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Tuition, room and board charges announced for 2004-05

2004-03-14T19:00:00-05:00

Undergraduate tuition, room and board, and student fees at the University of Notre Dame will increase 6.9 percent for the 2004-05 academic year for a combined total cost of $36,930.p. With the increase, tuition and fees will be $29,512, a difference of $1,900 over the current year, and average room and board charges will be $7,418, a difference of $488.p. In a letter to parents of students returning for the next academic year, Notre Dame’s president, Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., noted that in a time of a slowly recovering economy, “We have cut costs while diligently protecting the priorities of our academic mission and the quality of student life.”p. He added that student charges remain “significantly lower” at Notre Dame than at 17 of the other U.S. News&World Report top 20 universities.p. Father Malloy said, “The impressive increases in our student financial aid resources in recent years continue to emphasize the University’s strong commitment to keep its net costs affordable for all families.”p. Other tuition increases, all 7 percent, will bring totals to $28,970 for the Graduate 91��Ƶ, and $29,740 for both the Law 91��Ƶ and Master’s of Business Administration program.

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University Health Services to get upgrade

2003-12-10T19:00:00-05:00

The University Health Services facility at the University of Notre Dame will undergo extensive renovations and upgrading, largely through a $6million gift from the William K. Warren Foundation.p. William K. Warren, Jr., a resident of Tulsa, Okla., is a 1956 graduate of Notre Dame and chair of the foundation created by his father.p. Plans call for a complete renovation of the building, located northeast of the Main Building and known to older alumni as “the Infirmary.” The project will include new ventilation, electrical, plumbing and fire-protection systems.p. “Bill Warren’s continued generosity to Notre Dame is an inspiration to us all,” said Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., the University’s president. “This project will be another significant improvement to the quality of student life on campus, a continuing priority in recent years.”p. Ann E. Kleva, director of University Health Services, recently visited the Warren family in Tulsa, where they have supported a number of local health facilities. “I’ve never seen such caring, such warm people in my whole life,” she said.p. The renovated campus facility will be named for the Warren family. Construction is scheduled to begin in May 2005, and be completed in August 2006. The building was constructed in 1935.p. Warren, a member of the University’s Board of Trustees, has been a major supporter of academic and student life activities at Notre Dame, including the William K. and Natalie O.Warren Golf Course that is named in honor of his parents.

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McCartan will chair Board of Trustees through 2007

2003-10-16T20:00:00-04:00

Patrick McCartan was unanimously re-elected as chairman of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees today, extending his tenure to 2007.p. “I appreciate the confidence and support of the Notre Dame board,” McCartan said, “and I look forward to helping Notre Dame fulfill the promise of a great university.”p. McCartan, of Cleveland, is senior partner of the international law firm Jones Day. He has been a member of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees since 1989 and was elected board chair and a Fellow of the University in 2000.p. Cited in surveys by The National Law Journal as one of the country’s most respected and influential lawyers, he has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The American Lawyer, and The Best Lawyers in America. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, as well as an honorary overseas member of the English Commercial Bar. He earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from Notre Dame and received an honorary doctorate from the University in 1999.

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2003 Notre Dame Prize honors Brazilian leaders for democratic regime change

