Second Annual Assumption
College Cystic Fibrosis Road Race to take place Sunday
May, 2000, Over a year ago, current Assumption College Junior
and cystic fibrosis victim, Bobby Burgohlzer began a phenomenal
project. With his roommates, he decided to bring attention to
this disease that has plagued him since birth. In a recent speech
that he gave, he talked not only of his struggle with this disease,
but how he could not have achieved this goal without the support
from the Assumption College community.
After the incredible success of his first Road Race event where he raised $10,000, Bobby knew he needed to continue this fight. Ironically, he enrolled in Professor Lucia Knoles, Ph.D. Speech Class and found the team he needed to make this Road Race an Annual Event. The requirements of the Speech Class are not as they may seem on the surface. Yes, you work on your communication skills, but it is how you use those skills that is most important. The requirements of the class, which are attached, mandate that "this course is not about becoming a smooth talker, a scam artist, or a power monger. It is about becoming a productive perso
"Charting the Future
of Banking in the United States"
To be Topic of Assumption College Lecture
May, 2000-Assumption College announced that Harry V. Keefe
Jr., Chairman and CEO of Keefe Managers, Inc., New York, NY, will
speak at its eleventh annual President's Council Distinguished
Lecture.
Mr. Keefe will speak on "Charting the Future of Banking in the United States" at the annual lecture to be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2000. The lecture will be held in the Hagan Campus Center Hall at 6:00 p.m.
Local Agencies and
Schools Receive Money from
Assumption College
May, 2000, -On Friday, April 28, Assumption College's University
Transportation Center (UTC) will announce the recipients for the
first round of grant awards. The ceremony will be held in the
Salon of La Maison at 4:00 p.m.
ASSUMPTION COLLEGE ANNOUNCES
NEW DIRECTOR
OF MAJOR GIFTS AND PLANNED GIVING
May, 2000, ---Assumption College is pleased to announced the
recent appointment of Mr. Michael Reynolds as Director of Major
Gifts and Planned Giving.
Mr. Reynolds has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion from St. Andrews Presbyterian College, and a Masters in Theology from Boston University School of Theology.
ASSUMPTION COLLEGE ANNOUNCES
NEW DIRECTOR
OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
May, 2000, Assumption College is pleased to announce the recent
appointment of Ms. Adrian O. Dumas as Director of Graduate Enrollment
Management and Services.
ASSUMPTION COLLEGE
ANNOUNCES THE D'ALZON PROFESSOR
FOR THE 2000-2002 ACADEMIC YEARS
May, 2000, - Assumption College is pleased to announce the
recent appointment of Dr. David Lowenthal as the d'Alzon Professor
for the next two academic years.
Dr. Lowenthal, a resident of Princeton, MA, received his Master of Arts and Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research. He has taught political philosophy and allied subjects at Boston College for the past thirty-five years.
Blackstone River Valley
Agencies Receive Money
from Assumption College
May, 2000, -On Friday, April 28, Assumption College's University
Transportation Center (UTC) announced nine recipients in a first
round of grant awards totaling more than $45,000. The ceremony
was held on Assumption's campus.
Of the nine recipients, four of them are concerned with the impact that transportation has on the environment in and around the Blackstone River Valley.
Central Falls High School
Receives Money from
Assumption College
May, 2000,-On Friday, April 28, Assumption College's University
Transportation Center (UTC) announced nine recipients in a first
round of grant awards totaling more than $45,000. The ceremony
was held on Assumption's campus.
One of the nine recipients, the Central Falls High School of Central Falls, RI, will receive a grant of $5,995 in order to support student-teacher collaboration in the production of an interactive CD-ROM for use in the primary and middle school grades and libraries throughout the Blackstone River Valley Corridor. The interdisciplinary effort between the Chemistry, Life Sciences, Biology and Social Studies areas will produce a historic, scientific and technical examination of the interaction between the technology of transportation and the effects it has had on the environment and history of the Blackstone River Valley.
Assumption President Goes
to Cuba
April, 2000, President
Thomas R. Plough of Assumption College will be a part of a delegation
of college presidents and administrators to Cuba this week. U.S.
Representatives James P. McGovern and J. Joseph Moakley will lead
a trip to further understanding between the United States and
Cuba. Plough is one of several college presidents from the Central
Massachusetts area to attend the April 15-19, 2000 trip.
