Notre Dame to establish new diversity and inclusion center
The University of Notre Dame will soon create a campus center devoted to current and new diversity and inclusion programs, resources and initiatives for students.
Father Gerard Olinger, C.S.C., appointed vice president for student affairs at Notre Dame
Currently Notre Dame’s vice president for mission engagement and Church affairs, Father Olinger previously served as vice president for student affairs at the University of Portland.
Hoffmann Harding stepping down as VP for student affairs
After serving for nine years as vice president for student affairs at the University of Notre Dame, Erin Hoffmann Harding will step down at the end of May to join the education practice at McKinsey & Co.
Notre Dame’s Fitzgerald Institute promotes the common good through real estate
Researchers at Notre Dame are studying all aspects of real estate, including core areas like investment and development, as well as how real estate can promote human flourishing and the common good, and this work has now been endowed with a $15 million gift from alumnus Ward Fitzgerald and his wife, Kathy.
Baumers make gift to Notre Dame for new residence hall
University of Notre Dame alumnus John Baumer and his wife, Mollie, have made a $20 million gift to his alma mater for the construction of Baumer Hall, a men’s residence hall that will open in August.
Notre Dame to close due to severe weather
Because of severe weather, the University of Notre Dame will close at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 29) and reopen at 1 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 31).
In Memoriam: Breen-Phillips rector Sister Mary Catherine McNamara
Sister Mary Catherine McNamara, S.I.W., rector of Breen-Phillips Hall, died Wednesday (Feb. 8) of complications from a stroke. She was 67.
New scholarship established at Notre Dame in Hank Aaron’s name
Members of the Notre Dame family have made a generous gift to the University to establish the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Scholarship as part of the Fighting Irish Initiative for student aid. Named in honor of the baseball icon who overcame racism and bigotry throughout his career, the scholarship will be awarded to under-represented, socioeconomically disadvantaged students at the University.
Notre Dame announces strategies to strengthen undergraduate residential communities
New strategies include incentives for seniors to live on campus and a requirement that first-year, sophomore and junior students live on campus for six semesters.
Three dining options selected for Duncan Student Center
After receiving feedback from students and others on campus, Star Ginger Asian Grill and Noodle Bar, Modern Market and a coffeehouse featuring Intelligentsia coffee have been selected as the inaugural dining options for the new Duncan Student Center.
Seven to receive Notre Dame honorary degrees
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Alice Gast, Rev. Martin Junge, Philip J. Purcell III and Martha Lampkin Welborne will join principal speaker Vice President Mike Pence as honorary degree recipients at the University of Notre Dame’s 172nd University Commencement Ceremony on May 21.
Father Jenkins signs ‘It’s On Us’ pledge
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, signed the “It’s On Us” pledge Thursday (Oct. 27) in a ceremony in his office. He was joined by Becca Blais and Grace Watkins, the student government vice president and University policy liaison, respectively.
Dunne and Flaherty families each make $20 million gifts for construction of two residence halls
Jimmy and Susan Dunne of New York City and Jay and Mary Flaherty of Los Angeles have each made $20 million gifts to the University of Notre Dame for the construction of two new residence halls on campus. Dunne Hall for men and Flaherty Hall for women will open this August for the 2016 fall semester.
Results of sexual misconduct climate survey released
More than 90 percent of students at the University of Notre Dame are familiar with and understand the University’s sexual misconduct and sexual assault policy, but 6 percent of women and 2 percent of men report they have personally experienced non-consensual sexual intercourse, and 19 percent of women and 4 percent of men experienced other forms of non-consensual sexual contact. Those are among the results of the Sexual Conduct and Campus Climate Questionnaire administered last year by Notre Dame. All enrolled students were invited to participate in the survey, and 38 percent responded.
Notre Dame mourns death of Law School student
Mosupatsela Kar V. Moleah, a third-year student at the University of Notre Dame Law School, died early Friday (April 1) in Philadelphia. He was 26.
Notre Dame mourns the passing of junior Theresa Sagartz
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, has asked that the Notre Dame community keep Theresa Sagartz and her family in their thoughts and prayers.
$20 million gift to fund initiative to support students from low socioeconomic families
University of Notre Dame graduate Sean Cullinan and his wife, Sue, from Glenn Ridge, New Jersey, have made a $20 million gift to his alma mater to fund a groundbreaking program that will make a Notre Dame education a reality for students from households with incomes of less than $50,000.
The Fighting Irish Initiative will fully fund the cost for low-income students to attend Notre Dame — including tuition and fees, room and board, books, transportation and personal expenses. At the same time, the initiative will create a comprehensive enrichment program that will help these students get the most from their Notre Dame experience.
Corgels make gift to endow Dillon Hall rector’s position
Rectors at the University of Notre Dame play a pivotal role in cultivating the seamless integration of student life from classrooms to residence halls. They lead the residential communities that are a distinctive component of a Notre Dame undergraduate education and lie at the heart of students’ personal development and formation.
Notre Dame mourns passing of student
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, has expressed his deepest condolences to the family of Lisa Yang, a Notre Dame senior who passed away Tuesday (March 3) at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.
“At the same time that we mourn the passing of Father Hesburgh, we grieve for Lisa and her family,” Father Jenkins said. “I ask all members of our community to keep her family and friends in their prayers.”
Notre Dame mourns the death of a student
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, has asked that the Notre Dame community keep Daniel Kim and his family in their thoughts and prayers.
Kim, 21, a sophomore business major from Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, passed away at his off-campus residence, where he was found early Friday afternoon (Feb. 6).