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Arts and Performances

Exhibitions:

The Big Draw: Snite Sketches

In celebration of the international Big Draw Festival, drawing materials will be available in the galleries to satisfy your creative itch all month long. Grab a drawing board, a few sheets of paper and some pencils, and then head into the galleries to sketch one of your favorite works of art. Take your creation with you or add it to the display wall.
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Snite Museum of Art

Snite Salon Series

Join fellow art lovers in the galleries for an in-depth discussion of a great work of art. Guided by the group’s observations and insights, Salons encourage close looking and thoughtful conversation with a different work each session. This month we will be exploring a work by artist Bernard Williams titled “Black Indian, Buffalo Soldiers.”
Thursday, Oct. 10; 6 to 7 p.m. in the Snite Museum of Art

 Films:

“Set It Off” (1996) 

Annoyed with their disrespectful boss and crummy pay, four friends decide to start robbing banks, which grants them both a bunch of cash and the attention of an obsessive detective. As the women add to the loot, their tastes and interests begin to change and their suspicions of each other increase on the way to a climactic robbery. Students: Free. Faculty/Staff: $6.
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 7:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

“H3” (2001) 

“H3” chronicles the approximately 400 incarcerated young men in Ireland who protested their treatment through various means, including a hunger strike that garnered worldwide attention. Writer Laurence McKeown — who volunteered in the Provisional IRA and participated in the 1981 Irish hunger strikes at HM Prison Maze — is scheduled to appear via satellite. Students: Free. Faculty/Staff: $6.
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 7:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

“La Quena de la Muerte” (1929) 

Through a special arrangement with Cinema Argentina, the 1929 silent film “La Quena de la Muerte” will be rescreened and re-energized with a new score performed live in the Browning Cinema by renowned Argentine tango musician Hernán Reinaudo. Free but ticketed.
Thursday, Oct. 10; 7 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

“Convivencia in Andalusia: The Ornament of the World “

Join director Michael Schwarz and executive producer Kiran Kiki Kapany along with Thomas E. Burman, director of Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute, and Atalia Omer, professor of religion, conflict and peace studies at the Kroc Institute, for a screening and conversation on “The Ornament of the World,” a new documentary that will air nationally on PBS at 8 p.m. Dec. 17.  
Friday, Oct. 11; 3:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. in Hesburgh Center Auditorium

“Bedknobs and Broomsticks” (1971) 

Angela Lansbury stars as Miss Eglantine Price, a cunning witch-in-training who, with the aid of three inventive children and the head of her witchcraft training school, embarks on a fantastic adventure in search of the missing ingredient to a magic spell that can be used to protect Britain against encroaching German troops. Tickets: $1.
Sunday, Oct. 13; noon in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center 

“The Farewell” (2019)

In this funny tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell her and instead gather under the guise of an expedited wedding. Free but ticketed.
Sunday, Oct. 13; 3 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

Performances:

The Fornés Festival

Staged readings celebrating the legacy of María Irene Fornés. All take place in the Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
“The Summer in Gossensass”
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 7:30 p.m.
“The Conduct of Life”
Thursday, Oct. 10; 7:30 p.m.
“Mud”
Friday, Oct. 11; 7:30 p.m.
“Fefu and Her Friends”
Sunday, Oct. 13; 2:30 p.m.

AcoustiCafé

Come listen to students showcase their musical talents! If you are interested in performing or would like to learn more, please contact dsaloomey@nd.edu for more information.
Thursday, Oct. 10; 10 to 11 p.m. in Hagerty Family Café, Duncan Student Center

Fridays at Noon Recital

Enjoy a free noontime recital. Performances by Department of Music majors.  
Friday, Oct. 11; noon to 1 p.m. in the LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music

NDSO: A Musical Evening

The Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra presents a brief, early-fall “proms”-style concert. The 50-minute program will include Mozart’s “Great” G-minor Symphony K. 550 along with Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture” and music from Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings.” A reception with chamber music performances will precede the concert. Students: Free; Faculty/Staff: $5.
Friday, Oct. 11; 8:30 p.m. in Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

