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This article originally appeared in the winter 2019 issue of Harker Magazine and was reprinted in Harker News Online. Harker’s incubator program, after one full year, has turned out some solid successes, awarding cash grants to students who developed business plans and successfully pitched to […]
This article originally appeared in the summer 2018 issue of Harker Magazine and was reprinted in Harker News Online. Note from the Head of School: Harker thanks all those who contributed to the amazing effort it took to bring both the Rothschild Performing Arts Center, […]
This article first appeared in the summer 2017 Harker Magazine and was reprinted in Harker News Online. When Harker’s competitive robotics program was just starting in 2003, it needed help. “From an engineering standpoint, the team was highly unpredictable and unreliable,” said Eric Nelson, robotics […]
Cutline: Geri Acers, CND master’s graduate, and Diane Guay, education department chair, teamed up for a three-day accreditation visit. On a pleasant day in March, Dr. Diane Guay was serene in the midst of an academic storm. “This is a three-day accreditation visit. It comes […]
The driveway leading to Ralston Hall is the same that brought wealthy visitors a-visiting 125 years ago. The drive is paved now instead of gravel and wrought-iron railings have been added to the front steps in the interest of safety, said Mary Ellen Boyling, curator […]
Elaine Cohen started the master’s of public administration program at College of Notre Dame while she was teaching in the education department. “I felt that teachers should have a broader perspective than just that of an education professional. I wanted to do something that made […]
Pull quote: I’m not willing to give up the performance. It’s too important and I think also if you want to be a good musician and teach well, you’ve got to be a performer. You can’t only talk about it and not do it. Birgette […]
Cutline: Ralston Hall provides a beautiful setting for recitals and concerts, Pullquote: “You can learn any standard instrument, any instrument you find in an orchestra, as well as things like guitar and organ.” Birgette Moyer, music department chair The music department at College of Notre […]
Cutlines: From the mid-career artist to the recent high school graduate, anyone will find what they need at CND’s art program.Dan Tierney gave up a sociology major when he moved to CND’s art program. College of Notre Dame’s art department and Wiegand Gallery are housed […]
Cutline: For advanced students, CND’s sociology program supplements classroom study with active involvement. Just one of the things the CND sociology department is doing is placing interns where they can do some good. According to long-time staff member Don Stannard-Friel, all three staff members are […]
I find myself in situations I wish I wasn’t in, although when I survive them I’m glad I was in them. Don Stannard-Friel, Sociologist Cutline: Don Stannard-Friel’s most recent research brings him back to San Francisco’s Tenderloin where he first lived after moving from New […]
Cutline: Terry St. John is a popular teacher as well as a talented artist. Terry St. John, instructor and former chair of College of Notre Drone art department, just wrapped up a 45-painting show at the Hearst Art Gallery at St. Mary’s College in Moraga. […]
Cutline: Mary Ellen Boyling’s love for the house is obvious as she explains Ralston Hall’s history. Mary Ellen Boyling has been part and parcel of Ralston Hall since she was a house mother in the Hall 41 years ago. She realized she was neckdeep when […]
Mike Elkins has been interested in acting since high school.Photo by William Cracraft Mike Elkins started out as a lot of theater people do, performing in high school. “I did all sorts of theater. I was one of those people who was blessed, in the […]
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