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- May 09, 2022
Lucchino touts bonds between Assumption and WooSox as he gives grads grand slam send off Sunday
This article reprinted with permission from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette By Craig S. Semon Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER — Play Ball! Despite the Assumption University Class of 2022 marching into the DCU Center to “Pomp and Circumstance,” “Take Me Out to the B...
- May 05, 2022
Commencement Weekend Schedule
The University community is eagerly anticipating Commencement Weekend 2002. The Baccalaureate Mass will be presided over by the Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, on Saturday, May 7 at 5 p.m. in the Plourde Center on the Assumption University Campus. (Pleas...
- May 03, 2022
Greyhounds Investment Fund Secures $120,000 in Donations to Advance Experiential Learning
Assumption University’s Greyhound Investment Fund received $120,000 in new donations from multiple donors, providing the club resources to establish its inaugural fund. The funding allows the club to advance the experiential learning of students in the Grenon School of Business by providing its me...
- Apr 29, 2022
- Office of Communications
Assumption Announces Student-Scholars as Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Salutatorian
Assumption University has announced that Nicholas Macchione ’22, of Leominster, and S. Chase Davenport ’21, of Princeton, will address their classmates as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, during Assumption’s 105th Commencement on Sunday, May 8, at the DCU Center in downtown Worces...
- Apr 28, 2022
Assumption Celebrates Earth Day with Full Slate of Events for Education and Awareness
The Assumption University Eco-Action Committee held their second-annual Earth Fest event on Earth Day to officially recognize the day and engage the Assumption community in an afternoon of sustainability education and activities. Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated around the world on April 22...
- Apr 18, 2022
Students Recognized for Academic Excellence at 38th Annual Honors Convocation
This year’s 38th Annual Honors Convocation recognized 85 Assumption students for academic excellence in their respective fields of study and received thought-provoking advice from an alumna who is currently a lawyer in Washington, D.C. Students honored at the event received one of the Assu...
- Apr 12, 2022
Trustees Appoint Provost Weiner, Ph.D., Interim President of Assumption University
The Chair of Assumption University’s Board of Trustees, Francis J. Bedard, Esq., CPA '81, today announced that the Board has appointed Provost Greg Weiner, Ph.D., as interim president of the University, effective tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13, to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of Univer...
- Apr 08, 2022
- David Pepin
Students Immersed in Service: SEND Trips Resume With Volunteer Trips to El Paso and Camden
Following a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Assumption University’s Campus Ministry resumed its SEND Service Program with two immersive service trips during the spring semester break. The week-long trips to El Paso, Texas and Camden, New Jersey provided students with the opportuni...
- Apr 06, 2022
- Maria LeDoux '22
Assumption Students Recognized for Academic Excellence in Spanish with Induction into Spanish Honor Society
The University’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages inducted six students into the Phi Rho Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the Spanish Honor Society, for demonstrating academic excellence and command of the foreign language. Ryan Prendergast ’23, Kaitlyn Calnan ’24, Elizabeth Cappelli ...
- Apr 05, 2022
- Maria LeDoux '22
Prof. Pica-Smith Recognized With Outstanding Book Award
The Society of Professors of Education recently announced that it has recognized Professor Cinzia Pica-Smith, Ed.D., with an Honorable Mention in their 2022 Outstanding Book Award Program. Professor Pica-Smith will receive the award at the American Educational Research Association’s Conference lat...
- Apr 05, 2022
- Maria LeDoux '22
NFL Super Bowl Champion Triner ’15 Motivates Assumption Business Students
In late March, Zach Triner ’15, Super Bowl champion and long snapper for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, returned to Assumption’s campus to share with students his inspiring story of perseverance and finally “making it” in the NFL, as well as the business side of sports. He also shared som...
- Mar 31, 2022
Nursing Students Administer Covid Booster Shots To Assumption Community
On February 10th, the University's Wellness Center hosted Assumption's first on-campus COVID-19 Vaccination Booster Clinic in La Maison Francaise, where students from the Froelich School of Nursing helped administer booster shots to students, faculty, and staff. According to Caitlin Stover,&nbs...
