Robinson Center to celebrate 9th anniversary | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Robinson Center to celebrate 9th anniversary Robinson Center to celebrate 9th anniversary Published: February 23, 2010 Author: Shannon Roddel The Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC) will celebrate its ninth anniversary Friday (Feb. 26) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the University of Notre Dame, the center is located at 921 N. Eddy St., South Bend. The celebration will feature guest speakers Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s president and South Bend Mayor Steve Luecke and will publicly recognize RCLC founding director Jay Caponigro’s promotion to the position of director of community engagement for the University, effective March 1. Entertainment will be provided by members of the Adams High School Jazz Band, and festivities will include recognition of community volunteers and Notre Dame faculty, staff and students whose efforts support the center’s programs. In addition, the James Kapsa Take Ten Award will be presented to a local school leader, and awards will be given to Take Ten poster design winners from 12 schools. The RCLC offers innovative tutoring, violence-prevention, youth entrepreneurship and performing arts projects for adults and children in South Bend’s Northeast Neighborhood. In partnership with school, religious and civic leaders and with assistance from some 250 Notre Dame volunteers each semester, RCLC programs have grown to involve more than 5,000 local participants each academic year. The RCLC was started in 2001 as a community-driven education center sponsored by Notre Dame in collaboration with community residents and partners. The center offers a number of programs and activities sponsored by local agencies and organizations, including health education and screenings, GED and English-as-a-second-language classes and tax preparation. It also features a Computer Teaching and Learning Center, which is equipped with 20 computers and provides instruction and Internet and e-mail access. Contact: Jay Caponigro, director of the Robinson Community Learning Center, 574-631-9423, caponigro.2@nd.edu Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn