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What Would You Fight For? 20 Years of Storytelling

March 19, 2026
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Smith Ballroom, Morris Inn

Celebrating 20 years, the What Would You Fight For? (WWYFF) campaign has showcased Notre Dame’s fight to build a better world and the hope it inspires. Hear reflections on the enduring influence and future evolution of this storytelling.

A reception will follow where WWYFF faculty and their teams will be available to share their research and speak with attendees. Review the full list of faculty presenters.

Large bags and backpacks will not be permitted.

Featuring

Smiling bald man in a blue pinstripe suit, white grid shirt, red tie, and colorful pocket square.

Moderator: Mike Tirico
Host and Play-by-Play Announcer, NBC Sports

A smiling man with short brown hair in a white button-down shirt and gray pants looks forward on a black background.

Rob Hyland
Coordinating Producer, NBC Sunday Night Football

Woman with light brown hair and blue-green eyes, smiling, wearing a light gray ribbed mock-neck top.

Lindsay Schanzer ’11
Supervising Producer, NBC Sports

A woman with long dark hair and glasses, wearing a black blazer and patterned top, looks directly forward against a black background.

Meenal Datta
DeFlorio Collegiate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

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Lauren Eglite ’28
Chemical Engineering Major

Smiling priest with glasses, wearing a black jacket and white clerical collar.

Opening Remarks: Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.
President, University of Notre Dame

List of Faculty Presenters

Faculty Name(s)Fighting For Project
Nicole Achee and John GriecoFighting Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Wendy AngstFighting to Grow the Good in Business
Beth ArchieFighting to Understand the Scientific Impact of Community
Brandon Ashfeld and Tengfei LuoFighting for Water Sustainability
Al Cerrone and Rob NerenbergFighting for Those with Cystic Fibrosis
Jane Cleland-HuangFighting for Intelligent Solutions that Save Lives
Ann Marie ConradoFighting for Opportunity
Justin CreppFighting to Explore our Universe
Marianne CusatoFighting for Community Regeneration; Fighting to Design a Better Home
Meenal DattaFighting to Cure Brain Cancer
Tracy Kijewski-CorreaFighting to Protect our Community;
Fighting to Build Bridges
Ian Kujit and Bill DonarumaFighting for our Cultural Heritage
LEO FacultyFighting to Improve Education Policies; Fighting to Create Economic Opportunity
Marya LiebermanFighting to Protect the Sick
Nicole McNeilFighting for Equal Education
Nosang Myung and James RudolphFighting for Faster Virus Detection
Tom O’SullivanFighting for Breast Cancer Patients
Jim SchmiedelerFighting to Walk Again
Cody SmithFighting to Repair the Body
Krupali UplekarFighting to Preserve our Heritage
Tim WeningerFighting the Spread of Misinformation
Joannes WesterinkFighting the Effects of Natural Disasters
Fanny YeFighting to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Pinar ZorlutunaFighting for the Human Heart