For the Week of September 22.
This is a weekly digest of events and announcements for undergraduate and graduate students.
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Bite-Sized Art
So much art, so little time. Join in for this 15-minute lunchtime program, where a member of the museum’s education staff will lead a brief, yet engaging exploration of a single work of art in the permanent collection.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; noon to 12:15 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Artful Storytime
Designed to help children develop their visual and verbal literacy skills, Artful Storytime is a partnership with the St. Joseph County Public Library. Each Artful Storytime includes stories, songs, artwork explorations, art-making, and more. The group will be celebrating all our furry, feathered, and scaly pets this month. Recommended for families with children ages 4 to 6.
Saturday, Sept. 27; 1 to 2 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Ekphrasis: Writing Inspired by Visual Art with Poet Brenda Cárdenas
In this writing workshop led by Brenda Cárdenas, you will learn about various approaches poets take to the mode of ekphrasis—poems that converse with visual art. Then, with the museum’s permanent collection at your disposal and using prompts to guide you, you will write poems in response to works of visual art that inspire, intrigue, or move you.
Saturday, Sept. 27; 1 to 4 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Films
The Immigrant (1917) / Sherlock Jr. (1924)
A double feature of Silent-Era comedy greats. In The Immigrant, Chaplin’s Tramp faces unexpected hurdles on his journey to America. In Sherlock Jr., Keaton plays a projectionist wrongly accused of theft who dreams himself into detective stardom. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, free for students and children.
Tuesday, Sept. 23; 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Little Forest (2018) and Q&A with Director Yim Soon-rye
Part of “Learning Beyond the Classics,” this drama, named one of the 11 best films of the year by the Korean Association of Film Critics, follows Hye-won as she leaves city life behind to reconnect with her rural hometown and childhood friends. A tender story of renewal and belonging. The film’s director, Yim Soon-rye, one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean cinema, will be present for the event. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 non-ND students/children, free for ND, SMC, HC, and IUSB students.
Thursday, Sept. 25; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Down by Law (1986)
Jim Jarmusch’s “neo-Beat noir comedy” brings together three misfits—Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni—in a Louisiana prison where an unlikely adventure unfolds. Featuring striking black-and-white cinematography and a scheduled introduction by Jacob Zachary-Flanders. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, free for students and children.
Thursday, Sept. 25; 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
High and Low (1963)
Akira Kurosawa’s gripping thriller follows a wealthy industrialist (Toshiro Mifune) whose family becomes the target of a kidnapper. Adapted from Ed McBain’s King’s Ransom, the film blends tense police procedural with sharp social commentary. In Japanese with English subtitles. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Friday, Sept. 26; 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Sept. 27; 3 to 5:30 p.m.
Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reunite for their fifth collaboration in this modern New York reinterpretation of Kurosawa’s High and Low (also playing in the Browning Cinema this week). Washington stars as a music mogul drawn into a ransom plot that forces a life-or-death moral dilemma. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Friday, Sept. 26; 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Sept. 27; 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. and 9:30 to 11:45 p.m.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)
In this heartwarming hit, one-inch-tall Marcel lives with his grandmother Connie and pet lint Alan. When a filmmaker’s video of them goes viral, Marcel gains fans, faces new risks, and searches for his long-lost family. Part of Professor Pfinklepfunder’s $1 Sunday Films.
