“,” a movie nominated for 12 Oscars including for best picture and best actor, is a film inspired by the true story of mountain man Hugh Glass. According to the lore, Glass was severely wounded in a bear attack in the wilds of South Dakota. After his expedition party left him for dead, Glass crawled back to the Fort Kiowa trading post, looking for revenge.

The film, directed and co-written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass and Tom Hardy as one of the men in Glass’ party who abandon him. After the hardships of filming the movie in the Alaskan wilderness made news, the movie now is generating award season buzz, already winning three Golden Globes and cementing its spot Thursday (Jan. 14) as the most-nominated film of the 2016 Academy Awards.

, professor of history at the University of 91�Թ� and author of “” praised the movie’s beauty, ambition and creativity with its source material.

“The movie has some amazing historical moments, even if some of the story was make-believe,” Coleman said. “But in a way, that’s the most historical part: The Hugh Glass legend was part art from the beginning.”

Coleman has studied mountain men, those fur trappers and explorers who lived in the wilderness, and their place in building the concept of the Wild West. The suffering of men like Glass was a tale held on a pedestal to show American exceptionalism. “People like Glass helped Americans define their nation as different and exceptional. They wanted the nation to sprout from the soil and to be ingrained in people. This naturalizing process, however, wasn’t pleasant. People close to nature — working people — suffered.”

At the same time, far from accepting such tales as gospel, readers in Glass’ day questioned all the stories from the West. “The mountain men were seen as shifty liars even as people celebrated them as environmental Americans,” Coleman says. “That’s how cultural appropriation worked. They needed men like Glass to establish American exceptionalism, but they also wanted to quarantine them on the frontier. No one wanted Glass to come back.”

Coleman’s research and teaching at 91�Թ� focus on early American history and the American West. He is also the author of “Vicious: Wolves and Men in America” (Yale University Press, 2004), winner of the W. Turrentine Jackson Award from the Western History Association and the John H. Dunning Prize from the American Historical Association.

Contact: Jon Coleman, 574-631-5071, jcolema2@nd.edu

The will host a symposium that celebrates and examines the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Religious Freedom on Thursday and Friday (Nov. 5 and 6).

Titled “,” the symposium will open Thursday with an address from Bishop Daniel E. Flores, bishop of Brownsville, Texas. The address, open to the public, will take place at 5 p.m. in the McCartan Courtroom in the Eck Hall of Law at the University of 91�Թ�.

Symposium panelists will present their works on Friday. Panelists include Thomas Berg of the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Paul Horwitz of the University of Alabama School of Law, Christopher Lund of Wayne State University Law School, Mark Movsesian and Marc DeGirolami of St. John’s University School of Law, Brett Scharffs of Brigham Young University Law School, Steven Smith of the University of San Diego School of Law, Anna Su of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and and of . The panels will be moderated by Judge Richard Sullivan of the Southern District of New York.

John H. Garvey, president of the Catholic University of America, will deliver the keynote address at 3:30 p.m. Friday. The keynote, also in the McCartan Courtroom, is open to the public.

Held each fall semester, the annual symposium provides an environment for intellectual engagement and an opportunity to examine pressing legal issues. Traditionally, each participant will publish an article in the Law Review’s annual symposium issue.

This year the symposium is part of the 2015-16 91�Թ� Forum, “,” which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of pivotal documents of the Second Vatican Council that have particular significance today. Established in 2005 by University President , the 91�Թ� Forum has featured major talks by leading authorities on complex issues related to immigration, sustainability, global health, the global marketplace, K-12 education and the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

Contact: Catherine Behan, Law School, 574-631-0467, cbehan@nd.edu; Jennifer Smith, Law School, 574-631-5351, jsmith70@nd.edu

Gameday events on the University of 91�Թ� campus for the upcoming weekend offer visitors their choice of activities, whether academic or athletic. Highlights from the weekend include:

Friday (Sept. 25)

• Free campus tours, 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Eck Visitors Center. These 90-minute walking tours will take visitors to, among other sites, the Grotto, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the Main Building and the Hesburgh Library.
• , 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Alumni, parents and fans are invited for food, performances, music, a photo booth and prize giveaways.
• Nolan Ladewski, a musician and member of Irish music group Kennedy’s Kitchen, will perform from noon to 2 p.m. on the ND Live Stage at the Eck Center.
• “Planet Earth’s Changing Climate,” 2-3 p.m. at the Eck Visitors Center. Part of the Alumni Association’s lecture series, this talk will be delivered by Philip Sakimoto, director of the in First Year of Studies at 91�Թ�.
• , 4:10-4:30 p.m. in the Main Building Rotunda. The 91�Թ� Trumpet Section will play “91�Թ� Our Mother” and the Victory March.
• Morris Inn Football Friday, 5-6 p.m. The inn offers live bagpipe music on home football Fridays.
• UMass Pep Rally, 5:45-7 p.m. at the Compton Family Ice Arena.

