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- 9:30 AM7hFall Exhibit — "Making and Unmaking Emancipation in Cuba and the United States"This exhibition explores the fraught, circuitous and unfinished course of emancipation over the nineteenth century in Cuba and the United States. People — enslaved individuals and outside observers, survivors and resistors, and activists and conspirators — made and unmade emancipation, a process that remains unfinished and unrealized. Exhibit Tours Tours of the exhibit may be arranged for classes and other groups by contacting Rachel Bohlmann at (574) 631-1575 or Bohlmann.2@nd.edu. Additional curator-led tours are open to the public at noon on the following Fridays:Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 17This exhibit is curated by Rachel Bohlmann, American History Librarian and Curator, and Erika Hosselkus, Latin American Studies Curator and Associate University Librarian. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, the public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hFall Exhibit — "Making and Unmaking Emancipation in Cuba and the United States"This exhibition explores the fraught, circuitous and unfinished course of emancipation over the nineteenth century in Cuba and the United States. People — enslaved individuals and outside observers, survivors and resistors, and activists and conspirators — made and unmade emancipation, a process that remains unfinished and unrealized. Exhibit Tours Tours of the exhibit may be arranged for classes and other groups by contacting Rachel Bohlmann at (574) 631-1575 or Bohlmann.2@nd.edu. Additional curator-led tours are open to the public at noon on the following Fridays:Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 17This exhibit is curated by Rachel Bohlmann, American History Librarian and Curator, and Erika Hosselkus, Latin American Studies Curator and Associate University Librarian. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, the public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hFall Exhibit — "Making and Unmaking Emancipation in Cuba and the United States"This exhibition explores the fraught, circuitous and unfinished course of emancipation over the nineteenth century in Cuba and the United States. People — enslaved individuals and outside observers, survivors and resistors, and activists and conspirators — made and unmade emancipation, a process that remains unfinished and unrealized. Exhibit Tours Tours of the exhibit may be arranged for classes and other groups by contacting Rachel Bohlmann at (574) 631-1575 or Bohlmann.2@nd.edu. Additional curator-led tours are open to the public at noon on the following Fridays:Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 17This exhibit is curated by Rachel Bohlmann, American History Librarian and Curator, and Erika Hosselkus, Latin American Studies Curator and Associate University Librarian. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, the public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hFall Exhibit — "Making and Unmaking Emancipation in Cuba and the United States"This exhibition explores the fraught, circuitous and unfinished course of emancipation over the nineteenth century in Cuba and the United States. People — enslaved individuals and outside observers, survivors and resistors, and activists and conspirators — made and unmade emancipation, a process that remains unfinished and unrealized. Exhibit Tours Tours of the exhibit may be arranged for classes and other groups by contacting Rachel Bohlmann at (574) 631-1575 or Bohlmann.2@nd.edu. Additional curator-led tours are open to the public at noon on the following Fridays:Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 17This exhibit is curated by Rachel Bohlmann, American History Librarian and Curator, and Erika Hosselkus, Latin American Studies Curator and Associate University Librarian. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, the public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hSpotlight Exhibit — "Football and Community at Historically Black Colleges and Universities"From its origins on campus in the late nineteenth century, football at Historically Black Colleges and Universities has held a central place in the African American sporting experience, in the landscape of Black higher education, and in the broader African American community. During the era of Jim Crow segregation, the vast majority of African American college students and student athletes attended HBCUs. Over the first half of the twentieth century, many of the yearly gridiron contests between rival HBCUs developed into highly anticipated annual events that combined football with larger celebrations of African American achievement and excellence. The yearly games brought together members of the African American community and came to include a wide range of associated events including dances, parades, musical shows, fundraising drives, and other festivities. We are pleased to exhibit a selection of sources from the Joyce Sports Research Collection that preserve the history of HBCU football. The programs, media guides, ephemera, guidebooks, and other printed material on display document the athletic accomplishments, the celebrations, the spectacle, and the community-building that accompany football at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This exhibit is curated by Greg Bond, curator of the Joyce Sports Research Collection and the Sports Subject Specialist for Hesburgh Libraries. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, the public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hSpotlight Exhibit — "Football and Community at Historically Black Colleges and Universities"From its origins on campus in the late nineteenth century, football at Historically Black Colleges and Universities has held a central place in the African American sporting experience, in the landscape of Black higher education, and in the broader African American community. During the era of Jim Crow segregation, the vast majority of African American college students and student athletes attended HBCUs. Over the first half of the twentieth century, many of the yearly gridiron contests between rival HBCUs developed into highly anticipated annual events that combined football with larger celebrations of African American achievement and excellence. The yearly games brought together members of the African American community and came to include a wide range of associated events including dances, parades, musical shows, fundraising drives, and other festivities. We are pleased to exhibit a selection of sources from the Joyce Sports Research Collection that preserve the history of HBCU football. The programs, media guides, ephemera, guidebooks, and other printed material on display document the athletic accomplishments, the celebrations, the spectacle, and the community-building that accompany football at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This exhibit is curated by Greg Bond, curator of the Joyce Sports Research Collection and the Sports Subject Specialist for Hesburgh Libraries. