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Notre Dame prepares to face California in Citi Shamrock Classic

The Irish will be part of history in St. Louis.

It could be argued that [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] is looking forward to this game more than any other in which she’s been Notre Dame’s head coach. She’ll be coaching the Irish in her hometown of St. Louis for the Citi Shamrock Classic against California, which is coached by fellow St. Louis native Charmin Smith. This also is the city where Ivey won the 2001 national championship with the Irish as a player.

There are many reasons to be excited about this game. The Irish will enter it with confidence after their season-opening win over Northern Illinois. This will be the first time a women’s basketball game is broadcast live on NBC, so you can flip over to this after the football team’s contest with Navy is finished.

Most importantly for us, we will be on location to cover this game. Our thanks to Ashton Pollard of Fighting Irish Media for making this possible. We look forward to being part of what should be a great day.

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Fighting Irish Media creates Roger Valdiserri Student Worker Program

A lot of people will benefit from this.

Fighting Irish Media has been a key component for Notre Dame fans in the digital age. Now, courtesy of a gift from an anonymous benefactor, FIM has created the Roger Vadiserri Student Worker Program. This will allow the athletic department to have more resources than it previously, and it also involves a new award that will be given annually to the top senior communications student assistant.

Valdiserri worked in the athletic department for over three decades, most prominently as its sports information director. He changed how colleges and universities promote their student-athletes and teams. It was his work that helped make the Irish the worldwide brand it is today.

While an athletic department can build its reputation through its accomplishments and championships, it becomes much sweeter when you have someone who knows how to sell your brand to the public, and Valdiserri was masterful at that. Here’s hoping that those who benefit from this program has even a slice of Valdiserri’s legacy.