For the Week of March 25
Reminder: Please submit all entries for Monday through Sunday, April 1-7, by an earlier deadline of 3 p.m. Monday, March 25, so that all can enjoy the holiday Easter weekend. Thank you.
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Sacred Art Visio Divina
Visio Divina, or “sacred seeing,” is an ancient form of Christian prayer in which we allow our hearts and imaginations to prayerfully and meditatively enter into an image. Join us for guided sessions of visio divina with sacred art in the Mary, Queen of Families Chapel. This opportunity is a wonderful way to spiritually engage with the space.
Tuesday, March 26; 11 to 11:30 a.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Equal Forces: The Sculpture and Photography of Kenneth Snelson
This retrospective, the first of its kind, celebrates the extraordinary gift of 42 sculptures and 67 photographs from the artist’s family that now form the Kenneth Snelson Collection at the University of Notre Dame. The exhibit, closing July 7, is a unique investigation of sculpture, photography, engineering and science that spans his career.
Currently Tuesdays through Sundays, until Sunday, July 7, in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Films
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: “Three Chaplains”
Muslim chaplains in the U.S. military support and defend the religious rights of all service members, but their leadership sparks accusations of disloyalty and even disapproval from within their own communities. Join the Ansari Institute for this film and panel discussion before the iftar/interfaith dinner, after the breaking of the fast later that same evening.
Tuesday, March 26; 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. in the Courtroom, Eck Hall of Law (5:30 p.m. film; 6:30 p.m. panel; 8 p.m. breaking of fast/interfaith dinner)
Sixth Annual “Jesus Christ Superstar” Sing-along (1973)
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera about Jesus Christ from Judas Iscariot’s point of view was adapted by Norman Jewison (fresh off “Fiddler on the Roof”) for film in a version told through a pop-up musical that springs from a hippie school bus traveling in the desert. Come to sing along; we mean it! $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Thursday, March 28; 7 to 8:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
Concert: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell
With more than 500 releases and one of the busiest international touring diaries of any U.K. orchestra, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is known and loved by classical audiences across the globe. With violin virtuoso Joshua Bell as the ensemble’s music director since 2011, this match made in heaven makes for spring’s must-see concert. $95 adults, $90 faculty/staff, $25 student/child, $10 ND students.
Wednesday, March 27; 7:30 to 9 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
2024 Digital Learning Sprints
Notre Dame Learning’s Office of Digital Learning and the OIT’s Teaching and Learning Technologies team welcome applications for Digital Learning Sprints for 2024. A Digital Learning Sprint is a short project to learn quickly about a tool or strategy or to dive into a focused topic/area/practice over a one- to three-month period. Faculty are invited to apply in the following four areas: AI in teaching and learning, supporting diverse student populations, extended reality (XR) and educational animations. Apply here by Friday, April 12.
Closures, Limited Hours and Cancellations
Easter Week Hours
The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Easter Sunday, March 31, but closed all day Good Friday, March 29.
Easter Break Building Hours at Hesburgh Library
Find all branch and service desk hours at www.library.nd.edu/hours.
Hesburgh Library will have limited hours during Easter break, from Friday, March 29, through Sunday, March 31. Hesburgh Library will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and closed Easter Sunday, March 31. The library will resume regular hours at 7 a.m. Monday.
Deadlines or Registrations
International Football Friendly Match: Chelsea FC vs. Celtic FC
Attend the matchup of English Premier League’s Chelsea Football Club and the Scottish Premiership’s Celtic Football Club stateside! Special presale tickets available to faculty and staff go on sale at 10 a.m. EDT Monday, March 25, via Ticketmaster. Follow this link; enter passcode: SOCCFACSTAFF, and select your seat location. Review the details on the attached flyer.
Saturday, July 27, Notre Dame Stadium
2024-25 Organs and Origins Conference Series
How might interdisciplinary dialogue among biology, engineering, philosophy and theology frame and strengthen the latest insights into the nature of life? This inaugural conference of the Organs and Origins series is where faculty and students will be guided across the disciplines to consider organs and organisms in new ways. Twenty-nine fellowships are available for faculty, postdocs and graduate students who seek to enrich their teaching and research through this learning experience. Register by Tuesday, April 2.
