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NVol. 11, No. 6 • DecemberD 12, 2013 News for Notre Dame faculty and staff and their families

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Helping South Africans with HIV ‘live positively’ something within the scope of the Students use design to University to do—to send me to mothers and children with HIV/

inform, educate South Africa to meet the people that cashore matt AIDS to “live positively.” I was trying to reach with my design The designers have created a By Carrie Gates, projects,” said senior Maria Massa. “I wide range of solutions, including Arts and Letters got to really understand on a personal an online support community for level what they need in this country young women, a video series and The prevalence of HIV and AIDS and what I can actually do to make HIV-related educational materials in South Africa is an issue that change.” for children, which they hope to continues to define the country and In their research, the students share with teachers and community its citizens. It is estimated that more found that one of the challenges advocates. than 6 million South Africans live facing the country is how to persuade “The social model of design that with HIV/AIDS—more cases than South Africans with HIV to begin we’re teaching students and that any other country in the world. and maintain an antiretroviral (ARV) they’re practicing is using design to In the spring, Robert Sedlack, medication regimen. In 2007, only inform people, to educate people, to associate professor in the University’s 28 percent of those infected were help change opinions, to help people Design professor Robert Sedlack tutors a girl at Kliptown Youth Project in Department of Art, Art History & receiving ARV treatment, partly due grow and learn and live better lives,” Johannesburg, South Africa. Design, traveled with a team of 11 to the stigma attached to the virus Sedlack said. students to Johannesburg to gain and the misconception that HIV is a one place that design and visual antiretroviral medicines.” “And that’s how we at the firsthand perspective on the problem “death sentence.” communication can come into Sedlack and his students from see and collaborate with South African “The assumption once someone play—by sharing the fact that these the College of Arts and Letters are design.” community organizations. gets HIV is really misguided, people can have long and healthy responding to the challenge by “I never imagined that that was actually,” said Sedlack. “And that’s lives if they continue to take their designing resources that empower

