Preparing for Christmas
The 2004 Notre Dame Advent Calendar is illustrated with
a snow-covered view of the Basilica and Main Building, taken from
Father Hesburgh's library office. Behind a window for each day
of Advent, a campus image is shown opposite text about the meaning
of Christmas. The calendar was produced for the second year by
Kevin Sandberg, CSC, '88, '04M.Div., with his sister, Eileen Trimble
'89. Proceeds benefit the Congregation of Holy Cross. The calendar
is available at the Notre Dame Hammes Bookstore or by calling
800-647-4641.
Alumni Career Programs
Alumni Career and Placement Services would like to hear
from employers seeking alumni who are in search of job opportunities.
Volunteers also are sought to provide professional development
assistance to alumni. To learn more about partnering with the
Alumni Career Center, visit: www.nd.edu/~alumweb/career.html.
Florida Fling
University President-elect Rev. John Jenkins, CSC, '76,
'78M.A., and former University Relations Vice President William
P. Sexton will be guest speakers at the Florida Fling, February
25-26, 2005. The new location for the annual winter reunion will
be the Jupiter (Florida) Beach Resort. To register to attend,
visit alumni.nd.edu/reunion or call Alumni Reunions at 574-631-6199.
Travel with Notre Dame Faculty
Two upcoming Alumni Travel programs will feature the
expertise of Notre Dame faculty who have first-hand knowledge
of their destination.
Alumni and friends of the University can accompany Rev. Bill
Miscamble, CSC, '77M.A., '80Ph.D., '87M.Div., associate professor
of history, to his homeland of Australia, February 23-March 10,
2005. The itinerary also includes a comprehensive exploration
of New Zealand.
Rev. Ernest Bartell, CSC, '53 will host a trip to South America,
March 14-27, 2005. Bartell is faculty fellow and executive director
emeritus of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, where
he helped establish and strengthen networks of scholars and policy
experts in Chile and Argentina during those countries' transition
to democracy. The trip will include visits to Buenos Aires and
Santiago, as well as the Andean Lake region that joins Chile and
Argentina.
Visit www.alumni.nd.edu for more information, or request a copy
of the 2005 Travel Program catalog at 800-634-2631 or alumtrav@nd.edu.
President's Assistant to Host Egypt Trip
Chandra Johnson '96, assistant to the University president,
will host alumni and friends of Notre Dame who join the expedition
to Egypt with the Alumni Travel program, March 1-12, 2005. Johnson
has been a member of the president's office since 1998 and also
serves as assistant director of cross-cultural ministry for Campus
Ministry.
More information is available at www.alumni.nd.edu or 800-634-2631.
The Basilica at Christmas
The 2004 Christmas ornament is a miniature of the Basilica
of the Sacred Heart. Designated by Pope John Paul II as a "minor
basilica" in 1992, Sacred Heart has served as the mother church
for the Congregation of Holy Cross since 1871.
The ornament can be ordered through the bookstore catalog center
at 800-647-4641 or by visiting alumni.nd.edu/ornaments.html. Proceeds
benefit the Alumni Association's community service and continuing
education programs.
Televised Basilica Mass
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart 10 a.m. Sunday Mass
is televised every week on the Hallmark Channel at 11 a.m., Eastern
time, year round. Check local listings for times in other areas.
Classes to Join Alumni Senate
On April 21-23, 2005, class officers will take part in
the Alumni Association's annual Alumni Senate, traditionally planned
for club officers. Class representatives will meet with Alumni
Association and Notre Dame Magazine staff, exchange ideas
with each other, interact with alumni club representatives and
be present for general sessions featuring University officers,
alumni board directors and Irish coaches.
Class offices are open for re-election at each class's reunion.
For more information, call Janet Mead, director of classes/reunions,
at 574-631-6990.
CASE Honors Pumpkins, Career Programs
The Notre Dame Alumni Association has been honored by
the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for
program excellence in two areas: fund raising, and alumni career
and placement services.
The Alumni Association's Gridiron Goblins pumpkin-template program
received CASE's highest honor, the Grand Gold Award, as an innovative
fund-raising effort. The program and templates, designed by Sean
O'Brien '86, director of Alumni Community Service, have generated
nearly $40,000 in support for community service programs.
Alumni Career and Placement Services was recognized with the
CASE Gold Award for its effective use of technology to provide
job placement and career networking opportunities for Notre Dame
alumni.
To Better Serve
The Alumni Association's recent strategic planning process
by McKinsey and Company, and survey responses from 7,666 alumni,
will be summarized in a mailing to alumni this fall. Details also
will be posted at www.alumni.nd.edu. The survey
was e-mailed in June to subscribers of "NDA Today," a monthly
electronic newsletter.
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
directory on all living and deceased Notre Dame graduates since
1900 as well as career networking and e-mail forwarding. Register
at irishonline.nd.edu with the eight-digit identification number
printed on the Notre Dame Magazine mailing label. The
ID number also is available by writing to onlinehelp@alumni.nd.edu.
(October 2004)
