ND Global Spring 2011 The European Edition Volume 7 An official publication of University of Notre Dame alumni in Europe Connecting with your local ND Club ach year Spring brings with it new event continues to be wildly popular with possibilities and this season is no students and alumni alike. Read more Eexception. This May and June, ND about this successful initiative on page 3. alumni and friends in Europe will have the Also in this edition, we read about the very special opportunity to connect with happenings of the ND Club of France and the Glee Club on their 2011 European its wealth of upcoming events. From game Tour. The Glee Club will be travelling watches to student send-offs to lectures to through Italy, Switzerland, Austria, France sharing Thanksgiving celebrations abroad, and Ireland to give a series of concerts and the club has flourished over the past several will perform in nine different European years and is now continuing to grow under cities during that time. Several ND clubs in new leadership. Planning an upcoming trip Europe have also organized pre- or post- to Paris? Why not connect with the ND concert receptions. Why not take advantage Club of France while you’re there? of this opportunity to attend one of the We hear from Maureen O’Neill ’78, who Glee Club’s concerts and to connect with chronicles her experiences at ND and her your local ND club at the same time? For career path thereafter which took her to more information, take a look at the full the University of Oxford, and from three schedule of concerts on page 2. alumnae in Germany who share their stories I am pleased to announce that the ND on how they came to live abroad. Club of London has received the Alumni Don’t forget to update your contact Association’s Program of Excellence Award information on the Alumni Association’s for the second year in a row for their website, myNotreDame, to stay in the loop robust programming. The club, under the with what’s going on both in the ND Europe leadership of F. Conrad Engelhardt IV, community and back on campus. Please stay has been hosting Alumni/Student Dinners in touch and send your news! for the past several years which offer the opportunity for personal interaction Yours in ND, Top to bottom: (1) Notre Dame Glee Club; between ND students studying in London Kate Ferrucci ’97, Regional Director (2) ND Club of London Alumni/Student Dinner in April 2011 at the home of Maureen O’Neill ’78 and alumni living abroad. Every year, the for Europe, NDAA Board (2009-2012) In this issue... FEATURES RECURRING ELEMENTS Regional News: ND Women Connect: Germany .... 6 Glee Club 2011 European Tour ..... 2 Domer Travel Tips ........................ 7 Club News: Where Are They Now? ................. 8 London Alumni/Student Dinners ... 3 ND Europe Contact List .............. 9 Club Spotlight: Alumni Association Resources .... 10 ND Club of France ........................ 4 Social Networking ...................... 11 International Careers: Resources/Credits ....................... 12 Maureen O’Neill ’78 ..................... 5 myNotreDame.nd.edu ND Global / The European Edition Spring 2011 REGIONAL EVENTS The Spirit of Notre Dame coming to a city near you 2011 Glee Club tour to cross Europe in May and June by Paul Schreier ’73/’74, Switzerland or alumni in Europe, there’s a special opportunity invited are coming up. Mark your calendars to attend one of host families Fthe concerts being given by the ND Glee Club during who lodge ND its 2011 European Tour. For many of us here “across the students and local pond,” our direct contact to ND is often limited to local faculty, colleagues clubs or watching football games on TV. At these upcoming and friends of concerts, we’ll have an extra special opportunity to envelop the program. The ourselves in the ND spirit. Glee Club has The full schedule is listed here but several regional clubs agreed, logistics La Madeleine, location of June Glee Club concert in Paris have organized additional activities and alums are welcome permitting, to have a small group sing in a retirement home to join in. So break out your ND apparel and let’s give the where current students are doing community-based learning singers a warm welcome to Europe! in conjunction with Paul McDowell’s course. Doing this reinforces the relationship between ND and the residents/ Zurich staff of the nursing home, and everyone is grateful that the Following the early evening concert on Sunday at a church Glee Club is doing what they can to make this possible. in the neighboring town of Adliswil, there will be an (Thanks to Rosie McDowell for her assistance.) informal barbecue reception at the church grounds and reception hall. This is where the local host families will meet As for other stops on the tour, even if there’s not their guests