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FAITH IN THE BAY
A CONVERSATION WITH FATHER MICHAEL HURLEY
hosted by Young ND and the ND Club of San Jose/Silicon Valley
The Bay is an area of…
Notre Dame-California News
Greetings from Notre Dame-California, the hub for ND outreach and programs for young alums in the state. Did you know that we have a facility located in downtown Palo Alto, which is used by students and young…
Notre Dame-California News
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150 ND Students Still Looking for Summer Internships
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Join Us for the ND Tech Forum this Thursday, April 4
Jan Muhlfeit, our featured speaker for the ND Tech Forum on April 4. Mr. Muhlfeit spent 22 years at Microsoft, ending…
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Updates and Upcoming Events
March 15, 2019
Spring break is here and the 28 students who make up the Silicon Valley Semester (SVS) cohort all agree on one thing: the first half of…
Notre Dame-California News
Introducing News and Updates for Notre Dame-California
February 4, 2019
As many of you are aware, the Notre Dame-California program was established several years…
Taylor succeeds Flynn as head of Notre Dame California
Richard E. Taylor, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, has been named interim director of Notre Dame California. He succeeds Patrick J. Flynn, Duda Family Professor of Engineering, who served as interim director from July 2016 through June of this year. As of July 1, Flynn assumed the position of chair of the University’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Notre Dame junior takes part in Silicon Valley Bank Trek
The SVB Trek is an annual four-day event sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank that aims to foster the entrepreneurial spirit of exceptional college students by introducing them to industry leaders…
Notre Dame California opens Palo Alto facility to support coursework, innovation and collaboration in Silicon Valley
Notre Dame opened its Palo Alto facility on Feb. 10 and held its first classes for the Notre Dame Silicon Valley Semester program there on Feb. 16. The facility, home to Notre Dame California, was constructed in an AT&T building in downtown Palo Alto.
Notre Dame California launches Silicon Valley Semester
Some 175 years after Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., trekked through the frozen Indiana wilderness to found the University of Notre Dame, 10 Notre Dame juniors majoring in computer science and engineering have begun their own journey to the University’s next frontier: Silicon Valley.
Bryan Ritchie appointed vice president for innovation at Notre Dame
Bryan K. Ritchie, currently president and chief executive officer of GrowthSPORT, has been appointed vice president and associate provost for innovation at Notre Dame, effective in March. In this role, Ritchie will lead the University’s new IDEA Center initiative and coordinate Notre Dame’s innovation and entrepreneurship programs.
IDEA Center created to catalyze new research, innovation, commercialization initiatives
Notre Dame will create new innovation and commercialization initiatives under a new entity to be known as the IDEA Center—standing for Innovation, Discovery and Enterprise Acceleration. To be located in Innovation Park, the center will provide technical services and expertise for idea development, technology translation, business formation and commercialization.
Notre Dame announces collaboration with AT&T for online master’s degree in data science
In a data-driven economy, industry leaders rely increasingly on skilled professionals who can see the significance in data and use it to solve business challenges, create new opportunities and shape change. With a growing need for skilled data scientists, the University of Notre Dame, in collaboration with AT&T, has announced its new online master of science degree with a specialization in data science. This degree program will prepare graduates for careers as data scientists in a wide range of industry fields fields including management, marketing, information technology, government policy, health care, finance, education and scientific research.
Patrick Flynn named interim director of Notre Dame California
Patrick J. Flynn, Duda Family Professor of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed interim director of Notre Dame California by Provost Thomas G. Burish. Flynn succeeds Gregory P. Crawford, who assumed the presidency of Miami University on July 1.