Saturday (Sept. 26)

• Midnight Drummer Circle, 12-12:45 a.m. at the front steps of the Main Building, featuring cadences and cheers led by the .
• “Thomas Merton: The Contemplative as Activist,” 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Andrews Auditorium in Geddes Hall. This presentation, part of the Institute for Church Life’s , features a talk from , O’Brien Professor of Theology Emeritus.
• Game Day Rosary, 10:30-11 a.m. at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
• “Pain Management,” 11-12 a.m. in Room 105 of the Jordan Hall of Science. This lecture from , from Johns Hopkins Medicine, is part of the Dooley Society Lecture Series.
• “What’s Posterity Ever Done for Us?: Literature and the Future,” noon-1 p.m. in the Annenberg Auditorium at the Snite Museum of Art. Delivered by , Mary Lee Duda Professor of Literature, this lecture is part of the College of Arts and Letter’s .
• “Science, Religion and Environmental Change: A panel discussion about the Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si’ and the University of 91�Թ�,” noon-1 p.m. in Room 101 of the Jordan Hall of Science. Part of the College of Science’s , this panel discussion features , director of the ; , managing director of the ; , John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of International Business Ethics; , assistant professor, civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences; and , William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science, as moderator.
• Pregame Concert, 12:40-1:05 p.m. near the Reflecting Pool at the Hesburgh Library.
• Marching Band Concert, 2-2:30 p.m. at Bond Hall, followed by the Marching Band March Out at 2:40 p.m.
• Post-game Mass, 8 p.m. at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

For a complete list of events and for more information, visit .

During his historic visit to the United States, on Thursday morning (Sept. 24) Pope Francis delivered the first-ever papal address to members of Congress and an audience that included , president of the University of 91�Թ�.

The pope called on the politicians to rise above partisan politics and drew attention to the plight of immigrants, the environment, the death penalty and other heavily debated issues.

Father Jenkins, who traveled to Washington, D.C., to greet Pope Francis at the White House, said that the pontiff called on Americans to challenge themselves to live up to their ideals.

“Pope Francis spoke with a moral and religious voice, calling our Congress and, through them, all of us to live up to the highest ideals of our nation, ideals embodied in the lives of Lincoln, King, Day and Merton,” Father Jenkins said. “At a time when our nation faces serious challenges and we are mired in polarization, I hope we hear and respond.”

Father Jenkins, along with 91�Թ� Vice President for Mission Engagement and Church Affairs , was among the pope’s concelebrants Wednesday (Sept. 23) at the Mass of Canonization of Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Visitors who want a break from tailgating on football weekends have a variety of options for around campus this fall. From science to the humanities to faith, these events will explore a range of topics of interest to the University of 91�Թ� community.

On Fridays, the will host the hour-long “,” a lecture series that features faculty sharing their insights about and experiences of 91�Թ� and its place in the world. Each talk, geared for a general audience, allows the speakers to share their expertise, followed by a Q&A session. These talks take place at the Eck Visitors Center. For more information, visit the .

The 15th annual , sponsored by the , provides a lineup of lectures by leading faculty members on each home football game weekend. The lectures address a variety of issues and offer an opportunity to meet and interact with some of the University’s faculty.

The lectures, which will take place in the Annenberg Auditorium of the , are free and open to the public. Topics include:

• “The Changing American Voter in 2016 and Beyond,” 4 p.m. Sept. 5, with , Arthur Foundation Endowed Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership, professor in the Department of Political Science and co-director of the Institute for Latino Studies.
• “Sparkle: Contemporary Girls’ Media Culture,” noon Sept. 19, with , associate professor in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre and director of the Gender Studies Program.
• “What’s Posterity Ever Done for Us?: Literature and the Future,” noon Sept. 26, with , Mary Lee Duda Professor of Literature, Department of English.
• “Father Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., Among the 91�Թ� Presidents,” noon Oct. 10, with , professor emeritus of history; Nancy Haegel, center director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado; Father Edward A. “Monk” Malloy, C.S.C., president emeritus; and , professor, Department of Theology, and co-director, Institute for Latino Studies.
• “How Our Siblings Shape Us: Evidence from Economics,” 4 p.m. Oct. 17, with , Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor of Economics.
• “1916: Screening the Irish Rebellion,” noon Nov. 14, with , Thomas J. and Kathleen M. O’Donnell Professor of Irish Studies, Department of Irish Language and Literature, and concurrent professor, Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.

