This year’s 39th Annual Honors Convocation recognized 80 Assumption University students for academic excellence in their respective fields of study and received thoughtful advice from a distinguished Assumption alumnus. Students honored at the event received one of the Assumption University depart...
WORCESTER, Massachusetts – Assumption University today announced the continued expansion of its Grenon School of Business graduate programs with a new offering that prepares working professionals for higher levels of management by advancing their leadership skills. The University’s new Mast...
WORCESTER, Massachusetts — “Leading with Empathy” the cover story of the Summer 2021 edition of the Assumption University Magazine is honored in the “Best Feature Article” category of the Catholic Media Association (CMA) Alumni Magazine Awards. The 2022 CMA Alumni Magazine A...
WORCESTER, Massachusetts – Assumption University today announced the appointment of Patrick Cullen, Ph.D., as the new dean of the Grenon School of Business. Dr. Cullen succeeds Joseph Foley, CPA, CGMA, MBA -- the founding dean of the Grenon School of Business who has retired after 43 years of serv...
When Professor of Practice in Marketing Zachary Daniels, MBA ’09 launched Assumption’s digital marketing concentration three years ago, he emphasized the primary focus of the program to be on providing experiential learning opportunities for students. A veteran in the marketing field and ow...
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...
The IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants), an international association focused on advancing the management accounting profession, has announced that Assumption University's accounting program in the Grenon School of Business is one of eight schools to earn its endorsement for 2...
Colleges of Distinction has recognized Assumption for providing its students with well-rounded educational experiences in the areas of business and education in its 2020-21 rankings. The organization wrote that Assumption has “excelled at having students graduate and enter the workforce with solid...
Worcester Economic Index up 2.0 percent in Fourth QuarterThe greater Worcester economy increased at a 2.0 percent annualized rate during the fourth quarter of 2019 according to the latest update of the Worcester Economic Index (WEI). The WEI, which is included in the Worcester Economic Ind...
Two of Assumption’s programs--addictions and recovery and marketing--were recognized as top programs in the nation by an independent organization that provides critical data to those researching exemplary academic programs.More than 1,600 university and college programs were reviewed. Th...
For the second consecutive year, Assumption’s marketing program has been ranked in the top 15 percent of all marketing programs in the nation, and fourth in Massachusetts, by College Factual. According to College Factual, marketing degrees are among the most popular for undergraduates. Ea...
Beginning in fall 2017, Assumption will offer a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management, which will provide the essential business administration knowledge and skills required for today’s healthcare managers. Through this new program, which was developed with the help of health ...
According to the Massachusetts Chapter 55 report, the “opioid-related death rate in Massachusetts has surpassed the national average, with an especially sharp rise in the last two years.” This exponential increase in opioid-related deaths and issues has created alarm across the state and in Worc...
“The space created in the Tsotsis Family Academic Center for the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) has helped affirm for the campus community the vital and dynamic nature of teaching and learning at Assumption,” said Professor Jim Lang, Ph.D., director of the D’Amour Center for Te...
As the CEO and President of CHAMP, “the world leader in sport cleat technology,” Harris MacNeill knows what it takes to be successful.Having dedicated most of his career to improving the quality of athletic products and growing the business that his father and grandfather started together in...
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...
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...
Leonard "Len" and Cherylann Gengel of Rutland, Mass., lost their daughter Britney four years ago in a massive earthquake that hit Haiti. Vowing that her death would not be in vain, the couple—along with sons Bernie and Richie—have kept alive Britney’s dream to help the poor island nation’s c...
Eight Assumption MBA students traveled to Poland for three weeks recently to work with business owners, helping them to develop strategic business plans—and, in doing so, gaining valuable insight into the European Union business world.The collaboration was part of the Assu...
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...
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 ...
Every business student dreams of being their own boss one day and this December the students in Assumption’s Small Business and Entrepreneurship class got a taste of what that would be like. Through the coordination of Professors Bryan Coleman ’08, CPA, and Spyridon Tsakas, Ph.D., the students h...
One of the cornerstones of an Assumption education is developing well-rounded students who have learning experiences beyond the walls of a classroom. Whether it’s using one’s skills and talents in volunteering in the community, engaging in internships, or through one of the many study abroad pro...
Carmen Amores needed help. Amores found herself owing more than $12,000 she could not pay due to a mistake made on her tax returns. She had filed as single when she was in fact married and an extra $1,000 she couldn’t afford was being taken out of her check every month. Now, thanks to...