Merz Trio 

Pianist Lee Dionne, violinist Brigid Coleridge and cellist Julia Yang have quickly emerged as a unique and award-winning ensemble, winning the 2019 Fischoff Competition Senior Division Strings/Piano Gold Prize and the First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2018 Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Students: $10. Faculty/Staff: $16.
Sunday, Oct. 13; 2 p.m. in the LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music

Athletics and Sporting Events

Deadlines and Registrations

Deadline: The Juggler Literary Magazine

The Juggler, Notre Dame’s student art, literature and photography magazine, is currently accepting submissions for the spring 2020 issue. Graduate and undergraduate students may participate. Click here for  full submission guidelines.  Submit by Friday, Nov. 1, to juggler@nd.edu

Deadline: Kellogg Institute Graduate Student Research Proposals 

Please visit the Kellogg Institute website for more information on application procedure, eligibility, criteria and human subject research. The deadline is Monday, Oct. 14.

Sign up now: Mercy Works  

Put your faith into action! Serve in the South Bend community once a week for a month and engage in meaningful reflections about faith and service. Signups are now open!

Call for Lightning Talk Proposals: GIS Day at ND

This symposium combines workshops, presentations and more to demonstrate the power of geospatial technologies. Share how GIS contributes to your real-world research and community-based projects that make a difference here in South Bend and around the world. Submit a short abstract with title and author affiliations to Matthew.Sisk@nd.edu by Friday, Nov. 1.
Wednesday, Nov. 13; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library

Deals and Discounts

Education and Research Opportunities

Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Research

DataND Webinar: “Compare Notre Dame’s Student Profile to Other Schools”

Are you curious to know how Notre Dame’s student profile (applicants, current students, degrees completed) compares to other universities? Learn how to view and use the official government-reported numbers on dataND.
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom

Serving up Knowledge 2019

Authentic Presentations: How to Gain Attention When You Speak

This session will focus on how-to’s and helpful tricks of powerful speaking. You’ll learn how to give an engaging presentation, how to demand attention when talking, and available resources on campus to improve your presentation skills. Open for all graduate and professional students. Lunch provided.  
Wednesday, Oct. 9; noon in Room 210, Duncan Student Center

Hesburgh Libraries and Center for Digital Scholarship Workshops:

Introduction to Python and the NLTK 

Get exposure to Python and the inner workings of its Natural Language Toolkit.
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 2 to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library

VR Demo/Discussion Workshop Series: Session 3 — Reaction/Manipulation

Learn how to design VR objects/assets with reaction, manipulation and safety in mind. 
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library

Geographic Information Systems: A Brief Introduction

What is GIS? This workshop will offer a variety of examples and resources available in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship. 
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 10 to 11 a.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library

Introduction to Text Mining

Learn the benefits of using computers to analyze textual corpora. 
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library

Getting Started with RefWorks

This workshop will teach you the basics of using a citation manager.
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 1 to 2  p.m. in 231C Hesburgh Library, Collaboration Hub

3D Modeling: Advanced SketchUp

Learn to utilize SketchUp’s scenes and layers to develop a complex model.
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Hesburgh Library, Room 264

Personal Digital Preservation Basics

This workshop will provide tips on how to organize and preserve your personal digital materials to make them available to future generations.
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 1 to 2  p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library

Creating Accessible PDFs

This workshop will provide an overview of basic steps to ensure your PDF content is accessible.
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 1 to 3 p.m. in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library

How to Make a Book 

This hands-on workshop will teach attendees how to bind books using different techniques.
Thursday, Oct.10; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 247), Hesburgh Library

Managing Humanities Research with Zotero 

Learn how to use Zotero — an open-source research tool for creating bibliographies.
Thursday, Oct. 10; 11 a.m. to noon in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship (Room 246), Hesburgh Library

Kaneb Center Workshops:

Undergraduate Research at Scale: What If the Treatment is a CURE? 

