Assumption
Donates $40,000 to City Park Project
May,
2003—Assumption
College President Thomas R. Plough, area residents, and the City gathered
yesterday at a press conference at Fairmount Square Park, located
on Hemans Street, for the announcement of a “centennial”
partnership forged to revitalize this neighborhood park facility. |
WISE Program Receives Yarock Award
May,
2003—The Worcester Institute
for Senior Education (W.I.S.E) Program at Assumption College recently
received the Seventh Annual Irving J. Yarock Award. |
Castagna to Retire as Athletic Director
April,
2003—Rita Castagna, Director of Athletics at Assumption College
since 1986, will retire effective August 31, 2003. The announcement
ends three decades of dedicated service to the College and its athletes. |
Assumption College Throws a Baby Shower
March, 2003—The Reach-Out Center at Assumption College,
along with three Resident Assistants who work at the school, has completed
a charity project
collecting money and baby supplies to be given to Pernet Family Health
Services, located at 237 Milbury Street in Worcester. The employees
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Carolyn
and Peter Lynch to Speak at Commencement
March,
2003—While it is rare for a college to ask two individuals
to share the podium to deliver a commencement address, Assumption
College is deeply honored that Carolyn and Peter Lynch of Marblehead,
MA, have accepted an invitation from the students and Trustees of
the College to speak at the 2003 Commencement on Saturday, May 24, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. This
will be the first formal event of the College’s 19-month Centennial
Year celebration. |
| Update
to the Assumption Community on the War in Iraq |
Assumption College Discusses the "Morality of War"
March,
2003—On
Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at 4:00 in the Auditorium of La Maison,
Assumption College will be hosting a panel presentation on "The
Morality of War with Iraq" as part of the Bishop Reilly and the
Diocese of Worcester Peace Education Initiative.
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Dan Duqette Will Lecture on the Business Side of Sports
March,
2003—Assumption College Graduate School will host the second
annual Assumption College Business Lecture titled, “The Business
Side of Sports-Professional Athletes/Professional Salaries” with
guest lecturer, former Boston Red Sox General Manager Dan Duquette
on Tuesday April 1, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of La Maison
Francaise.
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Human Resource Professionals Career Development Panel
March,
2003—The Center for Continuing & Professional Education at
Assumption College, in cooperation with the Human Resources Management
Association of Central Massachusetts will be holding a special panel
presentation on Career Development for Human Resource Professionals
on Thursday, March 20, 2003 at 6:00 pm in the Salon of La Maison Francaise.
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Assumption College to Hold Movie/Discussion on Carmen Amaya
March,
2003—Assumption College is pleased to announce a showing
of the critically acclaimed film, “Queen of the Gypsies: A Portrait
of Carmen Amaya,” on Thursday, March 13, at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium
of La Maison Francaise. There will also be an introduction and discussion
with the director, Jocelyn Ajami.
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Member of Bush's Council on Bioethics to Speak at Assumption
March,
2003—Assumption
College is proud to present a lecture by Dr. Gilbert Meilaender, a
member of President Bush’s council on Bioethics. The lecture,
called “Keeping the BIOS in Bioethics,” will take place
on Thursday, March 13, 2003 at 7:00 pm in the Salon of La Maison
Francaise.
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Assumption College Graduate Rehabilitation Counseling Program Open House
February, 2003—The Graduate Rehabilitation
Counseling Program at Assumption College will hold an open house on
Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at 4:30 pm in the Switzer Building Conference
Room.
