Luis Melgar was officially welcomed to the Assumption community this summer as the new director of campus ministry. Melgar is no stranger to Catholic liberal arts education, having over 15 years of experience in Catholic, Jesuit institutions, from his time at the University of Scranton where he rec...
On September 5, Assumption’s accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing (ABSN) program celebrated a major milestone: the first cohort of students officially graduated. Four students, Devon Klinka, Keri Lowe, Jayme Pruitt, and Julie Tenney, successfully completed and received their ABSN degr...
Assumption University will host the first Foundations Lecture Series event on Wednesday, September 10, at 5:30 p.m. featuring professors Toby Norris, Ben Knurr, and Jeremy Geddert. The event is free and open to the public and will be held in the Curtis Performance Hall, with a reception to follow.&...
Assumption University will host the annual Rabbi Joseph Klein Lecture on Tuesday, September 30 at 6 p.m. featuring Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and Dr. Matthew Tapie. The event is free and open to the public and will be hosted in the Curtis Performance Hall, with a reception to follow. Sponsored by ...
Assumption University’s Class of 2029 was officially welcomed to the community on Friday, August 22 as they arrived on campus and participated in the Matriculation Ceremony. At the ceremony, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affair...
This year, the Sophomore Initiative at Assumption (SOPHIA) program offered students the opportunity to experience our nation’s capital alongside a historian, professor of history Carl Keyes; a political scientist, President Greg Weiner; and the director of the SOPHIA program, Esteban Loustaunau, ...
Assumption University’s clinical counseling psychology program will receive the Award for the Outstanding Training Program by the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (ABCT), a leading professional organization for practitioners of cognitive behavioral therapy.ABCT presents this a...
The Princeton Review has announced that Assumption University has been named to its book of the best 391 colleges in the United States for 2026. The Princeton Review compiles their list of the best colleges based on surveys of college administrators and students. The colleges on the Best 391...
Mike Turaj ’20 says that ever since he was a child, he has wanted to change the world. “I was always interested in the government, and the sense that you can create real change – that you can help people, and leave the world a better place,” he says. “It’s as grand and as si...
Assumption University today announced that Debbie Heida has been named Interim Vice President for Student Affairs, effective August 1. Heida most recently served as Senior Advisor for the Division of Student Affairs at Duke University, where she also served as Interim Associate Vice President and D...
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...
