For the Week of January 15
University Campaigns and Initiatives
Mark Your Calendars: Walk the Walk Week
This year marks the ninth annual campus-wide observance of Walk the Walk Week, a week-long series of University, department and student-sponsored events designed to help us consider how we — both individually and collectively — can take an active role in making Notre Dame more welcoming and inclusive. All members of the campus community are invited to participate in one or more of the week’s offerings.
Monday, Jan. 15, through Monday, Jan. 22, campus-wide
Annual Candlelight Prayer Service
Join President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., presider, and Salima Rockwell, Notre Dame volleyball head coach, as she gives the keynote reflection on Dr. King’s legacy, and pray for an end to racism, inequality and injustice in our communities, nation and world. A dessert and mocktail reception will follow in the new Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in LaFortune Student Center.
Wednesday, Jan. 17; 8 p.m. in the Rotunda, Main Building
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Carlos Barberena Art Exhibit
Best known for his satirical relief prints, Barberena is an international award-winning Nicaraguan printmaker whose art has been exhibited worldwide. His work features images drawn from popular culture, politics and cultural tragedies. The exhibit will run until Jan. 20, 2025.
Mondays through Fridays beginning Monday, Jan. 15; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Galería América (Room 315), Bond Hall
Walk the Walk Week: Civil Rights Photography
Explore photographs of Martin Luther King Jr. and critical moments of the Civil Rights Movement on temporary view. Decades later, these photographs continue to resonate with, in the words of Dr. King, “the challenges we face” in the ongoing pursuit of a more just society. The photographs reflect the struggle, courage and hopefulness of the movement’s participants. Dr. King described this dynamic as having the faith “to rise from the fatigue of despair to the buoyancy of hope.”
Thursday, Jan. 18; 4 to 6 p.m. in the Object Study Room, Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Friday, Jan. 19; noon to 2 p.m.
Artful Storytime
Designed to help children develop their visual and verbal literacy skills, Artful Storytime is a partnership with the St. Joseph County Public Library. Each Artful Storytime will include stories, songs, artwork explorations, art-making and more! This program is best for families with children age 4 to 6. It’s a brand-new year, brimming with possibilities.
Saturday, Jan. 20; 1 to 2 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Film
“The Goonies” (1985)
This treasure quest by a ragtag group of youngsters is owed a debt by “Stranger Things.” The youngsters here take on greedy property developers and end up chasing buried gold and being chased by mobsters (R.I.P., Anne Ramsey). In and out of various traps and tight spots, the Goonies have limited time to save the day. $1.
Sunday, Jan. 21; 1 to 2:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
Poiesis Quartet
Rescheduled from October, Poiesis Quartet is the 2023 Grand Prize winner of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Founded at Oberlin Conservatory, the exciting ensemble performs Mozart’s “String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421”; Kevin Lau’s “String Quartet No. 3” (c. 2014); and Brahm’s “String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67.” $22 adult, $21 faculty/staff, $15 student, $10 Notre Dame student.
Wednesday, Jan. 17; 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music
UZIMA! Drum and Dance Presents “ASHE: A Celebration of Voices”
“ASHE: A Celebration of Voices” will feature a unique collaboration between UZIMA! and many choirs, groups and individuals from our community that will culminate in an uplifting and inclusive celebration of the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. All tickets $5. Up to five student/child tickets free with one adult ticket purchase.
Saturday, Jan. 20; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Deadlines or Registrations
Notre Dame Children’s Choir Registrations (ages 1-18) and Auditions (9+ years old) for Spring Term
Registration is open now for young singers interested in joining the Notre Dame Children’s Choir. The after-school program includes music education, performance opportunities, faith development and community-building activities.
Appointments scheduled at your convenience through Thursday, Jan. 18, in the O’Neill Hall of Music
Summus Master Class: “New Year, New Focus — Boosting Productivity After the Holidays”
Register through your Summus dashboard.
