<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2021/brian-otis-named-vice-president-for-advancement.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>08/26/2021</pubDate><title>University Names Accomplished Fundraising Executive to Lead University Advancement</title><description>Brian Otis will join the University as vice president for advancement, overseeing all fundraising, alumni relations, prospect management, and donor relations initiatives. He joins the University from the University of Connecticut Foundation, where he has spent the last two decades.</description><hide-description/><author/><author-details/><hide-author/><date>August 26, 2021</date><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image-caption/><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>year-2021</tag></tags></item>