For the week of March 9
This is a weekly digest of events and announcements for students.
Arts and Performances
Films
Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Live-Action (2025)
Featuring this year’s standout nominees, including The Singers, A Friend of Dorothy, Butcher’s Stain, Two People Exchanging Saliva, and Jane Austen’s Period Drama. See the year’s most talked-about short films before the winners are announced. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors (65+), $4 students/children.
Thursday, March 12; 7 to 9 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Sunday, March 15; 4 to 6 p.m.
Performing Media Festival Shorts (2026)
This screening brings the South Bend–based Performing Media Festival (PMF) to the Browning Cinema with a dynamic lineup of short films featuring integrated media and emerging technologies. The PMF includes live scores/performances from multiple directors and artists. This is a free, but ticketed event.
Friday, March 13; 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Animated (2025)
This grouping showcases this year’s acclaimed nominees, including The Three Sisters, Forevergreen, The Girl Who Cried Pearls, Butterfly, Retirement Plan, and Eiru. Experience the year’s most inventive and visually stunning animated storytelling on the big screen. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors (65+), $4 students/children.
Saturday, March 14; 3 to 4:35 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Documentary (2025)
This year’s powerful nominees include Perfectly a Strangeness, The Devil Is Busy, Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, All the Empty Rooms, and Children No More: ‘Were And Are Gone.’ Don’t miss these compelling true stories on the big screen. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors (65+), $4 students/children.
Saturday, March 14; 7 to 9:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
The Cutting Edge (1992)
The Cutting Edge pairs a temperamental figure skater with a former hockey player forced off the ice by injury. As they train for US Nationals and a shot at the Olympics, the mismatched duo clash, connect, and spark a classic enemies-to-lovers romance on the rink. In English, French, and Russian with English subtitles. Part of the Professor Pfinklepfunder’s $1 Sunday Films series.
Sunday, March 15; 1 to 2:45 p.m. in Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Awards and Competitions
ND Crucifix Initiative Student Art Contest
The Notre Dame Crucifix Initiative announces an art competition open to all students. Design a one-of-a-kind crucifix that will join the University’s permanent collection and go on display in a classroom, where it will inspire Notre Dame students for years. Winners will also receive a cash prize. Submit your crucifix and artist’s statement to the Office of Mission Engagement in Room 304, Main Building, by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. Review the poster for details.
Closures, Limited Hours, and Cancellations
Hesburgh Library Spring Break Building Hours
Hesburgh Library will have limited hours during spring break, from Sunday, March 8, through Saturday, March 14. Hesburgh Library will be open:
· 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.
Regular hours will resume Sunday, March 15. Find all branch and service desk hours at library.nd.edu/hours.
Deadlines or Registrations
Application Deadline: Postbaccalaureate Fellowship
The Postbaccalaureate Fellowship at the Institute for Social Concerns is an 11-month fellowship that gives recent Notre Dame graduates the opportunity to do research in the service of justice in South Bend. Each year the institute seeks candidates who have interest in—and ideally experience with—one of the institute’s research areas. Apply by the Sunday, March 15, deadline.
Workshop: “Real Time Resilience”
The Wellness and Resilience Program will host this workshop throughout March. In these sessions, learn strategies to quiet mental chatter and build focus while creating a frame of mind that helps approach challenges with confidence and optimism. Lunch or dinner is provided in each session.
Monday, March 16; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Friday, March 20; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 26; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Campus Connection—Family Justice Center of St. Joseph County
The Family Justice Center of St. Joseph County will host Campus Connection, a five-week confidential support space for university survivors of sexual violence. To participate, email familyjusticecenter@fjcsjc.org.
Sessions begin Friday, March 20; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Family Justice Center, 533 N. Niles Ave., South Bend
Blood Drive
Hosted by ND Finance. Register online with the South Bend Medical Foundation for an appointment. The event is open to everyone.
Monday, March 23; 1 to 4 p.m. in the bloodmobile parked in the Library Circle
Back the Bend
Join in for Student Government’s 15th annual campus-wide day of community service in partnership with more than 25 sites throughout South Bend. All volunteers will receive breakfast, lunch, a T-shirt, and transportation. To sign up by Wednesday, March 25, and view more information, visit the Back the Bend website and Sign Up Genius.
Saturday, March 28; 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Starts at Stepan Center.
Welcome Desk Concert Interest Form
Interested in performing at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art? The Welcome Desk Concert series, sponsored by the Student Programming Committee, features acoustic sets by student bands and performers. Inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, this series celebrates the museum as a space for inspiration and belonging, which hopefully begins the moment you enter the museum.
Friday, March 27; 3 to 3:45 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Friday, April 17; 3 to 3:45 p.m.
Graduate Student Book Discussion—“Making Refuge: Somali Bantus in Lewiston, Maine”
Notre Dame graduate students are invited to join the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights for lunch and a discussion of Catherine Besteman’s book. Registration is required; books will be provided to registrants. Space is limited.
Wednesday, April 1; 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Day/Merton Symposium
The Franco Institute hosts its inaugural Dorothy Day & Thomas Merton Culture and the Public Good Symposium. This year’s speakers are Vauhini Vara, Shankar Vedantam, Jenny Odell, and Rainn Wilson.
To coincide with this year’s research theme of attention, the speakers will respond to the question “How should we hold attention?” Free, but ticketed. Registration needed by Thursday, April 9.
Friday, April 10; 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Downes Ballroom (seventh floor), Corbett Family Hall
Deals and Discounts
40% Off 2025 Apparel Sale at Warren Golf Course
Step into style at Warren Golf Course! Refresh your look with 40 percent off all 2025 apparel—from performance polos to outerwear and pants. Elevate your game with the latest gear at unbeatable savings. Limited time only. Shop now at the Warren Golf Course Pro Shop.
Educational and Research Opportunities
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshop:
Click on the link to see more details and to register.
· Introduction to Tropy (Managing Humanities Research)
Participants will learn the open-source Tropy tool, which allows scholars to manage research images. It is especially designed for those who need to make sense of their own photo collections from archive visits.
Tuesday, March 10; 2 to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
Health and Recreation
Brief Therapy Group for Insomnia (Notre Dame Students)
Do you have trouble sleeping? The ND Psychological Services Center is offering a five-week sleep group for ND students. If interested, please contact cbti@nd.edu to determine eligibility. The cost is $25 total ($5 per session).
Weekly Tuesday sessions start March 24; 5 to 6 p.m. on the third floor, Corbett Family Hall
Also This Week ...
Become a Sustainability Trivia Champion
Sustainability Trivia is back! Every week during the spring semester, celebrate a decade of impact since Notre Dame’s first Comprehensive Sustainability Strategy was published in 2016. Each week that you submit the correct answer, your name will be added to a raffle drawn at the end of the series. This week, the quiz is about Notre Dame’s geothermal systems.