For the Week of February 17
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Spring Exhibit—“Tragedies of War: Images of WWII in Print Visual Culture”
Commemorating the end of the Second World War (1939–1945), the exhibit showcases more than 40 works on paper—including posters, maps, propaganda ephemera, illustrated books, photographs, and first-hand accounts—and explores diverse themes including from Nazi racial ideology, the Holocaust, children in war, resistance, liberation, and memories of war.
Mondays through Fridays through Thursday, July 31; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Mass Celebrating the Feast Day of Fra Angelico, Patron Saint of Artists
Led by Rev. Mike Connors, C.S.C., professor emeritus of theology, this opportunity to worship amid site-specific installations offers time to reflect on the connection between liturgy and the arts.
Tuesday, Feb. 18; 9:30 to 10 a.m. in the Mary, Queen of Families Chapel, Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Artist Talk: Clarissa Tossin
Artist Clarissa Tossin will speak on her work in the exhibition Clarissa Tossin: All That You Touch, You Change. In three bodies of work in this exhibition, the artist explores how legacies of colonialism lead to harmful appropriative practices, rampant consumption, and destruction of Earth’s life-sustaining biodiversity.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 6 to 7 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Films
Clarissa Tossin’s Mojo’q che b’ixan ri ixkanulab’ / Antes de que los volcanes canten / Before the Volcanoes Sing (2022)
Clarissa Tossin’s work takes a sensory journey through language, music, and architecture—real and imagined, cosmological and colonized. On view at the Raclin Murphy Museum as part of All That You Touch, You Change, this screening includes a full showing and Q&A with the artist. The moving-image work centers on the capacity of Maya cultural belongings. This is a free but ticketed event.
Wednesday, Feb. 19; 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Sugarcane (2024)
A stunning tribute to Native resilience, Sugarcane, the Oscar-nominated debut documentary by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, explores the 2021 discovery of unmarked graves at a Canadian residential school. Amid national reckoning, it portrays a community’s fight to heal, break cycles of trauma, and preserve Indigenous ways of life. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, Feb. 21; 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 22; 3 p.m.
The Apprentice (2024)
Directed by Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice explores Donald Trump’s rise in 1970s New York, drawing from his personal apprenticeship with Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong). As the young Trump (Sebastian Stan) learns the cutthroat ways of business, the film reflects his emergence alongside the gentrification of the city. It earned multiple Oscar nominations. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, Feb. 21; 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 22; 6:30 p.m.
American Psycho (2000)
The film above, The Apprentice, explores wealth’s rise in 1970s Manhattan—making American Psycho a fitting double feature, set as the story of The Apprentice ends. Directed by Mary Harron, this adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel stars Christian Bale as a Wall Street yuppie with a monstrous side. This version includes scenes cut from the original release. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Saturday, Feb. 22; 9:30 to 11:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Pete’s Dragon (2016)
David Lowery’s remake of the 1970s classic blends sentimentalism and nostalgia. The story follows an orphan boy raised by a dragon, who is adopted by a forest ranger. However, his happiness is threatened by a man intent on hunting the magical creature. Lowery’s film captures both the material and emotional weight of the tale. $1 for all.
Sunday, Feb. 23; 1 to 2:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
A Visit with Emily by Tom Cipullo
In his three-person song cycle A Visit with Emily, Tom Cipullo sets poems and letters written by both Emily Dickinson and her frequent correspondent Thomas Wentworth Higginson to explore the nature of friendship, love, and loss. Department of Music faculty members Stephen Lancaster (baritone) and Anne Slovin (soprano) collaborate with Matthew Giallongo (baritone) and Jonathan Young (pianist) of Purdue University Fort Wayne to perform this fascinating piece. This event is free and not ticketed.
Tuesday, Feb. 18; 6 to 7 p.m. in the LaBar Performance Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music
Heart on Fire, A New Musical
In 1960s California, sisters Lisa and Cassie clash as Lisa seeks stability while Cassie is drawn to the counterculture and the wider world. Amid the Vietnam War and the hippie movement, their bond is tested. Olivia Seymour’s Heart on Fire is the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre’s 2024 New Works Lab selection, to be workshopped this fall. $10 for the general public; $5 for ND faculty/staff, students, and seniors (65+).
Wednesdays through Saturdays, Feb. 19-22 and Feb. 26-March 1; 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. in the Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Sundays, Feb. 23 and March 2; 2:30 p.m.
Collegiate Jazz Festival
Notre Dame’s Collegiate Jazz Festival, founded in 1959, is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious college jazz festival. It gathers collegiate bands from across the country in a non-competitive setting, with world-class jazz musicians offering feedback. Free but ticketed.
Friday, Feb. 21; 7 to 9:45 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Feb. 22; 1 p.m.
