Panel discussion to focus on university-city partnerships | 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 › Panel discussion to focus on university-city partnerships Panel discussion to focus on university-city partnerships Published: September 26, 2016 Author: William G. Gilroy A panel discussion focusing on the importance of universities and cities working together to help solve pressing problems will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 29) at the University of Notre Dame’s McKenna Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley; South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Robert Bernhard, Notre Dame’s vice president for research; and undergraduate Alicia Czarnecki are the panelists participating. They will discuss the importance of city officials and universities working together to develop innovative solutions to challenges facing cities, while providing unique educational opportunities for students to work on real-world problems. The focus will be on a number of initiatives currently underway between Notre Dame and the city of South Bend, including the MetroLab Network, Smart Cities Initiative and the Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem. The panelists will respond to a series of questions from a moderator and time will be set aside for questions from the audience. Contact: Alisa Zornig Gura, College of Engineering, 574-631-8175, azornig2@nd.edu Posted In: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 New prison education initiative joins Center for Social Concerns September 29, 2022 ACE program prepares educators for next generation of linguistically diverse students September 28, 2022 Tyson Yunkaporta, Indigenous Australian scholar and Nasr Book Prize winner, to visit campus September 27, 2022 Alpha Phi Alpha president to be featured ‘fireside chat’ guest September 20, 2022 Merit-based leadership scholars program works to support and empower Latino communities 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