For the Week of April 10
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Virtual Slow Look
Join the Snite Museum of Art on Zoom for a slow look at Judy Pfaff’s “...wind-deer and the honey-grass...” Tools of mindfulness meditation will be used as a way to approach and understand the print through a guided look. Register via the Snite Museum website.
Tuesday, April 11; 12:30 to 1 p.m. via Zoom
BFA/BA Honors Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception
Celebrate the opening of the annual exhibition that consists of the culminating thesis projects created by the students graduating with a BFA or BA honors degree from the University’s Department of Art, Art History and Design. The department chair will announce awards at 6 p.m. The show will run from Thursday, April 13 to Sunday, May 21.
Thursday, April 13; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the AAHD Gallery (Room 214), Riley Hall of Art
Films
“Funny Ha Ha” (2002)
Shot on location in Boston on 16mm, the movie is predominately cast with amateur actors engaging in realistic discourse. The main character, Marnie, goes about her everyday life with a conflicted love for her friend and a dispassionate attitude toward her job as a temp office worker. Faculty/Staff: $6. Free for students. 89 minutes.
Wednesday, April 12; 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Volcano” (2018)
Lukas, an interpreter for a military mission, gets lost near a remote Ukrainian village and stumbles from simple misadventure into the weirdest road trip of his life. With nowhere to turn, he finds shelter at the home of a colorful local where he is confronted by a universe beyond his imagination. Slowly, contempt for provincial life melts away and sets him on a quest for happiness he never knew existed. Free but ticketed. Part of the Nanovic Institute Film Series: “Cinema in the Shadow of Empire.”
Wednesday, April 12; 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“The Quiet Girl” (2022)
A young girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4.
Thursday, April 13; 6:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, April 14; 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 15; 6:30 p.m.
“Los Conductos” (2020)
Medellín, Colombia. Pinky has just freed himself from the grip of a religious sect and finds a place to squat and a job in a T-shirt factory. Misled by his own faith, he questions everything. But as he tries to put back together the pieces of his broken life, violent memories return to haunt him and ask for revenge. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4. 70 minutes.
Thursday, April 13; 9:30 to 10:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, April 15; 9:30 p.m.
Met Opera: Live in HD Presents “Der Rosenkavalier” (Strauss)
A stellar trio assembles to take on the lead roles of Strauss’ comedy, with soprano Lise Davidsen as the Marschallin, soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, mezzo-soprano Katharine Goeldner as Annina, tenor René Barbera as the Italian Singer, tenor Thomas Ebenstein as Valzacchi, baritone Markus Brück as Faninal and bass Günther Groissböck as Baron Ochs. Faculty/Staff: $23. Students: $16. 285 minutes (two intermissions).
Saturday, April 15; noon to 4:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Sensory-Friendly Film: “March of the Penguins” (2005)
Morgan Freeman narrates this exceptional and moving film about the intricate and often hazardous mating rituals of penguins living in Antarctica. This screening will be sensory-friendly with no concessions and their smells, the volume at a lower level and the house lights higher. $1 tickets.
Sunday, April 16; 1 to 2:20 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Rize” (2005)
Taking advantage of photographer-turned-director David LaChappelle’s unprecedented access, this documentary film brings to light a revolutionary form of artistic expression born from oppression. A panel discussion will follow the screening. Free; tickets available one hour prior to people waiting on standby.
Sunday, April 16; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
Concert: Songs of Dharwad
Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav, vocal, with Pandit Subhen Chatterjee, tabla. Review the poster for more information.
Monday, April 10; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library
Latinx Poetics: A One-Day Gathering
Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the Institute for Latino Studies, and the Creative Writing Program are pleased to present this gathering, inspired by the recent publication of “Latinx Poetics: Essays on the Art of Poetry” (University of New Mexico Press, 2022), edited by Ruben Quesada. Session 1 starts at 4 p.m. and Session 2 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 12; 4 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 205, McKenna Hall
Sacred Music at Notre Dame Organ Recital — Nicole Gerdes
First-year MSM organ student Nicole Gerdes will present an organ recital that includes works from Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Sebastian Bach, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Josef Rheinberger and Olivier Messiaen. Free but ticketed.
