For the Week of November 6
University Campaigns and Initiatives
Strategic Framework Undergraduate Town Hall
The University has organized two town hall sessions this fall for undergraduate students to learn more about the recently launched Strategic Framework that will guide the University for the next decade. At each session, Provost John McGreevy will give an overview of the framework and invite student questions.
Students who would like to submit a question may do so using this form. While there might not be time to address every question at the event, undergraduate questions and comments will provide valuable insight as University administrators, faculty, staff and students work together to enact the framework.
The undergraduate sessions will be held on the following dates:
Thursday, Nov. 9; 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library
Monday, Nov. 13; 4 to 5 p.m.
Arts and Performances
Exhibition
Tibetan Buddhist Tashi Kyil Monks Create Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala
The Tashi Kyil Monks will construct the Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala over five days to honor compassion in health care workers and to affirm how compassion is the common language among all spiritual traditions. Sponsored by the Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine and the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion. Free and open to the public.
Monday, Nov. 6; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Reading Room, Jordan Hall of Science
Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 7-9; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Presentation on Tashi Kyil Monastery and the Dalai Lama: Thursday, Nov. 9; 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 105, Jordan Hall
Closing Ceremony: Friday, Nov. 10; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Films
Film and Panel Discussion: “Israelism” (2023)
This documentary profiles two young American Jews who become disillusioned with Israeli policies after service to the state. They join the movement of young American Jews battling the old guard over Israel’s centrality in American Judaism and demanding freedom for the Palestinian people. A panel discussion including director Erin Axelman will follow. Free but ticketed.
Tuesday, Nov. 7; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“The Quiet Girl” (2022)
In 1980s rural Ireland, 9-year-old Cáit is sent to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth. This screening is free but ticketed and is part of the Nanovic Film Series.
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Coming Home” (1978)
Sally (Jane Fonda) is married to a Marine (Bruce Dern) serving in Vietnam. She volunteers while her husband is stationed abroad and spends time at a veterans hospital, where she meets Luke (Jon Voight). A relationship between Sally and Luke blossoms, forming a love triangle with her absent husband. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Thursday, Nov. 9; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Barbie” (2023)
The most discussed film of 2023 can finally be unboxed at Notre Dame. Director/co-writer Greta Gerwig takes a classic fish-out-of-water plot, accessorizes it with all manner of feminist camp, and then sends it down and back a road Barbie hasn’t traveled. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Thursday, Nov. 9; 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, Nov. 10; 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 11; 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 12; 4 p.m.
The Met: Live in HD — “Dead Man Walking” (Jake Heggie)
American composer Jake Heggie’s masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, returns in a “The Met: Live in HD” encore. The haunting production by Ivo van Hove is based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen. $23 adult, $16 child/student.
Saturday, Nov. 11; 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Trolls Band Together” (2023)
Get ready for an action-packed, all-star, rainbow-colored family reunion like no other as Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return for the new chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s blockbuster musical franchise. Tickets are available one hour before the screening. Come one, come all to this special Browning sneak peek!
Sunday, Nov. 12; 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
Eunmi Ko, Piano
Virtuoso pianist, chamber musician, entrepreneur, international recitalist and well-known champion for contemporary and under-programmed classical music, Eunmi Ko will present a solo recital of both new and old music, including a cycle of pieces by Notre Dame faculty composer John Liberatore.
Thursday, Nov. 6; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the LaBar Recital Hall (use door 7), O’Neill Hall of Music
Native American Heritage Month Dance and Drum Performance
For the first time in years, ND will host a large Indigenous dance and drum performance. The program will feature songs and dance styles of Potawatomi and other Great Lakes region tribes in the spirit of sharing culture, celebrating heritage and strengthening connections between the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and Notre Dame. Free and open to all.
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 101, DeBartolo Hall
PEMCo Musical: “Tuck Everlasting”
PEMCo presents “Tuck Everlasting,” directed by Olivia Seymour ’25! This is a musical story of Winnie Foster as her life becomes intertwined with the Tuck family. Tickets can be purchased at the LaFortune Box Office or at the door via credit card; $7 for students and $10 for faculty/staff/general public.
Thursday, Nov. 9; 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater, Washington Hall
Friday, Nov. 10; 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 11; 7 to 9:30 p.m.
