For the Week of January 20
University Campaigns and Initiatives
Donation Drive
Support our neighbors facing hardship and housing insecurity. Each year, the University observes Walk the Walk Week, a series of events designed to help us consider how we—both individually and collectively—can take an active role in making Notre Dame more welcoming and inclusive. As part of this year’s Walk the Walk Week Service Project, please consider donating new supplies, including personal hygiene items, new socks, waterproof gloves, new winter hats, diapers, and more. Donations will be accepted through Tuesday, January 28. Find a list of requested items and dropbox locations across campus here. All donations will support four local organizations serving the South Bend community: the Center for the Homeless, Hope Ministries, Our Lady of the Road, and St. Margaret’s House.
Arts and Performances
Films
Anora (2024)
Mikey Madison captivates as Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets and impulsively marries Vanya, the impetuous son of a Russian billionaire. When Vanya’s parents catch wind of the union, they send henchmen to annul the marriage, setting off a wild chase through New York’s streets. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Thursday, Jan. 23; 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Thursday, Jan. 23; 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 24; 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 25; 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 26; 4 p.m.
36th Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival
$7 for general public, $6 for faculty/staff/seniors (65+), $4 for students.
Friday, Jan. 24; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Jan. 25; 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 26; 7 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD—Aida (Verdi)
Soprano Angel Blue makes her long-awaited Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country, one of opera’s defining roles. Spectacular new staging brings audiences inside ancient Egypt’s towering pyramids and gilded tombs with intricate projections and dazzling animations. $23 adults, $16 children/students.
Saturday, Jan. 25; 12:30 to 4:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Paddington 2 (2017)
Paddington throws his bucket hat into the gig economy with adventures as a barber and window washer to purchase a gift for Aunt Lucy’s upcoming birthday. When the book he wanted to buy for Aunt Lucy is stolen, Paddington must clear his name, find the responsible scoundrel, and reclaim Aunt Lucy’s gift. $1.
Sunday, Jan. 26; 1 to 2:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
Echoes of Éire: Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Irish Dance Showcase
The Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Irish Dance Team returns for its annual dance showcase! Tickets are available at the LaFortune Box Office, on the Student Shop website, or at the door. $5 for ND/SMC/HC students, faculty, and staff. $7 for general admission.
Thursday, Jan. 23; 7 to 9 p.m. in Washington Hall
Friday, Jan. 24; 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 25; 7 p.m.
Gospel Concert: Fred Hammond
Grammy Award and Dove Award winner Fred Hammond makes his Presenting Series debut. Featuring host Pastory YPJ and an opening performance by Turrell O’Neal and the OFC (One for Christ) Chorale, DPAC continues to bring gospel giants in epic concerts to fill the Leighton Concert Hall with praise. Excellent, but limited balcony seating remains! $46 adults, $40 faculty/staff, $15 non-ND students/children, $10 ND students.
Saturday, Jan. 25; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Emma Whitten ’09, Organ
Emma Whitten is an accomplished organist specializing in early Baroque and contemporary repertoire. An alumna of the University’s Program in Sacred Music, she performs the program A Spotless Rose: Marian Works for Organ, which is music celebrating the Blessed Virgin Mary from the early Baroque era to the present. $10 adults, faculty/staff, and non-ND students; $5 ND students.
Sunday, Jan. 26; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Reyes Organ and Choral Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Deadlines or Registrations
Virtues & Vocations Webinar: “Cultivating Purpose”
Anna Moreland is the chair and director of the Villanova University Honors Program, and Thomas W. Smith is dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the Catholic University of America. Moreland and Smith will discuss their recent book, The Young Adult Playbook: Living Like It Matters, and their work in education for flourishing among undergraduates. Register by Sunday, January 26.
Monday, Jan. 27; noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom
WTWW 2025 Workshop: “Breaking Down AI Bias Through Scaffolded Prompt Construction”
This workshop steps into the nuanced world of AI prompt engineering, focusing on how carefully constructed prompts can mitigate biases inherent in large language models. Participants will use an AI image generator to better understand their own biases and learn a step-by-step approach to building prompts that promote fairness and inclusivity. Register online. Part of the Tech for Good Series during WTWW 2025.
Monday, Jan. 27; noon to 1 p.m. in Room 226, Information Technology Center
WTWW 2025 Lunch Discussion—“The Virtual Borders Project: What Do We Owe Each Other?”