Congratulations to Mimi Beck, graduate student life program director in Student Affairs, winner of an overnight stay at contest Morris Inn, with complimentary overnight valet parking! There’s one more chance to win in our NDWork/Morris Inn contest. to enter Win! Fill out the entry form on page 4 and return by Thursday, Dec. 19 for a chance to win appetizers for four at Rohr’s. 2 | NDWorks | December 12, 2013 News Irish1Card coming soon briefs Campus ID card gets new look ning of the Irish1Card and all affiliated programs such and new direction as ID photo-taking and card production, including the on- campus Domer Dollars merchant program and the UGryd Pier Carlo Bontempi BY COLLEEN O’CONNOR, FOR NDWORKS off-campus Domer Dollars merchant program, as well named 2014 Driehaus as dining hall meal plan access, campus-wide gift card Prize laureate The official identification card for students, faculty, systems, and coordination of campus programs utilizing staff and affiliates at the University of Notre Dame is get- the Irish1Card through the ID Works system and database Italian architect Pier Carlo ting a new look. (i.e., building access, vending, libraries, RecSports, etc.). Bontempi has been named the The Irish1Card will represent the new campus one- Dan Tormey, formerly manager of card services at Oral recipient of the 2014 Richard H. card system that is designed to enhance card service Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla.,has been appointed pro- Driehaus Prize at the University of opportunities and technologies, as gram manager, and Denise Moulds Notre Dame. well as better serve the University has been promoted to assistant His studio works on new community. program director and will continue to traditional architecture and In July of this year, student ID support the business and operational Current and past NDWorks issues architectural projects including card production, based in the South aspects of the Irish1Card program. are available as downloadable restoration, rebuilding and town Dining Hall, and Human Resources “The campus can expect to see new PDFs at today.nd.edu under the planning. His award-winning faculty and staff ID card production were merged into one and exciting changes beginning as early as the spring NDWorks archive tab. international work includes a block operation within the Campus Card Office, a division of semester,” says Scott Kachmarik, director of Auxiliary recovery plan in Parma’s historic Auxiliary Operations. Services and supervisor of the Irish1Card program and center, as well as the Place de Toscane Notre Dame mechanical Now located at 423 Grace Hall, the Campus Card Office Campus Card Office. and the “Quartier du Lac” resort in is responsible for the daily operations and strategic plan- Val d’Europe near Paris. engineer Gretar Tryggvason named NASA awards career AAAS Fellow fellowship to Notre Dame Gretar Tryggvason, Viola D. astrophysicist Hank Professor and department NASA has awarded Justin R. chair of Aerospace and Mechanical veterans Day vigil Crepp, the Freimann Assistant Engineering, has been named a fellow Professor of Physics, with an Early of the American Association for the Career Fellowship. He is the only Advancement of Science (AAAS) in awardee in the nation to receive the honor of his efforts toward advancing fellowship in the Origins of Solar science applications that are deemed Systems program. scientifically or socially distinguished. barbara j oh n sto With funding from NASA, Crepp Tryggvason was cited for “the will build the world’s first diffraction- advancement of numerical methods limited Doppler spectrometer. to track the motion of fluid The instrument concept, named interfaces and innovative approaches “iLocater,” will record ultra-precise to undergraduate engineering radial velocity measurements of education.” nearby stars at infrared wavelengths, and discover Earth-like planets President’s orbiting the smallest and most Christmas Reception common stars in the galaxy—the so-called “M-dwarfs.” It will Celebrate the season at the annual also characterize their orbits and President’s Christmas Reception potentially the planets’ atmospheres from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 to search for signs of life. on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of the Main Building. Entertainment and refreshments will be provided. NDWorks NDIGD awarded contract to evaluate water project Cadets and midshipmen from the University’s Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC units in Ghana participated in the annual vigil, standing guard from 4:30 p.m. ∞ The Notre Dame Initiative for Sunday, Nov. 10, to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11. June 20 Global Development (NDIGD) Publication Dates was recently awarded a $375,000 July 25 contract from the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) to conduct Aug. 22 an evaluation of MCC’s water project in Ghana. Sacred Heart of Jesus Sept. 19 In 2006, MCC signed a five-year, $547 million compact with the statue restoration Oct. 17 Republic of Ghana aimed at reducing poverty through agribusiness development. The University will The Sacred Heart of Jesus statue facing Nov. 14 help evaluate the benefits of the the Main Building is undergoing

water component of that project, cashore matt Dec. 12 which was designed to provide water repairs that require it to be removed systems to communities in Ghana. from its normal location and taken Jan. 9 Three hundred ninety-two water off-site for cleaning, patching and re- points were constructed, including coating. The statue is expected to be boreholes, small town water systems Feb. 13 reinstalled in February. and pipe extensions. The evaluation will help determine March 20 whether improving water systems in participating districts has April 17 reduced the prevalence of illness, particularly diarrhea, and generated May 22 health improvements, and whether beneficiary productivity and incomes have increased with the availability Copy deadline is 10 business days of better water. Some 137 selected prior to the above 2013-2014 communities in the intervention publication dates. areas are benefiting from the improved water systems.

Have a comment, question or story idea? Contact NDWorks Managing Editor Carol C. Bradley, Contact 631-0445 or [email protected]. For questions regarding The Week @ ND or the University calendar, US @ contact Electronic Media Coordinator Jennifer Laiber, 631-4753 or [email protected]. December 12, 2013 | NDWorks | 3

The annual Fighting Irish Fighting Hunger food drive collected:

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a $1 donation to a food pantry equals 9 meals or 11 pounds of food. Notre Dame’s donations equaled more than 308,000 $28,000 in donations pounds of food for Michiana families in need.

“On behalf of the Fighting Irish Fighting Hunger committee, thank you to everyone who contributed to the 2013 food drive. While this year’s drive was a remarkable success, it’s important to know that in the four years of this drive we have collected more than $61,000 and more than 11,750 pounds of food. The Food Bank of Northern and People Gotta Eat are extremely grateful for the generosity toward our community members who battle with food insecurity,” says Anne Kolaczyk, chair, Fighting Irish Fighting Hunger food drive.

