The University of Notre Dame du Lac,known simply as Notre Dame,is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame,Indiana,north of the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campus covers 1,261 acres in 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.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Notre Dame,Indiana,is a Catholic church on the campus of the University of Notre Dame,also serving as the mother church of the Congregation of Holy Cross (C.S.C.) in the United States. The neo-gothic church has 44 large stained glass windows and murals completed over a 17-year period by the Vatican painter Luigi Gregori. The basilica bell tower is 230 feet (70 m) high,making it the tallest university chapel in America. It is a contributing building in Notre Dame's historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The basilica is a major tourist attraction in Northern Indiana,and is visited annually by more than 100,000 tourists.
Holy Cross High School is a co-educational Catholic high school located in Flushing,in the New York City borough of Queens. Formerly a boys' school,the school began to admit girls from the 2018–19 academic year.
Keenan Hall is one of the 32 Residence Halls at University of Notre Dame. It is located on North Quad in front of North Dining hall,between Zahm Hall and Stanford Hall. Keenan Hall shares the building and The Chapel of The Holy Cross with adjacent dorm Stanford.
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.
Paul Edward Waldschmidt CSC was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon from 1978 to 1990.
Sorin Hall,nicknamed Sorin College,is the oldest of the 32 Residence Halls on the campus of the University of Notre Dame and one of the 17 male dorms. It is named after Fr. Edward Sorin,C.S.C.,the founder of Notre Dame. Sorin is located directly north of Walsh Hall and is directly south of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Sorin houses 143 undergraduate students. Sorin Hall is,along with other buildings on the Main Quad of Notre Dame,on the National Register of Historic Places. Sorin Hall was the first Notre Dame residential hall established as such,although St. Edward's Hall is housed in an older building.
The College of Arts and Letters is the oldest and largest college within the University of Notre Dame. The Dean of the College of Arts and Letters is Sarah Mustillo.
The Laetare Medal is an annual award given by the University of Notre Dame in recognition of outstanding service to the Catholic Church and society. The award is given to an American Catholic or group of Catholics "whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences,illustrated the ideals of the church and enriched the heritage of humanity." First awarded in 1883,it is the oldest and most prestigious award for American Catholics.
Daniel Robert Jenky,CSC is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois from 2002 until his retirement in 2022. He also served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana from 1997 to 2002.
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.
Tantur Ecumenical Institute is an international ecumenical institute for advanced theological research in Jerusalem.
Christ and the Samaritan Woman is an outdoor sculpture by Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović. Created in 1957,the sculpture resides in front of O’Shaughnessy Hall on the campus of the University of Notre Dame as part of the Shaheen-Mestrovic Memorial,which was completed in 1985 by the Department of Landscape Architecture and Planning in the South Bend office of Cole Associates. The marble and bronze sculpture depicts the events in John 4,in which Jesus converses and evangelizes to a woman from Samaria,with whom the Jews would not normally associate. Eli J. Shaheen,a Notre Dame alum,was the donor for the project,which is owned by the university. The “Woman at the Well,”as it is often referred,is flanked by sculptures of the gospel writers Luke the Evangelist and John the Evangelist. It has been regarded as the most notable and celebrated of Meštrović's works from his period at Notre Dame.
The University of Notre Dame's annual commencement exercises are held each May,currently in the Notre Dame Stadium. The exercises award undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The Irish Rover is an independent,conservative,Catholic biweekly student newspaper serving the University of Notre Dame community. The paper was launched in 2003 by Joe Lindlsey,when he and students believed that The Observer,another student publication,was showing a liberal bias in their coverage of events. The paper provides news coverage of campus life and features regular opinion columns from alumni and faculty.
Rev. Robert A. Dowd,C.S.C. is an American Catholic priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and the incoming president of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. On December 4,2023,Dowd was announced as the 18th university president,to succeed John I. Jenkins on July 1,2024.
