For the Week of May 19
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Spotlight Exhibit—“Bibliomania: The Library of Sir Thomas Phillipps”
Sir Thomas Phillipps amassed the largest manuscript collection of his time, including more than 60,000 manuscripts and 20,000 printed works. His will—later contested—mandated his collection never be dispersed, nor any Catholic be permitted to view it. This exhibit features five manuscripts that have made their way to the University of Notre Dame.
Mondays through Fridays through Aug. 29; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Spring Exhibit—“Tragedies of War: Images of WWII in Print Visual Culture”
Commemorating the end of World War II (1939–45), the exhibit showcases more than 40 works on paper—including posters, maps, propaganda ephemera, illustrated books, photographs, and firsthand accounts—and explores diverse themes including from Nazi racial ideology, the Holocaust, children in war, resistance, liberation, and memories of war.
Mondays through Fridays through Thursday, July 31; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Films
The Met Opera Live in HD: Salome (Strauss)
Strauss’s Salome returns to the Met in a bold new production—the first in 20 years. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts, with Elza van den Heever as the fierce antiheroine. Claus Guth’s Victorian-inspired staging brings psychological depth to this gripping, one-act opera. $23 adults, $16 children/students.
Saturday, May 24; 1 to 3:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Building a Beloved Community
ProfouND Launch Party—Notre Dame’s New ERG Supporting Seen and Unseen Disabilities
Join in to learn about ProfouND, Notre Dame’s new employee resource group dedicated to supporting faculty and staff with visible and invisible disabilities—as well as those who care for or advocate alongside them. Hear the group’s story, discover what’s ahead, and find out how to get involved. Refreshments provided. Zoom option available.
Monday, May 19; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room 226, Information Technology Center (ITC)
Closures, Limited Hours, and Cancellations
RecSports Summer Operations
RecSports has shifted to modified summer hours. The Smith Center for Recreational Sports and Climbing Wall will remain open with modified operations for the summer. Three of the four available studios and all the basketball courts will be offline until the start of the 2025 fall semester. The Rockne Memorial and the North Dome of the Joyce Center will be closed for the summer. St. Joseph Beach will also be closed unless for pre-approved events through RecSports.
Deadlines or Registrations
Notre Dame Athletics 2025 Summer Camps
Experience the tradition and spirit of Notre Dame Athletics this summer. Register your children to participate in ND Athletics Camps and unlock their potential under the guidance of the ND coaching staff and student-athletes. All sessions are held at the varsity athletic facilities, where campers will play where the Irish play. Secure their spot and elevate their game.
Camps run from Saturday, June 7, through Sunday, Aug. 3 (on various days of the week), at varsity athletic facilities
Registration for Summer Online Courses
Are you interested in enhancing your skills or diving into big ideas this summer? Registration for summer online courses is open. Classes are credit-bearing and meet once or twice a week in live online sessions, typically held in the evenings, and your employee educational benefits can be used to help pay for courses for you (or for your children).
Deals and Discounts
Group Fitness Passes: Summer Discount
To help you stay moving all summer long, RecSports is offering a discounted Group Fitness pass for $45, which grants access to all fitness classes offered throughout the summer session. Passes went on sale Sunday, May 18, and classes will begin on Tuesday, May 27. See hours of operation here.
Educational and Research Opportunities
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshop:
Click on the title to see more details and to register.
· CurateND 101: Get to Know the Notre Dame Institutional Repository
This workshop will show what’s new in Hesburgh Libraries’ institutional research repository, CurateND, including how to create and upload records, how to enter metadata, recommended file types, licensing and copyright, the review process, and how to conduct basic and complex searching.
Wednesday, May 21; 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Collaboration Hub (Room 220), Hesburgh Library
Lectures and Presentations
Summus Master Class—“Peak Performance: Mental Strategies to Thrive Under Pressure”
Join in for an engaging conversation with Eric Bean, certified mental performance consultant, as he shares powerful mental strategies and practical tools to help you stay resilient under pressure, navigate challenges, and persevere in unpredictable conditions. Register through your Summus dashboard at summusglobal.com/dashboard.
Monday, May 19; noon to 12:30 p.m. virtually
Pint of Science
Join in for South Bend’s inaugural year hosting local scientists for Pint of Science. There will be different dynamic speakers every night, with themes such as “Art, Earth, and the Urgency of Now,” “Life’s Spark and Comic Art,” and “Look Up! Studying Our Universe Using Telescopes and Simulations.” $2. Cosponsored by the Science Policy Initiative.
Monday, May 19; 7 to 9 p.m. at Chicory Café, 105 E. Jefferson Blvd. #103, South Bend
Tuesday, May 20; 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21; 7 p.m.
Lecture—“Digital Storytelling and Local History: Unveiling the Past Through User-Centered Design”
Learn more about community-based digital storytelling with Carl Settles, founder and CEO of a nonprofit organization and technology start-up in Austin, Texas, and creator of a location-based mixed reality (XR) platform that explores the impacts of gentrification by leveraging the power of storytelling and Web 3.0 technologies.
Tuesday, May 20; 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. virtually
Safety, Parking, and Traffic
Wilson Drive Construction Continues
Beginning Monday, May 19, a section of Bulla Road will be closed through Friday, May 30. Access to Wilson Drive and Leahy Drive will remain open; however, drivers should expect congestion at the intersection.
Bike Roundup and Summer Bike Tags
Faculty and staff, take your bike or push scooter with you if leaving campus for the summer. If you will use a bike/scooter on campus this summer, go to Hammes Mowbray Hall to pick up a red tag to place on the handlebars. Otherwise, your bike/scooter will be removed in NDPD’s bike roundup starting Tuesday, May 27. Faculty and staff do not need to pick up a tag if their bike is already registered with NDPD.
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