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September 01, 2019
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| TheWeek@ND is a weekly e-newsletter of events, information and opportunities for faculty, staff, and students. Submit University-sponsored events and information to TheWeek@ND by clicking the button by the 1 p.m. Wednesday deadline for inclusion in the following week's version.
Student-sponsored events must be approved first by the Student Activities Office (SAO360) or Graduate Student Life.
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Films: Sal Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin’ Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria’s Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate causing tensions to rise within the community. Free for students; Fac/Staff: $6.
Tuesday, Sept. 3; 7:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Based on a true story, the film follows Irish leader Michael Collins as he leads the Irish Republican Army on a battle for independence from Britain. When he fears defeat of his revolution, he negotiates a treaty with the British, deeming him a traitor to the IRA and leaving many to wonder where his loyalties lie. Free for students; Fac/Staff: $6.
Wednesday, Sept. 4; 7:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
A world-famous poet lives on a ranch with his family that raises fighting bulls. His wife, Esther, runs the ranch. As her intimacy with an American horse trainer grows, the couple struggles to maintain their marriage. In Spanish with English subtitles. Students: $4; Faculty/Staff: $6.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 7 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Actress Behnaz Jafari learns a young girl’s family is barring her from studying at the Tehran drama conservatory. Seeking the help of a friend, the two journey to a mountain village in northwestern Iran where the duo has charming interactions with the community while presenting a merit case for art, education and feminism. Students: $4; Fac/Staff: $6.
Friday, Sept. 6; 6:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Sept. 7; 3 and 9:30 p.m.
Stand-Up BashPresented by SUB, a comedy night starring stand-up comedians LeClerc Andre, Tyler Boeh and Gina Brillon — all in one laughter-filled night!
Friday, Sept. 6; 8 to 10 p.m. in Washington Hall
Director Julian Schnabel takes a different tack to the biopic by avoiding the painter Vincent van Gogh’s greatest hits through the years and, instead, focuses on his artistic process. Played by Willem Dafoe, van Gogh struggles with theological questions and mental illness, which make for a tumultuous relationship with his friend Paul Gaugin. Students: $4; Fac/Staff $6.
Friday, Sept. 6; 9:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, Sept. 7; 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 8; 3 p.m.
Disney’s first animated feature-length film cracks open the Grimm Brothers fairy tale book for inspiration. Exiled from home by her wicked stepmother the queen, Snow White is rescued by seven little dwarfs who work in the lucrative gemstone industry. The eight of them kick it for a bit before an apple delivery upends their happy home. Cost: $1.
Sunday, Sept. 8; noon in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Performances:
Celebrated for a “tone like toasted caramel. Amazing.” (Musical Toronto), Eric Wong is the violist of the Cavani String Quartet. A masterclass will immediately follow and all are welcome to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 4; 7 to 8 p.m. in the LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music
Globally acclaimed for her skill as an Odissi dancer and teacher, Satpathy is one of the most recognizable names in dance today. Satpathy, a former principal dancer with India’s famed Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, will perform her solo show “Kalpana.” Family-friendly; all ages are welcome.
Free, but ticketed.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 7 to 10 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theater, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Join us in “‘Looking at the Stars’: Irish Art at the University of Notre Dame” for a reading by acclaimed Irish playwright Marina Carr. The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies welcomes Carr to campus for a two-week residency where she will give lectures, host a roundtable and meet with various Notre Dame classes.
Friday, Sept. 6; 4 to 5 p.m. in the Snite Museum of Art
Exhibitions: The average museum visitor spends 15 to 30 seconds in front of work of art; we want you to defy that statistic. The Snite Museum invites you to spend 180 minutes over the semester looking at a single work of art in the exhibition “‘Looking at the Stars’: Irish Art at the University of Notre Dame.” You choose the art and you decide how frequently you visit your work.
Tuesday, Sept. 3; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Snite Museum of Art
The reception will include light refreshments and entertainment by Mayo Snaps. A cash bar will be available. Brief remarks about the art exhibition at 6 p.m. The reception will follow a 4 p.m. public reading by Irish playwright Marina Carr in the exhibition.
