For the Week of May 1
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Spotlight Exhibit: “Hagadah shel Pesaḥ le-zekher ha-Shoʼah — Pessach Haggadah in Memory of the Holocaust”
Visit Rare Books & Special Collections to see an exhibit in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). The exhibit presents three leaves from an illustrated edition of Pessach Hagaddah, a Jewish ritual text used during Passover family meal. It was commissioned in memory of 6 million Jewish people who perished in Europe during the Holocaust.
Mondays through Fridays through Wednesday, May 31; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Films
National Theatre Live Presents “Othello” (2023)
National Theatre Live brings an extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, starring Giles Terera (“Hamilton”), Rosy McEwen (“The Alienist”) and Paul Hilton (“The Inheritance”). Directed by Clint Dyer. Faculty/Staff: $18. Students: $16. 180 minutes (one intermission).
Thursday, May 4; 6 to 9 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, May 6; 2 p.m.
“Human Flowers of Flesh” (2022)
After a stirring encounter with the French Foreign Legion, Ida sets sail with her own corps of five men to Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, the historical headquarters of thelLegion. In her spellbinding follow-up to the critically acclaimed “Drift,” Helena Wittmann invites us to relinquish control and join her on a Mediterranean voyage unlike any other. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4. 106 minutes.
Thursday, May 4; 9:30 to 11 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, May 5; 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 6; 6:30 p.m.
“Tommy Guns” (2023)
“Tommy Guns” invokes the ghosts of Angola’s colonial past while embracing the symbolic power of genre filmmaking. Nothing stays fixed in this genre-shifting cinematic puzzle, which playfully swerves from art house drama to war film to zombie flick to escape thriller with exhilarating control. Faculty/Staff: $6. Students: $4. 119 minutes.
Friday, May 5; 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, May 6; 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 7; 4 p.m.
“The Iron Giant” (1999)
“The Iron Giant” is the animated tale of an unlikely friendship between an alien robot from outer space (Vin Diesel) and a rebellious boy named Hogarth (Eli Marienthal). This remastered version includes two scenes not included in the original theatrical release. $1.
Sunday, May 7; 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
Acting for the Non-Major Final Performance
Students in Professor Anton Juan’s Acting for the Non-Major course perform final scenes from world theater. In this course, students explore the spaces of memory, the body in an external space, voice and diction and the choices actors make, through the observation and imagination of realities. Event includes mature or adult content. Free but ticketed.
Tuesday, May 2; 7 p.m. in the Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Notre Dame Jazz Band Spring Concert
The University’s jazz bands feature three groups: Jazz Band 1, Jazz Band 2 and ND’s New Orleans Brass Band. This jazz concert features music that is fun for all ages, with toe-tapping classics by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Tommy Dorsey, as well as exciting new jazz songs. Free but ticketed.
Tuesday, May 2; 7 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Michiana Young Playwrights Project
Staged readings of new 10-minute plays written by local middle and high school students and performed by Notre Dame theater students. The participating schools are Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes, Penn High School and Trinity School at Greenlawn. Free but ticketed.
Friday, May 5; 7 p.m. in the Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Chorale Offering: “Carmina Burana”
Sacred Music Notre Dame, Concordia Vocal Ensemble, the Notre Dame Children’s Choir, the Vesper Chorale and the Sacred Music Festival Orchestra combine forces to perform one of the 20th century’s most famous works. Carl Orff’s epic ode to fate and passion is a grand and ambitious production fitting its position as the Presenting Series closer. Faculty/Staff: $23. Students: $10.
Saturday, May 6; 7:30 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
Final Reminder: Applications Due May 14 for the 2023 Library Research Award
Do you use library resources for your research projects or assignments? This annual competition awards prizes in several categories to undergraduate students from all disciplines who demonstrate, in a brief essay, how they used library resources for a class project or assignment completed in summer 2022, fall 2022 or spring 2023. Applications due Sunday, May 14.
Application Now Open for 2023-24 Graduate Justice Fellowship
If your scholarship considers questions of justice broadly conceived from any disciplinary perspective, apply for a year-long, paid fellowship facilitated by the Center for Social Concerns. Justice Fellows will work with invited scholars and leaders from the University and beyond to sharpen research plans through interdisciplinary dialogue and workshops. Deadline is 11:45 p.m. Thursday, June 1.