Tuesday, Jan. 23; noon to 12:30 p.m. virtually
Soc(AI)ety Seminars Series: “Technology and Democracy”
Join the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society for the first Soc(AI)ety Seminars session of 2024 and welcome distinguished Israeli mathematician and computer scientist Moshe Vardi as he discusses the realities of societal polarization in the context of the past 40 years of technological advancements. To ensure ample refreshments, register if you plan to attend.
Wednesday, Jan. 24; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium (Room 105), Jordan Hall of Science |
Summus Master Class: “The Weight Is Over — Healthy Weight Management Practices”
Register through your Summus dashboard.
Monday, Jan. 29; 3 to 3:30 p.m. virtually
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Research That Matters — DEI Lightning Talks
Notre Dame graduate students and postdocs from multiple disciplines whose research is focused on topics of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion will present brief lightning talks about their research and its impact. Light refreshments to follow. All are welcome; no registration needed. Sponsored by the Graduate School.
Thursday, Jan. 18; 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Room 104, Bond Hall
Walk the Walk Week: Staff Unity Summit
This summit serves as an opportunity to build the “Beloved Community” Martin Luther King Jr. envisioned and spoke about. Meet and interact with other Notre Dame employees, have lunch and explore the steps necessary to create the Beloved Community here at ND, for all employees. There will be small-group dialogue, speakers and few surprises. To attend, please use this link to register.
Friday, Jan. 19; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Downes Ballroom (seventh floor), Corbett Family Hall
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.
· Introduction to Text Mining
In this hands-on workshop, 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 to find patterns and anomalies within it.
Tuesday, Jan. 16; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Using a Concordance
Concordances are centuries-old tools used to understand large volumes of text. Modern-day concordances also help the reader identify statistically significant key words and word collocations, and navigate a text in question. This workshop will demonstrate a free, cross-platform concordance program called AntConc to do all of these things and more.
Wednesday, Jan. 17; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Topic Modeling Against a Corpora
Topic modeling is a process of analyzing a collection of texts to better understand the collection as a whole. This process can be useful for identifying genres, authors or subjects in a body of literature. This hands-on workshop will demonstrate and facilitate the use of a free Java-based program called Topic Modeling Tool.
Thursday, Jan. 18; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
Summus Master Class: “Let’s Get Real: Part II — Setting Realistic Expectations with Others”
Samantha Gambino, a clinical psychologist and wellness expert, will talk about understanding boundaries with yourself and others, what to do if expectations are not met and how to healthily set goals and expectations. Register through your Summus dashboard.
Tuesday, Jan. 16; 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. virtually
1,000 Cut Journey: A Virtual Reality Learning Experience
In this 12-minute VR scenario, participants will embody a Black male, Michael Sterling, who experiences racism as a child through disciplinary action in the classroom, as an adolescent encountering the police and as a young adult dealing with workplace discrimination. Part of Notre Dame Learning’s Walk the Walk Week programming. Registration is required.
Wednesday, Jan. 17; during one of four one-hour time slots from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 231, Hesburgh Library
English Conversation Table
It’s a casual time to practice English together over tea and treats. You’ll make new friends in the process! Open to all. Registration is not required. More information at cslc.nd.edu/ect.
Friday, Jan. 19; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 220, Bond Hall
Faith and Service
RESCHEDULED: Social Concerns Fair
The Social Concerns Fair is open to all students, faculty and staff who want to engage more deeply with South Bend. Meet representatives from more than 20 community organizations addressing a range of issues including education, housing, health care, disability, immigration and more. Booths will be throughout Geddes Hall. Free food and prizes!
Tuesday, Jan. 16; 6 to 8 p.m. in Geddes Hall (NOTE: This event was rescheduled and will now be held on Tuesday, January 23.)
Walk the Walk Week Service Project: Faculty and Staff Donation Drive
Donate new or gently used winter clothing and nonperishable goods to help meet the immediate needs of the most vulnerable members of our community. Donations will be distributed by local organizations.
Review the online list of needed items and the campus locations of donation boxes.