Assumption College
Announces Commencement Speaker
April, 2000, Assumption College has announced Worcester-native
Kenneth S. Apfel, United States Commissioner of Social Security
and a member of President Clinton's Cabinet, as its commencement
speaker. Commencement is scheduled for Saturday, May 20, 2000.
Dancing at Lughnasa to
be performed at Assumption College
April, 2000, AC Upstage, the student theater group
at Assumption College, has announced their spring performance.
Dancing at Lughnasa, by playwrite Brian Friel, will be
performed April 30- May 2.
ASSUMPTION COLLEGE TO
SPONSOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM
April, 2000, Assumption College's Center for Continuing and
Professional Education will be sponsoring a "Criminal Justice
Symposium: Issues for a New Century," on Friday, April 14,
2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Salon of the La Maison
Francaise.
DR. RUSSELL QUAGLIA,
NATIONALLY RENOWNED EDUCATION SPEAKER,
WILL LECTURE AT ASSUMPTION COLLEGE
April, 2000, Dr. Russell Quaglia, nationally renowned education
speaker and Director of the National Center for Student Aspirations
at the University of Maine in Orono, will present "Believing
in Achieving: Beyond the Looking Glass," on Thursday, April
13, at 7:00 p.m. at Assumption College. The lecture will be held
in the Hagan Campus Center Hall.
Assumption College
Acquires Fr. Fortin's Library
April, 2000, On Thursday,
April 6, at 4:00 p.m., the d'Alzon Library will host a celebration
in honor of the gift of the library of Rev. Ernest L. Fortin,
A.A.
Rabbi Eric Yoffie speaks at Assumption
College the same day
Pope John Paul II Visits Yad Vashem
Lecture was on current Catholic-Jewish Relations
March, 2000, The Assumption College Rabbi Joseph Klein Lecture
took place this evening, Thursday, March 23, at 7:00 p.m. This
year's speaker, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, spoke about "Good News,
Bad News: Extraordinary Achievements and Current Tensions in Catholic-Jewish
Relations." By coincidence, his speaking at Assumption took
place the same day that Pope John Paul II visited Yad Vashem,
the Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.
New Art Works Displayed
in Downtown Windows
March, 2000, Open Windows to Arts and Culture, a
project of Assumption College, the City of Worcester and other
institutions, is now exhibiting the following artists downtown:
306 Main Street (Day Building) - Photography, Digital Images
and Mural by Holy Cross Students;
507 Main Street (Great Cuts) - "Clay and Steel"
by Leon and Maya Nigrosh; Paintings by Juan Carlos Leon;
4 Southbridge Street (former Showcase Cinemas) - Paintings
and other mediums by Worcester Public School students.
Lyndon LaRouche Campaign
Representative to Speak at Assumption College
March, 2000, On Tuesday, March 21, Roger Ham, the New England
Coordinator of the Lyndon LaRouche for President campaign will
speak at Assumption College. The event will take place in the
Auditorium of the LaMaison building at 7:30 pm. The event is free,
and the public is welcome.
The event is being sponsored by the student-run TV station WACT, and by "La Provocateur," the student-run newspaper.
Dress for Success at Assumption College
Worcester, MA- Join us on Thursday, March 16, at 7:00
p.m. in the Hagan Campus Center Hall for a great program and presentation
for college seniors interested in knowing more about the variety
of dress codes in the workplace. What are the differences between
interview attire, business and professional wear, dress casual,
business casual, and casual Friday?
.
There will be an opportunity at the end of the program for students to have their outfit critiqued (if they chose to wear it to the program). Tips on tying a necktie, using a scarf to accessorize, and many other ideas for stretching a work clothing budget will be presented.
Catholic-Jewish
Relations to be Discussed
At Assumption College
March, 2000, The Annual Rabbi Joseph Klein Lecture will be taking place Thursday, March 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the Salon of La Maison Francaise, Assumption College.
The speaker will be Rabbi Eric Yoffie, a native of Worcester and since 1996 the President of The Union of American Hebrew Congregations.
Rabbi Yoffie will be speaking about "Good News, Bad News: Extraordinary Achievements and Current Tensions in Catholic-Jewish Relations."
