For the Week of April 25
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Gallery of European Studies
Join the Nanovic Institute for European Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs as it celebrates works, projects and publications by faculty fellows from the prior year at an outdoor exhibit, with yard signs showcasing the accomplishments. Refreshments will be available.
Wednesday, April 27; 2 to 4 p.m. on the quad east of Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Thursday, April 28 (rain date for reception)
Films
“Excalibur” (1981)
The Knights of the Round Table are convened, thus unifying a nation — however, Arthur faces many challenges within Camelot. With the assistance of the sorcerer Merlin, Arthur pursues both love and the Holy Grail. Discussion with Professor Daniel Hobbins to follow. $2 tickets. Free for ND, SMC, HC and IUSB students.
Tuesday, April 26; 7:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Film: “The Loyola Project” (2022)
In 1963, at the height of the civil rights movement, the Loyola Ramblers of Chicago broke racial barriers and changed college basketball forever. Now nearly 60 years later, this legendary team is reexamined by Loyola basketball player and co-captain Lucas Williamson. Free but ticketed.
Thursday, April 28; 7 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, April 29; 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30; 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 1; 3 p.m.
“Spirited Away” (2001)
In this Studio Ghibli animated feature by Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, 10-year-old Chihiro and her parents stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her parents are turned into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku, who explains that the park is a resort for supernatural beings and that she must work there to free them. Fac/Staff: $6. Students: $4.
Friday, April 29; 6:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, April 30; 3 and 9:30 p.m.
Performances
Unchained Melodies Spring Concert
Come celebrate the end of classes with joyous singing in the name of our Lord! From traditional hymns to contemporary bops, it’s all here.
Tuesday, April 26; 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the ballroom, LaFortune Student Center
Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott [Sold Out]
Classical music’s most celebrated artist, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, is joined by his longtime friend and collaborator, Kathryn Stott. There is one word for your chance to hear a live performance by one of the most influential and best-selling classical artists alive: unmissable.
Wednesday, April 27; 7:30 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Doctor of Musical Arts Conducting Recital with the Concordia Choir and Chamber Orchestra
“Tempus: A Doctor of Musical Arts Final Recital” by Filipino conductor Emmanuel de Leon Jr. This concert will feature Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” and the world premiere of “Pastol” by a Filipino composer, Eudenice Palaruan. Free but ticketed.
Thursday, April 28; 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Michiana Young Playwrights Project
Staged readings of new 10-minute plays written by local middle and high school students and performed by Notre Dame theater students. Free but ticketed.
Saturday, April 30; 7 p.m. in the Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Be-Spoken” with Emorja Roberson DMA ’22
“Be-Spoken” is a musical work written by Emorja Roberson DMA ’22 and collaborative artist Anthony Walker. It explores the stories of Black people in America through spoken word, gospel and hip-hop. The featured artists are Chavis T Gill, Anthony “Tony” Walker, Donishisa Ballard and 2021 Grammy winner Ledisi. Fac/Staff: $24. Students: $10.
Saturday, April 30; 7:30 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
Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Pedagogy Fellowship
Applications for the 2022-23 Navari Family CDS Pedagogy Fellowship Program are being accepted through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 27. The NFCDS Pedagogy Fellowship is an opportunity for Notre Dame doctoral students to build their teaching expertise, gain instructional experience and engage in a community of practice.
BIPH 2022/23 Berry Family Foundation Graduate Fellowships
The Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health is accepting applications for the Berry Family Foundation Graduate Fellowships. Two fellowships providing 12 months of full stipend support will be awarded. The application deadline is Friday, April 29.
Closures, Limited Hours and Cancellations
Hesburgh Library Building Hours through Final Exams
The Hesburgh Library will be open 24 hours through Thursday, May 5. Find all branch and service desk hours at http://library.nd.edu/hours.
Deadlines or Registrations
Adult Draft Hockey League
Compton Family Ice Arena has Adult Draft Hockey League up and running again! Join the 21+ adult hockey league, get drafted by a captain and play a session of fun hockey. It’s a great workout, plus there are B and C league teams available. $160.
League Dates: Thursdays, June 30 through Aug. 18; 8 to 10:30 p.m. in Compton Family Ice Arena
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.
∙ Personal Digital Preservation Basics
This workshop will provide tips on how to organize and preserve your personal digital materials to make them available for future generations.
Monday, April 25; 2 to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
Tuesday, April 26; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 26; 2 to 3 p.m.
Wednesday, April 27; 2 to 3 p.m.
∙ Intro to Github and Markdown
Learn the basic functions of contributing to a repository and writing documents in its preferred plain-text format, markdown.
Tuesday, April 26; 1 to 2 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
∙ Introduction to Adobe Fresco
Get started using Adobe Fresco, a great app for anyone entering the exciting world of digital illustration.
