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-75 posts tagged "Commencement"
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 19, 2023
All-Commencement Teams Men’s Athlete of the Year: In first year as starter, Ryan Bischel reaches the next level Women’s Athlete of the Year: Olivia Wingate leads line for Irish women’s soccer ND Football: Irish ride rollercoaster in Freeman’s first season ND Men’s Basketball: Irish men’s basketball prepares to start fresh after season of trials and
Kathryn Muchnick | Friday, May 19, 2023
Kristen Friday, a computer science major in the college of engineering, has been selected as Notre Dame’s class of 2023 valedictorian. Friday will deliver the valedictory address during the commencement ceremony. Friday hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and she lived in Lewis Hall during her time on campus. Though she began Notre Dame as a mechanical
Jack Sirianni | Wednesday, May 17, 2023
It was a sight that was hard to forget as I made the turn from East Angela Boulevard onto Notre Dame Avenue for the first time. It was so much more than the view. As I lay there in the back seat, wedged between the mounds of snacks and clothes, I stood on the precipice
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, May 2, 2023
The Golden Dome atop Notre Dame’s Main Building will be regilded for the first time since 2005, the University said Tuesday in a press release. Adding a new layer of gold leaf to the 140-year-old Dome and its 17-foot-tall statue of Mary is expected to take five months. The project will begin immediately following Commencement
Observer Staff Report | Sunday, March 19, 2023
Sister Rosemary Connelly, a lifelong advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities, will receive Notre Dame’s 2023 Laetare Medal, according to a press release. The Laetare Medal is awarded at commencement each year to an American Catholic leader “whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the Church and enriched the heritage
Spencer Kelly, Thomas Dobbs, Erin Drumm and Avery Polking | Monday, February 27, 2023
On Feb. 18, former President Jimmy Carter, age 98, entered hospice care. The announcement was followed by a flurry of tributes for the longest-living American president, whose legacy has become defined less by his time in office and more by extensive humanitarian work in the decades since he left the White House. Carter’s laudable efforts
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, May 13, 2022
Devin Diggs, a neuroscience and behavior major, has been selected as Notre Dame’s class of 2022 valedictorian. Diggs will deliver the valedictory address during the commencement ceremony Sunday. Diggs hails from Olathe, Kansas, and lived in Dunne Hall on campus. In addition to his neuroscience major, Diggs completed a minor in education, schooling and society
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, May 13, 2022
Morgan La Sala of Wayne, New Jersey, has been selected as Notre Dame’s class of 2022 salutatorian. La Sala majored in mechanical engineering and was a very active member of Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) during her time as an undergraduate. La Sala lived in Flaherty Hall for three years, serving as the Big-Little
Reyna Lim | Monday, April 25, 2022
Over the weekend of May 27-30, Notre Dame will host a special commencement ceremony for graduates of the class of 2020 two years after their unexpected departure from campus in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The weekend will feature a variety of events celebrating the accomplishments of the class and their resilience during
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 21, 2022
Notre Dame announced their honorary degree recipients and a recipient of the Hesburgh-Stephan Medal, according to statements released Thursday. The University announced former U.S. secretary of energy Ernest J. Moniz and current chief executive officer (CEO) and principal for Kinsale Management Consulting Kathleen McChesney will receive honorary degrees at the 2022 Commencement, according to a