Changes within Team DAR
Adam B. Caldwell (B.A.’08/H&S) has left his position as director of communications in the School of Social Work to become inaugural director of strategic projects, a position jointly held by the VCU Center for Urban Communities and the Division of Community Engagement. He will collaborate with colleagues from across the university to develop and implement […]
New year changes for DAR team members
Bryan Heinitz has joined the School of Medicine as assistant to the director of development in the Department of Psychiatry. Bryan received his bachelor’s degree from Christopher Newport University in arts administration. His most recent tenure was at St. Joseph’s Villa, a local nonprofit that serves children and their families with various mental health diagnoses. […]
Betty Palmer, DAR-ling of the week
Tell us about working in three family businesses and how those experiences help you in your role as a compliance coordinator. My husband, Eric, comes from a family of small business owners. Working at Eric’s dad’s electrical engineering company as a kid, he developed the entrepreneur gene. I was raised in Detroit, the oldest of […]
Brian Campbell, DAR-ling of the week
You’ve held development positions all over the country, from Iowa to Nevada to Pennsylvania to North Carolina. What made you want to come back to your home state of Virginia? When I left Virginia 15 years ago, I always thought that I would come back at some point. My wife and I are both from […]
Laying the groundwork for your career development plan
Proactive career planning is a collaborative process between employee and manager, allowing the employee to focus on growth and development. Managers can provide assistance so employees have the opportunity to grow in their careers. Your career development plan is an important part of the new Working@VCU: Great Place HR policies. Planning your career development activities […]
David Kunnen, DAR-ling of the week
What excites you about being at VCU after working at a small nonprofit? There were two primary reasons that I decided to come to VCU. The first is the breadth of influence that VCU has on our city. I am a native Richmonder, and I have seen how VCU has grown over the years, both […]
Annual policy and confidentiality update process
All employees who have access to DAR’s systems must take two online courses, two short quizzes and an online confidentiality agreement. Instructions on how to access the course and the documents are below.The deadline to complete this training is Feb. 15. After that, Advancement Services will evaluate the users who have not completed the training […]
Molly Oudekerk, DAR-ling of the week
Tell us your path to VCU. I graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.A. in political science in 2014, with the notion that I wanted to pursue an M.P.A. but unsure if that was the best path for me. I had an interest in working with nonprofit organizations, partially because of a service-learning trip I […]