Donation canisters will remain available through Friday, Dec. 20, the end of the annual United Way pledge drive. 800 pounds of food

United Way campaign at 70 percent of goal —Payroll deduction pledges must be in by Friday, Dec. 13—

The University has passed the 70 percent mark in the 2013 Your contributions change lives! Donations to the United Way United Way dollars also help in recruiting and training American United Way campaign, with $218,578 raised toward this year’s of St. Joseph County support: Red Cross volunteers to respond to emergencies or disasters goal of $300,000. both locally and nationally. Nearly 90 percent of emergency Pledge or make a one-time donation now at unitedway. Emergency food and shelter services for those in St. Joesph responses are local, helping victims in the aftermath of single- nd.edu and make an investment in the community! Pledges and County who are hungry, homeless and in immediate crisis. family house fires with temporary shelter, food and clothing. donations are tax-deductible. Payroll deduction pledges must Catholic Charities emergency food pantry. The Literacy Council of St. Joseph County’s one-on-one be completed by Friday, Dec. 13. tutoring and Skill Builder workshops. Five percent of all donations directly support the University’s The Veterans Crisis Line (800-273-8255) connecting Employee Compassion Fund, for members of the campus veterans in crisis and their families with qualified, caring Bridges Out of Poverty financial management classes. community with catastrophic needs. Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a Life Treatment Centers residential treatment for addictions. confidential, toll-free hotline, online chat or text. YWCA of Michiana Sexual Assault Recovery program and American Red Cross services to the Armed Forces, as well domestic violence shelter and services. as disaster preparedness and response. The American Red Cross can deliver a message to active duty military personnel anywhere in the world within hours.

Endowment will support science camp for kids photo provided BY STEPHANIE HEALEY, COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Debra Notestine, 46, a member of the Department camp. During the weeklong camp, instructors utilize a of Physics staff, lost her courageous battle with cancer on multidisciplinary approach to learning by integrating Monday, Oct. 21, surrounded by her family at home reading, writing and a variety of art forms with math and in South Bend. the physical sciences to children ages 8-12. An administrative assistant with the Nuclear Science Notestine also organized the JINA Art Gallery, a Laboratory for four years, Notestine dedicated a significant display of artwork from camp participants that has been amount of her time to the educational outreach initiatives on display at the South Bend Regional Airport since of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), a 2011. National Science Foundation-funded physics frontier center The Notestine Endowment has been established established to expedite discoveries in and between the areas to provide support for the camp. Those interested in of astronomy, astrophysics and nuclear physics. contributing to the endowment can contact JINA Notestine revitalized JINA’s Art 2 Science summer Outreach at [email protected].

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Service Anniversaries

The University congratulates those employees celebrating significant B arbara Joh n sto service anniversaries in November:

35 years 15 years Jay A. LaVerne, Eulah Adams, Food Services, Radiation Laboratory Holy Cross House Stefan G. Frauendorf, Physics Ryan L. Schafer, 30 years Fire Protection Robert L. Allen, Vending Michele R. Shaw, Hesburgh Libraries Susan A. Walczewski, 25 years Payroll Services Marcy L. Simons, Hesburgh Libraries 10 years William E. Bruckert, 20 years School of Architecture Karia R. Roe-Pallo, Reckers Drew B. Buscareno, Peggy A. Rowland, Office University Relations of Chief Information Officer Cynthia Stokes, Athletic Administation

