In honor of St. Francis Week, Sustainability and Landscape Services are co-hosting a native beds clean-up and planting event at the Sculpture Park on campus to prepare the natural space for the fall season. During this event, you'll learn more about some of the flora that inhabit our native beds on campus and identify both invasives and native species.  Registration is limited to twelve (12) people. Sign up today!  After registering, please be prepared and aware of the following:We will provide gardening gloves We recommend you bring eye protection and bug spray There is potential for biological or other field hazards, like ticks, other stinging insects/allergies, poisonous plant potential/plant allergies, and tall vegetation.

Join us for a prayer vigil to celebrate our common home and pray for all of creation. In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, we will gather at the World Peace Plaza to pay gratitude to our planet and all of those who inhabit it. Following the vigil, we will walk over to Bond Hall to sample food from the CCE's new plant-forward menu and engage in lively conversation. This event is open to the Notre Dame community and their families. We encourage people of all faiths and backgrounds to join us for this event.  More details to be released. 

Sign up to take a guided tour of "green" spaces on campus and learn about the sustainability initiatives happening at Notre Dame. Only 20 spots are available, so don't wait to register! Registrations over 20 participants will be waitlisted and contacted if a spot becomes available.  Register today with this link. This event is open to the public and weather-permitting. 

Sign up to take a guided tour of "green" spaces on campus and learn about the sustainability initiatives happening at Notre Dame. Only 20 spots are available, so don't wait to register! Registrations over 20 participants will be waitlisted and contacted if a spot becomes available. Register today with this link. This event is open to the public and weather-permitting.

Panelists Jeffery Angles, Brooke McCorkle, Jessica McManus Warnell, and Yuki Miyamoto will discuss environmental messages in the Godzilla films and books. Professor Amanda Kennell will moderate.Yuki Miyamoto, Professor of Religious Studies and Global Asian Studies, DePaul UniversityJeffrey Angles, Professor of Japanese, Western Michigan UniversityBrooke McCorkle Okazaki, Assistant Professor of Music, Carleton CollegeJessica McManus Warnell, Rex and Alice A. Martin Faculty Director of the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, University of Notre Dame Moderated by Amanda Kennell, Assistant Professor of Japanese, East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Notre Dame  Godzilla Fest is a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the 1954 release of the film "Godzilla" by Toho Studios in Tokyo. The giant monster, who attacked Japan after being awakened by hydrogen bomb testing, went on to become a global icon. Godzilla has starred in 38 films and has appeared in comic books, games, novelizations, advertisements, toys, and more. The king of the monsters has also been interpreted widely as a symbol for the destructive nature of humankind—from nuclear war to climate change. Godzilla Fest is organized by the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame, the St. Joseph County Public Library, and the Browning Cinema at Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. More information is available at asia.nd.edu/godzilla. In support of the Liu Institute’s growing commitment to sustainability, we will no longer be offering drinks at our public lectures and panels. We encourage audience members to bring their own water bottles or to drink from nearby water fountains. Thank you for your understanding.  Originally published at asia.nd.edu.