The Spirit of Notre Dame Campaign: Embracing the life of the mind, the wisdom of the heart.

Spirit Banner Inspirations: Patrick Corrigan '07 and Father Tom Streit '80, '85

Dear Members of the Notre Dame Family,

image of Jay JordanThe overriding theme of the Spirit of Notre Dame campaign is, in a sense, its commitment to the advancement of Notre Dame as a unique institution, distinguished from other universities by its character and vision, and by a mission that takes a less traveled path, one that sets it apart from its peers even as it seeks to perform academically on a level with the greatest institutions of higher education in the world.

Notre Dame is not simply a university; it is a way of life. We invite your support of this exceptional institution which is in a continual process of fulfilling its great promise. Our aim with this campaign is to preserve the best, most hallowed traditions of the Catholic universities of centuries past, even as we push the frontiers of what is known in order to teach the students who have been entrusted to us how to live a life that is thoughtful, good, compassionate, and wise.

Yours in Notre Dame,

John W. Jordan II (’69)
Campaign Chairman