For the Week of February 19
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Spring Exhibit — “Mapping the Middle Ages: Marking Time, Space and Knowledge”
Take a journey through space created by the objects and mapmakers who used them in Rare Books and Special Collections’ spring exhibit, “Mapping the Middle Ages: Marking Time, Space and Knowledge,” curated by David T. Gura, curator of ancient and medieval manuscripts.
Mondays through Fridays through July 31, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Visualizing Matthew 25
During this Lenten season, come together in the museum to explore and reflect on the parable of the goats and sheep in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 25:31-46). Through conversations about works of art and personal reflection in the galleries, discover how you can embrace and live out the Biblical passage. Free, but registration is required.
Thursday, Feb. 22; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Saturday, Feb. 24; 1 to 3 p.m.
Films
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: “20 Days in Mariupol”
After nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, for the Associated Press, Mstyslav Chernov makes his feature film debut with “20 Days in Mariupol.” The film draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. A conversation with panelists will follow this event.
Tuesday, Feb. 20; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
“Dumb Money”
The Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI) is hosting a private screening of feature film “Dumb Money.” This is a free but ticketed event. There are limited tickets, so sign up to reserve yours now! Admission includes one food item and one beverage from the concession stand courtesy of NDIGI.
Tuesday, Feb. 20; 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Screening of ESPN’s 30 for 30 Film “Catholics vs. Convicts”
Join director Patrick Creadon for a viewing of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary “Catholics vs. Convicts,” his 2016 film about the 1988 football game between Notre Dame and the University of Miami. The film will be followed by Q&A with Creadon, Digger O’Brien of NFL Films and American studies Professor Katie Walden, and some giveaways! Free and open to all.
Wednesday, Feb. 21; 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 120, DeBartolo Hall
“La Llorona” (2019)
Accused of the genocide of Mayan people, a retired general is trapped in his home by massive protests. Abandoned by his staff, he and his family must face the devastating truth of his actions and the growing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students, free for ND students.
Thursday, Feb. 22; 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Poor Things” (2023)
Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Favourite,” “The Lobster”) amps up the fantasy volume on his latest, recently receiving 11 Oscar nominations. Adapted from Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel, “Poor Things” follows Bella (Emma Stone), resurrected after death with a blank slate and who relearns the world’s ways through self-discoveries and liberations. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Thursday, Feb. 22; 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, Feb. 23; 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24; 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25; 4 p.m.
Ukrainian Film Screening and Panel: “There Will Be No Lessons Today or Tomorrow”
Two years since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Nanovic Institute will gather with the Notre Dame community to view a short film about a group of teenagers caught between their long-awaited dance and the destruction of the war. A virtual discussion with the filmmakers will follow. Lunch is available while supplies last.
Friday, Feb. 23; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
The Met Opera: Live in HD — “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” (Anthony Davis)
Anthony Davis’ groundbreaking opera finally arrives at the Met. The theater luminary and Tony-nominated director of “Slave Play,” Robert O’Hara, oversees an Afrofuturist new staging that imagines Malcolm as an everyman whose story transcends time and space. An exceptional cast enlivens the operatic retelling of the civil rights leader’s life. $23 adult, $16 child/student.
Saturday, Feb. 24; 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” (1985)
Mark Holton plays spoiled Francis, who covets his neighbor Pee-wee’s red retro bike. When Pee-wee (Paul Reubens) refuses to sell, his bike gets stolen, and he embarks on a memorable road trip to retrieve it. Pee-wee’s adventure takes him to memorable spots like the Alamo and biker bars before he ultimately heads into the movies! $1.
Sunday, Feb. 25; 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
9-1-1 Comanchería and Comanche-centric Theater: A Short Play Reading and Discussion
This honors the late Oneida comic and TV writer Charlie Hill during a Comanche man’s creative conversation with a 9-1-1 operator about her west Texas town’s centennial “celebration” in the 1970s. Free but ticketed.