Friday, Sept. 6; 5 to 7 p.m. in the Snite Museum of Art
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| Athletics and Sporting Events
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Are you passionate about wildlife conservation, climate change and clean energy? Can you come up with an idea that helps a nonprofit anywhere in the world do their mission better, faster or more efficiently? Would you like $10,000 in seed capital to develop your idea? If so, come to the launch of the 2019 C-Prize!
Thursday, Sept. 5; 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 102, DeBartolo Hall
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| Closures, Openings, Limited Hours and Cancellations
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St. Michael’s Laundry Distribution Center (On Campus) Business Hours Change
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| Deadlines and Registrations
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CPR Certification and Training NDFD’s Medical Outreach Department offers health and safety courses on campus throughout the year. We have a variety of CPR courses for lay responder and health care professionals. You will receive a two-year certification at the end of the course completion. To request a course, visit go.nd.edu/CPR and we will work to set up your preferred date and time, based on instructor and room availability. New Observer Newsletter Arriving by email every week, the student newsletter features recent Observer content, events happening around campus, a quick round-up of global news and a peek at what’s trending on social media. This is perfect for busy students who want to keep up with the latest local and world news. Sign up here! Energy Week ToursEnergy Week 2019 begins Sept. 8, but registration for three different one-hour tours begins now. These opportunities are open to ND students, faculty and staff. Space is limited so register soon.
- Materials Characterization Facility
Monday, Sept. 9; 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. in Rooms 146-147, Stepan Chemistry Hall
- Power Plant
Tuesday, Sept. 10; 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. in Room 100, Facilities Building
Wednesday, Sept. 11; 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.
- Stinson-Remick Solar Panels
Thursday, Sept. 12; 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. meet in Room 100, Stinson-Remick Hall
Notre Dame families and students are encouraged to participate in the Family Friendship Program, which facilitates friendships and cultural understanding between international students and community members. Though this is not a homestay program, both the student and family commit to connecting throughout the semester. Sign up by Sunday, Sept. 8! See the article for more information.
Kickoff dinner is Tuesday, Sept. 24. Volunteers and Part-Time Employment Opportunities at the Early Childhood Development Center at Notre Dame We are scheduling ND and SMC students for volunteer and part-time work (four to six hours/week);in our preschool and kindergarten classrooms. Both positions involve helping teachers in the classrooms and on the playground, including playing with and reading to delightful children. ECDC-ND is on the ND campus at the corner of Leahy Drive and Bulla Road. Volunteers are scheduled are once per week for 1.5 or 2 hours on a weekday between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., convenient for your schedule. If interested, call 631-3344 or email Sarah Stephens at sstephensecdc@gmail.com. For more info, please visit the ECDC Website - Volunteer @ ECDC-ND or College Student Employment @ ECDC-ND.
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Notre Dame students are invited to join the Front Row Club at an introductory price of only $60 per person per season. Each membership entitles its holder to unlimited access to any ticketed show or film at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (exclusions apply). Once you become a Front Row Club member, you will be able to reserve your seat to any performance online, by phone or in person.
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What does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims race is meaningless yet is deeply divided by race? Robin DiAngelo will describe the way race shapes the lives of white people, explain what makes racism so hard for white people to see and identify common white racial patterns that prevent us from moving toward greater racial equity. Free but ticketed.
Friday, Sept. 6; 11:30 a.m. in Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
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| Education and Research Opportunities
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Library Workshops:
This hands-on workshop will demonstrate and facilitate the use of a free Java-based program called Tika to do text mining (i.e., extract information from unstructured text). No prerequisites; bring your own laptop.
Tuesday, Sept. 3; 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 247, Hesburgh Library
Topic modeling is a process of analyzing a collection of texts to better understand the collection as a whole. This hands-on workshop will demonstrate and facilitate the use of a free Java-based program called Topic Modeling Tool. No prerequisites; bring your own laptop.
Wednesday, Sept. 4; 11 a.m. to noon in Room 247, Hesburgh Library
Stata is a commercial statistical software package popular in the social sciences, especially economics. This introductory workshop will cover the basics of Stata’s capabilities. No prior knowledge is necessary.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 11 a.m. to noon in Room 264, Hesburgh Library
Learn how to use the Distant Reading (a locally-written system) to automatically read and analyze an arbitrarily large corpora of textual materials. It creates a corpus from the input, converts it into plain text, does natural language processing against the plain text, and outputs sets of reports. No prerequisites, bring your own laptop.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 247, Hesburgh Library
For those who use the Web to communicate with others professionally, a basic familiarity with HTML and CSS can improve the clarity, efficiency and effectiveness of your communication and design. In this hands-on workshop, we will dive immediately into building web pages, favoring coding over theory.
