For the Week of October 30
Arts and Performances
Films
Nanovic Film Series: “R.M.N.” (2022)
“R.M.N.” (which translates to a fitting acronym for nuclear magnetic resonance) examines the terraced discrimination throughout Europe, including Romanians abroad and in their small domestic towns. The result is a powerful meditation on how resentment can be rerouted and displaced throughout a continent and how it appears when balled and localized. Nanovic Faculty Fellow Anton Juan, professor and theater director in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre, will provide an introduction. Free.
Wednesday, Nov. 1; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Winter Soldier” (1972)
In February 1971, after the revelations of the My Lai massacre, an astonishing public inquiry into war crimes committed by American forces in Vietnam was held at a Detroit Howard Johnson motel. The Winter Soldier Investigation was a turning point for the anti-war movement and the participating young vets who center the film’s dramatic intensity. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Thursday, Nov. 2; 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Stop Making Sense” (2023/1984)
Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by many critics as the greatest concert film of all time. “Stop Making Sense” stars the core band members of Talking Heads. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Thursday, Nov. 2; 9:30 to 11 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, Nov. 3; 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 4; 3 and 7 p.m.
“The Secret Garden” (1993)
Frances Hodgson Burnett published “The Secret Garden” more than a century ago, but it remains a story revisited, beloved and often adapted in new ways. After an earthquake leaves her orphaned, the young Brit Mary (Kate Maberly) leaves India to live with her uncle at his sprawling mansion, finding new friends and the titular secret garden. $1.
Sunday, Nov. 5; 1 to 2:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
“Simple as Water” (2021)
Shortlisted for an Oscar and screened at MoMA, “Simple as Water” is a documentary about the fallout of armed conflict in Syria, the extraordinary hurdles displaced refugees face and, in turn, the resilience of refugees forced to form new lives in unexpected worlds.
Sunday, Nov. 5; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
Céilí Halloween
The evening includes music, dancing and stories.
Tuesday, Oct. 31; 8 to 10 p.m. in the Sacred Heart Parish Center
Asian Allure: Carrying the Legacy
Asian Allure is the annual cultural showcase presented by the Asian American Association. Come to witness a night filled with Asian culture and tradition! Tickets are $5 at the LaFortune Box Office, $7 at the door.
Friday, Nov. 3; 7 to 9:15 p.m. in Washington Hall
Saturday, Nov. 4; 7 p.m.
MFA Poetry Reading Event
Come listen to the first MFA reading of the semester. Readers will include first-year poets Ivy Braxton Harrington, Isabel Boutiette, Camille Lendor, Noah Loveless and Oli Peters.
Wednesday, Nov. 1; 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 104, Bond Hall
An Odyssey of Ukrainian Song
The lauded guest artists, baritone Simon Barrad and pianist Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad, present an odyssey of songs of Ukraine and the many lives touched by its history and culture. Composers include Lysenko, Silvestrov, Barvinsky, Lyatoshynsky and Turkevich, as well as Gershwin and Schumann.
Tuesday, Oct. 31; 7 to 8:15 p.m. in LaBar Recital Hall (Door 7), O’Neill Hall of Music
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Deadlines or Registrations
Interest Night: Serving (in) Europe
Learn about the exciting opportunity to engage in service learning in Europe through the Nanovic Institute’s Serving (in) Europe program. During this event, five former Serving (in) Europe participants will share their experiences. The deadline for summer 2024 Serving (in) Europe applications is Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Monday, Oct. 30; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Campus Ministry Immersions
Campus Ministry has opportunities for immersions both locally and internationally! “Blessed Are the Streets: A South Bend Homelessness Immersion” occurs at the end of Christmas break, Jan. 12-14, and the “Immersion Trip to Farm of the Child in Honduras” is during spring break. Applications for both are due by Tuesday, Oct. 31. All students are welcome to apply; spots are limited and financial aid is available. Registration links and costs: Blessed Are The Streets, $50; and Farm of the Child, $2,000.