Course-based undergrad research experiences, or CUREs, involve groups of students addressing research problems or questions in the context of a class. Learn what makes CURE effective and distinctive from other learning experiences. Find out the results from a study of a unique and impactful CURE model.
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 1050, Jenkins Nanovic Halls

Creating an Environment of Active Learning in the Classroom

Research into the effectiveness of educational methodology has increasingly suggested that students need to be “active” participants learning, so there is a strong emphasis in recent pedagogical training on active learning. But what does active learning actually mean? (Open to graduate students, postdocs and faculty)
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in the ND Room (Room 202), LaFortune Student Center

Continuing the Conversation: Using Class-based Discussion Boards 

This workshop is targeted at the use of discussion boards as a means to engage students and build community within both the traditional and online classroom environment. Specific research-based strategies for using discussions to develop an engaged learning community will be shared. 
Friday, Oct. 11; 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. in Room 246, Hesburgh Library
 

Faith and Service

White Ribbon Against Pornography Week

A week of events dedicated to considering the harms of pornography and connecting students to resources. Sponsored by Students for Child-Oriented Policy, the Gender Relations Center and Campus Ministry. 
Bagels + Rep the Ribbon
Monday, Oct. 7; 8 to 10:30 a.m., outside DeBartolo Hall
Prayer Service
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 9 p.m. at the Grotto
“The Business Case for Filtering Pornography”
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 7 p.m. in Room 155, DeBartolo Hall
“How to Have Difficult Conversations about Porn”
Thursday, Oct. 10; 7 p.m. in Meeting Room 1 South W106, Duncan Student Center
“Man of God” Dinner and Discussion
 Friday, Oct. 11; 7 p.m. at Legends of Notre Dame

Respect Life Mass and Dinner 

This is the second Respect Life Mass of the semester. It will be followed by dinner in Remick Commons with University Faculty/Staff for Life and Notre Dame Right to Life. Come join faculty, staff and students for food and a casual discussion around being pro-life in various disciplines and professional settings. Family and friends are welcome!
Monday, Oct. 7; 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Urban Plunge Information Session  

The Urban Plunge is a one-credit, experiential-learning course that gives students a brief but important opportunity to engage with communities experiencing poverty in U.S. cities. Students will spend two to four days in a city close to their hometown, with the chance to spend time with people and organizations facing the challenge of poverty. 
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 4 to 5 p.m. in Geddes Hall, McNeill Library

Catholic Social Tradition Minor Information Session

Interested in the Catholic Social Tradition minor? Come and talk with co-director Bill Purcell. This minor is open to undergraduate students of all colleges and majors. If you have completed Social Concerns Seminars, ISSLP or SSLP, you are already well on your way to completing the CST Minor!  
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 234, Geddes Hall

Spanish Rosary

Join Campus Ministry as the Rosary is prayed in Spanish on Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Coleman-Morse Chapel. Pan Dulce to follow. All are welcome. 
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 8 to 9 p.m. in Coleman Morse Chapel

Open Wide Our Hearts Brown Bag Lunch 

The Center for Social Concerns is inviting the campus community to join in discussions on the U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Racism as part of “Act Justly,” its annual Catholic Social Tradition theme for academic year 2019-20. Facilitators will be Bill Purcell, Kyle Lantz and Margie Pfeil. Please bring your lunch. Dessert provided. All are welcome.
Thursday, Oct. 10; noon to 1 p.m. in Geddes Hall Coffee House

ISSLP 2020 Information Session

The International Summer Service Learning Program is a four-credit course and an eight-week summer service-learning program in Catholic social tradition that provides an opportunity to examine causes of poverty and to create links of solidarity across borders. Attend an information session to learn more. Application open now through Nov. 3. 
Thursday, Oct. 10; 7 to 8 p.m. in McNeill Library, Geddes Hall

Trident Naval Society 24-Hour Run 

Sponsored by the Naval ROTC Trident Naval Society, members of the NROTC unit, wearing a shark costume and carrying a trident, will run around campus for 24 consecutive hours. One hundred percent of donations will support the St. Joseph County Special Olympics. Donations can be made directly to the runners or on North Quad near Clark Memorial Fountain (“Stonehenge”).
Friday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m. to Saturday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m.

