Ryan Murdock
Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator
- Office
- 102 Robinson Community Learning Center
South Bend, IN 46617 - Phone
- +1 574-631-2952
- rmurdock@nd.edu
Ryan Murdock graduated from Notre Dame in 2023 with a B.S. in Applied & Computational Mathematics & Statistics and a second major in Global Affairs with a concentration in International Development Studies.
Ryan began his work in education at the Bethany Land Institute (BLI) in rural Uganda, where he designed an immersive summer service learning program for American college students. He then traveled to Nandere, Uganda, where he completed his capstone research project for International Development Studies at BLI. He studied and worked in BLI’s Caretaker program, which trains its students in sustainable agricultural practices in the vision of Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical Laudato Si’, to analyze effective practices in holistic education.
Inspired by the unwavering dedication of BLI’s teaching staff to the success and formation of each individual student, Ryan joined Teach For America (an AmeriCorps program), to become a High School Physics and Precalculus teacher in the Englewood/Gage Park neighborhoods of Chicago, where he taught just over 100 juniors and seniors.
After his time in the Teach For Americorps Corps, Ryan returned to Notre Dame to join the Robinson Community Learning Center and is excited to continue working towards educational equity in a new capacity as the RCLC’s Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator!
Biography
Ryan Murdock graduated from Notre Dame in 2023 with a B.S. in Applied & Computational Mathematics & Statistics and a second major in Global Affairs with a concentration in International Development Studies.
Ryan began his work in education at the Bethany Land Institute (BLI) in rural Uganda, where he designed an immersive summer service learning program for American college students. He then traveled to Nandere, Uganda, where he completed his capstone research project for International Development Studies at BLI. He studied and worked in BLI’s Caretaker program, which trains its students in sustainable agricultural practices in the vision of Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical Laudato Si’, to analyze effective practices in holistic education.
Inspired by the unwavering dedication of BLI’s teaching staff to the success and formation of each individual student, Ryan joined Teach For America (an AmeriCorps program), to become a High School Physics and Precalculus teacher in the Englewood/Gage Park neighborhoods of Chicago, where he taught just over 100 juniors and seniors.
After his time in the Teach For Americorps Corps, Ryan returned to South Bend to join the Robinson Community Learning Center and is excited to continue working towards educational equity in a new capacity as the RCLC’s Volunteer Outreach & Communications Specialist.