The personnel of UDAR work university-wide as well as within individual schools and colleges of the University to discover, motivate, cultivate, solicit, and steward alumni, parents, faculty, and friends for immediate, long-range, and future financial support, through gifts and pledges to the University, for critical operations such as student aid, faculty support, academic and research program development, and facilities and infrastructure. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Development for Schools and Institutes in University Development and Alumni Relations, the Assistant Dean of Development leads and executes the overall philanthropic strategy for the School of Professional Studies (SPS), working in close partnership with alumni relations and school leadership.