Friday, Sept. 6; 1 to 3 p.m. in Room 264, Hesburgh Library
Learn about traditional publishing and Open Access (OA) models as well as suggestions related to OA funding.
Friday, Sept. 6; 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 235, Hesburgh Library
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(open to undergraduates) Do you need funds to undertake a research project, conference presentation, unpaid internship or service project? This workshop will provide guided instruction to help you craft a compelling project proposal. Appropriate for all undergraduates from all colleges applying to all Notre Dame funding sources. RSVP here.
Tuesday, Sept. 3; 5 to 6 p.m. in Room G01, Bond Hall
Beacon: Work with an MBB Consultant Hosted by the ND Science-Business Club and the Beacon Fellowship. Interested in developing your consulting, entrepreneurial or general business skills? Come learn firsthand from an experienced McKinsey/Bain/BCG consultant during an intensive afternoon-long consulting project. Experience the Beacon Fellowship in four hours. Cost: $10.
Saturday, Sept. 7; noon to 4 p.m. in the IDEA Center
Online College Teaching Certificate The Kaneb Center and the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures invite graduate students to attend a six-week online training on how to teach online courses. The training is from Sept. 9 to Oct. 20. For more information and registration, please visit https://spark.adobe.com/page/HuQ2o2IIaJqyV/.
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BetterTogether ND is a relational interfaith leadership development program offered through the Center for Social Concerns for the 2019-20 academic year. Open to all students who are interested in interfaith cooperation, developing leadership skills and spending a semester/academic year sharing meals, time and learning together.
Monday, Sept. 2; 6:30 to 7 p.m. in the McNeill Library, Geddes Hall
Wednesday, Sept. 4; 5:30 p.m.
This informal gathering is for those interested in the graduate certificate in community engagement and public scholarship and other opportunities for graduate students through the Center for Social Concerns. Connect with others and consider ways to link your talents and scholarship to the world’s need. All disciplines welcome.
Tuesday, Sept. 3; 4:15 to 5 p.m. in Room 208, Geddes Hall
The Rev. Canon Hugh R. Page Jr., vice president, associate provost and dean of the First Year of Studies, will preside. Eric T. Styles, rector of Carroll Hall, will preach. This service, in the African American religious tradition, will use the form of a simple and short prayer service called Midday Prayer.
Wednesday, Sept. 4; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the chapel of Geddes Hall
Are you questioning your faith? Do you have questions about important areas such as family, friends or your vocation? Campus Ministry is here to listen, offer guidance and share the wisdom and hope our faith provides. Come by drop-in hours from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Room 113, Coleman-Morse Center during the academic year or email Mike Urbaniak. Right to Life Babysitting Service The Right to Life Club runs a babysitting service to help parenting students on campus Friday mornings through the afternoon. This is a great opportunity to help the Notre Dame community in a unique and fun way. If you are interested in helping out, please fill out this 10-second survey: https://forms.gle/c26gEFBmvEnC4BBm8.
Every Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Building (next to Coleman-Morse Center and Walsh Hall)Militia of the Immaculata Welcome Picnic Join the MI for pizza and volleyball at our opening event of the year! New and returning students are welcome to come, enjoy fellowship and learn about this club devoted to spreading devotion to Our Lady.
Friday, Aug. 6; 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Lyons Volleyball Court
Graduate First Friday Dinner On the first Friday of every month, graduate students of all faiths are invited to join their fellow students for dinner and socializing. Spouses and children are also encouraged to attend.
Friday, Sept. 6; 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. in the first-floor lounge, Coleman-Morse Center
The celebration of culture, identity and community are paramount throughout the Campus Ministry Asian First-Year Retreat. This retreat provides students of Asian descent with an opportunity to gather, share the beauty of their backgrounds and explore how they can bring their personal experiences and gifts to the broader Notre Dame community.
