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New book offers gospel inspirations for tough times
• Date: September 30, 2008
I Had Lunch with God: Gospel Inspirations for Tough Times,by Kathleen Sullivan, senior director of the University of Notre Dames Alumni Association, recently was published by Corby Publishing. p. The book offers meditations on Gospel events rooted in stories from everyday life. Sullivan, senior director of service and spirituality…
Notre Dame to dedicate Irish Green on Oct. 2
• Date: September 30, 2008
Irish Green, a 16-acre park on the south side of the University of Notre Dame campus, will be dedicated at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 2 (Thursday). p. Underwritten with a gift from Notre Dame Trustee Fritz L. Duda and his wife, Mary Lee, Irish Green unfolds from the DeBartolo Performing…
Hammes family continues long legacy of support
• Date: September 30, 2008
Dorene and Jerry Hammes of South Bend have made a gift to the University of Notre Dame athletics department for its renovation of the Joyce Center arena, resulting in the naming of the Joyce Center basketball media auditorium as the Hammes Auditorium. p. Weve been thrilled to see the…
Journalist-historian to address big changes in the Middle East
• Date: September 30, 2008
Big changes are coming in the Middle East, says Gwynne Dyer. But how big? And how bad? p. Dyer, a journalist, broadcaster and historian of international affairs, will address these questions in his presentation,After Iraq,at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 (Monday) in the auditorium of the University of Notre Dames…
Nine University officials become LEED accredited
• Date: September 29, 2008
Nine administrators at the University of Notre Dame recently have been accredited as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) professionals. p. Individuals who have achieved LEED certification are: Rachel Novick, Office of Sustainability; Debbie Murray, maintenance; Bob Werner, Utilities; and Pam Jones, Mike Daly, Craig Tiller, Tony Polotto,…
Marketing professor Murphy receives “Outstanding Paper” award
• Date: September 29, 2008
Patrick E. Murphy, professor of marketing at the University of Notre Dame, has been recognized by the Emerald Literati Network with the 2008 Outstanding Paper Award for his article,An Ethical Basis for Relationship Marketing: A Virtue Ethics Perspective.The paper investigates the role of ethics and trust in companiesbuilding long-term…
ND Expert: Pastors' IRS challenge supported by religious freedom statute, not constitution
• Date: September 29, 2008
Some 35 pastors nationwide this week defied federal tax regulations prohibiting churches, religious groups, and non-profit groups that accept tax deductions from endorsing political candidates. p. Pulpit Freedom Sunday,organized by a group of conservative Christian lawyers called The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), encouraged pastors to preach sermons on the…
A Veteran of the Fighting Irish
On a Lifetime of Big Social Battles
• Date: September 29, 2008
For the greater part of the past century, Father Theodore M. Hesburgh was known for his work on many of the biggest issues of the day: equal rights, the ethical application of scientific advances, justice and academic freedom. He was a household name in the U.S., at least in…
Alumni interpret Notre Dame mystique in new book
• Date: September 28, 2008
We Are ND: The Story of Notre Dame as Told by Her Alumni,a compilation of stories shared by hundreds of alumni from all generations, recently was published by Booklink of Ireland. p. The mystique of Notre Dame reaches far beyond the football field.It extends into its classrooms, residence halls,…
ND Expert: No bailout could mean “nasty recession”
• Date: September 28, 2008
Ignoring warnings from President Bush and congressional leaders, the House rejected proposed legislation that would bail out failing financial institutions and help bolster the sluggish economy. p. So what can Americans expect if political leaders dont pass a plan? p. If there is no bailout, look for the credit…
Students and alumni unite to help Haiti
• Date: September 25, 2008
University of Notre Dame students and alumni are teaming up this fall to educate the campus about Haiti, one of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the world, and collect desperately needed clothing to send there. p. The month-long project titledPoorest of the Poor: A Call to…
Innovation Park groundbreaking marks beginning of new “bridge to the future”
• Date: September 25, 2008
Another significant milestone in the University of Notre Dames continuing quest to become a preeminent research university, as well as a new chapter in the collaboration between the University, state and local officials and the business community was celebrated Friday (Sept. 26) during groundbreaking ceremonies for Innovation Park at…
ND Expert: This time, poll surge in Obama support "real"
• Date: September 25, 2008
This weeks Washington Post-ABC News poll showed Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain 52 percent to 43 percent among likely voters, when last weeks polls showed them essentially even. p. But this recent swing in polling numbers is not due to a skewed sampling pool or response effects…
Government ministers to discuss U.S.-Central America relations
• Date: September 25, 2008
Thomas Shannon, U.S. assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, will join four former government ministers from Central America at a roundtable discussion on the state of relations between the U.S. and Central America at 4:15 p.m. Oct. 2 (Thursday) in the Hesburgh Center auditorium at the University…
Down, Conrado honored by Industrial Designers Society of America
• Date: September 24, 2008
Paul Down, associate professor of industrial design at the University of Notre Dame, was elected a fellow of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), and Ann-Marie Conrado, associate professional specialist of industrial design, was named IDSAs inaugural 2008 Young Educator of the Year. p. The voice of the…
