Notre Dame statement on weekend shootings

Author: Notre Dame News

“The University of Notre Dame community mourns and prays for the families and friends of those killed and injured in senseless shootings this past weekend in Buffalo, New York, and Laguna Woods, California.

“The racial animus that inspired the murders in Buffalo is the antithesis of all that we as a people stand for, as was the targeting of members of the Asian American community while at church. We pray for an end to the divisive rhetoric that has led to a growing and unacceptable environment of hate and violence that is tearing at the fabric of our nation.

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Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., appointed vice president and associate provost; Jim Morrison takes on expanded role as associate provost for strategic initiatives

Author: Notre Dame News

Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C., associate professor of theology and global affairs at Notre Dame, has been appointed vice president and associate provost. Jim W. Morrison, who presently serves as assistant provost for strategic initiatives, will take on an expanded role as associate provost for strategic initiatives. Both appointments are effective Aug. 1.

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Iris Outlaw receives AABHE Exemplary Award for Public Service

Author: Notre Dame News

Iris Outlaw

The American Association of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE) presented the AABHE Exemplary Award for Public Service to Iris Outlaw, director of Multicultural Student Programs and Services at the University of Notre Dame, at the 2015 AABHE National Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, on April 10. The AABHE Exemplary Public Service Award goes to those individuals whose public lives and careers have been superlative with regard to addressing broad policy issues relating to the welfare of black Americans.

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Students launch 'It’s On Us' video

Author: Notre Dame News

"It's on Us Notre Dame" campaign

A new video, produced by University of Notre Dame students, aims to shift the way people think about sexual assault. Created similarly to a recent White House initiative, the video is part of the “It’s On Us Notre Dame” awareness campaign launched by the Gender Issues Committee within Student Government. The campaign’s goal is to empower individuals to be active participants in stopping sexual assault.

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