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Notre Dame's Robotics Team 1967, the Janksters, kicked off their robotics season with the CalGames 2017 Steamworks competition. Rookies and veterans alike were able to learn many valuable lessons including time management, the importance of being calm in stressful situations and effective communications.
Representative Ro Khanna spent some time on campus recently with the Class of 2018 Government classes. He shared with students the path he has taken to becoming a member of the United States Congress and his insight into how important it is for our young people to learn about the issues facing our country and the world and get involved.
More than 250 freshman students and family members gathered recently to celebrate Notre Dame's fourth annual Freshman Family Liturgy, presided over by Father Joe Kim.
Alumna Shirley Minardi '50 Lewis passed away on October 8 in her San Jose home surrounded by the family she loved. In 2013 Shirley was recognized and honored as a Woman of Impact at Notre Dame's 5th annual event. Her story of commitment, tenacity and compassion inspired students, faculty and staff. Friends and family are invited to celebrate her life from 2PM-5PM on October 29th at History Park. Please RSVP by emailing CelebrateShirleyLewis@gmail.com
Dr. Terrence Roberts, a member of the Little Rock Nine and author of this year's ND Reads selection, Lessons From Little Rock, shared his personal account of the desegregation efforts of 1957 with students and the Notre Dame community as part of the 11th annual ND Reads author talk.
Notre Dame's 9th annual Women of Impact luncheon honored Lisa Sobrato Sonsini and Kelly Powell '88 Bruno, who shared inspiring stories of women's leadership with the more than 750 guests in attendance at the San Jose Convention Center last week.
Thirty juniors joined the Class of 2021 for one of Notre Dame's time-honored traditions, Freshman Sleepover. The big sisters took charge of the event, helping the newest members of the ND sisterhood with games and activities that, ultimately, lead them to voting on the colors and mascot that will identify them throughout their high school years and even as they join the more than 8,000 alumnae in the ND network! We're excited to introduce the Red & Teal Tigers!
The mission of International Day of The Girl is “to help galvanize worldwide enthusiasm for goals to better girls’ lives, providing an opportunity for them to show leadership and reach their full potential.” At Notre Dame, our rich urban landscape and innovative programs cultivate young women with strong voices who will advocate for social justice in their local, national and global communities and help to bring about change. In celebration of International Day of the Girl we invite you to meet three of these young women. They will be the voices of change.
A recent walking field trip to the Martin Luther King Jr. Library provided students in Introduction to Photography with a hands-on lesson in one of the first forms of 3D photo technology.
In the Fall 2017 issue of Made @ The Tech magazine, Mallika Yeleswarapu, Class of 2017, shares her advice to parents for how to support girls in STEM. Mallika is currently attending Santa Clara University where she is working towards a degree in economics and feminist studies.
A Notre Dame education extends well beyond the footprint of our downtown San Jose campus, out into the tenth largest city in the United States and the thriving center of Silicon Valley. The area is rich with culture, history, art and resources. Biotech students recently embarked on one of more than 50 walking field trips scheduled for this year, to visit the BioDesign Studio at the Tech Museum.
The junior class traveled to Angel Island recently to bring to life their study of American immigration. Now a California State Park, Angel Island served as a "holding place" for primarily Chinese immigrants in the early 1900s.
Notre Dame's mission of teaching young women 'what they need to know for life' extends to our families through a series of workshops and informational sessions designed to help famillies navigate the challenges, and embrace the opportunities, of parenthood in today's world. This year's series of workshop began with the topic of suicide which is, for many, is difficult to discuss.
In the first interdisciplinary, all-class field trip of the year, the class of 2021 visited San Jose’s Japantown, bringing to life core ideas from Notre Dame’s Education for Justice & Leadership curriculum and the freshman summer reading book, Samurai’s Garden, by Gail Tsukiyama.
More than 180 students from 20 Bay Area schools gathered on the Notre Dame campus this weekend to compete in parliamentary debate. Madeleine Wong '21 and Anaya Thapar '21 won all of the rounds in which they debated, landing in first place!
For her Senior Service Learning Project, Anika Kumar, Class of 2017, started Forget Me Not, a program through which Notre Dame students connected with senior citizens in weekly phone calls. Anika's project was recently featured in India-West Magazine.
The Peace Current, Pax Christi USA's publication, recently featured an article by Kathleen Quiazon, Notre Dame's director of mission and ministry through which she shared the inspiration she found in attending this year's Spirituality of Nonviolence Workshop with Notre Dame High School students.
As the 2017-2018 school year starts to pick up the pace, so do the extra-curricular activities that go along with it. With representatives from 25 clubs, 10 interest groups and many other co-curriculars present, Friday's club fair marked the first time students were exposed to all the opportunities for involvement at Notre Dame.
A writer for Notre Dame's Crown & Shield publication, Isha spent the summer diving into the world of journalism with an internship at India Currents. You can read about her experience here.
At Notre Dame, what many consider integral life skills have been woven throughout the curriculum, ensuring that students graduate with critical thinking, teamwork and self-awareness skills, among others. This year we've taken it one step further, with #LifeSkills workshops that help prepare students with additional skills that ensure life success.
Women of Impact honoree Lisa Sobrato Sonsini, Susana Garcia (vice principal of enrollment and public relations) and Mariana Haro '19 were interviewed for a segment of Comunidad del Valle, a public affairs show that airs weekly on NBC Bay Area. Tune in on Sunday, September 10 at 9:30am on NBC Bay Area and/or at 11:30am on Telemundo! NBC will be featuring a third segment so stay tuned!
As the Class of 2021 embarks on many first-time experiences, the rest of the ND community is ready to support them––from setting aside freshman lunch tables during the first week of school to the overall friendly nature of the rest of the faculty and students, the freshmen are already learning about the inner workings of ND.
Auxilio (Auxie), a graduate of Notre Dame’s Class of 1936, was 102 when she passed away peacefully on August 16, 2017. We were blessed to spend some time with this wonderful woman, her sister Acela (Class of 1942) and daughter Lydia (Class of 1964) when they visited Notre Dame last year and shared her story in our annual report of giving, which you can read here.
Each year Notre Dame’s Rene Lepiane Leadership Award is presented to an incoming freshman student who exemplifies the qualities of a good leader. The recipient is chosen, in part, based on her written essay. Holly Petermann, this year’s recipient, shared her ideas of what makes a good leader. “A quality that I think a good leaders should have is the ability to do what is right even if they are doing it by themselves and it is not the popular thing to do,” shared Holly.
Over the summer, Emily Tieu '20 attended the Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive program in Windsor, Connecticut. The program, presented by the Russian American Foundation and designed for students 9-15 years of age, includes intensive ballet instruction as well as language classes and other activities.