Academics

Tracy K. Smith, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and a two-term Poet Laureate of the United States, will visit NDMU on Thursday, February 23 as the 2022-23 writer in the annual Eichner Women Writers Series, hosted by the S. Maura Eichner Endowed Chair of English.

Smith received the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her third book of poems, Life on Mars, and she served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 2017-19. An evening lecture in Doyle Formal, which is free and open to all members of the NDMU community and general public, will include readings of Smith’s work and a book signing.

Join the Religious Studies and Communication Arts Departments for an interdisciplinary conversation with Dr. Katherine Schmidt. Dr. Schmidt is an associate professor at Molloy University in New York, where she teaches a variety of courses in religious studies and ethics. Her research focuses on the relationship between theology and culture, specifically digital culture and technology. She is the author of numerous chapters on the subject, as well as Virtual Communion: Theology of the Internet and the Catholic Sacramental Imagination (Lexington, 2020).

Celebrate the start of a new school year and all things reading with games, prizes, music, and more! Drinks, Raising Cane’s chicken and fries, snacks, and desserts will be provided.

The School of Education is very excited to welcome back to campus all new and returning SOE students! All are invited to join the SOE faculty and staff for an afternoon meet and greet. Please join us for a light lunch, dessert, and conversation between classes!

Join the School of Pharmacy, School of Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, and Health Sciences programs for a welcome back session where you can learn all about each healthcare program offered at NDMU. All are welcome!

Emily Martin is an acclaimed artist and educator, weaving personal narrative, timeless literary works, and present-day themes with humor and insight into more than fifty artists' books. Her limited edition works often incorporate innovative movable and sculptural paper engineering techniques and are included in public and private collections throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the Tate Britain, London; the Library of Congress; and the Loyola Notre Dame Library.

Martin joined the faculty of the University of Iowa Center for the Book in 1998, where she teaches artist's books, paper engineering, and traditional bookbinding classes. She will discuss her evolution as an artist and the inspiration and process behind the creation of her unforgettable works. A reception will follow in the library gallery, where we will also celebrate the opening of the exhibit Creativity Unbound: The Book as Art.

Join fellow NDMU students, alumni, and community members at Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the Orioles face the Chicago White Sox! Connect with friends and show your school pride with a night out at the ballpark. Tickets (using the promo code GUNNAR) start at just $12!