For the Week of February 24
Arts and Performances
Films:
“Monster” (2003)
Based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who was convicted of murdering seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990 by shooting them at point-blank range, and directed by “Wonder Woman” helmer Patty Jenkins, this biopic garnered critical acclaim for Charlize Theron, who won an Oscar for depicting Wournos. Students: free. Faculty/Staff: $6.
Tuesday, Feb. 25; 7:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“A Hidden Life” (2019)
Based on real events, this biopic depicts the unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II due to his commitment to his Catholic faith and its call for peace. Notre Dame alumni Joe Gleason, editor, and Colton Williamson, associate producer, scheduled to appear at Friday’s screening! Students: $4. Faculty/Staff: $6.
Thursday, February 27; 7 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, Feb. 28; 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 29; 6:30 p.m.
“Harriet”
Don’t miss this compelling film exploring the life of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman! All tickets: $3. Sponsored by the Student Union Board.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 7:30 p.m. in Room 101, DeBartolo Hall
Friday, Feb. 28; 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 29; 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Met Opera: Live in HD presents "Agrippina" (Handel)
Handel’s tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives its Met debut, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting. Sir David McVicar’s production reframes the action of this black comedy about the abuse of power to the present, where it should loudly resonate. Students: $16. Faculty/Staff: $23.
Saturday, Feb. 29; 1 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Kiki’s Delivery Service” (1989)
Kiki moves to a seaside town with her talking cat to spend a year alone, in accordance with her village’s tradition for witches in training. She sets up a flying courier service and becomes a fixture in the community. But when she begins doubting herself and loses her magic powers, she’s forced to overcome her insecurities to get them back. $1 tickets.
Sunday, March 1; noon in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances:
Theater: “The Wild Party” (Presented by the student group PEMCo)
In the midst of the glamour and debauchery of prohibition, vaudeville dancer Queenie throws the party-to-end-all-parties to save her relationship with her volatile lover, Burrs. It’s all fun, jazz and liquor until the arrival of a newcomer threatens to tear Queenie’s plan apart. Who’s it gonna be? This show may not be suitable for younger audiences. $7 for students, $10 for general admission.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 7 to 9 p.m. on Washington Hall’s mainstage
Friday, Feb. 28; 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 29; 7 p.m.
ND Theatre NOW: Two New One-Act Plays by ND Students
Notre Dame Film, Television and Theatre presents “Coats,” by Henry Stone ’21, directed by Patrick Starner ’20. Two coat check workers in a grimy regional theater get into a spot of trouble — an absurdist comedy. “The Tea on ND,” by Samuel B. Jackson II ’20, directed by Maria Amenabar Farias ’20. Visit an alternate universe on ND’s campus, where identities are flipped, norms inverted and expectations upended. Event may include mature or adult content. Tickets: Student $7, Faculty/Staff/Senior (65+) $12. Additional discounts available for groups of 10 or more.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-29; 7:30 p.m. in the Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Sunday, March 1; 2:30 p.m.
Irish Theatre of Chicago presents “Doubt, A Parable”
Shanley’s award-winning drama tests the murky depths of moral certainty, leaving you to wrestle with the weight of your doubts. Stay after the play for a conversation about some of the influences and decisions that designed the production. Adult themes. No intermission. Students: $10. Faculty/Staff: $27.
Friday, Feb. 28; 7:30 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Feb. 29; 7:30 p.m.
Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra Concert
The program will include the poignant Symphony No. 5 of Sibelius, along with works by Prokofiev and Julia Adolphe, with student soloists Ryan Neff ’21, piano and Ella Wood ’21, viola. Students: free. Faculty/Staff: $5.
Friday, Feb. 28; 8 to 9 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Stabat Mater Concert with the Notre Dame Children’s Liturgical Choir and Saint Mary’s Women’s Choir
The choirs present Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater” and other sacred works.
Saturday, Feb. 29; 7 to 8:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Chapel, Holy Cross College
Sunday, March 1; 2 p.m.
Michel Bouvard, Organist
Michel Bouvard has excelled in a career as a concert artist and a professor of organ. Since 1996, Bouvard has been the titular organist of the Cavaille-Coll organ at the Romanesque Basilica of St. Sernin in Toulouse. This organ recital follows Vespers.
Sunday, March 1; 8 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Athletics and Sporting Events
All Athletics’ schedules
Notre Dame Men’s Boxing Tournament: the 90th Annual Bengal Bouts
This is the largest amateur college boxing tournament in the world. Ticket costs support childhood education via Holy Cross Missions in rural Bangladesh. Buy tickets online or in-person at the Murnane Family Ticket Office.