Friday, April 14; 4:30 p.m. in the Reyes Organ and Choral Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Notre Dame Chorale Spring Concert
The Notre Dame Chorale, directed by Alexander Blachly, presents a program of choral works and choral arrangements of solo songs by Monteverdi, Purcell, Mozart, Schumann and Debussy. With acclaimed piano accompanist Päivi Ekroth. Recommended for anyone age 7 and older. Free but ticketed for faculty, staff and students. Adults: $10.
Friday, April 14; 8 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Concert: Walker Hayes with Ingrid Andress and BRELAND
Part of IDEA Week. Tickets range from $39 to $129 plus taxes and fees.
Saturday, April 15; 7 p.m. in Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Fisher Regatta
The Fisher Regatta is an annual fundraising event hosted by Fisher Hall to raise money for St. Adalbert’s School in South Bend. It involves teams of students from across campus creating homemade boats and racing across St. Mary’s Lake, as well as fresh food, a dunk tank and other lakeside activities. Free to attend; signup fee for boats is $50 but is typically covered by hall or student organization. Students, sign up to participate here.
Saturday, April 15; 1 to 5 p.m. at and in St. Mary’s Lake
Awards and Competitions
Public Domain Day Series Music Contest — Deadline is Wednesday
Using at least one pre-1924 sound recording and any other free or original music, create a musical project highlighting new public domain material. Examples include mash-ups, remixes, oral histories with music, original music with public domain sampling or playlists around a theme. Learn more and submit your entry.
Register online by 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 12
The 14th Annual Chinese Speech Contest
Hosted by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the event is co-sponsored by the Office for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Arts and Letters, the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies and the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures. This event is open to the public.
Thursday, April 13; 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 140, DeBartolo Hall
Attention Imaging Researchers!
Submit your best imaging work from 2022 for a chance to win two annual imaging awards: Best Material Sciences Publication Imaging Award or Best Biological Publication Imaging Award. If you’re a Notre Dame faculty member or student who co-authored a relevant publication using Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility equipment in a peer-reviewed journal during the calendar year 2022, you’re eligible to apply for one or both awards. All listed co-authors on the winning awards will be recognized in a news story highlighting the publication, and the corresponding author will also receive a certificate and a small honorarium. Learn more and apply here.
Nominations close at 5 p.m. Friday, April 30
Deadlines or Registrations
IDEA Week 2023
IDEA Week is an innovation festival hosting more than 25 business, technology and entertainment events to provide entrepreneurs, students and attendees with the practical knowledge, creative inspiration and social foundation they need to innovate within their own businesses, careers, studies and communities. Free for all attendees. Review the schedule and register here.
The events will run Monday through Friday, April 17-21, at various campus and South Bend locations
Industry Innovation Forum
Register now for an afternoon of sessions with industry leaders as they share their perspectives on how companies are embracing change and driving growth through innovation. Speakers include Toby O’Rourke ’00, president and CEO of Kampgrounds of America; McKay Featherstone, senior vice president of global innovation for Thor Industries; and Bradley Chambers, Indiana Secretary of Commerce. Hosted by iNDustry Labs.
Monday, April 17; 2 to 6 p.m. in Embassy Suites at Notre Dame, 1140 E. Angela Blvd.
Submit Your Events for Earth Week
Earth Week 2023 is Monday through Saturday, April 17-22. Is your department, office or student group hosting an event in honor of Earth Week? The Office of Sustainability wants to know about it! Please consider submitting your events. The office will share them on its events page and calendar, and promote them on social media.
Safety Compliance Training Made Easier Through eNDeavor
Risk Management and Safety is excited to announce a fresh new look for compliance training. Starting Wednesday, May 31, complyND will be moving to eNDeavor. With this transition comes new and enhanced features. Zoom training for learners and managers will begin on Tuesday, April 18, and run through Thursday, May 4. To learn more and register for training, click here. For questions, contact comply@nd.edu.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Solidarity with Survivors: The Seen and Unseen
For Sexual Violence Awareness Month, join the Gender Relations Center to witness and reflect on a visual representation of the realities of sexual violence on campus. Information regarding the display as well as resources will be provided.
