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Jamie Powell

Via Con Dios, Jamie Powell

April 20, 2015

After a decade at the heart of the Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell will be moving on to Napa, Calif., at the end of this month. Please join her many UP friends and colleagues for a farewell open house on Friday morning, April 24, from 9:30 to 11:30, in the Garaventa Center. Refreshments will be provided. […]

Filed Under: Campus Services, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell, Karen Eifler

Via Con Dios, Jamie Powell

April 13, 2015

After a decade at the heart of the Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell will be moving on from The Bluff to Napa, California, at the end of this month. Please join her many UP friends and colleagues for a farewell open house Friday morning, April 24. Drop by the Garaventa Center on the 3rd floor of […]

Filed Under: 04-13-2015, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell

Garaventa Center Events This Week

February 9, 2015

The Garaventa Center will sponsor two campus events this week, according to Jamie Powell, Garaventa Center: An art exhibit for The Saint John’s Bible opens in the Buckley Center Art Gallery on Monday, February 9. The exhibit Includes 10 large prints from the University’s Heritage Edition of The Saint Johns Bible. The exhibit is free […]

Filed Under: 02-09-2015, Academics, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell, Karen Eifler, Michael Andrews, Saint John's Bible

This Week’s Garaventa Center Events: All Welcome

November 10, 2014

The Garaventa Center will host three events this week, according to Jamie Powell. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend: International Prayers for Peace, Tuesday, November 11, 2 p.m., International Peace Garden (Buckley Center patio). Stanford economist (and 2006 UP alumnus) Adam Bonica will explore reasons why the U.S. political system has failed […]

Filed Under: Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell, Prayers for Peace, Rev. Patrick Hannon C.S.C.

Sistine Chapel Lecture, Oct. 28

October 27, 2014

The University will host Charles Rosenberg, professor of art history at the University of Notre Dame, as he presents “The Sistine Chapel History and Meaning” at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, in Holy Cross Lounge on the 3rd floor of Franz Hall. His presentation will be the annual Hesburgh Lecture, sponsored by the Garaventa […]

Filed Under: 10-28-2013, Academics, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Charles Rosenberg, Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell, Notre Dame

Celebration of 50th Anniversary of L’Arche Community, Oct. 29

October 27, 2014

The Garaventa Center will host several speakers and a reception to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the first L’Arche community by Jean Vanier (pictured) in 1964. The presentation, which includes interactive discussions with the audience, is titled “Becoming Human, Embracing the Tension Between Professionalism & Vulnerability.” It takes place on Wednesday, October […]

Filed Under: 10-27-2014, Academics, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell, Jean Vanier, L'Arche Community

Red Mass & Lecture, Oct. 20

October 20, 2014

The Garaventa Center will host Carlos T. Bea, a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the annual Red Mass on Monday, October 20, at 5 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The Red Mass is free and open to the public. Portland Archbishop Alexander K. Sample […]

Filed Under: Academics, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Archbishop Alexander Sample, Carlos T. Bea, Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell, Peter L. Smith, Red Mass

2014 Zahm Lecture Features Fr. Kevin Grove, C.S.C.

September 8, 2014

The 2014 Zahm Lecture in American Catholic Education will take place on Thursday, September 11, at 7:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Rev. Kevin G. Grove, C.S.C., will present “Memory, Desire and Searching for God.” His lecture is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public; refreshments will be served. The Zahm Lecture serves […]

Filed Under: Academics, Campus Services, Events, Garaventa Center, Provost's Office Tagged With: Fr. Kevin Grove C.S.C., Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell, Rev. John Zahm C.S.C., Zahm Lecture

Thirst Friday Gathering, Sept. 12

September 8, 2014

Join staff and faculty colleagues from all over the campus at the year’s first Thirst Friday social on Friday, September 12, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Garaventa Center. Come for 10 minutes or two hours to enjoy convivial conversations, one of the best balconies on campus, sodas, wine, and surprise treats that have […]

Filed Under: Campus Services, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Fr. Charlie Gordon C.S.C., Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell, Karen Eifler, Thirst Friday

Barbara Harff Lecture, “A Murderous Century,” March 20

March 17, 2014

The Garaventa Center will present “A Murderous Century: The Detection, Explanation, and Prevention of Genocide,” a lecture by Barbara Harff, on Thursday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. The presentation is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Harff is professor emerita of political science at the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Academics, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Barbara Harff, Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell

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Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 122nd annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 20-23 in San Francisco. Verena Hutter presented “Embodied Memory: Holocaust Tattoos and Postmemory,” served as presiding officer of all three sessions of Austrian Studies, and chaired one of them. María Echenique presented “A Precursor of ‘Feminism from the Zulos’ by Dahlia de la Cerda” and served as presiding officer and chair of the session Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Jewish Culture and Literature in Trans-Iberia. Matthew Warshawsky presented “A ‘Tenth Muse’ in 1600s Sephardic Amsterdam: Isabel Rebeca Correa, Translator, Poet, and Feminist” and served as presiding officer and chair of the Jewish Literature and Culture session. 

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Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, performed a Tour of Louisiana with jazz quartet Facing West, with performances at Nicholls State University (Thibodaux), University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston). November 5-7, 2025.

Kristin Sweeney, Environmental Science, published “Topographic, climatic, and age controls on the reworking of volcanic debris avalanche deposits.” Co-author: Major, J.J. Bull Volcanol 87, 115 (2025).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “Rethinking Advent Hope as Covenantal Bond. Reflections on the Readings for First Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. November 30, 2025. Aihiokhai also published “A Disruptive Content of Hope: Awakening the Human Imagination to New Possibilities. Reflections on the Readings of the Second Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 7, 2025. 

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