Semifinals: Monday, Feb. 24; 7 p.m. in the Dahkne Ballroom
Finals: Saturday, Feb. 29; 7 p.m. in the Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center
Awards and Competitions
Funding for Notre Dame Faculty 2020-2021
The Reilly Center is soliciting applications for grants of $1,500 to fund academic lectures and other events at ND during the 2020-2021 academic year that address medicine, illness, disability, medical education or any similar subject. Review of applications begins on Monday, March 2; we will accept applications on a rolling basis if funds are available.
Deadlines or Registrations
Workshop: “Universal Design for Learning”
(Open to graduate students and postdocs.) Do you ever wonder how to teach a diverse group of learners and still meet your curriculum requirements? Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. This workshop will prepare you to implement UDL in your classroom, providing more flexibility and fewer barriers to learning.
Tuesday, March 3; 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. in Room 246, Hesburgh Library
ND Pi Day 5K Charity Race
Do you like running for a good cause? Do you like eating pie? Sign up for the ND Pi Day 5K, which takes place at 3:14 p.m. Saturday, March 14, on campus. With 5K/10K races and a 1-mile fun walk, this event is open to the public and offers a variety of STEM activities before the race. Register by Sunday, March 1, to be guaranteed a T-shirt! Day of registration available-cash or check only. All proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Club at Harrison Primary. Adult registration $25; adult late registration $30 after March 1; child (11 and under) $10.
Saturday, March 14; noon to 5 p.m. starting outside McCourtney Hall
Deals and Discounts
Buy One, Get One Ticket Offer at Men’s Basketball
Upper level tickets for all remaining men’s basketball home games are buy one, get one free during the month of February! Remaining home games feature a Top-10 Florida State team at 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, and a Senior Day matchup against Virginia Tech at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7.
St. Michael’s Laundry monthly coupon.
Diversity and Inclusion
Presentation: “Champions for Change: Developing your Professional Development Plan (PDP)”
New three-part series presented by Thrive! PD&N committee. Write your own professional development plan, a hard-working, one-page document to help you navigate and accomplish your career goals. Heather Christophersen, associate vice president for advancement services, will introduce the PDP in the first session and share how her career has been helped with this tool. Bring your lunch and join us! RSVP here.
Tuesday, Feb. 25; noon to 1 p.m. in Commons B, Stayer Hall (location changed from McCourtney Hall)
African American Heritage Month Keynote
Join Multicultural Student Programs and Services as well as the Department of Film, Television and Theatre for an evening with Bryan Terrell Clark. Clark is most widely known for his roles as George Washington in “Hamilton” and Marvin Gaye in “Motown: The Musical.”
Tuesday, Feb. 25; 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 141, DeBartolo Hall
Educational and Research Opportunities
Hesburgh Libraries’ Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship:
What Role Does Fair Use Play in Your Scholarly Work? Join Us for Fair Use Week to Find Out!
Fair Use Week at ND aims to educate our community about what fair use is, how it’s used, and why it’s essential to your scholarship and publication. Fair Use will be explored in the fields of law, art and culture. See the full schedule of activities.
Monday, Feb. 24 through Friday, Feb. 28, in the Hesburgh Library and the Law School
Panel Discussion: “Appropriation Art, Transformativeness and Fair Use” (Part of Fair Use Week 2020)
Panel discussion on the history of appropriation art, its use in contemporary artistic practice and the challenges of appropriation art’s digital preservation in the museum as related to fair use issues under copyright law.
Monday, Feb. 24; 5:45 to 7 p.m. in Room 1315, Biolchini Hall of Law
How to Write in a Book
This workshop demonstrates techniques for writing in books for the purpose of “active reading.”
Tuesday, Feb. 25; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
Virtual Reality Open House: Roman Arch Challenge
Stop by the Visualization Lab and see if you can stack the way the Romans did.
Tuesday, Feb. 25; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 249), Hesburgh Library
Using the Distant Reader
Learn how to quickly read and analyze an arbitrarily large corpora of textual materials with Distant Reader.
Wednesday, Feb. 26; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
Panel Discussion: “Digital Preservation, Archiving and Copyright” (Part of Fair Use Week 2020)
Join us for a panel discussion about the purpose of digital preservation; the complex interests among institutions, users and the public as digital assets are preserved, archived and managed; and the importance of raising awareness about the loss of intangible digital assets.
