First Year Students

If you have been admitted to the University of Notre Dame, we would like to be the first to welcome you to the best university in the world. Here, you will further, or find, your calling in life and cultivate a fulfilling journey of bettering yourself in every way. Along with world-class athletics, a powerful faith foundation, and an unbreakable community, the next four years of your life will be better than you can even imagine.

Welcome to the University of Notre Dame!

Check out our First Year Portal for information on Welcome Weekend and other important events!

Our Brief History

Marilyn M. Keough Hall was dedicated in 1996 as a gift of Donald Keough and his wife, Marilyn.  Since its opening on West Quad, the motto "Brothers. Scholars. Champions." has defined Keough.  The 'Roos live by what they love: Chariot Race Week and the Toga Dance, hoops on the Bookstore Courts, late-night fire dogs and pizza from the Keough Kitch, Sunday Night Mass in the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe, study breaks on the ND Golf Course, singing with the Keough Tabernacle Choir, summer service at St. Brendan’s Parish in Tanzania, tutoring with Slice of Life in South Bend, Wednesday Root Beer Float Mass, air conditioning, and brotherhood.  Fr. Tom Doyle, C.S.C. served as Keough's founding rector.  Holy Cross religious have continued to live among the men of Keough ever since.

Community

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