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, the public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hSpotlight Exhibit — "Football and Community at Historically Black Colleges and Universities"From its origins on campus in the late nineteenth century, football at Historically Black Colleges and Universities has held a central place in the African American sporting experience, in the landscape of Black higher education, and in the broader African American community. During the era of Jim Crow segregation, the vast majority of African American college students and student athletes attended HBCUs. Over the first half of the twentieth century, many of the yearly gridiron contests between rival HBCUs developed into highly anticipated annual events that combined football with larger celebrations of African American achievement and excellence. The yearly games brought together members of the African American community and came to include a wide range of associated events including dances, parades, musical shows, fundraising drives, and other festivities. We are pleased to exhibit a selection of sources from the Joyce Sports Research Collection that preserve the history of HBCU football. The programs, media guides, ephemera, guidebooks, and other printed material on display document the athletic accomplishments, the celebrations, the spectacle, and the community-building that accompany football at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This exhibit is curated by Greg Bond, curator of the Joyce Sports Research Collection and the Sports Subject Specialist for Hesburgh Libraries. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, the public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hSpotlight Exhibit — "Football and Community at Historically Black Colleges and Universities"From its origins on campus in the late nineteenth century, football at Historically Black Colleges and Universities has held a central place in the African American sporting experience, in the landscape of Black higher education, and in the broader African American community. During the era of Jim Crow segregation, the vast majority of African American college students and student athletes attended HBCUs. Over the first half of the twentieth century, many of the yearly gridiron contests between rival HBCUs developed into highly anticipated annual events that combined football with larger celebrations of African American achievement and excellence. The yearly games brought together members of the African American community and came to include a wide range of associated events including dances, parades, musical shows, fundraising drives, and other festivities. We are pleased to exhibit a selection of sources from the Joyce Sports Research Collection that preserve the history of HBCU football. The programs, media guides, ephemera, guidebooks, and other printed material on display document the athletic accomplishments, the celebrations, the spectacle, and the community-building that accompany football at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This exhibit is curated by Greg Bond, curator of the Joyce Sports Research Collection and the Sports Subject Specialist for Hesburgh Libraries. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, the public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hSpotlight Exhibit — "Path to Sainthood: Brother Columba O’Neill"The Congregation of Holy Cross, Midwest Province Archives, holds a large collection relating to Brother Columba O’Neill, C.S.C. (1848-1923), dating from 1895 to 1997. This includes thousands of letters written to Brother Columba, who was known as the Miracle Man of Notre Dame and the Divine Healer. John O’Neill was born in Mackeysburg, Pennsylvania in 1848 and entered the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1874. For the next 42 years, he labored in the humble capacity of a cobbler, repairing shoes and fabricating special shoes for people with foot and ankle problems. Brother Columba had a remarkable devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and a greater love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Around 1900, he began making Sacred Heart badges (30,000 of them). Many were given to students when they came to pick up their shoes. He told them to pray a novena, say five times a day, for nine days (or more, if not cured), “Sacred Heart of Jesus cure me!” As early as 1907, reports of many “miracles” wrought through the prayers of Br. Columba began arriving at Notre Dame. For years after his death in 1923, letters from South Bend and all over the world continued to arrive at Notre Dame. Of more than 10,000 letters in the collection, hundreds thank Brother Columba for cures, from chronic headaches to blindness. For 30 years after his death, people came daily to visit his grave on the Notre Dame campus. Brother Columba died on November 20, 1923, in the Community House — now Columba Hall — from complications related to the Spanish flu. Br. Isidore Alderton wrote, “News of his death soon spread to the people of South Bend, and dozens of members of the community, sisters and strangers were lining up to pass before his casket. For the past two days and nights the parlor in the Community House has become a veritable shrine.” Items on display in the spotlight exhibit are on loan from the Archives of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. This exhibit is co-curated by Brother Philip Smith, C.S.C., Archivist, Midwest Province, Congregation of Holy Cross, and Aedín Clements, Irish Studies Librarian. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, postdocs, public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hSpotlight Exhibit — "Path to Sainthood: Brother Columba O’Neill"The Congregation of Holy Cross, Midwest Province Archives, holds a large collection relating to Brother Columba O’Neill, C.S.C. (1848-1923), dating from 1895 to 1997. This includes thousands of letters written to Brother Columba, who was known as the Miracle Man of Notre Dame and the Divine Healer. John O’Neill was born in Mackeysburg, Pennsylvania in 1848 and entered the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1874. For the next 42 years, he labored in the humble capacity of a cobbler, repairing shoes and fabricating special shoes for people with foot and ankle problems. Brother Columba had a remarkable devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and a greater love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Around 1900, he began making Sacred Heart badges (30,000 of them). Many were given to students when they came to pick up their shoes. He told them to pray a novena, say five times a day, for nine days (or more, if not cured), “Sacred Heart of Jesus cure me!” As early as 1907, reports of many “miracles” wrought through the prayers of Br. Columba began arriving at Notre Dame. For years after his death in 1923, letters from South Bend and all over the world continued to arrive at Notre Dame. Of more than 10,000 letters in the collection, hundreds thank Brother Columba for cures, from chronic headaches to blindness. For 30 years after his death, people came daily to visit his grave on the Notre Dame campus. Brother Columba died on November 20, 1923, in the Community House — now Columba Hall — from complications related to the Spanish flu. Br. Isidore Alderton wrote, “News of his death soon spread to the people of South Bend, and dozens of members of the community, sisters and strangers were lining up to pass before his casket. For the past two days and nights the parlor in the Community House has become a veritable shrine.” Items on display in the spotlight exhibit are on loan from the Archives of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. This exhibit is co-curated by Brother Philip Smith, C.S.C., Archivist, Midwest Province, Congregation of Holy Cross, and Aedín Clements, Irish Studies Librarian. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, postdocs, public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hSpotlight Exhibit — "Path to Sainthood: Brother Columba O’Neill"The Congregation of Holy Cross, Midwest Province Archives, holds a large collection relating to Brother Columba O’Neill, C.S.C. (1848-1923), dating from 1895 to 1997. This includes thousands of letters written to Brother Columba, who was known as the Miracle Man of Notre Dame and the Divine Healer. John O’Neill was born in Mackeysburg, Pennsylvania in 1848 and entered the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1874. For the next 42 years, he labored in the humble capacity of a cobbler, repairing shoes and fabricating special shoes for people with foot and ankle problems. Brother Columba had a remarkable devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and a greater love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Around 1900, he began making Sacred Heart badges (30,000 of them). Many were given to students when they came to pick up their shoes. He told them to pray a novena, say five times a day, for nine days (or more, if not cured), “Sacred Heart of Jesus cure me!” As early as 1907, reports of many “miracles” wrought through the prayers of Br. Columba began arriving at Notre Dame. For years after his death in 1923, letters from South Bend and all over the world continued to arrive at Notre Dame. Of more than 10,000 letters in the collection, hundreds thank Brother Columba for cures, from chronic headaches to blindness. For 30 years after his death, people came daily to visit his grave on the Notre Dame campus. Brother Columba died on November 20, 1923, in the Community House — now Columba Hall — from complications related to the Spanish flu. Br. Isidore Alderton wrote, “News of his death soon spread to the people of South Bend, and dozens of members of the community, sisters and strangers were lining up to pass before his casket. For the past two days and nights the parlor in the Community House has become a veritable shrine.” Items on display in the spotlight exhibit are on loan from the Archives of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. This exhibit is co-curated by Brother Philip Smith, C.S.C., Archivist, Midwest Province, Congregation of Holy Cross, and Aedín Clements, Irish Studies Librarian. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, postdocs, public, alumni and friends.
- 9:30 AM7hSpotlight Exhibit — "Path to Sainthood: Brother Columba O’Neill"The Congregation of Holy Cross, Midwest Province Archives, holds a large collection relating to Brother Columba O’Neill, C.S.C. (1848-1923), dating from 1895 to 1997. This includes thousands of letters written to Brother Columba, who was known as the Miracle Man of Notre Dame and the Divine Healer. John O’Neill was born in Mackeysburg, Pennsylvania in 1848 and entered the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1874. For the next 42 years, he labored in the humble capacity of a cobbler, repairing shoes and fabricating special shoes for people with foot and ankle problems. Brother Columba had a remarkable devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and a greater love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Around 1900, he began making Sacred Heart badges (30,000 of them). Many were given to students when they came to pick up their shoes. He told them to pray a novena, say five times a day, for nine days (or more, if not cured), “Sacred Heart of Jesus cure me!” As early as 1907, reports of many “miracles” wrought through the prayers of Br. Columba began arriving at Notre Dame. For years after his death in 1923, letters from South Bend and all over the world continued to arrive at Notre Dame. Of more than 10,000 letters in the collection, hundreds thank Brother Columba for cures, from chronic headaches to blindness. For 30 years after his death, people came daily to visit his grave on the Notre Dame campus. Brother Columba died on November 20, 1923, in the Community House — now Columba Hall — from complications related to the Spanish flu. Br. Isidore Alderton wrote, “News of his death soon spread to the people of South Bend, and dozens of members of the community, sisters and strangers were lining up to pass before his casket. For the past two days and nights the parlor in the Community House has become a veritable shrine.” Items on display in the spotlight exhibit are on loan from the Archives of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. This exhibit is co-curated by Brother Philip Smith, C.S.C., Archivist, Midwest Province, Congregation of Holy Cross, and Aedín Clements, Irish Studies Librarian. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, postdocs, public, alumni and friends.