EXALT Adoration 

Please join us in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament for prayer, a reflection given by Rev. John DeRiso, and worship music led by Totus Tuus. The Sacrament of Confession will also be available throughout the evening. Ice cream social to follow!
Friday, Oct. 11; 7:30 to 9 p.m., Keenan-Stanford Chapel

Concert for the Missions 

Join the Notre Dame Folk Choir on a virtual pilgrimage through the Holy Cross’ District of East Africa. The 26th Annual Concert for the Missions will benefit the Holy Cross Missions in East Africa and will feature film, photos and music from the choir’s recent pilgrimage to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. A free will offering will be collected. 
Friday, Oct. 11; 8 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Relationship Violence Awareness Month Mass

Come celebrate Mass in honor of victims and survivors of domestic violence.
Sunday, Oct. 13; 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Pasquerilla West Hall Chapel

Health and Recreation

Notre Dame Health and Wellness Survey 

Participate in the Notre Dame Health and Wellness Survey and be entered to win $15, $50 or $200 in Domer Dollars! Check your inbox for details — the survey is open through Tuesday, Oct. 15. Contact the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being (mcwell@nd.edu) with questions. 

Stock Your Toolbox 

Stock Your Toolbox is a weekly, drop-in skills workshop designed to give you the tools to buffer stress, perform at higher levels, recover more quickly from setbacks and feel happier. Anyone can learn these skills and get better at them! Hacks are based on the cutting-edge work of scientists.
Thursday, Oct. 10; 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 215, St. Liam Hall

Artful Yoga

Take a moment out of your week to relax and recharge through Artful Yoga. Join yoga instructor Steve Krojniewski for this series of yoga classes that will introduce you to a work of art to accompany you through your practice. Capacity is limited. All levels are welcome. Bring your own mat or borrow one of ours. Co-sponsored by RecSports.
Thursday, Oct. 10; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Snite Museum of Art

Lectures and Presentations

First Mondays Convocations with Christopher Chowrimootoo

“Copland’s Musical Modernism, Middlebrow Culture, and the Appreciation of New Music.”
Monday, Oct. 7; 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. in Room 306, O’Neill Hall

The Richard H. Driehaus Lecture: Maurice Culot

Please join the School of Architecture for the Richard H. Driehaus Lecture from the 2019 Driehaus Prize laureate Maurice Culot, a Paris-based architect, urbanist, theorist and critic who was at the forefront of the creation of the modern traditional movement, influencing the thinking and practice of architecture for generations. 
Monday, Oct. 7; 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Room 109, Walsh Family Hall of Architecture 

“Hesburgh” Talk and Signing

Join us for a talk and signing with producer Jerry Barca. 
Monday, Oct. 7; 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, Reading Room

Kellogg Mexico Working Group: “The Escuelas Normales Rurales & the Case of the 43 Disappeared Students in Ayotzinapa

For the pre-circulated paper and for questions regarding the Mexico Working Group, contact jpensado@nd.edu. The Mexico Working Group welcomes Carla Villanueva, Kellogg Institute Doctoral Student Affiliate, for the Graduate Student Lecture Series. 
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 11 a.m. to noon in Room B079, Jenkins Nanovic Halls

Lecture: “Is the Dream Alive? Reflections on Race, Nationality and the Legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. King”

Recalling the hopes and convictions of India’s Mohandas Gandhi and America’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this lecture by research professor and Gandhi’s grandson Rajmohan Gandhi will discuss threats to equality and freedoms in India under Narendra Modi, whose government is eager to mark the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth.
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 4 to 5 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies

Artist Talk by Photographer Alen MacWeeney 

Join us for a talk by Irish-born photographer Alen MacWeeney, whose work is featured in the Snite Museum’s exhibition “‘Looking at the Stars’: Irish Art at the University of Notre Dame.” The works represented were created over six decades. Visitors will be able to see MacWeeney’s photography in the exhibition before and after the talk.
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Snite Museum of Art

Book Signing and Discussion: “Rockne and Jones: Notre Dame, USC and the Greatest Rivalry of the Roaring Twenties” with Thomas Rupp

Tuesday, Oct. 8; 5:30 to 7 p.m in the Reading Room, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore

“Our Universe Revealed: Physics for Everyone”: “There’s a Little Black Spot on the Sun,” presented by Keith Davis 

On the morning of Monday, Nov. 11, Mercury will seem to pass across the surface of the sun. This is a transit, a special kind of conjunction in which an object moves in front of another. Conjunction, alignment and occultation are all real astronomical terms, but what do they mean? 
Tuesday, Oct. 8; 7 to 8 p.m. in Digital Visualization Theater, Jordan Hall of Science  

“How English were the Eighteenth-Century Anglo-Irish?”

