Letter from the Executive Director: June 19, 2025

Published on June 23, 2025

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends,

After a busy month between Commencement, welcoming the Class of 2025 to the alumni ranks, and celebrating with a few thousand of our closest friends at Reunion, we’ve finally settled into the slower rhythms of summer here on our beloved campus.

I personally love the hustle and bustle of the school year, when campus is alive and buzzing with the students, faculty, and staff who work daily to make Notre Dame a place that moves the world forward. But I'm also thankful for the unhurried pace of June and July. These weeks offer a respite — a chance to step back, recharge, and prepare to pursue our big dreams for the year ahead.

Whether it's over the summer, around the holidays, or at other times throughout the year, I'd love to hear how you take advantage of moments for rest. If you're a regular reader of this newsletter, it won't surprise you that my plans include a trip to visit family and friends back home in South Dakota; I can't wait!

All the best,

Dolly Duffy '84
Executive Director
Notre Dame Alumni Association

 

Other news

Alumni Association Awards 2025 Lennon Life Prizes

June 23, 2025
The Notre Dame Alumni Association recognized nine alumni clubs as recipients of the Lennon Life Prize — part of the Chuck and Joan Lennon Gospel of Life Initiative, a set of programs focused on encouraging the University’s dedicated network of clubs to uphold the value of life at all stages.The Notre Dame clubs are recognized for their involvement in a number of projects that will assist at-risk m

Letter from the Executive Director: August 21, 2025

August 22, 2025
Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends,After 45 years since I first stepped foot on campus, it’s hard to believe there was a time when Notre Dame wasn’t a part of my life. But as we prepare to welcome the newest generation of students this week—each embarking on an entirely new chapter of their lives—I’m reminded there was a time that I, too, arrived in South Bend with no idea what the next four years