The lecture is open to the public at no charge.
Criminal Justice for
a New Century
March, 2000, The Assumption College Center for Continuing
and Professional Education is sponsoring a Criminal Justice Symposium
on Friday, April 14 from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in La Maison Francaise
at Assumption College.
The Hon. Andre A. Gelinas, Associate Justice of Massachusetts Appeals Court, will present the keynote address on Criminal Justice Issues for a New Century. Three panel presentations will target contemporary issues in Juvenile Justice, Domestic Violence, and Sentencing. Reservations are required and the fee is $10.00. Call 767-7364 to R.S.V.P. and for more information.
Area College Students
to Clean-Up Worcester
March, 2000, On Saturday, April 1, 2000, Students of the
Worcester Consortium Colleges will participate in the Sixth Annual
Mayor's College Clean-Up.
The event will begin at the Laska Gymnasium of Assumption College on Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. From Assumption, students will enter into the Worcester community to clean-up trash and debris in several designated areas.
Is This Any Way to Pick
a President?
Come Hear What the Pundits and Spin-Masters Have to Say
February, 2000, Join us on Thursday, March 2, 2000, 7:30 p.m.
as top political advisers for the major candidates and noted political
analysts critique the presidential campaigns and predict the results
for Super Tuesday, March 7.
THE UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION
CENTER AT ASSUMPTION COLLEGE TO HOST LECTURE ON AMERICAN RAILROADS
AND THE ENVIRONMENT
February, 2000, The University Transportation Center at
Assumption College will host a lecture entitled, "Machine
in the Garden", by Dr. Jed Watters on Thursday, February
10, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. in the Salon of the La Maison Francaise.
ASSUMPTION COLLEGE
TO HOST "THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECT,"
A NATIONAL MOVEMENT CONCERNING WOMEN AND VIOLENCE
February, 2000 Assumption College will host an all-day session
of "The Clothesline Project," a national movement which
publicly exposes the different forms of violence that women experience
in American culture, on Tuesday, February 8, 2000, from 9 a.m.
to 7 p.m. in the College's Hagan Campus Center Hall.
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| Worcester City Manager Tom Hoover, Assumption President Tom Plough, City Chief Development Officer Everett Shaw, and Fred Mulligan from Cutler Associates |
"The proposed construction is in direct response to the College's commitment to fostering an intellectual, social, and spiritual community where faculty, current in their scholarship, encourage students to ask the broadest questions at the deepest levels," said Dr. Thomas R. Plough, president of Assumption College.
Assumption College Joins
Forces to Aid Fallen Worcester Firefighters
January, 2000, When tragedy struck our City of Worcester on
December 3, 1999, Assumption College pulled together in support
for the fallen firefighters' families. Almost immediately, the
Student Government Association and the Office of Student Activities
began coordinating the efforts of collecting student donations.
To date, over $4,400 has been raised from the combined efforts
of the students, faculty and staff of the College.
LECTURE ON "HOW
THE NAZIS COLLECTED ART" TO BE PRESENTED AT ASSUMPTION COLLEGE
January, 2000,
Assumption College will host a lecture on "How the Nazis
Collected Art" on Wednesday, February 9, 2000, at 7:00 pm
in the College's Auditorium of La Maison Francaise. The lecture
will be presented by Professor S. Lane Faison.
Assumption College Students
Attend National Catholic Student Conference
January, 2000, Four (4) students from Assumption College
recently attended the National Catholic Student Coalition Conference
in Albuquerque, New Mexico from December 29, 1999 to January 4,
2000.
Open Windows to Arts
and Culture has New Exhibits
December, 1999, The Worcester Open Windows to Arts and
Culture projects, is now exhibiting the following artists' works:
At 306 Main Street: wood carvings by Ron Bushnell at 507 Main
Street: paintings by Michel Merle; photography by Fred Richmond;
and sculptures and paintings by George Sampson
Open Windows, a project of Assumption College, the City of Worcester and other local institutions, uses donated vacant storefronts downtown and converts them into temporary art exhibits. For more information, call 767-7323.
