• Sep 17, 2024

Assumption University Launches New Financial Aid Initiatives

In its ongoing commitment to making higher education accessible for all students, Assumption University is excited to announce two groundbreaking financial aid initiatives: AU Early Financial Aid and the Assumption Access Promise. These programs aim to alleviate the financial stress often associate...

Assumption University Launches New Financial Aid Initiatives
  • Aug 13, 2024

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Assumption University Launch Collaborative Accelerated Master’s Programs

The partnership builds on strengths of both Worcester-based institutions focusing on critical areas of study and research.Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Assumption University have announced a formal partnership and launch of the Collaborative Accelerated Master’s Programs (CAMPs) F...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Assumption University announced a formal partnership and launch of the Collaborative Accelerated Master’s Programs (CAMPs) Framework.
  • Jul 30, 2024
  • Olivia Boudreau

Assumption’s Best Buddies Chapter Wins 2024 Outstanding MA College Chapter of the Year Award

Assumption University’s Best Buddies chapter has been named the 2024 Outstanding Massachusetts College Chapter of the Year by Best Buddies of MA & RI. Best Buddies is a global nonprofit organization that seeks to have a positive impact on the lives of individuals with intellectual and develop...

Assumption University’s Best Buddies chapter has been named the 2024 Outstanding Massachusetts College Chapter of the Year by Best Buddies of MA & RI.
  • Jul 25, 2024
  • Olivia Boudreau

Igniting Opportunity Through the Love of the Game: Assumption’s Partnership with the BASE

Isabella Sadkowski joined the BASE, a non-profit organization that works to promote the success of student-athletes living in urban areas, in 2022 after her hometown of Watertown’s winter softball league did not have enough members and merged its leagues. A soon-to-be first-generation college stu...

Isabella Sadkowski joined the BASE, a non-profit organization that works to promote the success of student-athletes living in urban areas, in 2022 after her hometown of Watertown’s winter softball league did not have enough members and merged its leagues. A soon-to-be first-generation college student and member of Assumption University’s incoming class of 2028, Isabella recalls the BASE as a transformative experience that has helped get her to where she is today. 
  • Jul 17, 2024
  • Olivia Boudreau

Erin Elizabeth Hunter Summer Camp for Girls Inc. Held at Froelich School of Nursing

The Froelich School of Nursing hosted the inaugural Erin Elizabeth Hunter Summer Camp for Girls, Inc. last week to provide local young women with an engaging opportunity to learn foundational nursing skills such as CPR and first aid.   During the camp, students had the opportunity to partici...

The Froelich School of Nursing hosted the inaugural Erin Elizabeth Hunter Summer Camp for Girls, Inc. last week to provide local young women with an engaging opportunity to learn foundational nursing skills such as CPR and first aid.  
  • Jul 15, 2024
  • Olivia Boudreau

“Play transcends all language”: a Transformative Experience for Faculty and Students in El Paso, Texas

Located on the southernmost border of the United States, the city of El Paso, Texas, is home to almost 700,000 people - and one of the largest international border crossings in the world. During the middle of May, 2024, El Paso was also home to a group of five Assumption students, four fac...

For the third year in a row, Assumption’s Campus Ministry sponsored a SEND trip to El Paso for Assumption community members to to assist the Assumptionists in providing temporary shelter to migrants from around the world.
  • Apr 19, 2024

Assumption and Greater Worcester Community Foundation Jointly Establish Scholarship Program

Assumption University and the Greater Worcester Community Foundation (GWCF) are thrilled to announce a new partnership that will award Worcester County high school students with scholarship money to support their academic careers at Assumption. This partnership is a reflection of Assumption’s co...

Assumption and Greater Worcester Community Foundation Jointly Establish Scholarship Program
  • Mar 27, 2024
  • Olivia Boudreau

Assumption University Named Top Ten Military Friendly® School for 2024-25

For the fourth year in a row, Military Friendly® has named Assumption University to its list of military friendly colleges and universities. Assumption is ranked number six in the nation in its category in the 2024-25 rankings, moving up four spots from being ranked number 10 last year. ...

For the fourth year in a row, Military Friendly® has named Assumption University to its list of military friendly colleges and universities.
  • Mar 08, 2024
  • Olivea Swanson '24

Assumption Students Impact Local Communities Through Community Service-Learning Program  

What makes a program like Community Service Learning (CSL) so crucial? According to Mike Land, Associate professor of English and Director of the Community Service-Learning Program, it is being able to “use our skills to serve the community.”  The CSL program gives students a unique ...

The Community Service-Learning program gives students a unique opportunity to take courses in a wide range of fields that they may be interested in pursuing beyond their education. 
  • Jan 18, 2024
  • Olivia Boudreau

Assumption Hosts 39th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast

Assumption University hosted the 39th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast this past Monday on MLK Day to celebrate and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This event is organized every year by the Worcester Community Breakfast Committee, with musical selection...

Assumption Hosts 39th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast