For the Week of February 20
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Virtual Slow Look
Join the Snite Museum of Art for a slow look at Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s “View of Saint Peter’s Square and Basilica,” from “Views of Rome.” Tools of mindfulness meditation will be used as a way to approach and understand the print through a guided look. Registration required.
Tuesday, Feb. 21; 12:30 to 1 p.m. via Zoom
Opening of the Student Research Exhibition: “Ukrainian Art as Protest and Resilience”
Over the recent winter break, 11 undergraduate students researched various mediums of public art and their role in Ukraine’s fight for independence. Their research has culminated in a physical (through spring break) and online exhibition, which will sample the students’ chosen works that range from Ukrainian fashion to children’s art. Free and open to all. Opening remarks at 4:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 22; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Forum (first floor), Nanovic Hall (with opening remarks at 4:15 p.m.).
Physical exhibit on display through Wednesday, March 15, on the first-floor Forum of Nanovic Hall
AAHD Gallery Exhibition: “From Outside to Within” by Bill Kremer
The A|AH|D Gallery at Riley Hall announces this exhibition of photographs by Bill Kremer.
Mondays through Fridays beginning Thursday, Feb. 23, through Thursday, March 23; in Room 214, Riley Hall of Art
Arts of Dignity: Pokagon Art Collection Opening
Join the Center for Social Concerns and artists from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi in celebrating the new collection in Geddes Hall. Enjoy the art, learn about Potawatomi culture and identity and engage in conversation with the featured artists. Food and drink served.
Thursday, Feb. 23; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Exhibit Tour — “Printing the Nation: A Century of Irish Book Arts”
Join the Hesburgh Libraries for a curator-led tour of this spring Rare Books and Special Collections exhibit featuring books printed in Ireland from the early 20th century to this past decade, showing the development of Irish book art over the century.
Friday, Feb. 24; noon to 1 p.m. in Rare Books and Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Films
“The Missing Picture” (2013)
Rithy Panh’s “The Missing Picture” uses clay figures, archival footage and his narration to relay the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge in an effort to uncover the truth. This film is part of the Notre Dame Forum film series on War and Peace. Free but ticketed. Limit one ticket per person. 92 minutes.
Wednesday, Feb. 22; 7:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Girlfriends” (1978)
“Girlfriends” is a remarkably authentic vision of female relationships that has become a touchstone for makers of an entire subgenre of films and television shows about young women trying to make it in the big city. The film aptly captures the complexities and contradictions of women’s lives and relationships with wry humor and refreshing frankness. Faculty/Staff: $6. Free for ND, SMC, HC and IUSB students. 88 minutes.
Wednesday, Feb. 22; 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“A Tale of Love and Desire” (2021)
While at uni, an 18-year-old Frenchman of Algerian origin discovers a collection of sensual Arab literature and tries to resist his desires for a young Tunisian woman he has fallen in love with.
Faculty/Staff: $6. Free for ND, SMC, HC and IUSB students. 102 minutes.
Thursday, Feb. 23; 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films (2022)
See the Oscar-nominated animated short films at the Browning Cinema. Films include adult or mature content. Not recommended for young children. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4. 97 minutes.
Thursday, Feb. 23; 9:30 to 11 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Feb. 25; 9:30 p.m.
Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films (2022)
See the Oscar-nominated documentary short films at the Browning Cinema. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4. 115 minutes.
Friday, Feb. 24; 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Feb. 25; 3 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 26; 4 p.m.
Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films (2022)
See the Oscar-nominated live action short films at the Browning Cinema. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4. 115 minutes.
Friday, Feb. 24; 9:30 to 11:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Feb. 25; 6:30 p.m.
“Daddy Day Care” (2003)
Charlie (Eddie Murphy) teams with his buddy (Jeff Garlin) to open an in-home day care. Hilarity ensues as the dad duo faces various challenges with watching the children while unwanted attention from their biggest competitor threatens their blossoming business. $1. 92 minutes.
