JULY 2008 ARCHIVE

F E A T U R E   S T O R I E S

Call for Alumni Board of Director Nominations
The Alumni Association is asking your assistance in identifying candidates to run for election to the Alumni Association Board of Directors. The nomination committee of the Alumni Board will review nominations for five regional directors and one Young Alumni director in September. Two candidates for each position will be placed on the 2009 ballot and the election will take place between Jan.-Feb. 2009. [Full Story]

More Students Turning ‘Green’
Whether it’s because they truly believe in bettering the environment, or because being “green” is the newest trend, many of today’s ND students are dedicating themselves to environmental issues. ND Senior Lourdes Long, president of GreeND, hopes the popularity of the issues—as well as the 2008 ND Forum on Sustainable Energy—will increase student involvement with energy issues in the coming year. [Full Story]

Five Questions With Charlie Weis
In this edition of ND Today, become better acquainted with Notre Dame Head Football Coach Charlie Weis ’78.  [Full Story]

Latin American Alumni Celebrate First Reunion
The spirit of Notre Dame is that indescribable feeling that alumni get when they set foot on campus; and thousands of alumni attend reunions on campus each year to recapture that feeling. But what about alumni who live a long distance away? Is it possible to recreate that feeling of “coming home” away from the Golden Dome? The answer was a resounding “yes” from the more than 300 alumni from 16 countries who attended the University’s inaugural Latin American and Caribbean Reunion June 5-8. [Full Story]

Community Challenge Nets $335,855 for NDOM Scholarship
The Notre Dame family responded with great generosity to the Annual Fund Community Challenge, which matched donor contributions up to $100 this past spring. The Challenge, which ended on June 30, helped to push the new Notre Dame Our Mother Scholarship past the $300,000 mark. [Full Story]

• Blogging from Around the World
• Straight Talk About Scholarships, Endowments
• Program for Service Volunteers
• New Online Community for Sorin Members

Register Now for Oxford Seminar
Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and the University of Oxford have teamed up to offer the seminar “Building Skills for Success in a Global Economy” in Oxford, England, Sept. 21-27.  In an interactive, intimate forum at an Oxford college, participants will work with a world-class Notre Dame and European faculty to identify, explore, and develop cutting-edge skills and knowledge that will allow attendees and their employees or clients to compete successfully and prosper in today’s global economy.  Mid- to executive-level management and leaders in all disciplines, business decision makers or influencers, and consultants assisting companies with global business issues and decisions, will benefit from attending this program. At week’s end, attendees will receive a certificate issued by Notre Dame and the University of Oxford.  For complete program information, or to register, click here or contact Tom Dowd, the program director by e-mail.

• Undergrad Colleges Award Professors
• Sharing ND's Academic Excellence

Sharing the History of Our Lady’s University
In an effort to preserve Notre Dame history, the Alumni Association launched the ND Oral History Project last fall with the goal of recording and sharing the stories of our alumni—stories of their time at Notre Dame and their experiences and accomplishments since graduating. These stories not only document the history of Our Lady’s University; they embody the character, tradition, and ideals of the entire Notre Dame family.  Now, the NDAA has launched the ND Oral History website, complete with the first segment of edited stories and photos. Each story, which will be available for download at alumni.nd.edu/oralhistory, averages 3 to 4 minutes in length.  In addition to publication on the ND Oral History website, the complete interview recordings will be stored in the University Archives allowing future Domers to hear first-hand accounts of Notre Dame history for years to come.  Be sure to visit alumni.nd.edu/oralhistory to experience Notre Dame history for yourself!

• Straight from the Board
• Didn’t Attend Reunion? Tell us Why
• Irish Online Connects Domers
• NDAA Welcomes New Alumni Board Members
• Nominate Outstanding Alumni   

Basilica Masses No Longer Televised
Due to programming changes, Sunday Mass from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame no longer will be broadcast on the Hallmark Channel.  The University currently is seeking a future broadcast partner but, in the meantime, has made the Sunday Mass available via a live video stream at http://basilica.nd.edu/. The 10 a.m. Mass currently is being streamed, and, during the academic year, the 11:45 a.m. Mass will be streamed live. Both also are available for download.  New York-based Faith & Values Media, which produced the Mass for Hallmark, exercised an option in its contract that reduced its religious programming from five to two hours. For the past six years, Mass from Notre Dame has aired on Hallmark, and it aired on DIRECTV in 2007.  For more information, or if you would like to provide feedback, click here.

• The Irish Hammer On
• For the Glory of God Retreat

ND and NBC Extend Partnership
Notre Dame and NBC Sports have reached agreement on a new five-year contract giving NBC the rights to televise Irish home football games from 2011 to 2015, extending the partnership between the University and network to 25 years. Click here for more details.

• Coaches Here for the Long Haul
• Get Ready for Football Season
• ND Names New Athletic Director

Notre Dame Alums Carry Olympic Torch
Two Notre Dame alums had the opportunity of a lifetime when they were selected as Olympic torchbearers in China. Jim Gradoville ’72 and Christopher Renner ’84 are Americans living and working in China. They and other foreign residents of China ran as part of the torch relay in Jingzhou on June 2. [Full Story]