Joining the build Photos: Hesburgh Libraries volunteers with Habitat for Humanity

By Becky Malewitz| September 26, 2024

Hesburgh Libraries employees participate in inauguration build

On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, a dozen Hesburgh Libraries faculty and staff members joined volunteers from across the University of Notre Dame as part of a week-long Habitat for Humanity build. A culmination of the events surrounding the inauguration of the University’s 18th president, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., volunteers worked to erect five homes on the 700 block of Harrison Ave. on South Bend’s near northwest side. The homes are expected to be ready in the spring.

Top left: Kris Moore, senior administrative assistant to the Edward H. Arnold Dean, installs siding on a house. Top right: Tom Hanstra, senior systems administrator, stands with other University of Notre Dame employees working on the build. Bottom: Mark Robison, department head, Academic Collection Services, works on one of the houses.
Hesburgh Libraries faculty and staff (from left to right) Michael Runyon, Kelli Getz, Cheri Smith, Mary Sue Mackey, Patrick Milhoan, Steve Mattison, Tom Hanstra, Mark Robison, Kris Moore, and Trish O'Rourke pose for a photo during the Habitat for Humanity build on Wednesday. (Photo provided.)
Cheri Smith, program director, Teaching, Research & User Services, and psychology and scholarly communications librarian, and Patrick Milhoan, department head, University Archives, work on a house.
Patrick Milhoan (left) works on a house.
Top Left: Kris Moore puts siding on a house. Bottom Left: Tom Hanstra stands with other University of Notre Dame employees working on the build. Right: Michael Runyon, senior systems engineer, holds a ladder steady.
Cheri Smith holds a ladder for Mark Robison.
Volunteers from all across the University of Notre Dame pose for a photo at the end of the day, Wednesday, September 18, 2024.
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