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-16 posts tagged "Senior Week"
Nelisha Silva | Friday, May 13, 2022
If you told me three years ago I’d be writing a commencement column for The Observer, I would have laughed in your face. Me, writing for public consumption? Being perceived by the general public? Absolutely not! Yet, here we are — the last place I imagined myself finding a home at Notre Dame, and now,
Gabrielle Beechert | Monday, April 25, 2022
Senior Week for the class of 2022 begins Sunday, May 8, and a record number of students have signed up for this year’s events, senior class council president Timmy Gallagher said. Because the class of 2022 missed out on many traditions throughout the past few years due to the pandemic, Gallagher said the senior class
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
Crystal Ramirez | Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Saint Mary’s class council seeks to promote unity through events, parents weekend and senior week. This year — with COVID-19 restrictions lessened — Class Council hopes to have a more traditional year, especially for the class of 2022. Senior Class Council Senior Class Council representative Emma Berges noted that even though she did take up
Gina Twardosz | Tuesday, April 21, 2020
During freshman orientation at Saint Mary’s, we close the circle. It sounds rather cultish, doesn’t it? At least, that’s how I saw it, almost four years ago, in the midst of my pitiful “I don’t want to be here” malaise. At age 18, I was a misguided Ed Sheeran fan. Sheeran didn’t have a back-up
Mary Steurer | Friday, May 17, 2019
Commemorating the class of 2019 as well as all those who helped shape their college careers, Holy Cross will hold its 52nd annual commencement ceremony Saturday in McKenna Arena in the Pfeil Center. Ashley Adamczyk, a communications major and theology minor, will be delivering the ceremony’s valedictory address. “It’s just really humbling, and I’m really
Erin Swope | Friday, May 17, 2019
Senior Week 2019 brought together Notre Dame’s class of 2019 one last time to celebrate and remember the times they shared over the past four years. Senior Week co-chair Lizzie Cameron said this year’s festivities deviated from traditional Senior Week events to focus more on the students. (Editor’s note: Lizzie Cameron is a former Viewpoint copy
Ellen Geyer | Friday, November 9, 2018
For senior Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame isn’t just a school. It’s “one big happy family.” Tillery, a defensive lineman out of Shreveport, Louisiana, is no stranger to family as the youngest of four, although at 6-foot-7 and 305 pounds, he is anything but the baby of the family. And for him, “the people [are] what
Mary Bernard | Friday, May 18, 2018
Senior Week 2018 will feature a few new events while maintaining its focus on giving seniors a final week to have fun and say goodbye to Notre Dame. Seniors Anna Schierl and Molly Robinson, this year’s co-chairs of Senior Week, are the first chairs the Senior Class Council has chosen outside of student government, Robinson said.
Andrew Cameron | Friday, May 19, 2017
After the grind of finals, Senior Week offered the class of 2017 one last chance to celebrate and spend time with friends and the Notre Dame community before graduating. The week featured a wide array of events planned for graduating students to participate in, as well as plenty of time for final goodbyes. Senior Amelia Zepernick, chair