The will offer its Saturday Science Exploration Series in Room 101 of the Jordan Hall of Science before every home football game. Topics include:

• “New Views of the Solar System: The Latest from Pluto and This Year’s Robotic Explorers,” noon Sept. 5 in the Digital Visualization Theater (DVT), with , director of the DVT and concurrent assistant professional specialist in the Department of Physics.
• “91�Թ� and the God Particle,” noon Sept. 19, with , professor of physics.
• “Science, Religion and Environmental Change: A Panel Discussion about the Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si’ and the University of 91�Թ�,” noon Sept. 26, with , director of the 91�Թ� Environmental Change Initiative and Ludmilla F. and Stephen J. Galla Professor of Biological Sciences; , managing director of the 91�Թ� Global Adaptation Index; , associate professor of management; , assistant professor civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences; and , William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science, as moderator.
• “Tissue Microenvironment: Friend or Foe for Cancer Metastasis?” noon Oct. 10, with , Nancy Dee Professor of Cancer Research at the Harper Cancer Research Institute.
• “Compassionate Care in Medicine,” 1 p.m. Oct. 17, with Dominic Vachon, director of the Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine.
• “Stem Cells: A Vision for the Ethical Treatment of Disease,” noon Nov. 14, with , Rev. Howard J. Kenna, C.S.C., Memorial Director of the Center for Zebrafish Research and director of the Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine.

The is continuing its annual series, offering sessions from 10:30-11:30 a.m. each Saturday in the lower level of Geddes Hall. The theme for these talks this semester is “Saints who spoke up and spoke out!” For more information, visit .

Visitors are also invited to join the Dr. Tom Dooley Society every football Saturday for the , which explore different medical topics. Topics include:

• Medical mission stipend awardees’ presentations, 2 p.m. Sept. 5, Room 101, Jordan Hall of Science.
• The : “Rules of Engagement: The Principles of Underserved Global Health Volunteerism,” 11 a.m. Sept. 19, Raclin Carmichael Auditorium, Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend, with John Wilson, associate professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic.
• “Pain Management,” 11 a.m. Sept. 26, Room 105, Jordan Hall, with Paul Christo, Johns Hopkins Medicine.
• “Lingering Effects of Ebola,” 11 a.m. Oct. 10, Room 105, Jordan Hall, with Fred Angulo, epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• “Bariatric Surgery,” 2:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Room 105, Jordan Hall, with Matt Hubbard, Yale Bariatric Surgery Program.
• “Disabusing Disability,” 11 a.m. Nov. 14, Room 105, Jordan Hall, with Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, Memorial Hospital of South Bend.

The annual in July is remembering , with its first-ever theme, “Honoring Father Ted through participating: An event deeply rooted in his values.”

The camp invites alumni families to campus to spend a week doing volunteer work at community partner sites and to reconnect with the University of 91�Թ� and each other. Children ages 9 and older come with their parents to participate in service projects while learning about the University’s commitment to giving back. After Father Ted passed away at the age of 97 in February, the camp’s organizers wanted to honor his legacy of service by dedicating this year’s camp to him.

Molly Butler, service programs director for the Alumni Association, said, “We have a lot of young kids who have experienced Father Ted through their parents. It’s really neat that they come do this.”

The Family Volunteer Camp is a popular event among alumni, this year bringing 74 families from 23 states to South Bend to volunteer at 25 community partner sites. The camp is so popular that the Alumni Association added a third week this year, and instituted a lottery for spots, ensuring that a variety of families would be able to experience it. The first week is July 5-10, the next is July 19-24 and the third week takes place July 26-31.

Each week, about 25 families come to 91�Թ� to work with community partners including , , , , and many others. Projects include a range of work from changing light bulbs to serving lunch to taking Corvilla residents on an outing to the Potawatomi Zoo.

Families also have the opportunity to experience 91�Թ� and South Bend by staying in residence halls on campus and attending a game, ice skating and having an ice cream social, among other activities.

Registration for this year’s camp is closed. Information for the 2016 camp will be made available in January.

Contact: Molly Butler, Alumni Association, 574-631-6723, mbutler2@nd.edu

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For a few days in the spring, the view from Jefferson Street bridge in downtown South Bend will cause residents to stop and take note.

The University of 91�Թ� is working with South Bend officials and residents to design an “ephemeral garden” on the bridge, a temporary oasis of grassy spaces, plants and pavilions that would let visitors relax and enjoy nature and the beauty of the city. 91�Թ� students will participate in an all-day design charrette Saturday (Nov. 1), and will present their ideas from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 2) at a public reception in the Bond Hall gallery at 91�Թ�.

“The idea behind this is that the Jefferson Street bridge would be closed for two or three days only, and the garden will be set up and then taken down,” said , associate professor of architecture at the University of 91�Թ�. “It brings back the idea of nature in the city.”

Steil started collaborating with a group of people working to shine a positive light on downtown South Bend, including 91�Թ� alumni Andrew Elegante, a local business owner, and Aaron Perri, executive director of “The idea originated with them, and they are really working on the development and building the park on Jefferson Bridge,” Steil said.