Sunday, Feb. 26; 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
Performance Reading: “History of Skywriting” by Anne Carson
The Creative Writing Program hosts acclaimed poet, essayist, professor of classics and translator Anne Carson for a performance reading. Free but ticketed.
Wednesday, Feb. 22; 7 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Sandeen Memorial Poetry Reading by Anne Carson
Anne Carson, a poet, essayist, professor of classics and translator, will share a poetry reading of soon-to-be-published new works. Her honors and awards are many, including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation and the American Academy in Berlin. Free but ticketed.
Thursday, Feb. 23; 5 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Theater: “Dawn’s Early Light”
Presented by Notre Dame Film, Television and Theatre this is a new musical by Solomon Duane ’24. This production addresses today’s issues in a historic 1940s world filled with big band music, swing dance and the flashing colors of the WWII home front. “Dawn’s Early Light” follows an Italian American family living in Buffalo, New York. When Tommy Zucchiatti decides to enlist in the military, his immigrant father resists. How much must the family sacrifice to hold on to their American dream? Student $7, Faculty/Staff/Senior (65+) $12, General $15.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23, 24 and 25; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Sunday, Feb. 26; 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 2, 3 and 4; 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 5; 2:30 p.m.
Collegiate Jazz Festival
Notre Dame’s 65th annual Collegiate Jazz Festival features performances by seven collegiate jazz groups. Free but ticketed.
Friday, Feb. 24; 7 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Feb. 25; 1 p.m.
Kendrick Oliver and the New Life Jazz Orchestra
Tubist Kendrick Oliver’s band, featuring the octave-leaping tenor of vocalist Monica Anderson, unveils the stunning treasures of William James Basie Jr. — Count Basie — and the Kansas City Sound following the Collegiate Jazz Festival. Faculty/Staff: $23. Students: $10.
Saturday, Feb. 25; 7:30 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Fiestang: Kaluluwa
This year’s storyline follows a group of friends who discover an ’80s video game and play it throughout the show. Each level’s challenge is to overcome a mythological creature by participating in songs, dances and other performances representative of Filipino culture. Performed by students from the Filipino American Student Organization. Tickets are $5 when purchased at the LaFortune Student Center box office, $7 when purchased at the door.
Saturday, Feb. 25; 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Washington Hall
“Zwei Nachtigallen”: A Voice Recital
MSM students Erin Taylor and Joy Yelenosky will perform their first recital at Notre Dame. Taylor will perform Alban Berg’s “Sieben frühe Lieder,” as well as songs by Barbara Strozzi and Ned Rorem. Yelenosky will perform works by Handel, Schubert, Schumann, Bizet and Debussy.
Sunday, Feb. 26; 2:30 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.
Awards and Competitions
2023 Call for Lucy Graduate Scholars: Graduate Funding Opportunity
All full-time graduate students are encouraged to apply for the 2023-25 Lucy Graduate Scholars cohort for a two-year term. Graduate scholars will receive a $3,000 yearly stipend and will be ambassadors for an interdisciplinary research community through the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society. Information session dates can be found on the website.
Tuesday, Feb. 21; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom
Thursday, Feb. 23; 3 p.m.
Faculty and Staff 2023 Awards
Nominations are being accepted through Wednesday, March 15, for the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Dockweiler Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising and several other annual awards. To nominate someone, visit provost.nd.edu/awards, which also features background information on each award, including recent winners.
BIPH 2023 Summer Graduate Fellowships
The Berthiaume Institute announces that it is accepting applications for summer graduate research fellowships. This year, the institute will award up to 10 fellowships of $10,000 each, to cover the period of May 15 through Aug. 15. The application deadline is 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 17. Please apply at https://precisionhealth.nd.edu/opportunities/.
Deadlines or Registrations
Apply to Join the Club Coordination Council
The Club Coordination Council (CCC) is a branch of Student Government whose mission is to support undergraduate clubs, review new club applications, allocate Student Activity Fee funds to clubs and more. Undergraduates with a passion for the intersection of Student Government and clubs are needed to join the CCC! All applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24.