2003-10-08T20:00:00-04:00

Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and his predecessor, former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, have been selected co-recipients of the 2003 Notre Dame Prize for Distinguished Public Service in Latin America.p. The award honors the leadership shown by both men in the national elections last year that achieved the first democratic transition between two elected presidents in Brazil since the early 1960s.p. Though they represent opposing political parties, Lula and Cardoso cooperated as statesmen to produce elections that were clean, fair and widely praised for avoiding political divisiveness or demagoguery. Lula’s “high-road” campaign and landslide victory, together with Cardoso’s even-handed management of the electoral process, yielded Brazil’s historic democratic transition.p. ?The Notre Dame Prize aims to underscore the personal generosity, skillful leadership and tenacious hard work that leaders bring to public life in Latin America,? said Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., the University’s president. ?It also highlights the critical role that public service plays in improving the well-being of the region’s citizens.p. ?This year, the prize is a timely tribute to democracy. As Presidents Lula and Cardoso have demonstrated, sustaining democracy?especially with the economic and security problems that challenge many countries today?requires leadership committed to democratic principles.?p. Lula and Cardoso both know the costs of living without democracy. Under the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964-85, each suffered from the effects of a politically repressive society. Lula was jailed as a union leader, and Cardoso was forbidden from participating in political life. The two have known each other for decades.p. Father Malloy will present this year’s prize at a ceremony Jan. 5 in Brazil. Lula and Cardoso each will receive a $10,000 cash award and matching donations to charities of their choice.p. The Notre Dame Prize is organized each year by the University’s Kellogg Institute for International 91��Ƶ, a center best known for research on the prospects for democracy in Latin America and around the world.p. The Coca-Cola Foundation provides funding support for the prize, which was first awarded in 2000. Previous winners include Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, S.B.D., of Honduras, former Chilean President Patricio Aylwin, and Inter-American Development Bank President Enrique Iglesias.p. More information is available on the Web at .

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Associate Vice President for Human Resources resigns

2003-09-10T20:00:00-04:00

Father Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C. announced today the resignation of Robert S. Foldesi, Associate Vice President for Human Resources. Foldesi joined the University in 2001 and was previously Associate Vice President for Finance and University Services at the University of Iowa.p. During his tenure at Notre Dame, his leadership resulted in streamlining and improvement of a number of essential human resources processes, the provision of advanced technological services and the formation of a number of successful strategic partnerships across the campus.p. Foldesi indicated that the change process that he was recruited to lead in Human Resources is now well underway and he has elected to pursue other professional opportunities where his background and competencies in higher education can continue to make a significant difference.

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Father Malloy awarded 14th honorary degree

2003-05-13T20:00:00-04:00

Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, received an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Fla., during its commencement ceremonies May 10. It was his 14th such honor.p. Father Malloy also delivered the commencement address to a record 495 students who were receiving their bachelor’s degrees.p.

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A year in the life of the University: How it all adds up

2003-05-11T20:00:00-04:00

Another academic year is ending at Notre Dame. Most students have packed up and gone home. Seniors are enjoying their last days on campus before Commencement. There is no way to quantify what Notre Dame has meant to them, but they will leave some statistical footprints.p. For example, the Registrar’s office reports that 6,837 classes were taught during the past fall and spring semesters, including graduate, undergraduate and independent study courses.p.

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Father Timothy Scully, C.S.C., to step down on June 30

2003-05-01T20:00:00-04:00

Rev. Timothy Scully, C.S.C., executive vice president of the University of Notre Dame, today informed the University’s Board of Trustees that he is resigning his position, effective June 30, but will remain on the University’s faculty.p. Father Scully was elected to the post in May, 2000. He is a professor of political science and will continue as chair of the advisory board for the Helen Kellogg Institute for International 91��Ƶ. He will continue his roles as director of the Institute for Educational Initiatives and chair of the board of the Alliance for Catholic Education, which he founded. He also will remain as a Fellow and Trustee of the University.p. "It has been an honor and privilege to serve as an officer of the University for the past nine years, " Father Scully said. “My first love has always been teaching, research and pastoral ministry. I’m excited at the prospect of returning full time to those pursuits.”p. Patrick McCartan, chairman of the board, said, “On behalf of the Board of Trustees I want to express our enormous gratitude for the critical role that Father Tim has played at Notre Dame over the past several years. The fruits of his dynamic decision-making and high standards for performance will continue to influence this University long into the future. We respect the personal nature of the decision he has made to step down but look forward to a continuing relationship with him as a member of the Board of Fellows and the Board of Trustees and as a valued member of the faculty.”p. Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., University president, praised Father Scully’s service. “His tenure has been marked by his creative thinking, his wise business sense and his enduring commitment to the Notre Dame community,” he said.p. As executive vice president, Father Scully administered an annual operating budget of more than $500 million and an endowment of more than $2.6 billion, as well as human resources for 4,200 University employees and a construction program of $600 million. During his tenure, substantial progress was made on the University’s master plan for campus construction.p. He had served since 1994 as vice president and senior associate provost. Under his leadership, the number of Notre Dame students studying abroad more than doubled, and the University now has the highest percentage of students in international programs of any American research institution. He directed the relocation of the London study center to Trafalgar Square and the establishment of the Irish 91��Ƶ center in Dublin’s historical Newman and O’Connell Houses.p. He oversaw the introduction of new international programs in Santiago, Chile, and Monterrey and Puebla, Mexico. At his initiative, Notre Dame established a new Institute for Latino 91��Ƶ. He orchestrated Notre Dame’s new academic presence in Washington, D.C., and oversaw the reorganization of the undergraduate admissions office and the establishment of the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning.p. Ordained a Holy Cross priest in 1981, he earned master’s and doctoral degrees in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, after graduating summa cum laude from Notre Dame in 1976 and receiving his master’s of divinity degree in 1979.p. A committee of the Board of Trustees will lead a search for a successor to Father Scully and will recommend a candidate for election by the Board of Trustees.p.

