In a campus-wide email sent on Friday afternoon, the Office of the President announced the creation of an oversight team tasked with evaluating and responding to federal policy changes and executive orders. The email, titled “A Message from the Executive Officers,” was signed by University President Fr. Robert Dowd, provost John McGreevy and executive vice president Shannon Cullinan.
After acknowledging feedback from the University community regarding federal policy changes, the email noted Notre Dame’s leadership team aims to understand and respond to how these shifts may impact the Notre Dame community and the University's mission: “to be the leading global Catholic research university.”
Dowd will chair the oversight team, whose primary task was identified in the email to “stay abreast of developments across a range of issues, including research, campus life, belonging, international students and scholars, financial and tax policy, and athletics.”
According to the email, the team will meet frequently and identify “opportunities for advocacy.” The team also plans to communicate with federal agencies and other institutions of higher education.
After thanking various Notre Dame offices, the email restated the University’s commitment to being a “great force for good” before urging readers to “rededicate” themselves to their work, whether academic, research or mission-related.
