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Kelli Smith | Wednesday, October 3, 2018
The Office of Military and Veteran Affairs (OMVA) established a scholarship this year that will help cover the cost of room and board for Notre Dame ROTC students. Titled the Theodore M. Hesburgh ROTC Endowment of Excellence scholarship, the first award will likely be gifted in the next two or three years, Regan Jones, director
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, September 25, 2018
I write to praise two students, both of whom excelled in my Literature University Seminar in their first year. In singling out Maria Burgess, now a junior, and sophomore Maddie Penn, I am also reaching out to all those who serve the idea(l) of God, Country, Notre Dame in ways that go beyond the academic. While
Andrew Cameron and Mia Marroquin | Monday, August 27, 2018
The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) prepares college students to serve as Naval officers after graduation. Eighty-four Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s undergraduates participate in this program. Known as “midshipmen,” students in the program this summer spent approximately a month completing various training courses, including spending time aboard active vessels and aircraft to prepare
Andrew Cameron | Friday, May 18, 2018
The culmination of four years of classes, training exercise and tireless dedication, 43 senior cadets from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) — including officers from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, Holy Cross College, Valparaiso University and Bethel College — will receive their commissions Saturday. Colonel Jim Bowen, Air Force ROTC commander and department chair of
Gina Twardosz | Friday, May 18, 2018
As the only Saint Mary’s graduating member of Notre Dame’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC), senior Kayla Savage will continue the College’s legacy of service through her long-term goal of becoming a naval pilot. Savage said in an email that after graduation she will pursue an education at a naval school in California. “I
Ciara Hopkinson | Friday, March 23, 2018
Four years ago, then-incoming freshman Lauren McKee sent an email to the Gary Sinise Foundation (GSF), a charity dedicated to serving veterans, active military and first responders, explaining that she was a freshman at Notre Dame and hoping to be added to a volunteer list. Two hours later, she got a call from the foundation’s
Andrew Bennis | Friday, March 2, 2018
The Notre Dame Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Core (ROTC) will host 56 teams and more than 800 students for the 32nd annual Flyin’ Irish Invitational Basketball Tournament this weekend. The competition has grown to become the largest ROTC sporting event in the country, Saint Mary’s sophomore and Air Force ROTC cadet Marta Kernan said.
Natalie Weber | Friday, November 17, 2017
As many young men enlisted or were drafted into the military during World War II, Notre Dame’s enrollment sank and the University was on the verge of closing. Thanks to an agreement between the Navy and Notre Dame, however, the University was able to keep its doors open. Notre Dame’s connection with the Navy began
Kelli Smith | Thursday, November 16, 2017
The University announced the establishment of an Office of Military and Veteran Affairs (OMVA) in a press release Wednesday. According to the release, the office will expand the University’s support for Notre Dame-enrolled veterans and their families, active-duty and ROTC students and those who are dependents of service members. The office will be led by
Serena Zacharias | Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Army, Navy and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) units gathered at the Clarke Memorial Fountain on Tuesday to participate in a Veterans Day celebration in honor of all of those who have served in the United States military. From 4:30 p.m. Monday until the ceremony Tuesday, midshipmen and cadets stood vigil at the