Michael Brown, University of Aberdeen, will take up the description of the Anglo-Irish of the 18th century as “amphibious animals” and explore the “Anglo” aspect of Anglo-Irish identity. What image did the Anglo-Irish have of England? And how they might have managed a continuing commitment to Ireland’s sister kingdom? Complimentary lunch.
Wednesday, Oct. 9; noon to 1 p.m. in Room B101, Jenkins Nanovic Halls

Lecture: “Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration and Homeland Security”

In “Storming the Wall,” writer and journalist Todd Miller travels around the world to connect the dots between climate-ravaged communities, the corporations cashing in on border militarization and emerging movements for sustainability and environmental justice. Post-talk reception and book signing.  
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium (Room 104), Bond Hall

“The Business Case for Filtering Pornography”

Come learn why secular organizations like Starbucks filter pornography on their Wi-Fi networks. Donna Rice Hughes, president of the children’s internet safety nonprofit Enough Is Enough, persuaded Starbucks and McDonald’s to filter their Wi-Fi. Sponsored by Students for Child-Oriented Policy, the Mendoza College of Business and the de Nicola Center.
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 7 to 8:15 p.m. in Room 155, DeBartolo Hall 

Book Launch and Panel on Todd Whitmore’s “Imitating Christ in Magwi: An Anthropological Theology”

Please join us for a panel discussion and celebration of Associate Professor of Theology Todd Whitmore’s new book, “Imitating Christ in Magwi: An Anthropological Theology.” 
Thursday, Oct. 10; 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies

“Towards the Next Generation of Human-Drone Partnerships for Emergency Response”  

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering presents Jane Cleland-Huang, a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. 
Thursday, Oct. 10; 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in Room 131, DeBartolo Hall

Snite Spotlight: A Conversation About Change with Notre Dame Student Government  

Join Student Government and the Snite Museum for this inaugural event exploring the ways that art responds to and influences the contemporary world around us. During this spotlight we will be focusing on gun violence in America using a photograph by Javier Carlos Ortiz. This program is co-sponsored by Notre Dame Student Government.  
Thursday, Oct. 10; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Snite Museum of Art  

A Conversation with Condoleezza Rice

Free, but ticketed event. Open to Notre Dame students, faculty and staff with an NDID.
Thursday, Oct. 10; 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

Ford Seminar: “Rational Resisters: Understanding Community Protests to Ebola Containment in DR Congo”

This talk by Rachel Sweet, assistant professor of global affairs, reconstructs community responses to Ebola policies and is based around social media monitoring and interviews with victims of insecurity. The Ford Program Research Seminar Series meets monthly, providing faculty members the chance to share their work and receive constructive feedback.
Friday, Oct. 11; 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in Room C103, Hesburgh Center

Mendoza Dean’s Speaker Series: “A Bigger Impact: The Promise of Professional Services in the Fourth Industrial Revolution” by Joe Ucuzoglu, CEO, Deloitte.

Friday, Oct. 11; 11 a.m. to noon in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business

Lecture: “Restoration of the First Papal Graham Paige”

Before cars, when the pope wanted to travel, he was carried in the sedia gestatoria, a chair carried on the shoulders of attendants. In 1929, a special automobile was manufactured for the pope — a Graham Paige limousine. Recently restored, it now resides in the Vatican Carriage Museum. Romina Cometti, restoration projects manager in the restoration laboratories of the Vatican Museums.
Friday, Oct. 11; 1 p.m. in Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library

Lecture: “Things Worth Dying For: The Nature of a Life Worth Living”

The Napa Forum at Notre Dame welcomes all to attend a public lecture by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia. Presented by the Tocqueville and Constitutional Studies Programs and the Napa Institute. 
Friday, Oct. 11; 1 to 2:15 p.m. in Room 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls

Sneak Peek: “What Would You Fight For?”