Wednesday, April 12; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on South Quad
Tri-Campus Cookout for First-Gen Hosted by SMC First-Gen Family
Saint Mary’s College First Gen Family Club is hosting its first cookout for first-generation students, faculty and staff at Saint Mary’s, Holy Cross and Notre Dame.
Thursday, April 13; 6 to 8 p.m. in Belles Backyard, Le Mans Hall
Lecture: “The Truth About Anti-CRT and the Fight for Freedom to Learn”
Presented by Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of history, race and public policy, Harvard University. It is a free, ticketed event. Tickets available one hour before the event. Review the poster for more information. Reception to follow.
Friday, April 14; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Thrive! Seeks Applicants to Join Its Board as a Committee Chair or Member for the 2023-24 Academic Year
Thrive! is seeking applicants to join its board as a committee chair or serve as a committee member on the engagement, professional development, networking and mentoring, or communications committees for the 2023-24 academic year. The deadline to self-nominate has been extended to Friday, April 14. Review the Thrive! 2023-2024 Self-Nomination Form.
Educational and Research Opportunities
EAP Workshop: It’s Raining Cats and Idioms
English has hundreds of idioms that are used in everyday life, but can be confusing to English language learners. This session is the extended segment of the EAP workshop on idioms offered last semester. It gives participants a better understanding of English idioms, focusing on those frequently used in the classroom, the workplace and with peers.
Tuesday, April 11; 10 to 11 a.m. via Zoom
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on each workshop to see more details and to register.
∙ Making a Map in R
This workshop will cover some basics of map making with R. A brief introduction will cover cartography, key libraries for map making (tmap and leaflet) and common examples of making a static or interactive map. This session will be presented by one of the NFCDS Pedagogy Fellows.
Tuesday, April 11; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
∙ Introduction to Text Mining
Learn the benefits of using computers to analyze textual corpora such as a collection of books or journal articles. Sometimes called “distant” or “scalable” reading, text mining is a way to analyze the words (or phrases) in a text in order to find patterns and anomalies within it.
Wednesday, April 12; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
∙ Getting Started with ArcGIS Field Maps
Learn how to create spatial data in the field with ArcGIS Field Maps, an application that transforms your mobile device into a GIS workstation. In the course of just an hour, this workshop will prepare you to bring ArcGIS Field Maps along on your next research project, create spatial data wherever you go, even while you’re still in the field.
Thursday, April 13; 1 to 2 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
∙ Using the Distant Reader
This workshop is useful to anyone who needs to read large volumes of materials and will help you take control of your content. The Distant Reader, a locally written system, can take large volumes of URLs or files, create a corpus, convert it into plain text, complete natural language processing and output sets of reports.
Thursday, April 13; 2 to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
∙ Introduction to Canva
In this workshop participants will learn the basics of Canva, a web app used to easily create presentations, posters, documents, social media graphics and other types of visual content. This workshop will operate as a live demo where attendees are encouraged to follow along and ask questions.
Thursday, April 13; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. via Zoom
∙ Tips for Collaborative and Open Research
Heard about open access and open data but are unsure where to start? How does one become an “open” researcher by design? Learn more about how you can work effectively and collaboratively in an open research environment.
Thursday, April 13; 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
∙ Introduction to Geospatial R
Get started with making maps and visualizing spatial information in R, a free and open-source software development environment that is an alternative to GIS software. R has developed advanced spatial capabilities over the years and can be used to draw maps programmatically.
Friday, April 14; 1 to 2:15 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
Technology Training Classes
Office of Information Technologies technical training classes are free. Check the class description in Endeavor for the method of delivery of each class.
∙ Tableau: Introduction, Tuesday, April 18; 1 to 4:30 p.m.
