Assumption Stories
- Dec 01, 2019
Ready for Anything
It’s 5:30 a.m. and Peter McDonagh ’19, a star forward on the men’s ice hockey team at Assumption, is already on his way to the rink for morning practice. Despite the early hour, Peter is charged up. “Hockey is a great way to start my day,” he says. “I get to hang out with 29 of my be...
- Jan 10, 2019
Inspired to Change Lives
For as long as she can remember, Gretchen Lynch ’19 wanted to be a teacher. But like so many Assumption students, once she got to campus and began taking the institution's liberal arts courses, her mind expanded, her world broadened—and her ambitions shifted. “Within the first 10 minute...
- Dec 13, 2018
A Leap of Faith
Corey Soper ’20 describes his university experience as one of being constantly opened up—to new opportunities, new people, new perspectives. One of the most powerful experiences he’s had at Assumption—one that changed the course of his life—was his participation in a START retr...
- Dec 11, 2018
The Power of the Assumption Community
Finishing the 2018 season with 62 goals and 26 assists, Sarah Reilly ’19 is one of the lacrosse team’s greatest assets. But, instead of talking about what she does for the lacrosse team, she prefers to discuss what lacrosse does for her. “Lacrosse has made me a stronger person and a better...
- Dec 11, 2018
From Tutor to Teacher
If all goes as intended for Renée Zahigian ’19, next spring she’ll embark on an incredible journey: spending a year in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as a teaching assistant. She’s applying for a Fulbright Award to assist with her plans, which include establishing and running a volunteer tutori...
- Dec 11, 2018
A Leader Emerges
Active social life. Highly involved as a campus leader. If you told Mark San Clemente ’19 when he started at Assumption that these words would describe his experience, he wouldn’t have believed you. “I’ve always been a quiet person, but Assumption has transformed me,” Mark says. ...
- Oct 04, 2018
Becoming Comfortable in the Uncomfortable
Passionate about diverse cultures and languages, Kayley Millard ’18 always planned to study abroad. What she didn’t plan for was a semester on Assumption’s very own Rome Campus that would significantly change her life. “My semester in Rome is one of the top things I did at Assumption t...
- Jan 10, 2018
Discovering His Career Path, Finding His Voice
“It’s one of the best feelings ever,” says Gemaers Dorvil ’19 of the moment he discovers a solution to a software application he’s working on. Gemaers came to Assumption with a general interest in engineering, but it wasn’t until he took his first computer science course that he ...