oing above and beyond the Employees make it their call of duty is an everyday mission to assist every individual Goccurrence for the Depart- who walks into the department’s NEW EMPLOYEES ment of Chemistry and Biochemistry office, regardless of the nature of the Office and Services staff. This dedicated problem. This assistance is delivered The University welcomes the following employees who began work in October: team provides seamless assistance to one of professionally and warmly, which is especially the largest units on campus. important for students dealing with a crisis. Iresh C. Abayasinghe, Food Jessica Reasons, Special With a combined 180 years of service at The Chemistry and Biochemistry Office Services Administration Events and Protocol the University, this team assists approximately and Services Staff team truly exemplifies the Alexander P. Buell, Fencing Marco J. Serna and Leigh M. 330 people in the department with the utmost University core values of integrity, account- Susan Coyne, Physics Torbin, Athletics Digital Media professionalism, efficiency and quality of ability, teamwork and leadership every day in Daniel Erickson, Paul M. Walker, Music work. everything they do. Biological Sciences Brooke T. Wenzel, Gift Alicia Fausnaugh, Planning Administration St. Michael’s Laundry Michael T. Westrate, Peter J. Hlabse, Office of VP Graduate School for Mission Engagement Anita L. White, Morris Inn The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Office and Services Staff team members are: Kiley Loesch and Erin Thornton, Danielle M. Wood, Faculty Alumni Association and Research Mary Prorok Rebecca Hicks Patricia Laskowski Nevin McElwrath, Cynthia A. Zyniewicz, East Debra Bennett Amanda Huerta Tom Lindberg Marketing Communications Asian Languages and Cultures Cheryl Copley Eric Kuehner Kevin Young

ENTRY FORM contest enter to Win! It’s our final month of NDWorks/Morris Inn contests! Fill out the entry form below and you could win appetizers for four at Rohr’s. Don’t let a house fire

We’re expanding our use of social media. Are you a user of (check all that apply): Facebook Twitter Pinterest ruin your holiday! Instagram The Vine LinkedIn Other The upcoming holidays won’t be improved by an candle fires and 36 percent of associated deaths. Young Would you like to know more about United Way agencies and where our unexpected visit from the fire department. Check out children and older adults are at highest risk. donation dollars go? these holiday fire safety tips from the National Fire • Place candles in a stable metal, glass or ceramic holder Administration to ensure an uneventful season. that can’t be tipped over easily. ______Christmas tree fires are rare, but when they occur, • Keep candles on an uncluttered surface, at least 12 they are likely to be serious, with one in 40 structural inches away from anything that can burn. Fifty-six Are you interested in volunteering to serve on the University’s 2014 fires resulting in a death. Christmas tree fires cause percent of candle fires start when something too close United Way committee? an estimated 21 injuries and $17.3 million in direct to the candle catches on fire. ______property damage every year. Keep live trees well watered • Don’t place candles in windows where a blind or and three feet or more away from any heat source. curtain could catch fire. Would you be willing to participate in a focus group reviewing our internal Remove the tree promptly after Christmas or when it • Never leave candles unattended. Extinguish candles becomes dry. after use and before going to bed, and avoid using communications news tools? Christmas lights are much safer than in past years, them in the bedroom where you might fall asleep ______but connect no more than 3 strands of mini light with the candle still burning. sets, and no more than 50 screw-in bulbs to prevent • Put candles out before they burn too close to the Name:______overheating. Before use, inspect light sets for frayed wires container or holder. and kinking. Connect strings of lights to an extension • Never use real candles on a Christmas tree. Campus phone: ______cord rather than plugging them directly into an outlet. • Consider using battery-operated flameless candles— Email:______Candles: The U.S. Fire Administration notes that they can look and smell real. on average, 42 candle fires are reported every day. Two • Use battery-powered lights and flashlights during Clip and return your entry form to Morris Inn/NDWorks Contest, in five candle fires start when something burnable— power failures rather than burning candles for light. 500 Grace Hall via campus mail by Thursday, Dec 20. One entry per person. decorations, bedding, curtains—are too close to a candle Winners will be randomly selected. The contest is open to full-time, regular flame. December is the peak time of year for home Set a good example for children by using matches, faculty and staff. candle fires. lighters and candles safely. More than a third (36 percent) of candle fires begin in For more information, visit usfa.fema.gov/citizens/ the bedroom. Falling asleep is a factor in 12 percent of home_fire_prev/holiday-seasonal/holiday.shtm. December 12, 2013 | NDWorks | 5