Irish Internship Program
The ND Irish Internship Program has opened new internship and research opportunities for the summer 2023 program (May 28 through July 22). Opportunities for students from all majors and academic backgrounds. Deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. Apply on the Dublin Global Gateway Handshake page.
Time Out for Tech — “Excel vs. Google Sheets: Are You Using the Right Tool?”
Are you using the right spreadsheet tool for your tasks? Excel isn’t the only game in town anymore. Come to this session and learn what Excel and Sheets each do best.
Tuesday, Feb. 28; 10 to 10:30 via Zoom
Panel Discussion — “Healing a Wounded World: Voices from the Bahá’í Tradition”
Humankind has long struggled with afflictions such as war, racism and gender inequality. Join the Ansari Institute to hear voices from the Baha’i tradition. Founded in the 19th century, this tradition teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people. Hear from Baha’i scholars on how we might build a more just and equitable world. Lunch will be provided. Register online.
Tuesday, Feb. 28; noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom webinar and in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
14th Annual Conference on Advancing Rare Disease Research, Therapy and Patient Advocacy
Join the Boler-Parseghian Center to hear from renowned researchers from across the country who will present on a variety of topics ranging from rare disease gene discovery, to designing new drugs, to academic-patient collaboration that advances rare disease research and more. For more information and to register click here.
Friday, March 3; 5 to 8 p.m. in Jordan Hall of Science
Saturday, March 4; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Harper Cancer Research Institute Annual Chili Cook-off
Prizes and bragging rights awarded! The proceeds benefit HCRI cancer research. Chili makers, email Aviva at cancer@nd.edu to reserve your spot. Cost is $10 for unlimited tastings for guests/non-chili chefs. $5 student rate. Questions? Email cancer@nd.edu.
Monday, March 6; 4 to 6 p.m. in the multipurpose room, Harper Hall
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Black History Week 2023: “Building for Tomorrow”
The Black Graduate in Management Club invites the campus community to celebrate Black History Week 2023: “Building for Tomorrow” by participating in a series of events, including a Sunday service, Pan Africa Day, hot chocolate and bake sale, networking banquet and a special secret event. Review the poster.
Monday, Feb. 20; 8 a.m. campus-wide
Tuesday, Feb. 21; 10 a.m. in the atrium, Mendoza College of Business
Wednesday, Feb. 22; noon in a secret location
Thursday, Feb. 23; 6 p.m. in the Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
Educational and Research Opportunities
Research Exploration Night
Hosted by Student Government and CUSE, Research Exploration Night is a first look into the world of research for students looking to engage in research opportunities. General information will be provided about research at Notre Dame and how to get involved on campus through labs, jobs, internships, etc., during the semester and summer.
Monday, Feb. 20; 6:30 to 8 p.m. in numerous rooms on the first floor, DeBartolo Hall
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on each workshop to see more details and to register.
∙ Introduction to Text Mining
This hands-on workshop affords participants the opportunity to 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 in order to find patterns and anomalies within it.
Tuesday, Feb. 21; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
∙ Cleaning Social Science Data with OpenRefine
A foundational part of your data work is preparing your data for analysis. Some of this preparation involves data cleaning, where errors in the data are identified and corrected or formatting is made consistent. This workshop will teach you to use OpenRefine to effectively clean and format data.
Tuesday, Feb. 21; 3:30 to 5 p.m. in 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 oncordances also help the reader identify statistically significant key words, 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.
Wednesday, Feb. 22; 2 to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
∙ Market Research: Using Data to Find Your Target Market
Learn to use analytical tools such as SimplyAnalytics, Social Explorer and select government resources to determine potential markets for products and services. This session highlights a number of market research tools provided by the Mahaffey Business Library that are often overlooked.
