For the Week of September 2
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
AAHD Gallery Exhibition: No Assurance
The Art, Art History, and Design Gallery announces the opening of No Assurance, an exhibition featuring the artworks of teaching scholars in studio art: Coleton Lunt, Keith Kaziak, and Kris Johnson. A closing reception will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 26.
Mondays through Fridays through Thursday, Sept. 26; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 214, Riley Hall of Art
Fall Exhibit—Notre Dame Football Kills Prejudice: Citizenship and Faith in 1924
To mark the 100th anniversary of the historic Four Horsemen of Notre Dame, a new Rare Books & Special Collections and University Archives exhibit explores how Notre Dame leaders harnessed the unprecedented popularity and visibility of the 1924 football team to combat bigotry and promote a more inclusive America. Learn more at library.nd.edu/event/fall-exhibit-2024.
Mondays through Fridays, until Jan. 31; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Sacred Art Visio Divina
Visio divina, or “sacred seeing,” is an ancient form of Christian prayer in which we allow our hearts and imaginations to prayerfully and meditatively enter into an image. Join in for guided sessions of visio divina on the first Tuesday of every month with sacred art in the Mary, Queen of Families Chapel or in the galleries.
Thursday, Sept. 3; 11 to 11:30 a.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Art 180 First Friday
Wondering how to spend 180 minutes with your chosen work of art? Interested in meeting others also participating? These drop-in hours will include small activities and prompts to guide you on your Art180 journey, along with the opportunity to chat with others.
Friday, Sept. 6; 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Films
Raw (2016)
Director Julia Ducournau has received critical acclaim for her films Titane and Raw. Raw follows the story of a committed vegetarian who experiences an increasingly grim and alarming shift in her dietary cravings after starting veterinary school at her family’s alma mater. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Tuesday, Sept. 3; 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
National Theatre Live: Dear England (2024)
Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) plays English national team manager Gareth Southgate in this gripping examination of nation and game. The country that gave the world football has since delivered little but heartbreak. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game? Set in 2024, Southgate must face many devils to restore the beautiful game. Live theater from Britain’s most exciting stages is filmed and screened in thousands of cinemas around the globe. $20 adult, $18 faculty/staff, $16 seniors, $16 students.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 7 to 10:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Seven Samurai (1954)
One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai arrives again in the Browning Cinema after a new restoration, still telling the story of a 16th-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Friday, Sept. 6; 6:30 to 10:15 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Space Jam (1996)
Get a laugh-loaded glimpse of the 1990s future as it hadn’t looked before until two of the world’s greatest legends collided in a brand-new universe. When basketball megastar Michael Jordan teams up with animated icon Bugs Bunny, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and many more, hilarity—and out-of-this-world basketball—ensues! $1.
Sunday, Sept. 8; 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
This Western version of Akira Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai may be shorter than the original, with some changes to fit a more traditional Hollywood length, but the story carries the same good versus evil emotional stakes. This time, the story involves a group of American gunfighters hired to defend a Mexican village from outlaws. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Sunday, Sept. 8; 4 to 6:10 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Awards and Competitions
Global Health Case Competition
The Global Health Case Competition brings together undergraduate and graduate students from multiple disciplines to creatively address critical global health challenges in a competitive and collaborative environment. Join in and learn from previous case competition judges and mentors.
Wednesday, Sept. 4; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Deadlines or Registrations
Friday Night Bash Ticket Sales
Friday Night Bash tickets are now available while supplies last. In collaboration with Notre Dame Athletics, join in the night before both the NIU and Louisville football games. You won’t want to miss this exciting and upbeat party in the concourse of Notre Dame Stadium, featuring food trucks, drinks, live music, and opportunities to make unforgettable Fighting Irish memories. $12 for adults; free for kids under 12.
Friday, Sept. 6; 6 to 9:30 p.m. Enter through Gate C, Notre Dame Stadium.
Friday, Sept. 27; 6 to 9:30 p.m.
