Sounds of Commencement 2023
The 2023 academic year culminates in one of the most distinctive events at the University of Notre Dame - Commencement in Notre Dame Stadium. Before the conferring of thousands of degrees, the inspired and meticulous work of thousands of University employees orchestrates an unmatched experience for the graduates and their families.…
The 2023 academic year culminates in one of the most distinctive events at the University of Notre Dame - Commencement in Notre Dame Stadium. Before the conferring of thousands of degrees, the inspired and meticulous work of thousands of University employees orchestrates an unmatched experience for the graduates and their families.
In this special episode, we take you behind the scenes to explore the sounds of the 178th Commencement Exercises: from the preparations to the ceremony to the celebration after.
Latest University News
- Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. Ohio StateThe University of Notre Dame football team will host Ohio State at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 23) at Notre Dame Stadium. In addition to the game itself, a number of events and activities, including lectures, tours and performances, will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit experience.nd.edu.…
- Notre Dame partners with KinderCare to offer new on-campus child care facilityThe University of Notre Dame plans to begin construction next year on a new on-site facility to provide child care for faculty, staff and students with children between the ages of 6 weeks and 3 years old.
- Rolling out the welcome matDecades 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.…
- A picture of drought: ND ecologist matching NASA images with field data to measure forest healthNate Swenson strides so quickly through the Wisconsin forest while carrying a large pole clipper that postdoctoral researcher Vanessa Rubio usually follows the 40 feet of rope dragging behind him. When they reach the designated plot, Swenson extends the clipper about 30 feet high and pulls the rope to snip off a leafy twig from the canopy of a tall, tagged tree. The twig floats down through the dappled sunlight and lands in his hand.…
- Notre Dame receives AmeriCorps grant to support TutorNDThe University has received a $640,000 grant from AmeriCorps that will allow it to continue serving children in the South Bend area and in schools working with the Alliance for Catholic Education.
- Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. Central MichiganA number of events and activities will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday surrounding the Notre Dame-Central Michigan game at Notre Dame Stadium.