Wednesday, Feb. 26; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room 3130, Eck Hall of Law
Introduction to Stata
This introductory workshop will demonstrate some of Stata’s capabilities for data manipulation and analysis.
Wednesday, Feb. 26; 1 to 2 p.m. in Technology Commons (Room 264), Hesburgh Library
Data Carpentry: Data Wrangling for Genomics Session 2
Learn how to use bioinformatic tools with confidence and greatly enhance your research efficiency and productivity.
Wednesday, Feb. 26; 5 to 7 p.m. in Technology Commons (Room 264), Hesburgh Library
Introduction to R
This workshop provides a tutorial of the scripting language and what it can offer as an analytical tool.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 11 a.m. to noon in Technology Commons (Room 264), Hesburgh Library
How to Make a Book
This hands-on workshop will teach attendees how to bind books using different techniques.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
Fair Use Film Screenings (Part of Fair Use Week 2020)
Explore fair use in film and the importance of parody and satire through short film screenings of “Midnight in Paris,” “Our Nixon” and clips from Saturday Night Live. Moderated by Ben Perry, a 2L at Notre Dame Law School.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 2 to 4 p.m. in the Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library
What is a Copy? (Part of Fair Use Week 2020)
Join us for a display and presentation of tangible books and manuscripts that challenge our notions of what a copy is, including examples of tangible text, multiple iterations of texts, forgeries and imitations, and multiple editions and printings.
Friday, Feb. 28; 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Kaneb Center:
Active Learning in Flexible Spaces
(Open to graduate students, postdocs and faculty.) In this session, you will learn how to use a variety of configurations of furniture and technology when you teach in this room or another flexible space. You will also experience active learning strategies that can enhance student engagement. Register here.
Monday, Feb. 24; 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. in Room 246, Hesburgh Library
Workshop: “Promoting a Culture of Wellness”
(Open to graduate students, postdocs and faculty.) Well-being implies an interdependent relationship of social, occupational, intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual wellness. Learning to manage this relationship is necessary to building resilience-based strategies and skills to call on during times of challenge and personal growth. In this workshop, participants will reflect on how they currently cultivate personal habits of well-being through mindfulness and how they can translate these skills in the classroom. Register here.
Monday, March 2; 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. in the ND Room (Room 202), LaFortune Student Center
HR Training Classes:
Multicultural Competencies and Hiring Game Changers at ND
During this workshop for managers and supervisors, we will define our diversity and inclusion strategic plan, explain multicultural competencies and discuss their benefits to Notre Dame, as well as behaviors that can negatively influence campus climate and your team dynamics. Information will be provided on how to attract, identify, recruit and hire top talent that is motivated to competently move your organization forward. Learn how to create an unbiased, performance-based hiring strategy that can increase your percentage of landing the best candidates in the pool. Register via Endeavor.
Monday, Feb. 24; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Morris Inn (Salon A for meeting/Salon B for lunch)
Survival of the Kindest
Some researchers consider kindness to be the single-most effective factor in well-being, instantly affecting mood, heart health and even the perception of time. Participants will leave with strategies to cultivate compassion in their personal lives, in their work and in their communities. Register via Endeavor.
Tuesday, Feb. 25; 1 to 4 p.m. in the lower-level training room, Grace Hall
Web Workshop: “Create a Budget and Ditch Debt”
Learn about the importance of managing debt, steps for maintaining financial health and planning for your future goals. Register online.
Wednesday, Feb. 26; 2 p.m. online – join from your computer, smart phone or tablet.
or Thursday, Feb. 27; noon
OIT Training Classes
Office of Information Technologies (OIT) technical training classes are free of charge. Seats are available for the following classes:
∙ Google Forms, Tuesday, March 3; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
∙ Photoshop CC, Level II: Basic Layers and Text, Wednesday, March 4; 9 to 11:30 a.m.
∙ Google Drive, Level II: More Drive Features, Wednesday, March 4; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
∙ Google Sheets, Level II: Pivot Tables, Thursday, March 5; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The entire listing of classes can be found in Discover IT. 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
Red Cross Blood Drive
All donors will receive a free T-shirt, snacks and a coupon for a free pint of Culver’s ice cream! Walk-ins are welcome, but we recommend signing up beforehand to save a lot of time.
Tuesday, Feb. 25; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the eighth floor, Duncan Student Center
Ash Wednesday Basilica Masses
The Lenten season begins Wednesday and Campus Ministry has many exciting ways to help you engage with your faith. Visit CampusMinistry.nd.edu/lent to learn more.
