January 2012

As a Notre Dame alum, you will have the chance to shape the future of your own Alumni Association. From now through Feb. 23, you can participate in the Notre Dame Alumni Association’s Board of Directors election.  Read More...
Study days at Notre Dame are a time when two qualities of students are brought out: intelligence and superstition. Thus, when asked about the study tips which they found most useful at Notre Dame, student responses range from the practical to the extreme.  Read More...
Dan O’Brien ’99 has always considered himself an actor and now he is a successful professional. As a lead on the NBC sitcom Whitney, he can share his passion for performance with all of America. Read More...
The job-searching process has undergone a great deal of change in recent years, due to economic uncertainty and the increase of technology and social networking in the hiring process.   Read More...

Under the Dome


 Woo Named Honorary Notre Dame Alumna
The Notre Dame Alumni Association recently named Carolyn Y. Woo, the former Martin J. Gillen Dean of the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, as an honorary alumna.
  

Academically Speaking


 Top Ten Notre Dame Study Locations
By the middle of December, Notre Dame’s Christmas lights were only outshone by the brain power being expended at all hours by students preparing for finals. But where studying is done can be as important as the studying itself.
  

Connections


 Come to Family Volunteer Camp at ND
What could be better than spending time with your family in a meaningful setting like the beautiful campus of Notre Dame? How about teaching your children the value of giving back to others at the same time?
  

Faith in Action


 Sanctity of Life Prayer Service
On January 23, University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., ’76, ’78 M.A. and members of the Notre Dame family will attend the 39th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.
  

Campus Scene


 ND Clubs Provide Study Break
Because students need more than catnaps and cans of Red Bull to power through finals, the Notre Dame Alumni Association and more than 100 Notre Dame clubs teamed up to create a study break last month.
  

Notable


 Legendary Coach “Lefty” Smith Dies
Charles W. “Lefty” Smith Jr.,’83 Hon., the patriarch of University of Notre Dame ice hockey, died this month of natural causes in his South Bend, Ind., home. He was 81.
  
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