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Inauguration of Father Jenkins tops highlights for 2005
• Date: December 21, 2005
Every year at the University of Notre Dame is filled with highlights, magical moments and significant accomplishments. But 2005 was a little extra special with the first leadership change in 18 years. p. Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., became Notre Dames 17th president on July 1, succeeding Rev. Edward…
Some ND students bring work to the bowl game
• Date: December 21, 2005
During the first week of January, the Phoenix area will be aswarm with football enthusiasts from the Notre Dame community, eager to cheer their beloved Fighting Irish onward to victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl.Among them, however, will be eight Notre Dame students compelled by…
History professor’s first book wins two national awards
• Date: December 19, 2005
Jon T. Coleman, assistant professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the 2005 Dunning Prize from the American Historical Association (AHA) and the Western History Associations W. Turrentine Jackson Award for his first bookVicious: Wolves and Men in America. p. Published last year by…
Irish athletes fare well in Graduation Success Rate survey
• Date: December 19, 2005
Sixteen of 20 athletics programs at the University of Notre Dame compiled graduation rates of 100 percent, and none were below 90 percent, according to a new measurement developed by the NCAA. p. The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) was created to more accurately reflect actual graduation rates by including…
Notre Dame Center for Research Computing Established
• Date: December 18, 2005
The University of Notre Dames Office of Information Technologies (OIT) and Office of Research have established a Center for Research Computing (CRC). p. The new center, a joint effort between the OIT, Office of Research and three Notre Dame colleges, will support the research agenda of the University through…
Notre Dame and Purdue to create supercomputing grid
• Date: December 15, 2005
The new year will usher in a new era for supercomputing atPurdueUniversityand the University of Notre Dame. p. The two institutions are partnering to create a sophisticated, high-performance computer gridto be operational in Januarythat is expected to put northwestIndianaon the supercomputing map. p. Congress has appropriated $6.5 million from…
Accountancy programs earn highest national rankings ever
• Date: December 15, 2005
The undergraduate and graduate accountancy programs at the University of Notre Dame have earned their highest national rankings ever in an annual survey of academic quality by the industry newsletter Public Accounting Report (PAR). p. Notre Dames undergraduate program is rated third, behind only theUniversityofTexasandBrighamYoungUniversity. The graduate program ranks…
Professor publishes book on politics, technology, causes of war
• Date: December 14, 2005
Keir A. Lieber, assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, examines technological change as a cause of conflict in a new book published this month by Cornell University Press. p. InWar and the Engineers: The Primacy of Politics over Technology,Lieber examines the relationships among politics,…
Notre Dame Energy Center established
• Date: December 14, 2005
The University of Notre Dame has established theNotre DameEnergyCenter, an initiative that unites researchers devoted to developing new energy technologies to meet a compelling national and international challenge. p. Housed in theCollegeofEngineering, the centers goal are to play a key role in energy education and literacy, the development of…
Department of Procurement Services wins national award
• Date: December 13, 2005
The University of Notre Dames Department of Procurement Services has received the 10th annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Purchasing Institute (NPI). p. The award honors organizations that demonstrate excellence in procurement, specifically in the areas ofinnovation, professionalism, e-procurement, productivity, and leadership. p. We are…
Engineering professor had it right ─ unfortunately
• Date: December 13, 2005
Joannes Westerink wishes he had been wrong after all. p. A Notre Dame associate professor of civil engineering and geological sciences, Westerink is one of the developers of the Advanced Circulation Model, or ADCIRC, an authoritative computer model for storm surge. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal…
News and Information receives two district CASE awards
• Date: December 13, 2005
The Office of News and Information at the University of Notre Dame received two District V awards Tuesday (Dec. 13) from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) at the districts annual conference inChicago. p. A Bronze Award for excellence in feature writing was presented to…
Father Malloy to be honored by Fontbonne University
• Date: December 13, 2005
Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, will give the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at the winter commencement exercisesofFontbonneUniversityinSt. Louison Friday (Dec. 16). p. This is the 23 rd honorary degree received by Father Malloy. p. Father Malloy served from…
Students create Pass Right wristband to support young cancer victim’s family
• Date: December 12, 2005
The courage of young Montana Mazurkiewicz and the integrity of Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis live on, thanks to the entrepreneurial and charitable efforts of three students at the University. p. Weis and other Notre Dame coaches and student-athletes visited with Montana in mid-September at his home near…
For Chicago area Hispanics, this really is home now
• Date: December 11, 2005
They have come to the United States, they have come to Chicago, in great numbers to work, live and raise families. Some in the nation focus on ways to keep immigrants from illegally crossing the border. The Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, on the…
Professor Cunningham to be honored by Bellarmine University
• Date: December 08, 2005
Lawrence S. Cunningham, John A. O’Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, will give the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at the winter graduation ceremony atBellarmineUniversityinLouisville,Ky.Dec. 14. p. A member of the Notre Dame faculty since 1987, Cunningham teaches and writes about systematic theology…
Irish rank 3rd in graduation rate survey of bowl teams
• Date: December 07, 2005
The graduation rate for the Notre Dame football team ranks third among the 56 teams participating in post-season bowl games, according to a report prepared by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at theUniversityofCentral Florida. p. With a 77 percent rate, Fiesta Bowl-bound Notre Dame trailed onlyNorthwesternUniversityat…
Father Gordon to speak on Narnia
• Date: December 06, 2005
Rev. Charles B. Gordon, C.S.C., assistant professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, will speak onThe Chronicles of Narnia,by C.S. Lewis at8 p.m.Thursday (Dec. 8) in Room 102 of DeBartolo Hall. p. The lecture is being sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Culture in anticipation of…
Architecture professor honored in Scaglione Prize competition
• Date: December 06, 2005
A book by Ingrid D. Rowland, a visiting professor in theUniversityofNotre Dame School of Architecture’s Rome Studies program, has received the only honorable mention in the 2005 competition for the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies. Titled “The Scarith of Scornello: A Tale of Renaissance Forgery,” the…
Notre Dame law student raises bar for scholarly achievement
• Date: December 06, 2005
For Sean Seymore, being called an over-achiever is nothing new. The third-yearUniversityofNotre Dame LawSchool student has a consistent track record for going above and beyond the academic call of duty. In addition to his law degree, which he’ll complete next May, his curriculum vitae also contains three degrees in…
Fiesta Bowl revenue to be directed to financial aid, libraries and Jordan Hall
• Date: December 04, 2005
The University of Notre Dames share of Fiesta Bowl revenues will be dedicated to three academic priorities, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., the Universitys president, announced today. p. The estimated $14.5 million share will go toward undergraduate and graduate financial aid, library acquisitions and scientific instruments for the new…
Astrophysicist to lecture on the Christmas star
• Date: December 04, 2005
Grant J. Mathews, director of the Center for Astrophysics at the University of Notre Dame, will present a lecture titledWhat and When was the Christmas Star?at7 p.m.Friday (Dec. 9) in the Carey Auditorium of the Hesburgh Library. The lecture is free and open to the public. p. The Gospel…
Moody’s assigns Aaa credit rating to University
• Date: December 01, 2005
The University of Notre Dame has retained its longtime Aaa credit rating in the most recent analysis of the University conducted by Moodys Investors Service, an international provider of credit ratings, research and analysis. p. Moodys evaluates the credit rating of thousands of for- and not-for-profit organizations worldwide, including…
Senior political science major wins Marshall Scholarship
• Date: December 01, 2005
Peter Quaranto, a University of Notre Dame senior from Franklin, Mass., is one of 43 Marshall Scholarship winners for 2006, the British government announced this week.He was chosen from among some 800 candidates to receive one of the most competitive and prestigious merit scholarships available to undergraduates. p. The…
Air Force Institute of Technology honors Anthony Hyder
• Date: December 01, 2005
Anthony K. Hyder, associate vice president for graduate studies and research and professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame, has received the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Distinguished Alumnus title. p. The title is the highest honor the AFIT awards to its alumni, only 23 of…