- 11:00 AM1h 15mNanovic Forum with Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998-2006)The Challenges Facing Both Shores of the Atlantic The war of Russia against Ukraine, the unprecedented attack of Hamas against Israel, and the activities of different terrorist groups in Africa leads not only to protracted immigration to the West but also to the destabilization of the global international order. All this, together with the appetite of China to dominate in economy and technology, the green transition, and other challenges, requires a united and coordinated response from the democratic world. About the speaker Mikuláš Dzurinda is a former prime minister of Slovakia, holding the position from 1998 to 2006, and has held various positions in the government since first entering politics in 1990. After becoming prime minister and forming a large coalition government in 1998, Mr. Dzurinda and his government introduced far-reaching reforms that enabled Slovakia to join the EU and NATO. After being re-elected in 2002, Mr. Dzurinda led the government when Slovakia became a member of the EU and NATO in 2004, a process in which he actively took part from the beginning. In 2007 he was awarded the F.A. Hayek International Prize for reforms and fight against bureaucracy. Mr. Dzurinda was minister of transportation and, more recently, minister of foreign affairs from July 2010 to April 2012. Mr. Dzurinda is a founding member of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ-DS) and was chairman of the party from 2000 to 2012. He was elected to the Slovak Parliament in the elections in 2012 and is currently a member of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Relations. Mikuláš Dzurinda was elected president of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, a think-tank in Brussels, in December 2013. He is also a marathon runner.About the Nanovic Forum The Nanovic Institute deepens Notre Dame’s rich tradition of connections to Europe by bringing prominent figures to campus in a wide range of fields to explore, discuss, and debate the most pressing questions about Europe today. Generously sponsored by Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic, the Forum invites its distinguished guests to interact with Notre Dame in ways they most wish, which can be surprising. The lecture is free and open to the public. Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.
- 11:00 AM1h 15mNanovic Forum with Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998-2006)The Challenges Facing Both Shores of the Atlantic The war of Russia against Ukraine, the unprecedented attack of Hamas against Israel, and the activities of different terrorist groups in Africa leads not only to protracted immigration to the West but also to the destabilization of the global international order. All this, together with the appetite of China to dominate in economy and technology, the green transition, and other challenges, requires a united and coordinated response from the democratic world. About the speaker Mikuláš Dzurinda is a former prime minister of Slovakia, holding the position from 1998 to 2006, and has held various positions in the government since first entering politics in 1990. After becoming prime minister and forming a large coalition government in 1998, Mr. Dzurinda and his government introduced far-reaching reforms that enabled Slovakia to join the EU and NATO. After being re-elected in 2002, Mr. Dzurinda led the government when Slovakia became a member of the EU and NATO in 2004, a process in which he actively took part from the beginning. In 2007 he was awarded the F.A. Hayek International Prize for reforms and fight against bureaucracy. Mr. Dzurinda was minister of transportation and, more recently, minister of foreign affairs from July 2010 to April 2012. Mr. Dzurinda is a founding member of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ-DS) and was chairman of the party from 2000 to 2012. He was elected to the Slovak Parliament in the elections in 2012 and is currently a member of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Relations. Mikuláš Dzurinda was elected president of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, a think-tank in Brussels, in December 2013. He is also a marathon runner.About the Nanovic Forum The Nanovic Institute deepens Notre Dame’s rich tradition of connections to Europe by bringing prominent figures to campus in a wide range of fields to explore, discuss, and debate the most pressing questions about Europe today. Generously sponsored by Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic, the Forum invites its distinguished guests to interact with Notre Dame in ways they most wish, which can be surprising. The lecture is free and open to the public. Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.
- 11:00 AM1h 15mNanovic Forum with Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998-2006)The Challenges Facing Both Shores of the Atlantic The war of Russia against Ukraine, the unprecedented attack of Hamas against Israel, and the activities of different terrorist groups in Africa leads not only to protracted immigration to the West but also to the destabilization of the global international order. All this, together with the appetite of China to dominate in economy and technology, the green transition, and other challenges, requires a united and coordinated response from the democratic world. About the speaker Mikuláš Dzurinda is a former prime minister of Slovakia, holding the position from 1998 to 2006, and has held various positions in the government since first entering politics in 1990. After becoming prime minister and forming a large coalition government in 1998, Mr. Dzurinda and his government introduced far-reaching reforms that enabled Slovakia to join the EU and NATO. After being re-elected in 2002, Mr. Dzurinda led the government when Slovakia became a member of the EU and NATO in 2004, a process in which he actively took part from the beginning. In 2007 he was awarded the F.A. Hayek International Prize for reforms and fight against bureaucracy. Mr. Dzurinda was minister of transportation and, more recently, minister of foreign affairs from July 2010 to April 2012. Mr. Dzurinda is a founding member of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ-DS) and was chairman of the party from 2000 to 2012. He was elected to the Slovak Parliament in the elections in 2012 and is currently a member of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Relations. Mikuláš Dzurinda was elected president of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, a think-tank in Brussels, in December 2013. He is also a marathon runner.About the Nanovic Forum The Nanovic Institute deepens Notre Dame’s rich tradition of connections to Europe by bringing prominent figures to campus in a wide range of fields to explore, discuss, and debate the most pressing questions about Europe today. Generously sponsored by Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic, the Forum invites its distinguished guests to interact with Notre Dame in ways they most wish, which can be surprising. The lecture is free and open to the public. Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.
