If you have never been to Truman's, plan to go on your birthday. You just might end up in a house on Ivy Road, surrounded by a diverse group of people who sing you a birthday song in as many as 10 different languages. Such a celebration is a spectacular montage of harmonious sounds that simultaneously celebrates difference as well as commonality. If you have never taken an Anthropology class, sign up for one on war and peace. Studying conflicts occurring in countries about which you have never heard, all the while hearing from classmates with exotic, unfamiliar accents, is the best course on open-mindedness you could ever have.
Diversity is the greatest.
Many members of the Notre Dame community have commented that diversity is something we are lacking. Others argue that diversity is here, but it is something that we overlook and underestimate. Either way, diversity is a feature about which we do not pay enough attention, do not discuss and certainly do not embrace. Christianity transcends national borders as does scholarship and learning. Our school sends more students abroad during the course of their Notre Dame education than any other university in the nation.