Closures, Limited Hours and Cancellations
Snite Museum of Art Closed
The Snite Museum is closed as it transitions to the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, opening in late November. The Snite Research Center in the Visual Arts is open by appointment only Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Raclin Murphy Museum and the Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park are located a 10-minute walk directly to the south.
Hesburgh Library — Spring Semester Finals Hours
The Hesburgh Library will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through 11 p.m. Friday, May 12. Find all branch and service desk hours at library.nd.edu/hours.
Deadlines or Registrations
Time-Out for Tech: Up Your Game with Google Forms Add-ons
With the licensed add-ons available for Google Forms, you can do much more with your forms and surveys, from automating notifications to setting quotas and more. Come to this session to learn just what magic lies in these add-ons. Free. The Zoom link will be added to the calendar event the day before the session.
Tuesday, May 9; 10 to 10:30 a.m. via Zoom
Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition Volunteers Needed
The 50th Annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition is seeking volunteers to help during the weekend of May 12-14 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and O’Neill Hall of Music. Musical experience is not necessary. For more information please contact Miki Strabley at miki@fischoff.org or respond to this link: https://forms.gle/GyrTkjuBdas8W4mv7.
Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13; volunteer shifts available from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and O’Neill Hall of Music
Sunday, May 14; volunteer shifts available from 8 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.
Register Now for Senior Send-Off Ceremony
Join the Center for Social Concerns for a celebration of graduating students committed to the common good. Families and friends are welcome for an evening of celebration, food and drinks. Cords will be given to those completing minors or fellowships at the center. Register by Wednesday, May 10.
Friday, May 19; 7 to 8 p.m. in the Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Educational and Research Opportunities
Take the Dome Home This Summer with Online Courses
Make the most of your summer with Notre Dame’s Summer Online program. With more than 50 online courses to choose from, the Summer Online program has what you need to get ahead or back on track this summer. Graduate students, use your Summer Tuition Scholarship toward qualifying courses in the Summer Online catalog. Registration remains open until early June. Apply at summersession.nd.edu/apply.
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on each workshop to see more details and to register.
∙ The Promise of Collaborative Digital Projects
This talk will outline open and collaborative approaches to primary sources using computer-enabled methodologies. We will demonstrate what can be gained by expanding our notions of who can participate in scholarly activity, and provide concrete examples of how those spaces might be created using digital tools and spaces.
Monday, May 1; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 249), Hesburgh Library
Research Opportunity:
Call for Paid Research Participants at the Memory, Aging and Cognition Lab
The Memory, Aging and Cognition Lab at Notre Dame is seeking volunteers for research on memory and the brain. To be eligible, you must be 30-80 years old, have learned English before age 5 and be in good health. Volunteers are compensated $15/hour. If you are interested, please contact the lab by email, koenlab@nd.edu, or phone, 574-634-0264.
Sundays through Saturdays, through Friday, June 30; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Room 527, Corbett Family Hall
Lectures and Presentations
Discussion — “Chaos in Sudan: Democracy vs. Militarization”
What are the prospects for sustainable peace and democracy in a Sudan overrun by contending militarized factions? Experts will address some of the questions being asked around the world because of this latest flash point in Sudan, Africa’s third-largest country.
Monday, May 1; 1 to 2 p.m. live on Zoom and livestreamed on YouTube
Art History Symposium
The following students will present research from their honors thesis: Alexis Kelly, Willoughby Thom, Jacqueline McKenna, Kendall Lubkeman and Isabella Byler. Reception to follow.
Monday, May 1; 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 200, Riley Hall
Top Chef to Visit Notre Dame, Cook at North Dining Hall
Chef Stephanie Izard is bringing her award-winning talents to the University in the “Visiting Chef” series presented by Experience Notre Dame. Izard is known for winning Bravo’s Top Chef and the Food Network’s Iron Chef titles, as well as for her restaurants in Chicago: Girl & the Goat, Duck Duck Goat and Cabra. Students and the Notre Dame campus community are invited to join Izard for a This Little Goat product giveaway and cooking demonstration.
Thursday, May 4; 12:30 p.m. in North Dining Hall
Sixth Annual ND Energy Research Symposium
The Notre Dame community is invited to attend the ND Energy Research Symposium featuring presentations by faculty and associated researchers on a broad range of topics in sustainable energy and engage in important discussions on transitioning to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. Registration is encouraged but not required. This event is free.
Friday, May 5; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
Conference — “Gilligan’s Archipelago: Justice and Mercy in ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’”
The study of moral choice, character and identity in “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” was unprecedented in TV drama. Many experienced the two TV series as a journey through Dante’s underworld and even through his Purgatorio. This conference discusses the imagination of the shows’ creator and head writer George Vincent Gilligan Jr. Open to the public.