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7, at Epworth Forest Retreat Center (transportation provided)
This is a 24-hour opportunity to meet others with similar experiences, create new friendships and learn more about Black Student Ministry at Notre Dame.
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7, at Epworth Forest Retreat Center (transportation provided)
This is a 24-hour opportunity to meet others with similar experiences, create new friendships and learn more about the Latino community at Notre Dame.
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8, at Epworth Forest Retreat Center (transportation provided)
Interested in giving back? Serve your campus community as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion or Lector for the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. If you are interested in learning more about these ministries, please plan to attend the Liturgical Minister Training Session.
Sunday, Sept. 8; 3-4 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Tuesday, Sept. 10; 7 to 8 p.m.
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Want to try Zumba, barre, yoga or pump it up? Try It You’ll Like It Week is the perfect opportunity to try our group fitness classes for free! Classes are first-come, first-served.
Continuing through Wednesday, Sept. 4, at RecSports facilities
Gather your teammates for another season of intramural sports! Prices vary.
Continuing through 11 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3
ND students, do you have questions about your pregnancy or parenting newborns? Are you looking to meet other families raising infants? If so, this drop-in support group is for you! Please join us for a free lunch and discussion moderated by a licensed clinical social worker. For more questions or to register, please email the Family Resource Center at ndfrc@nd.edu.
Wednesdays, Sept. 4, 18 and 25; Oct. 2, 9 and 16; noon to 1 p.m. in Fischer Community Center The Notre Dame Men’s Rowing Team is hosting information sessions to introduce aspiring oarsmen to the team and the tryout process. No prior rowing experience is required. Pickup is by Charter Bus from the bookstore at 5 p.m. Visit our website to sign up and get more information.
Wednesday, Sept. 4; 5 to 6 p.m. at McConnell Family Boathouse
Thursday, Sept. 5; 5 to 6 p.m.Registration for Group Fitness Classes
Early Bird Registration for Domer Run
NDFD is happy to be collaborating with our colleagues from Ivy Tech to offer the EMT course through their program over mid-fall/spring semesters here at ND. The course is open to ND/SMC/HC students, family, or ND faculty or staff. Classes will run on select (non-home football) Saturday dates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Sept. 21. Fall classes in Room 319, Hammes Mowbray Hall.
The Notre Dame Fire Department’s Medical Outreach team is looking for volunteers to assist us with first aid coverage at events on campus, including the upcoming 2019 football season. If you are not currently CPR certified, we offer training opportunities on campus to become a first aid volunteer! Volunteers are part of our Notre Dame family.
Mini-golf with FlipSide Want to let off some steam before exams and assignments begin to pile up? Come play putt-putt with FlipSide — a guaranteed blast! Only $5 per person including three full rounds of mini-golf, transportation and free pizza and pop. RSVP at the link to sign up!
Saturday, Sept. 7; 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Meet at Main Circle
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| Lectures and Presentations
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The Department of Music and Sacred Music at Notre Dame present First Mondays Convocations with professor Carmen-Helena Téllez.
Monday, Sept. 2; 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. in Room 306, O’Neill Hall of Music
David A. Rosenberg is a military historian and defense analyst with particular expertise in naval and nuclear history. Link to the poster.
Tuesday, Sept. 3; 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls Join the Kroc Institute for a panel discussion on the links between mining and issues of conflict, human rights, sustainable development, governance and environmental justice. The panel will include speakers from Colombia, the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Lecture by Sabrina Ferri, associate professor of Italian, on Giacomo Leopardi’s poetics and its connections with 18th- and early 19th-century theories of the imagination.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Rare Books and Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
Bruce D. Marshall is Lehman Professor of Christian Doctrine at the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. A historical and systematic theologian, Marshall works extensively on some of the major theologians of the Middle Ages, especially Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 5 to 6 p.m. in the Medieval Institute Main Reading Room (Room 715), Hesburgh Library
School of Architecture Research Forum The Research Forum aims to showcase student research and inform students of the research funding opportunities available at ND. The event will consist of a keynote address from alumna Kaitlin Veenstra, a Gates Cambridge Fellow, a panel discussion with representatives from campus research institutes and student presentations.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Walsh Family Hall of Architecture
The Labor Café convenes the Notre Dame community for coffee and casual conversation on contemporary questions about work, workers and workplaces. Participants choose the concrete topics, all people are welcome, and all opinions are tolerated.