Through Wednesday, Jan. 17; campus-wide
Lectures and Presentations
Panel Discussion: “We Got Us Now — Walking with Children Impacted by Mass Incarceration”
This multimedia educational event will feature founder/CEO Ebony Underwood and We Got Us Now actionists in an educational panel and Q&A session that explores the well-being of children impacted by mass incarceration through sharing stories and insights from lived experience and bringing awareness to the issue. Presented by the Initiative on Race and Resilience and the Center for Social Concerns as part of Walk the Walk Week.
Thursday, Jan. 18; 5 to 7 p.m. in the Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall
Ten Years Hence Series: “Adversarial Attacks on Large Language Models”
Presented by Zico Kolter, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University. Kolter also serves as chief scientist of AI research for the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence. This is the first of eight lectures in the Ten Years Hence Speaker Series. All lectures are free and open to students, faculty, staff and the public. No tickets or registration required.
Friday, Jan. 19; 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Information Session: Protect Your Collaborative Content in Google and Box
The University is introducing a new process for storing collaborative data that may affect your shared files and folders. Learn more about what you can do to maintain access to collaborative work not stored in a shared drive in this Zoom session. This includes essential research, University projects or critical academic or business endeavors. No registration is required.
Friday, Jan. 19; 11 to 11:45 a.m. via Zoom session.
Wednesday, Jan. 24; 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
Lunch Lecture — “On James Baldwin: History, Responsibility and Atonement”
Presented by Melvin Rogers, professor of political science and associate director of the Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Brown University. He is an award-winning writer and speaker on race and democracy in American culture and politics. Lunch available at noon.
Friday, Jan. 19; 12:30 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Public Domain Day: “Steamboat Willie, Disney and Copyright Law”
Celebrate Public Domain Day with a viewing of “Steamboat Willie” (with popcorn); a lecture by Susan Ohmer, professor emerita and Notre Dame’s Disney expert; and a short discussion on Disney’s influence on U.S. copyright laws.
Friday, Jan. 19; 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 231A, Hesburgh Library
Continuing the Conversation — “Walking in the Spirit of Truth: Charting the Pathways to Racial Justice, 2.0”
In January 2023, the Kroc Institute hosted an open and forthright conversation about the status of racism in the U.S. and how the pathways toward racial justice are impacted. Join the institute for part two of the discussion — on how walking the walk toward true racial justice and just peace involves addressing the manifestations of racism with a resolve toward action.
Friday, Jan. 19; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Lecture — “The Remarkable Life, Legacy and Ultimate Sacrifice of Dr. Janusz Korczak in the Warsaw Ghetto and the ‘Road’ to Treblinka”
This lecture in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day will examine the life and contributions of Dr. Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit, a famed Polish author and public intellectual, paying particular attention to his position as head of a new Jewish orphanage in Warsaw and his final months in the Warsaw Ghetto. Free registration online.
Sunday, Jan. 21; 4 to 5 p.m. at 3202 Shalom Way, South Bend
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: Pin Active Course Sites to Your Dashboard in Canvas
Each semester, faculty teaching assignments create Canvas course sites that may never get used. By favoriting your active courses, instructors can hide unused sites and guarantee that active ones never disappear from their dashboard.
Upgrade Now to MacOS Sonoma
Anyone using University-owned Apple devices should upgrade them to MacOS Sonoma (Version 14). This upgrade keeps your device in compliance with Notre Dame security standards and offers the latest MacOS features. A pop-up message about the Sonoma upgrade will begin appearing on all University-owned managed computers, and will continue to appear until the upgrade is completed.
Also This Week ...
Habitat to Hold Info Sessions on Home Ownership
Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County will host information sessions in January and February for employees interested in building a new home through the agency. There are opportunities to build south of campus and in Mishawaka. Last year, two Notre Dame staff members were selected to participate in the program.
Wednesday, Jan. 17; 9 a.m. in Room 127, Mason Services Center
Friday, Feb. 23; 3 p.m.
Hesburgh Library Spring Semester Building Hours
Hesburgh Library began spring semester hours on Sunday, Jan. 14. During the spring semester through Friday, May 10, Hesburgh Library will open Sundays at 9 a.m., be open 24 hours a day Mondays through Thursdays, close on Fridays at 11 p.m., and be open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Find all branch and service desk hours at library.nd.edu/hours.
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.