On August 20, the 91Թ Shakespeare’s Young Company held their final performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Main Quad. The Young Company has traveled around Michiana performing the famed play throughout the summer.
To view more photos or purchase prints from this performance, click .
]]>
The annual Opening Mass and picnic always mark the start of classes with students, staff and faculty joining together to celebrate the start of the Fall semester. In this photo, 91Թ President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. speaks with students on DeBartolo Quad.
To view more photos from this event, click .
]]>
Abuzz does not adequately describe the whirlwind that is move-in weekend. As students begin to settle in for the start of the fall semester, the prepares its newest members to carry on its storied tradition.
For more photos of Move-In weekend 2012, visit the Multimedia Service’s photo gallery .
]]>
The recent rain may have helped return campus green but improvements to campus facilities are constantly improving sustainability. Ricci Band Rehearsal Hall recently installed more efficient lighting.
For more on the University’s sustainability strategies, click .
]]>
The 91Թ Summer Band wraps up its season with an outdoor concert on the Irish Green.
The Summer Band is composed of 91Թ faculty and students along with area high students and community members.
]]>
Although most students are away during the summer months, the 91Թ campus has yet to slow down. Buildings across campus are undergoing upgrades and maintenance.
]]>
After another successful school year, staff came together to mark a job well done at the annual staff picnic.
]]>
Candace Lebron-Williams, a member of the , took top honors at the fourth annual Regional Monologue Competition held Dec. 10 at the Robinson Center.
Lebron-Williams, a senior at John Adams High School, won accolades for her performance of the prologue from “Henry V.” She now advances to the English Speaking Union of the United States (ESUUS) State Shakespeare Competition in Indianapolis, to be held in February, and will compete for the opportunity to represent Indiana at the national competition in New York.
Twenty-eight area students from 11 schools competed in the regional contest. New to the competition was the addition of a collegiate division, comprised of 14 freshmen enrolled in 91Թ professor’s Nicole McLaughlin’s “Writing and Rhetoric” class.
“To see such a rich engagement with Shakespeare’s language by primary and secondary school students is nothing short of inspirational,” said Scott Jackson, Shakespeare at 91Թ’s executive Director. “These kids are excelling in an area that few adults would ever imagine possible.”
The winners and runner-ups for each division are:
Founded in 2001 as an initiative between the University of 91Թ and the Northeast Neighborhood, the RCLC aims to strengthen the surrounding area through relationship building and educational opportunities by promoting innovation and excellence. In its nine-year history, more than 5,500 people have participated in classes and activities at the RCLC.
Contact: Chuck Gessert, Shakespeare at 91Թ, 574-631-3777, cgessert@nd.edu
]]>
The Main Building Christmas tree looking up towards the murals that decorate the Dome.
]]>
The Main Building Christmas Tree brings festive cheer to all as student continue to complete their final semester examinations.
]]>
The (RCLC) Lego I-Robotics Team has once again been awarded a top prize at Indiana’s FIRST® LEGO® League Championship. Since the team began in 2009, it has been recognized at the event as a top program.
The team travelled to Fort Wayne, Ind., where members participated in a day-long competition that required team work and innovation. This year’s theme had 52 teams from across Indiana seeking to find ways to combat food contamination. The RCLC I-Robotics team was honored as the top FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO® League Robotics Team in the state.
“We knew this could be a great year for us,” said Velshonna Luckey, youth development program director at the RCLC. “When we went to the regional qualifying competition, we no longer got looks of surprise from all the other teams and coaches. At the regional and state level, people repeatedly came to us and said things like, ‘Oh we’ve heard about your team and all the great research you do.’”
The team’s victory ensures that it will be invited to attend to the national tournament at LEGO®LAND in Carlsbad, Calif., or the open European championship in Mannhim, Germany.
The team is coached by David Moss, assistant vice president of student affairs at 91Թ, and graduate assistant Lionel Pittman. Members include: Isiah Crudup, Cambrin Dixon, Thomas Forsythe, Malik Giger, Andrew McDonald, Hannah Moss, Lydia Moss, Philip Moss, Tiana Mudzimuerma and Valencia Randolph.
FIRST® LEGO® League is affiliated with a non-profit organization called FIRST®, an international program that challenges students to develop presentations and design and program Lego robots.
Founded in 2001 as an initiative between the University of 91Թ and the Northeast Neighborhood, the RCLC aims to strengthen the surrounding area through relationship building and educational opportunities by promoting innovation and excellence. In its nine-year history, more than 5,500 people have participated in classes and activities at the RCLC.
Note to media: The team will hold a meeting at the RCLC, 921 N. Eddy St., South Bend, on Dec. 13 (Wednesday). Parents and students will be available for interviews at 5:45 p.m.
Contact: Velshonna Luckey, 574-631-3312, vluckey@nd.edu
]]>
Campus has seen its first legitimate snowfall of the season, just in time for study days.
Final examinations began Monday, December 11.
]]>
Fall, like the semester, is beginning to wind down as winter begins to set in at 91Թ. A rare, cloudless sky greets students preparing for their upcoming exams.
]]>
Members of the football team stop to sing “91Թ, Our Mother” after defeating Maryland 45-21 at FedEx Field. For more photos from the game, click .
]]>
The University of 91Թ will host a panel discussion on the economic impact and social responsibilities of academic institutions on their communities on Oct. 24 (Monday) at 8 a.m. in the auditorium of McKenna Hall on campus.
Titled “Redefining the College Town,” the discussion will be presented in conjunction with the 72nd annual conference of the Indiana Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (IACRAO), being held at 91Թ the same day.
The conference and panel discussion are free and open to the public. Chuck Hurley, 91Թ’s interim registrar former IACRAO president, will moderate the discussion by four panelists:
A question-and-answer session will follow the discussion.
Contact: Chuck Hurley, churley2@nd.edu
]]>
Although most 91Թ students are back home during fall break, members of the 91Թ drumline and trombone section embarked on a service trip to assist Catholic Charities in the rebuilding of Joplin, Mo.
]]>
Things are about to get a lot faster at 91Թ as work begins on the installation of the new vertical accelerator. The new National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded 5 MV accelerator represents a major equipment upgrade for the University and is the first accelerator NSF has funded in nuclear physics in nearly a quarter century.
For more information on the vertical accelerator, click .
]]>
Participants Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, and Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas during their discussion titled, “The Conversation: Developing the Schools Our Children Deserve” part of the 2011-12 91Թ Forum at the Leighton Concert Hall.
Participants Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, and Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas during their discussion titled, “The Conversation: Developing the Schools Our Children Deserve” part of the 2011-12 91Թ Forum at the Leighton Concert Hall.
Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of 91Թ
]]>
Actors Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez take questions after a screening of their film “The Way” in the Browning Cinema.
Photo by Matt Cashore.
]]>
Following the mass of remembrance for the Sept. 11 attack victims, members of the 91Թ family gather at the Grotto for individual prayer.
Photo by Barbara Johnston.
]]>