News
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
New Online Education Program in Digital Marketing to Prepare Assumption Students for Success in Rapidly Expanding Field
As more consumers turn to their Apple iPhones and iPads, and other mobile devices for information, Assumption will introduce this fall an online certificate program in the dynamic, in-demand digital marketing field. The 24-credit program is sponsored through Assumption’s Continuing and Car...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Host of MSNBC’s The Last Word Will Present Inaugural Lecture for Assumption’s Moynihan Center
Lawrence O’Donnell will reflect upon years of serving as a staffer to Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan The political analyst, actor, writer and host of MSNBC’s The Last Word, Lawrence O’Donnell, will present a lecture titled “A Personal Reflection on Daniel Patrick Moynihan: The Scholar ...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption’s Undergraduate Student Vocational Discernment Program Awarded NetVUE Grant
Assumption has been awarded a NetVUE Chaplaincy Implementation Grant to help students deepen their commitment to vocational discernment through the expansion of an existing reflective retreat as well as the inauguration of a Ministry Internship Program. Both are components of a broader co-curri...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Boston Globe: How a kicker from Assumption ended up at one of the top football programs in the country
In the October 7 edition of The Boston Globe, reporter Stan Grossfeld tells the story of Cole Tracy ’18, a former Assumption kicker who is now competing on the Division I LSU football team. Click here to read the story. ...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Partners with HMEA to Help Fill Void in Autism Therapy Services
Autism is on the rise, both nationally and locally; 1 in 68 children are diagnosed and it is estimated that more than 3,000 families in Central Massachusetts have a family member with Autism. The rising numbers, coupled with a shortage of resources, is creating a long wait for families in need of be...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
College Choice Ranks Assumption as a 2016 "Best College in the North"
College Choice has included Assumption in its 2016 “Best College in the North” rankings. Assumption is the only Worcester school on the list. This announcement follows the recognition of Assumption as a 2016 “Best Regional College” by U.S. News & World Report in September ...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Slavery Adverts 250 Project Featured on Detroit Public Radio
Professor Carl Robert Keyes, Ph.D., was featured on WDET’s “Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson,” an NPR-affiliated current events program. Prof. Keyes, associate professor of history and director of the Women’s Studies Program at Assumption, discussed the history of newspaper advertisement...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption President receives Leadership in Education Award
Assumption President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D., received the “Leadership in Education” award at the Italian Heritage Month committee’s 2015 Annual Kickoff event. The annual celebration, held on Oct. 1 in the House of Representatives Chamber at the State House in Boston and presided over by S...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director James Trainor ’87 to Speak at Assumption About Cyber Threats, Working for the Bureau
On Friday, November 13, Assumption will welcome back to campus James Trainor ’87, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) assistant director of its Cyber Division. Trainor will speak to students about the Bureau’s work to protect individuals and the nation from cyber threats and vulne...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Athletics Honors Six at 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Assumption officially welcomed six new members into its Hall of Fame at the 2018 Assumption Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held on Friday, October 26 in the Tsotsis Family Academic Center. This year's Hall of Fame Class includes: Larry Bornheimer '89 (basketball), Karen Doucette '85 (bask...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption’s Accounting Program Among Top 10 in Massachusetts
Accounting Degree Review has ranked Assumption’s accounting program at number 7 in its recently published “Top 10 Undergraduate Accounting Programs in Massachusetts. The purpose of Accounting Degree Review’s “Top 10 Undergraduate Accounting Program” rankings is to hi...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Kayla Harrison, 2012 London Olympic Gold medalist in Judo to Speak at Assumption, Share Advice with Students
On Thursday, February 25, Assumption will welcome Kayla Harrison, the U.S.’s only Olympic Gold medalist (male or female) in judo. During her talk—which will take place at 4 p.m. in Assumption’s Hagan Hall of the Hagan Campus Center at 500 Salisbury St.— Harrison will discuss her experie...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Jordan Aubin '16
Assumption Partners with Humanitarian Organization to Generate Awareness of Global Poverty
For the next three weeks, Assumption will team up with Catholic Relief Services to hold the inaugural Hounds4CRS Campaign. Officially a global partner of CRS, Assumption aims to engage students in a meaningful charity organization through this campaign. Over the three-week span, Hounds4CRS will i...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Silva '06, Colleague Among Early Pioneers of 3D-Printed Prosthesis
Meet Dr. Kyle Silva, D.O., ’06, chief resident, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Jacobi Medical Center in New York City, who holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Assumption. Dr. Silva and his colleague are creating prosthetic devices using 3D printing technology, a method...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Students Stage Exhibit on Race in America at American Antiquarian Society
Assumption students have created an exhibit, consisting of a collection of student-designed posters, at the American Antiquarian Society entitled, “From Frederick Douglass to Ferguson: Graphic Design Projects on Race in Modern America Inspired by the Collections of the American Antiquarian Society...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Wilfrid Kibanda, AA, Rector of ISEAB
Two Assumption Professors Mentor ISEAB, Form Partnership During Meeting in Nairobi
From March 7 to 10, representatives of the only two Assumptionist university-level institutions in the world met in Nairobi for a work session intended to assist the newer of the two institutions, ISEAB (l’Institut Supérieur Emmanuel d’Alzon de Butembo). The main theme was the articulation and ...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption New Academic Building to Integrate Classic Liberal Arts Tradition with Professional Formation
Assumption hosted a ceremony today to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new academic building on the institution's Worcester Campus. Dozens of students, faculty, staff and members of Assumption's Board of Trustees gathered to commemorate this momentous occasion with the turning of dirt a...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Professor Awarded Fulbright Grant to Create STEM Teaching Resource for College Faculty in South America
Assumption English Professor and director of its Center for Teaching Excellence James M. Lang, Ph.D., has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Grant to collaborate as a Fulbright Specialist with three Colombian universities to create a free, public resource for higher education facult...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption and Washington University in St. Louis Partner to Offer Dual Engineering Degree
Assumption University and Washington University in St. Louis’s School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) announced an agreement between the two institutions to offer a Dual Degree Program. This new program offers to students an opportunity to earn an undergraduate degree from As...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption, Catholic Relief Services Sign Agreement to Serve Those in Need Though Education, Prayer and Action
Carolyn Woo, Ph.D., CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D., have signed an agreement that makes Assumption the first institution of higher learning in New England – and ninth in the nation – to become an official CRS Global Campus. The partnership wa...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Alden Trust Awards Assumption $1 Million in Support of New Academic Building
Assumption has announced that the Trustees of the George I. Alden Trust of Worcester, Massachusetts have awarded a $1 million grant to the institution in support of the construction of its new state-of-the-art academic building. The grant is among the highest that the Trust has awarded to an in...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Launches Applied Behavior Analysis Programs
Behavior analysis is a field with an increasingly growing demand. According to a 2015 study conducted by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), the demand for behavior analyst jobs more than doubled between 2012-14. Though this is a national trend, the increase was most heavily concentrate...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Frank Bruno '17
New Assumption Program Enables Students to Teach in Argentina, Learn New Skills
In an effort to stay true to its mission of forming graduates with critical intelligence, thoughtful citizenship and compassionate service, Assumption has created an international internship program in which undergraduates can engage in international exploration while using the skills obtained in th...
- Jan 04, 2019
- Frank Bruno '17
MBA Students Apply Classroom Skills in Foreign Internships; Immersed in Italian Culture
While “Villino Duffault,” Assumption’s Campus in Rome, Italy, is usually home to undergraduates spending their fall or spring semesters abroad, this summer, Rome, as well as several other Italian cities, became a classroom for students in the MBA program. From June 4- July 3, a ...
