News
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
The Centrality of Intellectual Life on Campus
Each day this week, we’ll explore five key areas of the Tsotsis Family Academic Center (TFAC) to share how the new building has already begun to transform learning on the Assumption campus. The 62,000 square-foot Tsotsis Family Academic Center is much more than a building; it was constructed to...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Opens State-of-the-art Academic Center that Transforms Learning
On a perfect fall day, in the presence of hundreds of members of the Assumption community and invited guests, the institution celebrated the official opening of its new, state-of-the-art academic building, the Tsotsis Family Academic Center. Following a brief speaking program and ribbon c...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Student Leaders Volunteer During Annual Assumption Loves Worcester Day of Service
On the morning before incoming students of the class of 2022 arrived on campus to begin their university journey, 160 Assumption student leaders volunteered their time to help beautify parks and public housing complexes throughout Worcester during the institution's annual Assumption Loves Worce...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Forbes Ranks Assumption Among Top Colleges in America
Forbes has ranked Assumption among the top colleges in the country, according to the publication’s recently released “America’s Top Colleges 2018.” According to Forbes, it ranks colleges on student outcomes such as ease of securing employment following graduation, ability to pay...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Greg Weiner, Ph.D., Named Next Provost of Assumption
Assumption has announced that Greg Weiner, Ph.D., associate professor of political science, has been named the next provost of the institution, effective the next academic year. Prof. Weiner’s appointment follows the announcement that current Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Lo...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Celebrates Founders Week with Immigration-centric Events
With a focus on the theme of immigration, Assumption will mark the beginning of a weeklong observance and celebration of “Founders Week” on Thursday, Sept. 6. Founders Week, a celebration of the mission of the Augustinians of the Assumption who founded and continue to sponsor the institution, fe...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education Ranks Assumption Among Top Colleges in the Nation
Assumption has once again been recognized among the top colleges and universities in the nation – and in the Northeast region – by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (WSJ/THE) College Rankings for 2019. The ranking assesses data such as student success and learning wh...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Assumption’s Excellence and Value in 2019 Best Colleges Rankings
Assumption has once again been recognized as a top institution of higher learning by U.S. News & World Report in the recently released 2019 Best Colleges rankings. Assumption was ranked in multiple categories: among the top 30 best colleges and universities in the North region; a ...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Caitlyn Bonasia '19
Assumption, Local Industry Leaders to Launch Unique M.B.A. Mentoring Program
Assumption’s Accelerated M.B.A. Program – through which students can earn an M.B.A. in as little as 14 months – will kick-off a mentoring program on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 4:30 p.m. in the Testa Atrium on Assumption’s Worcester campus. The program, which connects professionals from thr...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Responding to Market Demand, Assumption Announces Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Assumption announced that it has received pre-requisite approval from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing for a new direct-admission Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) that will prepare students to practice high quality, patient-centered professional nursing care. The program is pen...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Professors Offer Differing Perspectives on Judge Kavanaugh
Assumption University Political Science Professors Greg Weiner, Ph.D., and Geoffrey Vaughan, Ph.D., have offered differing perspectives on the United States Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, which have been published on national platforms...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption and Notre Dame Partner to offer Arts and Engineering Degrees
Assumption has entered into an array of academic agreements with colleges and universities across the nation that enable Assumption students to receive undergraduate course credits, earn concurrent degrees in arts and engineering and/or be accepted into in highly competitive graduate programs. These...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Introduces New Certificate of Graduate Studies in Business
Assumption’s Certificate in Graduate Studies (CGS) in Business program offers three tracks for working professionals to enhance their management knowledge and expertise by taking five graduate-level courses. The Graduate Business Administration program at Assumption offers these certificates in...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Announces the Creation of a New Minor in Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)
Assumption has announced a new interdisciplinary minor in Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS). The MEMS minor focuses on developments from the age of Constantine through Napoleon by studying a number of liberal arts disciplines in an integrated fashion. Students can combine course...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Announces Two Fulbright Scholarship Awards
Two Assumption students have recently been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships. Cerilenne Menendez Mendoza ’11, who is majoring in accounting and Latin American studies with a minor in political science, will spend a year taking business classes at Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
NECHE Commission Reaccredits Assumption
Assumption has been re-accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) (formerly NEASC), through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. Assumption’s next comprehensive re-accreditation visit will occur in spring 2021. “Assumption’s re-accreditation is a tes...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Partners on Doctoral Program with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Assumption has established an articulation agreement with the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), which will provide access for graduates of Assumption’s counseling psychology program to enter the doctoral program in clinical psychology at PCOM. “Doctoral programs in cl...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Announces Rome Campus
Assumption President Francesco Cesareo signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Italy on March 7 with the Augustinians of the Assumption to establish a Rome campus, with classes to begin in spring 2013. The agreement is the culmination of three years of exploration and discussions t...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Dedicates Tinsley Campus Ministry Center
The Assumption community officially dedicated the new – and vital – Tinsley Campus Ministry Center on April 27. The Center is connected to the Chapel of the Holy Spirit. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the 8,800-square-foot building, and it was attended by generous donors, campus a...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Two Fulbright Scholarships Awarded to Assumption Students
Two Assumption students have been awarded prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships. Stephanie Bouley ’12 of North Smithfield, R.I., who is a a double major in biotechnology and chemistry, will conduct research on the BK Virus under the supervision of Professor Thilo Ste...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Brian Kelly ’83 Delivers Keynote Address to 653 Graduates at Assumption's 95th Commencement
In his Commencement address on May 12 to the 653 students graduating from Assumption, Brian Kelly, head football coach for the University of Notre Dame and philanthropist, remembered being in the collegians’ shoes at his own Commencement from Assumption in 1983 and wondering to himself: “Wh...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Brian Kelly ’83 Endows Football Scholarship
At Assumption’s 95th Commencement on May 12 it was announced that Brian Kelly ’83, head football coach at the University of Notre Dame, has established a $250,000 endowed scholarship for football players at his alma mater. The first scholarship will be awarded this fall. Assumption...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Introduces Sophomore-focused Initiative
Assumption has launched a special initiative for sophomores that will encourage them to find a deeper connection between their spiritual and religious commitments and their personal and professional lives. SOPHIA (SOPHomore Initiative at Assumption) was introduced in December to the 600 memb...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Opens Rome Campus
Assumption students and those from other colleges and universities now have the opportunity to pursue liberal arts studies in the heart of Rome at Assumption’s new campus. Seven Assumption students are studying in Rome this semester with two Assumption faculty members, and the campus can acco...
