Seeking Renewal in the New Year
Notre Dame Stories · Seeking Renewal in the New Year The new year is a time for resolutions and renewal. We spoke to a certified wellness coach from the McDonald Center for Student Wellbeing for advice on seeking a fresh start in 2023. Known on campus as "McWell," the McDonald Center provides a variety of services for students aimed at promoting adaptability, well-being and the education of the whole person. Learn more at mcwell.nd.edu…
The new year is a time for resolutions and renewal. We spoke to a certified wellness coach from the McDonald Center for Student Wellbeing for advice on seeking a fresh start in 2023. Known on campus as "McWell," the McDonald Center provides a variety of services for students aimed at promoting adaptability, well-being and the education of the whole person. Learn more at mcwell.nd.edu.
Latest University News
- Kenneth Heckel appointed director of Office of Military & Veterans AffairsRetired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Heckel, director of regional development at the University of Notre Dame and previously director of academy advancement for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, has been named director of Notre Dame’s Office of Military & Veterans Affairs (OMVA), effective April 10.
- Notre Dame Forum panels to explore impacts of Iraq war 20 years laterAs part of this year’s Notre Dame Forum on War and Peace, the University of Notre Dame will hold two events exploring the impact and aftermaths of the Iraq war on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion.
- Sister Helen Prejean, others to speak at biennial Catholic Social Tradition ConferenceGuests including anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean, of “Dead Man Walking” fame, and Bishop Alfred Agyenta of Ghana will deliver remarks during the upcoming Catholic Social Tradition Conference from March 23 to 25 at the University of Notre Dame.
- Sister Rosemary Connelly to receive 2023 Laetare MedalSister Rosemary Connelly, R.S.M., former executive director of Misericordia and lifelong advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities, will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2023 Laetare Medal — the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics — at Notre Dame’s 178th University Commencement Ceremony on May 21 (Sunday).
- East and West, Notre Dame in Ireland Episode 2: Common HomeIn episode two, we explore Notre Dame students' work on environmental issues in Ireland. None is more pressing than the role of bogs, a quintessential feature of the Irish landscape. They've been plowed over for generations to harvest the underlying peat for fuel. As the practice is phased out, one Notre Dame graduate student is studying how to restore these crucial pieces of carbon-storing habitat.
- East & West: Notre Dame in IrelandBetween Dublin and Kylemore, Notre Dame is able to offer a singular breadth of experience on the Emerald Isle that redefines the traditional meaning of a study abroad program to include cultural fluency, a way of understanding another way of life that leads to global thinking and global citizenship.
