Day of Community introduces new students to local community | 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 › Day of Community introduces new students to local community Day of Community introduces new students to local community Published: August 17, 2018 Author: Erin Blasko Day Of Community Newly arriving University of Notre Dame students will visit with a variety of local organizations Monday (Aug. 20) as part of Day of Community, an annual Welcome Weekend event that introduces first-year and transfer students to opportunities for engagement with the local community. The students will depart campus by bus from Stepan Center, visit with the organizations and then return to campus by bus. Destinations will be assigned by residence hall, and the day will be divided into shifts: the first shift will be from 10 a.m. to noon and the second shift will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Now in its third year, Day of Community introduces newly arriving Notre Dame students to a variety of service, education and arts and culture organizations throughout the South Bend area. Students become familiar with the great work being done in South Bend and learn about opportunities to get involved during their time at Notre Dame. With the help of the Center for Social Concerns, Welcome Weekend has partnered with the following organizations for this year’s event: The Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County, South Bend Center for the Homeless, Unity Gardens, Food Bank of Northern Indiana, Reins of Life Inc., St. Joseph County Parks, Near Northwest Neighborhood Inc., St. Margaret’s House, St. Adalbert School, La Casa de Amistad, City of South Bend Venues Parks & Arts, Hannah & Friends, Robinson Community Learning Center, ND-LEEF, Healthwin, South Bend Cubs, Downtown South Bend, enFocus and Holy Cross House. “The annual Day of Community introduces Notre Dame students to local businesses and nonprofit organizations to help foster a better understanding of who they are and what they do. It is our hope that through this experience, Notre Dame students will feel more comfortable partnering with these organizations and in many cases volunteering their time,” said Lauren Donahue, program director for new student engagement. “The South Bend community is full of rich and vibrant opportunities for our students to work, learn and serve, and I hope this experience serves as the beginning of their involvement with the place they will call home for the next four years.” South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said, “Cities and universities are at their best when they find unity of purpose with one another. Sound Bend is proud to be a destination, a home and a research space for Notre Dame students and faculty. Day of Community strengthens our communities’ mutual support for one another.” Contact: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, eblasko@nd.edu Posted In: Community News Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 New prison education initiative joins Center for Social Concerns September 19, 2022 Notre Dame Stories: Helping the Last of the Instrument Makers September 15, 2022 South Bend offers free, pre-approved house plans with input from Notre Dame September 12, 2022 Notre Dame dedicates new hydro facility along St. Joseph River in South Bend August 30, 2022 School of Architecture’s community regeneration efforts lead to $2.4M development grant for South Bend 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