{"id":1132,"date":"2023-03-02T09:12:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T22:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1132"},"modified":"2023-03-07T13:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T02:49:11","slug":"join-us-for-lunch-and-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/article\/join-us-for-lunch-and-professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us for Lunch and Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We warmly welcome Members and Non-Members to join us for a light lunch and an afternoon Q&amp;A session on Alumni and Advancement at Lincoln University.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bob-skillen-he-him-a2b2a31\/?originalSubdomain=ca\"><strong>Bob Skillen<\/strong><\/a>, 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&amp;A Session so bring all your questions along.<\/p>\n<p>This is a great opportunity to meet with fellow Educate Plus members.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Monday 20 March 2023<br \/>\n<strong>Time:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>12.30pm-2.30pm<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lincoln.ac.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lincoln University<\/a><\/strong>, Conference A &amp; B Function Room, Te Kete Ika (Dining Hall), Corner of Ellesmere Junction Road and Springs Road, Lincoln<br \/>\n<strong>Cost:\u00a0<\/strong> Free for Members; $20 (+gst) for non-members<br \/>\n<strong>Register: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educateplus.edu.au\/epevent\/nz-chapter-christchurch-networking-event-4\/\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> or on the button below<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lincoln.ac.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln University<\/a> <\/strong>Alumni and Development Office who are so generously sponsoring and hosting this event.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Guest Speaker<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1145 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/02\/SKILLEN-Bob-1-1024x819-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/02\/SKILLEN-Bob-1-1024x819-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/02\/SKILLEN-Bob-1-1024x819-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/02\/SKILLEN-Bob-1-1024x819-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bob-skillen-he-him-a2b2a31\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bob Skillen<\/strong><\/a> is the recently retired Vice-President, Advancement at the University of New Brunswick, Canada\u2019s 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\u2019s president, Bob was also one of the University\u2019s senior fundraisers, carrying a portfolio of many of the University\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to becoming UNB\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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,\u00a0in 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).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unb.ca%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPenny.Curran%40lincoln.ac.nz%7C25708028ae6549c1cb8908db18312900%7C2ed27e5845164f9ca79794374d2e74c7%7C0%7C0%7C638130371665403200%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BBcv6a46hLXhGEoPYJ3qR6WItuBjjFstW0ni%2BmOcWOU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/www.unb.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.educateplus.edu.au\/epevent\/nz-chapter-professional-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click for More Information and to Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; We warmly welcome Members and Non-Members to join us for a light lunch and an afternoon Q&amp;A session on Alumni and Advancement at Lincoln University.\u00a0 Bob Skillen, formerly Vice-President of Advancement, University of New Brunswick in Canada, will share his wealth of experience on advancement and alumni engagement. 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