The Virtual Borders project uses extended reality to transform perceptions and foster deeper understanding of the complex experiences of Latin American and Mexican migrants along the U.S.–Mexico border. Part of the Tech for Good Series during WTWW 2025. Co-sponsored by OIT Teaching and Learning Technologies and the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights. Register online.
Tuesday, Jan. 28; noon to 1 p.m. in Room 246, Hesburgh Library
WTWW 2025 Presentation/VR Experience—“MLK in VR: Now Is the Time”
Through first-person stories and interactions, this session leverages the power of an approximately 20-minute extended reality experience to drop participants into a modern interpretation of a contemporary March on Washington. Multiple time slots available throughout the day. Part of the Tech for Good Series during WTWW 2025. Register online.
Wednesday, Jan. 29; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 246, Hesburgh Library
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art Student Programming Committee Application Deadline for First-Year Students
Want to bring more art into your life? Feel passionate about fostering a culture of hospitality and belonging? Interested in imagining the possibilities for fun and meaningful experiences at the Raclin Murphy Museum for University students? The Student Programming Committee is currently accepting applications from first-year students to join the 2024-25 cohort. Learn more and apply before the deadline of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, January 21.
GRC Firestarter Spring 2025 Application
Firestarters are a cohort of undergraduate student leaders with the Gender Relations Center who are focused on finding identity, relationships, and equality. Firestarters engage their peers in respectful dialogue to make Notre Dame a more inclusive place that respects the dignity of every member of the community.
Sign up online before the deadline of 11:45 p.m. Monday, January 27.
ProjectConnect
ProjectConnect brings together small groups of students to hang out, engage in fun activities, and form genuine connections. It’s a laid-back, peer-led space where you can meet new people and feel like you truly belong. Groups meet for one hour once a week for five weeks and follow up with a celebration. Sign up at bit.ly/connectND.
Monday, Jan. 27; 8 to 9 p.m. in various locations
McDonald Center Book Club
The McDonald Center is hosting a book club! The book will be selected at the first meeting and provided to participants. Sign up at bit.ly/nd-book.
Starting Wednesday, Jan. 29; 6 to 7 p.m. in McDonald Center Living Room, second floor of Saint Liam Hall
Application Process Open for Summer NDnano Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Applications are now being accepted for the summer 2025 NDnano Undergraduate Research Fellowship program. Several projects are available to choose from. Current first-year students, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to apply. The 10-week, full-time fellowships provide a stipend of $6,500. Applications are due before 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 5.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Wellsprings: A Time for Connection and Care
The Office of Institutional Transformation, in partnership with the Initiative on Race and Resilience, invites students, faculty, and staff to gather weekly for support and fellowship. Wellsprings: A Time for Connection and Care provides a safe space for members of the campus community to discuss fears and concerns related to social divisiveness.
Wednesdays through May 14 starting Jan. 22; 3:30 to 6 p.m. in the Initiative on Race and Resilience Sojourner Truth Commons (Room 300), O’Shaughnessy Hall
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.
· RefWorks—Managing Citations for Research
This workshop will review the basics of and 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.
Tuesday, Jan. 21; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· “R” for Absolute Beginners
This introductory workshop provides a quick “swimming” lesson to students, scholars, practitioners, and researchers who want to dive into the world of R, a commonly used language for data and statistical analysis and visualization. Participants will learn to write and run an R script and interact with their data.
Tuesday, Jan. 21; 7 to 8 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Introduction to Natural Language Processing with Python
This hands-on workshop is an introduction to the Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK), a very popular suite of Python (programming language) modules that make the process of text mining easier. By the end of the workshop, you will have a working knowledge of Python and exposure to the inner workings of the NLTK.
Wednesday, Jan. 22; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· 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.
Thursday, Jan. 23; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
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Which Graduate School Should I Apply To?
Curious about graduate school and which program is right for you based on the research they produce? Use bibliographic databases to determine which institutions are doing research that matches your passions and who is doing that research. Then have productive conversations with Notre Dame mentors and seek those people when interviewing.
Friday, Jan. 24; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
Faith and Service
Tutoring in the South Bend Community
Are you frustrated by educational opportunity gaps? Be part of the solution! Become a high-impact tutor with Tutor-ND, which will support you to help a child learn to read in the South Bend Community schools. Free Uber rides are offered to your site and compensation for travel time. Apply here: tinyurl.com/TutorND. If you have questions, email tutornd@nd.edu. Shifts available between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays.
