For the Week of April 1
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Art180 First Fridays
Wondering how to spend 180 minutes with your chosen work of art? Interested in meeting others also participating in Art180? Stop by for Art180 First Fridays! These drop-in hours will include small activities and prompts to guide you on your Art180 journey, along with the opportunity to chat with others.
Friday, April 5; 12:15 to 2:15 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
AAHD Gallery: Third-Year MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception
The exhibition will showcase art created by Riley Fichter, Hans Miles and Nik Swift. The artwork will be displayed from Thursday, April 4, through Thursday, April 18.
Friday, April 5; 5 to 7 p.m. in Rooms 214 and 216, Riley Hall of Art (AAHD Galleries)
Rediscovered Paintings: Conversations with Conservators and Art Historians
In this first program of a two-part series, join Rita Berg, paintings conservator of the Midwest Art Conservation Center, and Robert R. Coleman, professor emeritus of art history at Notre Dame, as they discuss the treatment and research invested into Vincenzo Spisanelli’s monumental “Noli Me Tangere” (1640).
Sunday, April 7; 3 to 4 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Performances
Harmonia A Capella Releases Debut Album: “With Love”
Stream via Spotify and Apple Music, starting Thursday, April 4. Link to pre-save.
Africa Night
Don’t miss the African Student Association’s annual Africa Night! Immerse yourself in the best of African culture with live performances in music, dance, poetry, fashion and art. Plus, enjoy delicious food and a chance to win prizes. Mark your calendars for an unforgettable evening!
Saturday, April 6; 8 to 10 p.m. in Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library
“You Can’t Fool Rules: Opera and International Thought”— The 2024 Niemeyer Lectures in Political Philosophy
Featuring David R. Armitage, the Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History at Harvard University, and performances by local vocal artists. Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, April 10; 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Smith Ballroom, Morris Inn
Thursday, April 11; 3:30 p.m.
Friday, April 12; 12:30 p.m.
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Open Practices for Notre Dame Cheerleading
Open to current ND, HCC and SMC students and admitted or waitlisted incoming first-year students.
April 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Gym 1, Joyce Center (located above gate 8)
Deadlines or Registrations
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.
Take Back the Night 2024
Take Back the Night is hosted by the tri-campus community to spread awareness and to give a voice to survivors of sexual violence. Survivors are invited, if they are comfortable and willing, to share their story by proxy (rather than in-person) by filling out this Google form. Emails are not collected and the form is completely anonymous.
Wednesday, April 10; 5 to 9 p.m. at the Grotto and in the Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
Time-Out for Tech: Information Security for Everyone
OIT’s Information Security Team will present an exciting session on how you can do more to protect yourself from online threats. Follow registration information to receive the calendar invitation.
Thursday, April 11; 10:30 to 11 a.m. via Zoom
I CAN Help Suicide Prevention Training
Graduate teaching assistants are often well-positioned to spot students who may be facing mental health struggles. I CAN Help is a training designed to help identify students who are at risk, respond in a compassionate and helpful manner, and connect them with resources. If you are currently working as a graduate teaching assistant, this training session is for you. Register by Monday, April 8.
Thursday, April 11; 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 138, Corbett Family Hall
Wellness and Resilience Program
Sign up by Tuesday, April 9, for a free wellness and resilience workshop to learn about the science of optimism and how to build strong relationships; juggle the demands of student life; manage stress, change and adversity; meet your academic goals; and launch your post-Notre Dame career.
Friday, April 12; 2 to 5 p.m. in Room 106, Duncan Student Center
Saturday, April 13; noon to 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 14; noon to 3 p.m.
Taste of Nations Cultural Food Fair
The Caribbean Student Association’s second annual Taste of Nations is finally here! This year the group is collaborating with First Undergraduate Experience in Leadership (FUEL) to bring you a culture-filled experience that you will not forget. There will be homemade food from all over the world, chances to immerse yourself in a new culture and live cooking demonstrations of some cultural dishes. Free to all. Fill out the interest form online if you’re interested in bringing a dish.
Saturday, April 13; 4 to 7 p.m. on the second floor, LaFortune Student Center
Cheering Her Name
Calling all graduating female students: Notre Dame Women Connect cordially invites all women in the Class of 2024 to Cheering Her Name, an annual celebration to welcome you into the Notre Dame Alumnae Family. Registration information will be sent directly to all graduating female students via email at 9 a.m. Monday, April 1. For questions, please contact ndwc.florida@alumni.nd.edu.
Wednesday, April 17; 9 to 11 p.m. in the Smith Ballroom, Morris Inn
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
Immigration Week
Join the Student Coalition for Immigration Advocacy in celebrating migrant stories and bringing light to immigration issues through events related to faith, service, demonstrations, policy, protest and finally a festival with 17 participating student clubs offering food, performances and cultural activities.