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.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
“Winn”: The Untold Story of Incarceration and Invisible Women
Join the Gender Relations Center to watch and discuss the short documentary film “Winn” with free Aladdin’s catering. “Winn” tells the story of Pamela Winn, an activist who fought for better treatment for incarcerated pregnant people. All are welcome!
Wednesday, Nov. 1; 6 to 7 p.m. in Room 2246, Duncan Student Center
Office of Institutional Transformation — Transformations Newsletter
Rev. Hugh Page, vice president for institutional transformation and adviser to the president, provides an update as the Office of Institutional Transformation enters its second full academic year of operations. Click here to learn more about the office’s goals, University progress since the board task force report and new inclusion efforts at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
Educational and Research Opportunities
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 Notre Dame: This is your chance to try it out! Visiting Fulbright instructor, Dayana Velásquez, will be leading three free weekly classes to give you an introduction to the Quechua language.
Tuesday, Oct. 31; 5 to 6 p.m. in Kellogg Commons, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Faith and Service
All Souls’ Day Masses
Masses will be offered on Thursday, Nov. 2, in the All Souls Chapel, in Cedar Grove Cemetery, for the repose of the souls of the deceased Notre Dame family.
· 9 a.m.: Rev. Brian Ching, C.S.C., rector of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, will preside.
· 12:15 p.m.: Rev. Andrew Budzinski, rector of St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend, will preside.
EXALT Adoration
Nicole Labadie, the director of the Center for Faith, Action and Ministry at Saint Mary’s College, will offer a reflection; praise and worship will be led by Totus Tuus. Confession and prayer teams will be available and then a social with a mashed potato bar will follow.
Friday, Nov. 3; 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Welsh Family Hall Chapel
Syriac Maronite Rite Divine Liturgy
The Blessed Massabki Martyrs Maronite Mission will celebrate Divine Liturgy. All are welcome! The liturgy is celebrated in Syriac (Aramaic), Arabic and English. In addition, weekly Sunday liturgy is celebrated here at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 4; 8 to 9:30 a.m. in St. Thomas More Chapel, Eck Hall of Law
Health and Recreation
Hang Up and Hang Out — Text Challenge to Reduce Screen Time
Looking for a fun way to reduce your screen time, improve your wellness and win prizes this year? Join McWell’s WellnessTXT Challenge as a part of the “Hang Up and Hang Out” campaign that gives you tips and challenges to improve your relationship with technology via text. Sign up by texting “@hangup” to 81010 before Friday, Nov. 3, for the challenge that runs Nov. 6-10.
“Hang Up and Hang Out” Pop-Up
Stop by to learn about the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being’s latest campaign, “Hang Up and Hang Out,” which aims to develop knowledge and skills around reducing screen time in order to support well-being and authentic connection.
Monday, Oct. 30; 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the lobby tables in North Dining Hall
Spooky Nature Walk
Join McWell for a Spooky Nature Walk! As a part of the “Hang Up and Hang Out” campaign, connect with other students and take a break from technology by hearing Notre Dame ghost stories and taking a walk around Notre Dame’s beautiful campus during the fall.
Monday, Oct. 30; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., meet at the west entrance of Saint Liam Hall
Knit and Stitch
Join McWell to crochet, knit or embroider in the restorative spaces on the second floor of Saint Liam Hall. BYO yarn and supplies, but limited supplies will be available as well. All experience levels welcome. Drop by for tea, conversation and the opportunity to learn and practice fiber arts!
Tuesdays through Dec. 5; 5 to 7 p.m. in Room 215 at McDonald Center for Student Well-Being in Saint Liam Hall
ND Health and Wellness Survey
This week you will receive a fall health and wellness survey. Please take it! Your responses help the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being 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 Domer Dollars! The survey is open Wednesday, Nov. 1, through Sunday, Nov. 12. Contact McWell (mcwell@nd.edu) with questions.
Happy Lights
Are dreary days getting you down? McWell lends out “Happy Lights,” light boxes that may help you chase those seasonal blues away. Stop by the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being (McWell), on the second floor of Saint Liam Hall, to check one out, or call 631-7970 for availability.
