Knute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame. Leading Notre Dame for 13 seasons,Rockne accumulated over 100 wins and three national championships.
The University of Notre Dame du Lac,known simply as Notre Dame,is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame,Indiana. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campus of 1,261 acres has a suburban setting and contains landmarks such as the Golden Dome,the Word of Life mural,Notre Dame Stadium,and the Basilica. Originally for men,the university started accepting undergraduate women in 1972.
Theodore Martin Hesburgh,CSC was an American Catholic priest and academic who was a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He is best known for his service as the president of the University of Notre Dame for thirty-five years (1952–1987).
Edward Frederick Sorin,C.S.C. was a French-born priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and the founder of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and of St. Edward's University in Austin,Texas.
John Augustine Zahm,CSC was a Holy Cross priest,author,scientist,and explorer of South America. He was born at New Lexington,Ohio,and died in Munich,Germany.
John Ignatius Jenkins,C.S.C. is an American Catholic priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and the current president of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He previously served as its vice-president and associate provost. He replaced Edward Malloy as president.
Alumni Hall is one of the 32 Residence Halls on the campus of the University of Notre Dame and one of the 16 male dorms. It is located on South Quad adjacent to "Main Circle",across from the law school building,and it hosts 234 undergraduates.
The Rev. William Corby,CSC was an American priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross,and a Union Army chaplain in the American Civil War attached to the Irish Brigade. He served twice as president of the University of Notre Dame.
University of Notre Dame's Main Administration Building houses various administrative offices,including the office of the President. Atop of the building stands the Golden Dome,the most recognizable landmark of the university. Three buildings were built at the site;the first was built in 1843 and replaced with a larger one in 1865,which burned down in 1879,after which the third and current building was erected. The building hosts the administrative offices of the university,as well as classrooms,art collections,and exhibition spaces. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Theodore Hesburgh Library is the primary building of the University of Notre Dame's library system. The present-day building opened on September 18,1963,as Memorial Library. In 1987,it was renamed Hesburgh Library,in honor of Rev. Theodore Hesburgh,C.S.C.,who served as the university's president from 1952 to 1987. The library's exterior façade that faces the university's football stadium includes a large,134-foot (41 m) by 68-foot (21 m) mural called Word of Life,or more commonly known as Touchdown Jesus. As of 2009,the library ranked as the 61st largest collection among research universities in the United States,with an estimated 3.39 million volumes.
The University of Notre Dame was founded on November 26,1842,by Father Edward Sorin,CSC,who was also its first president,as an all-male institution on land donated by the Bishop of Vincennes. Today,many Holy Cross priests continue to work for the university,including as its president. Notre Dame rose to national prominence in the early 1900s for its Fighting Irish football team,especially under the guidance of the legendary coach Knute Rockne. Major improvements to the university occurred during the administration of Rev. Theodore Hesburgh between 1952 and 1987 as Hesburgh's administration greatly increased the university's resources,academic programs,and reputation and first enrolled women undergraduates in 1972.
The president of the University of Notre Dame is the chief administrator of the university. The president is selected by the board of trustees of the university,which has the general power of governance of the institution,and is second only to the university fellows. The president of the university is ex officio member of both the board of trustees and the fellows.
The Rev. Charles L. O'Donnell,C.S.C. was an American Catholic priest,military chaplain of the US Army and President of the University of Notre Dame from 1928 to 1934. He served as military chaplain in World War I,and his helmet is still hanging on the east door in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
The Rev. Matthew J. Walsh,C.S.C. was an American priest and President of the University of Notre Dame from 1922 to 1928,after having served has Vice President 1912–22.
The Rev. Andrew Morrissey,C.S.C. was an Irish-American priest and President of the University of Notre Dame from 1893 to 1905,after having served previously as director of studies. He was born in 1860 in Ireland,and left for America at the age of twelve. He studied in the United States and was professed with the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1880. He taught at Sacred Heart College,Watertown,Wisconsin,and was ordained priest in 1884. Morrissey Hall at the University of Notre Dame was dedicated in his honor.
The Rev. John W. Cavanaugh,C.S.C. was an American priest and President of the University of Notre Dame from 1905 to 1919.
The Rev. Patrick Dillon,C.S.C. was an Irish-American Catholic priest,and second President of the University of Notre Dame from 1865 to 1866. He was the first Irish priest of the University.
The Rev. Patrick J. Colovin,C.S.C. was an Irish-Canadian Catholic priest,and fifth President of the University of Notre Dame from 1874 to 1877.
The Rev. Thomas E. Walsh,C.S.C. was an Irish-Canadian Catholic priest,and seventh President of the University of Notre Dame from 1881 to 1893. He was born one of nine in Lacolle,Quebec,son of Thomas Walsh and Winifred McDermott. He was educated at the College de Saint-Laurent,where he caught the attention of Rev. Edward Sorin,who saw his potential. He finished his studies there in 1872 and entered the Novitiate. Sorin sent him to study at College de Ste. Croix in Neuilly,close to Paris,where he spent three years. He was recalled to Notre Dame in 1876 in order to improve enrollment. He was ordained a priest on August 29,1877,by Bishop Joseph Dwenger of Fort Wayne and then assumed the role of dean of students. After the great fire of 1879,Walsh was in charge of rescheduling classes and professors in the newly reopened college,and his administrative ability led Sorin and William Corby to pick him as next president in 1881. He died of kidney disease at the age of 40.
Carroll Hall is one of the 33 Residence Halls on the campus of the University of Notre Dame and one of the 16 male dorms. Carroll is located on the shores of St. Mary's Lake,and is the smallest of the residence halls,housing around 100 undergraduates.
