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NDWorks Weekly
Campus news for faculty and staff
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February 23, 2021
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PodcastWalk the Walk Week is more than a week; it's an invitationWalk the Walk Week is more than a week to recognize Notre Dame’s efforts to be a welcoming and inclusive campus — it’s an invitation to each of us to make it more so.
In September, NDPD, in collaboration with Black students, released the Equity in Policing report. In a Notre Dame Stories podcast, Keri Kei Shibata, police chief; Mike Seamon, vice president for Campus Safety and University Operations; and Matty Aubourg '21, a member of the Black Student Association, discuss what led to the report. Their discussion embodies Walk the Walk Week.
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CampusThe Unity Summit
As part of the sixth annual campus-wide observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Walk the Walk Week, the Office of Human Resources will be hosting a virtual Unity Summit on Thursday, February 25 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. You can access the event flyer here.
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CampusReflecting on being a member of the ND familyIf you recognize that warm smile it may be because Mike Brown '01, regional director of athletics advancement, made his mark in the late 1990s as a Notre Dame leprechaun — the first Black leprechaun at the University. Recently Brown offered a FaithND Gospel Reflection in the context of Black History Month and as a member of the Notre Dame family. He reflected a bit longer in a conversation with NDWorks.
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Diversity and InclusionListen to stories about race shared by colleagues, students
Two years ago, the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights announced the With Voices True initiative, a multi-year endeavor to collect and record the voices of the Notre Dame community on the topic of race. Since then, dozens have shared their stories and points of concern around race and belonging. Click to share your story.
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CongregationRev. James Lies, C.S.C., appointed interim president of University of PortlandRev. James M. Lies, C.S.C., interim senior director for academic initiatives and partnerships at the University of Notre Dame in England, has been appointed interim president of the University of Portland. Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., announced last week that he would step down in June after seven years as president. (More...)
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AcademyVirtual speaker series considers the state of science This three-part series features hour-long informal discussions between Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the Science family of journals; Marie Lynn Miranda, provost at Notre Dame; and other scholars from Science and Notre Dame. The first installment, “Building the COVID-19 Knowledge Base in Real Time,” was livestreamed Monday night and posted on the website.
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Research (video and article) Internet access spending in public schools both good/badWhile internet access has been a vital tool for students, particulary during the pandemic, that connectivity increases test scores, but underscores the dark side of technology — increased behavior problems. Those are some of the findings in new research by Yixing Chen, an assistant professor of marketing at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. ( More...)
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Campus RecSports adds additional opportunities to utilize facilitiesRecSports has added different time slots that will enable more students, faculty, staff, retirees and spouses to use facilities, while maintaining a safe environment. There's also a new no-show policy. (More...)
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