Sunday, Sept. 28; 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Hester Street (1975)
Joan Micklin Silver’s indie classic tells the story of Gitl (Oscar-nominated Carol Kane), who arrives in New York from Russia only to find her husband transformed by assimilation. A vital tale of immigration, identity, and change. In English and Yiddish with English subtitles. Panel discussion to follow. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students
Sunday, Sept. 28; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances
Poets and Art with Brenda Cárdenas
Join Wisconsin Poet Laureate Brenda Cárdenas for a talk and reading from her art-inspired work. Cárdenas’s remarks will center on “ekphrastic” writing—creative writings that respond to or are inspired by works of art. Her presentation will include projections of artworks that inspired some of her poems and her performance of them.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Theater: Actors From The London Stage Presents The Tempest
Shakespeare’s tale of power, betrayal, and forgiveness comes alive in a bold staging by just five actors. With humor, magic, and inventive role-swapping, AFTLS reimagines The Tempest as a spellbinding, accessible evening of theater. $28 adults, $20 faculty/staff, $15 non-ND students/children, $10 ND students.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Thursday, Sept. 25; 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 26; 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Noise See: Performance Presented by Brendan Fernandes
The Raclin Murphy Museum hosts Brendan Fernandes for a performance inspired by art, artifacts, and their legacy. Noise See investigates themes of visibility, protest, colonial residue, and embodied resistance. Central to the work are vibrant quilted tapestries and costumes, commonly associated with contemporary Maasai culture in Kenya.
Thursday, Sept. 25; 6 to 7 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Schimmel Piano Showcase
The Department of Music comes together in this special event to celebrate its new piano, a Schimmel concert grand. Performances by Department of Music’s John Blacklow, Daniel Schlosberg, John Liberatore, Patrick Yim, Jeni Houser, Dror Baitel, Päivi Ekroth, and Norman Vesprini.
Thursday, Sept. 25; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music
Jonathan Moyer, Organ
Returning to the Presenting Series, Jonathan Moyer performs “The Life and Works of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621)”, a program devoted to the Dutch master’s works. Don’t miss an inspiring afternoon of sound and grandeur on the Fritts Organ. $12 adult, $12 staff/faculty, $12 non-ND student/child, $5 ND students.
Sunday, Sept. 28; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Reyes Organ and Choral Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Athletics and Sporting Events
Visit the Athletics composite schedule for events this week.
Deadlines or Registrations
Research Grants to Cultivate Worshipful Wonder Among Children in a Digital Age
The Notre Dame Center for Liturgy is offering research grants of up to $5,000 for undergraduate/graduate students interested in proposals related to cultivating worshipful wonder among children in a digital age. Topics can include theology, liturgical studies, art, neuroscience, philosophy, etc. The application deadline is Tuesday, September 30. More details in the attached poster.
Info Session: Non-ND Summer Study Abroad
Notre Dame Global Undergraduate Summer Study Abroad is open to children of faculty/staff, alumni children, siblings and friends of current students, and Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross students. Join this virtual info session to learn about programs, the application process, and how your loved ones can study abroad with ND Global. Register here.
Thursday, Oct. 2; 5 to 6 p.m. virtually
Panel Discussion: “Cultivating Hope in the Season of Creation”
In a world where hope is often in short supply, Notre Dame continues to be committed to creating a more sustainable future for all of us. Join students, faculty, and staff for an engaging panel discussion to learn about the operational and academic projects happening on and around campus that will cultivate hope for our future and inspire action in each of us to care for our common home. Register by Wednesday, October 1.
Thursday, Oct. 2; 11 a.m. to noon in the Annenberg Auditorium, Snite Research Center
Virtual Reality Experience: The Book of Distance (2020)
Filmmaker Randall Okita pays tribute to his grandfather’s experience of migrating from Hiroshima to Canada in 1935 and the shock of war and racism that affects his family for generations through interactive and deeply personal storytelling in this room-scale virtual reality film. Sign up for a one-hour time slot to view the film between September 29 and October 6 in two campus locations and join the lecture with the filmmaker on Monday, October 6. Free, but registration is required.
Monday, Oct. 6; 5 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Deals and Discounts
French Newspaper Le Monde Now Available from Hesburgh Libraries
The University community now has access to the full website of Le Monde, a leading French newspaper covering politics, current events, arts and culture, science, sports, opinion, and more. The subscription covers the newspaper’s complete website and a 365-day rolling archive of recently published articles.
Educational and Research Opportunities
Hesburgh Libraries and Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:
Click on the link to see more details and to register.
