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Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Fr. Pete McCormick was promoted as the inaugural assistant vice president for campus ministry, with three other campus ministry employees promoted to director roles. McCormick’s new title, along with the promotion of three other campus ministry professionals, was announced Tuesday by director of communications for the division of student affairs Kate Morgan. McCormick, who was
Bella Laufenberg | Monday, November 7, 2022
SpeakUp Notre Dame is a call to the campus community to not be silent but heard. Following the Inclusive Campus Survey, which uncovered that only 15% of the student body knew how to use SpeakUp, the Observer spoke to University administrators and other leaders to dive deeper into the history behind the tool, the intended
Bella Laufenberg | Monday, October 10, 2022
The Campus Inclusive Survey, which has been done previously in 2018 and 2020, asked the Notre Dame student population to reflect on their sense of belonging and what factors have influenced how at home they feel under the golden dome. Data was collected from February to March 2022 and yielded a 42 percent response rate, according
Peter Breen | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Students gathered on Library Lawn from 9-11 p.m. Friday night for Notre Dame’s third celebration of National greeNDot Day. A DJ played music as attendees enjoyed two large inflatables, food trucks and lawn games. Mandy Miller, the program director of student health and wellness initiatives for the division of student affairs, said the event provided
Isa Sheikh | Tuesday, April 26, 2022
The Campus Life Council (CLC) presented reports on rector turnover, student mental health and the current system of housing to University leaders Monday night. In attendance were vice president for student affairs Fr. Gerry Olinger, associate vice president for Residential Life Heather Rakoczy Russell, associate vice president for student development Brian Coughlin, director of Campus
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 21, 2022
The University will suspend COVID Response Unit (CRU) operations May 20, according to an email from the Office of the Provost on Thursday. Symptomatic testing will transition to University Health Services (UHS) for students and the Wellness Center for faculty and staff beginning May 23. Surveillance testing will be suspended. COVID-19 trends on campus and
Alysa Guffey and Bella Laufenberg | Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Editor’s note: This is the first story in a series examining how student groups run as part of the larger Notre Dame community. 32 residence halls. 354 clubs. 20 student organizations. Many students have found a home within the variety of student groups that thrive under the dome, but few understand how the University structures
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 3, 2022
The University campus will return to many protocols effective during the 2021 fall semester — including changes on masking, gatherings and travel — after consulting with public health experts, the University wrote in an email Thursday evening. All protocols will go into effect Friday at 5 p.m. Masks will not be required indoors on campus
Bella Laufenberg | Tuesday, September 21, 2021
The process of securing funds from Lilly Endowment Inc. started a year before pilot communities appeared in selected dorms during the spring 2021 semester. Christine Caron Gebhardt, associate vice president for student services, said she began developing a grant proposal in January 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic struck campus. Before she started working on the
Bella Laufenberg | Monday, September 6, 2021
As Fr. Gerard (Gerry) Olinger C.S.C. starts his position as Notre Dame’s new Vice President of Student Affairs, he intends to listen to concerns of the university before forming a plan of action. Born and raised outside of Philadelphia, PA, Olinger is the oldest of four siblings and has three younger sisters — one being