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Thus, without drawing back from teaching others of the Catholic Christian ideals of the life of virtue, Student Affairs commits itself to extending the tender love of God to all who are striving with sincerity to live their calls to chaste friendship. But the initiatives did not have enough signatures to reach University administration. While the Core Council itself recognizes the importance of these efforts, its size is no longer sufficient to continue offering education, providing training, promoting awareness, and executing programming that supports students who identify as heterosexual and GLBTQ.

All Notre Dame students are urged to understand and live the teachings of the Church relative to their lives and expressions of sexual intimacy. Out of the U.S. News top-50 universities in 2022, Notre Dame and Pepperdine University are the only two schools that do not protect gender identity and sexual orientation in their non-discrimination policies.

Even our sister school across the street, Saint Mary’s, includes sexual orientation and gender expression in its non-discrimination policy.

When asked why Notre Dame does not include “gender identity” or “sexual orientation” in its notice of non-discrimination, University spokesperson Sue Ryan said in an email that Notre Dame’s non-discrimination policy is a recitation of legally-protected characteristics.

According to the University’s policy on sexual and discriminatory harassment, no type of sexual or discriminatory harassment is tolerated, and all incidents of intolerant or disrespectful conduct will be addressed.

While not a club, this organization will have elected student officers, as well as a constitution developed by student leaders. In marriage the physical intimacy of the spouses becomes a sign and pledge of spiritual communion” (CCC, 2360). Please refer to the events tab for an up-to-date schedule, or email us at prismnd@nd.edu to sign up for our weekly newsletter.

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And finally, the University calls all Notre Dame students to cultivate chaste and loving friendships, particularly across lines of difference and division that threaten to undermine the Notre Dame community. Consequently in its exhortation to all its students, the University echoes Church teaching that “the deliberate use of the sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of marriage is essentially contrary to its purpose” (CCC, 2352).

The Division of Student Affairs at Notre Dame is integrally involved in “offering students opportunities to integrate the intellectual, spiritual, moral, and social dimensions of their educational experience.” Likewise, Student Affairs represents the primary office of the University charged with student development and formation outside the classroom.

And in all such programs and initiatives, due consideration is to be exercised so as to avoid any political or social activities that might compromise Notre Dame’s Roman Catholic allegiance and commitments.

Finally, the pastoral plan allows for the creation of a committee designed to offer advice and input to the Vice President for Student Affairs about the Notre Dame campus climate for students, especially related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and relevant Church teaching in these areas.

PrismND is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this weekend. Indeed, each and every student at Notre Dame is called to nothing less. We are dedicated to fostering the campus LGBTQ+ community and raising awareness of our needs by hosting a variety of events: from our weekly HangOuts to annual, campus-wide events like our annual fall Gala and spring Art Showcase.

According to the notice, “The University of Notre Dame does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or age in the administration of any of its educational programs, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs, or in employment.”

In 2021, the U.S.

Department of Education confirmed Title IX protects students from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Institutional recognition for PrismND is a sign of the University’s efforts to promote inclusivity, but LGBTQ+ organizations have not always been accepted on campus. In short, Notre Dame calls all students to be friends and allies of one another.

The University affirms the Church’s position that persons who identify as gay or lesbian “must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity.

According to the 2022 Inclusive Campus Survey, approximately 59% of all respondents heard students make disparaging comments about the LGBT community on campus.

Another sobering fact: the University’s “first and only LGBTQ+ undergraduate student organization” is younger than the students who attend this University.

(Editor’s note: Dane Sherman is a viewpoint columnist for The Observer.)

In a Letter to the Editor written to The Observer co-signed by Oropeza and hundreds of other students, an anonymous student described the harassment experienced at the hands of a roommate.