Lakecia Benjamin
Lakecia Benjamin, a rising star saxophonist, blends jazz with funk and soul in electrifying performances such as Phoenix (2023). Benjamin, whose career has included collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, and more, and her quintet will debut at DPAC and serve as clinicians for the 2025 Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival. $33 adults, $31 ND employees, $15 non-ND students/children, $10 ND students.
Saturday, Feb. 22; 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Live Podcast Recording: The Black Myth Podcast
The Black Myth Podcast is a conversational show that explores sociopolitical myths about Black culture. The cast will record an episode live at the Browning Cinema, focusing on the 1988 film Lean on Me. The discussion will debunk ideas such as tough love, being tough on crime, and law and order as solutions for Black youth. Free but ticketed.
Sunday, Feb. 23; 4 to 6 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Awards and Competitions
Call for Nominations: Student Leadership Awards and Grants
Each year, the Division of Student Affairs solicits nominations for several awards that recognize outstanding student leaders on campus. Nominations will be accepted via this form through Monday, February 17. To learn more, please visit the Student Affairs website.
Faculty Award Nominations Due February 17
Nominate an outstanding faculty member by Monday, February 17! Faculty, academic staff, and students are eligible to submit nominations for any of the eight University faculty awards. You can view the full list of award categories, nomination guidelines, eligibility, and evaluation criteria at provost.nd.edu/awards.
Deadlines or Registrations
Wellness and Resilience: Optimistic Mindset
In February, Wellness and Resilience will focus on cultivating an optimistic mindset. In these sessions you will learn optimism strategies to enhance your ability to “maintain a positive spirit” to continue to seek a solution to any given problem. Lunch will be provided. Locations will be shared after registration. Learn more.
Friday, Feb. 21; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 25; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 27; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
“I CAN Help” Suicide Prevention Training
In collaboration with the Kaneb Learning Center, Student Health and Wellness will host an I CAN Help Suicide Prevention training session for graduate students, postdocs, and faculty. “I CAN Help” is designed to help identify students who are at risk, respond in a compassionate and helpful manner, and connect those in need with resources. Register by Sunday, February 23.
Monday, Feb. 24; 2 to 3:15 p.m. in Room 138, Corbett Family Hall
Annual Rare Disease Day Observance
Join the College of Science to “Light the Night” in honor of Rare Disease Day! The ND family and South Bend community are welcome to join in for the annual #LightUpForRare ceremony and prayer at the Word of Life mural. In advance, dedicate a luminary to honor those living with a rare disease or in memory of those who have bravely battled one.
Friday, Feb. 28; 7 to 7:30 p.m. on Library Lawn
NDCC/SMND Gala Concert and Silent Auction
Notre Dame Children’s Choir and Sacred Music at ND present a gala concert with SMND graduate students performing songs of love. Enjoy great music, fabulous food, a cash(less) full bar, and a silent auction. Support free after-school sacred choral music education! Tickets are only available online at $40/person.
Saturday, March 1; 7 to 10 p.m. in Foley’s in O’Neill Hall of Music (on the south side of ND Football Stadium)
BIPH Annual Symposium: “Using Innovative Approaches to Improve Health Equity”
You do not need research directly related to the symposium title to apply. Oral presentations will be awarded. Please submit your abstract in adherence to the guidelines by Friday, February 21.
Monday, March 31; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room B01, McCourtney Hall
Conference—“True Genius: The Mission of Women in Church and Culture”
Thirty years ago, 1995 was Pope John Paul II’s “Year of Woman,” the year he published Letter to Women and Evangelium Vitae. This conference takes this anniversary as a starting point to revisit the conversation he initiated and to celebrate how women have shaped the Church thus far and articulate women’s important calling in the world today. Notre Dame, Holy Cross, and Saint Mary’s students, faculty, and staff: free; members of the C.S.C. order: free; general public: $175.
Wednesday, March 26; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Morris Inn
Thursday, March 27; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, March 28; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Brief Therapy Group for Insomnia
Trouble sleeping? The ND Psychological Services Center is offering a six-week insomnia group for ND faculty, staff, and their families. If interested, please contact cbti@nd.edu to determine eligibility. The cost is $30 total (insurance is not accepted).
Weekly sessions will be on the third floor of Corbett Family Hall from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesdays, March 18 through April 22.
Notre Dame Athletics 2025 Summer Camps
Experience the tradition and spirit of Notre Dame Athletics this summer! Register to participate in the camps and unlock your child’s potential under the guidance of the ND coaching staff and student-athletes. All sessions are held at the varsity athletic facilities, where campers will play where the Irish play. Secure your spot and elevate your game!
Camps run from Saturday, June 7, through Sunday, August 3, on various days of the week.
Educational and Research Opportunities
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on each workshop to see more details and to register.