A 91�Թ� group, , became involved along with students from the University’s Colleges of and . On Saturday, the students will meet at the bridge and spend the day sketching out ideas, creating models and finding ways to highlight South Bend’s beauty.

“The idea is that people can use the space. People can just sit and talk to one another on the areas of grass. It should be really accessible nature and not just to look at,” Steil said. “We’re talking about pavilions or sculpture pieces that will also be windows that will frame beautiful views of South Bend, which people have not been able to look at because they’re just driving over the bridge.

“Ideas for the space include freestanding panels, where people can paint or write, where the visitors can participate. They can put their notes, their ideas, their suggestions. We really want it to become a lively discussion among citizens and the city.”

After the design charrette, the students will share their concepts with the organizers of South Bend’s 150th anniversary celebration, scheduled for 2015. DTSB Inc. has planned several events to mark the occasion, including the garden on the bridge. While DTSB is working on its own plans for the bridge, Steil hopes that the students’ work will be incorporated. The designs will also be uploaded to a public gallery on the website.

The designs for the garden will have further use, however. Steil said the concepts created for the ephemeral garden will inform 91�Թ�’s plans to build a permanent park at , where the University has been participating in cleanup work over the past several years.

“Next semester we will do another charrette on Bowman Creek, where we take the findings, the drawings, the ideas from this charrette and just relocate it in another area for a durable park,” Steil said. “Bowman Creek Park is a public park with great potential. The University has been working with Gary Gilot, the retired director of public works in South Bend and a 91�Թ� alumnus, for several years on restoring its quality and giving back this wonderful piece of nature to the city and making it usable.”

DTSB plans to create its garden in the spring, Steil said. At the time of the 150th anniversary celebrations, the School of Architecture will host an exhibit of the students’ original designs for both the Jefferson Street bridge and Bowman Creek projects.

Steil is excited for residents of South Bend to slow down and enjoy the bridge in the spring.

“People often really don’t notice the bridges,” he said. “It’s a beautiful bridge. Everybody will come and say, ‘We never thought that rather than just crossing the bridge, we could stay and do something with it.’ The bridge becomes like a living room, hanging over the river. You can see downtown South Bend, where you have these beautiful buildings and a very nice skyline and waterfall.”

Contact: Lucien Steil, School of Architecture, Lucien.Steil.3@nd.edu; Courtney Rae Haddick, president of SNU, courtney.r.haddick.1@nd.edu

, president of Duke University, will explore “The Once and Future Liberal Arts” in a talk as part of the from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4 (Tuesday) in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium on the University of 91�Թ�’s campus.

The 2014-15 91�Թ� Forum focuses on the question “What do 91�Թ� graduates need to know?” Brodhead will speak on the importance of the humanities in higher education, followed by a discussion between Brodhead and , I.A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of the at 91�Թ�. , Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor of Economics, will serve as moderator. To conclude the evening, Brodhead and McGreevy will welcome questions from the audience.

Nationally, Brodhead is a leader in education issues and a spokesman for the value of the humanities. Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004, he was named the co-chair of the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences, created by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at the request of a bipartisan group of congressmen and senators to bolster teaching and research in the humanities and social sciences. The commission issued its report, “” in June 2013. Brodhead discussed the report on “” and “.”

McGreevy and Buckles serve as part of the University’s Decennial Core Curriculum Review Committee, a faculty group named earlier this year that will facilitate the review process of 91�Թ�’s current .

For more information, visit .

Contact: Brittany Collins, Office of Media Relations, 574-631-6335, Collins.189@nd.edu

The University of 91�Թ� is hosting its ninth (FLTA) orientation for the upcoming academic year. Sixty teachers from 28 countries, representing 15 languages, are staying on campus Aug. 9-13 (Saturday-Wednesday) and will attend a series of workshops designed to enhance their teaching in the United States.

The prepares the teachers, most of whom have never been to the U.S., for the academic year ahead, when they will go to an American college or university. will cover topics ranging from academics, including successful language teaching methods, to cultural introductions such as shopping and tipping in America. The Fulbright teachers’ experience on campus will include dinner at Legends and lodging in Ryan Hall.

“The stay in Ryan Hall gives them a sense of what American students are experiencing,” said , director of the 91�Թ� and orientation director.

The FLTA program brings foreign language teachers from more than 50 countries to the United States. 91�Թ� is one of only seven universities chosen from a highly selective process from the to be a host institution. After the five-day orientation, FLTA teachers will leave to attend their host schools across the U.S. for the upcoming academic year. Six will stay at 91�Թ�.