The Rev. Joseph Carrier, C.S.C., Science Medal Ceremony and Lecture
Spend an evening overlooking the iconic field at Notre Dame Stadium as Michael Levitt, who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, accepts the Rev. Carrier Medal. Levitt is being honored for his groundbreaking work in developing accurate computer models of chemical reactions, integrating features of both classical physics and quantum mechanics. All are welcome to attend this free event. Register online.
Monday, Sept. 9; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Dahnke Ballroom, seventh floor, Duncan Student Center
Emotional Wellness Program for Notre Dame Graduate Students
The emotional wellness program by Innsightful is a 12-week course designed for graduate students, aiming to help you progress in your wellness journey and feel better within a timeframe that fits your schedule. The program uses support groups and wellness coaches to provide you with the support and guidance you need to better cope with stress and anxiety. Review the poster for details and a registration link. The registration deadline is Monday, September 9.
Virtual sessions begin Thursday, Sept. 19, at varying times.
Learning Beyond the Classics—“Global Screens & Local Screams: Contemporary International Horror”
Learning Beyond the Classics returns this fall with a gimlet eye fixed on the horror genre! Enroll in this captivating, semester-long film studies course to explore contemporary international horror cinema and its powerful exploration of global themes such as race, gender, and our shared humanity. Register by Tuesday, September 17. $26 adults; free for students.
In the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Aquinas at 800: “Ad multos annos” Conference
This conference celebrates the 800th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Aquinas, exploring the ongoing importance of his thought to contemporary cultural, philosophical, and theological discussions. The conference gathers many of the most accomplished contemporary scholars of Aquinas’s thought from throughout the world, featuring more than 150 speakers. Free for ND/SMC/HCC faculty, staff, spouses, and students. $140 for South Bend community members and independent scholars. Register by the Wednesday, September 4, deadline.
Sunday, Sept. 22; 4 to 10 p.m. in McKenna Hall and Morris Inn
Monday, Sept. 23; 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 24; 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 25; 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
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.
· Bringing Order to Qualitative Madness with ATLAS.ti
Learn how to use ATLAS.ti to bring order to the chaos of your qualitative research project. Presented by Mark Robison, political science and peace studies librarian.
Friday, Sept. 6; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Collaboration Hub (Room 220), Hesburgh Library
Faith and Service
Tutoring Opportunity to Help Students with Literacy
Are you frustrated by educational opportunity gaps? Be part of the solution! Become a high-impact tutor with TutorND. TutorND will support you to help a child in South Bend Community Schools learn to read. Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/TutorND or, if you have questions, email Ben DeMarais: bdemarai@nd.edu.
Tutoring sessions scheduled throughout the week depending on your availability.
EXALT Adoration
Brother Dennis Gunn, CFC, the new rector of Alumni Hall, will provide a reflection, and Totus Tuus will help to lead praise and worship. Confessions and prayer teams will be available, with an ice cream social to follow.
Friday, Sept. 6; 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Alumni Hall Chapel
Health and Recreation
Hesburgh Library Offers New Library of Things Collection
You can now check out a wide variety of useful and fun items from Hesburgh Library’s new Library of Things Collection. Visit the circulation desk for tool sets and bike repair kits, sewing and crocheting kits, card and strategy games, craft and art supplies, bookstands, and more. Browse the catalog at libcal.library.nd.edu/reserve/library-of-things.
Student Health and Wellness Open House
Pop into Saint Liam Hall and the Coleman-Morse Center to tour and become acclimated with Student Health and Wellness. Franky’s Tacos, raffle tickets and prizes, and self-guided tours will all be available.
Wednesday, Sept. 4; 5 to 7 p.m. in Saint Liam Hall, and Room 228, Coleman-Morse Center
Artful Yoga
Engage with the Raclin Murphy Museum as a space for well-being and inspiration! Join yoga instructor Steve Krojniewski outside on the Hiler Family Terrace (if the weather is agreeable) or in the galleries to relax and recharge while surrounded by works from the collection. Mats are provided or you can bring your own.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Lectures and Presentations
The True Family Lecture Series
The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government is joined by ND Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society to host its inaugural True Family Lecture Series on American religious freedom: “Evaluating the Latest Supreme Court Teachings” and “Comparing the Original Teachings of the American Founders.”
