Proud to be ND—Notre Dame Parent Pride

The Parents Program at the University of Notre Dame invites our past and our current parents to be engaged in the life of the University. Your students are our greatest treasure. We are grateful to you for supporting their decision to attend the University of Notre Dame, and we share your pride in their success. We welcome your commitment to, and involvement with, the University of Notre Dame.

Latest News

Mothers of Notre Dame Mass

The Parents Program has encouraged an initiative to celebrate our Notre Dame mothers, grandmothes and women. On May 20, the Sunday after Mothers Day, six locations around the country will celebrate a Mass to honor the Mothers of Notre Dame. Last year the Notre Dame Club of Orange County took the lead in announcing this Mass to its members. This year, six Masses will be celebrated on May 20 to honor the Mothers and Women of Notre Dame. What a beautiful tribute to our faith and to our mothers, that we can come together to honor them in this month of May, dedicated to Mary, Our Mother. Read More

Hawaii Club Lu'au 2012

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The Hawaii Club of Notre Dame sponsored a lu'au this spring and transported University students and guests to a mini-Hawaiian adventure. Parents from the Notre Dame Club of Hawaii picked and sent 250 lbs. of foliage which was used to decorate Stepan Center. Read More

Parents Rank Notre Dame # 4 as 'Dream College'

The University of Notre Dame is the No. 4 “dream college” among parents of college applicants, the Princeton Review reported in its annual “College Hopes and Worries” survey.

Released March 27, the rankings are, in order, Stanford University, Princeton University, Harvard College, Notre Dame, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Duke University, Yale University and University of Southern California. Read More

Bookstore Basketball 2012

Notre Dame's Bookstore Basketball Tournament ended April 29 with a victory for team "Hoops We Did It Again." This final game was played April 29 in the pouring rain. Bookstore Basketball is the largest outdoor 5-on-5 tournament in the world. Started in 1972, today there are nearly 700 teams comprised of students, faculty, and staff from Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College. Read More

Prayer for Our Parents

Thank you, Lord, for our parents who have taught us Your love by their example, who have guided us in faith and love and generosity, and who have nurtured our lives and our spirit. Bless them all the days of their lives, and keep them near to you.

In this month of May which honors Your own Mother, Lord, watch over and bless all our mothers. Thank you for their guidance and love.

Grant eternal rest to our Notre Dame mothers who are with You, and bring peaceful hearts to their families.

Springtime tulips and the Notre Dame Dome

Calendar

May 2, 2012            Last day of classes
May 3 - 6, 2012       Reading days
May 7 - 11, 2012     Final exams
May 12, 2012          Residence halls close at 2 p.m.
May 13, 2012          Mothers Day
May 17, 2012          Feast of the Ascension
May 18 - 20, 2012 Commencement weekend
May 20, 2012          Mothers of Notre Dame Masses
May 27, 2012          Feast of Pentecost
May 28, 2012          Memorial Day holiday
May 31, 2012          Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

This is our goal "...to build a Notre Dame that is bigger and better than ever - a great Catholic university for the 21st century, one of the pre-eminent research institutions in the world, a center for learning whose intellectual and religious traditions converge to make it a healing, unifying, enlightening force for a world deeply in need."

Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C.
President, University of Notre Dame
2005 Inaugural Address