Eve Kelly named executive director for institutional transformation and staff belonging

Effective July 1, Eve Kelly, associate director for strategic initiatives in the Office of Institutional Transformation (OOIT), will take on new and expanded responsibilities to further connect the work of OOIT with Notre Dame Human Resources (NDHR).
Kelly will assume the role of executive director for institutional transformation and staff belonging—reporting to Hugh R. Page, Jr., vice president for institutional transformation and advisor to the president, with a secondary reporting line to Heather Christophersen, vice president for human resources.
“The expanded role will allow greater connectivity between the Office of Institutional Transformation and Notre Dame Human Resources,” Page and Christophersen said in a joint announcement. “As you know, Eve is a trusted and highly valued colleague who has made significant contributions to the work of OOIT over the last 20 months. This promotion recognizes her significant talents and abilities, and our confidence in the expanded impact she will continue to have in our Notre Dame community.”
Kelly will continue to facilitate the centralization and coordination of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within a larger matrix oriented toward institutional change. She will also maintain leadership of key OOIT partnership and programs, including the Inclusive Leadership Colloquium and the DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Practitioners Group.
Her new responsibilities will build on her work within OOIT by strengthening institutional transformation and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives focused on staff and further leveraging staff engagement opportunities through membership on the NDHR senior leadership team.
“I am humbled by the opportunity to serve Our Lady’s University in this new capacity,” said Kelly. “As NDHR and the Office of Institutional Transformation are key partners, the ability to work as a member of both departments is a dream job as it will help us advance our vision of creating the Beloved Community on campus. I am excited to return to NDHR and continue to advance inclusion and belonging initiatives on campus.”
Throughout more than 20 years in higher education, Kelly’s professional work has been devoted to issues of educational access and equity. Prior to joining the Office for Institutional Transformation, she served as the diversity and inclusion program manager in NDHR. She also served as an assistant advising professor in the College of Science, where she worked with first-year students in their transition to university life. She also served as a faculty mentor for Posse New Orleans. The Posse Foundation identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes.
Originally published by transformation.nd.edu on June 28, 2024.
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