Join us for Lunch and Professional Development
We warmly welcome Members and Non-Members to join us for a light lunch and an afternoon Q&A session on Alumni and Advancement at Lincoln University.
Bob Skillen, formerly Vice-President of Advancement, University of New Brunswick in Canada, will share his wealth of experience on advancement and alumni engagement. This is a Q&A Session so bring all your questions along.
This is a great opportunity to meet with fellow Educate Plus members.
Event Details
Date: Monday 20 March 2023
Time: 12.30pm-2.30pm
Venue: Lincoln University, Conference A & B Function Room, Te Kete Ika (Dining Hall), Corner of Ellesmere Junction Road and Springs Road, Lincoln
Cost: Free for Members; $20 (+gst) for non-members
Register: Click here or on the button below
Thank you to the Lincoln University Alumni and Development Office who are so generously sponsoring and hosting this event.
Guest Speaker
Bob Skillen is the recently retired Vice-President, Advancement at the University of New Brunswick, Canada’s oldest English Language University. He served in this capacity for fifteen years. During his tenure Bob had responsibility for the offices of Alumni Relations, Development and Donor Relations, Communications and Marketing, and Strategic Partnerships. Reporting to the University’s president, Bob was also one of the University’s senior fundraisers, carrying a portfolio of many of the University’s largest donors. Bob cites as highlights of his tenure as VP, the establishment of two new offices including a modern marketing office and an office of strategic partnerships, and oversight over UNB’s largest ever private fundraising campaign, with more than $125 million raised. After stepping down from the vice-presidency in December 2020, Bob stayed on for the next nine months to help establish the Frank McKenna Institute for Digital Transformation.
Prior to becoming UNB’s first Vice-President of Advancement, Bob served for 11 years as Executive Director of the UNB Associated Alumni before spending four years as president of Greenarm Managment, a property management company, before returning to UNB as VP. Bob has three degrees from UNB. He is married to Gisele, and they have three adult children and five grandchildren. Bob and Gisele are currently travelling in New Zealand and have been in the country since the beginning of January.
The University of New Brunswick, established in 1785, is situated in the province of New Brunswick. New Brunswick is one of four Atlantic Canadian provinces and has a population of just over 800,000. UNB is a comprehensive university offering undergraduate and graduate programs, including doctoral degrees, in a variety of disciplines including arts, science, engineering, law and business. It has a student body of 10,000 with 8,000 being situated on the older of the two campuses, in the City of Fredericton (pop 75,000) and the other 2,000 on a sister campus in the City of Saint John (pop 100,000).
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