“A Doll’s House 1954”
Based on the original play by Henrik Ibsen. “A Doll’s House 1954” moves the action to the post-war USA, where Nora and her husband rejoice in his promotion and, finally, their shot at the American suburban dream. It’s Christmas, they’re in love, and life is beautiful — until a long-held secret is forced to the surface and everything they’ve believed about themselves, their friends and their world explodes.
Students $7; faculty/staff/seniors $12; general $15.
Thursday, Nov. 9; 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, Nov 10; 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 11; 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 12; 2:30 p.m.
Concert: Lalo Cura
Lalo Cura’s music is a fusion of powerful rhythms and irresistible melodies powered by Santana-inspired guitar solos and culturally progressive lyrics anchored in universal experiences such as love and social issues. The duo “After Ours” is the opening act. Part of the Presenting Series Cultural Collective event.
$20 general public, $19 faculty/staff, $15 students, $10 ND students.
Friday, Nov. 10; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Nov. 11; 7:30 p.m.
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Notre Dame vs. Niagara Men’s Basketball Game
Join the Leprechaun Legion in cheering on Coach Shrewsberry and the men’s basketball team in their home opener vs. Niagara on Monday! Students will receive a free Lep Legion T-shirt and “Shrews Crew” rally towel! A limited supply of student tickets will be available at Gate 2 prior to the game.
Monday, Nov. 6; 7 to 9 p.m. in Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center
Deadlines or Registrations
Ph.D. in Management On-Campus Open House
Leverage your economics, sociology, psychology, political science or business degree to become a professor in a business school. This open house for Mendoza’s Ph.D. in Management program is open to undergraduate and master’s degree students. Free pizza provided! Register at mendoza.nd.edu/event/phd-in-management-on-campus-open-house.
Monday, Nov. 13; 5 to 6 p.m. in Commons A&B, Stayer Center
GIS Day 2023: Registration Open
Join a symposium that combines workshops, presentations and more to demonstrate the power of geospatial technologies. Registration for the day-long event is open now.
Wednesday, Nov. 15; noon to 5 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
Time Out for Tech: Canvas Accessibility Tools
Tools like Panorama and Name Coach are helping make Canvas a more accessible space for learning. Learn about what these tools do and the value they bring. The Zoom link will be added to the calendar event the day before the session.
Thursday, Nov. 16; 10 to 10:30 a.m. via Zoom
A Discussion Featuring Former Parenting Grad Students
Graduate Student Government is hosting a discussion session featuring former parenting graduate students who successfully navigated the dual responsibilities of family life and their academic pursuits during their graduate studies. The objective of this session is to provide a platform for current graduate students who are parents to learn from the experiences of the panel discussants and ask any questions. Review the poster for registration.
Thursday, Nov. 16; 4 to 6 p.m. online
TALES Event — Call for Proposals and Registration
The inaugural Notre Dame Trustworthy AI Lab in Education Summit (ND-TALES) international research summit is co-sponsored by NDR, ISLA and the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society. The summit will be held on Friday, Dec. 1, in McKenna Hall, and is calling for two types of proposals: poster and research presentation. The due date is Friday, Nov. 10. For poster presenters, two winners will be selected for a cash award of $300 each. Please see details about the event.
Faculty, staff and students who are interested in submitting their work or attending the event, please register through the website. There is no cost of registration. It is a ticketed event with in-person participants capped at 100, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
FLI Week
Join the Office of Student Enrichment in its FLI (first generation, low income) week with various activities. Make sure to stop by to learn and have some fun!
· OSE on the Quad: Monday, Nov. 6; noon to 2 p.m. on Fieldhouse Mall and O’Shaughnessy Hall
· Imposter Syndrome: Tuesday, Nov. 7; noon to 1 p.m. in Room 117, Haggar Hall
· Conversation with First-Generation Faculty: Wednesday, Nov. 8; 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the auditorium, Eck Visitors Center
· Volleyball Tournament: Thursday, Nov. 9; 9 to 11 p.m. in the Rockne Gym
· Golden Generation Celebration Dinner: Friday, Nov. 10; 5 p.m. in the Stayer Commons A&B, Stayer Center (registration necessary by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8)
Educational and Research Opportunities
Catholic Social Tradition Minor: Info Session
Join the CST Minor for dinner from Chipotle! Current students in the minor will share how understanding human dignity, the common good and solidarity have shaped their studies in the program.
Monday, Nov. 6; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Notre Dame Toastmasters: Public Speaking and Leadership Development for All Levels
Everyone can benefit from Toastmasters, no matter your life stage or career. Choose from multiple pathways geared to your learning goals. Practice speaking in front of a welcoming and supportive audience. Build better communication skills and lead with confidence. To learn more, visit notredame.toastmastersclubs.org. Guests always welcome!