Wednesday, Feb. 22; 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. in Room L062, Mendoza College of Business
∙ Using Topic Modeling Against a Corpora
Topic modeling is a process of analyzing a collection of texts to better understand the collection as a whole. This process can be useful for identifying genres, authors or subjects in a body of literature. This hands-on workshop will demonstrate and facilitate the use of a free Java-based program called Topic Modeling Tool.
Thursday, Feb. 23; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
∙ Talking Neural Networks: A Beginner’s Guide
Learn about the basic principles and common terminology of neural networks. This workshop aims to provide a beginner’s guide to neural networks, focusing more on concepts and terms than the underlying mathematics. This session will be presented by one of the NFCDS Pedagogy Fellows.
Thursday, Feb. 23; 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
∙ Bringing Order to Qualitative Madness with ATLAS.ti
If you’re in the middle of a qualitative research project, you’re probably juggling dozens of documents that need to be coded. Interview transcripts, focus group transcripts, digitized text — whatever your source material is, you could use a system for organizing and coding it all. This is where ATLAS.ti comes in! Designed for beginners.
Friday, Feb. 24; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Collaboration Hub (Room 220), Hesburgh Library
∙ HTML and CSS — Essential Training
In this workshop, we will dive into building simple web pages to understand the relationship between HTML and CSS. For those who use the web to communicate with others, a familiarity with HTML and CSS can improve your communication and design, help you understand the internet and better style content when you can access source code.
Friday, Feb. 24; 1 to 3 p.m. in Technology Commons (Room 264), Hesburgh Library
Summer Research Opportunity for Undergraduate Students
ND Energy is accepting applications for Summer Slatt Fellowships for Undergraduate Research in Energy Systems and Processes. Students interested in gaining a deeper understanding of energy through research and discovery should apply. The program runs for 10 weeks from May 22 to July 29, and awards are up to $8,500 per student. Deadline is 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Faith and Service
Social Concerns Fair: Housing
Stop by the Center for Social Concerns to meet with local housing organizations and learn about opportunities to connect with them this semester. This second of five events will include Hope Ministries, Motels4Now and more. Open to students, faculty and staff.
Monday, Feb. 20; 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Ash Wednesday Basilica Schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 22, is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season. Mass and confessions will be celebrated in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the following times:
Wednesday, Feb. 22; 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
8 a.m. Mass
10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Confessions
11:30 a.m. Mass
5:15 p.m. Mass
7:30 p.m. Mass (Spanish)
9 p.m. Student Mass
Ashes and Blessing of Religious Items
Receive ashes and have your religious items blessed for Lent with Rev. James Bracke, C.S.C. Debuting will be musical selections from the newly released Lenten album, “The Passion,” performed by the Notre Dame Folk Choir. CD available for purchase.
Wednesday, Feb. 22; 3 to 4 p.m. in the lobby, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore
Prayer Service for Peace in Ukraine
Friday, Feb. 24, marks one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The resulting war has claimed more than 300,000 lives to date, displaced over 5.9 million Ukrainian citizens and devastated cities and towns across the country. Join University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., for a Prayer Service for Peace in Ukraine. This event follows a one-year commemoration event planned by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies with the Ukrainian Society of Notre Dame and students from Ukrainian Catholic University with a speaking program at 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. Free and open to all.
Thursday, Feb. 23; 5 to 6:45 p.m. starting in the Forum, first floor, Nanovic Hall, and ending with a candlelight prayer walk and service (6:15 to 6:45 p.m.) at the Grotto
Exalt Adoration
Holy Cross Seminarian Ryan Kerr, C.S.C., will offer a reflection, and praise and worship will be led by Totus Tuus. Confession and prayer teams will be available, and a social with hot cocoa will follow. Please fill out this form for future updates from EXALT.
Friday, Feb. 24; 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Keough Hall
Lectures and Presentations
Lunch Lecture: “One Year Later: Zeitenwende — What Does It Mean for the Transatlantic Relations?”