Magazine executive to give “Basic Black” career advice
• Date: September 24, 2008
Cathie Black once asked for a raise before she ever even started a job. As an inexperienced 24-year-old receiving a major promotion at Holiday magazine, Black figured if she didnt take the chance and ask, she certainly wouldnt get more money. And what was the worst that could happen?…
Expert on Amish life to speak about forgiveness
• Date: September 24, 2008
On Oct. 2, 2006, a gunman shot 10 girls in a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa. The response of the towns Amish community touched and perplexed people around the world. p. Donald B. Kraybill, a nationally recognized scholar on Anabaptist groups and Amish life, will retell the story of…
No injuries or damage after fire at power plant
• Date: September 24, 2008
There were no injuries or damage after a fire was quickly contained Thursday morning (Sept. 25) at the University of Notre Dame power plant. p. The fire began at 8:25 a.m. when hot metal from a steel pipe that was being cut with a torch fell onto a hose…
Learning to be better lovers
• Date: September 23, 2008
The English novelist and theologian Charles Williams offered what he called amaximfor any love affair: Play and pray; but on the whole do not pray when you are playing and do not play when you are praying. We cannot yet manage such simultaneities. p. Its difficult not to share this…
Profiling Notre Dame’s new faculty
• Date: September 23, 2008
Spanning many disciplines and places of origin, the 46 new members of the University of Notre Dames teaching and research faculty have one thing in commoneach one finds something special about Notre Dame. p. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS p. Maurizio Albahari Assistant professor, anthropology p. *Area of research…
Hare to deliver Plantinga Lecture Sept. 26
• Date: September 22, 2008
John E. Hare, Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale Divinity School, will deliver the University of Notre Dames annual Plantinga Lecture, titledDivine Command Theory: Some Reflections on the Contemporary Situation,Friday (Sept. 26) at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Eck VisitorsCenter. The presentation is free and…
ND Kroc Institute’s Gerard Powers to discuss peace initiatives at United Nations event
• Date: September 22, 2008
Gerard F. Powers, director of policy studies at the University of Notre Dames Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will be among the panelists at a United Nations discussion of international peacebuilding initiatives of the Catholic Church on Oct. 7 (Tuesday) in the headquarters building. p. Co-sponsored by the…
Nanovic lecture series to launch with EU vice president
• Date: September 22, 2008
Mario Mauro, vice president of the European Parliament, will give the inaugural European Union (EU) Lecture sponsored by the University of Notre Dames Nanovic Institute for European Studies at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 29 (Monday) in Room 129 of DeBartolo Hall. p. Titled "The God of Europe: Christian Roots and…
Notre Dame Forum examines sustainable energy from multiple perspectives
• Date: September 22, 2008
In his World Day of Peace message last January, Pope Benedict XVI touched on many topics of pressing concern, including sustainable energy – that is, the use of energy resources that meet the needs of today without compromising those of tomorrow. p. One area where there is a particular…
Notre Dame to break ground Sept. 26 for Innovation Park
• Date: September 21, 2008
A groundbreaking ceremony for Innovation Park at Notre Dame will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday (Sept. 26) at the parks future site near the corner of Twyckenham Drive and Edison Road in South Bend. p. To be located on 12 acres of land adjacent to the south side…
Notre Dame theologian Father Gorski publishes book on religious pluralism
• Date: September 21, 2008
Theology of Religions:A Sourcebook for Interreligious Study,by Rev. Eugene F. Gorski, C.S.C., professional specialist in theology at the University of Notre Dame, recently was published by Paulist Press. p. The book is a theological exploration of the implications of scripture and Catholic doctrine for such non-Christian religions as Hinduism,…
Bernoulli Awards making a big statement about statistics
• Date: September 21, 2008
Unless you authored one of the 22 research papers submitted to the inaugural Bernoulli Awards last April, chances are you havent heard of this competition for University of Notre Dame undergraduates. As such, youd also have no way of knowing that winning entails a bit more than a firm…
Ford Family Program celebrates inauguration
• Date: September 18, 2008
The University of Notre Dames Ford Family Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity will celebrate its formal launch Sept. 25 (Thursday) with a lecture by renowned Oxford University economist Paul Collier, author of the award-winning bookThe Bottom Billion. p. The lecture, which is free and open to the…
Montoya Prize awarded to Chicago poet
• Date: September 18, 2008
Paul Martínez Pompa, a faculty member in the English department at Triton College in River Grove, Ill., is the 2008 recipient of the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize given by Letras Latinas, the literary program of the University of Notre Dames Institute for Latino Studies (ILS). p. A collaboration with…
Book traces religious and intellectual roots of peace
• Date: September 18, 2008
When Cambridge University Press approached David Cortright about writing a history of pacifism, the lifelong peace activist and scholar hesitated. p. Im not really a pacifist,explained Cortright, a research scholar at the University of Notre Dames Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.At least not in the narrow sense that…