“The University of 91�Թ� is a great campus. Getting a feel of what it’s like to be on a U.S. campus is really represented here,” said Marsha Frith, assistant director of the Foreign Fulbright Programs Division in the Fulbright FLTA Program. “91�Թ� has done a wonderful job of hosting a summer orientation program for Fulbright FLTAs for more than nine years. We appreciate the opportunity the FLTAs have to learn from faculty, staff and administrators and the tremendous benefit they gain from being at an institution with 91�Թ�’s vast understanding of international students and foreign languages.”

The teachers at the 91�Թ� orientation come from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey and Uruguay.

The orientation is organized and funded by the Fulbright Commission, a program of the , which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s .

Contact: Brian Ó Conchubhair, 574-631-0499, oconchubhair.1@nd.edu

The , the signature summer children’s film festival hosted by the University of 91�Թ�’s , opens its sixth year at 11 a.m. Wednesday (July 23) with an all-ages screening of “Take Wing,” a collection of short stories from around the world.

The four-day festival features a variety of live-action, animation, shorts and feature films. New this year, the center will host an outdoor movie at 9 p.m. in downtown South Bend on the Gridiron Plaza, featuring a “F���dz����” singalong. No tickets are required for this event, which is free and open to the public.

Also new this year is the local shorts showcase at the closing night reception. At 7 p.m. Saturday (July 26), the festival will close with a screening of a collection of short films made by young filmmakers from around Michiana, followed by a dessert reception.

At 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday (July 23 and 24), children will be able to participate in the free Foley Workshop at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Kevin Krizmanich, cinema production assistant, will demonstrate how Foley artists – film industry professionals who create sound for movies – do their work. Children who attend will learn how to make a bird chirp, a car engine rev and a dinosaur roar.

All on-campus screenings and events are open to the public and are free but require tickets. Tickets can be reserved by calling the ticket office at 574-631-2800 or visiting the website at .

Scheduled films include:

July 23

• “Take Wing,” English and Russian with English subtitles, 11 a.m.
• “Ernest and Celestine” (2012), English language version, 1 p.m.
• “A�Գٲ��Dz�” (2013), English language version, 3 p.m.
• “Welcome to the Space Show” (2010), English language version, 7 p.m.

July 24

• “Moon Man” (2012), English language version, 11 a.m.
• “N�dz��ٳܰ��Բ�” (2007), English language version, 1 p.m.
• “Cinema Magic,” Dutch, Hebrew, Indonesian and Basque with English subtitles, 3 p.m.
• “Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart” (2013), English language version, 7 p.m.

July 25

• “Paint Me a Story: Animation from Around the World,” English, German, Russian and Korean with English subtitles, 11 a.m. Live translation provided.
• “A�Ծ��Բ�” (2013), Spanish with English subtitles, 1 p.m.
• “B�ܳٲ�” (2011), Azeri with English subtitles, 3 p.m.
• “F���dz����” singalong, 9 p.m., Gridiron Plaza, downtown South Bend.

July 26

• “Boy and the World” (2014), English language version, 11 a.m.
• “G�����������” (2013), Polish with English subtitles, 1 p.m.
• “Horizon Beautiful” (2013), English and Amharic with English subtitles, 3 p.m.
• Closing night screening and reception: Local shorts showcase, 7 p.m.

The festival is sponsored by the Lauran E. and Justin L. Tuck Endowment for Children’s Programming and by WNIT Public Television. For more information, visit .

The tradition of community service continues in July with the annual , a weeklong program at the University of 91�Թ� that invites alumni to reconnect with the University and introduce their children to 91�Թ�’s mission of service to others.

The camp, organized by the , brings 91�Թ� graduates to campus to participate in local service projects. The 2014 camp will be held for two week-long sessions, July 20 through Aug. 1. Molly Butler, Alumni Service Program Director, said families signed up in record time for the camp this year. The Alumni Association made the camp about 20 percent larger than last year, allowing for more families to participate and more organizations to benefit.

The camp this year will bring families to 17 community partners including Reins of Life, REAL Services, La Casa de Amistad, Courtyard Healthcare and Camp Millhouse. Service projects include packing backpacks for kids and hosting a picnic at St. Margaret’s House, refurbishing and refreshing homes with REAL Services, making a meal at Hannah’s House and hosting a picnic and awards ceremony at the YWCA.

The Family Service Camp has been taking place in one form or another for 15 years. Some families return to the camp each year. The youngest daughter in one family that has been coming back for 12 years started participating when she was in kindergarten, and is now 17 and graduating high school. Additionally, six 91�Թ� students will serve as leaders of the camp. These students are chosen by the association based on their personal commitment to community service.

Campers will stay in Ryan Hall and go out to do service work during the day. The Alumni Association arranged for evening entertainment for the children in the camp, including skating and a talent show at the Compton Family Ice Arena and a sending-off ceremony in the 91�Թ� Stadium Press Box.