Lectures and Presentations
NDIGI/NDVC/IDEA Center Guest Speaker: Magellan Makhlouf
Magellan Makhlouf, co-founder and managing director of CedarBridge Partners and co-founder of Access Bridge Ventures, will discuss his nontraditional journey from a student to co-founding multiple private equity and venture capital funds, and will discuss his thoughts today on paths into the sector.
Monday, Oct. 30; 11 a.m. to noon in Room 133, Mendoza College of Business
Lecture: “Toward Praetorian-Led Electoral Authoritarianism? The (non) Transitions from Junta Rule in West Africa”
Sebastian Elischer, associate professor of political science at the University of Florida, will be drawing on the theoretical insights of linked ecologies to compare the extent to which each junta has formed domestic alliances and defied external pressure to enable a return to civilian-democratic rule providing an interim assessment from his paper.
Tuesday, Oct. 31; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center
Seminar: “Unthinkable Genocide”
This seminar, sponsored by the Notre Dame International Security Center, is presented by Jennifer Mitzen, professor of political science at Ohio State University.
Tuesday, Oct. 31; 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
The Future of Affirmative Action
What are the best avenues forward that allow universities to help repair our nation’s history on race without employing racial preferences? Join the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights and the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study as Richard Kahlenberg explores the future of affirmative action.
Wednesday, Nov. 1; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library
“Integral Human Development Through a Leadership of Care”: Keeley Vatican Lecture with Sister Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Vatican City State
Sister Raffaella Petrini, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, was appointed as secretary-general of the Governorate of Vatican City State by Pope Francis in November 2021. She will present the Keeley Vatican Lecture and share leadership principles with a focus on a “leadership of care.”
Wednesday, Nov. 1; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium, McKenna Hall
International Symposium — "Rubén Darío: el archivo y la vida"
The symposium’s topic is one of the most important modern poet and intellectuals of the Hispanic world, Nicaraguan writer Rubén Darío (1867-1916). Review the agenda and poster for more information.
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 2 and 3; all day in the Eck Visitors Center
Presentation — “Global Democracy at Risk: Why It Matters and What Can Be Done”
Jaimie Bleck, Juan Sebastián Chamorro, Susan Ostermann, David Campbell and Scott Appleby will look at the state of democracy around the world and explore how the University can address the important issues surrounding democratic governance today. They’ll also discuss Notre Dame’s new Democracy Initiative.
Thursday, Nov. 2; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Hesburgh Center
Laura Shannon Prize Lecture with Stella Ghervas: “The Peace Conundrum in European History”
Stella Ghervas is a professor of history and the Eugen Weber Chair in Modern European History at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received the 2023 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies for her book “Conquering Peace: From the Enlightenment to the European Union,” recently published by Harvard University Press.
Thursday, Nov. 2; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
2023 Mathews Byzantine Lecture — “Religion, Politics and Identities in Byzantium: Aspects of Medieval Greek Homilies”
The Mathews Lectures bring a distinguished scholar of Byzantine studies to campus each year to deliver a talk, supported by the Rev. Constantine Mathews Endowment for Excellence in Byzantine Christianity in the Medieval Institute. This year’s lecturer is Theodora Antonopoulou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Thursday, Nov. 2; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 715, Hesburgh Library
Panel Discussion — “Transformative Latino Leaders in Hollywood: Actors, Producers, Change-Makers Featuring Mark Consuelos, Nicholas Gonzalez and Wilmer Valderrama”
Join the Institute for Latino Studies and co-sponsor Latina/o Studies Association for a Transformative Latino Leaders Lecture with a three-person celebrity panel featuring Mark Consuelos, Nicholas Gonzalez and Wilmer Valderrama. This is a free but ticketed event (one registration per person).
Thursday, Nov. 2; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library
“Art for Social Change on Ignatian Lines”: A Conversation with Erik Ehn
Erik Ehn is an American playwright and director whose work includes “The Saint Plays,” an ongoing cycle of plays loosely based on the lives of the saints and biblical characters, and “Soulographie: Our Genocides,” a series of 17 plays that examine the relationship of 20th-century America to genocide in the United States, Central America and East Africa. Free but ticketed.
