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University to award 11 honorary degrees at Commencement

SMC honors alumnae at Commencement Day

Graduating students celebrate Senior Week traditions

Alumnae Association names 'Outstanding Senior'

Saint Mary's senior AnabelCastañeda received this year's Outstanding Senior Award at the Alumnae-Senior Champagne Brunch on Monday.

What Though the Odds

When Haley Scott DeMaria received a call earlier this year from University President Fr. John Jenkins, she had some idea about what their conversation would entail.

Five hall rectors leaving Notre Dame at end of academic year

Residents of Farley Hall are used to knocking on rector Sr. Carrine Etheridge's door to ask for advice and to walk Etheridge's dog, Farley. But after 19 years as rector of Farley Hall, Etheridge will take Farley the dog from her namesake hall when she returns to Virginia to be closer to her 91-year-old mother.

College students welcome Hobson as commencement speaker

University Food Services prepares for Commencement

Commencement weekend is a time of celebration for graduating students and their families, and good food is a must for any gathering of family and friends.

University awards 2012 Laetare Medal

Gone but not forgotten

Although three members of the Class of 2012 will not walk at commencement, their legacies continue to shape Notre Dame's campus.

Alumnae Association names 'Outstanding Senior'

Saint Mary's senior AnabelCastañeda received this year's Outstanding Senior Award at the Alumnae-Senior Champagne Brunch on Monday.

Speaker discusses professional women

In Carroll Auditorium on Tuesday evening, Kathy Ameche closed the fourth Saint Mary's Bold Beauty Conference with a keynote address on the experience of women in the workplace.

GSA decision postponed

Notre Dame announced Tuesday it would continue to consider whether to approve a gay-straight alliance as an official student club, deferring a decision until the beginning of the next academic year. The University also responded to requests for a public explanation as to why it did not add sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination clause.

Volunteer house to be dedicated to Seeberg

The legacy of former Saint Mary's student LizzySeeberg will be kept alive when a volunteer house in Chicago is dedicated during a ceremony Sunday.

Fitness test undergoes changes, improvements

The Class of 2016 will experience a new wave of fitness testing during the next academic year.

Cab driver bonds with patrons

For Gail Hickey, cab driving is far more than just a source of income. It's an opportunity to forge bonds of loyalty and trust with members of the Notre Dame community.

Seminarian to bike 1,150 miles for charity

To spread the Catholic pro-life message, senior Stephen Barany, an undergraduate seminarian in Old College, will bike 1,150 miles from New Orleans to Chicago from May 21 to 29 with the charity Biking for Babies.

Doyle replaced at Student Affairs

After just two years on the job, Fr. Thomas Doyle will be replaced as vice president for Student Affairs, the University announced Tuesday.

Scholars named new ILS directors

Jose E. Lima, one of the country´s foremost scholars of Latino literature, has been named director of Notre Dame´s Institute for Latino Studies (ILS), the University announced in a press release Tuesday. As director, he will hold the Julian Samora Chair in Latino Studies.

Housing development to open

Editor's note: This article was edited May 3 to correct the omission of Memorial Hospital as a funding partner of the NNRO.