Notre Dame Day, a global celebration of the University, to launch April 27 | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame Day, a global celebration of the University, to launch April 27 Notre Dame Day, a global celebration of the University, to launch April 27 Published: April 23, 2014 Author: Amy Shell The University of Notre Dame family will gather April 27 (Sunday) to celebrate the first-ever Notre Dame Day and have the opportunity to watch, connect, give and vote in a way that’s never been done at Our Lady’s University. The event will launch at 18:42 (6:42 p.m.) April 27 in a nod to the founding year of the University, and end at midnight April 28. By way of a 29-hour streaming webcast, social media efforts, on-campus events and global participation, the Notre Dame community will share stories from across the University. The show will be streamed live on the web from LaFortune Student Center on campus and feature exclusive interviews, celebrities, performances and coverage from Notre Dame clubs and locations around the world. “The accomplishments of our students, faculty, staff and alumni are so remarkable and inspiring, and we want to share those with the entire Notre Dame family,” said Amy Schell, director of annual giving marketing. “The web-based broadcast will represent almost every dimension of the University with a truly global reach.” Notre Dame Day will also provide the opportunity for participants to make a gift and subsequently vote to direct a portion of more than $250,000 in challenge funds to their areas of greatest interest at the University. Donors will be able to vote for residence halls, academic majors, athletics teams or any of more than 300 other organizations at Notre Dame. Students will compete in hourly Residence Hall Challenges with $1,000 in prizes at stake between the halls for the on-campus competition. Hourly online voting challenges will enable those off-campus to support specific residence halls as well. Additional on-campus events include a student picnic on the North Quad, a golf challenge at the nine-hole golf course, and the Notre Dame Day hub at LaFortune Student Center. The date of Notre Dame Day marks a significant event in the history of the University. On April 23, 1879, a fire destroyed the Main Building, and therefore the majority of the campus. On April 27, Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., the University’s founder, returned to Notre Dame and vowed to rebuild it, bigger and better than ever. “Father Sorin had a vision that Notre Dame would be a powerful means for good,” said Schell. “Notre Dame Day enables us to come together to celebrate all that we have accomplished, while looking ahead with a commitment to Father Sorin’s vision and the mission of Our Lady’s University.” To preview the broadcast schedule and on-campus events, and for more information, go to NotreDameDay.ND.edu. Contact: Amy Schell, Director, Annual Giving Marketing and Operations, 574-631-2297, aschell@nd.edu Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn