The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved Robert Groves as the new vice president for university advancement at its Friday meeting.
Groves comes to MSU after working at the University of Michigan as the associate vice president and campaign director for university development. At U-M, Groves ran the daily operations of the Michigan Difference, a $3.1 billion fundraising campaign.
Groves will oversee MSU’s University Development — the university’s fundraising branch — and Alumni Association.
“(It’s about) taking the university to our alumni and friends wherever they might be and asking them to get involved and get engaged with us to make Michigan State even stronger,” Groves said last week. “We cannot just rely on the state of Michigan and the taxpayers to build the quality of an institution that Michigan State should be.”
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