The University, in cooperation with St. Joseph County, has installed a new type of traffic signal this week that has been proven to increase pedestrian safety when crossing the street. The new signal is known as a “HAWK” signal, an acronym that stands for high-intensity activated crosswalk.

The HAWK signal has been installed near the intersection of Twyckenham Drive and Vaness Street, the first of its kind in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties. HAWK signals were developed by the city of Tucson, Ariz., in 2004. They have since been installed by many other states and in Washington, D.C. Read More

On May 15, the Robinson Community Learning Center celebrated two of our mothers in the English as a New Language (ENL) preschool.  The mothers are from Sudan and Palestine, and within the past month both of them have passed their Citizenship Tests!  

We celebrated with the other ENL class members and teachers, and the preschool children and teachers.  We ate Middle Eastern food and cake, and the mom received American flags!  ENL Classes at the Robinson Center are run by the South Bend Community Schools, and all of the children enrolled in the RCLC preschool have parents in ENL. Read More

Students build lamps from recycled materials during Innovative-Thinkers Camp 2012.

The University of Notre Dame is partnering with several local organizations to host the second annual Innovative-Thinkers Camp, a two-week summer experience created to encourage youth in grades seven through nine to obtain skills that will create a mindset for individual achievement in their academic and future career interests. The camp also attempts to cultivate a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the Michiana region by nurturing the pipeline that feeds local economic development.

This summer, 100 Black Men of Greater South Bend, Indiana Black Expo, Ivy Tech Community College, La Casa de Amistad, Mount Carmel Baptist Missionary Church, The Salvation Army, the South Bend Community School Corp., and the YMCA Innovation Delta will partner with Notre Dame to host a second camp Mondays through Fridays from June 10 through June 21. Read More