Seminar Venue

About the University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame was founded in November 1842 by Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a French missionary order. It is located adjacent to South Bend, Indiana, the center of a metropolitan area with a population of more than 300,000 people.

One of America’s leading undergraduate teaching institutions, Notre Dame also has been at the forefront in research and scholarship. The aerodynamics of glider flight, the transmission of wireless messages, and the formulae for synthetic rubber were pioneered at the University. Today researchers are achieving breakthroughs in astrophysics, radiation chemistry, environmental science and engineering, tropical disease transmission, peace studies, cancer, robotics, and nanoelectronics.

 

About the Conference Center: McKenna Hall

The seminar will be held at Notre Dame's conference center, McKenna Hall.  McKenna Hall re-opened in 2021 after a two-year reconstruction project to create state-of-the-art facilities for conferences and special events.

McKenna Hall is across the street from Notre Dame’s campus hotel, the Morris Inn. McKenna Hall offers 30,000 square feet (3,000 m2) of meeting space with the ability to host meetings for 300 attendees. It houses state-of-the-art technology for dynamic gatherings and engaging presentations, and offers a combination of conference rooms, flexible gathering spaces, an auditorium and other venue possibilities.