- 11:00 AM1h 15mNanovic Forum with Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998-2006)The Challenges Facing Both Shores of the Atlantic The war of Russia against Ukraine, the unprecedented attack of Hamas against Israel, and the activities of different terrorist groups in Africa leads not only to protracted immigration to the West but also to the destabilization of the global international order. All this, together with the appetite of China to dominate in economy and technology, the green transition, and other challenges, requires a united and coordinated response from the democratic world. About the speaker Mikuláš Dzurinda is a former prime minister of Slovakia, holding the position from 1998 to 2006, and has held various positions in the government since first entering politics in 1990. After becoming prime minister and forming a large coalition government in 1998, Mr. Dzurinda and his government introduced far-reaching reforms that enabled Slovakia to join the EU and NATO. After being re-elected in 2002, Mr. Dzurinda led the government when Slovakia became a member of the EU and NATO in 2004, a process in which he actively took part from the beginning. In 2007 he was awarded the F.A. Hayek International Prize for reforms and fight against bureaucracy. Mr. Dzurinda was minister of transportation and, more recently, minister of foreign affairs from July 2010 to April 2012. Mr. Dzurinda is a founding member of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ-DS) and was chairman of the party from 2000 to 2012. He was elected to the Slovak Parliament in the elections in 2012 and is currently a member of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Relations. Mikuláš Dzurinda was elected president of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, a think-tank in Brussels, in December 2013. He is also a marathon runner.About the Nanovic Forum The Nanovic Institute deepens Notre Dame’s rich tradition of connections to Europe by bringing prominent figures to campus in a wide range of fields to explore, discuss, and debate the most pressing questions about Europe today. Generously sponsored by Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic, the Forum invites its distinguished guests to interact with Notre Dame in ways they most wish, which can be surprising. The lecture is free and open to the public. Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.
- 4:00 PM2h 30mPresentation — "Lasting and Sustainable Peace in Colombia: The seventh anniversary of the peace accord and opportunities that lie ahead"Register to attend the in-person event >>> Join us for an event marking the seventh anniversary of the historic signing of the Colombian Peace Accord in 2016. Panelists will engage in a thoughtful discussion on the progress made since implementing the accord, the challenges that have arisen, and the opportunities that lie ahead in the journey to establish a lasting and sustainable peace in Colombia. Speakers include:Opening remarks by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gail Morgado Introductory remarks by Daniel Avila, Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Colombia to the USModerated by Maura Policelli, executive director, Washington Office and associate professor of the practice, Keough School of Global AffairsJosefina Echavarría Alvarez, director of the Peace Accords Matrix, professor of the practice, Kroc Institute for International Peace StudiesSteve Hege, regional deputy director at the United States Institute of PeaceCynthia Arnson, distinguished fellow, Latin American Program at the Wilson CenterSinisa Vukovic, senior lecturer of conflict management and global policy, and director of the Masters program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International StudiesLeslie Wingender, director of peacebuilding, Humanity UnitedA reception will follow this event. This event is part of the Keough School of Global Affairs' speaker series, "Evidence to Action: Translating Research into Policy Impact." Cosponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the Keough School of Global Affairs, Humanity United, the Wilson Center and its Latin America Program the United States Institute of Peace and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Register to attend the in-person event >>> Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.
- 4:00 PM2h 30mPresentation — "Lasting and Sustainable Peace in Colombia: The seventh anniversary of the peace accord and opportunities that lie ahead"Register to attend the in-person event >>> Join us for an event marking the seventh anniversary of the historic signing of the Colombian Peace Accord in 2016. Panelists will engage in a thoughtful discussion on the progress made since implementing the accord, the challenges that have arisen, and the opportunities that lie ahead in the journey to establish a lasting and sustainable peace in Colombia. Speakers include:Opening remarks by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gail Morgado Introductory remarks by Daniel Avila, Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Colombia to the USModerated by Maura Policelli, executive director, Washington Office and associate professor of the practice, Keough School of Global AffairsJosefina Echavarría Alvarez, director of the Peace Accords Matrix, professor of the practice, Kroc Institute for International Peace StudiesSteve Hege, regional deputy director at the United States Institute of PeaceCynthia Arnson, distinguished fellow, Latin American Program at the Wilson CenterSinisa Vukovic, senior lecturer of conflict management and global policy, and director of the Masters program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International StudiesLeslie Wingender, director of peacebuilding, Humanity UnitedA reception will follow this event. This event is part of the Keough School of Global Affairs' speaker series, "Evidence to Action: Translating Research into Policy Impact." Cosponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the Keough School of Global Affairs, Humanity United, the Wilson Center and its Latin America Program the United States Institute of Peace and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Register to attend the in-person event >>> Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.
