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Game day tailgaters and fans may have noticed something new in the parking lots around campus—55-gallon drums marked with a white recycling emblem.

The team in the Office of the University Architect is among the most successful and highest achieving teams on campus. Through their dedication to enhance and improve the aesthetic of Notre Dame, they have successfully managed the largest physical expansion of the University in its illustrious 167-year history.

Renewing the Campus, a national conference hosted by the University in mid October, was the first symposium dedicated to enhancing understanding, activism, and cooperation among Catholic universities in the area of sustainability.

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the new state-of-the-art $13 million facility, located on 12 acres adjacent to the southeast end of campus, were held in late October. The University, the City of South Bend and the U.S. Department of Energy all committed resources to develop the park.

Notre Dame received a B on this year’s College Sustainability Report Card, an improvement over last year’s B-.

On November 21, 1879—in the wake of a devastating fire that destroyed the Main Building—the Provincial Council of Holy Cross directed Rev. John Zahm, C.S.C., to form a fire department, staffed by brothers and students. Within 12 hours, it’s said, Father Zahm had organized two hand-drawn hose companies for the newly-established fire department.

The University may have changed its shuttle provider, but the man who drives the buses is not going anywhere.

Handling a staggering annual workload, the Food Services and Support Facility (FSSF) epitomizes Notre Dame’s core values of teamwork, integrity, accountability, leadership in mission and leadership in excellence.

Eddy Street opened through Eddy Street Commons in time for the first home game, revealing the long-awaited instant “college town” that provides a welcoming front porch to campus at its Angela Boulevard threshold.

As students prepare to leave campus for the summer, the University of Notre Dame is planning its fifth “From Old 2 Gold” year-end campus yard sale to benefit participating local charities.