Urban LANDSCAPE

A Notre Dame education extends beyond the footprint of our downtown campus, out into the tenth largest city in the United States and the thriving center of Silicon Valley.

Classroom learning across the curriculum is applied in real-world contexts through visits to our local neighbors. Classes regularly visit historic landmarks, civic and political organizations, art museums and culturally-rich communities within walking distance of campus including the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, the Tech Interactive, Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph, the San Jose Museum of Art and San Jose State University, including the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. library. These are just a few of the resources that provide opportunities for faculty to empower students to think critically and creatively about the world around them.