SPECIAL INTEREST CLUBS
This alphabetical club listing represents student special interest clubs registered for the 2008-2009 academic year. If you would like to have a link added to your club listing, contact the Student Activities Office.
Africa Faith and Justice Network
AFJN-ND is an organization devoted to education and advocacy on behalf of justice for Africa on the campuses of the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College, and Holy Cross College.
Section 2. AFJN-ND is also committed to collaborating in the task of transforming US policy on Africa in light of Catholic social teaching.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail afjn or click here for the AFJN web site.
Alumni Student Club
The purpose of the ASC shall be to foster communication and relationships between alumni and current students through social activities to be sponsored by the ASC. We will work towards this goal by: Having regular meetings with large student input, working with the Alumni Association to contact Alums to attend events, creating other activities to develop a committment and friendship between alumni and students.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail sarg.
Amateur Radio Club
The purpose of ARC ND shall be:
1. to serve the Notre Dame student body and greater University community by providing independent communications when requested,
2. to represent and serve those members of the ARC ND who wish to further their interest in communications research and practice,
3. and to encourage community interest in Amateur Radio by providing various outreach activities and by example of its own members.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail arcnd.
Chess Club
To promote chess as both a tool to sharpen the intellect and a leisure game among the student body and the surrounding community, and to eventually introduce members to tournament play.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail ndchess or click here for the Chess Club web site.
Children's Defense Fund
The purpose of the Children's Defense Fund is to raise awareness about children's issues through a series of educational and service projects by working as an umbrella group to unite the many children's service groups on campus for the means of learning about and affecting children's policy issues; holding lectures on a bi-weekly or monthly basis where we will host lecturers with experience on working in the areas of children's service and advocacy; and to work with pre-med and accounting groups to allow poor people in the South Bend area to register for Medicaid and other programs they qualify for but are not signed up for.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail cdf or click here for the CDF web site.
College Democrats, Notre Dame
The purpose of the College Democrats of Notre Dame will be to uphold and promote the principles of the Democratic Party and social justice through debate and action.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail cdems or click here for the College Democrats web site.
College Republicans, Notre Dame
The purpose of this organization shall be to make known and promote the principles of the Republican Party among the students at the University of Notre Dame, to recruit Notre Dame students as members of this organization and as members of the Republican Party, to aid in the election of Republican candidates at all levels of government, to assist the state and national federations of College Republicans to achieve their aims and objective and to develop political awareness and leadership abilities among Republicans students as preparation for future service by them to party and to the community.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail colrepub or click here for the College Republicans web site.
Detachment 225 Flyin' Irish
The purpose of this club is to establish voluntary teams of cadets charged with demonstrating individual and flight drill movements; to promote espirit de corps and convey a positive image for the Air Force and Air Force ROTC by participating in campus and off-campus ceremonies and events including but not limited to drill competitions, designated sporting events and military funerals.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail flyirish or click here for the Det 225 web site.
Feminist Voice
The purpose of FVND shall be the following: To educate and raise awareness in the university community about feminist issues. To establish a solid foundation of individuals to work in the pursuit of feminist ideals-social, political, and economic equality for both women and men. To study and take action on feminist issues on campus, at the community, and in the nation. To foster leadership development and career building opportunities for feminist students. To enhance feminist community on campus.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail feminist or click here for the Feminist Voice web site.
FlipSide
This club will provide and promote fun social activities that do not involve alcohol. Its goals include 1) showing students that drinking is not necessary to have fun, and 2) offering a positive social environment for those students who choose not to drink.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail flipside or click here for the Flipside web site.
Flyin' Irish Colorguard/Drill Team, ND
The purpose of this club is
1. To establish voluntary teams of cadets charged with demonstrating individual and flight drill movements.
2. To promote espirit de corps and convey a positive image for the Air Force and Air Force ROTC by participating in campus and off-campus ceremonies and events including but not limited to:
drill competitions,
designated sporting events,
military funerals.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail ficgdt or click here for the Flyin' Irish Colorguard/Drill Team web site.
Glass Club
The purpose of the Glass Club of Notre Dame is to provide students with the opportunity to experience glass as a studio art form and share it with the Notre Dame community.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail glass or click here for the Glass Club web site.
Human Rights - ND
The purpose of Amnesty International Notre Dame shall be to promote global human rights. In particular, Amnesty International Notre Dame goals shall include, but not be limited to: freeing all prisoners of conscience; ensuring fair and prompt trials for political prisoners; abolishing the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners; ending political killings and "disappearances"; and opposing human rights abuses by opposition groups. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights shall come as a guiding document for this group.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail peace.
Irish Marauder Drill Team
The mission of the Irish Marauders is to develop leadership, confidence, and teamwork while learning the art of U.S. Army drill and ceremonies. The Irish Marauders will also represent the University of Notre Dame Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, hereafter referred as AROTC, at various functions throughout the nation.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail marauder.
