Recent News
May 20, 2012
President Seurkamp Honored by Loyola University
Notre Dame of Maryland University President Mary Pat Seurkamp was awarded Loyola University Maryland’s John Henry Newman medal for outstanding contributions to Catholic education at the school’s commencement exercises on May 19. Loyola University President Brian F. Linnane, S.J. presented President Seurkamp...
May 8, 2012
President-elect Conneely Receives United Way Award Named in His Honor
United Way of the Bluegrass has recognized the incoming Notre Dame of Maryland University president for his leadership in providing local and regional solutions for the organization.
Dr. Jim Conneely, currently associate provost and vice president for student affairs at Eastern Kentucky University...
April 22, 2012
Notre Dame of Maryland University Welcomes CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus as 2012 Commencement Speaker
CBS Sports chairman and six-time Emmy Award-winner Sean McManus will speak at Notre Dame of Maryland University’s 2012 Commencement on May 26 at the Baltimore Convention Center. The historic ceremony will mark Notre Dame’s first as a University and the final official event of Dr. Mary Pat Seurkamp’s...
April 9, 2012
Art and the Struggle for Social Justice: Notre Dame of Maryland Hosts Artist and Activist Robert Shetterly on April 16th
Notre Dame of Maryland University is welcoming Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and internationally renowned painter, illustrator and activist Robert Shetterly for a discussion on politics, truth telling and the use of art to effect social change.
The event, which is free and open to the public, takes...
April 2, 2012
Notre Dame’s Blue and White Ball Raises $1 Million in Honor of Retiring President Mary Pat Seurkamp
Notre Dame of Maryland University’s Blue and White Ball raised an astounding $1 million in support of the new Seurkamp Fund for Academic Excellence, honoring retiring President Mary Pat Seurkamp. Denise Koch, WJZ-TV news anchor, emceed the March 31 gala along with Board of Trustees chair Patricia J....
March 29, 2012
Notre Dame Hosts Expert Panel on Mountain Top Coal Removal
Notre Dame of Maryland University Sustainability Committee and art department present “Mining the Mountains: The Real Cost of Mountaintop Removal,” a panel discussion of the ecological, economic, health and moral issues surrounding the controversial method of surface coal extraction.
Moderated by Renaissance...
March 15, 2012
Notre Dame of Maryland University Named to 2012 President’s Honor Roll for Community Service
Notre Dame of Maryland University has been named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in recognition of its community outreach partnerships, which resulted in more than 16,000 donated service hours in 2011.
Administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service...
February 27, 2012
Renaissance Institute Presents: Baltimore, a Tale of Two Cities
Renaissance Institute, a lifelong learning program at Notre Dame of Maryland University, presents its fourth Scholars Forum: Baltimore, a Tale of Two Cities. Despite gains in urban renewal and an influx of higher income residents, Baltimore’s neighborhoods remain sharply divided between those have enjoyed...
February 23, 2012
Notre Dame of Maryland University Sets Historic Precedent in Naming New President
Notre Dame of Maryland University has selected as its next president James F. Conneely, Ph.D., the first man and only second layperson to serve in the position in the 116-year history of the institution founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame as America’s first Catholic women’s college to award the...
February 20, 2012
President Seurkamp, Faculty, Staff and Alumnae Offer Expertise and Insights at Women of the World Festival
A leader in educating and empowering women, Notre Dame of Maryland University is a proud sponsor of the nation’s first Women of the World Festival (WOW), Friday March 2 through Sunday, March 4 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Sympony Hall. Introduced to great acclaim in the United Kingdom in March, 2011...
February 6, 2012
President Mary Pat Seurkamp Named Among 2012’s Most Influential Marylanders
Mary Pat Seurkamp, Ph.D., president of Notre Dame of Maryland University, is being honored as one of the Most Influential Marylanders by The Daily Record, in recognition of her 15 years of outstanding leadership in Maryland higher education. Celebrating those who have made a truly significant impact...
January 25, 2012
Blue and White Ball Honors President Mary Pat Seurkamp
In honor of her 15 years of unwavering dedication to Notre Dame’s Catholic values and educational mission, Notre Dame of Maryland University will celebrate President Mary Pat Seurkamp with a Blue and White Ball. The black tie affair will be held on Saturday, March 31 at 7 pm at the Baltimore Marriott...
January 12, 2012
Gormley Gallery Presents “Fugitive Landscapes” Photography by Geoff Delanoy
Gormley Gallery at Notre Dame of Maryland University presents Fugitive Landscapes, an exhibit of the photography of Geoff Delanoy, featuring images from Marin County’s Point Reyes National Seashore.
Made with a modified Holga camera, the black and white photographs contemplate the cumulative impacts...