Wednesday, Sept. 4; 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in Room 1130, Eck Hall of Law
Thursday, Sept. 5; 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Conversation: “States Without Armies: Why They Exist and How They Survive?”
This conversation featuring Zoltan Barany, the Frank C. Erin, Jr., Centennial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and Laurie Nathan, professor of the practice of mediation at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, focuses on the experiences of the army-less states of Costa Rica, Iceland, Mauritius, Panama, and the Solomon Islands.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Discussion—“Disassembling (and Reassembling) the Apocalypse. The Critical Edition of Joachim of Fiore’s Liber Figurarum”
Join the Department of Classics for a discussion led by Marco Rainini, professor, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies, Medieval Institute, Department of Classics, and the History of Philosophy Forum.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 117, O’Shaughnessy Hall
NDIGI’s “Demystifying Financial Services”
All students interested in a career in financial services, especially undergraduates and non-business majors, are encouraged to attend. ND Institute for Global Investing team members Patty Brady and Mark Dumich will provide an overview of the financial services industry and share the wide variety of programs and opportunities available to you. NDIGI will provide pizza! Students should register here.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
Presentation: “Assessing Drivers of Implementing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in Indiana”
Rachel Svetanoff, visiting associate of policy and practice with the Pulte Institute for Global Development, and Paul Perrin, its director of evidence and learning, will share insights from their work to inform decision-makers and the public about the applicability of the SDGs as a guiding framework for cultivating bipartisanship on international and local development. Register online.
Friday, Sept. 6; 10 to 11 a.m. in the auditorium, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Talk: Economic Outlook with Federal Reserve Board Governor Chris Waller
Please join Federal Reserve Board Governor Chris Waller as he delivers his views on the state of the economy and the proper stance of monetary policy. Following his speech, he will take questions from the audience. The Federal Reserve is America’s central bank and oversees the domestic economy.
Free but ticketed event. Tickets available at the ticket office one hour prior to the event.
Friday, Sept. 6; 11 a.m. to noon in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
College of Arts and Letters’ Crash Course Series
The first of this fall’s talk series is “AI in the Wild,” with John Behrens and Alexi Orchard of the Technology and Digital Studies Program. Generative artificial intelligence is a type of AI in which computer systems generate media such as text, images, sound, video, or combinations based on prompts or other information provided to the computer. These systems—including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Midjourney, and DALL-E—are evolving rapidly and have led to extreme excitement, confusion, and fear. In this session, attendees will actively participate in learning how systems like ChatGPT work, how to predict and manage their behavior, and how to consider some of the social and personal consequences of their application. Review the series’ website for other titles and topics.
Friday, Sept. 6; 2:30 p.m. in Room 155, DeBartolo Hall
Lecture—“Ireland in 1939: From the Anti-partition Struggle to the ‘Emergency’”
A first reflection on the ongoing Through Foreign Eyes project, this lecture will explain the purpose of the ongoing research and its future. It will consider the foreign diplomatic coverage of Irish politics in 1939 from the point of view of Dublin-based foreign diplomats who represented different regimes and interpreted Irish affairs accordingly. Presented by Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses, professor of history at Maynooth University and visiting fellow at the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies.
Friday, Sept. 6; 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room B101, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
MVP Fridays—Ross Douthat: “Is There Hope for America’s Future?”
Ross Douthat, a political analyst and New York Times columnist, will speak as part of the Center for Social Concerns’ MVP Fridays series exploring questions of meaning, values, and purpose. Reception to follow.