Area Students to compete
in Science Olympiad at Assumption College
November, 1999, A Science Olympiad meet will be held this
Saturday, November 20, at Assumption College in the Lt. Joseph
P. Kennedy Science building. Students at the Olympiad will participate
in four events, including Battery Buggy, Bio-Process Lab, Metric
Mastery, and Science of Fitness. The events are being run by Assumption
students and faculty, and by students from the UMass Medical Center.
FR. GEORGE TAVARD, A.A.
TO GIVE BISHOP FLANAGAN ECUMENICAL LECTURE AT ASSUMPTION COLLEGE
November, 1999, Fr. George H. Tavard, A.A., an ecumenist
of international note, will deliver the annual Bishop Flanagan
Ecumenical Lecture, entitled "Toward the Third Millenium:
Recent Ecumenical Developments," on Monday, November 22,
1999, at 7:00 p.m. in the College's La Maison Salon.
Job Opportunities Presented
to Assumption College Seniors
November, 1999, On Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 6:00 p.m.,
the Assumption College Hagan Campus Center will be a flurry of
resumes, new suits, firm handshakes and polished answers as this
year's graduating class is given the first opportunity to land
a job after graduation.
RENA FINDER, SURVIVOR
OF AUSCHWITZ, TO SPEAK AT ASSUMPTION COLLEGE
November, 1999,
Rena Finder, a survivor of the Nazi death camp,
Auschwitz, will present a lecture entitled "A Survivor on
Schindler's List" at the College's Hagan Campus Center Hall
on Tuesday, November 16, 1999, at 7:00 p.m.
Assumption College Initiates
Storefront Exhibits in Downtown Worcester
October, 1999, When Assumption College was preparing for
the inauguration of its new President, Dr. Tom Plough, officials
at the College decided to target downtown as part of the celebration.
More specifically, they targeted vacant storefronts to convert
into temporary art exhibit space.
Assumption College
Professor Recognized as having one of the Best Websites in Education
October, 1999, One of the best sites on the Internet for
education in the humanities has been awarded to a professor at
Assumption College. Dr. John McClymer, a history professor and
director of the college's Honors Program, was recently recognized
for his "Women's History Workshop" web site as one of
the top educational web pages.
Assumption College to
be Acknowledged as National Example by U.S. Department of Transportation
October, 1999, Tomorrow Assumption College will formally
be recognized as a national example of how to use transportation
issues and concern for the environment to establish partnerships
within the community and to broaden our schools curriculums.
2nd Annual March for
Christian Athletes held at Assumption College
September, 1999, On Sunday, September 12, 1999, the Second
Annual March for Christian Athletes will be held at Assumption
College. At 2:00 p.m. in front of the Plourde Recreation Center,
all athletes from the College's teams will gather and reflect
on the spirituality in their personal, academic and athletic life.
REFOUNDING OF THE ECUMENICAL
INSTITUTE OF ASSUMPTION COLLEGE
September, 1999, Assumption College announces the refounding
of its Ecumenical Institute. The Institute, originally established
in 1968 by Rev. Ernest Fortin, A.A., and Rev. Oscar Remick and
long headed by Dr. Wayne Rollins, will be directed by Dr. Marc
A. LePain of the College's Theology Department.
U.S. News & World
Report Ranks Assumption College in Top Tier
August, 1999, The latest U.S. News & World Report college
rankings for 1999 have been released. What should come as no surprise
is that Assumption College has moved up in the Best Regional Universities
category, from second tier to top tier, being ranked as number
29.
T & G Reporter Timothy
Connolly Chosen As Outstanding Faculty Member
August, 1999, Assumption College's Continuing Education
Department has a longstanding tradition of recognizing a member
of its adjunct faculty who has demonstrated outstanding commitment,
cooperation, and teaching ability. These outstanding faculty members
receive excellent course evaluations, and show a genuine concern
for their students. They are proud to announce that this year's
recipient is Timothy Connolly, Lecturer in English.
Assumption College's
University Transportation Center
Leadership is Announced
August 1999, Dr. Thomas R. Plough, president of Assumption
College, is pleased to announced that the leadership for the College's
University Transportation Center (UTC)-the Center for Transportation
and Environmental Education for the Twenty-First Century-is now
in place. The UTC is only the second one in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and the first one in the country to develop an education
and science curricula that incorporates transportation and the
environment for use in the training of future K-12 teachers.