Thursday, Feb. 22; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Italian Concert — “Unica: Italian Women Center Stage”
Join faculty and students for a wonderful evening of live Italian music. This concert is a free but ticketed event sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies.
Thursday, Feb. 22; 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Welcome Desk Concert
Listen to an acoustic set by featured student performers while enjoying a discount on refreshments at Ivan’s Café! This event is sponsored by the Student Programming Committee, which works to creatively connect the museum to student life on campus.
Friday, Feb. 23; 3 to 3:45 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Emmet Cohen Quintet
Pianist Emmet Cohen, an exceptional improviser and composer, puts his inspired quintet at the service of South Bend’s touring jazz scene and Notre Dame’s Collegiate Jazz Festival. Known for being the creator of “Live from Emmet’s Place,” an extraordinary weekly livestream series, Cohen’s program is a guaranteed showstopper on a very jazzy weekend. $33 adult, $31 faculty/staff, $15 student/child, $10 ND student.
Saturday, Feb. 24; 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Beatrice Rana, Piano
Beatrice Rana makes her Presenting Series recital debut with some of the most demanding, dazzling music written for piano. Evocative and hypnotic pieces by Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Debussy move from avenues of cypresses to moonlit terraces before the western wind whisks us to an enchanted island. Rana closes with Liszt’s monumental “B minor Sonata.” $45 adult, $43 faculty/staff, $20 student/child, $10 ND student.
Sunday, Feb. 25; 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Bengal Bouts Boxing Tournament
Come support the men’s boxing team as it enters the ring to raise money for the Holy Cross Missions in Bangladesh. Tickets are $20 from a boxer or $30 online/at the door (all rounds included).
Showcase bouts: Monday, Feb. 19; 7 p.m. in the Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
Semifinals: Tuesday, Feb. 20; 7 p.m. in the Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
Finals: Saturday, Feb. 24; 7 p.m. in Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center
Awards and Competitions
Funding Opportunity for Graduate Students
All full-time graduate students are encouraged to apply for the 2024-26 Lucy Graduate Scholars cohort for a two-year term. Graduate Scholars will receive a $3,000 stipend/year and will be ambassadors for an interdisciplinary research community through the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society.
Info sessions: Monday, Feb. 26; 2 to 3 p.m. via Zoom
Friday, March 1; 2 p.m.
2024 University Faculty Awards Nominations
The Office of the Provost coordinates eight awards that recognize faculty excellence in research, teaching and service to the University; signal milestone accomplishments and contributions across the disciplines; and celebrate outstanding members of the Notre Dame community. Faculty, academic staff and students can nominate a faculty member for any of these awards. Nominations are open through Monday, March 4.
Apply for Summer Research Grants
Notre Dame undergraduates (in any major) are invited to apply for summer research grants. The grants are intended for Notre Dame juniors pursuing an interest that relates to the research agendas of the Kellogg Institute (human development and democracy) or the Kroc Institute (international peace and justice). Several grants of up to $5,000 are awarded each year. The deadline is Monday, March 4.
Deadlines or Registrations
International Student Global Unity Showcase
Join in for an evening of vibrant performances, delectable international cuisine and engaging cultural exhibitions. It’s more than just an event — it’s a celebration of unity, understanding and the strength that comes from embracing our differences. Registration and nomination information online.
Monday, Feb. 26; 6 to 8 p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack
Lyons and Johnson Family Halls are co-hosting a Mobile Food Pack service event with Feed My Starving Children. Register and learn more here.
Friday, March 1; 6 to 9 p.m. in Stepan Center
Saturday, March 2; 10 a.m. to noon; 1 to 3 p.m.; and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Stepan Center
Spring Dissertation and Thesis Camp
Sponsored by the Hesburgh Libraries and the University Writing Center, this week-long writing retreat, March 11-15, gives participants a chance to focus exclusively on their dissertation or thesis with few distractions. Coffee, tea, lunch and snacks are provided. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, March 8.