Wednesday, April 27; 2 to 3 p.m. virtually
Student Publication Opportunity: AnthrocentricND
Anthrocentric, the Department of Anthropology’s undergraduate journal, is accepting submissions for its 2022 edition. This student-run journal publishes pieces from all disciplines including papers, videos, art or other forms of student work. The deadline is Sunday, May 1. Submissions can be made here. Email anthrocentricnd@gmail.com with questions.
Faith and Service
Catholic Mass in Portuguese
All are welcome to join the celebration of Christ with a Mass and liturgy in Portuguese with officiant Rev. Antônio Lemos. Guidance in both English and Portuguese will be provided. For more information or if you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Eva Hoeckner (ehoeckn2@nd.edu).
Tuesday, April 26; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Geddes Hall Chapel
Blood Drive
Sign up at https://givebloodnow.com or via the flyer’s QR code. Sponsored by the Department of Mathematics and the College of Science.
Friday, April 29; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the bloodmobile parked outside Gate E, Duncan Student Center
Health and Recreation
Refresh with McWell
Join McWell’s GROW peer educators to refresh during reading days. Take a break and stop by to pick up some berries, trail mix, face masks and other goodies, or relax in a hammock and enjoy some meditative music!
Wednesday, April 27; 2 to 4 p.m. in the VizLab (second floor), Hesburgh Library
Lectures and Presentations
Virtues and Vocations: “Honesty and Moral Character in Work”
Virtues and Vocations is a national forum across disciplines considering how best to cultivate character in pre-professional and professional education. This session is presented by Taya Cohen, associate professor, Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. Register online for this virtual event.
Monday, April 25; noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom
Presentation — “The Convergence of Science and Theology: Activating the Church to Invest in Young Children Globally”
The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child opens its first colloquia with a presentation facilitated by Neil Boothby and Rev. Lou DelFra, C.S.C., with guests from Catholic Relief Services, World Vision and Notre Dame. Refreshments provided.
Monday, April 25; 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Remick Commons, Visitation Hall
Virtual Book Launch: “Kill the Documentary: A Letter to Filmmakers, Students and Scholars”
Can the documentary be useful? Can a film change how its viewers think about the world and their potential role in it? Jill Godmilow, award-winning director and FTT professor emerita, issues an urgent call for a new kind of nonfiction filmmaking. The book launch is moderated by Donald Crafton, FTT endowed professor emeritus. RSVP to receive the link.
Monday, April 25; 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom
Intersectionality Roundtable: International Perspectives from Former Kroc Institute Scholars
Join the Kroc Institute for a discussion with four former visiting fellows who have drawn on intersectional themes to inform their research and teaching. Featuring Justin de Leon, Janna Hunter Bowman, Marcos S. Scauso and Elena B. Stavrevska.
Tuesday, April 26; 4 to 5 p.m. via Zoom webinar
Lecture: “Climate Wars”
Presented by Neta C. Crawford, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Boston University. Her teaching focuses on international relations theory, international ethics and normative change.
Tuesday, April 26; 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Reilly Center Undergraduate Symposium
The John J. Reilly Center is hosting an end-of-year symposium to honor the success of its undergraduate students. The catered event will include student poster presentations, an awards ceremony, alumni panel and a keynote address by Deirdre Cooper Owens, the Charles and Linda Wilson Professor in the History of Medicine and director of the Humanities in Medicine Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Tuesday, April 26; 4:30 to 8 p.m. in the auditorium and atrium, Eck Visitors Center
Careers and the Common Good Series
This series is an opportunity for current students to meet with alumni and friends of the Center for Social Concerns to learn about their career paths and answer any questions. Welcome Katie-Rose (Hoover) Imbriano ’07, grants specialist at the Nature Conservancy. Dinner provided to those who RSVP.
Tuesday, April 26; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 209, Remick Family Hall
Presentation: “Winding Electrons in Quantum Materials”
Among the tens of thousands of materials that exist, a few secretly exhibit an identical quantum behavior despite being built from different atoms into different shapes. After decades, scientists now understand this mysterious quantum behavior and how it arises from electrons “winding” around the material. Yi-Ting Hsu, assistant professor of physics, will describe how the structure of topology produces the exotic properties of these materials.
Tuesday, April 26; 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 101, Jordan Hall of Science
Mexico Virtual Lecture Series — “The Pregnant Moms’ Empowerment Program in Mexico:
A Culturally Adapted Intervention to Address the Intergenerational Effects of Intimate Partner Violence”
According to national statistics, more than 40 percent of women in Mexico have experienced intimate partner violence. However, culturally appropriate evidence-based treatment is rarely available. To address this need, Laura Miller-Graff and Cecilia Martinez-Torteya adapted the Pregnant Moms’ Empowerment Program.
Wednesday, April 27; noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom
Asian American Distinguished Speaker Series: “Honoring Heritage, Advancing Representation”
Marcus Freeman, the Dick Corbett Head Football Coach, will share his perspective on his Asian identity and representation for the Asian American Distinguished Speaker Series, sponsored by the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. With FTT Professor Tarryn Chun. Free but ticketed.
