For the Week of May 15
Note: For those submitting items for the student audience, the next student version will be sent Sunday, June 11, before Summer Session begins. Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Arts and Performances
Films
Michiana Jewish Film Festival
The Michiana Jewish Film Festival offers superb, cutting-edge and award-winning films from around the world to the Michiana region for a multifaceted exploration of Jewish identity, community, culture and history.
Monday through Monday, May 15-22, in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, and virtually
“Farewell, Mr. Haffman” (2021)
“Farewell, Mr. Haffman” masterfully guides audiences through the world of Vichy, France, where lives are irrevocably shaped by war and the black market. Rich in moral complexity and empathy, with several twists too good to spoil, this is grand, big-screen entertainment at its finest. In French with English subtitles. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4.
Monday, May 15; 6:30 to 8:25 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Karaoke” (2022)
An offbeat, comedic journey that delights and surprises, “Karaoke” follows a husband and wife whose lives get a jolt of excitement from their neighbor after he invites them to his penthouse for karaoke nights. After falling hard for his energetic lifestyle, the duo enters a karaoke competition and soon finds themselves vying for his attention. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4.
Tuesday, May 16; 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Four Winters” (2022)
More than 25,000 Jewish partisans fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators from deep within the forests of WWII’s Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Belarus. Shattering the myth of Jewish passivity, these last surviving partisans tell their stories of resistance, revealing a stunning narrative of heroism and resilience. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4.
Tuesday, May 16; 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“My Neighbor Adolf” (2022)
“My Neighbor Adolf” is a bittersweet comedy about a lonely Holocaust survivor who suspects his new German neighbor is Adolf Hitler. When no one believes him, he embarks on a mission to find the evidence. But, in order to gather evidence, he will need to be closer to his neighbor than he would like. So close that the two could almost become friends. In English, German, Yiddish and Spanish with English subtitles. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4.
Wednesday, May 17; 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Hummus Full Trailer” (2022)
Three very different shipping containers are mistakenly mixed up resulting in a scramble to find the correct trailer. The result is a colorful and hilarious story about a mix of folks who discover each other’s secrets all while trying to keep a wedding on track, hitmen away and flowers alive. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4.
Wednesday, May 17; 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“SHTTL” (2023)
“SHTTL” is the story of the inhabitants of a Yiddish Ukrainian village at the border of Poland 24 hours before the Nazi invasion. The set — a reconstruction of a traditional “Shtetl” — was to be turned into a museum following the film but has since been destroyed in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4.
Thursday, May 18; 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
MJFF Virtual Screenings
“Reckonings” and “Matchmaking” will be available for virtual viewing Friday through Monday, May 19-22, as part of the Michiana Jewish Film Festival. $5 to $12.
Exhibitions
MFA Thesis Exhibition
This annual exhibition consists of the culminating thesis projects created by the six students graduating in May from the three-year Master of Fine Arts program in the Department of Art, Art History and Design.
Currently through Sunday, June 18, in the South Bend Museum of Art (located in Century Center), 120 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., South Bend
Spotlight Exhibit: “Hagadah shel Pesaḥ le-zekher ha-Shoʼah — Pessach Haggadah in Memory of the Holocaust”
Visit Rare Books & Special Collections to see an exhibit in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). The exhibit presents three leaves from an illustrated edition of Pessach Hagaddah, a Jewish ritual text used during Passover family meal. It was commissioned in memory of 6 million Jewish people who perished in Europe during the Holocaust.
Mondays through Fridays through Wednesday, May 31; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Performances
ND Band Commencement Concert
This performance marks the final time that senior band members will play at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and is a preview of the band’s international tour program. Selections include wind band classics, orchestral transcriptions, jazz tunes and traditional Notre Dame favorites! Free but ticketed.
Friday, May 19; 4 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
ND Glee Club Commencement Concert
The program was voted on by the group’s graduating seniors: classical choral music from Europe, America and the Caribbean, folk ballads and barbershop harmony. $5.
Saturday, May 20; 9 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Notre Dame Children’s Choir Community Festival: The Mystery Play of Jonah and the Whale
Sacred Music Academy presents an exciting new choral work by ND alum Alex Mansour and Gray Lightfoot: The Mystery Play of “Jonah and the Whale,” performed at its Community Festival with the Notre Dame Children’s Choir and Sacred Music alumni.
Saturday, May 20; 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Christ the King Lutheran Church, 17195 Cleveland Road, South Bend
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Awards and Competitions
The Tri-Military Commissioning Ceremony
The Tri-Military Commissioning Ceremony is the pinnacle event of a cadet’s ROTC career. During the ceremony, graduating cadets take the oath of office, which marks their appointment as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy or Marines. Maj. Gen. Austin Renforth, of the U.S. Marine Corps, will be the distinguished guest speaker. Free but ticketed.
