For the Week of January 22
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; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Galería América (Room 315), Bond Hall
Opening Reception: “Arts of Dignity” Student Art Exhibition
Celebrate the opening of the “Arts of Dignity” Student Art Exhibition at the Center for Social Concerns as part of Walk the Walk Week. Juried selections from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, Holy Cross and IU-South Bend undergraduate and graduate students will be on display throughout Geddes Hall. Food and drink will be served.
Monday, Jan. 22; 5 to 6 p.m. in Geddes Hall
Opening Reception: Second-Year MFA Student Exhibition
The exhibition is scheduled to run from Thursday, Jan. 25, through Thursday, Feb. 15, showcasing new works created by six talented students from various fields of art. These students include Griffin Liu (sculpture), Katherine Lestingi (industrial design), Jason Daniels (visual communication design), Norah Amstutz (ceramics), Emma Ryan (painting and drawing) and Thomas Callahan (photography).
Thursday, Jan. 25; 5 to 7 p.m. in the AAHD Gallery, 214 Riley Hall of Art
Art + Spirit
This interactive series will explore major aspects of how one might think about art as “spiritual” through the lens of the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art’s collection. The series will be divided into four horizons of inquiry: “Spirit + the Viewer,” “Spirit + Artist,” “Spirit + Religious Subject” and “Spirit + Religious Object.”
Various Thursdays from Jan. 25 through April 25; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Various Saturdays from Jan. 27 through April 27; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Films
“Prey” (2022)
“Prey” tells the story of a young Comanche woman (Amber Midthunder), a fierce and highly skilled warrior who must confront two invading dangers. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students, free for ND students; $2 for Learning Beyond the Classics registrants.
Thursday, Jan. 25; 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Dream Scenario” (2023)
Hapless college professor and family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Thursday, Jan. 25; 9:30 to 11:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, Jan. 26; 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 27; 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 28; 4 p.m.
35th Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival
The Audience Choice Award will be presented after the 7 p.m. screening on Sunday. Some films contain mature content. $7 general public, $6 faculty/staff and seniors (65+), $4 students. Purchase your tickets online.
Friday, Jan. 26; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Jan. 27; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 28; 7 to 9 p.m.
The Met Opera: Live in HD — “Carmen” (Bizet)
Dazzling young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the complex and volatile title role alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as Carmen’s troubled lover Don José. $23 adult, $16 child/student.
Saturday, Jan. 27; 1 to 4:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“The Lego Ninjago Movie” (2017)
The battle for Ninjago City draws young Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja (Dave Franco), and friends, who are all secret warriors and LEGO Master Builders. Led by kung fu master Wu (Jackie Chan), as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon (Justin Theroux), the Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd’s dad. $1.
Sunday, Jan. 28; 1 to 2:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
Theater: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Performed by Actors From The London Stage)
Take a trip into the magical forest of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” where identities are mistaken, love blossoms and magic reigns. Shakespeare’s effervescent comic fantasy is brought to life by Actors From The London Stage, a dynamic five-actor company that tours the United States twice annually. Tickets: $15-$25.
Wednesday, Jan. 24; 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Thursday, Jan. 25; 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 26; 7:30 p.m.
Concert: William Porter, Organ
Widely known as a performer in the United States and Europe, William Porter has also achieved international recognition for his skill in improvisation in a wide variety of styles, ancient and modern.
$10, $5 ND students.
Sunday, Jan. 28; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Reyes Organ and Choral Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Awards and Competitions
2023-24 Call for Nominations: Student Leadership Awards and Financial Aid Leadership Grants
Recipients of these awards may be nominated by faculty, staff and students of the University.
Financial Aid awards for rising seniors (Holtz and Hipp-Beeler), Student Leadership awards and Student Activities Leadership awards. Nomination form.
All nominations must be submitted no later than Monday, Feb. 19.
Deadlines or Registrations
Learning Beyond the Classics: New Indigenous Cinema
In recent years, a new era of Indigenous directors, actors, screenwriters and crewmembers throughout the Americas has brought fresh stories to cinemas and televisions. With varied themes and narrative approaches, the films from which this course samples diverge and link to each other in fascinating ways despite, for example, a geography that stretches from Guatemala to Canada, as in this series. $14 fee, free for ND students. Register by Thursday, Feb. 8.
