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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