Student Affairs E-newsletter: March 22, 2022

Author: Kate Morgan

Support, Resources, and Programming

The Division of Student Affairs aspires to serve as a trusted resource, helping to connect students with information regarding health, development, faith, residential life, extracurricular interests, and future endeavors. For questions or concerns, please email osa@nd.edu.

RecSports

HALF-PRICE SEMESTER-LONG FITNESS CLASSES
RecSports semester-long fitness classes are now half off! Click here for more information and to register.

REGISTRATION FOR INTRAMURAL INDOOR VOLLEYBALL
Closes Wednesday, March, 23
Bump, set, spike! Registration for indoor volleyball closes this week. Click here for more information and to register.

PICKLEBALL AND BALLET INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES REGISTRATION
Learn a new skill this spring through the RecSports Instructional Series. Registration is now open for Pickleball Series III and Ballet. Click here for more information and to register.

Office of Student Enrichment (OSE)

MOVING OFF CAMPUS
Wednesday, March 23, 7 p.m., 129 DeBartolo Hall
Join OSE to learn more about moving off campus after graduation as a first-generation and/or low-income student.

Gender Relations Center (GRC)

ALLYSHIP WORKSHOP WITH THE GRC SEXUAL IDENTITY FIRESTARTERS 
Wednesday, March 23, 8 p.m., W246 Duncan Student Center OR Friday, March 25, 7 p.m., 131 Debartolo Hall 
Join the GRC for a workshop on allyship. While this is an extra credit opportunity for the Moreau First Year Experience, all are welcome to attend. 

"WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS" BOOK READING AND DISCUSSION
Thursday, March 24, 5:30 - 7 p.m., W106 Duncan Student Center
Join the GRC in reading and discussing Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "We Should All Be Feminists." Register to request your own copy here.

University Counseling Center (UCC)

UCC WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT SPACES
Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or lonely? Need a space to discuss topics related to mental health and how to cope? This semester, try out any of the many workshops and support spaces offered by the UCC. For more information about  workshops and support spaces, please click here.

Center for Student Support and Care

SPRING WORKSHOPS
The Center for Student Support and Care offers workshops throughout the academic year to help students be their best selves in and outside of the classroom. For the spring semester, the Center offers two different workshops for students: Life Skills and A Mindful Approach to Study Practices. Please use the links to register.

Center for Career Development

CAREER CONVERSATIONS WITH TRAILBLAZING WOMEN OF NOTRE DAME
Friday, March 25, 3 - 5 p.m., 512 Duncan Student Center
All are invited to join the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development and the Office of the President for a panel discussion to celebrate and learn from inspiring female graduates. These distinguished alumnae will share stories, wisdom, and advice from their varied and accomplished careers, as part of the "Golden is Thy Fame" celebration, the 50th anniversary of the admission of undergraduate women at the University of Notre Dame. Click here to be added to the waitlist for this event.

Moderated by undergraduate students, the panel discussion will take place next Friday. Immediately following, all are invited to enjoy appetizers and refreshments at a networking reception with the panelists.  

MARCH ARE YOU CAREER READY? INTERACTIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES
Are you looking to take a more active role in your own career development process? The Are You Career Ready? Career Development Series begins this week with new sessions!

  • REFINING AND TARGETING YOUR RESUME (JUNIORS/SENIORS)
    Tuesday, March 22, 5 - 6 p.m., 512 Duncan Student Center
    Bring your laptop and learn the basic principles of how to develop, refine, and target your professional resume for the opportunity you are interested in. Learn more and register here.
  • DEVELOPING YOUR RESUME (FIRST YEARS/SOPHOMORES)
    Wednesday, March 23, 5 - 6 p.m., 512 Duncan Student Center
    Bring your laptop and learn how to create a professional resume during this session. Students will also have the opportunity to ask questions and learn about marketing your skills and experiences. Learn more and register here.

