Rolling out the welcome mat
Decades in the making, Notre Dame’s vision for a dense, walkable college town adjacent to campus is finally a reality.
The University of Notre Dame's vision for a dense, walkable “college town” joining campus to the wider community is nearly complete after almost 20 years of planning and construction, succeeding despite economic headwinds including a global recession and subsequent housing crash and a worldwide pandemic, the effects of which continue to reverberate across the real estate market.
Work concluded recently on the final 14 townhomes at Eddy Street Commons, the $315 million mixed-use development along Eddy Street in South Bend.
The result of a public-private partnership between Notre Dame, Kite Realty Group, and the City of South Bend, among others, the project on University-owned land south of campus broke ground in 2008. It proceeded in three phases, spanning the 2009–12 global financial crisis and the ongoing but receding coronavirus pandemic.
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- Professor, bestselling author delivers Notre Dame Forum lecture on threats to democracyIn front of a standing-room-only crowd of more than 300 people on Monday (Dec. 4), Harvard University professor and New York Times bestselling author Steve Levitsky delivered a passionate lecture that was part U.S. and world history and part future-state prediction, as he described how democracy in the United States — as well as democracies around the world — risk sliding into minority rule.…
- Notre Dame ranks second in US for study abroad participationThe University of Notre Dame ranks second in the nation for study abroad participation among doctorate-granting universities, according to the latest Institute of International Education Open Doors report. This new designation, which ranks Notre Dame second with a participation rate of 77 percent for undergraduate students during 2021-22, recognizes the University’s commitment to global education.
- Center for Literacy Education names ‘A Wish in the Dark’ 2023 Alexandria Award winnerThe Alexandria Award recognizes a middle grade or young adult book that advances Gospel values through the positive actions and portrayals of tenacious adolescents. It is named for St. Catherine of Alexandria, an adolescent Christian of the fourth century who was an eager student and a famed orator. Copies of the book will be given to schools across the country, including local schools in South Bend, and will be accompanied by a curriculum insert designed by an expert teacher offering a sample lesson plan.
- John and Sue Sobrato receive Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic EducationThe Alliance for Catholic Education awarded John and Sue Sobrato, known for their deep support of Catholic schools in the Bay Area and beyond, the 2023 Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the Alliance for Catholic Education.
- Five Notre Dame alumni recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 recipientsFive University of Notre Dame alumni have been recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients. Forbes unveils its 30 Under 30 list each fall, spotlighting the 30 most accomplished individuals in the United States under the age of 30 in various industries. The list features emerging talent in 20 fields, including finance, science, health care, education, music, art, style, social impact and more.
