Tuition Plan Consortium
Notre Dame is among more than 200 private colleges and
universities taking part in the Tuition Plan Consortium. Recently
approved as a federal college savings program, the Independent
529 Plan provides a guaranteed amount of future tuition and mandatory
fees based upon the amount contributed by individuals and each
institution's tuition, which will be modestly discounted from
today's costs. Portable to all participating institutions, the
program does not guarantee admission but will offer a wide range
of application choices. The benefit may be purchased by any U.S.
citizen on behalf of any individual and is transferable to siblings
or first cousins. It is currently limited to undergraduate tuition
and fees. Three years of participation and a minimum contribution
of $500 are required prior to disbursement.
For more information, visit www.independent529plan.org
or call 888-718-7878.
Christmas Eve at the Grotto
The nativity scene at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
at Notre Dame is the 2003 Notre Dame Christmas ornament. The ornament
can be ordered through the Notre Dame Hammes Bookstore catalog
center at 800-647-4641 or by visiting alumni.nd.edu/ornaments.html.
Proceeds benefit the Alumni Community Service and Continuing Education
programs.
Notre Dame Door Knockers
Three styles of the Notre Dame door knocker, which can
be personalized with an engraving of a family name or a phrase,
can be viewed and ordered at http://alumni.nd.edu/knocker.html.
Information is also available at 800-634-2631. Proceeds benefit
the Alumni Community Service and Continuing Education programs.
Online Services
Alumni and friends of the University can subscribe to
NDA Today, the Alumni Association's electronic newsletter,
by sending an e-mail to ndalumni@nd.edu with "Subscribe" as the
subject of the e-mail.
Irish Online, exclusively for alumni, offers a free electronic
alumni directory on all living and deceased Notre Dame graduates
since 1900 as well as career networking and e-mail forwarding.
Register at https://irishonline.nd.edu/ with the eight-digit identification
number printed on the Notre Dame Magazine mailing label.
The ID number is also available by writing to onlinehelp@alumni.nd.edu.
Career Networking
Alumni can post their company's job openings in the career
networking module of Irish Online at https://irishonline.nd.edu.
Positions are viewable only by Notre Dame graduates who have created
an account with the system. Graduates also can host a "shadowing"
program at their workplace through which Notre Dame students explore
possible careers and gain perspective on the working world during
semester break. Alumni interested in hosting a student or willing
to answer career-related questions from Notre Dame students can
volunteer through the Career Networking Profile at http://careercenter.nd.edu.
Scholastic Magazine
Scholastic, Notre Dame's student-produced magazine,
informs readers of campus issues and events. An annual subscription
provides 13 issues and the annual Football Review. For more information
or to place an order, visit www.nd.edu/~scholast/subscribe.html
or send a check for $35, payable to Scholastic, to 315
LaFortune, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556.
Medical Missions
Alumni and friends interested in volunteering with domestic
and international medical teams can obtain information on the
programs at http://alumni.nd.edu/commserv/medmissions.html.
Volunteers work with the Rosebud Indian Reservation, Rosebud,
South Dakota; Hopital Sainte Croix, Lèogâne, Haiti;
or Andean Health & Development, Inc. in rural Ecuador, South
America.
'Carmen' in Seville
Paul Rathburn, professor emeritus and founder/producer
of Summer Shakespeare at Notre Dame, will be the faculty representative
for the Alumni Travel program, September 7 to 14, which will feature
a production of Georges Bizet's "Carmen" to be staged in its original
open-air surroundings in Seville, Spain. For more information
on the Seville trip and all Alumni Travel programs, visit alumni.nd.edu/travel
or call 800-634-2631.
The Shirt
The 2003 version of "The Shirt" announces "Here Come
the Irish" on its front; The back reads: "There's a magic in the
sound of their name . . . Here Come the Irish of Notre Dame."
This year's purchase includes an insert relating the history of
The Shirt project, which has raised more than $2 million in the
past 13 years for student clubs and organizations as well as for
students who incur costly medical bills. For purchase information,
visit www.nd.edu/~theshirt
or the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore website, or call the bookstore
catalog center at 800-647-4641.