Friday, Sept. 6; 5 to 6 p.m. in Geddes Hall, McNeill Library
Kathleen Sprows Cummings, Notre Dame, will speak on the topic of her latest book. Commentators for this seminar are Christine Heyrman (University of Delaware) and Kevin M. Schultz (University of Illinois at Chicago). Sponsored by the Cushwa Center.
Saturday, Sept. 7; 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the private dining rooms, Morris Inn
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| Safety, Parking and Traffic
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NDFD’s Medical Outreach Department offers classes for initial certification and re-certification. Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association is designed for health care providers and public safety professionals to meet a variety of certification and licensing requirements. Participants who successfully complete this course receive a certificate valid for two years.
Cost: $60 any participant; and free for FAST students or NDFD Medical Outreach Volunteers who work at least three events per academic year.
Tuesday, Sept. 3; 5:15 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 319, Hammes Mowbray Hall
Wednesday, Sept. 4; 7 to 8:30 p.m. renewal course
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First Two Weeks Lineup Student Activities is excited to announce events including Activities Night and much more. All are happening around campus and free for Notre Dame, Holy Cross and Saint Mary’s students. Check out our website at sao.nd.edu to see the lineup today!
Continues through Saturday, Sept 7, at various campus locationsThe Family Resource Center is hosting its second annual block party. Stop by to meet new friends and visit with old friends. There will be free food and entertainment. Open to ND parenting, married and pregnant students as well as their families. For more information, contact ndfrc@nd.edu.
Monday, Sept. 2; 2 to 6 p.m. in Stepan CenterMorrissey Manor and SAO Gamewatch Morrissey’s annual signature event is coming in fast this year as we host THE gamewatch of the year for our football season opener against Louisville. Grab a chair or blanket and your closest friends and come down to South Quad to watch the game on a 50-foot screen (yes that’s feet) and eat a lot of tacos, grilled meats and froyo. Free!
Monday, Sept. 2; 7:30 p.m. on South Quad, by Rockne Memorial
Come on out and learn about one of the more than 500 student clubs, organizations, campus departments, community partners and many more. It’s time to get involved and you’re invited! Proudly sponsored by the Student Activities Office.
Tuesday, Sept. 3; 7 to 9 p.m. in the concourse, Notre Dame Stadium
Grad Picnic and Faith Fair The annual picnic at Fischer Grad has moved to Bond Quad this year to celebrate the Graduate School’s new home in Bond Hall. Come enjoy free food and live music with good friends, tour the new space in Bond Hall for graduate students, play games and have some Hawaiian ice at the picnic. All ND graduate and professional students, postdocs, faculty, staff and their families are welcome!
In conjunction with the annual welcome picnic, the Graduate Student Union hosts a fair to introduce graduate students to campus and community resources for their faith development across all traditions and denominations.
Thursday, Sept. 5, on Bond Quad
Picnic food served from 5 to 6:30 p.m.; activities until 7 p.m.
Best of LaFortune Spend the evening getting to know all the resources in the LaFortune Student Center. You also have a chance to win great prizes including airline tickets, an Apple watch, ND gear and other college essentials! Sponsored by the Student Activities Office.
Thursday, Sept. 5; 9 to 11 p.m. in LaFortune Student Center
There’s a carousel on campus? Meet SAO in the Walsh Architecture Lot to spin around on the carousel, take on the Pirates Revenge and enjoy some great carnival food and games. Sponsored by the Student Activities Office.
Saturday, Sept. 7; 8 p.m. to midnight in the Walsh Architecture Parking Lot
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| Tech Upgrades and Service Interruptions
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DirecTV is the TV service provider for Notre Dame. You can access DirecTV via the ArtioPortal app (for mobile devices) or dedicated website in a Chrome browser. You can stream 54 channels and four local channels through the ArtioPortal application on a smartphone or tablet, but you must be on the Eduroam network.
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Sustainability Tip of the Week Packing a waste-free lunch is a great way to be sustainable, healthy and budget-friendly, and there are several environmentally friendly options for you to choose from. For tips on how to get started, visit WasteFreeLunches.
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