Senior Director, Alumni Relations Wayne State University

Detroit, MI https://wayne.edu/

Send Nominations or Cover Letter and Resume to: Maureen Huminik Vice President 617-262-1102 mhuminik@LLLSearches.com

The Opportunity: LOIS L. LINDAUER SEARCHES is proud to partner with Wayne State University (WSU) on its search for the position of Senior Director, Alumni Relations (SDAR). Wayne State is a comprehensive public urban research university with 13 schools and colleges. It has centers and institutes, tackling issues from citizenship and urban studies to early childhood education and aging. It is a Tier One research university, classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a RU/VH institution (research university/very high research activity). It is among only six public, urban universities to hold Carnegie’s highest research designation as well as its most comprehensive classification for community engagement. It has created an economic impact of $2 billion. Currently in the midst of its second comprehensive campaign Pivotal Moments: Our Campaign for Wayne State University, it aims to be preeminent in what a public urban research university can and should be.

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It is a university of opportunity and excellence, a leader in research, a home of diversity and collaboration, and a source of local impact and global influence. Wayne State University is a place to inspire, discover, create and engage. The Wayne State University Alumni Association (WSUAA) has been building loyalty and support among alumni for more than 80 years. The Association strives to offer a broad base of communication and engagement opportunities to help all Alumni stay connected with

the University. Participation in the alumni association is open to all Wayne State graduates and there is no membership fee. The mission of the Wayne State University Alumni Association is to create and sustain champions among alumni, friends and the university community for the advancement, benefit, and greater good of both the institution and its alumni. This mission is achieved through an organization that provides a variety of services, benefits, programs, and communications with the intent to foster awareness, generate pride, create opportunities for, and encourage involvement among alumni, friends and the university community. The senior director for Alumni Relations acts as the Wayne State University Alumni Association’s executive director and board secretary and is liaison between the University and the alumni association. This is an ideal opportunity for a seasoned alumni relations professional to provide leadership and direction in the planning, organizing, and marketing of comprehensive programs designed to enhance the loyalty, dedication, and support of Wayne State University alumni and friends.

Position Overview – Senior Director, Alumni Relations Provide vision and leadership for university-wide alumni programs, the WSU Alumni Association (WSUAA) and the school/college alumni association constituent groups. Responsible for creation and delivery of a comprehensive alumni program to enhance philanthropic support and increase alumni connection and engagement. This position also serves as the Executive Director of the WSU Alumni Association.

Essential Functions: • Provide vision and leadership for the WSU Alumni Association and the school/college alumni association

constituent groups. Manage the strategic planning process with the alumni association Board of Directors and monitor program progress. Establish organizational plans to meet fundraising goals and oversee a comprehensive program that focuses on continued growth, communication and engagement.

• Oversee the design, planning and implementation of programs, communications and services to increase alumni loyalty and engagement with the University through its Alumni Association. Maintain a partnership

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with the WSUAA's 13-member board of directors, the 13 school/college alumni constituent groups and their respective volunteer boards and the campus community.

• Oversee the design, planning, direction and implementation of print and electronic communications including the WSU Alumni Association's award-winning magazine, electronic newsletters, mailings, emails and other publications to build and enhance engagement.

• Oversee the development and implementation of marketing plans to increase alumni participation by identifying target groups and creating innovative communication campaigns.

• Cultivate, manage and broaden relationships with key university volunteers including members of the national alumni association's board of directors and alumni in key regions around the country to assist in developing university-wide alumni programs and services.

• Perform personnel management functions for the Alumni Relations team. Interview, develop and evaluate personnel. Set clear direction, manage workflow of subordinate staff and determine appropriate staffing levels to meet priorities and established deadlines.

• Manage unit's annual budget. Develop revenue and expense projections, approve expenditures at unit level and monitor transactions for compliance with university policies and procedures. Establish priorities for the operating budgets of the affiliated alumni groups and oversee the related expenditures.

• Adhere to confidentiality and data usage policy for the division. • This position requires a high level of commitment and enthusiasm. Due to travel requirements, evening

meetings and regional engagement events, incumbent must be willing to work consistently on an extended and flexible schedule.

• Perform related work as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: • Education: Bachelor's degree

Additional Education Information: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in marketing, public relations or business administration; master's degree preferred. Reasonable knowledge and understanding of University policies and procedures.

