Join us for a lecture and a tour of Cedar Grove Cemetery--the cemetery on the campus of Notre Dame. Learn about local history and the fascinating lives of both famous and ordinary people interred at Cedar Grove. The lecture will be held in All Souls Chapel--the oldest continuously used chapel on campus. This will be followed by a tour of the grounds, stopping at various graves along the way. This session will meet on Wednesday, August 5.

Discover the little-known story of William Dunbar and George Hunter, explorers commissioned by Thomas Jefferson alongside Meriwether Lewis. Learn how their expedition into the Louisiana Territory advanced scientific discovery while assessing the region’s economic potential. Explore Dunbar’s expertise as a naturalist and the lasting significance of this often-overlooked journey.

Travel through human history as we explore the inventions and discoveries that transformed civilization. Using the “What, Who, Why, When, Where, and How” approach, we’ll examine breakthroughs in transportation, medicine, agriculture, manufacturing, energy, communications, warfare, artificial intelligence, and more.

Great Decisions is a national discussion program developed by the Foreign Policy Association. Each week, participants will watch a short video and engage in instructor-led discussions on current global issues. Topics for 2026 include U.S. foreign policy, tariffs and the global economy, U.S.-China relations, nuclear proliferation risks, Ukraine and European security, changing international institutions, U.S.-Africa relations, and the future of human rights and international law.

This will be a class about the South Bend Watch Company. We will discuss the need for high quality watches, a little about how they work, the company's origins, many of the people involved, products, location, ultimate demise and aftermath. For anyone who has an old pocket watch and would like to bring it to the class, The Instructor will remain afterward to provide any information he can about the watch. This one day class is Tuesday October 6

Curious about how Elections work in St. Joseph County? Who does what—from voter registration to Election Day operations and certification of results? Guided by Indiana Election law, administered by certified Election Officials, and carried out by trained community members just like you at our vote centers, elections are truly a team effort. Join County Clerk Amy Rolfes for an inside look at the Election process and discover how every vote makes its way from ballot box to final results. No class week 8 (Nov 2-6).

In the 1960s, Trappist monk Thomas Merton studied other faiths to deepen his own. This course explores how AI shapes and flattens religious experience, asking what cannot be automated. Using the Fons Vitae World Religions Series and Catholic Social Teaching, we will examine what Merton discovered in other traditions to better understand genuine encounters in an age of AI. Come ready to think deeply and leave with insights you can share.

The Oct. 16, 1881, gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz., has been a popular subject for Hollywood. Unfortunately, almost all of the many movies and T.V. show episodes about the incident are largely myth and not factual. In this course, we will learn the truth about the event and its famous participants including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.