MAPPING YOUR FUTURE IN POLICY AND GOVERNMENT
Wednesday, March 23, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Virtual
Connect with Washington, D.C. alumni working in policy, government, and government-related fields. During this 90-minute workshop, students will be able to explore up to three different career areas within small break-out groups. Don't miss this great opportunity to network with D.C. alumni. Learn more and register here.

GO BEYOND YOUR MAJORS & MINORS: MAP YOUR “POSSIBLE LIVES”
Friday, March 25, 2 - 3 p.m., 106 Duncan Student Center
As Arts & Letters students, you don’t just have one career that interests you – you have many interests and several careers that interest you. Map them! The “Possible Lives” Map will help you visualize and clarify the careers that intrigue you most, craft a short and long-term plan, and get you moving in a specific direction on your next career venture. “Study everything, do anything” - plan your career! Open to College of Arts and Letters sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Learn more and register here.

Campus Ministry

SR. MIRIAM JAMES HEIDLAND SPEAKING AT NOTRE DAME 
Friday, March 25, 7 p.m., 101 DeBartolo Hall
Nationally known speaker Sister Miriam James Heidland, SOLT will speak at Notre Dame this Friday. Her talk, “The Healing Power of Christ: Your Heart Fully Alive,” will invite all to encounter the healing, mercy, and authentic love the Lord wants for you, especially as we trek through the mess of the past two years this Lent. You won’t want to miss this live opportunity to see how Sr. Miriam’s message can impact your life and deepen your faith, no matter where you’re at with God right now. Sister tweets at @onegroovynun and podcasts at Abiding Together.  

COOKIES & MILK WITH SR. MIRIAM
Friday, March 25, 3 p.m.
Enter here for a chance to meet Sr. Miriam prior to her talk. Forty students will be chosen at random for tickets to this event, which is open to undergraduate or graduate students from Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College. The deadline to enter is this Wednesday, March 23 at 9 a.m., and winners will be notified that evening. Single entry only. For more information, please email Brett Perkins.

DISCERNMENT COFFEE HOURS: PRACTICAL DISCERNMENT TIPS
Friday, March 25, 10 a.m., 301 Coleman-Morse Center
How do I discern God’s will? What do I do? Join us to hear from Margaret Morgan, Director of the Center for Student Support and Care. Coffee, tea, and cocoa will be served. Email Becky Czarnecki with questions.  

WAYS TO PRAY SERIES: PRAYER THROUGH WRITING
Friday, March 25, 3 p.m., 102a Coleman-Morse Center
Join us to learn a new way to pray. This week, we will try prayer through writing, led by Kate Barrett, Associate Director of Liturgy for Campus Ministry. The process of writing can free us from fear and anxiety and draw us closer to the Lord. Email Becky Czarnecki with questions.

SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
Friday, March 25 - Sunday, March 27
Give yourself the permission to simply be still. To listen. To be. The Silent Directed Retreat gives you time to focus on your relationship with God. Each retreatant is paired with an experienced spiritual director who will serve as a spiritual companion throughout the weekend. During this Lenten season, rediscover God's tenderness and peace. Register by noon on Wednesday, March 23. Click here to learn more.

FR. PETE & FRIENDS
Wednesday, March 30, 8 - 9 p.m., Legends
Join Fr. Pete McCormick, Director of Campus Ministry, for a chance to hang out and engage with some great speakers from the Notre Dame family. Next Wednesday, Steve Camilleri, Executive Director for the South Bend Center for the Homeless, will share about the meaning and importance of friendship. Free food will also be served.

PAIRED EMMAUS WALKS
Take a journey this Lent with a fellow traveler, and engage in an intentional conversation about the life of faith that you walk. Students will be paired randomly with another student to share a bit about their relationship with God. After you have been assigned a partner, you will be asked to go for a 45 minute walk shaped by the scripture story, The Road to Emmaus. Sign up here. Pairings and instructions will be sent every Thursday.

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