· Introduction to Network Visualization Using Gephi
Understanding the underlying relationships within a data set can be difficult when looking at a spreadsheet. In this workshop, you’ll explore techniques to clean up your data and methods for visualizing your data to better understand the patterns within.
Monday, Sept. 22; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library
Thursday, Sept. 25; 2 to 3:30 p.m.
· Introduction to LowCode/NoCode Game Development in Unity3D
In this 90-minute workshop, you will learn ways to work around possible barriers to entry-level simulations and game development, such as scripting and 3D modeling, and gain alternatives to begin your game development experience.
Tuesday, Sept. 23; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
· Create a Personal Website with Google Sites
A well-designed website enhances one’s professional ethos, offering a collective, public, discoverable space to share thoughts (blog) or publications, and for others to come to know you and your work. In this workshop, we will create a fully functioning personal or professional website with Google Sites.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; 1 to 3 p.m. in Technology Commons (Room 264), Hesburgh Library
· Public Access Publishing Requirements for Federally Funded Research
The federal government is in the process of changing public access requirements for grant-funded research outputs. In this workshop, you’ll get updates on current public access publishing requirements for federal grant awardees and publishing support available.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. virtually
· RefWorks—Managing Citations for Research
This workshop will review the basics of citation managers, identify some of the more common citation managers, practice importing citations from a few databases (such as Google Scholar and Web of Science), show how to identify when you have missing data in your citation, and show how to create endnotes.
Friday, Sept. 26; 9:25 to 10:15 a.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library
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Research Opportunities
Can’t Sleep? Enroll in the RESET Study
The Sleep and Health Research Lab is recruiting participants who have trouble falling or staying asleep to better understand how cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) improves sleep. Eligible participants may receive up to $370 in compensation for completing all aspects of the study.
Prospective participants must first take an online screener to determine their eligibility. Those who qualify to continue with the study will be scheduled for their first in-lab visit at the Sleep and Health Research Lab, 339 Corbett Family Hall.
This is an ongoing research study with no definite end date. Interested individuals are welcome to fill out the screener to determine their eligibility at any time.
Help ND Psychology Researchers
Have you ever had a drink after a long day? If so, you may qualify for a study conducted by the Studying Processes in Everyday Life (SPIEL) Lab. The lab staff is looking to talk to people about their everyday alcohol use. Earn $50 in a confidential, one-time, 60-minute online or in-person (Corbett Hall) interview.
Faith and Service
Opening Mass for the Notre Dame Summit on AI, Faith, and Human Flourishing
His Eminence Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Apostolic Nuncio for the United States of America, will celebrate the Mass, with University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., as concelebrant.
Monday, Sept. 22; 5:15 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Notre Dame Vision Open House
During summer 2026, share your story, witness to your faith, and mentor high school students from across the country. Notre Dame Vision’s transformative summer conferences are accepting applications from tri-campus community undergraduate students of all years to serve as Mentors-in-Faith. Enjoy a taco bar. RSVP online.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; 7 to 8 p.m. in Geddes Hall
Campus Litter Pick-Up
Join the Notre Dame Sustainability team for a walk around St. Mary’s Lake to pick up trash and help keep our campus ecosystem litter-free. In previous litter pick-ups, interesting items have been found such as TVs and bowling balls. Trash grabbers, gloves, bags, and snacks will be provided. Together, we can care for our common home. Please register by Wednesday, September 24, so that materials can be prepared.
Thursday, Sept. 25; 2 to 4 p.m. Meet at the World Peace Plaza (east shore of St. Mary’s Lake along Holy Cross Drive)
Health and Recreation
Peer Listeners
Need a supportive, private space where you can share anything from daily frustrations to bigger concerns? The McDonald Center is all ears! Its trained Peer Listener student team is here to listen, support, and guide you through your time at Notre Dame. Stop in during drop-in sessions—no scheduling needed.
Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during fall semester, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 582, Duncan Student Center
Be Sure to Take the Health and Wellness Survey
This week you will receive a Health and Wellness Survey in your inbox. Please take it. Your responses help the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being continue to learn how to best support you. You will be entered to win one of 24 prizes, with a grand prize of $300 in Domer Dollars. Contact the McDonald Center with questions, mcwell@nd.edu.
Monday, Sept. 22, through Friday, Oct. 10
Join Us in Being iRISH
This 45-minute Recovery Is Spoken Here training from the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being helps students build hope, reduce stigma, and foster compassion. Learn inclusive language, practice supportive conversations, and earn certification. Limited spots—sign up for one of the sessions on ND Central.
Monday, Sept. 22; 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. in Room 229, LaFortune Student Center
Wednesday, Oct. 28; 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. in Room 229, LaFortune
Monday, Nov. 10; 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. in the Dooley Room, LaFortune
Has Your Life Been Affected by Someone Else’s Drinking?
If you are a current undergraduate or graduate student and someone close to you, such as a parent, family member, or friend, had or has a drinking problem, please join in for New Beginnings with Al-Anon. Here it’s discovered that no situation is hopeless and that it is possible to find happiness whether your loved one is still drinking or not. For information, contact Rachel at 307-253-9958.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. in Room 404, Main Building
Also Wednesdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, and 29; Nov. 5, 12, and 19; and Dec. 3
Steer Your Journey
In collaboration with the University Counseling Center and the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being, this ongoing forum offers an open, skills-based space for students navigating substance use and recovery. Explore motivation, coping with urges, self-awareness, and holistic well-being while building tools for maintenance and growth.
Thursdays, Sept. 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30; Nov. 6, 13, and 20; Dec. 4; 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 215, Saint Liam Hall
[CANCELED] Mental Health First Aid Training
MHFA is an eight-hour training in a national public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses and substance use, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common supports. Participants must complete two hours of pre-work and attend the full six hours of the instructor-led training to earn a certificate. Register online.
Friday, Sept. 26; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Champions of Diversity Room, LaFortune Student Center
Lectures and Presentations
Keynote Address: Notre Dame Summit on AI, Faith, and Human Flourishing
Delivered by Meghan Sullivan, the Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy, and director of the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good and the Notre Dame Ethics Initiative. The keynote will provide an introduction to the DELTA framework, a faith-informed approach to conversations about AI that is rooted in Christian values—dignity, embodiment, love, transcendence, and agency.
Tuesday, Sept. 23; 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. virtually
Lecture: “The Social Underpinnings of Political Discontent in Latin America”
Vicky Murillo from Columbia University and Gabriel Kessler’s forthcoming volume explores why Latin Americans grow disillusioned with democracy despite social progress. It shows how unmet expectations fuel frustration, expressed as vertical discontent against all elites, or horizontal discontent between coalitions. Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, Sept. 23; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Pizza, Pop, and Politics: Laura Gamboa on Democratic Backsliding
Pizza, Pop, and Politics is hosted by the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights and ND Votes, a nonpartisan initiative that aims to foster conscientious engagement in political and civic life among students. This event’s speaker is Laura Gamboa, an assistant professor of democracy and global affairs in the Keough School of Global Affairs.
Tuesday, Sept. 23; 6 to 7 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Workshop—“Friendship Albums and Transnational Bonds: 19th-Century Women’s Culture Through the Life and Work of Esmeralda Cervantes”
Learn about the life of Catalan harpist Esmeralda Cervantes, who meticulously documented her vast network of friends and acquaintances in two personal friendship albums. Explore women’s sociability and nascent transnational feminisms through these friendship albums from this celebrity harpist. Then make your own album pages in a hands-on workshop.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Lecture: “A New Humanism”
“What is the city but the people,” wrote Shakespeare. In this spirit, Christian Sottile, founding principal of Sottile & Sottile, will share his visions about why the city is human and buildings are faces of humanity. Register to attend online.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in the Manfredi Family Auditorium (Room 109), Walsh Family Hall of Architecture
Indiana Data Center Boom: Balancing Economic Growth and Sustainability
Bringing large data centers into an area can spur economic development while also straining resources. Bill Schalliol, the executive director of economic development for St. Joseph County, will explain the planning process involved in creating a balance. Sponsored by Student Government and ND Energy, this event counts toward the Dorm Sustainability Cup.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 101, DeBartolo Hall
Dante Symposium—“Global Dante: Translation and Reception”
The two-day symposium, hosted by the Center for Italian Studies, explores the global translation and reception of Dante’s works, highlighting cross-cultural interpretations, regional adaptations, and evolving scholarly approaches. Through lectures and panels spanning Africa, East Asia, the Americas, and Europe, it examines how Dante’s Divine Comedy continues to inspire diverse literary, academic, and artistic traditions worldwide. The symposium is in celebration of 30 years of the Devers Program in Dante Studies and the Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature.