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of the award-winning “What Would You Fight For?” video series? Hear from the stars of this week’s video, “Fighting to Protect the Brave.” Ask your questions during a live Q&A.
Friday, Oct. 11; 1 to 1:30 p.m. on Football Fridays Stage, Eck Visitors Center

Professors Pick with Diarmuid Ó Giolláin

Explore works by Alen MacWeeney with Professor Diarmuid Ó Giolláin from the Department of Irish Language and Literature, also a concurrent professor in anthropology. After discussing the work in the galleries, continue the conversation over lunch in the atrium. The Professors Pick series is sponsored by the Snite Museum Student Programming Committee. 
Friday, Oct. 11; 1 to 2 p.m. in the Snite Museum of Art 

OIT Virtual Reality Open House  

Are you interested in virtual reality? Students are invited to see some of the latest VR applications. Take a ride in a hot air balloon and learn more about Beat Saber and Tilt Brush. See where VR is today, where it’s going and how it might become part of student life. Refreshments available. RSVP by Thursday, Oct. 10.
Friday, Oct. 11; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Room B003, DeBartolo Hall  

Catching Up With ... Mike Golic ’85, Mike Golic Jr. ’12 and Dick Vitale 

Stop by for a live conversation with former Notre Dame football players and current host and contributor to ESPN’s “Golic and Wingo” Mike Golic ’85 and Mike Golic Jr. ’12, followed by an interview with ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale at 3:30. 
Friday, Oct. 11; 3 to 4 p.m. on Football Fridays Stage, Eck Visitors Center

Saturdays with the Saints: Saint Thomas Aquinas, O.P. 

“The Eucharist as ‘Sacrament of Charity,’” presented by Joseph Wawrykow, professor of theology, Notre Dame. Saturdays with the Saints is a Notre Dame football gameday lecture series that combines the University’s rich traditions of Catholic faith and spirited game days.
Saturday, Oct. 12; 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall

“How Notre Dame Trains Future Physicians and Clinicians using the New Science of Compassion”

For the past eight years, Notre Dame’s Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine has developed innovative preprofessional courses that apply the new science of compassion. Learn about this approach from Dominic Vachon, professor and the John G. Sheedy, M.D., Director of the Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine.
Saturday, Oct. 12; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 101, Jordan Hall of Science

Fall Symposium: Indiana Association of Blacks in Higher Education 

Join us for the Indiana Association of Blacks in Higher Education 2019 Fall Symposium. Lori Patton Davis will be the keynote speaker, and there will be a book and issues discussion of “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo. Conference registration for students: $50; Faculty/Staff: $99.
Sunday, Oct. 13; 6 to 8 p.m. in Morris Inn
Monday, Oct. 14; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

"The Placenta and Fetomaternal Microchimerism: Radical Mutuality at the Cellular Level”

Enjoy a free lunch and seminar-style conversation with Kristin Collier, the University of Michigan Medical School. This event will also be live-streamed. Lunch is free but you must register.
Monday, Oct. 14; noon to 1 p.m. in the Coffeehouse, Geddes Hall

Lecture: “‘Fight Abortion, Not Women’: Understanding the Challenges of Russian Reproductive Politics”

The John J. Reilly Center presents its first event in the Medicine and the Liberal Arts Educating the Whole Physician Lecture Series. The speaker is Michele Rivkin-Fish, associate professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with an introduction by Maria Alexandrova of the Eck Institute for Global Health.
Monday, Oct 14; 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Room 125, DeBartolo Hall

Safety, Parking and Traffic

Construction Project near Main Building

On Monday, Oct. 14, or Tuesday, Oct. 15, a construction trailer will be placed on the northeast end of Sorin Court, north of Main Building, for an upcoming project.

Traffic and Parking Alerts for This Week’s Home Football Game

Social Gatherings

Rainbow Rosaries  

Join the celebration of LGBTQ History Month and the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Build a personalized rosary for you or a friend, and then pray the rosary with us as a community. 
Monday, Oct. 7; 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Room 207, LaFortune Student Center

LGBTQ Drop-In Discussion  

Build community, share stories and break bread with other members of the LGBTQ and Ally community at Notre Dame. Dinner is provided. 
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in Room 207, LaFortune Student Center