Wednesday, Feb. 26; 11:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Stories of Grace
Hear members of the Notre Dame community tell their stories of learning to see God active in their lives. Storytelling combines with prayer to create space for reflection. Storytellers include students, faculty and staff.
Wednesday, Feb. 26; 7 to 8 p.m. in the chapel, Howard Hall
The Aidan Project
Circle K International and Knott Hall present the 15th annual Aidan Project. The Aidan Project began as a way for Notre Dame students to raise awareness about cancer while also supporting Aidan Fitzgerald, a classmate living in Knott Hall who discovered he had cancer. Attendees will help make fleece blankets for pediatric cancer patients.
Saturday, Feb. 29; noon to 6 p.m. in the ballroom, LaFortune Student Center
RCIA Rite of Election: Call to Continuing Conversion
The Rite of Sending allows the community to bless and send our RCIA participants to our bishop. This celebration marks the second “yes” that this year’s participants offer to the invitation of Jesus Christ and His Church to “come and see.” Please continue to pray for our brothers and sisters preparing for these sacraments.
Sunday, March 1; 10 to 11 a.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Health and Recreation
Registration for Badminton Doubles Tournament
Grab a partner and put your badminton skills to the test in RecSports’ badminton double elimination tournament. Click here for more info and to register. $10.
Registration period begins at 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24, and ends at 11 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, or until full.
Programming Basics for Lifting, Bench Press and Intro to Pump It Up Workshops
Register for one of RecSports’ workshops to improve your lifting or bench press techniques, or learn skills to excel in our pump it up classes. Click here for more info and to register.
Lectures and Presentations
Big Questions 2: “What to Believe in Uncertain Times?”
As the 2020 election cycle heats up, competing information — even misinformation — is everywhere. Sorting through the noise and finding your truth is as important as ever. Learn how to constructively debate, positively make arguments and change or confirm your own beliefs with this free, digital micro-course.
Calvin M. Bower Lecture: “Music, Performance and the Book of Hours”
Speaker Michael Alan Anderson is associate professor of musicology at the Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester). Sponsored by Sacred Music at Notre Dame.
Monday, Feb. 24; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the LaBar Performance Hall (Room 136), O’Neill Hall of Music
Talk: “Accessibility for the Differently-Abled”
Markus Krusche will discuss how an accident led to him becoming disabled and how people with disabilities experience the world differently. Krupali Uplekar-Krusche, associate dean for research, scholarship and creative work in the School of Architecture, will then discuss how we need to respond to, and be aware of, people who use wheelchairs/have mobility challenges, specifically within the context of building architecture and universal design. Sponsored by the student club, Access-ABLE.
Tuesday, Feb. 25; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Dooley Room, LaFortune Student Center
Lecture: “Paths to Purpose”
The Inspired Leadership Initiative welcomes author Richard Leider as he shares why purpose is so integral to human life. Purpose has a powerful effect on health, healing, happiness and ultimately, longevity. Purpose is what gives us the will to live and what makes us human.
Tuesday, Feb. 25; 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in Room 213, Stayer Center
Our Universe Revealed Lecture Series/Physics for Everyone: “Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse: Will We See an Explosion Soon?”
Presented by Grant Mathews, professor of theoretical astrophysics and cosmology and the director of the Center for Astrophysics. Most of us have heard of the red giant star, located on the “shoulder” of winter’s most recognizable constellation, Orion. During the past three months, astronomers have noticed the star has noticeably dimmed and is no longer among the top 10 brightest stars in the sky. Will it blow up soon? If so, what will that look like? What would happen to Earth?
Tuesday, Feb. 25; 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 101, Jordan Hall of Science
Visiting Artist Demonstration
Matt Wedel will give a ceramics demonstration, during which people may drop in to view.