- 4:00 PM2h 30mPresentation — "Lasting and Sustainable Peace in Colombia: The seventh anniversary of the peace accord and opportunities that lie ahead"Register to attend the in-person event >>> Join us for an event marking the seventh anniversary of the historic signing of the Colombian Peace Accord in 2016. Panelists will engage in a thoughtful discussion on the progress made since implementing the accord, the challenges that have arisen, and the opportunities that lie ahead in the journey to establish a lasting and sustainable peace in Colombia. Speakers include:Opening remarks by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gail Morgado Introductory remarks by Daniel Avila, Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Colombia to the USModerated by Maura Policelli, executive director, Washington Office and associate professor of the practice, Keough School of Global AffairsJosefina Echavarría Alvarez, director of the Peace Accords Matrix, professor of the practice, Kroc Institute for International Peace StudiesSteve Hege, regional deputy director at the United States Institute of PeaceCynthia Arnson, distinguished fellow, Latin American Program at the Wilson CenterSinisa Vukovic, senior lecturer of conflict management and global policy, and director of the Masters program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International StudiesLeslie Wingender, director of peacebuilding, Humanity UnitedA reception will follow this event. This event is part of the Keough School of Global Affairs' speaker series, "Evidence to Action: Translating Research into Policy Impact." Cosponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the Keough School of Global Affairs, Humanity United, the Wilson Center and its Latin America Program the United States Institute of Peace and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Register to attend the in-person event >>> Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.
- 4:00 PM2h 30mPresentation — "Lasting and Sustainable Peace in Colombia: The seventh anniversary of the peace accord and opportunities that lie ahead"Register to attend the in-person event >>> Join us for an event marking the seventh anniversary of the historic signing of the Colombian Peace Accord in 2016. Panelists will engage in a thoughtful discussion on the progress made since implementing the accord, the challenges that have arisen, and the opportunities that lie ahead in the journey to establish a lasting and sustainable peace in Colombia. Speakers include:Opening remarks by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gail Morgado Introductory remarks by Daniel Avila, Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Colombia to the USModerated by Maura Policelli, executive director, Washington Office and associate professor of the practice, Keough School of Global AffairsJosefina Echavarría Alvarez, director of the Peace Accords Matrix, professor of the practice, Kroc Institute for International Peace StudiesSteve Hege, regional deputy director at the United States Institute of PeaceCynthia Arnson, distinguished fellow, Latin American Program at the Wilson CenterSinisa Vukovic, senior lecturer of conflict management and global policy, and director of the Masters program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International StudiesLeslie Wingender, director of peacebuilding, Humanity UnitedA reception will follow this event. This event is part of the Keough School of Global Affairs' speaker series, "Evidence to Action: Translating Research into Policy Impact." Cosponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the Keough School of Global Affairs, Humanity United, the Wilson Center and its Latin America Program the United States Institute of Peace and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Register to attend the in-person event >>> Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.
- 5:00 PM1h 45mPanel Discussion: "Resistance to Russian/Soviet Imperialism in the Words of the Elite Athletes of the Day"The Nanovic Forum and the chair of the Nanovic Institute Advisory Board presentResistance to Russian/Soviet Imperialism in the Words of the Elite Athletes of the Day Today we​ face the most acute threat to the post-WWII values-based, rules-based order​: P​utin’s war on Ukraine and the reassertion of Russian imperialism. ​T​his panel discussion will examine life and politics through the eyes of the elite athletes who​ escaped from the Soviet Block, both from then Czechoslovakia and Ukraine, reflecting on what it was like to live under the boot of the Russian totalitarian bear​. Their stories are riveting and display the courage of those who resisted​. Panelists include: Dmitri Khristich, a long-time National Hockey League (NHL) player and Ukraine native. He was in Kyiv as air raid sirens began to wail and Putin’s bombs began to fall. He played for the USSR in the World Championships and for Ukraine in both the World Championships and the 2002 Olympics. In the NHL, he played for the Washington Capitals, the Los Angeles Kings, the Boston Bruins, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dmitri was twice elected an NHL All-Star. ​Vaclav Nedomansky, the first Czech hockey player to defect to North America to play in the NHL. A native of Slovakia, he was a star of the Czech national team. He defected in 1974, escaping through Switzerland. Throughout his career, he played forward with SHK Hodonín, Slovan ChZJD Bratislava, the Toronto Toros, the Birmingham Bulls, the Detroit Red Wings, the St. Louis Blues, and the New York Rangers. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019. Anton ŠÅ¥astný, a professional hockey player who defected from Czechoslovakia to Canada (via Austria) in 1980. He played nine seasons for the NHL's Quebec Nordiques, along with his brothers Peter and Marian. As a rookie, Anton scored a remarkable eight points in one game with his brother Peter scoring another eight points in the same game. Anton played for the Czech national team in the World Championships and in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Later in his career, he also played seasons with the Halifax Citadels, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, EHC Olten, and HC Slovan Bratislava. He lives in Switzerland. ​Peter ŠÅ¥astný, NHL All-Star and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was a World and European Champion with the Czechoslovakia National Team, and later served as a member of the European Parliament for Slovakia (2004-2014). Peter, along with his brother Anton, escaped to Quebec while the Czech national team was in Austria. They were later joined by their brother Marian. He played for the Quebec Nordiques for ten seasons before also playing seasons with the New Jersey Devils, the St. Louis Blues, and HC Slovan Bratislava. He holds the distinction of being the first player in NHL history to score over 100 points in his rookie year and is the second highest-scoring player of the 1980s after Wayne Gretzky. Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.