∙ GLez Training, Tuesday, April 18; 1:30 to 3 p.m.
∙ Google Drive, Level I: Introduction to Drive at Notre Dame, Wednesday, April 19; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
∙ Spreadsheets, Level II: Formulas and Functions, Thursday, April 20; 8:30 a.m. to noon
To register for courses, go to endeavor.nd.edu. Questions or problems registering? Call 631-7227 or email OIT at training@nd.edu.
Faith and Service
Interfaith Dinner
Members of the Notre Dame and wider South Bend community are welcome to come together for an interfaith dinner held in observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Jewish Passover, Easter and the Baha’i festival of Ridvan. Catering will be provided by The Port of Peri Peri. Matzah, dates and water will also be provided. Review the poster.
Wednesday, April 12; 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Eck Commons, Eck Hall of Law
Lectures and Presentations
NTIA Listening Session, Hosted by SpectrumX
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is developing a National Spectrum Strategy (NSS) and implementation plan for the United States. To gain input from the public, NTIA will hold two listening sessions for stakeholders to provide oral presentations and recommendations to NTIA as it works to develop the NSS. Open to the general public to attend and potentially speak from 1 to 3:30 p.m. A poster session starts at 11 a.m.
Tuesday, April 11; 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Conversations That Matter — “Virtual Apocalypse: Renewing Christian Culture in a Digital World”
Episode 2: “The Virtue of Art,” featuring Nick Ripatrazone, Renée Roden and Stephen Barany.
In this webinar they will discuss how the experience of making and enjoying art reminds us what it means to be human in a world of increasing automation and artificial intelligence. Register by Monday, April 10.
Tuesday, April 11; noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom
Lecture — “Violent Victors: Why Bloodstained Parties Win Postwar Elections”
Sarah Zukerman Daly, Columbia University, traces how parties derived from violent, wartime belligerents successfully campaign and win the support of victimized populations to establish the postwar political order.
Tuesday, April 11; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Panel: “Conversations About Nature and the Ethics of Grace with Gerald McKenny”
Join Angela Carpenter of Hope College, Gilbert Meilaender of Valparaiso University and Jean Porter of Notre Dame for a conversation celebrating the release of “The Ethics of Grace: Engaging Gerald McKenny” (T&T Clark). McKenny, the Walter Professor of Theology at Notre Dame, will offer concluding remarks and the event will be followed by a reception.
Tuesday, April 11; 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the auditorium, Eck Visitors Center
Conversation — “By Design: Thom Browne on the Business of Fashion”
How Thom Browne ’88 BBA scaled the gray suit into one of fashion’s most recognizable brands. Browne, the NDIAS artist-in-residence, is the chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Michael Hainey ’86, author of the New York Times bestseller “After Visiting Friends,” will moderate the conversation. Q&A will follow. Review the poster.
Tuesday, April 11; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Time-Out for Tech — “Toss the Password Post-Its: 1Password is Here”
1Password is a password management system that works with Okta to create an easy way to store and use strong passwords, sign in to apps and websites and fill in forms securely. No need to remember that 16-digit password you created, or wonder where you put the sticky note you wrote it on. Stay organized and secure with 1Password. The Zoom link will be added to the calendar event the day before the session. Link for information and registration.
Wednesday, April 12; 10 to 10:30 a.m. via Zoom
Conference — “Science and Platform Capitalism: The New Organization of Knowledge Production”
Online platforms have become ubiquitous in everyday life. Few realize, however, that platforms are also seeking to re-engineer scientific research and the university. By bringing together specialists who are studying this process, this conference will allow us to speculate on the shape of future science. Register online.
Wednesday, April 12; 8 p.m. in Rooms 205/206/207, McKenna Hall
Thursday, April 13; 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 14; 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Presentations: “Researching for Justice”
Hear quick three-minute talks by the Center for Social Concerns’ Graduate Justice Fellows, an interdisciplinary community of graduate students committed to scholarship that engages questions of justice. The inaugural cohort of fellows that represents three colleges, two schools and 11 departments around the University. Tasty food and drinks will be served.
