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-87 posts tagged "Center for Social Concerns"
Ty Harrington | Monday, September 18, 2023
On Friday afternoon Notre Dame hosted Ed Yong, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist and bestselling author. Yong’s lecture titled “Can stories of science create a more empathetic world?” was the second event in the MVP Fridays lecture series hosted by the Center for Social Concerns. A science journalist since 2006, Yong has covered a broad
Ethan Chiang | Monday, September 4, 2023
At noon Friday, Notre Dame and South Bend community members gathered in the Geddes Hall coffee house for the first installment of a discussion series hosted by the Center for Social Concerns, “Signs of the Times.” The new homelessness coordinator for South Bend, Carl Hetler, spoke on this years’s theme, “Poverty and Power,” in his
Caroline Collins | Friday, May 19, 2023
While many graduating seniors may choose to enter the workforce or continue their higher-level education, other seniors will complete a year of service. Some service projects and partnerships are offered through the Center for Social Concerns, the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) and other partner organizations. About 4% of graduates will pursue service work upon
Kathryn Muchnick | Monday, May 1, 2023
The Student Policy Network (SPN) hosted an interactive reentry simulation Saturday morning where students learned about the barriers to reentering society after being incarcerated in the state of Indiana. SPN connects students and community partners for public policy research and advocacy. The reentry simulation was hosted in partnership with Life Outside Reentry Assistance, a South
Kate Kirwan | Monday, February 27, 2023
This past Thursday, Notre Dame students, South Bend community members and tribe members of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, filled Geddes Hall coffee house, gathering to celebrate the unveiling of the permanent installation of the Pokagon art collection. The installation is a part of the Center for Social Concerns’s Arts of Dignity series and features
Isa Sheikh | Monday, February 20, 2023
Elizabeth Bruenig couldn’t make it the first time her talk at Notre Dame was scheduled. Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Smith, who Bruenig had known for a number of months and referred to familiarly as “Kenny,” was scheduled to be executed the day before her lecture — and she was to be a witness. “I
lettertotheeditor | Friday, January 27, 2023
The University of Notre Dame does an excellent job of reminding us how important it is to reach out to “the least of our brethren” and practice social justice as part of our daily lives. There is the Center for Social Concerns on campus that does an excellent job clarifying this for us. One of
Marcelle Couto | Thursday, December 1, 2022
In August, leaders of the major college-in-prison initiatives within the tri-campus community gathered to create the Notre Dame Programs for Education in Prison (NDPEP) housed within the Center for Social Concerns (CSC). The program offers a liberal arts education in prisons as well as expanding research geared toward improving prison education initiatives. NDPEP aids participants
lettertotheeditor | Wednesday, November 9, 2022
I’m writing to respond to an article in The Observer on Oct. 11: “Center for Social Concerns withdraws resources for community engagement.” As the inaugural assistant director of faith and justice in Campus Ministry (beginning this new role July 1), I have the privilege of organizing service opportunities and social justice initiatives for students. Many of
Tess Brennan | Wednesday, November 9, 2022
The summer service learning program (SSLP) and its international counterpart (ISSLP) have been phased out by the Center for Social Concerns. NDBridge is the University’s new summer community engagement program, limited to rising sophomores. The previous programs were open to students in each of their three summers. NDBridge will continue to offer eight-week service-based immersion