- 5:00 PM1h 45mPanel Discussion: "Resistance to Russian/Soviet Imperialism in the Words of the Elite Athletes of the Day"The Nanovic Forum and the chair of the Nanovic Institute Advisory Board presentResistance to Russian/Soviet Imperialism in the Words of the Elite Athletes of the Day Today we​ face the most acute threat to the post-WWII values-based, rules-based order​: P​utin’s war on Ukraine and the reassertion of Russian imperialism. ​T​his panel discussion will examine life and politics through the eyes of the elite athletes who​ escaped from the Soviet Block, both from then Czechoslovakia and Ukraine, reflecting on what it was like to live under the boot of the Russian totalitarian bear​. Their stories are riveting and display the courage of those who resisted​. Panelists include: Dmitri Khristich, a long-time National Hockey League (NHL) player and Ukraine native. He was in Kyiv as air raid sirens began to wail and Putin’s bombs began to fall. He played for the USSR in the World Championships and for Ukraine in both the World Championships and the 2002 Olympics. In the NHL, he played for the Washington Capitals, the Los Angeles Kings, the Boston Bruins, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dmitri was twice elected an NHL All-Star. ​Vaclav Nedomansky, the first Czech hockey player to defect to North America to play in the NHL. A native of Slovakia, he was a star of the Czech national team. He defected in 1974, escaping through Switzerland. Throughout his career, he played forward with SHK Hodonín, Slovan ChZJD Bratislava, the Toronto Toros, the Birmingham Bulls, the Detroit Red Wings, the St. Louis Blues, and the New York Rangers. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019. Anton ŠÅ¥astný, a professional hockey player who defected from Czechoslovakia to Canada (via Austria) in 1980. He played nine seasons for the NHL's Quebec Nordiques, along with his brothers Peter and Marian. As a rookie, Anton scored a remarkable eight points in one game with his brother Peter scoring another eight points in the same game. Anton played for the Czech national team in the World Championships and in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Later in his career, he also played seasons with the Halifax Citadels, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, EHC Olten, and HC Slovan Bratislava. He lives in Switzerland. ​Peter ŠÅ¥astný, NHL All-Star and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was a World and European Champion with the Czechoslovakia National Team, and later served as a member of the European Parliament for Slovakia (2004-2014). Peter, along with his brother Anton, escaped to Quebec while the Czech national team was in Austria. They were later joined by their brother Marian. He played for the Quebec Nordiques for ten seasons before also playing seasons with the New Jersey Devils, the St. Louis Blues, and HC Slovan Bratislava. He holds the distinction of being the first player in NHL history to score over 100 points in his rookie year and is the second highest-scoring player of the 1980s after Wayne Gretzky. Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.
- 5:00 PM1h 45mPanel Discussion: "Resistance to Russian/Soviet Imperialism in the Words of the Elite Athletes of the Day"The Nanovic Forum and the chair of the Nanovic Institute Advisory Board presentResistance to Russian/Soviet Imperialism in the Words of the Elite Athletes of the Day Today we​ face the most acute threat to the post-WWII values-based, rules-based order​: P​utin’s war on Ukraine and the reassertion of Russian imperialism. ​T​his panel discussion will examine life and politics through the eyes of the elite athletes who​ escaped from the Soviet Block, both from then Czechoslovakia and Ukraine, reflecting on what it was like to live under the boot of the Russian totalitarian bear​. Their stories are riveting and display the courage of those who resisted​. Panelists include: Dmitri Khristich, a long-time National Hockey League (NHL) player and Ukraine native. He was in Kyiv as air raid sirens began to wail and Putin’s bombs began to fall. He played for the USSR in the World Championships and for Ukraine in both the World Championships and the 2002 Olympics. In the NHL, he played for the Washington Capitals, the Los Angeles Kings, the Boston Bruins, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dmitri was twice elected an NHL All-Star. ​Vaclav Nedomansky, the first Czech hockey player to defect to North America to play in the NHL. A native of Slovakia, he was a star of the Czech national team. He defected in 1974, escaping through Switzerland. Throughout his career, he played forward with SHK Hodonín, Slovan ChZJD Bratislava, the Toronto Toros, the Birmingham Bulls, the Detroit Red Wings, the St. Louis Blues, and the New York Rangers. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019. Anton ŠÅ¥astný, a professional hockey player who defected from Czechoslovakia to Canada (via Austria) in 1980. He played nine seasons for the NHL's Quebec Nordiques, along with his brothers Peter and Marian. As a rookie, Anton scored a remarkable eight points in one game with his brother Peter scoring another eight points in the same game. Anton played for the Czech national team in the World Championships and in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Later in his career, he also played seasons with the Halifax Citadels, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, EHC Olten, and HC Slovan Bratislava. He lives in Switzerland. ​Peter ŠÅ¥astný, NHL All-Star and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was a World and European Champion with the Czechoslovakia National Team, and later served as a member of the European Parliament for Slovakia (2004-2014). Peter, along with his brother Anton, escaped to Quebec while the Czech national team was in Austria. They were later joined by their brother Marian. He played for the Quebec Nordiques for ten seasons before also playing seasons with the New Jersey Devils, the St. Louis Blues, and HC Slovan Bratislava. He holds the distinction of being the first player in NHL history to score over 100 points in his rookie year and is the second highest-scoring player of the 1980s after Wayne Gretzky. Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.