Campus Crucifix Initiative Student Art Contest
The Campus Crucifix Initiative has announced a competition for students, both undergraduate and graduate, to create crucifixes that could be displayed in classrooms on campus, where they will inspire Notre Dame students for years to come. The deadline is Monday, March 18. Find contest guidelines, judging criteria and more information on the website campuscrucifixes.nd.edu/contest.
Shamrock Leadership Series First-Year Institute
The Student Activities Office announces that applications are open for the Shamrock Leadership Series First-Year Institute! This premier leadership program is open to all first-year students to strengthen and expand your capacity of leadership by interacting with leaders in the field, connecting with peers and much more. Review the flyer with QR code for more details. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 1.
Sessions: Tuesdays, March 19, March 26 and April 2; 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
Deals and Discounts
Pickup and Drop-Off Catering February Tote Promotion and Loyalty Program
Order pickup and delivery catering for your next event and receive loyalty points. Each $1 you spend is equal to one point. Once you reach 500 points, you’ll be eligible for the loyalty program and receive rewards that can be redeemed on future pickup and delivery catering orders. Order this month and receive an Experience Notre Dame tote bag with your purchase.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Black Domers 2
The Black Alumni of Notre Dame and ThinkND invite you to explore experiences of Black alumni and students, imagine the future of social justice, convene Black entrepreneurial and business trailblazers, nurture Black well-being and cultivate Black spirituality. Register here.
Thursday, Feb. 22; 7 to 8 p.m. virtually
Film and Discussion: “Rustin”
Join the Notre Dame community in watching the new biopic about civil rights activist, Notre Dame Trustee and openly gay Black man, Bayard Rustin, as he helps change the course of civil rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington. The film will be followed by a 5 p.m. discussion and happy hour at Legends. The film screening is free.
Friday, Feb. 23; 3 to 5 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Educational and Research Opportunities
International Security Studies Info Night — Interdisciplinary Minor at NDISC
Sponsored by the Notre Dame International Security Center. Review the flyer and QR code. Pizza will be provided.
Thursday, Feb. 22; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
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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.
· Using the Distant Reader
This workshop is useful to anybody across campus 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, Feb. 20; 3:30 to 4:30 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, Feb. 21; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), 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 key words 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, Feb. 22; 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.
Friday, Feb. 23; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
Faith and Service
FaithND Audio Daily Gospel Reflection
This Lent, try adding something. FaithND’s popular Daily Gospel Reflection is now available in audio form. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to receive the daily Gospel with a short reflection from a member of the Notre Dame family — right in your podcast feed!
FaithND’s Lenten Perspectives: The Art of the Raclin Murphy Museum
Throughout Lent, join the Alumni Association and FaithND for this online video reflection series exploring some of the most significant liturgical paintings of the Raclin Murphy Museum collection, challenging you to contemplate prayer, fasting, sinfulness, mercy, grace and God’s infinite love from the perspectives of the artist’s gaze.
EXALT Adoration
Meg Hunter-Kilmer, the interim coordinator of spirituality in Campus Ministry, will offer a brief reflection followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and praise and worship led by Totus Tuus. Confessions and prayer teams will also be available, with a social to follow.
Friday, Feb. 23; 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Lyons Hall Chapel
Campus Ministry’s Social Justice Retreat
Come get to know like-minded students who are inspired by their faith to build a just world. No matter where you are on your spiritual journey (even if you aren’t sure how to answer that!), all are welcome. Please confirm your attendance with this form by Friday, Feb. 23.
Saturday, Feb. 24; 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the lounge, Coleman-Morse Center
Health and Recreation
Home Under the Dome: Winter Edition
Wondering how your living space can support your well-being this winter? As a part of the “Create the Light: Cultivating Winter Well-Being” campaign, join McWell’s GROW Peer Educators for succulent potting and painting, a DIY hot cocoa bar, a DIY lotion bar and a cozy winter atmosphere.
