This is a weekly newsletter for faculty and staff at Notre Dame.
This is a weekly newsletter for faculty and staff at Notre Dame.
NDWorks Weekly
Campus news for faculty and staff
 University of Notre Dame
February 16, 2021
February 22 - 28 2021 Walk the Walk Week To learn more: diversity.nd.edu/MLK click
Eric Love, director of staff diversity and inclusion Megan Akatu, director of business development, University Enterprises and Events Torence Witherspoon, event manager, University Enterprises and Events

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity Education Volunteers spread equality with action

Interest in diversity and inclusion workshops led by Eric Love is always high, but following the killing of George Floyd in May, demand was so great the director of staff diversity and inclusion sought help from the campus community. Love, pictured left, was humbled by the response. Three hundred people, like Megan Akatu and Torence Witherspoon, pictured above, inquired about becoming Diversity Education Volunteers. 
The University of Notre Dame joins our community in celebrating Black history as American history. We reflect on how the African American experience helped define our nation and helps us focus on creating a more equitable future for all.

Diversity and Inclusion (video)

Notre Dame celebrates Black History Month

This month, you may see the above video playing on the digital monitors on campus and on WNIT. The 15-second message offers these words to contemplate:
The University of Notre Dame joins our community in celebrating Black history as American history. We reflect on how the African American experience helped define our nation and helps us focus on creating a more equitable future for all.
The video is narrated by Lyons Hall rector Kayla August, who also voiced the 2020 Walk the Walk Week video introducing civil rights leader Diane Nash. 
Click to register for virtual event
Lab technician scans bar code on test tube

Campus

Certification aids in University COVID-19 response

In the fall, Notre Dame established a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing lab on campus to support COVID-19 surveillance testing. PCR is the process behind the gold standard in testing for COVID-19. Now, as the spring semester gets underway, a new certification for the lab signals its readiness to be the primary method of testing for the Notre Dame community. (More...)

HERE

Wellness Center doctor explains mRNA vaccines

The two COVID-19 vaccines approved by the FDA are messenger ribonucleic acid or mRNA vaccines. Dr. Ben Garman, medical director at the Notre Dame Wellness Center, explains how they work.
Ashes in a bowl

Faith

Ash Wednesday services and Lenten series announced

Ash Wednesday may look and feel different this year due to COVID-19. Those receiving ashes may experience them sprinkled on the crown of the head, rather than signed on the forehead. Campus Ministry shares more on that as well as the Ash Wednesday Mass times, including an online option. Staff Chaplain Rev. Jim Bracke, C.S.C., will offer a virtual blessing of ashes and prayer service and a Lenten prayer series. Meanwhile, the McGrath Institute for Church Life will host a free online Lenten series: Journey with The Saint John's Bible. 

Tools

Brush up your IT skills

March into spring with new and updated IT skills, courtesy of the Office of Information Technologies (OIT). Take free classes on everything from media and design to spreadsheets and forms. 

Tools

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We're sorry for linking to the wrong OIT story last week. We got it right this time. -NDWorks staff
Here are OIT's tips and tricks to keep your private information online private. 
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