For the Week of March 13 (Spring Break)
Arts and Performances
Films
“RRR” (2022)
“RRR” is an exhilarating spectacle mythologizing two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s fight for independence from the British Raj. With a powerful message, staggeringly choreographed action sequences and an all-timer (or three) of a musical number, “RRR” is sheer big-screen joy from start to finish. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4. 187 minutes.
Friday, March 17; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, March 18; 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 19; 3 p.m.
Met Opera: Live in HD presents “Lohengrin” (Wagner)
“Lohengrin” returns to the Met after an absence of 17 years in François Girard’s atmospheric staging. Virtuous duchess Elsa (played by sopranos Tamara Wilson and Elena Stikhina), falsely accused of murder, goes head-to-head with the sorceress Ortrud (soprano Christine Goerke) and her power-hungry husband, Telramund (bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin). Faculty/Staff: $23. Students: $16. 295 minutes (Two intermissions).
Saturday, March 18; noon to 5 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
SBYSO Gala Concert
South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras’ gala concert will feature music from Howard Shore’s score to “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” with the Penn High School choir and ND Children’s Choir. They will also perform Kevin Puts’ Violin Concerto, featuring violinist Matt Albert, and “Suite” from “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” Faculty/Staff: $19. Students: $15.
Thursday, March 16; 7 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Alastair Presents: “Seeking Haydn”
South Bend Symphony Orchestra Music Director Alastair Willis guides the audience to the world of Austria in the 18th century. As Haydn’s musical assistant at the Esterhazy Palace, explore (through Willis’ unique personal experience) what it was like living and working at the palace with Joseph Haydn for the Esterhazy family. Faculty/Staff/Students: $12.
Sunday, March 19; 2:30 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
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 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 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 17. Please apply at precisionhealth.nd.edu/opportunities/.
Closures, Limited Hours and Cancellations
Hesburgh Library Spring Break Building Hours
Hesburgh Library will have limited hours during spring break, from Sunday, March 12, through Saturday, March 18. Regular hours will resume Sunday, March 19.
- Sunday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Saturday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Sunday, March 19, opens at 9 a.m. and returns to normal hours.
Find all branch and service desk hours at library.nd.edu/hours.
Alert: Hesburgh Library West Entrance and Second-Floor Southwest Study Area Closed Over Spring Break
Hesburgh Library’s west entrance will be closed Monday through Friday, March 13-17. There will be no in-person access to Rare Books and Special Collections, but they will be available online. The second-floor southwest study area will also be closed during this time. Review the full renovation alert.
Deadlines or Registrations
Bookstore Basketball Tournament Registration
Registration for the Bookstore Basketball Tournament is now open until Sunday, March 19. Help make this year’s tournament one of the biggest and best yet! Register on IMLeagues or via this link. $40 per team.
Sunday, March 5, through Sunday, March 19
Ryan Hall Wheelchair Basketball
Please join Ryan Hall’s annual signature event, Wheelchair Basketball, a 5v5 tournament and wheelchair free-throw competition. Free snacks and Crumbl cookies! Huge prizes for first, second and third places. To sign up for a 5v5 team, fill out this form by noon Friday, March 24: shorturl.at/nyFUZ. $25 for a team of five, donation for free-throw competition; all proceeds benefiting Whirlwind Wheelchair.
Saturday, March 25; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Bookstore Basketball Courts
HCRI Cancer Research Day
The Harper Cancer Research Institute’s 11th annual Cancer Research Day showcases HCRI’s multidisciplinary cancer research across campus. Visit HarperCancer.nd.edu for more information including the schedule. Free and open to the public. Registration required.
Monday, March 27; 9 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. at Morris Inn
Presentation — “The Berlin Cathedral: Designing, Building, Preserving”
Sonja Tubbesing will speak about the preservation of historical monuments, particularly about the Berlin Cathedral, ongoing maintenance of the building, and planned construction activities in the cathedral cemeteries. Register online.
Wednesday, March 29; 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in the Manfredi Family Auditorium (Room 109), Walsh Family Hall of Architecture, and virtually
Celebration of Women Dinner
Aim to recognize the valuable contributions of women in various fields and to honor their achievements. The theme for this year’s dinner is “Envision Your Path, Building Our Future,” which centers women who have built a path toward their goals and are continuously succeeding in accomplishing their endeavors against all odds. Register by Wednesday, March 15. Free, but registration is required. Co-hosted by Shades of Ebony, the Gender Relations Center and Multicultural Student Programs and Services.
Thursday, March 30; 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
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.
∙ 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.
Friday, March 17; 10 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
∙ Introduction to Geospatial Analysis in ArcGIS Online
This workshop will introduce you to basic tools for conducting geospatial analysis with vector data in 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.
Friday, March 17; 1 to 4 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
Safety, Parking and Traffic
New Path to Enhance Safety for Pedestrians Traveling Between Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Campuses
The University is beginning construction on a new pedestrian path to further enhance safety for Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s students, faculty and staff, as well as the Holy Cross religious, who walk or bike to and from both campuses.
The 10-foot-wide path will run alongside Saint Mary’s Road from State Road 933 to Holy Cross Drive and is expected to be open to pedestrian traffic later this spring. Once construction is complete, work will begin to resurface Saint Mary’s Road. Both the road and pedestrian path will be lit by new LED lighting fixtures and poles.
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
OIT Infrastructure Upgrades in Hesburgh Library
Significant network, telephone and Wi-Fi outages will occur in Hesburgh Library’s lower level, first and second floors. Service desks, self-checkout, computers, printers and scanners on all three floors will be unavailable. Ask Us consultations and Chat will be available online. Please use the 10th floor self-checkout machine.
Monday and Tuesday, March 13 and 14, in the Hesburgh Library
Also This Week ...
Bookstore Gift Cards
Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore is retiring some of its gift cards. Old gift cards purchased before March 4, 2022, can be converted to new bookstore gift cards by Friday, March 17. Old versions of the gift card will no longer be valid at Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore beginning Saturday, March 18.