History Museum exhibit weaves story of international education at Notre Dame | News | Notre Dame News
Alex Abad
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“The Cloth of a Global College,” a new show in the Raclin Gallery of Notre Dame History, is on display screen now until finally May possibly 28, 2023, at The History Museum in South Bend.
Designed by Notre Dame International (NDI), the exhibit chronicles the record of intercontinental instruction at the University of Notre Dame, from its founding to right now, with focus to the theme “Bringing the world to Notre Dame and Notre Dame to the globe.”
It replaces “Full Circle: Shakespearean Tradition at Notre Dame,” which ended in January.
“The price international students, school, viewing scholars and staff members bring to campus is immeasurable. Their impact on our neighborhood extends far past the Golden Dome into South Bend, St. Joseph County and all of Michiana,” stated Michael Pippenger, vice president and affiliate provost for internationalization at Notre Dame. “At Notre Dame Intercontinental, we are enthusiastic to convey to tales that connect and encourage us, that support us find out from one particular an additional so that we may be a power for excellent in the environment. We persuade readers to immerse themselves into these stories and celebrate the flourishing variety that enriches our neighborhood.”
Highlights of the show include things like:
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- Images and objects from the various centers and gateways that comprise the Notre Dame Worldwide Network, which include a Carnival headdress and musical devices from Latin America, Holi powder from Mumbai and pottery from the Benedictine nuns in Kylemore Abbey in Eire.
- A timeline of intercontinental schooling at Notre Dame, from the arrival of the first international college student, from Mexico, in 1850, to the first study overseas method, in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1964, to now.
- Souvenirs and other products, such as the trophy and method (50 {a83fc1376be6b887eb21588927ee3698077d0aeb3c1820c4705ebcce8530f41f} in Japanese and half in English) from the Battling Irish soccer team’s 1st intercontinental recreation: the 1979 Mirage Bowl, as opposed to the College of Miami, in Tokyo. Notre Dame gained 40-15.
- A movie showcasing international students, school, personnel and visitors, together with users of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders System, engaging with the nearby community through study and services.
- The opportunity for people to reply the dilemma “What does it mean to be a world citizen?” and to get a quiz, “What examine overseas program are you?” Responses to the global citizen dilemma will be integrated into the exhibit.
- An first piece of fabric artwork combining fibers from about the globe with crystals — one particular every for every country represented in the latest student entire body. The artist, Nancy Brenner Sinnott, is a Notre Dame alumna.






“It is in truth a privilege to spouse with the College of Notre Dame and Notre Dame Worldwide on an exhibit of this stature,” explained Brian Harding, government director of The Record Museum. “The University’s worldwide connections are very highly regarded and extraordinarily assorted. These mirror our museum’s mission to convey to the tales of not only our community but the ways in which we welcome and achieve out to the environment. ‘The Fabric of a World-wide University’ is an outstanding reflection of the University of Notre Dame.”
Founded in 2010, Notre Dame Global seeks to advance Notre Dame by means of global instruction, investigation and engagement, with World-wide Gateways and International Facilities in Asia (Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai), the Center East (Jerusalem), Eire and the United Kingdom (Dublin, Kylemore Abbey, London), Italy (Rome), and South and Central The united states (Mexico Metropolis, Santiago, São Paulo).
For more information, go to intercontinental.nd.edu.
