Director of Development and Alumni Relations for the College of Nursing

Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Michigan State
University in the search for a Director of Development and Alumni
Relations for the College of Nursing.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Advancement for Health
Sciences and to the Dean of the College of Nursing, the Director of
Development and Alumni Relations for the College of Nursing will
plan and direct the organization and operation of a comprehensive
development and alumni relations program for the College of Nursing
including the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of MSU
alumni and friends and periodic special purpose appeals and
programs with business, industry, and foundations. The Director
will lead a philanthropic effort that supports the service and
research-oriented vision and mission of the college and will play a
pivotal leadership role in planning and spearheading the next
campaign effort, focused on endowment and expendable support for
the college. The Director will conduct a needs assessment of
programs, develop the case for support, refine funding priorities,
recruit and mobilize volunteers, prepare and review proposals,
identify prospects, and actively solicit contributions with a
primary focus on gifts of $100,000 and more. 

Michigan State University was established in 1855, and by 1862 it
stood as the nation’s premier land-grant university. Over the
decades, the university has continued to be a model of what a
land-grant university can and should do. As a university of, for,
and by the people, Michigan State University began a long tradition
of empowering people through educational opportunity. Every day,
Spartans work to solve the most pressing global challenges while
providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive
academic community. Located in East Lansing, three miles east of
Michigan’s capitol in Lansing, MSU’s campus is one of the biggest
and greenest in the nation. The 5,000-acre campus is home to more
than 51,000 students. Top-ranked programs, high-quality
opportunities, and a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative
community enable those students to create personalized paths that
prepare them to succeed and lead. MSU offers more than 400 academic
programs and over 300 education abroad programs. It has an
outstanding record of students earning Rhodes, Goldwater, and other
prestigious national and international scholarships. Wherever one
goes, there are Spartans working to make a better world. The MSU
community includes more than 12,000 faculty and academic support
staff and an alumni network nearly half a million strong.

Michigan State University is recognized as a national leader in the
advancement of knowledge by the most diverse and
exemplary cadre of students, trainees, faculty, staff,
and alumni who transform lives through equitable teaching,
research, scholarship, and practice. Michigan State University
believes differences are assets. It fosters a community that
respects and values a broad range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and
experiences and encourages and creates opportunities so all
Spartans can reach their full potential educationally and
professionally.

The university is ranked in the top 10 nationally by U.S. News
& World Report for learning communities, study abroad, and
service-learning offerings. MSU also has 35 undergraduate and
graduate programs and concentrations ranked in the top 25
nationally by the publication, including six top ranked
programs—undergraduate and graduate programs in supply chain
management and logistics, graduate programs in elementary and
secondary education, as well as both online and on campus graduate
programs in curriculum and instruction. The university has also
been named a gold-status veteran-friendly school by the Michigan
Veterans Affairs Agency eight years in a row and received a gold
rating for sustainability achievements in 2022 through the
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher
Education.

The Michigan State University College of Nursing has been training
the next generation of nurses since its founding as the Department
of Nursing Education in 1950. A belief in the power of research,
practice, and education to affect lasting change and to improve
health outcomes in communities is at the core of the work of the
college. This is done through the recruitment of top faculty,
staff, and students and continuously staying at the forefront of
changes in the profession. Faculty, staff, and students at the
College of Nursing are driven by its mission to advance the health
of individuals, communities, and populations through inclusive and
equitable nursing education, research, scholarship, and practice.
This is all with an aim to be recognized as a premier nursing
college and a transformative force in improving health disparities
and social outcomes in Michigan and beyond.

All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé.
Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of Michigan State
University as well as the responsibilities and qualifications
presented in the position prospectus. A bachelor’s degree or
knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by
completing a four-year college degree program in Communications,
Public Relations, Marketing and/or Business is preferred for this
position as is at least five years of related and progressively
more responsible or expansive experience in professional and higher
education fundraising, public relations, or marketing or an
equivalent combination of nursing and relevant experience. Michigan
State University will consider candidates with a broad range of
backgrounds. If you are excited about this role and feel that you
can contribute to MSU, but your experience does not exactly align
with every qualification listed above, we encourage you to
apply.

The salary range for this position is $133,000 to $138,000
annually.

Michigan State University is committed to the inclusion of all
qualified candidates. If you require reasonable accommodation in
completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the
selection process, please contact Marianna Divietro
at mariannadivietro@aspenleadershipgroup.com.

To apply for this position, visit:
https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/1375.