UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME PUTS ‘CATHOLIC MISSION’ AT TOP OF STAFF VALUES AFTER EARLIER REVISION

 written by  Gina Christian  2 days ago

The Golden Dome with its statue of Mary is seen Aug. 6, 2021, atop the administration building of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind. In November 2025, the university refreshed its staff values -- dropping reference to understanding, supporting "the Catholic mission of the university." A revision was made Nov. 21, 2025 to make language referencing "Catholic mission" more prominent. (OSV News photo/Chaz Muth, CNS)

(OSV News) — The University of Notre Damehas updated its recently “refreshed” staff values, not just restoring a direct reference to the institution’s Catholic mission, but making it more prominent than before.

Weeks earlier, the reference had been removed from the list and described instead as an overarching value governing the others.

In a Nov. 21 statement posted to the university’s online hub for staff and faculty communications, Holy Cross Father Robert A. Dowd, the university president, introduced the latest version of the staff values, which largely apply to some 4,500 non-faculty support staff at the university.

The list is now topped by “Catholic Mission,” which calls on staff to “be a force for good and help to advance Notre Dame’s mission to be the leading global Catholic research university.” 

Reasons behind the shift

Father Dowd said in his message that the change was sparked by “some constructive feedback we received.”

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