Michelle Yurko

She comes to Ursinus from Drexel University, where she serves as vice president for institutional advancement and chief development officer for St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

Michelle M. Yurko, an experienced teambuilder and fundraiser with more than 20 years of experience in development, will become Ursinus College’s next vice president for advancement on October 14, President Robyn Hannigan announced.

Yurko is currently vice president for institutional advancement at Drexel University and chief development officer for St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. She has excelled at shaping the strategic direction of several comprehensive campaigns, the latest of which was an historic $750 million campaign at Drexel that exceeded its goal by more than $50 million. She is particularly proud of her personal efforts to secure philanthropic resources for endowed faculty chairs, generate a significant number of new scholarship funds for students—especially those who have been traditionally underserved in their fields—for establishing several unique corporate/academic partnerships, and for building a high-performing team of advancement professionals.