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 25 and 26; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Panel Discussion: “Strategic Peacebuilding in the Era of Rising Authoritarianism”
Engage with the 2025 International Day of Peace by making time for a discussion about the meaning of strategic peacebuilding in a period of rising authoritarianism. The panel conversation will be moderated by Norbert Koppensteiner, director of the international peace studies major (Master of Global Affairs program), Keough School of Global Affairs.
Thursday, Sept. 25; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies
The 2025 Conway Lectures—“Setting Records: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Medieval Chanceries”
The Medieval Institute’s annual Conway Lectures bring senior scholars of international distinction and across a variety of disciplines to Notre Dame each fall. The theme of the 2025 Conway Lectures is “Setting Records: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Medieval Chanceries”. All lectures are in-person at the Eck Visitors Center and livestreamed.
Thursday, Sept. 25; 2 to 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Eck Visitors Center, and online
Friday, Sept. 26; 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
The Shaw Center Scholar Lecture—“Families First: Community Approaches to Mental Health Prevention and Promotion”
The Shaw Center for Children and Families, Eck Institute for Global Health, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and the Wilma & Peter Veldman Family Psychology Clinic welcome Eve Puffer, a leading researcher and clinical psychologist in global mental health, and the founding director of the Duke Center for Global Mental Health and the Pamela and Jack Egan Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University, for a featured talk. Puffer will share her expertise on developing and evaluating community-based interventions aimed at improving child mental health and family well-being.
Thursday, Sept. 25; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Carey Auditorium (first floor), Hesburgh Library
Talk: “Science, Science Communications and Science Journalism Today: Where Do They Fit in This Age of Mistrust and Misinformation?”
Carl Zimmer is an award-winning New York Times columnist and author of 15 books about science, and has won the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award three times. His talk will be followed by a book signing in Jordan Hall Galleria.
Thursday, Sept. 25; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 105, Jordan Hall of Science
Lecture: “The Microbiota-Sleep Connection”
Presented by Joe Alcock, MD, professor of emergency medicine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and the president-elect of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. Circadian rhythm and your microbiota—are microbes responsible for diseases linked with inadequate sleep?
Thursday, Sept. 25; 6 to 7:15 p.m. in Room 120, DeBartolo Hall
Lecture—“Chornobyl Madonna: Catastrophe and Hope in Ukraine and the Collapse of the Soviet Union”
Join Rory Finnin, professor of Ukrainian studies at the University of Cambridge and visiting professor at Notre Dame during the 2025-26 academic year, to explore the immediate aftermath of the Chornobyl disaster in searing works of Ukrainian documentary film, poetry, and prose. Reception will follow.
Friday, Sept. 26; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Dolan Seminar: “Thomas A. Tweed’s Religion in the Lands that Became America”
Thomas A. Tweed, professor emeritus of American studies and history, will discuss his book Religion in the Lands That Became America: A New History (Yale University Press, 2025) alongside commentators Melissa Borja, Katherine Carté, Jon Coleman, and Grant Wacker. Sponsored by the Cushwa Center.
