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Updated: December, 2023

Notre Dame Global

Mission

Notre Dame Global advances the University’s strategy to strengthen global education, research, scholarship, and partnerships through an innovative, collaborative, values-based approach. We power Notre Dame to engage the world and the world to engage Notre Dame.

Vision

We aspire to be a leader in building inclusive and transformational global engagement for students, faculty, and staff with communities around the world, supporting Notre Dame in its pursuit of being a premier global research university that is informed by our Catholic character.

Notre Dame Global strives to be a steward of the University’s enduring commitment to global scholarship.

Notre Dame Global: Where Notre Dame meets the world and the world meets Notre Dame

Goals

1. Strategic Partnerships Goal

Lead with our expertise to enhance strategic engagement, locally and globally, as a thoughtful collaborator, valued partner, and trusted steward of the University’s purpose.

Objectives
  1. Align NDG’s external engagement to support the priorities identified in the University’s Strategic Framework. 
  2. Create shared mechanisms to assess and achieve prioritized use of local and global resources.
  3. Utilize strategic partnerships and innovation to expand NDI’s local and global impact.

2. Research & Scholarship Goal

Engage faculty and scholars to inspire and facilitate collaborative and impactful global research, informed by the University’s strategic priorities.

Objectives
  1. Build enduring partnerships with Notre Dame Research and the Graduate School to enhance global research and scholarship. 
  2. Strategically leverage the NDG network and assets to increase global opportunities for faculty and scholars.
  3. Optimize the faculty and scholar experience with Notre Dame Global to increase global research and scholarship opportunities.

3. Education & Students Goal

Provide all students with integrative learning experiences that develop global competencies and understanding through holistic, educational, research, and professional opportunities and services.

Objectives
  1. Define and establish evidence-based measures to assess the impact of NDG’s global education programs on student global competencies and understanding. 
  2. Enhance intentional engagement between Notre Dame students and local communities in global locations, particularly South Bend, to create a more immersive and integrative global experience.

4. Workplace Organization & Culture Goal

Build an NDG organization and culture that motivates, develops, and supports a team of global professionals and delivers our mission, vision, and strategy with excellence.

Objectives
  1. Strengthen and evolve NDG’s organizational design and operations to achieve increased collaboration and shared accountability, in conjunction with the Global Leadership Team shared leadership model. 
  2. Create effective and efficient communication practices to increase the sharing of relevant information in a timely manner among NDG locations and staff globally.
  3. Provide professional development opportunities for all members of the global NDG staff, including contract and employee staff members to nurture and retain talent. 

 

Learn more about Notre Dame Global by visiting global.nd.edu.