Thursday, April 13; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Justice and Asia Distinguished Lecture: “Buddhism and Nonviolence in the Contemporary World”
Philosopher and Buddhism scholar Jay Garfield of Smith College will deliver the third annual Justice and Asia Distinguished Lecture for the Liu Institute. Mike Zhao, an assistant professor of philosophy and a Liu Institute faculty fellow, will moderate. Reception to follow.
Thursday, April 13; 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
2023 Berges Lecture: “Entrepreneurship as a Moral Calling”
Entrepreneur Magatte Wade is a renowned advocate for African dignity and prosperity. Recognitions include Forbes’ “20 Youngest Power Women in Africa,” World Economic Forum’s “Young Global Leader,” TED Global Africa Fellow and the Global Wellness Summit’s “Leading Woman in Wellness” award.
Thursday, April 13; 4 to 5 p.m. in Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Presentation — “New Frontiers in Economic Development: Effects of Caste-Based Affirmative Action in Governance on Socio-Economic Networks and Resource Provision”
Emily Breza of Harvard University will present on the importance of social networks in development economics, discussing the effects of a political affirmative action policy on village social and economic networks in Bihar, India.
Thursday, April 13; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Keynote Talk: “Can Truth Survive Platform Capitalism?”
A world-renowned earth scientist, historian and public speaker, Naomi Oreskes, the Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University, is the author of the bestselling book “Merchants of Doubt” and a leading voice on the role of science in society, the reality of anthropogenic climate change and the role of disinformation in blocking climate action. Part of the Kathleen Cannon, O.P., Distinguished Lecture Series. This is a free but ticketed event. Tickets will be available for pickup at the DeBartolo Ticket Office one hour prior to the event.
Thursday, April 13; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Lecture — “Labor, Exploitation and the Environment: Fast Fashion and Global Supply Chains”
Cheap clothes, produced quickly, are made with a higher volume of plastic, threatening the environment. Laborers make low wages, often in poor work conditions. Join the Klau Institute as Justine Nolan, director of the Australian Human Rights Institute, shares insights on fast fashion and asks what hope exists for addressing labor and environmental exploitation in global supply chains.
Thursday, April 13; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
greeNDot Bystander Intervention Certification for Faculty and Staff
greeNDot is a national program Notre Dame uses on campus as a bystander intervention initiative to teach strategies for how to recognize moments of harm and how to react. The University will offer the opportunity for faculty and staff to earn this national certification, which does not expire, through a four-hour training session. Lunch will be provided. Register by Tuesday, April 11.
Friday, April 14; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room 510, Duncan Student Center
21st Annual Mellon Colloquium: “The Invention of Homicide: Crime, Honor and Spectacular Justice in Late Medieval Flanders”
Join the Medieval Institute for its 21st annual Mellon Colloquium. The colloquium is a half-day public seminar discussion with the institute’s 2022-23 Mellon Fellow, Mireille Pardon, assistant professor of history at Berea College, on her book-in-progress, joined by three distinguished respondents.
Friday, April 14; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Medieval Institute Reading Room (715), Hesburgh Library
Ten Years Hence Lecture: “Global Trends Shaping the Long-Term Future”
Presented by Maria Langan-Riekhof, director of the Strategic Futures Group at the National Intelligence Council. Langan-Riekhof leads the intelligence community’s assessment of global dynamics and the quadrennial Global Trends product. This is the sixth of eight lectures in the Ten Years Hence speaker series that discusses “Is Globalism Dead?” Free and open to students, faculty, staff and the Notre Dame community. No registration is required.
Friday, April 14; 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture Series: “What Is the Marketplace of Ideas?”
The Notre Dame Law School Program on Church, State and Society’s Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture with John Garvey, president emeritus of Catholic University of America. All are welcome; lunch will be provided. Review the poster for more info.