NDArts In the Curriculum [Spring 2014] Incorporating arts into the curriculum—with films, theater, musical performances or an exhibition—can add another dimension to courses and to the student experience. Check out art happenings planned for Spring 2014! Other activities—classroom visits, workshops with artists, post- performance talks—may also be available. Wonder what’s possible? Contact the person listed below the event. Note: This is not a comprehensive listing, and all dates and times are subject to change. For the most up-to-date info, please visit individual department websites. Questions? Contact Stacey Stewart at: [email protected]

German • woodcut • Renaissance • Apocalypse Architectural forms • identity • human destinies January 12–March 16 February 20–22

No Little Art: Dürer’s Apocalypse and Diavolo Dance Theater Northern Renaissance Prints Presented by the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Obsessed with architecture and geometric shapes, Jacques Heim’s Fluid From German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer’s seminal woodcut Inifinities (2013) represents the culmination of a seven-year arc of creation. series The Apocalypse (1511), this exhibition features 16 sheets illustrating Diavolo’s ambitious project fully realizes Heim’s “architecture in motion” set the Book of Revelation. to Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 3.

Contact: Bridget Hoyt, [email protected] Contact: Leigh Hayden, [email protected] http://sniteartmuseum.nd.edu/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/#durer http://performingarts.nd.edu/

Displacement • War • Post-Colonialism • Gentrification • Race • Class • Literature Provocative Comedy February 5 February 20 – March 2

James Redwood Clybourne Park Presented by the Creative Writing Program By Bruce Norris Eck Center Auditorium Presented by the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center James Redwood, winner of the inaugural Book Prize, will read from his current work inspired by his experiences of war in A response to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, in which a black Vietnam. family confronts mounting resistance while preparing to move into an all-white Chicago neighborhood in 1959, Clybourne Park offers a different Contact: Creative Writing Program, [email protected] perspective—that of the white family selling the house, a modest bungalow http://english.nd.edu/creative-writing/events/james-redwood/ that becomes a flashpoint of racial tensions as neighborhood demographics shift.

Contact: Stacey Stewart, [email protected] Cross-dressing • Primogeniture • Courtship • http://ftt.nd.edu/ Pastoral February 5–7

Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” MFA • Studio Art • Design • Artwork Presented by Actors From The London Stage February 27 – March 21 Washington Hall 2nd Year MFA Exhibition One of the world’s oldest established touring Shakespeare companies Presented by the Department of Art, Art History & Design performs Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, As You Like It with just five actors. Isis Gallery, O’Shaughnessy Hall AFTLS will also host in-class workshops in all academic disciplines Feb. 4–8. A showcase of work from 2nd Year MFA students

Contact: Scott Jackson, [email protected] Contact: Lonnie Atkinson, [email protected] http://shakespeare.nd.edu/ http://artdept.nd.edu/news-and-events/events/2014/02/27/23668-2nd- year-mfa-exhibition/

Mexico • Borders • Social Commentary • Language NASA • Voyager • plasma waves • February 12 fundamentals of sound March 1 Manuel Paul Lopez Presented by the Creative Writing Program Kronos Quartet Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore Presented by the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

Manuel Paul Lopez, winner of the Ernest Sandeen Prize for Poetry, will read Shattering the confines of the familiar and comfortable, pursuing an from The Yearning Feed, an exploration of community experiences along the innovative idea alone, and sometimes in darkness, the explorer leaves U.S.–Mexico border. behind the world we know in search of new sounds, sights and discoveries. This spirit thrives in both space exploration and the works of the Kronos Contact: Creative Writing Program, [email protected] Quartet, composer Terry Riley and visual designer Willie Williams, and http://english.nd.edu/creative-writing/events/manuel-paul-lopez/ they merge on stage in the evening-length program Sun Rings.