Tuesdays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 242, O’Shaughnessy Hall
Quechua Mini-Course
Whether you’ve been hoping to learn Quechua for years or whether this is the first time you’re hearing of the indigenous Andean language being offered at ND: This is your chance to try it out! Our visiting Fulbright instructor, Dayana Velásquez, will be leading three free weekly classes to give you an introduction to the Quechua language.
Tuesday, Nov. 7; 5 to 6 p.m. in Kellogg Commons, Hesburgh Center
Undergraduate Program in Peace Studies: Spring Courses Preview Night
Interested in trying a peace studies course? Join the Undergraduate Program in Peace Studies for a program dinner to meet peace studies faculty and learn about course options for next semester. Students from any major are welcome. Dinner will be served; please register, so that food can be planned for.
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Latino Studies Major/Minor Open House
Want to learn more about the Latino studies program? Interested in the major or minor? Want to talk to current students and faculty? Join the Latino studies open house where you can get all your questions answered and more.
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 315, Bond Hall
Summer Language Abroad Info Session
The Summer Language Abroad grant application opened on Nov. 1 — are you ready to apply? The assistant director of CSLC will guide you through the basic eligibility requirements with plenty of time for your Q&A so you can start your application. Can’t make it? Register for the session anyway so that you can receive the recording.
Thursday, Nov. 9; 4 to 4:45 p.m. via Zoom
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on each workshop to see more details and to register.
· Web Designing for Beginners
In this workshop, learn about what coding is and how to install basic software, and try designing a simple website using html. This workshop ends with a discussion on the next steps one could take toward ultimately designing one’s own website. Intended for beginners.
Tuesday, Nov. 7; 10 to 11 a.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), 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 making 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.
Tuesday, Nov. 7; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Introduction to Github and Markdown
Traditionally used for software development, Git and the online platform GitHub have been adopted for projects of all kinds, including humanities research. This workshop guides participants through the basic functions of contributing to a repository and writing documents in its preferred plain-text format, markdown.
Tuesday, Nov. 7; 1 to 2 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 1 to 2 p.m.
· 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, Nov. 9; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), 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.
Thursday, Nov. 9; 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Wrangling Data with Google Sheets
This two-hour workshop will demonstrate the power of Google Sheets to gather, clean, manipulate, analyze and present data in visually impactful ways. Attendees will get hands-on experience in how sheets can help you and your colleagues make better decisions through data.
Friday, Nov. 10; 1 to 3 p.m. in Technology Commons (Room 264), Hesburgh Library
Faith and Service
Rosary and Holy Mass in Chinese
Join the celebration of Christ with a Rosary session and Holy Mass in Chinese offered by the Mateo Ricci Chinese Catholic Fellowship Club. All are welcome, and guidance in Chinese will be provided. Rosary: 11 to 11:30 a.m. then the Holy Mass: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information please contact Eva Hoeckner (ehoeckn2@nd.edu).
Saturday, Nov. 11; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the chapel, Fischer Graduate Residence
Holy Mass in Arabic
Join the celebration of Christ with a Mass and liturgy in Arabic. All are welcome and guidance in both English and Arabic will be provided. Rev. Aaron Michka, C.S.C., will officiate. For more information or if you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Eva Hoeckner (ehoeckn2@nd.edu).
Sunday, Nov. 12; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the chapel, Lewis Hall
Health and Recreation
Health and Wellness Survey
Did you receive a Fall Health and Wellness Survey in your inbox? Please take it! Your responses help the University continue to learn how to best support you. Follow the link in your inbox to take the survey and be entered to win $50, $150 or $300 in Domer Dollars! The survey is open through Sunday, Nov. 12. Contact the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being with questions.
Lectures and Presentations
Mendoza Dean’s Speaker Series: “Moving from Strength to Strength in Work, Life and Happiness”
Arthur C. Brooks, New York Times bestselling author, columnist and Harvard professor, will reveal how effectiveness and well-being at all stages of life come not from holding on to past achievements, but from cultivating new habits and a different understanding of success and fulfillment.
Monday, Nov. 6; 3 to 4:15 p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Book Launch and Panel Discussion — “Strengthening Global Health Systems: Lessons and Insights from Bangladesh”
Join the Eck Institute for Global Health and the Pulte Institute for Global Development for a book launch and panel discussion featuring Mushtaque Chowdhury, visiting scholar at the Pulte Institute for Global Development and the Eck Institute for Global Health.