- Mar 31, 2022
Boffi, Seasoned Higher Education Professional, Named Vice President of Enrollment Management
Following a nationwide search, Assumption University President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. announces William L. Boffi as Vice President of Enrollment Management. Mr. Boffi, who currently serves as Vice President for Enrollment at Nichols College will report to the president, serve on the Cabinet, an...
- Mar 30, 2022
- Maria LeDoux '22
Call ’22 Awarded George A. Doyle Merit Award for Excellence in Economics or Global Studies
The University’s Department of Global Studies today announced that Jennifer Christoff Call ’22 has been awarded the George A. Doyle Merit Award for Excellence in Global Studies or Economics. The award recognizes one student who possesses “extraordinary intellect, recognized community ser...
- Mar 30, 2022
Assumption to Offer Nearly 50 Online and In-person Courses this Summer
Other Programs to Provide High Schools Students an Opportunity to Experience College Studies and Campus Life Assumption University will offer several courses this summer providing its students and those that study at other institutions an opportunity to advance their degree program or catch ...
- Mar 25, 2022
Assumption Recognized with the Military Friendly® School Silver Award
In recognition of its commitment to serving Veterans, active military, and their families, Assumption University has been recognized with the Military Friendly® School Silver Award for 2022-23. Assumption has been designated as a Military Friendly® School for the previous three years, but this yea...
- Mar 23, 2022
Worcester Red Sox Chairman & Principal Owner Larry Lucchino to Deliver Commencement Address
Paqui Kelly and Wendy Wright to also receive honorary degrees Larry Lucchino, Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer and Chairman & Principal Owner of the Worcester Red Sox, will deliver the Commencement address during Assumption's 105th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 8, at the DCU Center in dow...
- Mar 22, 2022
Campus Police Awarded State Grant to Combat Violence Against Women
Assumption University’s Campus Police Department has been awarded $33,000 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s Violence Against Women Act, Services Training Officers Prosecutors (VAWA STOP) Grant Program to enhance the partnership between the University’s Campus Police and Pathways for Cha...
- Mar 08, 2022
- Office of Communications
Assumption President Announces Retirement
Board Chair Celebrates President Cesareo’s 15 Years of Leadership Including Transformation of the Campus, Academic Programs and Enrichment of University’s Catholic Identity The Chair of Assumption University’s Board of Trustees, Francis J. Bedard, Esq., CPA '81, today announced that the ins...
- Feb 25, 2022
As Russia Invades Ukraine, Prof. Albert Discusses Potential Threats of Cyberattacks
Several cyberattacks have been attributed to Russia which coincides with Russian intrusion into Ukraine. CISA, FBI, and other federal agencies are closely following developments or providing advisories. Many USA-based commercial entities within the cybersecurity marketplace are also contributing to ...
- Feb 18, 2022
- Office of Communications
Did you register for the April Accepted Students’ Day?
Students, faculty and staff are excitedly preparing for the next Accepted Students’ Day to celebrate future Hounds’ admission while they learn about living and studying at Assumption on Sunday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event features special opportunities to meet other...
- Feb 09, 2022
At Assumption, ROTC students develop leadership, interpersonal and technical skills
How does Assumption University empower young men and women to become leaders in the U.S. Armed Forces? Watch below or click here for more information. ...
- Jan 19, 2022
- Office of Communications
U.S. Cyber Command Selects Assumption for Inaugural Academic Engagement Network
Assumption University has been selected by U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) to participate in its inaugural Academic Engagement Network (AEN), a select group of college and university partners from across the country that is designed to promote cybersecurity education. In total, 84 colleges an...
- Jan 14, 2022
Demonstrating Academic Excellence, Students Named to Assumption University’s Dean’s List
Assumption University has announced those students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. Students named to the University’s Dean’s List must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on the prestigious list, which is a...