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Installation • Environmental Politics • Creation • Complexity • Risk • Nuanced Beauty Public Policy • Scientific Voice April 14 March 20 Laurie Ann Guerrero: Poet Souvenirs, Trophies and Loot: Presented by Letras Latinas, Institute for Latino Studies Postcards from a Nomadic Artist McKenna Hall, Room 210 By Mark Dion, Max and Emma Lecture Series Presented by the Department of Art, Art History & Design The only such prize in the , the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize Annenberg Auditorium, Snite Museum of Art supports the publication of a first book by a Latino/a poet. Award-winner Laurie Ann Guerrero performs from A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying Mark Dion has moonlighted as an amateur geologist, ichthyologist and (University of Notre Dame Press, 2013). archaeologist. His recent work, Curator’s Office, 2013, is set among the many period rooms at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, where books, Contact: Francisco Aragón, [email protected] furniture and personal effects do not reveal their collector’s taste or http://latinostudies.nd.edu knowledge, but rather spin a fictive tale about a curator gone missing in the 1950s in a period of American anticommunist paranoia. Opera • Politics • History Contact: Lonnie Atkinson, [email protected] http://artdept.nd.edu/news-and-events/events/2014/03/20/23669- April 24–27 max-and-emma-lecture-series-mark-dion/ The Coronation of Poppea By Claudio Monteverdi and Giovanni Francesco Busenello Presented by Opera Notre Dame Joan of Arc • Women as Agents of Change • DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Saints and Icons • European History April 4 Monteverdi’s “extraordinary glorification of lust and ambition” presents the politics of Nero’s Rome with a power that resonates today. I Was Born for This Presented by Sacred Music at Notre Dame Contact: Noelle Elliott, [email protected] http://music.nd.edu/ Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Notre Dame Vocale and Guest Artists, with Notre Dame Faculty Artists and Scholars Medieval Drama • children • outdoor pageant • A Mellon Sacred Music Drama, based on the deeds and image of Joan of Moonrise Kingdom Arc, with a performance of C.T. Dreyer’s filmThe Passion of Joan of Arc and Richard Einhorn’s soundtrack cantata Voices of Light. Both works will May 2–3 be performed by Notre Dame Vocale, alongside an interactive installation (April 4-6 in the Philbin Studio Theatre) allowing us to reflect and Noye’s Fludde, Benjamin Britten, Composer participate in the debates that Saint Joan of Arc still inspires. Presented by Notre Dame Children’s Choir Plaza and Reflecting Pool Contact: Carmen–Helena Téllez, [email protected] or [email protected] http://sacredmusic.nd.edu/ The Notre Dame Children’s Choir performs Benjamin Britten’s children’s opera Noye’s Fludde, based on a 15th-century Chester Miracle Play (and recently the centerpiece of Wes Anderson’s filmMoonrise Kingdom), as an outdoor pageant in front of the Hesburgh Library’s Word of Life MFA/BFA • thesis • student work Mural, transforming the plaza and reflecting pool into an ark and ocean. April 6–May 18 Contact: Mark Doerries, [email protected] 2014 Thesis Exhibition by BFA and MFA Candidates http://sacredmusic.nd.edu/choral-ensembles/nd-childrens-choir/

Presented by the Department of Art, Art History & Design Snite Museum of Art

These culminating projects range from industrial and graphic design projects and complex multimedia installations to more traditional art forms such as paintings, photographs, prints, ceramics and sculpture; cashore matt they are often provocative and usually demonstrate a broad awareness of ND Arts in the Curriculum began in contemporary art themes and techniques. spring 2013 in an effort to showcase a variety of upcoming arts events that Contact: Gina Costa, [email protected] faculty might want to incorporate into http://sniteartmuseum.nd.edu/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/ their curricula. The hope then—and #2014mfa now—is to encourage faculty to con- sider how the many opportunities we share here might add a new dimen- Gender • class • sexuality • sion to their syllabi and further enrich the experience of our students. pre-Civil War Spain • Spanish drama April 9–13 Each listing includes key words intended to draw attention to some of the possible content connections to each event. These are by no means exhaustive—they are intended only to entice, not limit. Indeed, Blood Wedding these art events and activities are likely relevant to courses in ways By Federico García Lorca, trans. Caridad Svich we could never anticipate. Presented by the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center If you see events that interest you, please be sure to contact the point people listed by each to inquire about additional enrichment Lorca’s haunting tragedy poetically weaves a tale of lovers who transgress opportunities. Many artists would be delighted to engage personally social boundaries—with catastrophic results. with our students, and we are eager to facilitate those connections.

