On a sunny Wednesday morning, Mark Doerries, director of graduate studies and head of the graduate choral conducting program for Sacred Music at Notre Dame, sits masked in an empty choir rehearsal room of O’Neill Hall of Music and Sacred Music. He recalls the day in spring 2020 when the choral music fell silent.…
by Erin Blasko
June 15, 2020
Luella Webster, adult programs coordinator, unpacks boxes behind the reception desk at the new Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC) in South Bend. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame.
The University of Notre Dame Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC)…
How a Notre Dame community center's inspired young actors and their inspiring director turned a passion for Shakespeare and a commitment to each other into an opportunity to perform in the birthplace of the Bard. See more at Magazine.nd.edu!…
Mary Beckman, associate director for academic affairs and research at the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed to the additional role of director of academic community engagement for a two-year…
"The conference room is a sea of white paper, colored markers, magazine clippings and chattering children. But there's a method to this madness. The result is literature. A group of 10 budding young authors is hard at work in a conference room at the St. Joseph County Public Library on this day in early December. They're participants in "Write YOUR Story," a free children's writing course taught each fall and spring by volunteer Julia Douthwaite…
BY KATHY BORLIK, FOR NDWORKS
It’s 1 p.m. at Perley Primary Fine Arts Academy in South Bend. The children return from recess and settle into the afternoon routine. In three of the classrooms — second, third and fourth grades — there is a break from the norm. A passer-by hears the pupils learning Korean, Portuguese and Hindi. Counting in Portuguese, the alphabet in Hindi, naming clothing items in Korean. There is music, and educational games, dance and art.…
John Affleck-Graves, executive vice president of the University of Notre Dame and chair of the Regional Development Authority for the North Central Region of Indiana, issued the following statement after the region was awarded a $42 million grant Tuesday (Dec. 15) from the Regional Cities Initiative…
It was a hot and humid day, but that didn't stop dozens from turning out for a block party on South Bend's west side. Notre Dame's Center for Arts and teamed up with IU South Bend's Civil Rights Heritage Center to celebrate the city's past, present, and future. See more at: http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/City-of-South-Bend-celebrated-at-block-party-on-the-west-side-317098651.html…
By Gene Stowe
The University of Notre Dame will host a four-session Nonprofit Breakfast Series focused on fundraising for leaders and board members of nonprofits. Speakers will share their experiences and give advice on planning and tools for nonprofit fundraising.
…The University of Notre Dame has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in recognition of its commitment to general community service, education and economic development.
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