Leprechaun Legion
The purposes of this Club are:
1. To support University of Notre Dame varsity athletics and, in particular, University varsity men’s basketball.
2. To protect, preserve, promote and market the name “Leprechaun Legion”, the logo, and all other related or ancillary intellectual property rights belonging to the Club.
3. To support philanthropic and charitable programs in coordination with the University basketball and athletic programs.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail legion or click here for the Legion web site.
Linux Users Group, Notre Dame
The purpose of the club shall be to offer various resources to Linux users at the University, help educate users about security issues, and to offer a forum for discussion about Linux issues.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail ndlug or click here for the NDLUG web site.
Macintosh User’s Group (MUG-ND)
The purpose of MUGND shall be to foster leadership, act as a support group and knowledge base, and service the public by providing general education of this computer work environment.
If you would like more information about this club, please email macnd or click here for the MUG-ND web site.
Mediaeval Society of Our Lady of the Lake
The purpose of this society shall be to promote an interest and awareness of mediaeval civilization with an academic basis to its members.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail medeva.
Mock Trial Association
The purpose of this organization shall be to stimulate reasoned and analytical thinking, to improve public speaking, to further individual experience in the legal field and in the courtroom, and to succeed in intercollegiate competition at the regional and national levels.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail mt or click here for the Mock Trial web site.
Model United Nations
The purpose of this organization shall be to promote awareness of the wide variety of cultures throughout the world and how these cultures interact in the United Nations. Another purpose of this organization will be to attend a Model United Nations conference at least once a year.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail ndmun.
Mustard
The purpose of Mustard shall be to provide a forum for undergraduate students interested in creative writing. Mustard's goals will be to:
A. meet s a group to present pieces for peer review.
B. present writing activities and techniques that will enhance creative writing abilities.
C. occasionally invite faculty and grad students to present their work.
If you would more information about this club, please e-mail mustard.
ND for Animals
The purpose of ND for Animals shall be to educate University students about exploitation of animals. We desire to promote a reasoned ethical philosophy to guide us in our interactions with all animals. The mission of the club shall be attained through the following means:
1. Educating students through information tables, distributing literature, using approved advertising methods, and through lectures.
2. Holding discussions at weekly meetings on animal rights issues.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail animals or click here for the ND for Animals web site.
ND-8
The purpose of ND-8 shall be to raise awareness of the Millennium Development Goals among students and to put pressure on political leaders to take action to overcome these problems. Furthermore, we want students to learn about the individual role they can play in these goals and encourage them to take an active role in achieving the MDGs. We shall mobilize students on the ND campus in order to contribute to the larger, global effort to petition governments and end extreme poverty.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail ndeight. or click here for the ND-8 web site.
Orestes Brownson Council on Catholicism and American Politics
The purposes of The Orestes Brownson Council are as follows:
1. To research and study and to inform and educate ourselves and our fellow students on issues pertaining to Catholicism, American politics, and the intersection of the two.
2. To study and educate concerning the impact on the individual, family, community, state, and nation of certain political and theological ideas, including but not limited to: the role of religion in American politics, the proper role of government within the confines of constitutional boundaries; the doctrines of natural right and natural law; education and educational choice; family issues such as divorce, abortion, adoption, and child care; economic issues such as budget and tax policy, economic growth, free enterprise; as well as national defense, foreign policy, international trade, promotion of social welfare, and related topics.
3. To assist in the education and development of dedicated, knowledgeable, and responsible leaders in America. Namely, to provide Notre Dame students the opportunity of a civic education.
4. To increase understanding of the intersection of Catholicism in American Politics through a program of civic education rooted in the liberal arts tradition. In so doing, through public discussion groups, forums, panels, lectures, study groups, conferences, seminars, debates, and other similar programs through mail or the media. An effort will be made to present a sufficiently full and fair exposition of pertinent facts to permit individuals and the public to form independent opinions and conclusions.
5. To hold regular campus meetings for the presentation of panel discussions, lectures, film presentations, or other educational materials. To make available additional educational literature, tapes, film, television, and radio programs, and other research materials, to aid in obtaining quality speakers, business, journalistic and academic leaders; to maintain an ongoing contract with all speakers, business, journalistic, and academic leaders; to maintain an ongoing contract with all members and supporters in order to promote informative, educational programs and activities, research, and ideas for civic programs and projects; and to raise funds to finance these activities, educational programs and projects.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail obcnd or click here for the Orestes Brownson Council web site,
Peace Fellowship
NDPF intends to contribute to building peace and justice by exploring and articulating the ideals of Christian Gospel non-violence and by striving to apply it to personal life and to the structures of society. NDPF seeks to fulfill this mission in the University of Notre Dame community through prayer, action, education, protest and fellowship.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail pfellow or click here for the NDPF web site.