Friday, April 5; 4 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 105, Jordan Hall of Science
Saturday, April 6; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall
Incredible Years Parenting Program
This is a program focused on building positive parenting skills to strengthen relationships and manage challenging behavior. A family meal and child care will be provided. Register by Wednesday, April 3. $5/session.
Thursdays, April 4 through May 16; noon to 2 p.m. in the Shaw Center for Children and Families, 1602 N. Ironwood Drive, South Bend
University Evaluation for Reaffirmation of Accreditation
The University is undergoing its 10-year comprehensive evaluation for reaffirmation of accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission. A team of peer reviewers will be on campus Monday and Tuesday, April 8-9, to meet with University leadership, faculty, staff and students. Campus community members are invited to participate in drop-in sessions and open meetings with the peer review team. For more information, visit the Office of the Provost website.
GreeNDot Faculty and Staff Training
GreeNDot is a bystander intervention training program that builds a community of safety and respect where all belong, human dignity is protected and common good is promoted through the prevention of harm to others. Become a certified bystander at the next training session. Lunch will be provided. Register by Monday, April 8.
Thursday, April 11; noon to 4 p.m. in Room 246, Duncan Student Center
“I Can Help” Suicide Prevention Training
Instructors are often well-positioned to spot students who may be facing mental health struggles. Want to learn more about how to help a student in distress? “I Can Help” is training designed to help identify students who are at risk, to respond in a compassionate and helpful manner and to connect them with resources. Register online by the Monday, April 8, deadline.
Thursday, April 11; 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 138, Corbett Family Hall
Indiana Statewide Cybersecurity Summit
The speaker lineup at the 2024 Indiana Statewide Cybersecurity Summit is a roster of the most respected names in cybersecurity and AI. Featuring CEOs and innovative entrepreneurs, each brings unique insights and perspectives. They will share experiences and knowledge, offering attendees a chance to learn from industry and academia leaders. Register online.
Thursday, April 18; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Embassy Suites by Hilton, 1140 E. Angela Blvd., South Bend
Civic Science and Ethics in the Age of AI: Building Trust
This symposium aims to bridge the widening gaps between academia and the public when it comes to the public understanding of science. It brings together many stakeholders to explore innovative strategies for effective science communication and public engagement. Register online.
Tuesday, July 9; 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Downes Ballroom, Corbett Family Hall
Wednesday, July 10
Thursday, July 11
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Panel Discussion — “Who Runs the World: Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Their Impact on Pop Culture”
Join the Gender Relations Center to celebrate Women’s History Month to explore the momentous careers of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé! Panelists include Dan Graff, Anna Wald, Kristen Collett-Schmitt and Alyssa Ngo. Dessert reception to follow.
Tuesday, March 26; 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library
Educational and Research Opportunities
Request for Information: Industry and Research Use Cases for the Lucy Data Platform
Do you need a home for restricted data for your research? The Lucy Family Institute is launching a data platform and would like to identify use cases as well as current challenges and barriers that Notre Dame researchers face in acquiring, hosting, accessing, analyzing and storytelling with data. Responses are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 27.
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Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on each workshop to see more details and to register.
· 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.
Monday, March 25; 2 to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Introduction to Zotero (Managing Humanities Research)
Participants will learn the open-source Zotero research tool, which allows scholars to create bibliographies easily, but its capabilities also extend to broader areas of research management, note-taking and research sharing.
Tuesday, March 26; 1 to 2 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), 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 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, March 26; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Using the Distant Reader
This workshop is useful to anyone 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, March 27; 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, March 28; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
Faith and Service
Interfaith Dinner
All are welcome to share a meal in observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Jewish Passover, Easter and the Baha’i festival of Ridvan. The event is co-sponsored by the ND Law School Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; the ND Law School Religious Liberty Initiative; Middle Eastern Law Students Association; and the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion. Free (register with the QR code on the poster).
Tuesday, March 26; 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Eck Commons, Notre Dame Law School (second floor, above the law school arch)
Celebrate Holy Week and Easter Sunday at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Click here for the complete Holy Week and Easter Sunday schedule.
Health and Recreation
Mammograms on Campus
This preventive offering is available annually at no cost to female Notre Dame faculty, staff and spouses enrolled in a University medical plan (Anthem), beginning at age 40. Call for an appointment, 574-335-4500 or 1-800-455-4450.