• Experience: Expert

Additional Experience Information: 7-10 years’ experience in the planning, development and implementation of programs, policies and procedures in a complex higher education environment. Minimum 5 years’ experience managing personnel. Proven success in leading alumni relations programs and fundraising with demonstrated effectiveness in working with high-level volunteers, donors and senior leadership.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: • Communications Skills: Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and professionally both orally and in

writing. Strong interpersonal skills are a must.

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• Planning and Organization: Ability to manage several projects simultaneously, prioritize and plan work activities while meeting respective deadlines. Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Analytical and Presentation Skills: Ability to evaluate, interpret, and present complex information effectively in professionally prepared documents or presentations. Must possess a demonstrated attention to detail in order to achieve a high degree of accuracy.

• Technical Skills: Proficient in the use of complex administrative systems software, preferably in the higher education environment. Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, especially Word and Excel.

• Learning Agility: Independent and innovative self-starter who displays an ability to learn quickly and easily adapts to changing situations. Experience researching topics to gain knowledge and understanding when information gaps exist.

• Teamwork: Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues within the division and other units to gain full understanding of the project and desired outcome; ability to produce high quality and consistent results with assistance of team members; provide support to teammates when tackling complex projects.

Client Overview

Wayne State and Its Graduates:

Founded in 1868, Wayne State University is a nationally recognized metropolitan research institution offering more than 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 28,000 students. It is currently Michigan's fourth-largest university and one of the 100 largest universities in the United States. Wayne State’s main campus in Midtown Detroit comprises 100 buildings over 200 acres; its six extension centers offer higher education to students throughout Southeast Michigan. The institution is a notable

engine in metro Detroit's educational, cultural and economic landscape, as manifested through efforts such as its thriving research and technology park and hosting of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival. At $246 million spent annually on research expenditures, Wayne State ranks among the nation's top universities for research according to the National Science Foundation. Additionally, Wayne State is among only 3.5 percent of the nation's universities with an RU/VH (Research Universities, Very high research activity) classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Wayne State is dedicated to preparing students to excel by combining the academic excellence of a major research university with the practical experience of an institution that by its history, location and diversity represents a

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microcosm of the world we live in. Wayne State University’s vision is to become the model public research university engaged in the urban community.

It is a place where students see their paths opening toward bigger ideas, more ambitious careers and a greater impact in the world. Undergraduates work beside senior faculty in advanced research projects that are moving the needle of new knowledge. It reaches beyond campus boundaries to help reimagine and rebuild the city of Detroit. Ask any of Wayne State’s proud alumni, students, faculty or staff and they will tell you that their time spent at this university changed their lives.

Wayne State had students from nearly every U.S. state and 62 countries enrolled in fall 2014. Wayne State offers on-campus housing and nearly 3,000 students take advantage of that. In 2014, 1,692 students lived in residence halls and 1,247 students lived in on-campus apartments. This makes the university predominantly a commuter school for students. About 89% of students come from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Known as Warrior Nation, Wayne State University has 300,000 alumni. Prominent graduates from Wayne State University include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. They include Lily Tomlin , Robert Hayden, Dan Gilbert, Wayne Dryer, S. Epatha Merkerson, Joique Bell, Hugh Downs, and Helen Thomas, among many others. Since 1915, Wayne State University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, one of six regional accrediting agencies in the United States that provides accreditation to colleges and universities at the institutional level. Academic programs are accredited through their respective national professional organizations. With more than four million volumes, the Wayne State University Library System houses the 75th largest collection in the United States, according to the American Library Association. Wayne State's eight libraries all offer full wireless connection, reference and research support, interlibrary loan, circulation and course reserve services, document delivery, and library and information literacy programs. The libraries provide a range of study environments, from silent to interactive. The system ranks among the nation's top libraries according to the Association for Research Libraries

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WSU participates in NCAA Division II in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) for all sports except for fencing, which competes in the single division Midwest Fencing Conference. Wayne State has never been a more vibrant, a more engaged or a more influential university than it is today. It is part of a city that is on the verge of revitalization, and it must continue to be a leader in this effort. And because of where it is, who it is and what it does, Wayne State has an unprecedented opportunity to emerge as a national leader in public higher education in the years and decades ahead.