· ArcGIS Online for Beginners
This workshop will teach the foundations of mapping in ESRI’s ArcGIS Online, a browser-based GIS platform that allows users to create, visualize, and manipulate spatial data. Learn how to use ArcGIS Online to answer research questions with spatial data or create maps to add to a class project or thesis.
Monday, Feb. 17; 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
Thursday, Feb. 20; 5 to 6:15 p.m.
· VR Open House: Introduction to VR/XR Equipment
Experiment with the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship’s virtual reality and extended reality equipment in this 90-minute open house. Participants will have the opportunity to try three different XR simulations using the NFCDS’s fleet of Meta Quest headsets.
Tuesday, Feb. 18; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Using the Distant Reader
This workshop is useful to anyone across campus 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.
Wednesday, Feb. 19; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· RefWorks—Managing Citations for Research
This workshop will review the basics of citation managers, identify some of the more common citation managers, practice importing citations from a few databases (such as Google Scholar and Web of Science), show how to identify when you have missing data in your citation, and show how to create endnotes.
Wednesday, Feb. 19; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Introduction to Natural Language Processing with Python
This hands-on workshop is an introduction to the Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK), a very popular suite of Python (programming language) modules that make the process of text mining easier. By the end of the workshop, you will have a working knowledge of Python and exposure to the inner workings of the NLTK.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Managing Your Scholarly Identity
Learn how to manage your scholarly identity through Google Scholar, ORCID identifiers, Researcher-IDs, and more. These services can be used to track your scholarly output and help you understand how others are using your scholarly work.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 235, Hesburgh Library
· Tour of the Tidyverse Series: Data Manipulation in R, Part 1
As the first session in the three-session series, this workshop will introduce participants to the tidyverse, a collection of packages in “R” designed for working with data. Learn to load in, manipulate, and clean data in “R” using the dplyr package.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 7 to 8 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Create a Personal Website with Google Sites
A well-designed website enhances one’s professional ethos, offering a collective, public, discoverable space to share thoughts (blog) or publications, and for others to come to know you and your work. In this workshop, the group will create a fully functioning personal or professional website with Google Sites.
Friday, Feb. 21; 1 to 3 p.m. in the Technology Commons (Room 264), Hesburgh Library
· Structure Searching Using Reaxys
An introduction to searching chemistry literature indexed in Reaxys by simply drawing chemical structures. In this session you will learn how to draw chemical structures to find literature discussing that compound, include r-groups in the drawing of the structure, and find literature that discusses making a particular product.
Friday, Feb. 21; 2 to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
Health and Recreation
Maximize Your 2024 FSA/DCFSA Funds—Anthem On-Site Assistance Available
Do you have funds remaining in your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Dependent Care FSA (DCFSA)? Don’t let them go to waste! Jackie, Notre Dame’s Anthem representative, will be on site to answer questions and provide guidance on how to access and use your available funds.
Wednesday, Feb. 19; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 345, Grace Hall
Lectures and Presentations
Lecture—“When Impunity Fights Back: International Anti-Corruption Commissions, Elite Manipulation, and Democratic Backsliding in Central America”
Amid increasing global concern with corruption, policymakers and civil society organizations have urged the adoption of international anti-corruption commissions to assist in strengthening the rule of law where politicians lack the will and capacity to crack down on corruption themselves. Lecture by Rachel Schwartz, assistant professor of international and area studies, University of Oklahoma, and Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellow.
Tuesday, Feb. 18; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Book Launch/Panel Discussion—“Restorative Justice and Lived Religion: Transforming Mass Incarceration in Chicago”
This book launch brings together a panel of scholars and practitioners who focus on issues of racial and social justice, poverty, and US mass incarceration. They will discuss the book’s contribution to further the practice and scholarship on how to resist, build an alternative to, and altogether transform US mass incarceration.
Tuesday, Feb. 18; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Connections Series: Connect with the Arts Initiative
The Connections Series is devoted to promoting interdisciplinary community and collaboration, with a focus this year on the strategic framework and its University-wide initiatives. This event will include a short program featuring the director and managing director of the Arts Initiative and include the opportunity for Q&A as well as fellowship and conversation. Register online.
Tuesday, Feb. 18; 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Rooms 215/216, McKenna Hall
Seminar: “The Theoretical and Psychological Foundations of the Grand Strategy Debate”
William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. He is the author or editor of 10 books and some 70 articles and book chapters on topics ranging from the Cold War and its end to unipolarity, Russian foreign policy, and contemporary US grand strategy.