Wednesday, March 27; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the medical mobile unit parked near Gate, D, Notre Dame Stadium
Lectures and Presentations
Virtues & Vocations — “Patience, Courage and the Pursuit of Justice”
Virtues & Vocations, a national forum housed at the Center for Social Concerns, will host Sarah Schnitker, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University. She studies virtue and character development in adolescents and emerging adults, with a focus on the role of spirituality and religion in virtue formation.
Monday, March 25; noon to 1 p.m. online
Master of Global Affairs International Peace Studies Capstone Conference Presentations
Learn about the research of the Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty.
Monday, March 25; 12:30 to 3:15 p.m. in Room B101, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
HHS Speaker Series: “Black Man in a White Coat”
Dr. Damon Tweedy is a professor of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine and staff physician at the Durham Veteran Affairs Health System. His lecture is based on his 2015 memoir, “Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine.” The lecture will explore the complexities of race and its interactions with medicine. Presented by the Reilly Center’s Health, Humanities and Society Program.
Monday, March 25; 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 140, DeBartolo Hall
Summus Master Class: “Mindful Minds — Caring for Your Brain”
In honor of Brain Health Awareness Month, join in for a class on brain health with Dr. Andrew Budson, neurologist at Harvard Medical School and associate director for research at the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center. Budson will discuss how to improve memory and brain health, factors that influence brain health and promising treatments on the horizon. Register through your Summus Dashboard.
Tuesday, March 26; noon to 12:30 p.m. virtually
Lecture: “All in the Family? Socialization and the Legacies of State Violence”
Scholars interested in the legacies of state violence have focused on families as the unit of analysis. However, people exist within multiple social groups, and not only family but also friends and community members socialize individuals into politics. Lecture by Elizabeth Nugent, citing the original survey she and her co-authors conducted.
Tuesday, March 26; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Lecture: “The Multiple Forms of Micro-Dynamic Agency at Work in Conflict-Affected Societies”
Colombia, Lebanon and Northern Ireland served as sites for a recent research project that examined conflict associated with micro dynamics of everyday intergroup encounters. Drawing on the project’s findings, Roger MacGinty will highlight how everyday agency can be identified and categorized.
Tuesday, March 26; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium and Great Hall, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Lecture: “Mixed Marriages”
Ruth Duffy, a historian of medical and oral history, and Alison Garden, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and senior lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, will speak on their collaborative project “Acts of Union: Mixed Marriage in Modern Ireland” as part of the Keough-Naughton Institute’s spring 2024 speaker series.
Wednesday, March 27; 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Lecture — “Making the MexiRican City: Mexican and Puerto Rican Migration, Activism and Placemaking in Grand Rapids, Michigan”
As a historian and scholar of Latinx studies, Delia Fernández-Jones has drawn on her lived experiences as a Latina in Michigan and extensive primary source research, to document and theorize Latinx placemaking in the Midwest. She is the author of the book of the same name as the lecture.
Wednesday, March 27; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 442, Decio Faculty Hall
Lecture — “Tradition and Contemporaneity: Learning from the Past”
In this lecture, architect José Baganha will present the delicate balance between innovation and tradition, one of his areas of expertise. He is committed to basing his designs on the foundations of the place, respectful of its landscape, its memory and identity while incorporating them into previous construction.
Wednesday, March 27; 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in the Manfredi Family Auditorium (Room 109), Walsh Family Hall of Architecture
Lecture: “What If the Sun Doesn’t Come Back?”
When viewing a total solar eclipse, there is a moment when your heart skips a beat and you think, “What if the sun doesn’t come back?” That thought leads us on a fanciful tour of all the wonderful things that the sun normally does for us. This talk is for children of all ages. Part of the “Our Universe Revealed” public lecture series.
Wednesday, March 27; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the St. Joe Public Library, 304 S. Main St., South Bend
Talk — “Hope Amid Horror: Courage, Determination and Personal Transformation in a Fight for Democracy and Liberty”
Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Victoria Cardenas tell their powerful story of fighting for freedom, the human rights of all political prisoners, and democracy in their beloved country of Nicaragua. Juan was arbitrarily detained and imprisoned for two years while his wife, Vicky, became a public voice in Nicaragua denouncing human rights violations.
