For the Week of March 13 (Spring Break)
Arts and Performances
Artful Storytime
The St. Joseph County Public Library and the Snite Museum of Art are partnering on this program designed to help children develop their visual and verbal literacy skills. Each Artful Storytime will include stories, songs, artwork explorations, artmaking and more. This program is best for families with children age 4 to 6.
Saturday, March 18; 1 to 2 p.m. in the Roger B. Francis Branch of the St. Joseph County Public Library, 52655 N. Ironwood Road, South Bend
Films
“RRR” (2022)
“RRR” is an exhilarating spectacle mythologizing two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s fight for independence from the British Raj. With a powerful message, staggeringly choreographed action sequences and an all-timer (or three) of a musical number, “RRR” is sheer big-screen joy from start to finish. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4. 187 minutes.
Friday, March 17; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, March 18; 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 19; 3 p.m.
Met Opera: Live in HD presents “Lohengrin” (Wagner)
“Lohengrin” returns to the Met after an absence of 17 years in François Girard’s atmospheric staging. Virtuous duchess Elsa (played by sopranos Tamara Wilson and Elena Stikhina), falsely accused of murder, goes head-to-head with the sorceress Ortrud (soprano Christine Goerke) and her power-hungry husband, Telramund (bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin). Faculty/Staff: $23. Students: $16. 295 minutes (Two intermissions).
Saturday, March 18; noon to 5 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
SBYSO Gala Concert
South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras’ gala concert will feature music from Howard Shore’s score to “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” with the Penn High School choir and ND Children’s Choir. They will also perform Kevin Puts’ Violin Concerto, featuring violinist Matt Albert, and “Suite” from “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” Faculty/Staff: $19. Students: $15.
Thursday, March 16; 7 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Alastair Presents: “Seeking Haydn”
South Bend Symphony Orchestra Music Director Alastair Willis guides the audience to the world of Austria in the 18th century. As Haydn’s musical assistant at the Esterhazy Palace, explore (through Willis’ unique personal experience) what it was like living and working at the palace with Joseph Haydn for the Esterhazy family. Faculty/Staff/Students: $12.
Sunday, March 19; 2:30 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Awards and Competitions
Faculty and Staff 2023 Awards
Nominations are being accepted through Wednesday, March 15, for the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Dockweiler Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising and several other annual awards. To nominate someone, visit provost.nd.edu/awards, which also features background information on each award, including recent winners.
BIPH 2023 Summer Graduate Fellowships
The Berthiaume Institute is accepting applications for summer graduate research fellowships. This year, the institute will award up to 10 fellowships of $10,000 each, to cover the period of May 15 through Aug. 15. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 17. Please apply at precisionhealth.nd.edu/opportunities/.
Closures, Limited Hours and Cancellations
Hesburgh Library Spring Break Building Hours
Hesburgh Library will have limited hours during spring break, from Sunday, March 12, through Saturday, March 18. Regular hours will resume Sunday, March 19.
- Sunday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Saturday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Sunday, March 19, opens at 9 a.m. and returns to normal hours.
Find all branch and service desk hours at library.nd.edu/hours.
Alert: Hesburgh Library West Entrance and Second-Floor Southwest Study Area Closed Over Spring Break
Hesburgh Library’s west entrance will be closed Monday through Friday, March 13-17. There will be no in-person access to Rare Books and Special Collections, but they will be available online. The second-floor southwest study area will also be closed during this time. Review the full renovation alert.
Deadlines or Registrations
Bookstore Basketball Tournament Registration
Registration for the Bookstore Basketball Tournament is now open until Sunday, March 19. Help make this year’s tournament one of the biggest and best yet! Register on IMLeagues or via this link. $40 per team.
Sunday, March 5, through Sunday, March 19
Workshop: Multicultural Competencies at Notre Dame (For Managers and Supervisors)
This workshop is a part of the University’s ongoing diversity and inclusion initiative. 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. Lunch is provided. Enroll now through Endeavor.
Tuesday, March 21; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room B01, McKenna Hall
HCRI Cancer Research Day
The Harper Cancer Research Institute’s 11th annual Cancer Research Day showcases HCRI’s multidisciplinary cancer research across campus. Visit HarperCancer.nd.edu for more information including the schedule. Free and open to the public. Registration required.
Monday, March 27; 9 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. at Morris Inn
Workshop: Better Conversations Every Day (Coaching for Non-Supervisors)
Better culture and better performance start with better conversations. This interactive workshop teaches coaching skills that a) foster trust, empowerment and respect/fairness, b) equip all to speak up, give feedback and better collaborate, and c) accelerate the growing culture of coaching at Notre Dame. Enroll now through Endeavor.
Tuesday, March 28; 8:30 a.m. to noon in the lower-level training room, Grace Hall
Wednesday, March 29; 8:30 a.m. to noon
Presentation — “The Berlin Cathedral: Designing, Building, Preserving”
Sonja Tubbesing will speak about the preservation of historical monuments, particularly about the Berlin Cathedral, ongoing maintenance of the building, and planned construction activities in the cathedral cemeteries. Register online.
