In honor of the Inauguration of Notre Dame’s 18th president, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. (https://www.nd.edu/stories/inauguration-2024/) , the University partnered with Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County on Inauguration Build 2024. Over five days in September, nearly 750 University faculty and staff volunteers helped Habitat construct five affordable homes for local families. The homes, designed by Notre Dame architecture students, were built in South Bend’s Near Northwest Neighborhood.In this episode, we take you to the build site to explore the progress being made along Harrison Avenue. To see more from Inauguration Build 2024, check out the photo gallery. (https://photoessays.nd.edu/inauguration-build-2024?source=share-notredame) -----This episode of NDWorks Podcast was hosted by Natalie Davis Miller, managing editor of NDWorks. It was produced and edited by Colleen Wilcox and Michael Wiens from the Office of Public Affairs and Communications.
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- 2:01Fighting to Improve Education PoliciesThere are 18 million adults in the United States who do not possess a high school diploma. In many states, after age 21 they are no longer eligible to receive one, and must get a GED, which typically offer less promising outcomes.Goodwill saw this gap and launched the Excel Center, an adult, tuition-free adult charter school that also offers services like childcare and life coaching, to ensure the success of their students.They saw what they believed was great success at their flagship, Indianapolis location, but they lacked data to help it grow, so they invited Notre Dame’s Wilson-Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) to assess their program.Its study showed graduates from the Excel Center saw a 40 percent increase in earnings in five years. Graduates were also more likely to move into jobs that became careers, and to support their families long-term.Based on this data, states like Arizona have changed their legislation and pledged money to build Excel Centers.Learn more: https://go.nd.edu/ImproveEducationPolicies
- 1:42Vestments for a New PresidentThe Notre Dame student body gifted Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., with a new set of vestments for his inauguration as President of the University.Each time Fr. Dowd celebrates Mass, the vestments will be a reminder of the support and prayers of the Notre Dame student body.
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- 6:55NDHR's new onboarding process with Vice President Heather ChristophersenHeather Christophersen (https://www.nd.edu/about/leadership/council/heather-christophersen/) , vice president for Notre Dame Human Resources, was our very first guest on the NDWorks Podcast, and we had the opportunity to talk to her again about the NDHR transformation. In this episode, she updates us on the reimagined onboarding process, which is another phase of that transformation.---This episode of NDWorks Podcast was hosted by Natalie Davis Miller, managing editor of NDWorks, and was edited by Michael Wiens, visual media coordinator, with original music by Alex Mansour.Thanks to NDHR and Heather Christophersen.