Thursdays, Jan. 25 through March 7; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Alexandria Award Book Club: “A Wish in the Dark”
Spring 2024 virtual book clubs meet for one hour, one day per week, for eight weeks between Monday, Feb. 5, and Friday, April 12. Students in grades 3-5 and 6-8 should choose from possible times between 4 and 7:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. The 2023 Alexandria Award-winning novel, “A Wish in the Dark,” beautifully blends Thai culture with the essence of the classic “Les Misérables.” Register by Sunday, Jan. 28.
Summus Master Class: “The Weight Is Over — Healthy Weight Management Practices”
Dr. Eduardo Grunvald, professor and medical director of the Weight Management Program at UC San Diego School of Medicine, will talk about building healthy habits and goal setting for weight management, common weight management myths and weight management treatments. Register through your Summus dashboard.
Monday, Jan. 29; 3 to 3:30 p.m. virtually
Info Session: Master of Science in Global Health
Join this virtual session to learn about the Master of Science in Global Health program. Offered by the Eck Institute for Global Health, College of Science and the Keough School of Global Affairs, the two-year MSGH program leverages diverse resources and strengthens students’ capacities to address the complexities of global health challenges. To attend this virtual session, registration is required.
Tuesday, Jan. 30; 3 to 4 p.m. virtually
NDIGI Lunch and Learn: Joe Orecchio ’19
Joe Orecchio ’19 is an associate, private equity, at Northwestern Mutual Capital. He started his career at Baird in equity research. After nearly three years at Baird, he joined Northwestern as a private debt and equity analyst. He became a senior analyst before moving into his current role. Orechio is a CFA charterholder and will receive his MBA later this year. Register online.
Wednesday, Jan. 31; noon to 1 p.m. in Room 161, 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. This includes essential research, University projects or critical academic or business endeavors.
Thursday, Feb. 1; 2 to 2:45 p.m. via Zoom. No registration is required.
Tuesday, Feb. 13; 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
Mini-Conference: Constituent Relationship Management
Communicators and leaders across the University are invited to a mini-conference on the topic of constituent relationship management to learn about what’s going on at the University and help guide the future strategy. Register online.
Wednesday, Feb. 7; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 205, McKenna Hall (Continental breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m.)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Teaching with the Columbus Murals
The Columbus Murals on the second floor of the Main Building will be uncovered from Monday, Jan. 29, through noon Friday, Feb. 2, to allow instructors and their students to engage with and discuss the murals. More information about the Columbus Murals, their history and their use by instructors can be found here.
Educational and Research Opportunities
Summus Master Class: “New Year, New Focus — Boosting Productivity After the Holidays”
Talking Points include overcoming the post-holiday slump and methods to increase productivity and increase motivation. Register through your Summus dashboard.
Tuesday, Jan. 23; noon to 12:30 p.m. virtually
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on each workshop to see more details and to register.
· 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 making 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.
Tuesday, Jan. 23; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Introduction to Github and Markdown
Traditionally used for software development, Git and the online platform GitHub have been adopted for projects of all kinds, including humanities research. This workshop guides participants through the basic functions of contributing to a repository and writing documents in its preferred plain-text format, markdown.
Wednesday, Jan. 24; 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.
Wednesday, Jan. 24; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· How to Write in a Book
This workshop illustrates and demonstrates a technique for writing in books for the purposes of “active reading.” Through an active reading process — writing in books — one can review, retain and comprehend so much more even with a single pass over a text.
Thursday, Jan. 25; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Bringing Order to Qualitative Madness with ATLAS.ti
If you’re in the middle of a qualitative research project, you’re probably juggling dozens of documents that need to be coded. Interview transcripts, focus group transcripts, digitized text — whatever your source material is, you could use a system for organizing and coding it all. This is where ATLAS.ti comes in! Designed for beginners.
Friday, Jan. 26; 10 to 11 a.m. in the Collaboration Hub (Room 220), Hesburgh Library
· Introduction to Tropy (Managing Humanities Research)
Participants will learn the open-source Tropy tool, which allows scholars to manage research images. It is especially designed for those who need to make sense of their own photo collections from archive visits.
Friday, Jan. 26; 2 to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
Lucy Training Workshops:
· Introduction to R
“R” is the most widely used programming language for statistical computing and graphics. It is free and open source. This introductory workshop will demonstrate the scripting language and what it can offer as an analytical tool. No prior knowledge is necessary.