Wednesday, Feb. 26; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 122, Riley Hall (ceramics main studio)
Thursday, Feb. 27; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Visiting Artist Lecture: Matt Wedel
Wednesday, Feb. 26; 6 to 7 p.m. in Room 200, Riley Hall
2020 EGSA Graduate Research Symposium
The English Graduate Student Association has planned two days of student-led panels covering a wide range of topics and literary fields. We will also have a keynote address by Chanté Mouton Kinyon. No cost, but registration needed.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Room 235, Decio Hall
Friday, Feb. 28; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Lecture: “USIP at 35: Advancing Strategic Peacebuilding in a Changing World”
David W. Yang, the United States Institute of Peace’s vice president for applied conflict transformation, will present the institute’s new strategic plan and discuss its support for strategic peacebuilding in conflict zones around the world.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Seminar: “Automated Reasoning of Security and Privacy of Cellular Networks”
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering presents Syed Rafiul Hussain, postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in Room 126, DeBartolo Hall
Cushwa Center Lecture: “Practicing Radical Hospitality: Sanctuary in the American Midwest”
Sergio M. González from Marquette University will deliver the 2019–2020 Cushwa Center Lecture examining the history of sanctuary movements within immigrant and refugee communities, and their practices of hospitality in American Midwestern faith spaces.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 4 to 5 p.m. in the auditorium, Eck Visitors Center
Alumni Lecture: “Good Men and Women: The Laity and Medieval Heresy Inquisitions”
The Medieval Institute presents a lecture by Christine Caldwell Ames, doctoral alumna, ’02, professor of medieval European history at the University of South Carolina, with a particular interest in the history of Christianity. A reception will follow the lecture.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Medieval Institute Main Reading Room (Room 715), Hesburgh Library
Ten Years Hence Lecture: “Control Freak: Maintaining Privacy and Security in the Quantum Era”
Presented by Andrew Borene, president and CEO, Cipherloc Corporation. CipherLoc Corporation is a provider of advanced encryption technology that enables better privacy and security both today and in the coming quantum computing era. The Ten Years Hence series includes eight lectures about privacy.
Friday, Feb. 28; 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall
Professors Pick with Fletcher Coleman
Explore the role of international materials and techniques in the exhibition “Chao Shao-an: Moments between Worlds” with professor and guest curator Fletcher Coleman. After discussing the work in the galleries, continue the conversation over lunch in the atrium.
Friday, Feb. 28; noon to 1 p.m. in the Snite Museum of Art
Sustainability Seminar Series: “Climate Action in South Bend”
Therese Dorau is the director of sustainability for the city of South Bend where she is responsible for climate and energy programs. Beforehand, she managed consulting projects related to energy efficiency, renewable energy and environmentally-friendly practices for corporate, federal and local government clients. Beverages and light desserts will be provided, and we encourage you to bring your lunch and a clean, reusable beverage container.
Friday, Feb. 28; noon to 1 p.m. in Room B101, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Lecture: “Frederick Douglass: A Fugitive Slave in Ireland”
Presented by Christine Kinealy, director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University. The year 1845 was momentous for Ireland: A blight appeared on the potato crop and a fugitive slave, Frederick Douglass, visited. Douglass intended to stay in Ireland for four days to oversee the reprinting of his best-selling “Narrative.” The warmth of the welcome and the “ardency” of Irish abolitionists meant that he stayed for four months.
Friday, Feb. 28; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Labor Café: “Teachers’ Strikes, Racial Justice and the Common Good”
The Labor Café convenes the Notre Dame community for coffee and casual conversation on contemporary questions about work, workers and workplaces. Participants choose the concrete topics, all people are welcome and all opinions are entertained.
Friday, Feb. 28; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
11th Annual Conference on Advancing Rare Disease Research, Therapy and Patient Advocacy
Keynote speakers are Megan Crowley ’19, grad student at UNC, and John Crowley ’92, chairman and CEO, Amicus Therapeutics. Registration required at the Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases website, crnd.nd.edu.
Friday, Feb. 28; 5 to 7 p.m. in the Smith Ballroom, Morris Inn
Saturday, Feb. 29; 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Snite Sketches
Named after one of the School of Architecture’s most impactful deans, the Frank Montana Sketching Club (FMSC) pays homage by exploring various media and subjects — indoors and out — in a casual, social, yet still enriching creative environment. We pair a brief conversation about works of art in the museum with an opportunity to sketch on your own.
Saturday, Feb. 29; 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Snite Museum of Art
Social Gatherings
Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Celebration!
Please join the bookstore staff in celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday February 29. This year we are featuring the title, “Maybe You Should Fly a Jet!” — a fun book that allows young children to explore various careers and lets them know they can be anything they want to be! With special guests, the Notre Dame Fire Department and The Cat in the Hat himself!
Saturday, Feb. 29; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore
Tech Upgrades and Service Interruptions
Lucidchart Service License Change
Beginning Sunday, March 1, access to the Lucidchart service will change. ND faculty and staff will retain free, view-only access. However, to create or edit files, you must purchase a one-year license for $50.
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Sakai Tip: Creating Student Journals with the Forums Tool
Sakai’s Forums tool is often utilized in courses to encourage student engagement with a topic and each other. However, it can also be used for more private journals and reflection assignments where only the student and instructor see the entries, and it is more versatile than the Blogs tool.
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.