Saturday, May 20; 9 a.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Nominate a Team for Presidential Team Irish Awards
Nominations are open for the Presidential Team Irish Award, which recognizes staff teams that exemplify the University’s core values. Selected teams are recognized during home football games. Nominate a team here by Wednesday, May 31.
Deadlines or Registrations
Call for Proposals: Digital Learning Sprints 2023
The Office of Digital Learning and the Teaching and Learning Technologies Team in OIT are offering the opportunity for a limited number of faculty members to receive support for short projects to learn about a tool or strategy, or to explore a focused topic/area/practice in a time-limited manner. To learn more, visit https://learning.nd.edu/instructor-opportunities/grants-and-funding/.
The application deadline is Monday, May 15.
Request for Proposals for Health Equity Data Lab Grants
The deadline for proposal submissions is Thursday, May 18. See proposal details here.
Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Conference
Interdisciplinary researchers in all aspects of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics are invited to attend the 32nd annual Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Conference and present their work. Presentation abstracts are due Monday, May 15; poster abstracts are due Saturday, May 20. If you have questions, please contact Professor Yamil Colón at ycolon@nd.edu. $40-$100/person.
Wednesday, June 7; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Smith Ballroom, Morris Inn
Thursday, June 8; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Educational and Research Opportunities
Technology Training Classes
Office of Information Technologies technical training classes are free. Check the class description in Endeavor for the method of delivery of each class.
· buyND, Thursday, May 18; 2 to 4:30 p.m.
· GLez Training, Tuesday, May 23; 1:30 to 3 p.m.
· travelND Training, Thursday, May 25; 2 to 4:30 p.m.
To register for courses, go to endeavor.nd.edu. Questions or problems registering? Call 631-7227 or email OIT at training@nd.edu.
Health and Recreation
Retiring Covid.nd.edu
Beginning Monday, May 22, visits to the University’s COVID-19 website will be redirected to the University Health Services (UHS) website. Questions about student vaccine requirements should be directed to UHS at 574-631-7497.
Garden Plots Available!
The Notre Dame Community Garden seeks to provide a space where Notre Dame graduate students, faculty and staff can come together and get their hands dirty! The sponsoring group also has gloves, in case you are not keen on dirt but still want to enjoy the benefits of community gardening. If you are interested in learning more, contact jwilso47@nd.edu.
Lectures and Presentations
Summus Master Class — “Beating the Cycle of Stress Part II: Finding Your Calm in the Chaos”
Monday, May 15; noon to 12:30 p.m. virtually
Lecture — “Getting to the ‘Bottom’ of Colorectal Cancer”
Part of the IU School of Medicine-South Bend 2023 Mini Med School Lecture Series. Presented by Dr. Jose A. Bufill, hematologist/oncologist.
Thursday, May 18; 7 p.m. in the 1st Source Auditorium, Raclin-Carmichael Hall, 1234 N. Notre Dame Ave.
Social Gatherings
Center for Social Concerns Send-Off Ceremony
Join the Center for Social Concerns for a celebration of graduating students committed to the common good. Families and friends are welcome for an evening of celebration, food and drinks. Cords will be given to those completing minors or fellowships at the center.
Friday, May 19; 7 to 8 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Honoring Undergraduates in Peace Studies, Class of 2023
The Kroc Institute will honor the undergraduate peace studies class of 2023 during Notre Dame’s Commencement Weekend. Family and friends of students are welcome to attend these events.
Friday, May 19; 6 to 8 p.m. in Rooms 215/216, McKenna Hall
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: Sending Accurate Grades to the Registrar from Canvas
Instructors can send final grades directly to the registrar’s system from Canvas, but there are a few things you’ll want to do to confirm that all grades are accurate and accounted for before that final submission.
Panorama Accessibility Checker Available in All Canvas Course Sites May 16
Providing all students with equal, complete access to learning content is invaluable. Starting Tuesday, May 16, the Panorama accessibility application will appear in all new Canvas course sites to provide instructors insight into how to make content easier for students to use.
Traveling This Summer?
Plan ahead before you leave on a trip to ensure you can access your ND email account and other ND services while traveling. There are several options in Okta that will allow you to successfully complete the two-step login process in the U.S. and abroad. Make sure your phone is enrolled, is in your possession and will not change when traveling outside the U.S.
Also This Week ...
Hesburgh Library – Summer Hours
Hesburgh Library will have summer hours through Sunday, Aug. 20. The library will be open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Find all branch and service desk hours at https://library.nd.edu/hours.
Reminder: Dome Regilding
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Golden Dome atop the University’s Main Building will be regilded. The process of adding a new layer of gold leaf will occur over the course of approximately five months beginning immediately after Commencement Weekend. In addition, the upper tower of the Main Building will be cleaned and repainted. The project will begin with the installation of an extensive scaffold system on Monday, May 22, and is targeted to be completed by mid-October.
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.