Notre Dame Drone Show
To celebrate the Inauguration of Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., as Notre Dame's 18th president, the University hosted a drone show over campus.Featuring iconic ND images like the Golden Dome and campus skyline, the Leprechaun, seal of the Congregation of Holy Cross, and a graduate tossing her cap towards the sky, the show featured 500 drones.
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