Join us for Open Studio, a monthly drop-in program designed to help you connect with your creative side. This program encourages participants to engage—in guided or freestyle ways—with materials inspired by the themes, techniques, and media of a featured work of art. This season, we’ll focus on Ephiphanic Mass (Epitaph) by Julie Mehretu. Each month there will be a different project, allowing for new ways to connect with this work. Our Studio Host will be available to guide you through the month’s project or support you in your own creative endeavors. All materials are provided. Drop in when you can and stay as long as you like. https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/visit/events/2025/04/06/open-studio-4/

This drop-in tour will introduce you to your new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art. Join a student gallery teacher or a member of the Museum staff to explore the architecture of the building through some of its most unique spaces, revisit familiar favorites from the collection, and discover works of art on view for the first time. Meet at the Welcome Desk. No registration is required, but each tour is limited to twenty participants. This tour will explore all gallery levels of the Museum. Although the tour will keep moving between spaces, gallery stools are available upon request. https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/visit/events/2025/04/06/meet-your-museum-1/

Good communication is a key element of any relationship, and a mentoring relationship is noexception. This session is designed to provide scholars with the knowledge and skills to: 1)communicate effectively across diverse dimensions; 2) accept and use constructive feedback; 3)identify different communication styles; and 4) use multiple strategies for improving communication. Lunch will be provided. Registration: https://gradconnect.nd.edu/register/?id=8c6dc71f-9f28-416e-8440-e042571204b1

Feel Better Fast is a 4-session structured workshop designed to treat depression and anxiety, improve sleep, and manage stress. Sessions are educational, offer facilitated activities, and provide an opportunity for participants to give each other ongoing support. Participants will be encouraged to do mood-changing and stress-reduction activities in between sessions. Facilitator: Chieh-Yu Liao, Ph.D. You do not need to use any other UCC service or attend a drop-in appointment to come to any workshop! https://ucc.nd.edu/news-events/events/2025/04/07/feel-better-fast-help-for-depression-stress-sleep-series-offering-3-session-2-of-4/

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Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring graduate students from diverse academic disciplines as they share their unique perspectives on the integration of generative artificial intelligence in higher education. This event will explore how AI is shaping their research, writing, teaching, and professional development as the next generation of scholars. Panelists will discuss both the opportunities and challenges of AI in their academic journeys, offering insights into its ethical implications, practical applications, and future potential. This conversation provides a meaningful platform for graduate students and educators to learn from one another and foster dialogue about the evolving role of AI in academia. Facilitators: Ashley Henry, Program Director for Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Development Alex Ambrose, Program Director of Assessment and Analytics https://learning.nd.edu/workshops-and-events/2025/04/08/teaching-in-the-age-of-ai-graduate-student-perspectives/

This event is part of the Kroc Institute’s series on intersectionality and justice as a beneficial framework and methodology paired with peace studies. The series is led by Ashley Bohrer, assistant professor of gender and peace studies, and features a variety of guest presenters who address the potential of intersectional analysis to transform timely global conversations and issues. Since the new millennium, Rwanda has been celebrated as a prosperous country with the highest number of women (61% in 2018) in its Parliament. Yet, President Paul Kagame has been winning Rwandan elections since 2003, and in 2024 was elected to a fourth term with 99.15% vote. Led by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), the government has been criticized as an authoritarian state for its repression of political dissidents. Dr. Xianan Jin, lecturer in politics at the University of Exeter, will discuss her book project, "Selective Capital in Women’s Political Participation: Neoliberal Authoritarianism in Rwanda," which investigates the paradox between liberal political inclusion of women and oppressive state control. Originally published at kroc.nd.edu. https://events.nd.edu/events/2025/04/08/selective-capital-in-womens-political-participation-neoliberal-authoritarianism-in-rwanda/

“Vocation as a Principle of Natural Law: A Book Launch and Discussion of Ethics, Politics and Natural Law." Melissa Moschella serves as a Professor of the Practice at the McGrath Institute. We hope you will join us to celebrate the launch of her newest book, published through University of Notre Dame Press. This event will include comments from Danial Philpott and David Cloutier. Originally published at mcgrath.nd.edu. https://events.nd.edu/events/2025/04/08/vocation-as-a-principle-of-natural-law-a-book-launch-and-discussion-of-ethics-politics-and-natural-law/

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ND stuents, join the McDonald Center and Rec Sports for a private class. Registration opens March 9. To register, visit the Rec Sports website and choose McDonald Center for Student Well-Being from the restricted class list. *Limited to 35 participants Originally published at mcwell.nd.edu. https://events.nd.edu/events/2025/04/08/glow-yoga/

ND students, how much do you know about physical activity? Join The McDonald Center for Student Well-being to learn more and win prizes. Originally published at mcwell.nd.edu. https://events.nd.edu/events/2025/04/09/wellness-wednesday-physical-activity-trivia/

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. https://events.nd.edu/events/2025/04/09/wellsprings-a-time-for-connection-and-care-1/

Gain resources and high-level tips to preserve your “born digital” information and make it last for future generations. https://www.library.nd.edu/event/personal-digital-preservation-basics-2025-04-09/

This 3-session body acceptance workshop supports students in directly challenging the cultural messages that appearance should fit within a narrow set of “ideals” that exclude diverse bodies based on race, gender, sexuality, and ability. For reminder emails, please follow this link You do not need to use any other UCC service or attend a drop-in appointment to come to any workshop or support space. https://ucc.nd.edu/news-events/events/2025/04/09/the-everybody-project-series-offering-3-session-3-of-3/

In this workshop you will learn the best way to approach investments and what are the most common investment instruments. -- https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/13270729

Community yoga classes offered with the aim of making yoga accessible to all. -- https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/12849036

In anticipation of the Jewish high holiday of Passover, please join Campus Ministry with theology professor Dr. Tzvi Novick on Wednesday, April 9, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., in the Coleman-Morse Lounge, for an interreligious presentation and pizza dinner discussion. Dr. Novick will share insights from his latest book, "Judaism: A Guide for Christians", as well as an introduction to the feast of Passover. While the book's title names Christians, all students are warmly invited to attend. RSVP here. https://campusministry.nd.edu/calendar/2025/04/09/judaism-christianity-and-passover/

The Creative Writing Series invites you to an evening with Kristen Arnett. A Q&A and book signing will follow. Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore will be on site with copies of the author's books available for purchase. Kristen Arnett is the queer Floridian author of With Teeth: A Novel (Riverhead Books, 2021) which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction and the New York Times bestselling debut novel Mostly Dead Things (Tin House, 2019) which was also a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction and was shortlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. She was awarded a Shearing Fellowship at Black Mountain Institute, has held residencies at Ragdale Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, the Millay Colony, and the Studios of Key West, and was longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. She runs the substack “Dad Lessons.” Her work has appeared at The New York Times, TIME, Vogue, The Cut, Oprah Magazine, PBS Newshour, The Guardian, Salon, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. Her next novel, STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE, about a lesbian birthday party clown, will be published by Riverhead Books (March 2025), followed by the publication of an untitled collection of short stories. She has a Masters in Library and Information Science from Florida State University and lives in Orlando, Florida. https://english.nd.edu/news-events/events/2025/04/09/creative-writing-reading-series-ft-kristen/