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Kirk promoted to associate vice president for residence life

2003-04-30T20:00:00-04:00

William W. Kirk will become associate vice president for residence life at the University of Notre Dame, effective July 1. Currently assistant vice president for residence life, Kirk was appointed to that position in 1991.p. Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., vice president for student affairs, said, “For the past 12 years, Bill has been involved in virtually all the major issues that come before the Office of Residence Life and the Division of Student Affairs. His competence in this challenging role has been an enormous help to me and to the University, and I’m delighted to be making this appointment.”p. Kirk said, “I am grateful to Father Mark and the University for this expression ofconfidence. I have been so privileged to serve Notre Dame over these years, surrounded by such professional and compassionate rectors, directors, student affairs administrators and staff, and I look forward to the opportunity to continue to serve our students in this role.”p. A concurrent assistant professor of accountancy, Kirk teaches a popular business law course in the Mendoza College of Business. He is a 1984 graduate of Notre Dameand earned his law degree from the Notre Dame Law 91��Ƶ in 1991.p. Before assuming his present position, he served as an assistant rector of Sorin Hall and rector of Holy Cross and Stanford Halls while a law student. Prior to returning to the University in 1988, he was a senior consultant in the New York and Washington offices of Price Waterhouse, the international accounting and consulting firm, and was a staff member in Sen. Robert Dole’s 1988 presidential campaign.p.

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News and Information appoints new assistant director

2003-03-19T19:00:00-05:00

Susan M. Guibert, most recently director of community and provider relations for the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care Inc. in South Bend, has been appointed assistant director for news and information at the University of Notre Dame. She will cover the College of Arts and Letters.p. Prior to her work at the Center for Hospice, Guibert served as interim editor of the Saint Mary’s College alumnae magazine, Courier, and as a public relations specialist for Saint Joseph’s Care Group. She entered the communications field as a speechwriter and information specialist for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and the state’s Department of Commerce.p.

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Tuition increase, cost savings approved for 2003-04