Friday, Sept. 6; 4 to 6 p.m. in the Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall
Science Exploration Series: “Pop Goes the Nova! Learn to find the ‘Blaze Star’” (DVT show)
A once-in-a lifetime nova event occurs about every 80 years. T Coronae Borealis, called the “Blaze Star,” is composed of a white dwarf and a red giant that is slowly stripped of hydrogen by the gravitational pull of the dwarf until the material explodes. Join Keith Davis, in the DVT to learn how to spot the event with your own eyes. Open to the public.
Friday, Sept. 6; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Digital Visualization Theater (Room 100), Jordan Hall of Science
Saturdays with the Saints Lecture Series: Saints and Their Miracles
Santiago Schnell, dean of the College of Science, presents “Our Lady of Lourdes and Her Healings” in the lecture series Saints and Their Miracles, a Notre Dame football gameday series that combines the University’s rich traditions of Catholic faith and spirited gamedays. Presented by the McGrath Institute for Church Life. Open to the public.
Saturday, Sept. 7; 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Andrews Auditorium (lower level), Geddes Hall
Safety, Parking, and Traffic
2024 Football Gameday Parking Guidelines
Please review the important information about where to move your vehicle to on gamedays. (link to PDF)
Social Gatherings
South Asia Group Fall Semester Kickoff: Chai and Samosa
Do you have an academic interest in South Asia? Do you want to connect with faculty and students who share your interest? Join the South Asia Group for chai and samosa to kick off the new semester!
Free and open to the ND community. Registration required.
Tuesday, Sept. 3; 2 to 3:15 p.m. in Room 2148, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Football Fridays at the Eck
Kick off your game weekend at Football Fridays at the Eck presented by Guinness! Join Fighting Irish fans for live music, tailgate food, interviews with Notre Dame celebrities, student group performances, the Football Fridays Backyard with beer and wine for purchase, and more. Check out the website for a detailed schedule of events. Free and open to the public.
Friday, Sept. 6; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Eck Visitors Center
Beyond the Dome: Inspiration from the Domer Dozen
Wonder what life is like beyond the Dome? Ask some outstanding young alumni yourself! Meet the 2024 Domer Dozen honorees as they share the paths they’ve taken since graduating from Notre Dame. All guests are welcome to meet with the honorees for free lunch and conversation, celebrating these outstanding young alumni.
Friday, Sept. 6; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Meeting Room 1 (South W106), Duncan Student Center
Sober Tailgate
Join Zero Proof and the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being for a sober tailgate. Enjoy all of the best tailgate yard games, Chick-fil-A, fun drinks, and community, without the presence of alcohol.
Saturday, Sept. 7; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on DeBartolo Quad (east of the Law School)
Tech Tips, Tools and IT Maintenance
Get to Know AI: Campus Workshops and Events
Open to all faculty, staff, and students, these sessions will provide valuable insights into the role of generative AI in both everyday life and within our University. Whether you’re curious about AI’s potential or eager to explore its applications, there’s something for everyone. For more details and the full schedule of events, visit ai.nd.edu.
Canvas Tip: Set Up Notifications in Canvas
Canvas allows you to customize class notifications. Add contact methods and decide what you want to be notified about so you never miss the important stuff.
Also This Week ...
Museum of Biodiversity Tours
Visit and see the extensive collections of amphibians, fish, birds, mammals, insects, parasites, and fossils that have been collected over the last 150 years. Free and open to the public.
Saturday, Sept. 6; noon to 2 p.m. in Room 102, Jordan Hall of Science
Campus Green Tour
Sign up to take a guided tour of “green” spaces on campus and learn about the sustainability initiatives happening at Notre Dame on Friday, September 6. Only 20 spots are available, so don’t wait to register! Once these spots are full, registrants will be waitlisted and contacted if a spot becomes available. This event is open to the public and weather-dependent.
Friday, Sept. 6, and multiple future Fridays; noon campus-wide
Columbus Murals Uncovered
The Columbus Murals on the second floor of the Main Building will be uncovered from Tuesday, September 3, through noon Friday, September 6, 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.