Thursday, Jan. 25; 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom
· Lucy Training Workshop: Introduction to Python
Python is an open-sourced, interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming language. It is easy to learn and very user-friendly because of its simple syntax and readable code. This hands-on introductory workshop will cover an array of topics including basic data types, creating and assigning values to a variable and importing Python libraries.
Thursday, Jan. 25; 3 to 4 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
Faith and Service
Faculty/Staff Grief Support Group
If you are a faculty or staff member who has experienced the death of a loved one — a child, a parent, a spouse, a friend, a colleague — you are welcome to join the grief support group. The group is confidential and nondenominational, and all faculty and staff are welcome. It meets monthly. Supported by Faculty and Staff Chaplaincies.
Tuesday, Jan. 23; noon to 1 p.m. in Room 301 (across from the elevator and south stairwell), Coleman-Morse Center
CANCELED: Social Concerns Fair
NOTE: This event was rescheduled (from Tuesday, Jan. 16) and was to be held on Tuesday, Jan. 23, BUT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. It will not be rescheduled again.The Social Concerns Fair is open to all students, faculty and staff who want to get more involved in 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! (Originally scheduled for Jan. 16.)Tuesday, Jan. 23; 6 to 8 p.m. in Geddes Hall
Faculty/Staff Caregivers Support Group
If you are a faculty or staff member who is currently caring for an aging parent, a spouse or a child with special needs, you are welcome to join the Caregivers Support Group. The group offers the opportunity to connect with others, share information and listen to how others deal with their situation. Supported by Faculty/Staff Chaplaincies.
Wednesday, Jan. 24; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 301 (across from the elevator and south stairwell), Coleman-Morse Center
Lectures and Presentations
Virtues & Vocations — “Roosevelt Montás: Freedom, Citizenship and Liberal Learning”
Roosevelt Montás, professor, author and director of the Freedom and Citizenship Program at Columbia University, will speak at Virtues & Vocations — a national forum housed at the Center for Social Concerns for scholars and practitioners to consider how best to cultivate character in pre-professional and professional education.
Monday, Jan. 22; noon to 1 p.m. online
International Holocaust Remembrance Lunch Lecture — “The Philosophy and Praxis of Dr. Janusz Korczak: Pioneer Champion of Children’s Rights and Child-Centered Pedagogy”
This lecture by Michael N. Dobkowski, professor of religious studies and the John Milton Potter Chair in the Humanities at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, will examine the life and legacy of Janusz Korczak, a groundbreaking Polish pediatrician, author, orphanage director and public intellectual in mid-century Poland. This champion of children’s rights continues to inspire educators and child care experts today. Hosted by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies.
Monday, Jan. 22; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Combs Lecture Series — “Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success”
Leah Boustan, professor of economics at Princeton University and director of the Industrial Relations section, will present her book of the same name.
Tuesday, Jan. 23; 5:30 to 7 p.m. in The Forum, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
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
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.
Wednesday, Jan. 24; 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. via Zoom
Ten Years Hence Lecture: “Trustworthy Machine Learning and the Security Mindset”
Presented by Somesh Jha, the Lubar Professor in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin, whose work focuses on analysis of security protocols, survivability analysis, intrusion detection, formal methods for security and analyzing malicious code. No tickets or registration required.
Friday, Jan. 26; 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Public Domain Day: “The Charleston” — Soundtrack of a Decade
Sound recordings of “The Charleston” will enter the public domain in 2024. Join the Hesburgh Libraries for a talk on the music that became the soundtrack of a decade. Learn how to update the tune using Audacity and also learn the steps to this famous dance. Learn more.
Friday, Jan. 26; 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 231A/B/C, Hesburgh Library
Labor Café: “AI, Technology and Tomorrow’s Jobs”
The Labor Café convenes the Notre Dame community for casual conversation on contemporary questions about work, workers and workplaces. Jensen Enterman, a senior majoring in economics and global affairs, will facilitate this session.
Friday, Jan. 26; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Social Gatherings
South Asia Group: Chai and Samosa
Do you have an academic interest in South Asia? Please join the Liu Institute’s South Asia Group for its spring semester kickoff and meet others who share your interests. Free and open to all with academic interest in South Asia. Registration required.
Wednesday, Jan. 24; noon to 1 p.m. in Room 2148, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
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