Wednesday, April 27; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Lecture — “Beyond the West: Nationalism, Religious Literacy and the War in Ukraine”
Featuring John Rees, professor of politics and international relations, University of Notre Dame Australia. This lecture will explore how the lead-up to war in Ukraine tragically exposed liberal blind spots toward nationalism and religion, and why unlearning these habits will aid in the struggle for peace.
Free and open to the public.
Thursday, April 28; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Interview and Lecture — “Wellness and Sustainability: The Future of The Restaurant Industry”
Chef Rick Bayless brings his award-winning talents to campus in the Visiting Chefs series by University Enterprises and Events. He will provide a meal followed by a public talk. Review the poster.
Cooking Demonstration
Join Chef Bayless for a book giveaway and cooking demonstration. Open to all with meal plans and members of the campus community with purchase of meal at the door.
Thursday, April 28; 12:30 p.m. in North Dining Hall
Interview and Lecture
Join Chef Bayless as he takes questions and discusses the current state of the restaurant industry and what he sees as its future. Book giveaway and signing after lecture. Open to all.
2 p.m. in Carey Auditorium (ground floor), Hesburgh Library (new location)
“A Conversation With: Condoleezza Rice”
Hosted by University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., and featuring the 66th U.S. Secretary of State and Notre Dame alumna discussing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, women’s leadership, the 50th anniversary of women undergraduates at Notre Dame and collegiate athletics. The event is free and open to the campus and broader communities on a first-come-first-served basis. It will be live-streamed at go.nd.edu/RiceEvent.
Thursday, April 28; 2 p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business, and live-streamed
Discussion — “Do Ask, Do Tell: The Value and Impact of Self-Identification for LGBTQ+ and Veteran Communities”
We will discuss what it means to be proud of the labels and identities we all hold and how to be an advocate, not just an ally. Sponsored by the Mendoza LGBTQ+ and Ally Club and the MBA Vets Club.
Guest speakers include Eric Alva, a retired USMC staff sergeant who introduced the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, and Alphonso David, a global civil rights, human rights and LGBTQ+ lawyer and advocate. Register by Wednesday, April 27. Open to all students, faculty and staff.
Thursday, April 28; 5 p.m. in Room 205, Stayer Center
National Endowment for the Humanities Lecture — “The Good in Pigs: New Materialism and Colonial Ireland”
NEH Fellow Colleen Taylor examines the development of Irish literature by focusing on the agency of objects both in and outside of the text. How can we re-read and reframe Irish culture under colonialism by looking at the details and agency of materiality — for example, a coin or a pig? Three distinguished panelists will respond to her talk.
Friday, April 29; 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls, and via Zoom
Change Management Workshop: “Engaging Sponsors at Notre Dame”
What is the No. 1 reason projects succeed? Sponsors who follow the ABCs of sponsorship. Attend this online workshop that features a panel of individuals who have served as sponsors or worked with sponsors on Notre Dame projects. Tips about how to help sponsors with their role will also be included. A calendar invitation will be sent with the Zoom meeting link.
Friday, April 29; 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom
Social Gatherings
Notre Dame Day
Notre Dame Day is back! Join the ND community to celebrate all things Notre Dame with an award-winning live broadcast and a crowdfunding campaign. This year, more than 900 teams, causes, clubs and residence halls will raise money and compete for a share of $500,000 in special challenge funds and prizes. Notre Dame Day is your opportunity to strengthen the areas of campus that matter most to you. The broadcast goes from 6:42 p.m. to midnight Sunday, April 24, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6:42 p.m. to midnight April 25. Join the fun at notredameday.nd.edu.
English Conversation Table
The English Conversation Table meets twice a month and is a great chance to practice English with both native and non-native speakers and to make some new friends in the process. It’s free and open to anyone at Notre Dame. For more information and to be added to the participants’ email list, contact Josh Barthuly or Lea Barthuly.
Friday, April 29; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 334, Bond Hall
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: Use Canvas’ What-If Feature to Predict Course Grades
If you’re wondering how your finals could affect your grade, you can calculate your potential score with Canvas’ What-If feature. Current course grades may not be visible in all courses.
Graduates: Don’t Lose Access to Your ND Files After You Graduate
Your Notre Dame NetID will be deactivated 60 days after you graduate. Be sure to transfer the files and other resources you want to keep from your Notre Dame account to a personal account. This includes your data in Google Drive, Gmail, Adobe and others, and must be completed before your account is disabled.
Also This Week ...
Academic Calendar Reminder
The Office of the Registrar reminds everyone that Monday classes will meet on both Monday, April 25, and Tuesday, April 26. More information.
Study at the Snite
Use the Snite Museum galleries as inspiring and quiet study spaces during this semester’s finals period. Tables and chairs are available along with snacks and art for you to enjoy.
Wednesday, April 27; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the galleries, Snite Museum of Art
Thursday, April 28; 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 29; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 30; noon to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 4; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.