All staff members are invited to attend the Spring 2025 Staff Town Hall on Tuesday, March 18. University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Executive Vice President Shannon Cullinan, and Vice President for Human Resources Heather Christophersen will share important campus updates. You may submit questions by using this form between now and Tuesday, March 11. Your questions will be used to inform the sessions. Session Schedule TUESDAY, MARCH 18 10:00-10:45 a.m. | Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Athletics; General Counsel; Human Resources; Mission Engagement and Church Affairs; Public Affairs and Communications; Institutional Research, Innovation, and Strategy; Student Affairs; Undergraduate Enrollment; University Relations; all units reporting to the Office of the President 1:00-1:45 p.m. | Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Centers and Institutes; Colleges and Schools; Notre Dame Global; Research; all units reporting to the Office of the Provost; Facilities Design and Operations; Finance; Information Technology; Investment; University Operations, Events, and Safety 10:00-10:45 p.m. | Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library University Operations, Events, and Safety; Facilities Design and Operations Offices may be listed multiple times to accomodate staff who work different shifts.

The Office of Institutional Transformation, in partnership with the Initiative on Race and Resilience, invites students, faculty, and staff to gather weekly for support and fellowship. Wellsprings: A Time for Connection and Care provides a safe space for members of the campus community to discuss fears and concerns related to social divisiveness. Some sessions may feature presentations or information from campus resources. To suggest a topic, please contact Eve Kelly at ekelly11@nd.edu. Originally published at diversity.nd.edu.

Doug Marsh, vice president for facilities design and operations and University architect at Notre Dame, has shaped the campus during his 30 years of leadership. With projects like Campus Crossroads, the Arts Gateway, and global academic centers, he has overseen a 55% campus expansion while advancing sustainability and safety initiatives. This lecture highlights his career, from guiding Notre Dame’s Campus Plan to leaving a lasting legacy of beauty, functionality, and innovation. Register Here. Originally published at architecture.nd.edu.

The Office of Institutional Transformation, in partnership with the Initiative on Race and Resilience, invites students, faculty, and staff to gather weekly for support and fellowship. Wellsprings: A Time for Connection and Care provides a safe space for members of the campus community to discuss fears and concerns related to social divisiveness. Some sessions may feature presentations or information from campus resources. To suggest a topic, please contact Eve Kelly at ekelly11@nd.edu. Originally published at diversity.nd.edu.

International law plays a critical role in discourses around Israel-Palestine. What norms does it furnish concerning sovereignty, self-determination, human rights, and territory? When and how may military force be used? What avenues exist for enforcement and accountability? Join us for a wide-ranging conversation about the regional implications of these questions with experts in international law.  Notre Dame IDs will be required for entrance to this event, and backpacks and large bags will be checked.Featuring:Omar Dajani Carol Olson Professor in International Law, University of the Pacific Omar Dajani teaches Contracts, Constitutional Law, international Negotiations, and Public International Law. His scholarship, which explores how the law operates in the context of international conflict resolution processes and political transitions, focuses on the Middle East, particularly Israel-Palestine. His recent publications include Federalism and Decentralization in the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa (Cambridge University Press, 2023, co-edited, with Aslı Bâli). Before joining the faculty at McGeorge School of Law, he served as legal adviser to the Palestinian negotiating team in peace talks with Israel, participating in the summits at Camp David and Taba, and as political adviser in the office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) in Jerusalem. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Joint Board of A Land for All, an Israeli-Palestinian peace movement. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and Yale Law School.Chimène Keitner Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, UC Davis Chimène Keitner is a leading authority on international law and civil litigation, and served as the 27th Counselor on International Law in the U.S. Department of State. She has authored two books and dozens of articles, essays, and book chapters on questions surrounding the relationship among law, communities, and borders, including issues of jurisdiction, extraterritoriality, foreign sovereign and foreign official immunity, and the historical understandings underpinning current practice in these areas. Among other professional service, Professor Keitner has served on the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law and as Co-Chair of the ASIL International Law in Domestic Courts Interest Group. She is a member of the American Law Institute and an Adviser on the ALI’s Fourth Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States. She is also a founding co-chair of the International Law Association’s Study Group on Individual Responsibility in International Law.Moderator: Mary Ellen O'Connell Robert & Marion Short Professor of Law and Professor of International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame Mary Ellen O'Connell's work is in the areas of international law on the use of force, international dispute resolution, and international legal theory. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including, most recently, The Art of Law in the International Community (Cambridge University Press, May 2019; paperback 2020) and Self-Defence Against Non-State Actors (with Tams and Tladi, Cambridge University Press, July 2019). From 2010-2012, she was a vice president of the American Society of International Law and from 2005 to 2010 chaired the International Law Association Committee on the Use of Force. O’Connell served as a Title X professional military educator for the U.S. Department of Defense in Germany and was also an associate attorney in private practice with the international law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. Originally published at forum2024.nd.edu.

The Office of Institutional Transformation, in partnership with the Initiative on Race and Resilience, invites students, faculty, and staff to gather weekly for support and fellowship. Wellsprings: A Time for Connection and Care provides a safe space for members of the campus community to discuss fears and concerns related to social divisiveness. Some sessions may feature presentations or information from campus resources. To suggest a topic, please contact Eve Kelly at ekelly11@nd.edu. Originally published at diversity.nd.edu.