Health and Recreation
Wellness Wednesdays
Each Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., starting January 22 through April 30, the McDonald Center will host a tabling event teaching about different wellness topics. Participating students will receive a passport to be stamped at every event attended. Students who come to five tabling events will earn a prize! Locations will vary. Check Instagram @mcwellnd for details.
Shared Walk Fridays
Build connection with another student during a shared walk! Sign up to join a shared walk by 9:00 p.m. every Wednesday. Then on Thursday, you will receive an email pairing you with your walking partner. You decide on a location and time to meet up on Friday. Walks begin January 31. Discussion guides provided. Sign up at bit.ly/nd-sharedwalk.
Lectures and Presentations
Michiana Science Café: “The Secret Social Lives of Bacteria”
Michiana Science Café is held on the third Tuesday of every month. Each month, a local Michiana speaker shares information on science topics that are relevant to our lives. These events are free, casual, and welcoming of any and all questions. Co-sponsored by the Science Policy Initiative at Notre Dame.
Tuesday, Jan. 21; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Chicory Café, 105 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend
Lecture—“Between Late Antiquity and Mamluk Historians: al-Makīn Ibn al-ʿAmīd and His Universal History”
Presented by Martino Diez, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan. The chronography of al-Makīn Ibn al-ʿAmīd (1206–93) is a major work in the Copto-Arabic historiographical tradition.
Thursday, Jan. 23; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 715, Hesburgh Library
Ten Years Hence Lecture: “Powering the Future—Reimagining the Grid for Tomorrow”
Presented by Sunny Elebua, senior vice president and chief strategy and sustainability officer, and Jeanne Jones, executive vice president and chief financial officer, both of Exelon Corporation. Exelon is a Fortune 200 company and the nation’s largest energy delivery company. Free and open to students, faculty, staff, and public. Seating is limited.
Friday, Jan. 24; 10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 122, Mendoza College of Business
Vincent P. DeSantis Lecture—“A Race for the Future: Scientific Visions of Modern Russian Jewishness”
Join the Department of History for the semiannual Vincent P. DeSantis Lecture. Marina Mogilner, the Edward and Marianna Thaden Chair in Russian and East European Intellectual History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will deliver the lecture. A reception will follow.
Friday, Jan. 24; 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 442, Decio Hall
Safety, Parking, and Traffic
Snow Removal Season Is Here!
A seasonal reminder to all students, faculty, and staff to be aware of the snow removal areas in many lots across campus. Vehicles that park in these areas are at risk of citation and/or impound. Snow plows need to have space to maneuver within a lot and can potentially need to use those areas to pile the snow. Most of these areas will be on the outer edges of the lot(s), and signage is posted indicating “No Parking During Snow Events.” Please take the time to check and move your vehicle to the center-most portion of these lots to help our plow teams keep the lots cleared, open, and safe.
Social Gatherings
North and South Dining Halls Pre-Game Dinner
The Notre Dame football team is in the College Football Playoff National Championship! Fuel up before the big game at North and South Dining Halls. Enjoy a menu of carved strip loin, snow crab legs, warm apple crisp, a chocolate fountain, and more! Free for students with a meal plan; adults: $26, children ages 6–12: $13, children 5 and under: free.
Monday, Jan. 20; 4:30 to 9 p.m. in North and South Dining Halls
Acousticafé
Support student performers and hear some great live music at SUB’s Acousticafé, every Thursday at Hagerty Family Café.
Thursday, Jan. 23; 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Hagerty Family Café (first floor), Duncan Student Center
LEGO Night
Think you have what it takes to be a master builder? Join SAO for LEGO Night! Watch The LEGO Movie and dive into epic build challenges, including individual and group accuracy and creativity contests. Show off your skills, win awesome prizes, and enjoy LEGO-themed snacks that are almost too fun to eat. Don’t miss this unforgettable night of bricks. Keep an eye on Instagram (@sao_nd) for more details!
Friday, Jan. 24; 9 to 11 p.m. in the Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
Latin Dance at Legends
Kick off the new year with some fun on the dance floor! At 5:30 p.m. South Bend Latin Dance will host a beginner lesson, followed by open dance from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. No partner? No experience? No problem! All levels and styles are embraced. $2 with student ID, $5 for non-students.
Saturday, Jan. 25; 6 to 8 p.m. in Legends Clubside
Tech Tips, Tools, and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: Download the Canvas Student App
This free application, available for Android and Apple devices, allows quick access to all your Canvas course content in an easy-to-navigate format.