University Leadership

M. Roy Wilson, M.D., M.S. President M. Roy Wilson, M.D., M.S., was unanimously elected President of Wayne State University by the Board of Governors on June 5, 2013. He assumed the presidency on August 1, 2013. Prior to joining Wayne State, Dr. Wilson served as deputy director for strategic scientific planning and program coordination at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

As deputy director, Dr. Wilson led the development and implementation of an integrated system for planning, coordinating, and evaluating the NIH health disparities research portfolio, in collaboration with the NIH institutes and centers. He also co-chaired the NIH Common Fund programs: the Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity Initiative and the National Research Mentoring Network. Previously, Dr. Wilson was dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for health sciences at Creighton University, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and, concurrently, chancellor of the University of Colorado Denver and chair of the Board of Directors of University of Colorado Hospital. Immediately prior to joining the NIH, Dr. Wilson chaired the Board of Directors of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and was acting president during part of that time. Under Dr. Wilson's leadership, the university regained full institutional accreditation and stabilized its finances. Dr. Wilson's research has focused on glaucoma and blindness in populations from the Caribbean to West Africa. He holds elected memberships in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the Glaucoma Research Society and the American Ophthalmological Society. He has served on the executive committee of the NIH-funded Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study, chaired the Data Monitoring and Oversight Committee of the NIH-funded Los Angeles Latino Eye Study, and currently chairs the Data Monitoring and Oversight Committee of the African-American Eye Disease Study. Dr. Wilson was a member of the advisory councils of both NIMHD and the former National Center for Research Resources, as well as the NIH Director's National Advisory Committee on Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce. He serves, or has served, on the governing boards of many

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national organizations including the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Coalition of Urban Serving Universities, American International Health Alliance, Association of Academic Health Centers, and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Dr. Wilson received his undergraduate degree from Allegheny College, an M.S. in epidemiology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He was selected for the list of Best Doctors in America for a consecutive 14 years by Best Doctors Inc. and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Business Journal's Healthcare CEO of the Year in 2011. His additional honors include the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Senior Achievement Award, the Distinguished Physician Award from the Minority Health Institute, the Herbert W. Nickens Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the NIH Director’s Award.

Strategic Plan Five specific goals result from Wayne State’s strategic vision for the university. These goals articulate its aspirations and provide a framework for the way in which its new plan will be translated into action. Wayne State University has pledged to:

• Promote an exceptional learning experience. • Improve the university’s stature as a nationally-

ranked research institution. • Nurture a strong and dynamic campus

community. • Sustain its role as an engaged university in an

urban environment. • Diversify and broaden the university’s funding

base. Wayne State intends to remain one of the nation’s most respected public research universities, and feels that these goals provide a way to make that happen. National recognition is not an end in itself; what matters most is how Wayne State’s progress as shaped by these goals will position the University to benefit its students and, ultimately, its city, state, nation and the world.

Overview: The Wayne State University Foundation The Wayne State University Foundation was established by the University’s Board of Governors in 2000 to develop a centralized means of encouraging and managing financial support by private sources. The foundation operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation and, though independent of the University, it participates as a partner with units of the institution in realizing Wayne State’s overall advancement objectives.

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The foundation seeks to promote advocacy and generate meaningful financial support from private sources as an essential supplement to state appropriations, tuition and research-related income. Such private support allows the University to provide its students, faculty and scientists with opportunities for learning and discovery that otherwise would not be possible financially. Private gifts supply the critical margin that enables Wayne State to excel in its educational mission and to enhance its public service. The generous contributions of individuals, corporations and foundations are essential to the University’s ability to educate, discover and serve.

Overview: The Division of Development and Alumni Affairs

Pivotal Moments: Our Campaign for Wayne State University

Pivotal Moments: Our Campaign for Wayne State University celebrates the life-changing moments the University has helped ignite and creates new ones. Wayne State invites alumni, friends, corporations and foundations to be a part of the campaign by investing in four priority areas. These four priorities are to:

• Inspire its students and faculty to be curious and passionate. • Discover new approaches, solutions and areas of inquiry through multidisciplinary, translational

and applied research. • Create fresh expressions of existing knowledge. • Engage through community service, enriching the culture and economy of Detroit and beyond.

These priorities are broad in their reach because Wayne State is broad in its mission. Wayne State is a comprehensive public urban research university with 13 schools and colleges. It has centers and institutes, tackling issues from citizenship and urban studies to early childhood education and aging. It has an economic impact of $2 billion. It is a Tier One research university, classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a RU/VH institution (research university/very high research activity).

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It is among only six public, urban universities to hold Carnegie’s highest research designation as well as its most comprehensive classification for community engagement. Wayne State University’s impact is significant, far-reaching and comprehensive, and its campaign priorities must be as well. With these priorities, the campaign aims to make Wayne State University preeminent in what a public urban research university can and should be. It is a university of opportunity and excellence, a leader in research, a home of diversity and collaboration, and a source of local impact and global influence. Wayne State University is a place to inspire, discover, create and engage.

