Assumption’s Core Texts and Enduring Questions (CTEQ) minor offers students the opportunity to prepare for more than just their future careers. While the average college graduate will change professions three times and hold seven jobs over the course of their career, they will only ever live one ...
On the third floor of La Maison Française, the first-hand stories of Franco-American families from across the country live in books, artifacts, letters, and files donated across decades and representing hundreds of years of history. Founded in 1979 by Dr. Claire Quintal, chancellor ...
Two former Assumption University football players, Vinnie DiCarlo ’22 and Toby Liska ’22, who once shared a dorm room and a playbook, are about to embark on their next challenge: medical school. While the paths they have taken to medicine may differ in their inspiration and future specialties, ...
Assumption University has announced those students named to the University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a minimum of a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on the prestigious list. The Dean...
On Wednesday, May 21, the Assumption community gathered in the Plourde Recreation Center to celebrate the achievements of the School of Graduate Studies’ class of 2025. In his remarks, Assumption University President Greg Weiner reflected on the power graduates possess to shape the...
On Sunday, May 18, the Assumption community, along with distinguished guests, family, and friends, gathered to celebrate the academic achievements of the class of 2025. The Class of 2025 saw 349 students walk across the stage to receive their diploma, with 44 graduates achieving doub...
On May 16, members of the Assumption community gathered to present 16 exceptional leaders in the Class of 2025 with the Emmanuel D’Alzon Crown and Shield Award. “It is a true privilege for our faculty and staff to have been able to know and work with the recipients of tonight’s aw...
On May 16, nurses from Assumption’s Froelich School of Nursing’s Class of 2025 were presented pins signifying the completion of their Assumption nursing education and the beginning of their official journeys as nurses. After an invocation given by Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A., Pres...
In April, Assumption University’s first Sexual Assault Awareness Month Summit culminated a year-long initiative sponsored by the Office of the General Counsel and Division of Student Affairs to foster a campus-wide culture of respect. The initiative brought several survivors and advocat...
On April 25, with stage lights illuminating Curtis Performance Hall, musical theater returned to Salisbury Street for first time in five years – since before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its return, 15 performers in the Greyhound Theater, a club founded and directed by Westin Micha...
Conway Campbell, Ed.D, Vice President for Student Success, has been honored with a 2025 Diamond Award from the Not Alone Foundation. The Academy of the Diamond Awards is held every year, honoring community leaders in higher education, religion, and the non-profit sector. Campbell’s award honors ...
Shekinah Kanamugire ’26 has always had an interest in planes. She had every intention of becoming a pilot–until one of her friends questioned if that was really her calling. “I love to see planes flying in the air,” she said. “But one of my friends was like, ‘really, Shekinah, ...
Assumption University has announced that Talia Caloggero, a health and human services major, has been named valedictorian, and Mary Kate Hamilton, an elementary education and English double major, has been named salutatorian for the Class of 2025. At the commencement ceremony on May 18, Ca...
Assumption University and Provost Marc Guerra are pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Morton has been appointed the next Dean of the Froelich School of Nursing, effective June 2025.“We are very pleased to appoint Dr. Jennifer Morton as the next Dean of the Froelich School of Nursing,” sai...
For the fifth year in a row, Military Friendly® has named Assumption University to its list of military friendly colleges and universities. Military Friendly® schools are chosen based on public data and surveys filled out by institutions. The Military Friendly Advisory Council of indepen...
On April 28 and 29, Assumption University hosted its 31st Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Tsotsis Family Academic Center. Undergraduate students from a wide variety of disciplines, including human services, Italian studies, cybersecurity, history, and finance, had the opportunity to ...
On April 14, 75 Assumption students were recognized with awards at the 41st Annual Honors Convocation. Students were presented with Augustine Scholarships, Departmental Major Awards, Special Awards and Scholarships, and the Donec Formetur Christus Presidential Award during the evening. Winners...
On April 10, Assumption University hosted its Duck Day, the beloved annual tradition where ducks are returned to the pond in front of La Maison Francaise after a cold winter. The ducks, this year named by students Duckery Weiner, The Pond Father, Lord of the Wings, Professor Waddlin...
Assumption students Madison Piehler ’25 and Katelyn Prive ’27 both had their art selected to be showcased in ArtsWorcester’s 21st Annual College Show. Their art, along with pieces from students at other local colleges and universities were displayed at the Davis Art Gallery from February thr...
On April 7, Assumption University hosted its inaugural 1904 Day of Service, with over 1,200 students, alongside more than 100 faculty and staff, devoting a day to give back at 39 different sites in the surrounding Worcester area. The day was a way for members of the Assumpti...
In December 2024, Assumption’s football team took part in a different kind of draft day – one where they were matched with students from Nelson Place Elementary School. Through a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & Metrowest, big brothers from the foot...
Learning to Learn: Mark Carpentier ’18 Mark Carpentier ’18 was planning on a quiet night in his junior year dorm when a friend encouraged him to attend a career networking night on campus. “I had it on my calendar, but I looked at the list and nothing particularly struc...
Assumption University today announced that Jeffrey W. Talley G’85 and Sheila M. Harrity G’92 will speak at the Undergraduate and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies in May. “We are honored to welcome these two distinguished Assumption alumni back to campus to share their insight...
Assumption University’s Grenon School of Business has announced a new Certificate in Healthcare Leadership that will launch in the fall of 2025. This program will help graduate-level students to develop skills essential to becoming effective leaders in the healthcare industry. “Hiring mana...
