Robinson Community Learning Center celebrates 15th anniversary with ‘moments in time’ | 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 › Robinson Community Learning Center celebrates 15th anniversary with ‘moments in time’ Robinson Community Learning Center celebrates 15th anniversary with ‘moments in time’ Published: February 09, 2016 Author: Monika Spalinski Actors from The Robinson Shakespeare Company The Robinson Community Learning Center, in South Bend’s northeast neighborhood, celebrates its 15th anniversary from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 (Friday) at the RCLC. The celebration is open to the public. Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame; Louis M. Nanni, vice president for University Relations; Mary Williams, a neighborhood resident and mother of six RCLC graduates; and Jennifer Knapp Beudert, manager of the RCLC, will speak. Rev. Edward “Monk” Malloy, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University, will also offer an opening prayer. The theme of the event is “RCLC Moments in Time,” a nod to the traditional 15th anniversary gift of a watch. Speakers will mention one of their favorite RCLC “moments.” Afterward, there will be a short video about the history of the Robinson Center, followed by an awards presentation to volunteers, youth and adult learners, partners and volunteers who have made significant contributions to the Robinson Center this past year. Andrew McDonald and Rylee Fleming, members of the Robinson Shakespeare Company, will also recite Shakespeare monologues at the opening and closing of the event. The Robinson Shakespeare Company is celebrating its eighth year of productions with a cast ranging from third- through 12th-grade students. Music will be presented at the celebration by Notre Dame a cappella group Echoes. Refreshments will be provided. “What began 15 years ago as a unique partnership between the University of Notre Dame and residents of the Northeast Neighborhood of South Bend has evolved into a boundary-spanning learning community which extends throughout Michiana, engaging hundreds of youth, families, older adults, college students and community partners each year. The RCLC is looking forward to continuing this momentum through its commitment to our mission of ‘changing lives, one relationship at a time,’” said Beudert. The center, located at 921 N. Eddy St., South Bend, provides local students with programs to help them grow their educational and cultural knowledge. Since its founding in 2001, the RCLC has grown to service more than 500 adult and student participants each week, and its outreach programs impact thousands of South Bend and Mishawaka youths each year. The center has more than 300 weekly college student volunteers who tutor and mentor the RCLC students, and many community volunteers who support the RCLC’s efforts. Additional RCLC programs include Literary Corps, the Take Ten conflict resolution program and the RCLC Youth Entrepreneurship Program. Contact: Jennifer Knapp Beudert, 574-631-2686, knappbeudert.1@nd.edu Posted In: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 New prison education initiative joins Center for Social Concerns September 29, 2022 ACE program prepares educators for next generation of linguistically diverse students September 28, 2022 Tyson Yunkaporta, Indigenous Australian scholar and Nasr Book Prize winner, to visit campus September 27, 2022 Alpha Phi Alpha president to be featured ‘fireside chat’ guest September 20, 2022 Merit-based leadership scholars program works to support and empower Latino communities 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