Friday, May 5; 5 to 6:15 p.m. in the auditorium, Eck Visitors Center
Saturday, May 6; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Safety, Parking and Traffic
Planned Road Closures and Paving
At noon Tuesday, May 2, sections of Holy Cross Drive and Joyce Drive will close for repaving. Both roads will reopen by midday Thursday, May 4. Please follow directions from posted sign boards in these areas as well as traffic personnel stationed in the area.
Social Gatherings
Cross-Cultural Coffee Hour: Kenyan Summer Traditions
Are you looking forward to finals being over and having summer break? So are the co-sponsors, the CSLC and NDI ISSA. Join in for an afternoon of fun to explore Kenyan summer traditions with Swahili FLTA Caroline Kipruto. Snacks, drinks and fun provided.
Wednesday, May 3; 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 200, Main Building
Meet the PrismND Officers
Celebrate the last day of classes and meet the 2023-24 PrismND Officer Board as it hands out Insomnia Cookies. Socialize with the undergraduate LGBTQ+ / ally community and get some motivation going into finals week!
Wednesday, May 3; 4 to 6 p.m. on Fieldhouse Mall
English Conversation Table
The English Conversation Table is a great chance to practice English with both native and non-native speakers and to make some new friends in the process.
Friday, May 5; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 209, Remick Family Hall
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
New Food Ordering Platform
It’s getting easier to order Three Leaf Express and all of your favorite campus brands. Starting Monday, May 1, a new user-friendly ordering platform is being introduced with new items and enhanced features for drop-off catering service.
Canvas Tip: Student Tips for Online Exams
Taking exams online requires preparation that goes beyond studying. Whether your course finals are in Canvas or another online system, go to class with a fully charged laptop and fresh browser.
Canvas Tip: Getting Ready to Graduate?
You can download all Canvas assignment submissions and other files you’ve uploaded to Canvas from one location.
Graduates: Don’t Lose Access to Your ND Files After You Graduate
Your Notre Dame NetID will be deactivated 60 days after you graduate. Be sure to transfer the files and other resources you want to keep from your Notre Dame account to a personal account. This includes your data in Google Drive, Gmail, Adobe and elsewhere, and must be completed before your account is disabled.
Safety Compliance Training Made Easier Through Endeavor
Graduate students: Risk Management and Safety is excited to announce a fresh new look for compliance training. Starting Wednesday, May 31, complyND will be moving to Endeavor. With this transition comes new and enhanced features. Zoom training for learners and managers continues through Thursday, May 4. To learn more and register for training, click here. For questions, contact comply@nd.edu.
Monday, May 1; 10 to 11 a.m. via Zoom
Tuesday, May 2; 10 to 11 a.m.
Tuesday, May 2; 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 4; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, May 4; 2 to 3 p.m.
Conquer Your Clutter: Practice Makes Perfect
The Conquer Your Clutter challenges have provided valuable tips about new ways to easily manage your digital clutter. The final challenge is to practice what you’ve learned. Just delete all of the email messages with Conquer Your Clutter in the subject line so that they are not taking up space in your inbox. All tips will be maintained for reference on the Conquer Your Clutter web page.
Also This Week ...
Sustainability Office Move-Out Tips
Interested in how to responsibly donate, recycle or landfill during move-out? The Office of Sustainability and Building Services have got you covered. New this year will be donation carts inside the residence halls for collecting smaller items, like clothes. Larger donations, such as futons, must still be placed outside near Goodwill signs. For more tips and info, visit green.nd.edu/move-out/ and the attached flyer.
Send a Free Mother’s Day Postcard
Through Monday, May 1, the Alumni Association will provide a free Mother’s Day postcard for your mom or mother figure in your life. Stop by Duncan or LaFortune Student Centers, Hesburgh Library, the dining halls or other academic buildings to pick up a card and write a personalized message. For Spanish-language cards, visit the Institute for Latino Studies office in Bond Hall.
Pottery Sale
Shop for one-of-a-kind pieces made by Bill Kremer, Coleton Lunt, Alexander Carmen, Hans Miles, Norah Amstutz and many more. Payment options: cash, check or credit card.
Monday, May 1; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the lawn of Riley Hall (or in Room 122 in inclement weather)
Tuesday, May 2; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 3; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.