Tuesday, April 2; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, April 5; 4 to 6 p.m. in the Champions of Diversity Room, LaFortune Student Center
Saturday, April 6; 9 p.m. to midnight on Library Lawn
Educational and Research Opportunities
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on each workshop to see more details and to register.
· 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.
Tuesday, April 2; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· 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.
Wednesday, April 3; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Introduction to Text Mining
In this hands-on workshop, learn the benefits of using computers to analyze textual corpora such as a collection of books or journal articles. Sometimes called “distant” or “scalable” reading, text mining is a way to analyze the words or phrases in a text to find patterns and anomalies within it.
Wednesday, April 3; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Personal Digital Preservation Basics
This workshop will provide some resources and high-level tips on how to plan for backing up and organizing your own personal digital materials, such as photos, documents and recordings, to preserve your “born digital” information and make it last for future generations.
Thursday, April 4; 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 248), Hesburgh Library
· Using a Concordance
Concordances are centuries-old tools used to understand large volumes of text. Modern-day concordances also help the reader identify statistically significant keywords and word collocations, and navigate a text in question. This workshop will demonstrate a free, cross-platform concordance program called AntConc to do all of these things and more.
Thursday, April 4; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· 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.
Thursday, April 4; 5 to 7 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
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Research Study Participation Opportunity: Computer Vision Research Laboratory
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering invites Notre Dame students, faculty and staff who are between the ages of 18 and 65 to participate in this research study. For available times and to schedule an appointment, please see calendar.app.google/NGJZRbR9PKt666Rc8. Participants will receive a gift card of $20.
Monday, April 1, through Wednesday, May 8; in Room 355C, Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering
Mondays: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesdays: noon to 3 p.m.
Wednesdays: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fridays: 3 to 5 p.m.
Faith and Service
Faithful Echoes: A Basil Moreau Hymn Sing
Come and sing some newly rediscovered hymns written by Blessed Basil Moreau! This informal singalong, led by musician Jonathan Hehn and theology professor Rev. Kevin Grove, C.S.C., will introduce several hymns from “Faithful Echoes,” a newly published collection of hymns by Blessed Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
Friday, April 5; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Rehearsal Room 329, Coleman-Morse Center
Health and Recreation
Artful Yoga
Engage with the museum as a space for well-being and inspiration. Join yoga instructor Steve Krojniewski in the galleries to relax and recharge while surrounded by works from the collection. Mats are provided or you can bring your own. Artful Yoga is free and open to all but is limited to the first 15 participants.
Thursday, April 4; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
A Rosie Run for Children
A Rosie Run for Children is a 5K fundraiser that is aiming to raise money for A Rosie Place for Children. ARP is a not-for-profit organization that provides respite care for children who are medically fragile. To continue providing exceptional care, they rely on the generosity of the community for support.
$32 to participate in the run, free to watch and cheer!
Saturday, April 6; 10 a.m. to noon starting at Gate E, Notre Dame Stadium
The Video Game Olympics
The Video Game Olympics is the Video Game Club’s biggest event of the year: a three-person team bracket tournament where student members of the tri-campus community will compete in a variety of video game genres and platforms. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams, and food from Raising Cane’s will be provided to all participants as well. The event is free!
Saturday, April 6; 4 to 8 p.m. in Room 210, Duncan Student Center
2024 Classroom Wellness Summit
Hosted by Active Minds, this will be the group’s second annual summit connecting students and faculty, discussing “What makes for a learning experience that supports mental wellness?” There will be highly engaging conversations, and summit takeaways will be shared with the Kaneb Center and Division of Student Affairs. Food and refreshments provided. Register online for food by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, April 4.
Sunday, April 7; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Reading Room, Jordan Hall of Science
Garden Plots Available!
Interested in getting outdoors, growing your own food and/or meeting new people? If yes to any or all of these questions, then sign up for a free garden plot at the Notre Dame Community Garden. Contact Julie Wilson (jwilso47@nd.edu) for more information. Plots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Lectures and Presentations
Lecture: “Protecting Competition in the American Economy”
Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general for the DOJ Antitrust Division, joins the American Constitution Society at Notre Dame Law School to discuss his advocacy for strong and meaningful antitrust enforcement and competition policy. Notre Dame Law Professor Roger Alford will moderate the discussion.
Tuesday, April 2; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1140, Eck Hall of Law
Lecture — “Eclipses in Outer Space: How Astrophysicists Use Eclipses of Other Stars to Find New Planets”
Lauren Weiss, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, will share how astrophysicists use eclipses of other stars to discover new planets, called exoplanets. Her goals are to understand the origin and evolution of planetary systems, assessing whether some exoplanets could be habitable. Free and open to the public. Part of the Our Universe Revealed series.