Tuesday, Feb. 20; 6 to 8 p.m. in Midfield Commons, Duncan Student Center
Illuminate Your Creativity at “Create to Illuminate”
Unleash your inner artist and brighten up the winter evenings with a touch of color and light. Join McWell and Campus Ministry for a unique, free event that promises a cozy atmosphere where you can decorate stained-glass images and craft a glass faux candle, to carry some warmth back home with you. Snacks provided!
Wednesday, Feb. 21; 5 to 7 p.m. in the Dooley Room (Room 102), LaFortune Student Center
Create the Light Scavenger Hunt
The Create the Light Peaceful Places Scavenger Hunt continues! Get outside and visit all eight places on campus before Friday, Feb. 23, and claim your prize of warm, fuzzy socks! For clues visit bit.ly/lighthunt.
Lectures and Presentations
Virtual Flash Panel: “Defunding Russia’s War Against Ukraine”
David Cortright, professor emeritus of the practice at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and Anna Romandash, an award-winning journalist from Ukraine and a ’22 master of global affairs graduate, will share the results of their study on the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia. This virtual panel will air on Zoom and YouTube.
Monday, Feb. 19; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. online
Seminar – “China’s Gambit: The Calculus of Coercion”
Ketian Vivian Zhang is an assistant professor of international security at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. She studies rising powers, coercion, economic statecraft and maritime disputes in international relations and social movements in comparative politics, with a regional focus on China and East Asia. Part of the Notre Dame International Security Center Seminar Series.
Tuesday, Feb. 20; 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls, and via Zoom
Undergraduate Program Dinner: Professions in Peacebuilding
Students from any major or department are invited to join the Undergraduate Program in Peace Studies for its first program meeting and dinner of the semester. Current peace studies students are encouraged to bring a friend! This session will focus on career pathways, fellowship opportunities and incorporating peace studies in your postgraduate work.
Tuesday, Feb. 20; 6 to 8 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Campus Community Invited to Participate in Downtown South Bend Planning Process
Members of the University community are invited to participate in a series of meetings this month marking the launch of the downtown South Bend planning process, formally known as “Envision Downtown 2045.”
· “Hey Downtown … Are You Surviving or Thriving?”
Tuesday, Feb. 20; 6 to 7 p.m. in Leighton Auditorium, St. Joseph County Public Library Community Learning Center, 305 S. Michigan St., South Bend
· Envision Downtown 2045
Discuss what a successful Downtown South Bend would look like in 20 years.
Thursday, Feb. 22; noon to 6 p.m. in Beutter-Kernan Hall, St. Joseph County Public Library Community Learning Center, 305 S. Michigan St., South Bend
Information Session: Sports and Sports Media Internships
Join SMAC Internship Coordinator Professor Chris Becker and James Biddick of the Meruelo Center for Career Development to learn about internship opportunities in the sports and sports media industries. They will discuss ways to find internships, share best practices and tips and answer your questions. All students welcome.
Tuesday, Feb. 20; 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 208, DeBartolo Hall
Presentation — “Measuring Performance: Temporality, Technology and Track & Field”
Come learn about research that investigates the relationships between track and field, gender, the stopwatch, and representations of the athletic body as machine. Studying how “superiority” narratives from sport are translated into social, political and economic contexts in regards to race, gender, sexuality, dis(ability) and class allows sport scholars to address inequities across the sporting landscape.
Wednesday, Feb. 21; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Room B043, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Film Screening and Conversation: “Join or Die” (A Notre Dame Forum Keynote Event on “The Future of Democracy”)
An exclusive screening of “Join or Die,” a movie about why you should join a club, and why the fate of America depends on it. Featuring a post-film Q&A with Robert Putnam, Emeritus Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School and author of “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.”
