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OCTOBER 2008 ARCHIVE
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F E A T U R E S T O R I E S
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 Advancing the Academic Side of ND’s Catholic Mission
Notre Dame’s efforts to advance its Catholic mission were strengthened this summer when University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., named Rev. Robert Sullivan the associate vice president for Academic Mission Support. Father Sullivan will assist ND’s colleges, schools, institutes, and centers with their academic programs that advance the University’s Catholic mission and character. [Full Story]
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 Five Questions with Jack Swarbrick
In this edition of ND Today, become better acquainted with Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick ’76. In July, Notre Dame President Rev. John. I. Jenkins, C.S.C., appointed Swarbrick the University’s 12th director of athletics. Swarbrick has risen to national prominence as a lawyer, consultant, and executive in the collegiate and Olympic sports industries. [Full Story]
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 Read the ‘Untold’ Stories of Notre Dame
Notre Dame’s Golden Dome is one of the most recognized symbols in higher education. Imagine the impact it made when three undergrads scaled the icon to hang a homemade “Kill Cal” sign on it prior to an ND-USC football game. It happened in 1965, and Vern Roden ’67 was there. In the book We Are ND: The Story of Notre Dame as Told by Her Alumni, Roden joins more than 70 other alumni in sharing their memories of the moments that shaped their lives while they lived, prayed, learned, and loved at Notre Dame. [Full Story]
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 New Committee Reviews Football Game-Day Protocols
Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., has appointed an ad hoc committee to review the on-campus safety, security, and hospitality protocols and practices for football weekends (click here to read more about the committee). As part of its work, the committee will consider suggestions and concerns pertaining to the game-day experience that people wish to raise via a dedicated website set up by the University (http://nd.edu/gameday). It also will offer recommendations on how to make football weekends even better for students, faculty and staff, alumni, and all other visitors to campus.
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 Student Body Pulse -
Vision of student government
The 2008-2009 academic year is in full swing and Student Body President Bob Reish is wasting no time in his efforts to improve the quality of life for Notre Dame students. Reish and Vice President Grant Schmidt have an ambitious agenda for the coming year, and issues like student census and community relations top their list of things to do. Only two months into the academic year, Reish and Schmidt already have checked one enormous task off that list—converting the entire campus e-mail service from Webmail to Gmail.
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 ND Breaks Ground on Innovation Park
In late September, University Provost Thomas G. Burish hosted the official groundbreaking ceremonies for Innovation Park—a high tech business incubator that will be located adjacent to the Notre Dame campus. [Full Story]
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 Notre Dame Traditions
Domers and Irish fans alike will tell you: At no other university is tradition more important than at Notre Dame. That’s why we created this new feature in ND Today. With “Notre Dame Traditions,” we want uncover the most cherished traditions of our readers. In the last issue of ND Today, we asked you to share your Notre Dame football weekend traditions, and here we share some of them. [Full Story]
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 Hands & Hope for Haiti
ND alumni and current students are joining together to collect 25,000 pounds of clothing for the people of Haiti. The Hands & Hope for Haiti clothing drive takes place on campus from now until the ND-Pittsburgh football game (Nov. 1). From campus, the donated clothing will be transported to Youngstown, Ohio, where it will be loaded onto a C130 cargo jet for delivery by the U.S. Air Force. [Full Story]
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 Students Cheer the Irish at MSU
Last month, the Alumni Association invited Irish fans to attend the Notre Dame tailgate in East Lansing prior to the gridiron match-up against Michigan State. The event, sponsored by Student Activities, the NDAA, and five Michigan-based ND clubs (Lansing, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Detroit), featured music, food, and an appearance by the Notre Dame Band and cheerleaders. More than 700 students attended the tailgate, and more than 250 alumni, parents and friends joined the party, mingling with students in the ND spirit. Click here to view photos of the Fighting Irish tailgate.
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Sharing the History of Our Lady’s University
With the goal of preserving Notre Dame history, the Alumni Association launched the ND Oral History Project last fall — a project that involves recording and sharing the stories of alumni from their time at Notre Dame, as well as their experiences and accomplishments afterwards. 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 that features some of these edited stories and photos. Each story, which will be available for download here, averages three to four minutes in length. Click here to experience Notre Dame history for yourself! |
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