Midterm Stress Relievers  

Come take a break from midterm studying to relax with some free and fun stress relievers! There will be Chick-fil-a, American Espresso ice cream, supplies for DIY bracelets and, most importantly, a bounce house! Sponsored by SUB.
Wednesday, Oct. 9; 6 to 9 p.m. in Dahnke Ballroom

GreenND’s Biannual Sustainability Festival 

Join us on Thursday, Oct. 10 at Fieldhouse Mall to celebrate sustainability! Free bike repairs, a smoothie bike (bring a mug!), food, hammocks, giveaways, education and fun! 
Thursday, Oct. 10; 5 to 7 p.m. at Fieldhouse Mall

Welsh Fam’s Annual Hoedown Throwdown

There will be mechanical bull-riding competitions, a photo prop station, lawn games, yummy snacks and drinks, and LIL SEBASTIAN. The event is $5 general admission and $3 to ride the bull. All proceeds go to St. Marianne Cope Young Women’s Project in Bangladesh.
Thursday, Oct. 10; 5 to 7 p.m. in South Quad   

Football Fridays at the Eck 

Stop by for an all-day fan experience. Enjoy tailgate food, live music, interviews with Notre Dame celebrities and notable alumni, game analysis with Irish football experts, giveaways, performances from student groups and a sneak peek of this week’s “What Would You Fight For?” spot. Free and open to all.
Friday, Oct. 11; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Eck Visitors Center

International Day of the Girl 

Celebrate the International Day of the Girl, which aims to highlight the leadership and achievements of young women around the world! Stop by, grab some food and share your experience with incredible women. Sponsored by the Gender Relations Center.
Friday, Oct. 11; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Southwest Fitzpatrick Courtyard

Kintsugi  

The Japanese art of kintsugi teaches that broken objects are not something to hide but to display with pride. Brought to you by the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being and the Gender Relations Center. Click here to register.
Friday, Oct. 11; 2 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 210, Duncan Student Center

Niles Scream Park Haunted Houses

Join FlipSide for some hauntingly spooky Halloween fun! We will head across the state border to Niles Scream Park and enjoy its 44 acres of nationally top-rated haunted houses. Only $10 for transportation and three hours of scary good times. Space is very limited so please register on the interest form and pay in advance to reserve your spot! Cost: $10.
Friday, Oct. 11; 6:45 to 11:30 p.m., leaving from Library Circle

Make South Bend at ND  

Spend the evening with Make South Bend putting together your own leather key fob, magnet set or stamped jewelry set. There will also be a frozen yogurt bar with all the toppings! It’s the ultimate South Bend DIY night! Sponsored by the Student Activities Office. 
Friday, Oct. 11; 9 to 11 p.m. in LaFortune Ballroom

American Studies Lunch in the Pod 

The Department of American Studies invites current students, alumni and faculty to join us for an open house and alumni reception prior to the USC vs. Notre Dame game. Come to “Lunch in the Pod” for food, fun, friendship and puppies!  
Saturday, Oct. 12; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in The Pod, 10th floor, Flanner Hall

Midnight Chew Chew  

Grab a funnel cake and take a train ride around Fieldhouse Mall and North Quad! Sponsored by the Student Activities Office. 
Saturday, Oct. 12; 10 p.m. to midnight at Fieldhouse Mall

RVAM After-Mass Reflection & Crafts

Reflect and process the events of Relationship Violence Awareness Month, following the Mass at Pasquerilla West Hall. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the Grotto walk after Mass, and in de-stressing activities such as painting and crafts.
Sunday, Oct. 13; 9:45 p.m. in Pasquerilla West Hall

Relationship Violence Awareness Month Shirt Giveaway

Free shirts while supplies last!
Monday, Oct. 14; 11 a.m. to noon at Fieldhouse Mall

Also this week…

Sustainability Tip of the Week

Fall is upon us! That means it is time for our buildings across campus to transition from our chilled water cooling systems to steam heating. Using steamed water to heat buildings during the cooler months helps us conserve energy and regulate temperatures. So stay warm, and take a look at green.nd.edu to learn more about ways you can do your part to #GoIrish #BeGreen.
Keep up to date on new hires and colleagues celebrating service anniversaries. Obituaries and memorial information may be found at In Memoriam. Please contact askHR at 631-5900 to submit obituary and memorial updates.
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