2003-03-16T19:00:00-05:00

Responding to the pressures of a continuing downward trend in the nation’s economy, the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees has approved an increase in tuition and a plan for cost savings as part of the 2003-04 operating budget.p. A 6.5 percent increase in tuition and room and board for undergraduates will bring the yearly total to $34,100. This year Notre Dame ranks 80th in cost among the nation’s 129 top private colleges and universities and was ranked 14th among research universities deemedbest values," when comparing academic excellence with net cost of attendance.p. At the same time, the University has aggressively pursued cost savings, including a budget reduction of 5 percent in areas of academic and student life and 7 percent in all other departments.p. “Faced with the financial challenges of the moment, we’ve fashioned a plan that makes the necessary hard choices while still allowing us to maintain our commitment to excellence in the academic and student life of the University,” said Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., University president.p. Father Malloy informed parents and guardians of the tuition increase in a letter sent out this week. Undergraduate tuition will increase by $1,660 to $27,170. Undergraduate room and board will increase by $420 to $6,930.p. Also, Graduate 91��Ƶ tuition in 2003-04 will increase by 6.5 percent to $27,070, and tuition for both the Law 91��Ƶ and the Master of Business Administration program will increase by 6.5 percent to $27,800.p. "There is no hiring freeze, no layoffs are mandated by the new budget, and there is a modest amount for merit salary increases,according to John Sejdinaj, vice president for finance.p. “All our units proposed plans to meet their targeted budget goals with an impressive spirit of cooperation for these difficult times,” he said. “Now they will set about implementing those plans.”p. One area that will not be cut is financial aid for students. Currently, about 45 percent of incoming students receive University-based scholarship assistance, the value of which has tripled in the last seven years.p. While expressing gratitude for the budget efforts of Notre Dame administrators and deans, Sejdinaj noted that further challenges remain on the horizon.p. “The markets remain volatile and the threat of war only adds to the uncertainty,” he said. “Between reduced appropriations for state schools and the impact of the markets on the endowments of private institutions, higher education may be entering an extended period of lowered financial expectations.”p.

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University listed among 'dream schools' for applicants

2003-03-11T19:00:00-05:00

The University of Notre Dame ranks eighth in a listing of ?dream schools? in a survey of college applicants and parents by the Princeton Review.p. The rankings announced yesterday were, in order: Stanford, NYU, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Duke, Columbia, Notre Dame, Brown, and MIT.p. A total of 1,003 college applicants and their parents were questioned in the unscientific survey. They were asked, “What is your dream college ? the school you’d most like to attend (or see your child attend) if acceptance or cost weren’t issues?”p. Notre Dame ranks as one of the nation’s most selective universities, joining Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Dartmouth, Brown, MIT, and Rice as the only schools that admit fewer than half of their freshman applicants and enroll more than half of those who are admitted.p. Princeton Review is a New York-based company that sells its services and books to assist college applicants in improving performances on standardized tests and in navigating the admissions process. It is not affiliated with Princeton University.p.

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Brief supports U. of Michigan on admissions policies

2003-02-18T19:00:00-05:00

The University of Notre Dame is among 38 leading private colleges and universities to join in a brief supporting the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policies now under challenge in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States.p. "At Notre Dame we believe it is imperative that our incoming classes reflect, as much as possible, the diversity of our nation, and we feel that our mix of students from all over the U.S. and the world adds to the educational experience,? said Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., University president.p.

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A statement from Jane and Steve Sharon

2003-02-11T19:00:00-05:00

On behalf of my wife, Jane, and all our family I want to thank everyone in the Notre Dame family and the South Bend community for all their prayers, hopes and comforting words during this difficult time for us.p. We would like to thank all the men and women who worked so hard to try to find Chad—the Notre Dame police, South Bend and St. Joseph County police, the South Bend Fire Department and ordinary citizens and students.p.

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Body of Chad Sharon is found

2003-02-11T19:00:00-05:00

At a press conference on campus Wednesday evening, Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., president of the University, made the following statement:p. The entire Notre Dame family is really saddened by the news we received today of Chad Sharon’s death. I speak on behalf of our faculty, and staff and administration and trustees, but most of all on behalf of the students, particularly those who shared a common dormitory with Chad or were members of the First Year of 91��Ƶ. p. All of us want to convey our profound sympathy to Chad’s parents, Jane and Steve Sharon, whom I had a chance to meet with on their recent visit to the campus. They were trying to keep hope alive for themselves and for all of us that he would be returned safely to them. Unfortunately, that did not happen. Father Mark Poorman (vice president of student affairs), conveyed the message to them today. And the University will be flying them down here tomorrow so they can be here to recover the body. p. All of us in this Catholic university at times like this are comforted by our common faith in the Risen Lord. And so we entrust Chad into the arms of a loving God, and we seek, as a community of faith, to comfort his parents, as well as all those who mourn his loss. p. Sharon, 18, from Pelican Lake, Wis., last was seen by friends at an off-campus party. He had been attending Notre Dame on a full academic scholarship. He was a resident of Fisher Hall.p.