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Assumption College Continuing Education Program to Hold Computer Workshops
February,
2003—The Center for Continuing and Professional Education
at Assumption College will offer two computer applications workshops
beginning on March 24, 2003. |
Assumption Announces March Events
February,
2003—Assumption College is pleased to present the following
events during the month of March. All events will be held on the college
campus and will be free and open to the public. |
Assumption Receives Federal Support for New Science Center
February,
2003—Assumption College recently received word that it has
been approved for $235,000 in congressionally-authorized grants to
support the new $18 million Science Center. |
Lobster Research at Assumption College Garners Grant:
Aggression and Dominance in Lobsters Will Be Studied
February,
2003—Assumption College professor Dr. Stuart Cromarty, whose
research includes, working with the American Lobster, has recently
been awarded a $250,000 National Science Foundation grant through
a joint proposal submitted with Dr. Gabriele Kass-Simon from the University
of Rhode Island. |
Assumption College and the Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies to
Sponsor Workshop on Teaching Parenting Skills
January,
2003—Assumption College and the Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive
studies will be sponsoring a workshop called “Teaching Parenting
Skills” on Tuesday, February 7, 2003 at 12:30 p.m. in the Salon
of La Maison Francaise with Dr. Paul M. Rosen. |
“Worlds of Women” Presentation at Assumption College
January,
2003—The Women’s Studies program is pleased to announce
a panel discussion with Elisa Martinez on the lives of Afghani women
on Wednesday, January 28, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. in the Salon of La Maison
Francaise. |
Assumption College to Host Three-Day Teach-In on Peace and War
January,
2003—The Sociology and Anthropology department will be hosting
a three-day teach-in entitled “Waging Peace: Perspectives on
Peace and War,” from February 10-12, 2003. Below is the schedule
for each day. |
Assumption
College is host of African American Festival Kick-off
January
29, 2003—On Friday, January 31, 2003, Assumption College
will welcome participants in the 6th annual African American Festival
for an evening of native foods and music. |
Assumption Offers Course on Terrorirsm Preparedness
January,
2003—Assumption College Adjunct Professor William McCarthy
will be teaching a new course this semester called “Terrorism
in the United States,” for the Center for Continuing and Professional
Education. |
Assumption College Announces Black History Month Events
January,
2003—The
following events and celebrations will take place at Assumption College
in commemoration of Black History and African American Heritage Month. |
Assumption Announces February Events
January,
2003—Assumption
College is pleased to present the following events during the month
of January. All events will be held on the college campus and will
be free and open to the public. |
Assumption College to Hold Concert of Jewish Festival Music
January, 2003—Assumption College and the HUMANARTS
program are pleased to announce a concert featuring the group Yankele
on Monday, February 10, 2003 at 8:30 PM in the Chapel of the Holy
Spirit. |
Assumption College Graduate Program Open House
January, 2003—The Assumption College
Graduate Rehabilitation Counseling Program will be holding an Open
House on Thursday, October 3, 2002 in the Switzer Building Conference
Room at 4:30 P.M. |
Open House for Adult Students
January, 2003—The Center for Continuing & Professional
Education at Assumption College is holding an Open House for adult
learners on Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 5:30 p.m. in the Salon
of La Maison Française (the first building on campus). |
Local Schools Receive Money from Assumption College
December, 2002—On
Thursday, December 19, Assumption College’s University Transportation
Center (UTC) will announce the recipients for the fourth and final
round of grant awards. |
Assumption
College Students Perform with Kenny Rogers
December,
2002—Thirty (30) Assumption students from the Chapel Choir
and Chorale have been invited to join country music legend Kenny
Rogers on stage during his upcoming Christmas Concert at the Providence
Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI. The concert is scheduled
for Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. |
Assumption
College Band Christmas Concert
November,
2002—The Assumption College Band will perform its annual
Christmas Concert on Friday, December 6, 2002 in the Hagan Center
Hall on the campus of Assumption College, 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester,
MA. The Concert will begin at 8:00 p.m. and is free to the public. |
Asssumption
College Awarded Diversity Grant
November, 2002—Assumption College received
the first installment of a $200,000 grant from Fleet National Bank
Trustee of the Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation to support the College’s
ongoing efforts to attract and retain students of color. The award
was presented at a ceremony this week with representatives from Fleet
National Bank and the College. |
Nationally
Syndicated Columnist Comes to Assumption College
November, 2002—Assumption College Student Government Association
will present a lecture called “College in the Nude,” by
award winning columnist Harlan Cohen on Monday, November 18, 2002
at 6:30 p.m. in Hagan Campus Center Hall. |
Assumption
College Hosts Iraq Lecture
October,
2002—Assumption College will host a talk called “The
United States and Iraq” with guest lecturer George M. Lane on
Wednesday October 30, 2002 at 4:00 pm in the Auditorium of La Maison
Francaise. |
Renowned
Spiritual Ensemble To Perform At Assumption College
November,
2002—The HUMANARTS program presents a concert by the National
Spiritual Ensemble on Saturday, November 9, 2002 at 8:00 p.m. in the
Chapel of the Holy Spirit.
