Notre Dame Videos
- 1:08:54Cultivating Hope: What Would You Fight For?For the past 20 years, millions of viewers tuning in for Notre Dame football games have been exposed to two-minute stories about Notre Dame's research impact. The "What Would You Fight For?" campaign, a partnership with NBC Sports, is the type of storytelling opportunity that most communicators can only dream about.A panel moderated by NBC Sports host Mike Tirico explored reflections on the enduring influence of the stories and future evolution of this storytelling.Panelists: Rob Hyland - Coordinating Producer, NBC Sunday Night Football Lindsay Schanzer '11 - Supervising Producer, NBC Sports Meenal Datta - DeFlorio Collegiate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Lauren Eglite '28 - Chemical Engineering MajorChapters: 00:00:00 20 Years of What Would You Fight For? 00:02:12 Father Bob Dowd introduces Mike Tirico 00:06:47 Mike Tirico shares his history with Notre Dame 00:15:08 Mike Tirico introduces panelists Rob Hyland, Lindsay Schanzer, Professor Meenal Datta, and ND student Lauren Eglite 00:18:25 How did 'What Would You Fight For?' start? 00:20:44 The story behind 'Fighting to Cure Brain Cancer' 00:27:17 Why does the 'What Would You Fight For?' air at the end of halftime 00:28:45 ND student Lauren Eglite shares her personal connection to 'What Would You Fight For?' 00:36:49 What does it take to make a 'What Would You Fight For?' spot? 00:39:45 The challenge of telling research stories during a football game 00:42:31 Reaching stakeholders with research stories 00:44:24 What impact can Notre Dame have on the world? 00:45:49 What do these stories mean to alumni? 00:48:38 How do you send research to the International Space Station? 00:51:53 What does Notre Dame Football mean to 'What Would You Fight For?' 00:53:52 Audience Q&A
- 1:41Notre Dame's Ethics InitiativeWe are living through a century of unprecedented technological, economic, and social change. And each new development poses significant ethical questions that we must study and decisively respond to. The Notre Dame Ethics Initiative will establish Notre Dame as a premier global destination for the study of ethics, offering superb training for future generations of ethicists and moral leaders, a platform for engagement of the Catholic moral tradition with other modes of inquiry, and an opportunity to forge insights into some of the most significant ethical issues of our time.More: https://go.nd.edu/Ethics
What Would You Fight For?
- 2:01Fighting for Community RegenerationGary, Indiana, is a city with deep roots and a powerful story of resilience. Once a thriving steel town, Gary has faced decades of economic decline—but today, community leaders and the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture are working together to rebuild its downtown and restore opportunity.Through Notre Dame’s Housing and Community Regeneration Initiative, the city is developing a plan to revive its downtown, honor its history, and create a stronger future for residents. With community input and thoughtful urban design, Gary is charting a path toward social and economic renewal.
- 2:00Fighting to Educate Children in GhanaWhen Notre Dame student-athlete Daniel Boateng ’26 showed exceptional promise on the soccer field, his mother and grandmother reminded him to never lose sight of the power of education. Now a midfielder for the Fighting Irish, Daniel is helping children in his native Ghana access the same opportunities that changed his life.Through his nonprofit Changing Lives GH, founded with two Notre Dame teammates, Daniel is sponsoring 100 students who might otherwise never attend school and dreaming of a future where every child in Ghana can learn for free.Learn more: https://go.nd.edu/fighting-to-educate-children-in-ghana