Development and Alumni Affairs Leadership

Chacona Winters Johnson Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs Chacona Winters Johnson is the vice president for Development and Alumni Affairs at Wayne State University and president of the Wayne State University Foundation. In this role, Chacona leads fundraising and alumni engagement activities, most notably guiding the University’s comprehensive campaign. Chacona is the former associate vice president for principal gifts at Wayne State and executive vice president of the Wayne State University Foundation. She helped direct the University’s principal gift program, while providing mentoring and leadership to the major gifts team.

Prior to joining Wayne State, Chacona was the president and chief executive officer of the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. She led a successful 23-year career at the University of Michigan, during which she held an impressive succession of fundraising and leadership positions. She began her tenure in 1984 as the area director of the Campaign for Michigan and then served as regional director of the major gifts program, senior associate director for major gifts and director of principal gifts. From 1997 to 2003, she was the chief of staff to the president and associate vice president for development. In 2008, she retired from Michigan as associate vice president for development. Johnson earned a bachelor of arts from Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a master of public administration from The Ohio State University.

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Wayne State Alumni Association:

Created in 1935, the Wayne State University Alumni Association creates and sustains champions among its 245,000 alumni, friends and the university community for the advancement, benefit, and greater good of both the university and its alumni. It provides a variety of services, benefits, programs, and communications with the intent being to foster awareness, generate pride, create opportunities for community, and encourage involvement among alumni, friends and the university community.

In addition to supporting the broad alumni relations function across the University, the Alumni Association supports the following:

• Scholarships - The alumni association offers many scholarship opportunities for Wayne State students. These are in addition to the variety of scholarships and financial aid offered by the University.

• Alumni Awards - Nominations are accepted each year through April 1. The awards are presented annually at the alumni association's awards program in conjunction with Homecoming.

• Warrior Watch, Wayne State Magazine and Wayne State Newsletter – The alumni association uses multiple media to keep Warrior Nation informed and connected.

• The Baroudeur - Wayne State University's inaugural cycling event, The Baroudeur, takes place Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. The Baroudeur offers five routes to accommodate riders of all experience levels. Ranging from 20 miles all the way up to the urban century ride of 100 miles, The Baroudeur will take participants to some of Detroit and Southeast Michigan's most iconic sights and landmarks.

The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Wayne State University Alumni Association. The senior director for Alumni Relations acts as executive director and board secretary and is liaison between the University and the alumni association.

Location

Detroit, MI: Detroit is the most populous city in Michigan and the largest city on the United States–Canada border. It is a primary business, cultural, financial and transportation center in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.3 million people. It anchors the third largest economic region in the Midwest, behind Chicago and Minneapolis.

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Known as the world's automotive center, "Detroit" is a metonym for the American automobile industry. Detroit's auto industry was an important element of the American "Arsenal of Democracy" supporting the Allied powers during World War II. It is an important source of popular music legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, the Motor City and Motown. Other nicknames arose in the 20th century, including City of Champions, beginning in the 1930s for its successes in individual and team sport; The D;Hockeytown (a trademark owned by the city's NHL club, the Red Wings); Rock City (after the Kiss song "Detroit Rock City"); and The 313 (its telephone area code). Between 2000 and 2010 the city's population fell by 25 percent, changing its ranking from the nation's 10th-largest city to 18th. This resulted from suburbanization, industrial restructuring and the decline of Detroit's economic strength. Following the shift of population and jobs to its suburbs or other states or nations, the city focused on reestablishing itself as the metropolitan region's employment and economic center. Downtown Detroit has held an increased role as an entertainment destination in the 21st century, with the restoration of several historic theatres, several new sports stadiums, and a riverfront revitalization project. More recently, the population of Downtown Detroit, Midtown Detroit, and a handful of other neighborhoods has increased. The Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, declared a financial emergency for the city in March 2013, appointing an emergency manager. On November 7, 2014, Judge Rhodes approved the city's bankruptcy plan, allowing the city to begin the process of exiting bankruptcy. The City of Detroit successfully left Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy with all finances handed back to Detroit on December 11, 2014. Despite the city's recent financial issues, many developers remain unfazed by Detroit's problems. Midtown is one of the most successful areas within Detroit to have a residential occupancy rate of 96%. Numerous developments have been recently completely or are in various stages of construction. Midtown was recently named one of the country’s 10 best up-and-coming neighborhoods by USA Today.

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