SPRING 1999 DEAN'S
LIST
July, 1999
Assumption College Hosts Annual
Golf Tournament
May, 1999, On Monday, June 28, 1999, Assumption College
will host the 26th Father Bissonnette Invitational at the Pleasant
Valley Country Club in Sutton.
State Appeals Court Judge
to be Sworn in at Assumption College
May, 1999, Assumption College will host the swearing-in
ceremony tomorrow, Thursday, May 20, 1999 for Judge Andre J. Gelinas,
'60, who will be sworn as the new State Appeals Court Judge.
Worcester Native Elected
to head Assumptionist Order in Rome
May, 1999, Rev. Richard Lamoureux, A.A. native of Worcester
and both an administrator and faculty member at Assumption College,
has been chosen by the General Chapter of the Augustinians of
the Assumption to lead that organization as its Superior General.
Assumption College
to Inaugurate Fifteenth President
Fireworks Display to be part of day's events
April 1999, On Saturday, April 17, 1999, Assumption College
will mark a special day in its history. For the first time in
almost 20 years, a new president will take office at the 96 year-old...
"Outlook for the
Financial Markets"
April 1999, Assumption College will host the tenth
President's Council Distinguished Lecture and the second annual
George A. Doyle Lecture in Business and Economics on...
"Harnessing the
Power of Diversity for the New Millennium"
April 1999,The Institute for Social and Rehabilitation
Services presents a faculty colloquium on Diversity: "Harnessing
the Power of Diversity for the New Millennium," by
Dr. Edwin Nichols, on Tuesday, April 27, 1999...
Lt. Governor Jane Swift to
Address Assumption College Commencement
April 1999, Assumption College has announced that Jane
M. Swift, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, will be the Commencement
speaker at the College's Commencement Exercises to be held on
Saturday, May 22, at 10:00 a.m. As you may recall, Lt. Governor
Swift was the youngest women ever elected as Lieutenant Governor...
PORTRAIT ARTISTS ON
GREAT 19TH CENTURY WOMEN OF WORCESTER
April 1999, Wednesday, April 21, 1999, at 7:00 p.m., The
Auditorium, La Maison Française. An informal presentation
by the artists commissioned by the Worcester Women's History Project
to paint the portraits...
The Aaron T. Beck Institute
for Cognitive Studies Lecture
April 1999,A lecture by DR. RONNIE JANOFF-BULMAN entitled,
"Shattered Assumptions and the Transformation of Trauma,
" will take place on April 15, 1999...
Assumption College Announces
New Vice President for
Institutional Advancement
April, 1999, Assumption College President Thomas R. Plough
announced today the appointment of a new Vice President for Institutional
Advancement, Thomas E. Ryan. As the chief development officer,
Tom will supervise the directors of major gifts and planned giving/capital
campaign manager, the annual fund, alumni...
MARY CASSETT
April 1999,
The Center for Continuing and Professional Education invites
you to attend a lecture and slide show
on Mary Cassatt...
WHY WARS HAPPEN
April 1999, Thursday, April 22 at 4:00 P.M., Professor
Jeremy Black of the University of Exeter will be lecturing in
the Salon of the LaMaison Francaise on the subject of "Why
Wars ...
"The Relation between
Religion and Public Life"
March 1999, "The Relation between Religion and Public
Life," a lecture by Peter L Berger, will be held at Assumption
College, in the Marriott Room, in Taylor Dining Hall, Monday,
March 22...
The Achievement of Fr. Ernest
Fortin, A.A.: A Contribution to Theology, Political Philosophy,
and Liberal Education
February 1999, The Achievement of Fr. Ernest Fortin, A.A.: A
Contribution to Theology, Political Philosophy,
and Liberal Education will be presented by Dr. J. Brian Benestad,
d'Alzon Visiting Professor of Theology at
Assumption...
From Bangkok to Worcester:
A Teach-in on the Global Economic Crisis
January 1999,
A seminar, "From Bangkok to Worcester: A Teach-in
on the Global Economic Crisis" will be held Monday,
2/1/99 to Wednesday, 2/3/99. All events will be held in La Maison
Française - The Salon; Sponsored by: Assumption College
Departments of Sociology/Anthropology, Business Studies, Economics/Global
Studies and the Student Government Association...
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