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SPARK graduate opens dance studio downtown

In  September, Velvet Canada, a graduate of Saint Mary's Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) fourth SPARK program in South Bend, will open her own dance studio named DanceHipology, WEI director Martha Smith said.

University restructures on-campus discipline

After a thorough review of its disciplinary processes and procedures, the former Office of Residence Life has reinvented itself as the Office of Community Standards to better address disciplinary incidents with the goals of student development and formation. 

Students' house destroyed in fire

Notre Dame disallows large bags in stadium

Mendoza expands program eligibility

Campus welcomes six new rectors

As the school year begins, new rectors are getting acclimated to their roles as community leaders and mentors in Cavanaugh Hall, Farley Hall, Keough Hall, Lewis Hall, O'Neill Hall and Ryan Hall.

Saint Mary's hosts summer leadership institute

Transfers acclimate to Notre Dame customs

International freshmen experience American culture

Notre Dame's newest freshman class contains 125 international students, representing 70 different countries. Last week, all of these students participated in International Student Orientation, which aimed to help foreign students adjust to an American university.  

Department offers new engineering majors

Cinema upgrades technology

Undocumented Saint Mary's student speaks out

LGBTQ group chooses name, advisor

The student organization formed to address lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) student issues will begin the academic year with a new name and an advisor. 

University revises admissions policy

Notre Dame not only welcomed new students, faculty and staff to campus last week, but it also extended a welcome to undocumented applicants, whose admission to the University seemed nearly impossible in past years.

College earns 'Best in the Midwest' recognition

Saint Mary's improves orientation

Seniors Kat Sullivan and Maddy Martin, student body president and vice president, focused on facilitating personal interaction between the members of the Saint Mary's Class of 2017 and the College's student leaders during the first-year orientation.

ND welcomes new students

This year's freshmen relished a hectic, awkward and exciting freshman orientation this past weekend as they settled into life on campus.

Saint Mary's announces new Dean of Faculty

Vickie Lynne Hess, a native of New York and previous academic dean of the American International College in Massachusetts, has been named Saint Mary's new dean of faculty, the College announced in a press release Aug. 20.

Incoming freshmen exceed expectations

Last fall, many members of the applicant pool for Notre Dame's Class of 2017 boasted the stellar test scores and transcripts up to the Irish standard, so the Office of Undergraduate Admissions needed to go a step beyond academic evaluation when selecting the 2,074 members now enrolled as freshmen.

Saint Mary's first- year class expands diversity

When first-year orientation began Thursday, the Saint Mary's Class of 2017 officially became the most diverse class in Belles history.