Registration for this year is closed. Information for 2015 camp registration will be available in January.

Contact: Molly Butler, Alumni Association, 574-631-6723, mbutler2@nd.edu

More than 300 fifth-graders from South Bend area schools spent a day at the University of 91�Թ� playing music and learning about the science of sound, the result of a year-long collaboration called .

The students from Dickinson Fine Arts Academy, St. Adalbert’s and Brown Intermediate Center came to 91�Թ� on a sunny day in May to learn from 91�Թ� students and , the University’s ensemble-in-residence. Using percussion instruments that the 91�Թ� students designed and built, the students received hands-on lessons on music, sound, engineering and design.

The idea for ndWAVES started when 91�Թ� professor was asked to consult by the South Bend Community School Corp. on programs for STEM — science, technology, engineering and math. “The notion of separating STEM from the arts felt like there was something really missing,” said Brockman. “We have these ideas of analysis and experimentation, which we tend to call science, and these ideas of creativity and synthesis, which we tend to call art. But really, both disciplines use those, and we can draw on examples of both to help feed each other.” Brockman and the SBCSC settled on STEAM instead, adding the A for arts.

Brockman spent the summer of 2013 arranging a collaboration between 91�Թ�, Third Coast Percussion and Wilco drummer and composer Glenn Kotche, who was working with TCP on a new piece. The collaboration, which would demonstrate that the arts and sciences are reliant on each other, would result in a hands-on outreach project for local schoolchildren.

A 91�Թ� student teaches fifth-graders about sound

Brockman arranged for a one-credit, pass/fail course for 91�Թ� students from any background who were interested in combining STEM and the arts. The students met in the Stinson-Remick Hall of Engineering to use the state-of-the-art , including a laser cutter and 3-D printer, to get to work on building these musical instruments. The undergraduates worked with Third Coast Percussion to design, engineer and construct log drums, penny whistles and chimes for the musical piece being written for this project. Peter Martin of Third Coast Percussion composed a piece using just four notes that could be played using these custom-designed instruments.

On May 12, more than 300 fifth-graders visited DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and Stinson-Remick Hall to learn from 91�Թ� students and Third Coast Percussion about the science and creativity of music. The day started in DeBartolo, where the students gathered to learn about WAVES — wonder, arts, vibration, energy and science — and see the scientific instruments used to study sound, including an oscilloscope and a spectrum analyzer. The elementary students also toured the design deck at Stinson-Remick and got hands-on demonstrations with the instruments. The afternoon ended with a concert with Third Coast Percussion at DeBartolo, where the students played the instruments made at 91�Թ�.

“Fundamentally, I want kids to understand that science, technology and engineering are all areas that allow a huge amount of creativity,” said Martin. “I want the kids to walk away with a new perspective on the relationship of music and science.”

Brockman believes the ndWAVES project is just getting started. Over the summer, six 91�Թ� undergraduates will intern at , a local nonprofit focused on talent retention and economic development, to refine the ndWAVES program and develop a business plan for making it available to other communities. With the support of grants from the Lilly Foundation and the National Science Foundation, the students will continue to explore how STEAM education can benefit schools in South Bend and elsewhere. These students will also help design new instruments that will be featured in Third Coast Percussion’s premiere performance of “” by composer Kotche.

“We are excited to continue to offer this program every year while we are in residence at the DeBartolo Center,” said Martin. “We’re looking to create a slightly more mobile version of the WAVES project that we can bring on the road with us.”

Contact: Jay Brockman, associate professor and associate dean of community engagement and experiential learning, 574-631-8810, jbb@nd.edu

The 10th annual , a community sale that supports local charitable organizations, will take place from 7 to 10 a.m. June 14 (Saturday) at 91�Թ� Stadium at the University of 91�Թ�.

The sale is the University’s most significant community-based sustainability initiative. At the end of each school year, students are encouraged to donate items that may otherwise end up in a landfill. After items for the sale are collected at 91�Թ�, the participating organizations spend time sorting, cleaning and arranging the items for the annual sale. These charities receive 100 percent of the revenues generated through Old2Gold. In 2013, $43,300 was raised through the sale. This year, 43 agencies are participating in the sale.

Clothes, bicycles, furniture, appliances, electronics, sports equipment and more are available at the sale, in addition to a boutique area featuring high-end items.

Admission stamps are required for entry for everyone older than 6 years of age. Admission is $5 and stamps will be given at a booth outside the stadium beginning at 5 a.m. the day of the sale. The line to purchase admission will open at 4:30 a.m. Attendees will enter the stadium through Gate C.

The sale is open to the public. Only cash is accepted, and buyers must be able to carry and transport all items. Free parking will be available in Lots B1 and C1 off Angela Boulevard. For more information, visit .

