Center for Social Concerns to celebrate 20th 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 › Center for Social Concerns to celebrate 20th anniversary Center for Social Concerns to celebrate 20th anniversary Published: April 22, 2003 Author: Michael O. Garvey The University of Notre Dame will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Center for Social Concerns on Thursday (April 24) with an open house, a prayer service and 20 feet of birthday cake.p. The center will be open to visitors from 3-5 p.m., a prayer service of thanks and blessing will be held at 4:15 p.m., and birthday cake will be served on the Fieldhouse Mall from noon to 1:30 p.m.p. Rev. William Lies, C.S.C., executive director of the center, and Rev. Don McNeill, C.S.C., director emeritus, will preside at the prayer service.p. Established in 1983 and housed in the former WNDU building on campus, Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns attempts to nurture a concern for justice and peace among Notre Dame students by offering a variety of formative educational and other service opportunities. Almost 80 percent of Notre Dame undergraduate students participate in community service projects or academic “serving/learning” courses and seminars coordinated by the center.p. TopicID: 3237 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us 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