Perspectives
The purpose of the organization is to provide support and create a social outlet for students with disabilities. The organization also seeks to increase awareness and to educate the greater Notre Dame community to facilitate positive relationships between students with disabilities and the rest of the Notre Dame community.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail perspect.
Progressive Student Alliance
The Progressive Student Alliance opposes all forms of oppression and is working for social justice by raising awareness of social issues, cooperating with existing groups, empowering students, and encouraging action.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail psa.
Ranger Challenge Team (AROTC)
The purpose of this club shall be to represent the University of Notre Dame and the Army ROTC Fightin' Irish Battalion at the annual Brigade Ranger Challenge Competition while simultaneously fostering team cohesion, esprit de corps, and the development of cadets in preparation for becoming lieutenants in the United States Army.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail rangers.
Right To Life, Notre Dame
The purpose of this club is to promote and uphold the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death through prayer, service and education, and to help women in crisis pregnancies find alternatives to abortion through service and support, in the spirit of the Catholic Church.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail prolife or click here for the Right to Life web site.
Risk Club
To provide a location and resources for those interested in military board games to play against each other.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail risk or click here for the Risk Club web site.
Scrabble Club
The purpose of SCOND will be to give students, faculty and staff interested in Scrabble a place to meet other Scrabble enthusiasts and build camaraderie among members. We will accomplish this by:
A. Holding weekly meetings consisting of both friendly and competitive style play.
B. Holding Scrabble tournaments on campus.
C. Taking club trips to tournaments in the Midwest.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail scrabble or click here for the Scrabble Club web site.
Shades of Ebony
The purpose of SOE shall be to promote sisterhood, foster positive self-image, and strength the minds of young women. SOE will work toward its goals through:
A. Community Service
B. Study hall/tutoring services
C. Academic excellence
D. Social events
E. Outreach/collaboration events
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail shades or click here for the Shades of Ebony web site.
Social Justice in American Medicine
Members of Social Justice in American Medicine will become educated about the current U.S. healthcare system as it affects the poor and uninsured, will explore proposed state and national healthcare initiatives from a perspective of social justice, and will use this knowledge to raise awareness about these issues to work toward positive change.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail sjam.
Sorin Rifle Team - Army ROTC
The purpose of the Sorin Rifle Team is to allow the cadet to learn and hone the skills of marksmanship through sportsmanlike competitions that bolster self-esteem in a safe and educational environment.
A. Arrange multiple trips to firing ranges each semester
B. Hold classes and briefings for members on weapon familiarization, safety, and key marksmanship disciplines (ex. posture, breathing, sight picture, and trigger squeeze)
C. Participate in regional and national competitions with the other 269 Army ROTC programs nation-wide
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail srt or click here for the Sorin Rifle Team web site.
Sustained Dialogue
The mission of Sustained Dialogue is to improve the state of race relations at the University of Notre Dame. Sustained Dialogue shall serve as a catalyst for bringing together different types of people and opening lines of communication between racial groups. It is a talk with a purpose that focuses on strained community relationships and builds capacity between group members to formulate action to improve them. The mission shall be to effect change at both the individual level through self-growth and understanding, and at the group level, through dialogue and joint social action. This process shall endure over time. Sustained Dialogue shall focus on action-based successes and community-wide outreach and shall give real hope for change.
Community members engage in dialogues that are sustained over time, sustained in their participants, and sustained within the dialogue itself, as each dialogue builds momentum from the last. The main focus for each group is to explore the relationships that exist between dialogue participants to better understand the dynamics of (1) identity, (2) interests, (3) power, (4) perception, misperception, and stereotypes, and (5) interactions between individuals and groups. Two trained student moderators will guide each dialogue group through a framework conceptualized by Harold H. Saunders in a safe and open environment. This process, termed “Sustained Dialogue,” consists of five stages that involve community members coming together, sharing personal experience, arriving at and bettering understandings, naming common problems, and working to create action plans to effectively tackle problems within the campus community.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail dialogue of click here for the Sustained Dialogue web site.
Toastmasters International
The purposes of this Toastmasters Club shall be to help its members improve their abilities to communicate effectively; to provide for its members instructions, educational materials and opportunities which will give them skill and experience in the preparation and delivery of speeches; to encourage its members to read and to listen analytically; to provide for its members fair and constructive evaluation of their efforts toward self-improvement; to increase its members' knowledge of the rules of parliamentary procedure and their skills in conducting meetings and participating in group discussions; to afford leadership training for its members; and to provide opportunities and encouragement for its members to appear before audiences and to express their thoughts creditably.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail toast or click here for the Toastmasters International web site.
The Wabruda
The Wabruda is an organization based on brotherhood amongst African-Americans. Through intellectual elevation, communal interaction, and faith in God we will strive to achieve social awareness and personal enlightenment.
If you would like more information about this club, please e-mail wabruda or click here for The Wabruda web site.