Tuesday, Nov. 7; 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Lecture — “Disalienation: Politics, Philosophy and Radical Psychiatry in Postwar France”
Camille Robcis is a professor of French and history at Columbia University. She specializes in modern European history with an emphasis on gender and sexuality; France; and intellectual, cultural and legal history. This talk maps the intersections of politics, philosophy and radical psychiatry in 20th-century France.
Tuesday, Nov. 7; 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. via Zoom
Lecture: “The Reference Group — An Innovative Peacebuilding Model from Northern Ireland”
Seán Feenan offers a lecture highlighting the development and success of the Reference Group as a peacebuilding model. The effort transformed from a discreet dialogue program to an integral part of tackling some of the most difficult issues in the North of Ireland, and today is known for its creation of localized intervention processes.
Tuesday, Nov. 7; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Talk: “Change Champions — The Wind Beneath Our Wings”
Join the next Change Management Community of Practice. Learn about change champions and how to identify, develop and empower them. Who are they? How do we engage them? What can they do for your projects? How do we work best with them? A Zoom meeting will be added to your calendar if you are in the Google Group. New participants should join the Google Group by noon Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 10 to 11 a.m. via Zoom
Panel Discussion — “Youth Mental Health: Belonging and Hope in an Age of Loneliness”
Rising rates of anxiety, depression and other forms of mental illness among children and teens have left youth ministers, educators and parents asking how best to support young people. Drawing on their respective experiences in pastoral and psychological care, speakers will address how to understand youth mental health through an integrated lens.
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 12:30 to 2 p.m. via webinar
Lecture: “Xi Jinping’s Power Concentration and Foreign Policy Implications”
Suisheng Zhao, professor and director of the Center for China-U.S. Cooperation at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, will draw on his new book, “The Dragon Roars Back: Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign Policy,” to trace the dramatic shifts in China’s foreign policy since the republic’s founding in 1949. Liu faculty fellow Joshua Eisenman, associate professor of politics for the Keough School of Global Affairs, will facilitate the talk. Zhao’s publication will be available for purchase during the event onsite through the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore.
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Lecture — “Agreeing to Disagree: How the Establishment Clause Protects Religious Diversity and Freedom of Conscience”
Join the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government for a lecture by Nathan Chapman based on the book he co-authored with Michael McConnell. In “Agreeing to Disagree,” Chapman and McConnell detail the theological, political and philosophical underpinnings of the Establishment Clause.
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in Room 1130, Eck Hall of Law
ND Energy Virtual Distinguished Lecture: “Design of First Experiment to Achieve Fusion Target Gain > 1”
Register to join ND Energy for a virtual lecture and Q&A featuring Andrea “Annie” L. Kritcher, an esteemed researcher and visionary at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who designed the first fusion ignition and target gain experiment ever achieved in a laboratory and was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in the world.
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. via Zoom
Keynote Address: “A Foundation for Justice and Equality”
The Keough School of Global Affairs will mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a forum and panels to explore critical human rights questions. Walton Webson, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, permanent representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, will offer a keynote.
Forum: Thursday, Nov. 9; 2 to 7:45 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Friday, Nov. 10; 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Keynote Address: Thursday, Nov. 9; 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. in the auditorium, Hesburgh Center
Soc(AI)ety Seminar Series — “Integrating ML+Optimization: Driving Social Impact in Public Health and Conservation”
For 15 years, Milind Tambe’s team has focused on AI for social impact, deploying end-to-end systems in areas of public health, conservation and public safety. Tambe will highlight the results from these deployments and explore ways to facilitate local communities and nonprofits to directly benefit from advances in AI tools and techniques.
Thursday, Nov. 9; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium (Room 105), Jordan Hall of Science
Lecture by Trevon Logan, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program
Trevon Logan, the Hazel C. Youngberg Distinguished Professor of Economics at Ohio State University and Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, will present a lecture exploring the economic and social disparities between Black and white people and whether we are interpreting these disparities appropriately.
Thursday, Nov. 9; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Carey Auditorium (Room 107), Hesburgh Library
Labor Café: “How Much Is Too Much? Profits, Paychecks and Power in Today’s Uncertain Economy”
The Labor Café at the Center for Social Concerns convenes the Notre Dame community each month for casual conversation on contemporary questions about work, workers and workplaces. Trista Brantley, a junior majoring in history and political science, will facilitate the discussion.