Contact: Marty Ogren, 574-286-2818, old2gold@nd.edu

University of 91�Թ� Associate Professor has been appointed to a one-year term as a senior economist on the (CEA), the board that advises President Barack Obama and his staff on domestic and international economic policy.

“It’s a chance to answer questions that people need answered,” said Wozniak, who will start at the White House in July. “I’m looking forward to being able to use the training that I have in a way that helps the public interest.”

The CEA’s mission is to provide unbiased advice to the president and his staff. “This was something that came about after the Great Depression and World War II to make sure the executive branch has the best advice for dealing with questions about the economy and policy making,” Wozniak said.

Advisers are selected for one-year terms on the basis of their body of work and the specific policy needs of the council. “It’s a bit of a mysterious process,” said Wozniak. She didn’t even know the council was considering her until the CEA’s chief of staff invited her to interview in March.

“I wasn’t expecting it at all,” she said. “It’s exciting to find out that people sit down and say, ‘Who could really tell us about this big field?’ and my name comes up.”

Wozniak, who is also a research associate for the , specializes in labor economics. “It’s everything that has to do with why people earn what they earn and why they have the jobs they have, and even questions of why they are or aren’t in the labor force,” she said. This includes everything from early childhood education and home life to immigration status, union presence, race and gender.

Most recently, Wozniak has focused on migration within the United States. “I look a lot at why workers choose to locate in one area versus another, what drives them to change locations.” Migration has actually declined in the U.S., she said. “We think it’s related to some fundamental shifts in the labor market. People change jobs less often and they move around for jobs less often.”

Wozniak can’t say exactly what policy projects she’ll work on in the White House. “There are a couple of things that are clearly leading policy issues right now,” she said. “The federal minimum wage has been a big project for this administration, as well as concerns about the gender pay gap. I’ll be working on a mixture of small things and big things related to a wide range of topics.”

While the appointment will put a temporary hold on Wozniak’s current projects, it offers an opportunity to grow in a way that will benefit her research and teaching when she returns to 91�Թ�.

“It’s a completely different cycle than academic work,” she said. “It’s very fast and things have to happen by the end of the day, within hours, sometimes. That’s really not something that faculty are used to doing. I think the experience of thinking in a different way and working in a different speed will be useful later on.”

Wozniak’s year in the White House will capitalize on her broad knowledge of labor in America while nurturing a whole new set of skills. She said she felt well prepared for the challenge, thanks to her experiences in 91�Թ�’s .

“91�Թ� has been a really great place to do research,” Wozniak said. “The resources 91�Թ� has devoted to research and to building up the economics department, that has really paid off. The best preparation is being in this type of academic environment and having a big view of what is going on in the world and being up to date with the latest research.”

The CEA recruits from the very best research universities, she said, such as Cornell, Harvard and Northwestern. “It’s definitely nice for 91�Թ� that they are thinking about us when they staff these positions.”

, Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Economics at 91�Թ� and incoming chair of the Department of Economics, said the appointment is quite an honor. “These positions are typically staffed by exceptional economists, so it indicates that the CEA has the same high opinion of Abbie’s work as we do. This is a great opportunity for her.”

Wozniak said she is excited to head to the White House, but her heart lies in academia. “Ultimately I’ll be really glad to come back to teaching. It will be fun to have these completely new experiences to use in the classroom.”

Originally published by Eileen Lynch at on May 15.

The 41st annual will be held May 9 to 11 (Friday to Sunday) in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at the University of 91�Թ�.

The weekend competition features remarkable young musicians from around the world in three divisions: juniors, senior strings and senior winds. Ensembles may include brass quintets, string quartets, woodwind quintets, piano trios, saxophone quartets, string sextets, percussion ensembles, wind trios and an eclectic mix of winds and strings.

The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the competition, which will be held May 9 and 10, are free and open to the public. The final round, to be held May 11, also is free, but tickets are required for the grand prize concert at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at , or by visiting or calling the center’s ticket office at 574-631-2800.

The competition will also be streamed live online at on May 10 and 11.

Established in South Bend in 1973, the is the nation’s largest chamber music competition and is one of the most prestigious classical music prizes attainable today. Musicians from across the country and around the world travel to 91�Թ� to compete.

More information and a complete schedule of events are available at . For updates, follow Fischoff on Twitter at or on Facebook at .

On April 27 (Sunday), the University of 91�Թ� will celebrate in a free, community-wide event at the Morris Inn Ballroom.

More than 80 91�Թ� faculty members and students as well as community robotics groups will be on hand to talk about their research and demonstrate their work with robots and sensors. Participants will be able to interact with all the exhibits, which include mobile robots that autonomously interact with people, robots that play football and unmanned aerial vehicles.

celebrates robotics technology development while educating the public about the many ways in which robotics technology impacts society. Its goal is to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related fields. Attendees will have the chance to learn about the variety of ways robots are making a difference in the world, from assistive technology and stroke rehabilitation to the arts.