Thursday, Nov. 2; 7 to 8:15 p.m. in the Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Signs of the Times: “Goodwill — More Than a Store”
Debie Coble, the president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Michiana, is November’s speaker for Signs of the Times, a monthly series hosted by the Center for Social Concerns that connects campus to community experts around justice topics. Dessert and drinks will be served. Find more details at socialconcerns.nd.edu/signsofthetimes.
Friday, Nov. 3; noon to 1 p.m. in the Coffee House, Geddes Hall
Safety, Parking and Traffic
Personal Electric Vehicles Policy Review and Feedback
A University working group was recently convened to review on-campus Personal Electric Vehicles (PEV) policies and protocols, including the use of e-scooters and e-bikes. The working group, which includes student, faculty and staff representation, will make recommendations regarding future PEV policies to University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., later this semester.
Notre Dame community feedback is encouraged and will be gathered in-person and online. Please consider attending one of the following listening sessions or submitting your written feedback via this online form. For questions or more information, please email e-scooter@nd.edu.
PEV Listening Sessions:
- Monday, Oct. 30; 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 134, Duncan Student Center
- Wednesday, Nov. 1; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Social Gatherings
Trick-Art-Treat
Join the Raclin Murphy Museum Student Programming Committee to enjoy spooky treats and art activities amid the fall foliage. This festive evening begins the one-month countdown to the opening celebrations for university students at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art on Thursday, Nov. 30!
Monday, Oct. 30; 4 to 6 p.m. in the Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park
Multi-Language Reading Club
Join other language learners in this multi-language reading club. Spend an hour relaxing and reading for fun in the company of others. Bring a foreign language book, magazine or newspaper or read one from the library collection.
Monday, Oct. 30; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Collaboration Hub (Room 120), Hesburgh Library
Undergraduate Community at Fischer (UCF) — Trick or Treating
Join the UCF for some trick-or-treating around the UCF Apartments. There will be a bonfire, music, games, candy and more! Admission is $5.
Tuesday, Oct. 31; 7 to 9 p.m. in Fischer Graduate Apartment Buildings 1-8 (UCF)
CUPPA: Latin America
Cuppa is a place where all are welcome. Each event will be facilitated by a different Fulbright language teaching assistant visiting Notre Dame from abroad and partner student organizations. Cuppa is all about connection, understanding, perspectives, play and accompaniment. Come join us for a cuppa joe/coffee (or tea) and excellent activities!
Wednesday, Nov. 1; 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 200, Main Building
Korean Language Table: “K-Drama Lesson — Korean Horror Legends”
Get ready to be thrilled to watch episodes from the popular K-drama “Master’s Sun.” This show is a perfect blend of romance, comedy and spine-tingling horror. Connect with fellow participants who share your passion for K-drama and Korean culture. Make new friends, discuss your favorite shows and have a great time in a welcoming environment!
Wednesday, Nov. 1; 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 151, Decio Hall
Chinese Joy Fun House
Cultural exploration, art and games! Register by 11:59 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30.
Thursday, Nov. 2; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 131, Decio Hall and the Decio Café
Slavic Tea Party
Learn about study abroad experiences in Moldova/Lithuania with Collin Geahigan and Nathan McKnight. There will be Moldovan/Baltic culture, traditions, crafts, creative writing and games.
Friday, Nov. 3; 3 to 5 p.m. in the Department of German and Russian Languages (Room 118), Decio Hall
Johnson Family Feud
JFam’s third annual Johnson Family Feud is your favorite game show — but Notre Dame style! Dorm against dorm will compete for fame, glory ... and the golden valkyrie! Register a team to compete or just come to cheer on your friends and get a good laugh. $5 tickets will be available at the door; proceeds go to support Holy Cross Missions.
Friday, Nov. 3; 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Impersonation Scams May Catch You Off Guard
It isn’t common sense. Scammers use impersonation to trick you into paying them money or clicking on a dangerous link to infect your computer. You can easily fall victim if you don’t know what to look out for — and they may catch you off guard. Scam School shows you how scammers impersonate people you wouldn’t suspect would be fake.