Tuesday, Feb. 18; 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls, or via Zoom
Film and Panel Discussion—“Liminal: Indiana in the Anthropocene”
Liminal is a meditative film that uses drone footage to show how Indiana is a microcosm of the Anthropocene, a new geological period on Earth. Drone footage highlights the natural beauty of Indiana while also showing the consequences of human actions. A panel discussion with IUSB Professor Zach Schrank and ND Professor Jennifer Tank follows. Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, Feb. 18; 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 105, Jordan Hall of Science
Michiana Science Café: “So You Want To Build a Brain”
This month, Sarah Light, a postdoctoral researcher at the University, will share the secret blueprint of nervous system development and what happens when things don’t go as planned.
Tuesday, Feb. 18; 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Chicory Café, 105 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend
Lecture: “How the Early History of the Potawatomi and Notre Dame Is Remembered on Campus”
Drawing from historical records and from Chief Leopold, the founder of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, Zada Ballew will tell a fuller, more complicated story of Indigenous peoples central to the history of the land that became Notre Dame. Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, Feb. 18; 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Remick Commons, Visitation Hall
Getting to Know AI: “AI and Copyright”
Discover how AI impacts copyright and creativity in this session for faculty, staff, and students. Learn about legal and ethical considerations for using AI responsibly in academic and creative work.
Wednesday, Feb. 19; 3 to 4:30 p.m. via Zoom
Time-Out for Tech: “What’s New in Google”
Stay updated on the latest Google features and discover tips and tricks to boost your productivity! Follow registration information to receive the calendar invitation.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 2 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom
ND Forum—“What We Owe to Each Other: Embodiment, Flourishing, and Public Bioethics”
O. Carter Snead, the Charles E. Rice Professor of Law, will explore how presuppositions about human identity and flourishing affect the governance of science, medicine, and biotechnology. This presentation, the inaugural Charles E. Rice Chair Lecture, is part of the 2024–25 ND Forum.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Eck Visitors Center
Panel Discussion—“Righteous Demagogues: Populist Politics in South Asia and Beyond”
This panel presents the recent book Righteous Demagogues: Populist Politics in South Asia and Beyond by guests Adnan Naseemullah and Pradeep Chhibber in a conversation moderated by Kellogg faculty fellow Susan Ostermann. The book looks at the causes, dynamics, and consequences of populist politics in South Asia and beyond.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Lecture—“Renaissance Travel: A Cultural History”
Join the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and the Department of English for a lecture by Daniel Carey, Established Professor of English at the University of Galway and visiting fellow at the Keough-Naughton Institute for the spring 2025 semester.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 5 to 7 p.m. in the English Commons (Room 232), Decio Faculty Hall
2025 Teach@ND Day
Notre Dame Learning’s Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence has set aside Friday, February 21, to celebrate the outstanding teaching that takes place on this campus every day. Join in for this year’s Teach@ND Day, which will feature giveaways, lightning talks on teaching by Notre Dame faculty, lunch, and a keynote by Cate Denial, author of A Pedagogy of Kindness. Register online.
Friday, Feb. 21; 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Smith Ballroom, Morris Inn
Celebrating 65 Years with the Ambrosiana Library
Join the Medieval Institute as it hosts a special celebration of the 65th year of collaboration with the Ambrosiana Library of Milan, Italy. This celebration is co-sponsored by the Hesburgh Libraries, the College of Arts and Letters, and the Office of the Provost.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 715, Hesburgh Library
Friday, Feb. 21; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Summus Master Class—“The Science Behind the Selfie: Social Media Addiction and Mental Health”
Dive into the impact of social media on mental health for both adults and children alike with Dr. Elias Aboujaoude. His work has focused on the intersection of technology and psychology, with an emphasis on the problematic use of internet-related technologies and mental health in a post-privacy world. Register through your Summus dashboard by logging in at summusglobal.com/dashboard.
Friday, Feb. 21; noon to 12:30 p.m. via Zoom
Lecture: “My Journey from Notre Dame to the Aran Islands: Language Planning on the Edge of Europe”
In this talk, Davis Sandefur ’14 will share his journey with Irish, starting at Notre Dame and culminating with working as the Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga (language planning officer) on Inis Oírr, in the Aran Islands.
Friday, Feb. 21; 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Social Gatherings
Japanese Conversation Table
Join in at the Kaiwa table—all levels of Japanese welcome!
Thursday, Feb. 20; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 131, Decio Faculty Hall
Legendary Karaoke with BFSA
Show off your vocal skills at a ’90s-themed Legendary Karaoke with the Notre Dame Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA)! Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Open to ages 21 and older. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 20; 5 to 8 p.m. in Legends Clubside
Labor Café
Labor curious? Visit the Labor Café—where ND talks work! The Labor Café convenes the Notre Dame community for 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. 21; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Tech Tips, Tools, and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: Create Journaling Assignments in Canvas
Reflective journaling exercises help students process and understand new information. While Canvas does not have a native journaling tool, Atomic Journals easily integrates with your course through Canvas’ rich text editor. Journals can be graded and tracked to show student progress.