ACUHO-I Internship Program
The University of Notre Dame is a member of the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I). With the assistance of ACUHO-I, Notre Dame has hosted interns in Residence Life and Housing for the past five summers. If you are interested in learning more about ACUHO-I, please visit http://www.acuho-i.org/. Information about the Summer Internship Placement Exchange can be found at http://www4.acuho-i.org/.
About Notre Dame and South Bend
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame is located on the northern boundary of South Bend, Indiana, founded in 1842 by the Reverend Edward F. Sorin, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross. In 1844 it was chartered by a special act of the legislature of the State of Indiana, and combined the style of the French “college” and the seminary in which Father Sorin and his associates were educated. Notre Dame began as both a secondary school and a four-year college offering the baccalaureate degree in the liberal arts. It soon adapted to the style and structure of the typical 19th century American university, introducing a science curriculum in 1865, the first American Catholic Law School in 1869, Engineering College in 1873, a graduate program in 1918, and a College of Business in 1921. Former President of the University, Father Edward Malloy, has stated that from its founding in 1842 Notre Dame has proudly proclaimed itself to be a Catholic University, and this Catholicity builds on a historical connection to the Roman Catholic Church and its cultivation of the great transcendental values of truth, beauty and goodness. Notre Dame’s Catholic character is a call to be a welcoming place, a call to cultivate a spirit of honest and open exchange, always in a valuing context.
The natural beauty of Notre Dame’s 1,250 acre wooded campus is enhanced by extensive recreational facilities including an Olympic swimming pool and two golf courses. In addition, Notre Dame has two bodies of water on campus: St. Joseph’s Lake and St. Mary’s Lake. They’re both natural, spring-fed lakes owned by the University.
St. Mary’s Lake is primarily a scenic lake, though there is a jogging or walking trail all the way around it. St. Mary's Lake also hosts the Fisher Regatta, an annual student boat race in which participants design and build their own crafts. At St. Joseph’s Lake there is a private beach and boating facility for the students' use. Adjacent to St. Mary's Lake is the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. The Grotto is a downsized replica of the famed shrine in Lourdes, France, and is a popular place on campus for thousands of visitors.
Notre Dame's Main Building, topped by a golden dome, stands as arguably the best-known college landmark in the world. The Main Building currently houses office and classroom space. Adjacent to the Main Building is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Constructed over an 18-year period in the 1870s and 80s, the Basilica recently received a renovation that included repair of the stained glass, cleaning of the murals, re-gilding of the gold leaf, and the addition of new sound and lighting systems.
The Snite Museum of Art houses some 19,000 pieces of art, including collections of 19th-century French oil sketches, Rembrandt etchings, and a gallery featuring the sculptures of Ivan Mestrovic. The University also has the Center for Performing Arts, which includes four performance venues and the only THX-certified cinema in Indiana.
Historic Notre Dame Stadium has been the home of Fighting Irish football since 1930. An expansion and renovation has added 20,000 seats to the stadium bringing capacity to 80,012. Notre Dame football teams have won 11 national championships and produced seven Heisman Trophy winners. In addition, the graduation rate of Irish student-athletes is annually among the best in higher education.
Dedicated in 1963, the 14-story Hesburgh Library holds more than 2 million volumes and can accommodate half of the student body at any one time. On the south wall of the library is a massive mosaic known as the “Word of Life” depicting Christ surrounded by the world's great saints and scholars. With the image of Christ's upraised arms looming high over the north end zone of the football stadium, the mosaic is commonly called "Touchdown Jesus."
South Bend, Indiana
South Bend is located on the ‘south bend’ of the St. Joseph’s river that flows north to empty into Lake Michigan. The city of 110,000 people in a metropolitan area of nearly a quarter of a million has much to offer. The city is home to four college drama departments, a national theater league and several amateur theater groups, a symphony orchestra and other music groups, dance companies and art museums. For the sports enthusiast, in addition to having the College Football Hall of Fame, South Bend is also home to minor league baseball and soccer at Coveleski Stadium in the downtown area. Interested in water sport; South Bend’s East Race is the only artificial white-water raceway in North America.
Nearby are orchards, vineyards, as well as Lake Michigan’s beaches and the Indiana sand dunes. The waterfront of Lake Michigan is about an hour away. And if the attractions of a larger city are of interest, Chicago is a short drive away.
The Michiana Regional Transportation Center provides connecting flights to major cities; and Amtrak and the South Shore Railroad serve South Bend with Chicago being a $20 round trip, which saves on gas and parking. South Bend lies about 90 miles east of Chicago, 140 miles north of Indianapolis, and 200 miles west of Detroit.
More information about the South Bend area can be found at: http://www.livethelegends.org/ .