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Applications for 2003 Reach Record Total

2003-02-05T19:00:00-05:00

A record total of more than 12,000 prospective students have applied for the Class of 2007 that will enter the University of Notre Dame this August, Daniel J. Saracino, the University’s assistant provost for enrollment, announced today.p. The total represents a 23-percent increase over applications received a year ago and is 19 percent above the previous high of 10,052 applications for the class that entered in August, 2000.p.

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$25,000 reward offered in effort to locate missing student

2003-01-02T19:00:00-05:00

The University of Notre Dame is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for credible information leading to the safe return of, or communication with, first-year student Chad S. Sharon.p. Sharon, 18, from Pelican Lake, Wis., last was seen by friends at an off-campus party on Corby Street in South Bend around 2 a.m. Dec. 12 (Thursday). They say he insisted on walking back to his campus residence, Fisher Hall.p.

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Athletic director receives contract extension

2002-12-29T19:00:00-05:00

Kevin White, who has led the University of Notre Dame athletics programs to unprecedented accomplishments in the classroom and on the field over the past three years, has received a two-year contract extension as the University’s director of athletics.p. Appointed in March 2000, White originally agreed to a five-year contract that previously was extended by five years and now extends to 2012.p. “Notre Dame has a long and notable athletic history, but these past several years have set new standards for success, and Kevin deserves considerable credit for that,” said Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., the University’s president. “His passion for Notre Dame, combined with his intellect and insight, have inspired our coaches and student-athletes to new heights. I am delighted to acknowledge Kevin’s leadership with the extension of his contract.”p. White, who also teaches a master’s level sports business course in the University’s Mendoza College of Business, is the first Notre Dame athletic director to report directly to the University’s president.p. Among the highlights of White’s nearly three years at the helm of Irish athletics:p. ? Notre Dame was the only school this fall to qualify all six of its teams ? men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball ? for NCAA tournament competition (or, in the case of football, a bowl game).
? The University received a 2002 USA Today/NCAA Academic Achievement Award for graduating 90 percent of its freshmen student-athletes who enrolled in 1995.
? The Irish finished 11th and 13th, respectively in the 2000-01 and 2001-02 Sears Cup all-sports ratings, matching their best back-to-back rankings in that competition. They are fourth in the current fall rankings.
? Of the University’s 26 men’s and women’s varsity programs, 20 earned NCAA tournament berths in 2001-02.
? A record 37 Irish athletes earned All-America honors in 2001-02.
? Eight student-athletes were selected Academic All-Americans in 2001-02 ? including four who also were athletic All-Americans.
? Notre Dame claimed the 2001 national championship in women’s basketball, third-place finishes in fencing in ‘01 and ’02, national semifinal appearances in women’s soccer in ‘00 and men’s lacrosse in ‘01, and a College World Series berth in baseball in ’02.
? Four different Notre Dame teams ? women’s soccer, women’s basketball, men’s fencing and baseball ? were ranked No. 1 during their 2000-01 seasons, and men’s lacrosse ranked second.
? The men’s and women’s programs won the Big East Conference Commissioner’s Trophy in 2001 and ‘02. Last year’s all-sports title was highlighted by a record eight league championships.
p. The successes of Irish athletic teams are due in part to several initiatives launched by White, including a plan to add 64 grants-in-aid in order to give all 26 varsity sports the full NCAA complement of scholarships; signing most of Notre Dame’s head coaches to multiyear contracts; improving the life skills services to student-athletes; and commissioning a facilities master plan to upgrade the athletic physical plant.p. A career educator and one of the most respected athletic administrators in the nation, White came to Notre Dame after previously serving as athletic director at Arizona State University, Tulane University, the University of Maine and Loras College.p. White has served on numerous NCAA committees, including the NCAA Council, formerly the association’s highest governing body, as well as the executive committee of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association and the Bowl Championship Series. While at Arizona State he was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference’s television and bowl committees.p. A native of Amityville, N.Y., White earned his doctorate from Southern Illinois University and in 1985 completed postdoctoral work at Harvard University’s Institute for Educational Management. He earned his master’s degree in athletics administration from Central Michigan University and his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1972 from St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind., where he also competed as a sprinter in track and field. He was awarded St. Joseph’s Alumni Achievement Award in 1997. In May 2001, Kevin and his wife, Jane, were awarded honorary degrees from St. Joseph’s.p.

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Financial management realignment approved

2002-12-10T19:00:00-05:00

A realignment of the University of Notre Dame’s financial management has been approved by its Board of Trustees. The changes announced today will separate the responsibilities of the vice president for finance and chief investment officer into two vice presidencies.p. Scott C. Malpass, who has served as chief investment officer since 1989 and vice president for finance since 1999, will become vice president and chief investment officer, focusing on investment of the University’s endowment, working capital and pension assets now approximating $3 billion. John A. Sejdinaj, assistant vice president for finance and director of budget and planning, will become vice president for finance, continuing his management of the offices of budget and planning and student financial services and assuming oversight of the controller’s group.p.

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New leader for Public Affairs and Communication named

2002-10-30T19:00:00-05:00

J. Roberto Gutierrez, a television executive from San Antonio, today was elected vice president for public affairs and communication at the University of Notre Dame by its Board of Trustees. The appointment is effective Dec. 2.

Gutierrez, who received an honorary doctorate from the University in 1999, co-founded the Hispanic Telecommunications Network (HTN) in 1982. The organization produces the weekly television series, Nuestra Familia, the only national Catholic evangelization series televised for the nation’s Latino community. The program is funded in part by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Communications Campaign.

“Roberto’s great accomplishments as a communicator and his abundant entrepreneurial skills will be of great value to the University in this important position that oversees our relationship with the media, government and the general public through many venues,” Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s president, said in announcing the board action.p. “I am honored to share in the tradition of service and education that Notre Dame represents for the world,” Gutierrez said. “I will work to further the goals of the University, help implement its strategic plan and vision, and seek new ways to articulate that vision to emerging audiences in this country and abroad.”p. He added, “Since childhood, growing up in the Latino neighborhoods of San Antonio, those of us fortunate to have attended Catholic schools, could only dream that we would one day become part of the storied legend that is Notre Dame.” He said he felt “uniquely called by God to this special vocation as vice president for public affairs and communication.”p. The public affairs and communication division of the University encompasses the offices of news and information, marketing communications, University communications design, photographic and television production, Notre Dame Magazine, community relations and governmental relations. The post became vacant earlier this year when Lou Nanni was appointed vice president for University relations.p. Gutierrez has been active in Catholic organizations including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Communications Committee; the Hispanic Catholic Communications Conference; CTG, the Catholic advocacy group to the Faith&Values Channel; the Association of Catholic Television and Radio Syndicators; and the Catholic Academy of Communication Arts Professionals (formerly UNDA-USA).p. A graduate of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Gutierrez pursued graduate studies at the Oblate 91��Ƶ of Theology. He began his career as promotions director for the El Visitante Dominical Newspaper of the Oblate Missions in San Antonio. After co-founding HTN, he served in a number of positions until becoming president and CEO in 1985. He was instrumental in negotiating agreements between HTN and UNIVISION, Galavision, PBS and the Hallmark Channel. He has made frequent television appearances and is an experienced public speaker.p. In talking about his new career, Gutierrez said, “For 20 years, I have worked exclusively in the not-for-profit sector in support of and for the communication of gospel values through television, radio and the Internet. The invitation to join Notre Dame is a continuation of that journey, bringing with me all that I have learned about telling our human story, to a campus that already has that special story-telling character as its hallmark.”p. He continued, “Through an active engagement of each department, I look forward to participating in the continuing conversation of the University, communicating that message to a world-campus so desperately in need of good news. It is, after all, what I believe Notre Dame is about ? an intellectual community helping to weave the contemporary events of our human drama with the calling of the Spirit to create a just and loving world.”p. Gutierrez and his wife, Rosie, have two children, Robert and Cristina, who are both currently enrolled as undergraduates at Notre Dame.p.

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