The event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is open to the public. Parking will be available in the Bookstore and B1 lots. For more information, visit .

Contact: Laurel Riek, director of the , 574-631-8380, lriek@nd.edu

The 10th annual at the University of 91�Թ� will take place from 6 p.m. March 28 (Friday) to 9 a.m. March 29 (Saturday) in the Compton Family Ice Arena.

Relay for Life brings communities around the world together to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease. The 91�Թ� Relay for Life is open to everyone in the local community who would like to participate.

In the past 10 years, the 91�Թ� Relay has raised more than $1 million for the . This year, 75 teams have signed up, raising more than $83,000 in advance of the event. A variety of are taking place across campus, including cupcake sales, T-shirt sales and auctions.

are available for purchase to honor loved ones who have fought cancer. The ND Relay for Life is selling daffodils, $10 for a bunch and an extra $5 for a vase, . The flowers are provided by local florist Heaven and Earth in Roseland and will be available for pickup on campus on March 26 (Wednesday).

, a Relay fundraiser, starts at 11 a.m. March 26 at the Stepan Center. For a $15 donation, men and women enter to race in high heels. Runners are encouraged to bring their own heels.

A will take place March 28, offering items such as framed prints, Blackhawks tickets, restaurant packages and more. Anyone may participate. For more information and a complete list of fundraisers, visit .

Activities scheduled for throughout the night at the Compton include ice skating, a photo booth, a broomball tournament, balloon twisters and face-painters, and performances by the , the , and . Breakfast will be provided.

Each year, the 91�Թ� Relay for Life chooses two members of the University community to serve as honorary chairs of the event. The 2014 chairs are sophomores Patrick and Shannon Deasey, two of a set of triplets from Edina, Minn. Both were born with a rare form of cancer, retinoblastoma, and were successfully treated as infants. At 18, Patrick underwent treatment for cancer for a second time, to fight an osteosarcoma of the sinus. Today Patrick, Shannon and their brother Michael, also a student at 91�Թ�, are cancer-free.

The ND Relay is a family-friendly event open to the community. For more information about 91�Թ�’s fight against cancer and to register, visit .

Representatives of the University of 91�Թ� and the local community will gather Saturday (Feb. 22) for the 12th annual at 91�Թ� in celebration of National TRiO Day.

More than 250 students, many from underrepresented groups, and their parents are coming from across the region, from Fort Wayne to Gary. The conference begins with a college fair, with the program starting at 9:30 a.m. in McKenna Hall. , director of 91�Թ�’s , will welcome participants, followed by comments from State Rep. Dale DeVon and a pre-recorded message from U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly.

The keynote speaker this year is Francis X. Taylor, who was vice president and chief security officer for General Electric Co. from 2005-13 and was responsible for overseeing GE’s global security operations and crisis management processes. Prior to joining GE, Taylor had a distinguished 35-year career in government service, most recently as the assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security and director of the Office of Foreign Missions.

Following the speaker, participants will choose two of more than 20 breakout sessions designed to assist students in achieving their higher education goals before regrouping for a luncheon featuring TRiO alumni and an awards ceremony.

TRiO is a set of federally funded college opportunity programs that motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds in their pursuit of a college degree. The programs provide academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial guidance and other supports necessary for educational access and retention. Since the 1960s, 91�Թ�’s TRIO programs have served first generation and low-income students from the South Bend Community School Corp.

Contact: Debra Wisler, Upward Bound, 574-631-0558, wisler.6@nd.edu

The , in South Bend’s Northeast Neighborhood, is inviting community members to celebrate Valentine’s Day at its 13th anniversary celebration, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday (Feb. 14).

University of 91�Թ� President , and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg will speak at the event, where awards will be presented to adult and youth learners as well as to community partners and volunteers. Live music will be provided by the Indiana University South Bend String Trio. Light refreshments will be provided.

Lydia Moss and Paul Ferguson, members of the , will recite the monologues they will present next month at the Indiana in Indianapolis. Ferguson, who has more than four years of acting experience in the company, finished as second runner-up and the only high school freshman to place in the 2013 state competition.

The Robinson Community Learning Center is located at 921 N. Eddy St., South Bend. Founded in 2001 as a community-driven education center sponsored by 91�Թ� in partnership with school, religious and civic leaders, the center offers innovative tutoring, violence prevention, youth entrepreneurship and performing arts projects for adults and children in South Bend’s Northeast Neighborhood. RCLC programs have grown to involve about 500 participants of all ages each week, who take part in programs such as the RCLC Afterschool Program, the Shakespeare Company, the conflict resolution program and RCLC .

Contact: Jennifer Knapp Beudert, RCLC manager, 574-631-2686, knappbeudert.1@nd.edu