Friday, Nov. 10; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Lecture/Book Talk — “Sentinel Island: Sixty Thousand Years of Solitude”
Benjamin Hoffman, associate professor of French, director of the Center of Excellence and director of graduate studies at Ohio State University, will present a lecture centered on his novel “L'île de la Sentinelle.” This event is sponsored and organized by the Transnational France research cluster, supported by the Nanovic Institute.
Friday, Nov. 10; 5 to 6:15 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Faith and Science Week
In honor of the feast of St. Albert the Great, patron saint of scientists, the Society of Catholic Scientists Chapter at Notre Dame is holding its inaugural Faith and Science Week, which will take place from Sunday through Friday, Nov. 12-17, and will celebrate the harmony that exists between science and faith as two different paths to truth. Co-sponsored by the College of Science, the Department of Theology, the McGrath Institute for Church Life and the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture.
Sunday, Nov. 12; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., 5:45 to 7 p.m. and 7:15 to 7:45 p.m. campus-wide
Monday, Nov. 13; 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 14; 7 to 8 p.m.
Gold Mass: Wednesday, Nov. 15; 5:15 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Wednesday, Nov. 15; 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. and 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16; 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Social Gatherings
Welcome to the Student Section!
All undergraduate students are invited to this festive fall gathering hosted by the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, meant to welcome the diverse intellectual community Notre Dame students comprise. Prior to the event, students can nominate their favorite titles and be entered to win giveaways!
Monday, Nov. 6; 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the second floor, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore
Hindi Dance Tutorial
Join the South Asian Student Association of Notre Dame and its visiting Fulbright Hindi instructor, Payal Priya, for a tutorial workshop on traditional and modern Indian dance. No prior dance experience is necessary — just come dance and snack with us!
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Hagerty Café, Duncan Student Center
Italian Conversation Table
Italian Conversation Tables are open to all. Join in to socialize and practice your Italian in the process!
Thursday, Nov. 9; 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 304, Bond Hall
Japanese Language Table
Join in for fun Japanese language practice! Email ykawamur@nd.edu with any questions.
Thursday, Nov. 9; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 131, Decio Hall
A-Board-Game-café
Join SUB as they will have board games this week for anyone to use! Acousticafé is a weekly concert where student performers will entertain the student body. If you would like to perform, please visit linktr.ee/subnd.
Thursday, Nov. 9; 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Hagerty Family Café (first floor), Duncan Student Center
Korean Cuisine Workshop
Welcome to an exciting and flavorful fresh kimchi and army stew-making workshop!
There will be a hands-on culinary experience where you will learn the art of crafting these beloved Korean dishes. Registration is required and there are three sessions: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., 5 to 6:15 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:45 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 10; three sessions in Room 151, Decio Hall
Arabic Language Table
Join in to practice making persuasive arguments in Arabic! Led by the Arabic language FLTA, Fidaa Owdetallah (fowdetal@nd.edu).
Friday, Nov. 10; 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 334, Bond Hall
English Conversation Table
The English Conversation Table (formerly English Language Table) is a great chance to practice English with both native and non-native speakers and to make some new friends in the process. For more information or to be added to the participants’ email list, contact Abbey Johnson (ajohns39@nd.edu).
Friday, Nov. 10; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 220E, Bond Hall
Otterfest
Celebrate autumn alongside ND musicians with a two-day concert in the courtyard of Sorin College! Admission is free but ticketed; see poster for details.
Acoustic concert: Friday, Nov. 10; 6:30 to 9:45 p.m. in the courtyard, Sorin Hall
Rock concert with Oktoberfest cuisine available for purchase: Saturday, Nov. 11; noon to 5 p.m.
Food ticket ($6) includes bratwurst, soft pretzel, pumpkin pie and root beer. All proceeds go to The Music Village, Michiana’s community musical arts center located in the heart of downtown South Bend!
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: The Panorama Tool in Canvas
Accessibility is a critical aspect of an unsurpassed undergraduate educational experience. The Canvas platform at Notre Dame now includes Panorama, a software tool that makes course documents available in a variety of formats to support different learning needs.
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Join Yearbook!
Interested in writing, photography or design? Looking to make your mark on a piece of Notre Dame history? Join the Dome Yearbook staff! Not a huge time commitment — do what you can. Email nmodugno@nd.edu for more info.