Contact: Stacey Stewart, [email protected] This edition of ND Arts in the Curriculum can also be found online http://ftt.nd.edu/ on the College of Arts and Letters faculty resource webpage— http://al.nd.edu/faculty/ —in both the calendar list and the teaching resources list. We welcome your questions and comments, which may be directed to [email protected].

Peter Holland Associate Dean for the Arts

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at Notre Dame For tickets to eventsT at the DeBartolohe Performing Arts Center, visitArts performingarts.nd.edu and create an account or log in to view faculty/staff and student discounted ticket prices, or contact the ticket office, 631-2800. Ticket prices listed are the faculty/staff/student rate.

The Met opera First Shakespeare in Prisons

The Met Opera Live in HD: n opera metropo li ta Falstaff conference promotes 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, Browning Cinema; $16/$23 collaboration, learning Verdi’s brilliant final masterpiece Falstaff has its first new Met produc- tion in nearly 50 years, conducted by

James Levine and directed by Robert photo prov id e d Carsen. The International Herald Tribune praised Carsen’s staging, first seen at the Royal Opera, Covent Gar- den, as a “production of eye-catching ingenuity.” Falstaff

Music Burning River Brass June H. Edwards Chamber II: 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, Beethoven Christmas Concert: Leighton Concert Hall; $27/$10 South Bend Symphony One of America’s favorite brass ensem- 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, Three performances: 2:30, 6 and 8:30 bles, the 12 talented players in Burning Leighton Concert Hall; $17/$8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14; River Brass serve up crowd-pleasing The South Bend Symphony presents Leighton Concert Hall; $6/$3 tradition with a dash of jazz, time-honored an afternoon of music featuring The Notre Dame Glee Club pres- carols and their very own big band “Nut- Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture Op. 62, ents its annual Christmas Concerts cracker.” All ages are welcome. “Musik zu einem Ritterballet” and to benefit the South Bend Center for Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36. the Homeless and the Food Bank of This performance features guest con- Northern Indiana. Family friendly, all ductor David Glover. Family friendly, Seeking answers to questions ticipate in Shakespeare Behind Bars ages are welcome. all ages are welcome. of social justice return to jail after release, compared to more than 60 percent of the general BY GENE STOWE, FOR NDWORKS prison population. “They had a lot to say and a lot to A first-of-its-kindS hakespeare offer about how programs they were in the spotlight: in Prisons Conference brought 60 involved in gave them hope that once people from across the United States they were released they had a direc- Ansel adams photographs and around the world to Notre Dame tion,” Jackson said. “That sentence Nov. 15-16, linking practitioners of a they had served was over. They had movement that has been building for served that sentence and could move Ansel Adams photographs two decades. on with their lives.” at the Snite The larger-than-expected atten- Participants came from Australia, dance led organizers to adopt a panel- the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland Four photographs by noted discussion format, including experts and South Africa, as well as sev- 20th-century photographer Ansel from women’s and juvenile corrections eral U.S. cities from New York to Los Adams are on display in the Snite facilities, “theater of the oppressed” Angeles. Museum of Art’s Stairwell Gallery a n se l d ams Pu b li sh ing r ig hts tr u st and others, along with networking The conference included a screen- through Jan. 12. opportunities and a keynote address ing of “Mickey B,” an adaptation of Born and raised in San and film screenings by Curt Tofteland, Macbeth written and performed by Francisco, Adams first visited founding director of Shakespeare prisoners incarcerated at Maghaberry Yosemite at age 14, and later Behind Bars. Prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, documented his family’s annu- “There’s never been an occasion and directed by Tom Magill, founder al visits to the national park with for all these different practitioners to of the Educational Shakespeare his Kodak No. 1 camera. In 1919, come together, to network, to discuss Company, who also was a speaker at Adams joined the Sierra Club, their methodologies,” said Scott the gathering. and the first solo exhibition of his Jackson, executive director of Shake- The Center for Social Concerns, the work was presented at the club’s speare at Notre Dame. “We had a lot of DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, the headquarters in 1928. scholars there as well. They described Institute for Studies in the Liberal Arts, He used camera and darkroom it as the best conference experience the Keough-Naughton Institute for techniques to manipulate tone they ever had, because there weren’t Irish Studies and the Nanovic Institute in compositions that he “precon- just ideas being thrown around. There for European Studies co-sponsored the ceived” when confronting his sub- was so much heart, so much love in conference. jects in the field. Adams became the room.” “The goal is to promote a collabora- a noted expert in photographic Jackson said prison workers have tive learning forum where participants technique, and his 10 volumes on long used theater as a way of helping will be exposed to a diverse array of the process remain standard ref- incarcerated people reflect on their programs that all strive for a common erences. lives and become equipped for rejoin- result: the habilitation of the inmate’s This Snite Museum of Art in- the traveling exhibition, Ansel Adams: land: The Photographs of ing society. Shakespeare’s universal mind, heart, body and spirit,” Jackson stallation of four black-and-white Masterworks, on view at the South Terry Evans remains on display themes are especially effective. said. “Additionally, we hope to broaden photographs from its collection Bend Museum of Art through Jan. 12. in the O’Shaughnessy Galleries The movement began to coalesce Notre Dame’s enduring commitment is presented in association with Also at the Snite Museum, Heart- through Jan. 12. after the 2005 release of a documen- to exploring issues and collaboratively tary on Tofteland’s work in Kentucky. seeking solutions on questions of Only 6 percent of prisoners who par- social justice.” 8 | NDWorks | December 12, 2013