Wednesday, March 27; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Panel Discussion — “The Escalating Crisis in Haiti: What is Needed from a Humanitarian and Human Rights Perspective”
As the political and economic crisis escalates in Haiti, which has inevitably led to Haitians fleeing in search of livelihood and safety, this panel will explore the historical context of the crisis with a particular focus on U.S. intervention in Haiti, U.S. immigration policy and treatment of Haitian refugees.
Thursday, March 28; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the auditorium, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Time-Out for Tech — “What’s New in Google: Spring 2024 Edition”
Don’t miss this informative run down of all the latest and greatest Google product tips and tricks. Follow registration information to receive the calendar invitation.
Thursday, March 28; 2 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom
Safety, Parking and Traffic
Parking Lot Closure
University Facilities Design and Operations and Parking Services will be closing the Compton Family Ice Arena parking lot for the next phase of the geothermal well drilling project. The lot closure will begin Tuesday, March 26, with re-opening planned for Tuesday, July 16. The Compton parking lot will be fully barricaded at all entrance/exit points at the end of day on Monday, March 25. Vehicles parked in the lot prior to barricade placement will be able to exit via the south exits only. Vehicles that remain in the Compton Lot on the morning of March 26 will be transferred to another location on campus at the vehicle owner’s expense.
Additionally, Leahy Drive (between Angela Boulevard and Holy Cross Drive) will be closed to through traffic from Monday, April 1, until Thursday, May 9.
Social Gatherings
Multi-Language Reading Club
Join other language learners in this multi-language reading club! Spend an hour relaxing, reading for fun in the company of others. Bring a foreign language book, magazine or newspaper or read one from the library collection.
Monday, March 25; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Collaboration Hub (Room 120), Hesburgh Library
Legendary Adult Easter Egg Hunt
One holiday drink included in ticket price. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $20/person. Register online.
Friday, March 29; 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Legends Clubside and on the patio
Legends Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Petite Bakers Series
Come on out to this legendary “egg-cellent” Easter celebration with a kid-friendly Easter egg hunt, Easter games and the Easter Bunny. Enjoy complimentary coffee, lemonade and Chef Si’s pastries. Mimosa and bloody mary bar available. Easter Petite Bakers Series at 12:30 p.m. (purchase separately). More details can be found on OpenTable. $15/child for Easter egg hunt; $20/child for Petite Bakers Series.
Saturday, March 30; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Legends
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Canvas Legends Lunch and Learn
Experience firsthand the expertise of faculty who have been recognized as “Canvas Legends” by their students. This event will feature brief, informal presentations by some faculty experts, where you can ask questions and gain insights and inspiration for enhancing your teaching with Canvas. Lunch is included. Registration is required by Tuesday, March 26.
Wednesday, March 27; noon to 1 p.m. in Room 159, Mendoza College of Business
Canvas Tip: Unused Course Sites Removed from Canvas
Each semester, course shells are created in Canvas but many never get used. These shells have no enrollments and no content and clutter faculty dashboards. On Friday, March 15, the courses were removed.
1Password Helps Manage All Your Account Passwords
Did you know more than 80 percent of account breaches are associated with weak and reused passwords? 1Password is available to ND faculty, staff and students at no cost. This handy password manager tool will remember all your account passwords so you don’t have to. It is the easiest way to store and use strong passwords, sign in to apps and websites, and fill out forms securely with a single click.
Also This Week ...
“The Rally” Admitted Student Days
More than 800 admitted students and their families will visit campus for The Rally 2024 — Admitted Student Days. During their visit, they will have opportunities to explore academics, community and faith and begin to build connections with their future classmates, faculty and staff. Please join Undergraduate Admissions in welcoming the Notre Dame class of 2028 to campus!
Sunday, March 24; noon to 9:30 p.m. campus-wide
Monday, March 25; 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Recycle Trivia Topic: Single Stream Recycling
How knowledgeable are you on what materials can and cannot go in a recycling toter? In this week’s recycling trivia, Building Services and Sustainability will test your expertise. Review the FAQs and answer the trivia question.
Notre Dame Family Wines for Your Easter Celebration
Enjoy wines produced by Notre Dame alumni, parents and friends, and this year’s exclusive labels celebrating the new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art. Wines are available for purchase at Rohr’s. Price varies.
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.