement and donor relations. In […]
Marlene has been in her position with UC San Diego for 32 years after serving in public accounting for six. She has been involved in two significant campaigns for UC San Diego—in the first raising over $1 billion completed in 2007, and in the second, just completed, raising over $3 billion. Her team oversees the […]
Prior to co-founding Mandl & Co., Mike served as Emory’s Executive Vice President and enterprise-wide Chief Business Officer, overseeing the finance, investments, human resources, campus planning/facilities, information technology, real estate and internal audit divisions. While at Emory, Mike built a track record of successful and productive endeavors to benefit both Emory and those who work, […]
Since 2012, as founding principal of the Learning Spaces Collaboratory (LSC), Jeanne Narum’s professional focus is on gathering, distilling, and promoting best practices in visioning, planning, and assessing undergraduate learning spaces. She orchestrates LSC activities, including LSC webinars, web postings, and grant-funded initiatives. Currently, with support from NSF, a working group within the LSC is […]
Since 1996, Lori Croy has been a strong and pioneering advocate of the Web in higher education. Her vision has guided MU’s Website from a small, underfunded endeavor to a major presence central to the recruitment, communication, and marketing efforts of the university. Lori manages a complex environment of multiple subsites, contributors and developers. A […]
The transition to remote instruction has presented its fair share of challenges, but also represents an opportunity for data collection that many universities have yet to take advantage of. As you transition into summer and fall terms, collecting data related to the experience and needs of both faculty and students can equip you with important […]
As institutions push for more interdisciplinary research both internally and externally, faculty must also manage more complex research teams. While teams may unite around a shared project, without unified expectations for aspects like who will be an author or how to share data, collaboration can be difficult, and the research project may not be successful. […]
Stress and burnout are at an all-time high. As faculty contend with their usual obligations of teaching, research, and service, COVID-19-era challenges have exacerbated issues of work/life balance, family caregiving responsibilities, and mental health strain. In seeking to support faculty well-being, faculty affairs and academic leaders are grappling with how to: Join us for this […]
When prospect and donor values around diversity, equity, and inclusion do not align with your institutional values, tension can develop in the relationship, leading to difficult conversations that can have a negative impact on frontline fundraising goals. Knowing how to effectively communicate and interact with your prospects and donors can lead to deeper relationships with […]
When your institution receives a major gift, whether in the form of one single gift or through a multi-year pledge, it is important to manage that gift accurately. This includes placing the gift in its appropriate account on campus, ensuring that pledge reminders are sent out and payment secured in a timely manner, and that […]