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Assumption
College Announces November Events
November, 2002—Assumption College is pleased to present
the following events throughout the month of November. All events
will be held on the college campus and are free and open to the public.
For more information on any of the following events, please call (508)
767-7160. |
Assumption
College Announces Capital Campaign
October, 2002—Assumption College announced the most ambitious
fundraising effort in its 100-year history tonight during a special
black-tie dinner held at historic Mechanics Hall on October 19, 2002.
The cornerstone project of the $30 million Centennial Campaign will
be a new 63,000 sq. ft. science center, which is currently under construction. |
McGovern Stops at Assumption on
Local College Tour
October, 2002—Congressman James P. McGovern (D-Worcester)
will be visiting Assumption College tonight, Tuesday October 29, 2002
at 8:30 p.m. as part of his local campus political tour. He will be
in the Hagan Campus Center Hall. |
Assumption College Announces October Events
October,
2002—Assumption College is pleased to present the following
events throughout the remainder of the month of October. All events
will be held on the college campus and are free and open to the public.
For more information on any of the following events, please call (508)
767-7160. |
Assumption College Announces Forum on Church Crisis
September, 2002—Assumption College is pleased to announce
a two-part forum called “The Crisis in the Church” on September
17th and 18th. Both events are free and open to the public.
The forum begins with a lecture called “The Nature of the Priesthood
Today,” by
Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A’69, on Tuesday, September 17, 2002
at 7:00 p.m. in the Hagan Campus Center.
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Assumption College Graduate Program Open House
September, 2002—The Assumption College Graduate Rehabilitation
Counseling Program will be holding an Open House on Thursday, October
3, 2002 in the Switzer Building Conference Room at 4:30 P.M.
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Salisbury Street Sampler Event to Attract Hundreds
September, 2002—On Saturday, September 21, 2002, thirteen
institutions will open their doors to the public for an afternoon
of free entertainment, refreshments, and tours. Known as the Salisbury
Street Sampler, this annual event began six years ago as a way to
attract the public to view the many beautiful and world-renown institutions
located along Salisbury Street, which are not always accessible to
the public. |
Judy Shephard
to speak at Assumption College
September, 2002—Assumption College is proud to announce a
lecture entitled “The Legacy of Matthew Shephard,” by Judy
Shephard on Thursday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Laska Gymnasium.
Judy Shephard is the mother of Matthew, the homosexual Wyoming college
student who was brutally attacked and killed as the result of a hate
crime in 1998. Since her son’s death, Judy has traveled to many
schools and colleges to speak to young people about hat crimes and
creating a safe community for all, regardless of race, sex, religion,
or sexual orientation. |
Assumption College Creates Lasting Memorial to Victims of September 11, 2001; Week of Remembrance Planned
September, 2002—Like so many other business and institutions,
Assumption College was directly touched by the tragedy of September
11, 2001, with the loss of one of its alums in the World Trade Center
attacks. This year, students, administrators, and faculty will remember
the first anniversary with a reflective Week of Remembrance and the
creation of a Garden of Remembrance, in memory of all the victims
of September 11, 2001, especially Thomas V. Linehan ’84.
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Assumption
College Awards Soule Scholarship
September, 2002—Assumption
College has recently awarded the Charles E. Soule Scholarship to Patrick
Devine of (7 Los Angeles Street) South Hadley, MA. The privately funded
scholarship is the first of its kind available to graduate level,
rehabilitation students at Assumption College, and is open to full
time students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling
program. |
Assumption College Announces September Events
September, 2002—Assumption College is pleased to present
the following events during the month of September. All events will
be held on the college campus and are free and open to the public.