ND dream comes true through Make-A-Wish 15-year-old meets Coach Kelly, attends practice BY DAR CUTRONA, NDWorks

At first glance, Cameron Kessler is a typical Notre Dame fan, sporting blue and gold apparel and cheering on the football team from afar. The 15-year-old from Bethlehem, Pa., has long dreamed of being a Fighting Irish player for a day. But the physical limitations of being a kidney transplant recipient prevent him from participating in contact sports. Cameron received a new kidney when he was 3 years old and has since coped with chronic kidney disease. With the help of the Make-A- Wish Foundation, a nonprofit organization that arranges experiences for children with life-threatening medical conditions, Cameron’s wish to have a single day with the team was multiplied by three. Player development and engagement, Football Media Relations and Fighting Irish Digital Media coordinated access to events and made a video of the visit. Cameron’s time on campus included meeting Coach Brian Kelly and his staff, two team practices, dinner at the team training table and standing center stage at the Friday night pep rally. Cameron also joined the team on the traditional pregame walk from the Guglielmino Athletics Complex to the stadium on Saturday. View the video on YouTube.com. Excited about the offer to sit in on Search for a team meeting, the family expected “Strong and True— to sit quietly in the back of the room. Fulfilling a Wish.” Instead, they were welcomed with a standing ovation and called down front for a proper introduction. “We didn’t know what to expect,” said Cameron’s mom, Colleen. “To treat him as one of their own was very special for all of us. It’s indescribable, the feeling.” Cameron made an unusual connection with defensive backs Assistant Coach Bob Elliott, who had undergone a kidney transplant earlier this year, and after taking time to recover, is back on the sidelines. “When I see Coach Elliott coaching, it makes me think of how people who have had this (transplant) can do anything they want. He gave me hope that I can be around the sport, even though I can’t play it. I can be involved with it,” Cameron said. “We are in great gratitude to the Make-A-Wish foundation and the great people at Notre Dame.” Cameron’s father, Bob, said.

Top: Cameron taking in the sidelines before the game against Navy.

Top left: Cameron with Asst. Coach Bob Elliott, also a kidney transplant recipient, during the team walk to the stadium.

Middle left: A moment with Head Basketball Coach Mike Brey on the sidelines.

Bottom left: The Kessler family: mom Colleen, Cameron, dad Bob and sister Caitlin.

Bottom right: Cameron with former offensive lineman Mike Golic, Jr. (’12).