Alliance for Catholic Education
2025 ACE Commencement
Commencement Information
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, the Alliance for Catholic Education will conduct its Commencement Exercises for the 30th cohort of ACE Teaching Fellows and the 22nd cohort of the Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 10, 2025
1pm - 4:30 pm: Remick Leadership Conference, DeBartolo Hall
8pm: Grotto Mass, Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
Friday, July 11, 2025
9am - 3pm: ACE Teaching Fellows Regalia Pickup, 1st floor of Remick Family Hall
4pm - 6:30 pm: Remick Leadership Program Welcome Mass & Reception, Dankhe Family Ballroom, 7th Floor of Duncan Student Center
6pm - 7:45 pm: ACE Teaching Fellows Welcome Mass & Social, Downes Club & Landings, 7th floor of Corbett Family Hall
Saturday, July 12, 2025
2:45 pm: Graduates Arrival at DPAC in full regalia, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC)
3:15 pm: Lineup for Procession, Browning Cinema, DPAC
3:30 pm: Commencement Ceremony, Leighton Concert Hall, DPAC
Watch the live stream of Commencement
4:30 pm: Light Reception following Ceremony, DPAC Lobby
6:30 pm: Commencement Mass, Basilica of the Sacred Heart
7:30 pm: Dinner, Dankhe Family Ballroom, 7th Floor of Duncan Student Center
Reservations and Payment
Reservations for ACE and Remick graduates can be submitted via this form.
Payments can be submitted electronically via this link or in the form of cash or check.
Checks can be made payable to the University of Notre Dame — ACE. Please send payment to the following attention and address:
ACE 2025 Commencement
University of Notre Dame
107 Carole Sandner Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
All reservations and payments must be submitted by March 15, 2025.
Campus Map & Parking
Please click here for a map of the University of Notre Dame campus.
Parking passes are not required for the weekend and most parking lot gates will be open for guest use.
Contact Us
For questions throughout the weekend, please contact either:
- Kathleen Fulcher, ace.1@nd.edu (ACE Teaching Fellows)
- Rachel Frey, rfrey2@nd.edu (Remick Leadership Program)