Metin Hakverdi is a German lawyer and politician who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. He was a John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow at Harvard University and a distinguished visitor at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Lunch will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting 30 minutes prior to the lecture.
Monday, Feb. 20; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
“Education Law: Careers, Policy and School Choice” — A Conversation with John Schoenig
EduClub and the ESS Student Advisory Board present this one-hour talk and discussion that will provide the opportunity to learn about the current state of education law and policy, careers in the field and legal debates surrounding school choice. Schoenig serves as senior director of teacher formation and education policy at the Alliance for Catholic Education and is a fellow at the Institute for Educational Initiatives.
Wednesday, Feb. 22; 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. in Room 209, Remick Family Hall
Lecture: “Practice and Symbolism in an Unpublished Fifteenth-Century Psalmic Prayer to the Five Wounds”
Samira Lindstedt of the University of Oxford speaks in the next installment of “Meetings with the Psalms and Psalters,” sponsored by the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, the Research Group for the Study of Manuscripts and the Institute of English Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland, and the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. Registration required.
Thursday, Feb. 23; noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom
Lecture — “The Noise Makes the Town: Urban Chaos, Digital Interference and the Current State of Visuality”
Humanities scholar Yomi Braester, University of Washington, examines recent multimedia art from the People’s Republic of China, which mounts a cultural criticism of mediated space, challenging notions of the digital city based on virtual reality and augmented reality with urban spaces imagined instead as photomontage.
Thursday, Feb. 23; 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Women’s Investing Summit
Notre Dame’s professional investing summit features leading industry practitioners, including a keynote delivered by Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn. Events are open to the Notre Dame community. Find out more and register at ndigi.nd.edu/wis/.
Student Stock Pitch Competition: Thursday, Feb. 23; 4 to 5 p.m. in Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Opening Panel: Thursday, Feb. 23; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Jordan Auditorium
Keynotes and Panels: Friday, Feb. 24; 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Downes Club, Corbett Family Hall
2023 Mathews Byzantine Lecture — “Writing Byzantine History with the Archives of Mount Athos: The Odds and Perils of Uneven Sources”
Olivier Delouis is a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research and a former member of the French School of Archaeology of Athens, Greece. In Oxford, he is currently a research fellow at the Maison française d’Oxford and a visiting fellow in Byzantine Studies at Campion Hall.
Thursday, Feb. 23; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Medieval Institute Main Reading Room (715), Hesburgh Library
Lunch Lecture: “Decolonizing Scholarship in Theology”
Carlos Mendoza-Álvarez, O.P., professor of theology from Boston College, will present the next lecture installment of the Decolonizing Scholarship Series sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. The lecture is free and open to the public. Lunch will be available on a first-come, first-served basis 30 minutes prior to the lecture (beginning at noon).
Friday, Feb. 24; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Human Development Conference 2023 — “Solidarity in Development: Empowering Agents of Change”
The Human Development Conference is an annual student-run conference hosted at Notre Dame where students from multiple universities share their development-centered research. This year’s theme seeks to highlight the positive impacts individuals, organizations and communities can have addressing the many global challenges of today’s world. Free. Registration link.
Friday, Feb. 24; 4 to 7:15 p.m. in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies and Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Saturday, Feb. 25; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Labor Café: “The Guest Worker Question”
The Labor Café convenes the Notre Dame community for casual conversation on contemporary questions about work, workers and workplaces. This session will explore the policy and politics of U.S. programs allowing employers to employ workers from abroad on a temporary basis.
Friday, Feb. 24; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Social Gatherings
Acousticafé
If you would like to perform, please visit SUB’s linktr.ee/subnd.
Thursday, Feb. 23; 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Hagerty Family Café, Duncan Student Center
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: Finding Instructor Feedback on an Assignment
Getting consistent and timely feedback from instructors is one of the top requests from students, but it’s only helpful if students can find that feedback. Canvas now features an Assignment Details sidebar, which makes instructor comments more prominent and easier to find.