Wednesday, Feb. 21; 7 to 9 p.m. in Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Lecture: “Slave Trading and the Imagination of the Body in the Early Modern South Atlantic”
This lecture, which is part of the Health, Humanities and Society Speaker Series, explores how 16th- and 17th-century slave trading in the South Atlantic and Mediterranean shaped quantifiable human body concepts. Pablo Gomez, associate professor of history and the history of medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, delves into the violent mathematics that institutionalized body quantification, labor, health and disease.
Thursday, Feb. 22; 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 125, DeBartolo Hall, and via Zoom
A Conversation with Arlene Foster, Former First Minister of Northern Ireland
This “Women in Leadership” series will bring to campus women from across the island of Ireland who are leaders in the fields of politics, civic society, business and beyond. Arlene Foster, Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee and former first minister of Northern Ireland (2016-17, 2020-21), is in conversation with Colin Barr, professor of modern history in the Keough School of Global Affairs and director of the Clingen Family Center for the Study of Modern Ireland. Foster will discuss her personal political trajectory, her experience as the first female first minister of Northern Ireland’s devolved government at Stormont, and her subsequent work as a broadcaster, writer and political commentator.
Thursday, Feb. 22; 5 to 6:30 p.m. with a reception from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the private dining rooms, Morris Inn
Lunchtime Book Presentation: “Dante’s Blood” by Anne Leone
The Center for Italian Studies hosts a lunchtime book presentation of Syracuse University professor Anne Leone’s book “Dante’s Blood,” as part of the fourth edition of “The Three Crowns: Texts and Contexts of Medieval Italy” series. Free and open to the public.
Friday, Feb. 23; noon to 1 p.m. in the Romance Languages Conference Room (Room 344), Decio Faculty Hall
Lecture – “Palestine/Israel: Lessons from South Africa”
In this lecture, Rev. Allan Boesak will describe how South Africa interprets Israel’s campaign in Gaza. Drawing from his own experience, he will address the role of Christian and interfaith values of justice and human dignity in confronting this extraordinary catastrophe in the Middle East. Ebrahim Moosa will chair the event.
Friday, Feb. 23; noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library
Human Development Conference — “Power of the People: Uplifting Global Communities”
This year’s Human Development Conference seeks to highlight the importance of localization and ownership agendas within the development sphere. Register online.
Friday, Feb. 23; 4 to 5:45 p.m. in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Saturday, Feb. 24; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Jenkins-Nanovic Halls, and virtually
Labor Café – “Supply Chain Stakeholders: Who’s Responsible for Upholding the Dignity of Labor?”
The Labor Café convenes the Notre Dame community for casual conversation on contemporary questions about work, workers and workplaces. All people are welcome, and all opinions are entertained. Patrick Murray, a sophomore majoring in the Program of Liberal Studies and economics, will lead this session.
Friday, Feb. 23; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Virtues & Vocations — “Hope and Peril in American Medicine”
Ricardo Nuila, an internal medicine doctor and hospitalist in his hometown of Houston, is the author of “The People’s Hospital: Stories and Lessons from a Safety Net Healthcare System.” There will be time for audience questions.
Monday, Feb. 26; noon to 1 p.m. online
Social Gatherings
Multi-Language Reading Club
Join other language learners in this multi-language reading club. Spend an hour relaxing and reading for fun in the company of others. Bring a foreign language book, magazine or newspaper, or read one from the library collection.
Monday, Feb. 19; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Collaboration Hub (Room 120), Hesburgh Library
English Conversation Table
This is a great chance to practice English with both native and non-native speakers and to make some new friends in the process. It is free and open to anyone at Notre Dame.
Friday, Feb. 23; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 220E, Bond Hall
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
IT Maintenance Begins Feb. 24
Beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, through 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, Office of Information Technology systems engineers will perform a variety of planned maintenance activities and upgrades. Many IT services may be unavailable for some or all of the maintenance period.
Canvas Tip: Messaging Through Canvas
Students and instructors are able to send messages through the Canvas Inbox. This Inbox can be filtered by course, and includes copies of announcements and other messaging done from within the course.