For more information on any of the following events, please call (508)
767-7160. |
Winslow Myers and
Roger Cloutier, Outstanding Faculty Award 2002
August, 2002—Assumption CollegeWinslow Myers and Roger
Cloutier, adjunct faculty members for Continuing Education, each received
the Outstanding Faculty Award at the Annual Continuing Education Faculty
Dinner on August 21, 2002. |
Assumption Professors Produce CD's
August, 2002—There’s an old saying that goes, “Those
who can, can. Those who can’t, teach.” Well a couple of Assumption
College teachers are proving that old saying to be just plain untrue.
Philosophy professor Paul Gallagher and Music Instructor Frank Corbin
have both recently produced full-length CDs, and Corbin’s has
been on the shelves at Tower Records in Times Square, NYC for several
weeks. Gallagher’s CD is of a more personal nature, but is the
product of hours of work right on Assumption’ campus.
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Assumption
Growth in the Community
There appears to be some misinformation in the community about Assumption
College’s plans for the former Brooks property.
When Assumption College was approached by the Brooks family to purchase
almost 8 acres abutting the college campus, the Board of Trustees
did so without specific plans, but recognized its value and potential
use to the College. Revenues derived from our students’ tuition
dollars were used to purchase the property. Since acquiring the property,
we’ve elected, for now, not to fence the boundaries, post signs
or otherwise discourage its use as an open area. We did, however,
commence upon a careful analysis concerning the physical plant needs
of the Assumption community and the possibility of utilizing this
land to meet those needs.… |
Schlesinger
Named Northeast-10 Female Scholar-Athlete of Year
July, 2002—Recent graduate and standout field hockey player
Heather Schlesinger has been named the 2002 Northeast-10 Conference
Female Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year. |
Andy
Laska, Joe O'Brien to be inducted in New England Basketball Hall of
Fame
July, 2002, KINGSTON, RI—The New England Basketball
Hall of Fame has announced its Inaugural Class, which will be inducted
into the new hall of fame October 4, 2002 at the University of Rhode
Island.
Assumption College will be represented by four individuals . . . the
most accorded to any Division II institution. Former coach and athletics
director ANDY LASKA, former player and coach JOE O'BRIEN '57, alum
and present athletics director and coach at Salem State College TIM
SHEA '72 and former player JOY BARRY '93, who will be inducted as
part of the 1986-87 Nashua High team which finished undefeated. |
Assumption
College Holds Summer Recreation Camps
June, 2002—Assumption College is hosting a its 7th annual
Greyhound Recreation Camp, a series of week-long summer recreation
camps for children age 6-14. |
Assumption College Announces Board Members
June, 2002—At its recent Annual Meeting, the Assumption
College Board of Trustees reelected the following board members, each
for a three-year term ending…
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Assumption
College to Hold "Topping Off" Ceremony
June, 2002—Assumption College will hold
a “topping off ceremony” to commemorate the raising of the
final construction beam of the College’s new $18 million science
and technology center. The red-white-and blue beam will be raised
in a ceremony on at Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at the construction site. |
Assumption
College to Host Reunion Weekend 2002
June, 2002—Assumption College
will host their annual Reunion Weekend this coming weekend, June 7-9,
2002. All events are held on the Assumption College campus, 500 Salisbury
Street. |
Assumption College Grant Funded Projects
to be Presented at Union Station
June, 2002—The Second Annual Research Program
Conference for Educators, Environmentalists, and Transportation Professionals
will be held on Saturday June 8, 2002 at Union Station, Worcester,
MA from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
UnumProvident funds Scholarship at Assumption College
May, 2002—At its annual meeting this morning at Mechanics
Hall, UnumProvident Corporation presented Thomas R. Plough, Ph.D.,
President of Assumption College, with the first disbursement of the
Charles E. Soule Scholarship in Rehabilitation Counseling. Soule retired
from Paul Revere Corporation in 1997 as Paul Revere and Provident
Companies merged. He began his career in 1956 after graduating from
Dartmouth College and served Paul Revere for 41 years, most recently
as the company’s seventh President. This scholarship is a tribute
to Soule’s many contributions to the disability industry. |
