guardians are invited to annual weekend to celebrate this year’s junior class

The c lass of 2024 welcomes parents and guardians to campus Friday through s unday in celebration of the u niversity’s annual Junior p arents weekend (J pw ). d uring three days of events, family members have the opportunity to get a taste of the lives of their n otre d ame students.

Focal points this weekend include academic workshops and residence hall open houses, which will take place s aturday morning and afternoon. o ver 3,000 people are slated to attend the p resident’s d inner in the Joyce c enter s aturday evening. Fr. e dward “ m onk” m alloy, former u niversity president, will deliver the homily at a special c lass of 2024 mass to close out the weekend s unday. a long with a host of fellow juniors on the 2023 J pw c ommittee, celebration cochairs Juliana d antas and c esar s anchez have been hard at work coordinating the weekend’s signature events since the fall semester. s anchez said that J pw deserves a high ranking on the list of best n otre d ame traditions.

“ i t’s a n otre d ame tradition, to the point that many alumni talk about their memories from their time doing it,” s anchez said. “[ a lumni] look back on it as a highlight of their junior