Friday, April 14; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1140, Eck Hall of Law
Lunch Lecture: “Decolonizing Scholarship in Feminist Studies/Critical Race and Ethnic Studies”
Marisol LeBrón is an associate professor in feminist studies and critical race and ethnic studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. LeBrón’s talk is part of the Decolonizing Scholarship Lecture Series presented by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. Lunch will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting 30 minutes prior to the lecture at noon.
Friday, April 14; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
English Department Annual Joseph M. Duffy Lecture: “The Polymath”
Merve Emre is a contributing writer at The New Yorker and the author of “Paraliterary: The Making of Bad Readers in Postwar America,” “The Ferrante Letters” and “The Personality Brokers.” She is a 2022-23 distinguished writer-in-residence at the Shapiro Center at Wesleyan University. Review the poster.
Friday, April 14; 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 104, Bond Hall
Talk: “Unlocked— Punishing Places: The Geography of Mass Imprisonment”
“Unlocked” is a series of conversations to better understand and address the problem of mass incarceration featuring perspectives from four pre-eminent scholars and award-winning authors from different disciplines who will share their work. Presented by Jessica T. Simes, assistant professor of sociology with a secondary appointment in the faculty of computing and data sciences at Boston University. Reception to follow.
Friday, April 14; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall
Keynote Talk — “The Impact of No Impact: Changing Temporalities of Misconduct Incentives”
Mario Biagioli, a distinguished professor of law and communication, University of California, Los Angeles, is the keynote speaker of the Reilly Center’s conference “Science and Platform Capitalism: The New Organization of Knowledge Production.”
Friday, April 14; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Eck Visitors Center
Seminar in American Religion
Kathryn Gin Lum of Stanford University will discuss her book “Heathen: Religion and Race in American History” (Harvard University Press, 2022) at the Cushwa Center’s spring 2023 Seminar in American Religion. Commentators for this seminar are Emily Clark of Gonzaga University and Korey Garibaldi of Notre Dame.
Saturday, April 15; 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Room B01, McKenna Hall
Social Gatherings
Korean Language Table — Get Ready to Shout 빙고 (Bingo!)
Are you ready for a fun and exciting twist on traditional bingo? Then get ready for Korean bingo, the fast-paced and thrilling game that’s taking the world by storm. With its simple rules, engaging gameplay and endless variations, Korean bingo is a game that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Friday, April 14; 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 131, Decio Hall
English Conversation Table
The English Conversation Table (ECT — formerly English Language Table) meets twice per month and is a great chance to practice English with both native and non-native speakers and to make some new friends in the process.
Friday, April 14; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 209, Remick Family Hall
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: Giving Extra Credit
There are a few ways instructors can reward students for going above and beyond in a test or assignment. Awarding extra points to an assignment, or creating a zero-point assignment and entering positive points, are a couple of ways to give extra credit in Canvas.
Conquer Your Clutter: Reduce Email Subscription Clutter
Have you subscribed to an email list that is no longer of interest to you? Email from these subscriptions will continue to clutter your inbox. Identify which subscriptions are no longer valuable and unsubscribe from them to reduce your email frequency. You may continue to receive emails for the next few days until your subscription preferences are updated.
Also This Week ...
Recycling Listening and Learning Session
The Office of Sustainability and Building Services are teaming up once again to host a second recycling listening and learning session. Participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback on specific challenges to the campus recycling program and participate in a recycling activity. RSVP for this event in advance.
Wednesday, April 12; 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Room W134, Duncan Student Center
Admitted Student Days
This on-campus event offers newly admitted students and their families the opportunity to meet and hear from University leadership, faculty, current students and other members of the Notre Dame community. Join the Enrollment Division in welcoming the ND Class of 2027 to campus!
Regular decisions were released March 16 at 18:42 (6:42 p.m. ET), a nod to the University’s founding year of 1842. The University admitted 1,698 students to the Class of 2027, bringing the total to 3,399 applicants who were invited to join the Class of 2027.
Admitted Student Days take place Sunday and Monday, April 16-17
Keep up to date on new hires and colleagues celebrating service anniversaries. Obituaries and memorial information may be found at In Memory. Please contact askHR at 631-5900 to submit obituary and memorial updates.