for the next two days, and alumni are warmly any special alumni event planned, take this very special invited to come. Another unusual event is a special concert opportunity and attend one of the concerts—it’s not often tentatively scheduled for one of the next two days at the for us in Europe that ND comes right to our doorstep! Zurich International School, which is located in the same town as the church where the Glee Club will be singing. Notre Dame Glee Club – 2011 European Tour We’re hoping that we can instill some ND spirit into the Times subject to change; please confirm with local club. high school students and use this as a stealth recruiting Rome, Italy: Thursday 26 May, 8pm action. (Special thanks to Salomon Billeter, friend of Glee San Giorgio in Velabro, 19 Via del Velabro, 00186 Rome Club Director Dan Stowe, for his efforts in organizing the church and host families.) Bologna, Italy: Saturday 28 May, 9pm Aula Absidale Università di Bologna, 25 Via de Chiari Paris Zurich, Switzerland: Sunday 29 May, 6pm After the concert on Sunday, June 5, there will be a Reformierte Kirche, Obertilistrasse (Kirchstrasse), reception in the Salle St. Etienne (below the church) to 8134 Adliswil (with reception to follow) which alumni and students are warmly invited. It will feature hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and drinks. The Kempten, Germany: Tuesday 31 May, 8pm reception is being financially supported by the College of Basilka St. Lorenz, Landwehrstrasse 3-5, 87439 Kempten Arts and Letters and the Nanovic Institute for European Munich, Germany: Friday 3 June, 8pm Studies thanks to the generous assistance of Thomas Grosse Aula der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Kselman, ND History Professor and coordinator of the Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 Munich Paris ND Summer Program, who secured the funding. (Thanks to Jennifer Nemecek and Michael Barrett as well Paris, France: Sunday 5 June, 4pm (reception to follow) as Fr. Brien McCarthy at the Eglise La Madeleine for their Église de la Madeleine, Pl. de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris organizational efforts.) Angers, France: Tuesday 7 June, 8pm Université Catholique de l’Ouest (reception to follow) Angers The concert on Tuesday, June 7, will be part of the Dublin, Ireland: Thursday 9 June, time/place TBD celebration of the 45th anniversary of the ND program Cork, Ireland: Saturday 11 June, time TBD in Angers. All alumni of the program are welcome. Also Honan Chapel, University College Cork 2 ND Global / The European Edition Spring 2011 NEWS from ND clubs in the region ND Club of London Alumni/Student Dinners Strengthening our bond with students studying abroad by F. Conrad Engelhardt IV ’02 Ph.D., President, ND Club of London The Alumni-Student dinners offer ND alumni in London a close and personal way to give back to the University by directly interacting with current undergraduates. For the students, it offers an opportunity to meet alumni who have pursued careers in London he city of London—known for its instantly and to hear of their experiences living abroad. These recognizable black cabs and red double decker dinners have become a tradition for the Notre Dame Club Tbuses—is also the home of Notre Dame’s largest of London and have always been a huge success. Study Abroad Program. Each semester over 130 students During the 2011 Spring semester, alumni hosted a total venture “across the pond” to live and take courses in of 9 dinners with 35 students participating. One of the London. Fortunately, unlike many of the other study more memorable events was hosted by alumna Maureen abroad programs, the students are greeted in English, O’Neill ’78 who invited six students to spend the afternoon but the transition to living in a foreign country is no with her and her family in Oxford, England, culminating less challenging. with a meal in her garden. The typical “English weather” which generally consists Over the years, the students have heard about the of a light mist or drizzle, or “mizzle”, a perpetual gray sky, dinners from past London Program participants and now chilled by icy Nordic air can be less than ideal. Couple that look forward to them. It is amazing how some home- with a weak US dollar and you have a student’s nightmare cooked food, a warm home and good company can mean scenario—four months of Ramen noodles and no sun. so much to a young student away from home. Of course, it is not that bad, but a poor British Pound A few days after my wife, Jennifer (Roberts) Engelhardt exchange rate can certainly reduce the students’ ability to ’02, and I hosted our most recent dinner, we received a enjoy the culture, food and arts that the city of London wonderful hand-written thank you note signed by all four has to offer.