Tuesday, April 2; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the St. Joe County Public Library, 304 S. Main St., South Bend
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
Lecture — “The Birth of the Century: Chinese Thought at the Dawn of the Pacific Twentieth Century”
Wang Hui is a professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Tsinghua University in Beijing and the author of “The Rise of Modern Chinese Thought” (Harvard University Press, 2023). In 2008, Foreign Policy magazine named him one of the top 100 public intellectuals in the world. Lunch will be available for participants. Registration is required.
Thursday, April 4; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Digital Visualization Theater (Planetarium) Show: “Into the Shadow”
On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America from Mexico to Maine, and the South Bend area will experience 97 percent of totality. In preparation for this exciting solar event, Keith Davis, director of the DVT, will give three identical presentations in the 50-foot domed planetarium so you can learn all about solar eclipses. Free and open to the public, but ticketed.
Thursday, April 4; 6 to 7 p.m. in Room 100 (DVT), Jordan Hall of Science
Thursday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 5, 7 p.m.
Signs of the Times: “Diversity and Inclusion in South Bend”
Cynthia Simmons-Taylor, diversity and inclusion officer for the city of South Bend, will speak at the Center for Social Concerns as part of the monthly Signs of the Times series that connects campus to community experts around justice topics. Bring your lunch. Dessert and drinks will be provided.
Friday, April 5; noon to 1 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Lecture: “An Odyssey Through the Uncharted Waters of Post Lithium-Ion Batteries”
Join ND Energy and the Electrochemical Society Notre Dame Student Chapter for a lecture by John Muldoon, a 2002 alumnus and senior principal scientist at the Toyota Research Institute of North America. Muldoon will discuss advanced energy storage technologies and current developments in going “beyond lithium-ion” batteries.
Friday, April 5; 3 to 4 p.m. in Room 127, Nieuwland Science Hall
Roundtable: “(Re-)Introducing Vatican II”
Join the Cushwa Center for a roundtable discussion of Shaun Blanchard and Stephen Bullivant’s “Vatican II: A Very Short Introduction” (Oxford, 2023). A panel of Notre Dame faculty will provide opening remarks on the book. After the coauthors offer their own comments, the discussion will open for questions and answers with the larger group.
Friday, April 5; 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Rooms 205-207, McKenna Hall
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
Jay P. Dolan Seminar in American Religion
Stephen Bullivant of St. Mary’s University, London, will discuss his book “Nonverts: The Making of Ex-Christian America” (Oxford, 2022) at the Cushwa Center’s spring 2024 Jay P. Dolan Seminar in American Religion. Commentators for this seminar are Ruth Braunstein, University of Connecticut, and David Campbell, Notre Dame.
Saturday, April 6; 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Rooms 205-207, McKenna Hall
International Conference — “Benedict XVI’s Legacy: Unfinished Debates on Faith, Culture and Politics”
This international conference, hosted at Notre Dame, will engage select texts from Benedict XVI’s pontificate, considering their enduring and intergenerational import, and the legacy they point toward today. With talks by Rémi Brague, Tracey Rowland, Rev. Federico Lombardi, S.J., and Archbishop Charles Scicluna, among others. Register by Saturday, April 5. ND/SMC/HCC faculty, staff and students: free.
Sunday, April 7; 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Smith Ballroom, Morris Inn
Monday, April 8; 9 a.m.
Tuesday, April 9; 9 a.m.
Safety, Parking and Traffic
Eclipse Glasses Distribution
The solar eclipse that will cross North America on Monday, April 8, will require special eclipse glasses to view safely. Whether you watch at the ND Watch Party or elsewhere, please pick up your glasses within your school/college or at locations across campus. Those include the Welcome Desk at Duncan Student Center, 315 LaFortune Student Center, Jenkins Nanovic Forum, Great Hall at Hesburgh Center for International Studies and the Office of the Provost.
Social Gatherings
Acousticafé
Join SUB for its weekly concert where student performers will entertain the student body! If you would like to perform, please visit linktr.ee/subnd.
Thursday, April 4; 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Hagerty Family Café, Duncan Student Center
Pop-Up Gaeltacht
Gaeltachts are Irish-speaking regions. The Irish Club hopes to emulate the experiences one might have in a Gaeltacht at its Pop-Up Gaeltacht event, where students can learn Irish language vocabulary and engage with Irish culture through music, games and food. Bígí linn (join us)!
Saturday, April 6; 1 to 3 p.m. in Room 246, Hesburgh Library
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: Create a To-Do List on Your Canvas Dashboard
Your dashboard is presented in Card view by default, which organizes the view by course. But if you’d rather arrange your dashboard to show a weekly to-do list, switch to List view.
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Recycling Trivia Topic: Toter Talk
For this week’s trivia subject, Building Services and Sustainability will touch base on everything you ever wanted to know about Notre Dame’s humble, hard-working recycling toters on campus. Read the FAQ here, and answer the trivia question.