All Events: October 2024

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  1. Global Day of Action

    As part of the annual St. Francis Week celebration, Global Day of Action, an initiative of Notre Dame Global, will take place on Wednesday, October 2. To celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, members and friends of the Notre Dame community around the world will…
  2. Sculpture Park Native Beds Planting & Clean Up

    In honor of St. Francis Week, Sustainability and Landscape Services are co-hosting a native beds clean-up and planting event at the Sculpture Park on campus to prepare the natural space for the fall season. During this event, you'll learn more about some of the flora that inhabit our native beds on…
  3. Pray and Eat like St. Francis: A Celebration Vigil

    Join us for a prayer vigil to celebrate our common home and pray for all of creation. In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, we will gather at the World Peace Plaza to pay gratitude to our planet and all of those who inhabit it. Following the vigil, we will walk over to Bond Hall to enjoy plant-forward…
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    Campus Green Tour

    Sign up to take a guided tour of "green" spaces on campus and learn about the sustainability initiatives happening at Notre Dame. Only 20 spots are available, so don't wait to register! Registrations over 20 participants will be waitlisted and contacted if a spot becomes available. …
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    Campus Green Tour

    Sign up to take a guided tour of "green" spaces on campus and learn about the sustainability initiatives happening at Notre Dame. Only 20 spots are available, so don't wait to register! Registrations over 20 participants will be waitlisted and contacted if a spot becomes available. …
  6. Election 2024

    The 2024 Presidential Campaign and the Future of American Democracy: A Debate

    This debate features two articulate law professors and former government officials with very different political perspectives: Professor John Yoo, Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, a Republican, former deputy assistant attorney general in the George W. Bush Administration, former general counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, who has served in all three branches of national government, and who is a regular commentator on FoxNews; and Harry Litman, senior legal affairs columnist for the Opinion page at the Los Angeles Times, a former U.S. Attorney and deputy assistant attorney general, a Democrat who advised the Kerry-Edwards campaign in 2004 and (post-election) the Obama-Biden campaign in 2008, and a regular commentator on MSNBC, CNN and CBS News.
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    Keynote Event

    The Perils of US Isolationism: A Fireside Chat with Sec. Condoleezza Rice

    Featuring: Sec. Condoleezza Rice, Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and 66th US Secretary of State (2005 to 2009) In Conversation with: Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., University President
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    Bryan Stevenson: The 2024 Annual Rev. Bernie Clark, C.S.C., Lecture

    Featuring Bryan Stevenson, the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), a human rights organization in Montgomery, Alabama. He is the author of the bestselling book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, which has been adapted into a feature film.
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    Together, Caring for Our Common Home: A Snapshot of Notre Dame's Sustainability Efforts

    Geory Kurtzhals, Senior Director, Sustainability, will share a snapshot of Notre Dame's Sustainability progress and highlight current areas of focus. This guest lecture will be interactive and focused on students, who may register here.
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    Catholic Social Teaching

    Fireside Chat with Sr. Draru Mary Cecilia, LSMIG, Ph.D.

    Please join the Alliance for Catholic Education as they welcome Sr. Draru Mary Cecilia, Executive Director of the African Sisters Education Collaborative, and 2024 winner of the Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education.
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    Election 2024

    Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice

    Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Paul Kollman, C.S.C., and include a special homily and prayer intercessions related to the election.
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    Catholic Social Teaching

    Keynote Event

    Fr. TED Talks: Ideas from the Catholic Social Tradition That We Find Inspiring

    Honoring the legacy of legendary Notre Dame President Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Fr. TED Talks is a two-night festival on Notre Dame’s campus featuring short keynote talks from every corner of the Notre Dame community as we gather to consider all of the ways the pillars of Catholic social tradition animate our lives together.
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    Catholic Social Teaching

    Keynote Event

    Fr. TED Talks: Ideas from the Catholic Social Tradition That We Find Inspiring

    Honoring the legacy of legendary Notre Dame President Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Fr. TED Talks is a two-night festival on Notre Dame’s campus featuring short keynote talks from every corner of the Notre Dame community as we gather to consider all of the ways the pillars of Catholic social tradition animate our lives together.
  14. ‘Balkanization’ and the Euro-Atlantic Processes of the (Western) Balkans: Back to the Future

    The Balkans as the Heart of Europe: Overcoming “Balkanization” and Otherness

    This event will center on the themes of Kroc Institute visiting research fellow, Liridona Veliu Ashiku’s book, ‘Balkanization’ and the Euro-Atlantic Processes of the (Western) Balkans: Back to the Future, exploring how the discourse of 'balkanization' has shaped EU and NATO policies toward…