Saturday, Sept. 27; 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the private dining rooms, Morris Inn
Safety, Parking, and Traffic
ND Alert Test
Campus Safety plans to test the University’s emergency mass notification system, ND Alert. The next test of the ND Alert system will take place at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, September 24. This system engages email, cell phone, and text messaging as well as indoor and outdoor speakers, and push notifications to ND Safe, to inform the Notre Dame campus community about an emergency situation. You are already enrolled in ND Alert; however, it’s important to keep your contact information up-to-date. You can update your information at the beginning of each semester or at any time by emailing the Registrar’s Office.
Social Gatherings
The University of Notre Dame Toastmasters Club
Are you looking to build confidence, improve your public speaking, or enhance your leadership skills? Join the group every Tuesday at the same time and place.
Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. in Room 242, O’Shaughnessy Hall
Japanese Language Table
Come join the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures for a fun time and practice your Japanese conversation skills with snacks and friends.
Tuesday, Sept. 23; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 131, Decio Faculty Hall
Kaffeestunde
Join the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures for a Kaffeestunde. Dan Mooney will give a study abroad presentation. All are welcome to stop by anytime for great conversation and snacks, as well as for crafts such as Kastanien, and German songs.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; 5 to 6 p.m. in Max Cade Commons (Room 117), Decio Faculty Hall
M&A Game Watch
Come join the Gender Relations Center for a fun space to kick back, enjoy wings, and watch the Cardinals and Seahawks on Thursday Night Football. Add to your calendar.
Thursday, Sept. 25; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Midfield Commons, Duncan Student Center
Slavic Tea Party
Join the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures for a Slavic tea party, with a study abroad presentation by Sophia von Kerzcek on her experience in Kazakhstan. Explore Kazakh culture, enjoy delicious food, participate in fun activities, and sing songs.
Friday, Sept. 26; 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Max Kade Commons (Room 117), Decio Faculty Hall
Tech Tips, Tools, and IT Maintenance
Canvas Tip: Finding Instructor Feedback on an Assignment
Getting consistent and timely feedback from instructors is one of the top requests from students, but it’s only helpful if students can find that feedback. Canvas now features an Assignment Details sidebar, which makes instructor comments more prominent and easier to find.
AI for the Notre Dame Community Course
Ready to explore what AI means for you as part of the Notre Dame family? This new on-demand, non-credit course in Canvas is aimed at helping you navigate tools like Google Gemini, ChatGPT, and Dall-E responsibly and effectively. Undergraduates who complete it will have it added to their Comprehensive Learner Record to share with future employers.
Register for 1Password for Free
Did you know more than 80 percent of account breaches happen because people use weak and reused passwords? Sign up for 1Password–the password manager is available to students at no cost. It remembers all your account passwords so you don’t have to. Simple and easy to use. It can create and store strong passwords, sign in to apps and websites, and fill out forms securely with just one click.
We Are All ND
“This Is Me,” Art Tile
Join in for afternoons of fun, art, and community and help the Sister Thea Bowman Center build the “This Is Us” mural coming to the center by portraying your roots in one of the 1,200 tiles that will create it.
Monday, Sept. 22; noon to 8 p.m. in the Sister Thea Bowman Center (second floor of LaFortune), and Fieldhouse Mall
Tuesday, Sept. 23; noon to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 24; noon to 8 p.m.
Office of Belonging, Engagement, and Mission Newsletter
Rev. Hugh Page, vice president for belonging, engagement, and mission and advisor to the president, provides an update on the Office of Belonging, Engagement, and Mission—a reconceptualization of the Office of Institutional Transformation's efforts. Click here to learn more.
Also This Week ...
Honor Code Office Hours
The University Committee on the Undergraduate Honor Code is hosting office hours. Student representatives who serve on the committee will be present to answer questions and to hear concerns about the Honor Code and its processes. Undergraduates, feel free to drop by to learn more about the maintaining of academic integrity at Notre Dame. Snacks will be provided.
Monday, Sept. 22; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2C W212A, Duncan Student Center