Wednesday, March 29; 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in the Manfredi Family Auditorium (Room 109), Walsh Family Hall of Architecture, and virtually
Conversation — “Pink Slips (for Some): How Class, Culture and Closures Shape Students’ Access to University Resources”
Join Notre Dame Learning for a conversation with Anthony Abraham Jack, assistant professor at Harvard University, examining how undergraduates from disparate backgrounds navigate the campus jobs landscape and what faculty and staff can do to help remove barriers and improve access to “life of the mind” student employment opportunities. Register by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 15.
Friday, March 30; 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium, Eck Visitors Center
Celebration of Women Dinner
Aim to recognize the valuable contributions of women in various fields and to honor their achievements. The theme for this year’s dinner is “Envision Your Path, Building Our Future,” which centers women who have built a path toward their goals and are continuously succeeding in accomplishing their endeavors against all odds. Register by Wednesday, March 15. Free, but registration is required. Co-hosted by Shades of Ebony, the Gender Relations Center and Multicultural Student Programs and Services.
Thursday, March 30; 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
Notre Dame Learning Visiting Speaker Series — “Teaching Distracted Minds: Old Challenges, New Contexts”
Faculty frequently express concerns about the distractions and disengagement of students, but the real focus should be on how to help students achieve attention. These sessions draw upon scholarship from history, neuroscience and education to argue that distractions are endemic to the human condition and can’t be walled out of the physical classroom or online course. Presented by James Lang, former professor of English and director of the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption University. Register by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 15. Review the poster.
Friday, March 31; 2 to 4 p.m. in the Smith Ballroom, Morris Inn
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour
Join Notre Dame Staff of International Descent in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with staff, faculty and members of the Notre Dame community. Food and drink will be provided.
Friday, March 17; 5 to 7 p.m. at O'Rourke's Public House
Educational and Research Opportunities
Technology Training Classes
Office of Information Technologies technical training classes are free of charge. Check the class description in Endeavor for the method of delivery of each class.
∙ buyND, Tuesday, March 14; 2 to 4:30 p.m.
∙ Qualtrics Forms, Level II: Data & Analysis Demo, Thursday, March 16; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
∙ GLez Training, Tuesday, March 21; 1:30 to 3 p.m.
∙ Tableau: Introduction, Thursday, March 23; 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.
Time-Out for Tech — “Forgotten Features: Google Apps”
Take a quick look at some overlooked features or reminders of a few features in Gmail, Calendar and Drive that you may have forgotten existed or forgotten what the feature allows you to do. The Zoom link will be added to the calendar event the day before the free session.
Tuesday, March 14; 2 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom
Time-Out for Tech — “Forgotten Features: Windows OS”
The Windows operating system has common features we use every day. It also has some features you may not know about that can raise your productivity and lower your frustration level. Come to this free session to learn about these features. The Zoom link will be added to the calendar event the day before the session.
Wednesday, March 15; 10:30 to 11 a.m. via Zoom
Time-Out for Tech — “Forgotten Features: Mac OS”
MacOS has lots of little-known helpful features that are not flashy enough to be featured in the release announcements. In this free session, you will learn more about settings, shortcuts and applications you may not have noticed, but could be handy in your day-to-day routine. The Zoom link will be added to the calendar event the day before the free session.
Thursday, March 16; 2 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on each workshop to see more details and to register.
∙ Mapping with ArcGIS Online
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. This session will be presented by one of the NFCDS Pedagogy Fellows.
Friday, March 17; 10 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
∙ Introduction to Geospatial Analysis in ArcGIS Online
This workshop will introduce you to basic tools for conducting geospatial analysis with vector data in ArcGIS Online, a browser-based GIS platform that allows users to create, visualize and manipulate spatial data. This session will be presented by one of the NFCDS Pedagogy Fellows.
Friday, March 17; 1 to 4 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
Lectures and Presentations
Build a New, Affordable Home with Habitat
Habitat for Humanity is an equal housing opportunity lender and nonprofit that offers people of low to moderate income the opportunity to build and own a house. The agency will build homes near campus and in Mishawaka. Habitat will host two information sessions to choose from.
Tuesday, March 14; 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. (attend one); in the auditorium, Eck Visitors Center
Summus Master Class: First Pillar of Lifestyle Medicine — Nutrition
Dr. Raquel Harrison, lifestyle medicine and emergency medicine physician at Yale New Haven Health, will cover food as medicine, how nutrition affects your overall health and which types of foods to eat/avoid.
Tuesday, March 14; noon to 12:30 p.m. virtually
Summus Master Class: Change Your Mind — Tips for Bettering Your Brain
Dr. Andrew Budson, chief of cognitive and behavioral neurology, director for research at Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center and professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, will cover preventing Alzheimer’s and dementia, boosting memory and improving overall brain health.
Thursday, March 16; noon to 12:30 p.m. virtually
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
OIT Infrastructure Upgrades in Hesburgh Library
Significant network, telephone and Wi-Fi outages will occur in Hesburgh Library’s lower level, first and second floors. Service desks, self-checkout, computers, printers and scanners on all three floors will be unavailable. Ask Us consultations and Chat will be available online. Please use the 10th floor self-checkout machine.
Monday and Tuesday, March 13 and 14, in the Hesburgh Library
Also This Week ...
Bookstore Gift Cards
Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore is retiring some of its gift cards. Old gift cards purchased before March 4, 2022, can be converted to new bookstore gift cards by Friday, March 17. Old versions of the gift card will no longer be valid at Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore beginning Saturday, March 18.
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.