Lenten season begins HCC to release five-year plan

By PETER BREEN news writer

a line of students snaked through the south dining hall lobby Tuesday evening for the mardi gras celebration, featuring an ice sculpture, king cake giveaways, a new orleans-style brass band, cajun-style food and invitations to partake more wholly in the spiritual practice of the lenten season.

on ash wednesday at notre dame, one can attend five masses and nine straight hours of confession in the Basilica of the sacred heart alone. and throughout

By LIAM KELLY news writer

president marco clark of holy cross college will reveal a fiveyear strategic plan for the college by march 25, the day of his inauguration. clark announced the plan during a town hall at holy cross Tuesday afternoon. while details of the plan cannot be made public at this point, clark said, it will have four key focuses: enhancing the college’s academic programs, engaging the student community to build a transformative student life experience, elevating the public profile of the college and expanding the college for sustainable growth. clark described the plan as “inspirational, aspirational and operational.”

The college’s Board of Trustees asked clark to create the five-year plan when they hired him last year, he said. The plan has been developed over the past nine months in consultation with faculty, staff, administrators and students.

The details of the plan will be publicly revealed once it is approved by the Board of Trustees in march.

Contact Liam Kelly at lkelly8@nd.edu