Faculty Partner Panel

Join colleagues from across Advancement & Alumni Engagement for a conversation with faculty and development partners from both the Academic and Health campuses. Through candid discussion and real-world examples, panelists will share how strong faculty-development partnerships enhance donor cultivation, stewardship, and engagement while helping AAE better understand and communicate the impact of faculty work.

This session is designed for all AAE professionals, offering insights applicable to development, alumni relations, events, communications, donor relations, prospect management, data and research teams, and other support functions.

Participants will explore:

• How faculty and Advancement staff can build effective working partnerships
• Strategies for preparing faculty for meaningful donor interactions
• Ways to learn about and communicate faculty research, teaching, and clinical impact
• How different Advancement functions contribute to successful donor experiences
• Opportunities to strengthen collaboration across Advancement and campus partners

Panelists

Academic Faculty-Development Partnership

• Dr. Anthony Rios, Associate Professor, Information Systems and Cybersecurity
• Jeanette Miller, Director of Development for College of AI, Cyber & Computing

Health Faculty-Development Partnership

• Ramon Cancino, MD, MBA, MS, FAAFP, Executive Director of the Primary Care Center at UT Health San Antonio
• Laura Giblin, Interim Executive Director, School of Medicine

Moderator: Karl Miller-Lugo, MBA, Senior Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement