For the Week of October 16
Arts and Performances
Exhibition
Spotlight Exhibit — Path to Sainthood: Brother Columba O’Neill
See a selection of items on loan from the archives of the Congregation of Holy Cross highlighting Brother Columba, who was known as the Miracle Man of Notre Dame and the Divine Healer.
Mondays through Fridays through Thursday, Nov. 30; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Performances
World Premiere Concert: “Quarter Days”
South Bend’s premier music makers, the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and Fischoff National Chamber Music Association, have joined forces to commission this new piece for string quartet and chamber orchestra, featuring the acclaimed Euclid Quartet, in celebration of Fischoff’s 50th and the South Bend Symphony’s 90th anniversaries. Anna Clyne, one of the most in-demand living classical composers, has crafted this stunning piece capturing the intimacy of the string quartet and the grandeur of the symphony. Purchase tickets.
Sunday, Oct. 22; 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
TSC Fund It Forward Video Challenge
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit videos for the Science Coalition’s Fund It Forward Student Video Challenge with the chance to win cash prizes. In 60 to 90 seconds, your challenge is to explain why science matters and remind Congress that now is the time to invest in science. The deadline to submit is Friday, Oct. 20. Review the instructions.
Closures, Limited Hours and Cancellations
Hesburgh Library Fall Break Building Hours
During fall break (Oct. 15 through 21), 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 on Sunday, Oct. 22. Find all branch and service desk hours at library.nd.edu/hours.
Enrollment Division Offices Closed — Oct. 18
The Enrollment Division offices will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, for an all-hands meeting. The offices include Vice President for Undergraduate Enrollment, Financial Aid, Pre-College Programs, Shared Services, Strategies and Communications, Student Accounts, Student Employment, TRIO Programs and Undergraduate Admissions.
Deadlines or Registrations
Sacred Stories of Notre Dame
At Notre Dame, we find the sacred everywhere. Whether in ordinary or extraordinary moments, these encounters stick with us long after our time on campus and beckon us to consider where we see the sacred at work in our lives. Have a story to share? Submit yours and you may be invited to participate in Sacred Stories of Notre Dame, an annual Advent reflection series from the Alumni Association. Submissions due by Friday, Oct. 20.
Notre Dame Vision Mentor Application
Notre Dame Vision is now accepting applications from undergraduates of all years. Share your story, witness to your faith and mentor high school students from across the country and the world during summer 2024. Form incredible bonds with fellow undergraduates as you facilitate small groups, dynamic music and immersive program activities. No previous experience is required.
Online application closes Monday, Oct. 23; 5 p.m.
Experience the Cultural Diversity of London
Come and learn about the semester study abroad opportunity with Notre Dame’s London Global Gateway. London is one of the most diverse and multicultural capitals in the world. Is it the right fit for you? Listen to our colleagues in London and also hear from some of our London Program returnees. Deadline for application is Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Tuesday, Oct. 24; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Champions of Diversity Room, DEI Center, LaFortune Student Center
Finding Your Internship
Discover the importance of internships. Register online.
Tuesday, Oct. 24; 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 512, Duncan Student Center
Learn to Skate
Learn to Skate classes are offered for all ages! There is a special class called Ice Explorers for 2- to 3-year old skaters (see separate flyer for more information). Each week includes 30 minutes of instruction with optional practice time. Skaters are assigned class times. The Learn to Skate USA curriculum is followed, so the classes build off each session. $78 class fee / $18 skate rental.
Wednesdays, beginning Oct. 25; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Compton Family Ice Arena
Job Search Workshop
Learn how the Career Development Center can support, navigate and help craft your post-grad application.
