Aug 21 Welcome Weekend for undergraduate transfer students Time: Sun, Aug 23 – Thu, Aug 20 Location: campus-wide
Aug 21 Welcome Dinner for First-Year Students and Families Time: Fri, Aug 21 at 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Stadium Concourse
Aug 21 Rector Welcome and Residence Hall Programming Time: Fri, Aug 21 at 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm Location: Residence Halls
Aug 22 Welcome Weekend for undergraduate transfer students Time: Sun, Aug 23 – Thu, Aug 20 Location: campus-wide
Aug 22 Distinctive Undergraduate Education Session Time: Sat, Aug 22 at 10:15 am – 10:45 am Location: Purcell Pavilion
Aug 22 Welcome from the Colleges and Schools Time: Sat, Aug 22 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: Various Locations
Aug 22 College and School Open Houses Time: Sat, Aug 22 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Location: Various Locations
Aug 23 Welcome Weekend for undergraduate transfer students Time: Sun, Aug 23 – Thu, Aug 20 Location: campus-wide
Aug 23 Undergraduate halls open for upperclass students move-in beginning at 9:00 a.m. Time: Sun, Aug 23, All Day Location: campus-wide
Aug 24 NSBH First Year Ice Cream Social Time: Mon, Aug 24 at 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Location: Reading Room
Aug 24 Mass — formal opening of the academic year Time: Mon, Aug 24 at 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm Location: Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center
Aug 26 Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Department Chair Morten Eskildsen, University of Notre Dame Time: Wed, Aug 26 at 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Location: 118 Nieuwland Science Hall
Sep 1 Astrophysics Seminar: Dr. Sunil Simha, University of Chicago Time: Tue, Sep 1 at 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Location: 123 Nieuwland Science Hall
Sep 7 Labor Day (offices closed, but classes are in session) Time: Mon, Sep 7, All Day Location: campus-wide
Sep 8 Astrophysics Seminar: Andrew Marszewski, Northwestern University Time: Tue, Sep 8 at 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Location: 123 Nieuwland Science Hall
Sep 11 Science Exploration Series at Football Fridays: Math Fest Time: Fri, Sep 11 at 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Location: Eck Visitors Center
Sep 14 2026 Carrier Medal Ceremony & Lecture Time: Mon, Sep 14 at 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Location: 105 Jordan Hall of Science
Sep 16 ND Neuro Rounds Time: Wed, Sep 16 at 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm (part of a series) Location: 140 DeBartolo Hall
Sep 16 Online Master's in Data Science Information Session Time: Wed, Sep 16 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Zoom
Sep 17 Gold Mass and Lecture Time: Thu, Sep 17 at 5:15 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Sep 18 Science Exploration Series at Football Fridays: Astro Fest Time: Fri, Sep 18 at 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Location: Eck Visitors Center