SPIRITUALITY
  Make a migrant's journey
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
  Message from NDAA Board President 
  Career networking made easy
  ND TAG Heuer watches available
UNIVERSITY
  Learning HERStory with Dean Woo 
ATHLETICS
NOTEWORTHY 
  Kudos to the Corby Award winner

Celebrating Fr. Hesburgh
     On Oct. 9, religious, educational and governmental leaders gathered at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery to pay tribute to Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of Notre Dame. [Full Story]

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Make a Migrant's Journey at pray.nd.edu
 Have you visited pray.nd.edu lately? In addition to its regular liturgical readings and inspirational thoughts and prayers, the site is currently featuring a special section entitled "Migrant's Journey." [Full Story]
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Heal Like a Champion
     As a Dooley Society mentor, Dr. Michael O'Connor '78 helps ND students better understand what's in store for them as medical professionals.  But he's not just doing it for the students: O'Connor is getting just as much from the experience as the students he mentors. [Full Story]

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Straight from the Board
     The reaction to last month's "Straight from the Board" has been positive. To keep up the momentum, Alumni Board President Richard A. Nussbaum '74 provides an update about what has happened since our last issue: [Full Story]

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Connect with Friends with Alumni Notes
     Returning to campus for a football weekend? Let your classmates know you're coming by posting a message via Alumni Notes on Irish Online. [Full Story]

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Award Nomination Made Easy
     Each year, the Alumni Association recognizes distinguished alumni for their service and outstanding accomplishments. And now, we're making the nomination process easier; you can visit the Alumni Association website and submit your nominations online. [Full Story]

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Career Networking at Your Fingertips
     Heard about the Notre Dame Alumni Career Network? With it, you can find alumni who work for organizations or in professions that interest you. You can also seek out alumni who share similar ND experiences with you, and learn more about their career paths. [Full Story]

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Discover the Aegean Odyssey
     Join ND Professor Bob Schmuhl on the privately chartered yacht Sea Cloud and sail an "Aegean Odyssey" through Turkey and the Greek Isles next June. During the cruise, you will discover sites of major importance to Christianity, including many that are difficult to access by land. [Full Story]

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Black Alumni Hosting Fall Affair Oct. 27
     Black Alumni of Notre Dame will host the seventh annual Fall Affair in five U.S. cities on Oct. 27, in support of the Frazier Thompson Scholarship Fund. [Full Story]

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Give ND Students a Break
     When ND students are studying for final exams in December, they will get a break - a pizza break. Through the "Study Break" program, ND Clubs and the Alumni Association are teaming up to deliver pizzas to students in their residence halls before final exams. [Full Story]

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TAG Heuer watches exclusively for Notre Dame Alumni
     The Alumni Association has teamed up with M. LaHart & Co. to offer a complete collection of fine watches, including world-renown TAG Heuer timepieces. This collection of ND alumni-branded watches is an exceptional way to show your Irish pride (and a great Christmas gift idea!). Alumni styles will be available by November 19.  For more information or to place an order, click here.

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Get the ND Stadium Ornament
 The Christmas season is just around the corner, which means the newest installment of the Alumni Association ornament series is now available. Beautifully rendered in three-dimensional detail, the 2007 Alumni Association Christmas ornament features a striking image of Notre Dame Stadium and "2007" engraved on the back. Add to your ornament collection by visiting the Irish Shop.

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ND Women Make HERstory
     In a new initiative designed to highlight women in leadership positions across the University, the First Year of Studies program is sponsoring a monthly lecture series entitled "Telling HERstory." [Full Story]

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Badin, Carroll, Dillon and Lyons Halls Win Dorm Challenge
     The 2007 Dorm Challenge is over, and the winners are enjoying special dorm tailgaters, sponsored by the Notre Dame Annual Fund and the Alumni Association. [Full Story]

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Will Your Employer Match Your Gift to ND?
     Matching gifts are easy to arrange and-best of all-can double and, in some cases, triple the impact of your donation. To learn more about matching gifts or to see if your company will match your contribution to Notre Dame, please visit supporting.nd.edu/annual-giving/matching-gifts/.

Take Advantage of Your IRA
     Last year's Pension Protection Act included a provision allowing individuals 70½ years of age or older to make tax-free distributions directly from their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to qualifying charities.
     This is a simple way for you to make a gift to Notre Dame, particularly for gifts up to the $100,000 maximum that would otherwise trigger higher tax brackets and various phase-outs. It also makes sense for non-itemizers, who would otherwise take the money from their IRA as income and thus not qualify for a charitable deduction.
     The provision expires at the end of 2007, so now is the time to take advantage of an IRA rollover gift. For more information, contact Janet Jessup in the Office of Gift Planning at (574) 631-2661 or jjessup@nd.edu.

Teaching Great Leadership
     Leaders from some of the most successful corporations in the country are finding there's still opportunity to grow and develop their leadership skills. Through Notre Dame's Executive Integral Leadership (EIL) program, a weeklong seminar, participants gain an appreciation for the whole person, including one's health, wellness and spirituality. [Full Story]

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Alumni Burial Now Available on Campus
 The "Coming Home" initiative has become reality with the completion of two mausolea, named Our Lady of Sorrows at Cedar Grove Cemetery, on the Notre Dame campus. [Full Story]

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Undergrads Engage in Hands-On Learning
     Marital conflict and the link to social functioning in children. The impact of foreign aid on Ugandan democratization. The effect of teacher salaries on student achievement in public schools. These are just a handful of the topics investigated by Notre Dame undergraduates during the past year through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP). [Full Story]

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Buy and Sell Football Tickets Online
     Don't forget - if you've registered for Irish Online, you're eligible to buy tickets to ND home football games via the Notre Dame Alumni Association Ticket Consignment Board. And all users - registered or not - can sell their tickets on the site. [Full Story]

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Corby Award Honors Brigadier General
     On Nov. 2, the Alumni Association will present Brigadier General Philip Volpe '77, of Fort Bragg, NC with the Rev. William Corby, C.S.C. Award for his distinguished military service. Volpe is Commanding General of the 44th Medical Command, Corps Surgeon for the XVIII Airborne Corps Battle Command, and Director of Health Services at Fort Bragg. [Full Story]

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You Are ND
     The Alumni Association is gathering real stories about the people who have lived, loved and learned at Notre Dame. Some of the stories will be published in a book coming out in 2008. Will yours be one of them? [Full Story]

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