Wednesday, Oct. 25; 8 to 9 p.m. in Room 512, Duncan Student Center
GIS Day: Call for Lightning Talk Proposals
GIS Day at Notre Dame is a symposium on Wednesday, Nov. 15, that combines workshops, presentations and more to demonstrate the power of geospatial technologies. Share how GIS contributes to your research during 5- to 10-minute lightning talks. Please submit a brief abstract with a title and all author affiliations to Matthew.Sisk@nd.edu by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Deals and Discounts
Free Shred (Your Home Files at Work) Event
Do you have old bank statements, checks or other personal documents? The University Archives and the University’s shred provider, Shred-it, are offering a free, secure and confidential document shredding event for Notre Dame faculty, staff, students and retirees. The Shred-it truck accepts paper only — remove any binders, binder clips, etc., before the event (staples and paper clips are acceptable). This event will be held rain or shine. Click to download the event poster with additional prep details.
Wednesday, Oct. 18; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shred-it Truck, parked in the Mason Support Center parking lot, located off St. Joseph Drive behind the Notre Dame Federal Credit Union
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Teaching with the Columbus Murals
The Columbus Murals on the second floor of the Main Building will be uncovered from Monday, Oct. 23, through 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, to allow instructors and their students to engage with and discuss the murals. More information about the Columbus Murals, their history and their use by instructors can be found here.
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.
· Build a Better Lit Review: Introduction to VOSviewer
Most researchers understand the overwhelming feeling of conducting a thorough literature review. VOSviewer alleviates the pain of conducting a lit review by letting researchers visualize the relationships between their sources. In this workshop, you’ll learn what VOSviewer is, how it works and how you can use it in your own work.
Tuesday, Oct. 17; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· How to Make a Book
This hands-on workshop will demonstrate how to bind books using any one of three different techniques: using a machine to do coil binding, using a machine to do adhesive binding or making a book with a slot and tab method and absolutely no tools, only paper. Learn how printing and making books is a good thing, even in an era of all things digital.
Tuesday, Oct. 17; 2 to 3 p.m. 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.
Wednesday, Oct. 18; 2 to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· How to Write in a Book
This workshop illustrates and demonstrates a technique for writing in books for the purposes of “active reading.” Through an active reading process — writing in books — one can review, retain and comprehend so much more even with a single pass over a text.
Thursday, Oct. 19; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Creating a Bootstrap Website with Bootstrapr.io
Bootstrap is a popular framework for rapidly building seamless, mobile-friendly websites. In this workshop, the participants will create a Bootstrap website from the ground up. With the Bootstrapr.io tool, we’ll learn to easily and rapidly prototype well-crafted, professional-looking websites with ready-made interface elements from the Bootstrap libraries.
Friday, Oct. 20; 1 to 3 p.m. in Technology Commons (Room 264), Hesburgh Library
Research Opportunity:
School, Family and Race Study
Undergraduate first-year student experiences needed! Complete a 30- to 35-minute online survey about your high school experiences, attitudes toward school, family beliefs and practices and understandings of race. Participants will get a $15 Grubhub gift card upon completion. Scan the QR code or visit the link on the poster.
Available through semester’s end; students can take the survey online
Safety, Parking and Traffic
Police Training Exercise
An upcoming first responder training exercise near St. Michael's Laundry is part of Notre Dame’s ongoing efforts to train and evaluate the University’s ability to respond to emergencies. Signage will be present indicating a training exercise is taking place. The public is asked to avoid the area.
Wednesday, Oct. 18; 3 to 5 p.m. near St. Michael’s Laundry
Also This Week ...
Visit to the Studebaker National Museum
The Master of Science in Historic Preservation students in the School of Architecture are undertaking a design project on the Studebaker Administration Building. A visit to the Studebaker National Museum is an opportunity to learn more about the company, its history and that of South Bend, forming a detailed historical background for the undertaking of the design project/intervention. The visit is open to the Notre Dame community. Open the poster for the QR code and free registration.
Tuesday, Oct. 17; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 201 Chapin St., South Bend
Safety Compliance Training Made Easier Through Endeavor
Risk Management and Safety announces a fresh new look for safety compliance training. ComplyND is no longer available. With this transition comes new and enhanced features. Use the form to learn more and register for training. Sign up now for a Zoom training session.
Tuesday, Oct. 17; 10 to 11 a.m. via Zoom
Wednesday, Oct. 25; 2 p.m.
