Dual appointment for O’Neil Outar
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith and Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Tamara Elliott Rogers have announced that O’Neil A.S. Outar will become the new senior associate dean and director of development for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) effective Sept. 8. Reporting jointly to Smith and Rogers, Outar will provide strategic direction and management for all FAS fundraising efforts, including the $2.5 billion Harvard Campaign for Arts and Sciences, which launched last fall. This marks a return to Cambridge for Outar, who previously served in several fundraising roles at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Since 2010, Outar has led the University of Alberta’s alumni and fundraising enterprise as the school’s first vice president of advancement, building an organization that set new records in both fundraising and alumni engagement, which were critical in establishing the vital foundation to support the university’s ambitious emphasis on...