- 5:00 PM1h 45mPanel Discussion: "Resistance to Russian/Soviet Imperialism in the Words of the Elite Athletes of the Day"The Nanovic Forum and the chair of the Nanovic Institute Advisory Board presentResistance to Russian/Soviet Imperialism in the Words of the Elite Athletes of the Day Today we​ face the most acute threat to the post-WWII values-based, rules-based order​: P​utin’s war on Ukraine and the reassertion of Russian imperialism. ​T​his panel discussion will examine life and politics through the eyes of the elite athletes who​ escaped from the Soviet Block, both from then Czechoslovakia and Ukraine, reflecting on what it was like to live under the boot of the Russian totalitarian bear​. Their stories are riveting and display the courage of those who resisted​. Panelists include: Dmitri Khristich, a long-time National Hockey League (NHL) player and Ukraine native. He was in Kyiv as air raid sirens began to wail and Putin’s bombs began to fall. He played for the USSR in the World Championships and for Ukraine in both the World Championships and the 2002 Olympics. In the NHL, he played for the Washington Capitals, the Los Angeles Kings, the Boston Bruins, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dmitri was twice elected an NHL All-Star. ​Vaclav Nedomansky, the first Czech hockey player to defect to North America to play in the NHL. A native of Slovakia, he was a star of the Czech national team. He defected in 1974, escaping through Switzerland. Throughout his career, he played forward with SHK Hodonín, Slovan ChZJD Bratislava, the Toronto Toros, the Birmingham Bulls, the Detroit Red Wings, the St. Louis Blues, and the New York Rangers. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019. Anton ŠÅ¥astný, a professional hockey player who defected from Czechoslovakia to Canada (via Austria) in 1980. He played nine seasons for the NHL's Quebec Nordiques, along with his brothers Peter and Marian. As a rookie, Anton scored a remarkable eight points in one game with his brother Peter scoring another eight points in the same game. Anton played for the Czech national team in the World Championships and in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Later in his career, he also played seasons with the Halifax Citadels, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, EHC Olten, and HC Slovan Bratislava. He lives in Switzerland. ​Peter ŠÅ¥astný, NHL All-Star and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was a World and European Champion with the Czechoslovakia National Team, and later served as a member of the European Parliament for Slovakia (2004-2014). Peter, along with his brother Anton, escaped to Quebec while the Czech national team was in Austria. They were later joined by their brother Marian. He played for the Quebec Nordiques for ten seasons before also playing seasons with the New Jersey Devils, the St. Louis Blues, and HC Slovan Bratislava. He holds the distinction of being the first player in NHL history to score over 100 points in his rookie year and is the second highest-scoring player of the 1980s after Wayne Gretzky. Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.
- 6:30 PM1h 30mFilm — "Rambo: First Blood" (1982)Former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and Vietnam veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) wanders into a small town in the Pacific Northwest only to be harassed by the local sheriff (Brian Dennehy) and his deputies. When Rambo's flashbacks and emotional trauma take hold, he begins a one-man war against the police. Adapted from the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell, the success of Rambo: First Blood would ultimately lead to a series of five films featuring Rambo/Stallone and created a sensation and star character that fueled films spanning from 1982 to 2019. GET TICKETS
- 6:30 PM1h 30mFilm — "Rambo: First Blood" (1982)Former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and Vietnam veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) wanders into a small town in the Pacific Northwest only to be harassed by the local sheriff (Brian Dennehy) and his deputies. When Rambo's flashbacks and emotional trauma take hold, he begins a one-man war against the police. Adapted from the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell, the success of Rambo: First Blood would ultimately lead to a series of five films featuring Rambo/Stallone and created a sensation and star character that fueled films spanning from 1982 to 2019. GET TICKETS
- 6:30 PM1h 30mFilm — "Rambo: First Blood" (1982)Former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and Vietnam veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) wanders into a small town in the Pacific Northwest only to be harassed by the local sheriff (Brian Dennehy) and his deputies. When Rambo's flashbacks and emotional trauma take hold, he begins a one-man war against the police. Adapted from the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell, the success of Rambo: First Blood would ultimately lead to a series of five films featuring Rambo/Stallone and created a sensation and star character that fueled films spanning from 1982 to 2019. GET TICKETS