News
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Local Pharmaceutical Expert to Address Worcester’s Opiate Crisis at Assumption’s Annual Business Ethics Lecture
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...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption’s Vocational Exploration Program Recognized by Prominent College Organization
Assumption SOPHIA (SOPHomore Initiative at Assumption) Program has been recognized with a Best Practices in Mission Integration Award by the Association of Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASACCU). The SOPHIA Program was the top ranked program in its category. ...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Jessica Ferronetti ’18 Awarded Distinguished Fulbright Grant
Assumption senior Jessica Ferronetti, of Andover, has received a Fulbright award for the English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program in Argentina. The grant will enable Ferronetti to teach English in local classrooms while serving as a cultural ambassador for the United States. She is one of a sel...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Psychology Professor Named President of the New England Psychological Association
Assumption Psychology Professor Leonard Doerfler, Ph.D., has been named President of New England Psychological Association (NEPA). In his new role as president, Prof. Doerfler will chair the steering committee that organizes the annual conference and collaborate with his colleagues to review p...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Students Present Research at 24th Annual Undergraduate Symposium
Seventy-eight students were selected to present an original academic research project at Assumption’s 24th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, which was held April 23-24 on the Worcester Campus. The undergraduate symposium showcases the academic research and scholarly achievements...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Ranked One of the Best Regional Universities and Best Catholic Colleges for 2018
A new college ranking entity, College Consensus, has included Assumption in its survey of the Best Regional Universities – North and one of its Best Catholic Colleges for 2018. College Consensus reviewed ranking criteria from a number of various entities as well as student revi...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Awards 617 Degrees at 101st Commencement
In an arena of digital natives, the message from commencement speaker The Most Reverend Robert E. Barron, S.T.D., was certainly well received. The graduates of Assumption’s Class of 2018 enjoyed the wisdom of Bishop Barron, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and evangelist who...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Father Richard E. Lamoureux, A.A., '64, Vice President for Mission
Alumnus Carries Assumption Mission to Ecuador
When they graduate, Assumption students have a number of possibilities open to them. Frank Bruno ’17, an English and mass communications major from Wethersfield, CT, has spent much of his time since graduation engaged in a year of service helping those in need in Guayaquil, Ecuador. “I rememb...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Brianna DiPanni '18
Students Apply Biology Concepts to Address Food Insecurities
Students enrolled in the BIO160: Concepts in Biology class learned practical and valuable skills through a hands-on experience working with Community Harvest Project (CHP), a local nonprofit that grows and donates produce to those grappling with food insecurity. In addition to learning important top...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Spanish and Film Professor's Research Attracts International Interest
Professor of Spanish and Film, Dona Kercher, Ph.D., recently presented research on Spanish and Argentinian films at the XIV Congreso de Novela y Cine Negro (Conference on Film Noir and Crime Fiction) at the University of Salamanca in Spain. During the conference, Prof. Kercher delivered a paper enti...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Neurobiology Professor Awarded Federal Grant for Neurodevelopment Research
Assumption Associate Professor of Neurobiology Michele Lemons, Ph.D., has secured a highly competitive $301,059 research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for neurodevelopment research. This grant is distinctive for the emphasis it places upon research at undergraduate institutions, i...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Professor Lea Christo Earns National Patient Advocacy Board Certification
Assumption has announced that Visiting Assistant Professor Lea Christo, MSW, LICSW, BCPA, is among the first group of individuals in the nation to achieve certification by the national Patient Advocate Certification Board (PACB), an entity of scholars and health care practitioners that certifie...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Clinical Counseling Psychology Program Receives National Accreditation
Noting that the University’s Clinical Counseling Psychology program “clearly plays an important role in the community and appears to have a significant impact on services for the public,” Assumption’s program has been accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Counc...
- Jan 08, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption to Establish Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center to Bridge Scholarship and Statesmanship
Assumption has announced the establishment of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center for Scholarship and Statesmanship, an endeavor with national reach that will cultivate thoughtful citizens who are inspired by the late senator’s example to appreciate the link between ideas and action. The I...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Teaching Excellence, Honors Program and Experiential Learning
“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...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Recognizing Veterans for their Selfless Service
In observance of Veterans Day, Assumption recognized and honored the contributions of men and women who have served, or are currently serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces with a brief ceremony and alumnus speaker. “Assumption's observance of Veterans Day recognizes those in our community who ...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Ranked as a Top Online College in Massachusetts
Assumption has been named among The Best Online Colleges for 2018 by The Best Schools (TBS) ranking organization. Assumption was recognized in the top 20 in Massachusetts, including top 10 in Worcester, for its online degree offerings. According to TBS, in the last decade “online coll...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Brianna DiPanni ’18
START Retreat Helps Students Find Meaning
The years spent as an undergraduate are a time of academic and personal growth. To assist students on their dual journey, Assumption offers a number of opportunities for students to reflect on their lives. Campus Ministry recently hosted the biannual START Retreat for students to travel off-campu...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Professor Demonstrates Artistic Talent with Quetzal Art
Associate professor of Spanish and department chair of Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures Arlene Guerrero-Watanabe, Ph.D., not only a professor, but also a sculptor. Her most recent accomplishment, the Quetzal art installation, encompasses not only the beauty of the quetzal, but the history...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Maire Guinee ’18
Assumption Trustee, Entrepreneur Inspires Future Business Leaders
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...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Professor Selected to Write for Prestigious Oxford University Press
Assumption Associate Professor of Spanish Juan Carlos Grijalva, Ph.D., has been invited by the world-renowned Oxford University Press to write for the publisher’s Bibliographies in Latin American Studies that, according to the Press, “provides faculty and students alike with a seamless pathway t...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Ranked Among The Princeton Review’s Best 384 Colleges for 2019
Assumption has been named among the best colleges in the nation, according to The Princeton Review in the newest edition of its college guide, The Best 384 Colleges. “Deepening and broadening the foundations of students’ learning in their major and minor fields of study, the Assumption c...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Professor Lazar Named President of Local Archaeological Institute
Associate Professor of History Lance Lazar, Ph.D., will assume the position of president following the retirement of Barbara Beall-Fofana, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Art History at Assumption, who served in the position for seven years. While he only became an AIA member this year, Prof. Lazar has ...
- Jan 07, 2019
- Office of Communications
Massachusetts college students repair homes in Tuscaloosa
In 2011, a tornado ravaged Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Since then, Assumption students have traveled to Alabama during spring and winter breaks to help rebuild the community. Please click here to read an article in the Tuscaloosa News about their current trip and how Assumption students...
