News
- Jun 02, 2022
Undergraduates to Lead Summer Math Camp for Local High School Students
“I wish I had an opportunity like this when I was in high school,” Alyson Simpson ’25 excitedly declared as she described Camp AIM, a free mathematics day camp that she will help to lead for Worcester-area high school students to be held on Assumption University’s campus from July 18 t...
- May 31, 2022
Assumption Students Recognized for Academic Excellence, Named to University’s Spring Dean’s List
Assumption University has announced those students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester. Students named to the University’s Dean’s List must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on the prestigious list, which is...
- May 29, 2022
Three Recognized with Distinguished Alumni Awards for Enduring Commitment to Assumption, Their Communities, and Professions
Founding Dean Emeritus of the Grenon School of Business Awarded Honorary Alumni Award for Initiatives to Position Assumption Students for Post-graduate Success The University’s Office of Alumni Relations has announced the 2022 recipients of its annual awards in recognition of extraordinary memb...
- May 27, 2022
A Home for Compassionate Caregivers
The Dedication of the Richard J. and Sophia Catrambone Health Sciences Center On May 6, the Assumption community gathered to celebrate another significant milestone in the University’s history—the dedication of Richard J. and Sophia Catrambone Health Sciences Center, a building that wil...
- May 27, 2022
Observing Memorial Day
As a Military-Friendly recognized university, the Assumption community pauses this weekend to remember and honor our selfless servicemen and women – in particular former Assumption students -- who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation and its people. In their unparalleled heroism, we wit...
- May 26, 2022
Assumption Announces New Varsity Sports for Women’s Ice Hockey and Men’s Swimming
As the first institution in the Northeast-10 (NE10) to now sponsor all 24 sports in the NCAA Division II Conference, Assumption University’s Director of Athletics Christine Lowthert, Ed.D., announces the expansion of the University’s athletic programs with the addition of women’s ice hockey an...
- May 23, 2022
Money Magazine Names Assumption to its 2022 Best Colleges List
Assumption University has been named to Money magazine’s Best 2022 colleges for your investment list. According to Money, with a focus on above-average graduation rates, it scored more than 600 colleges in three areas: quality, affordability, and outcomes. Money adds that these data points ta...
- May 16, 2022
Assumption Appoints Seasoned Intercollegiate Athletics Professional Eric Gobiel as New Athletic Director
Assumption University’s Department of Athletics has announced the appointment of a seasoned intercollegiate athletics professional Eric Gobiel as its next director of athletics. Gobiel’s priorities will be to enhance the University’s student-athlete experience, increase enrollment and fundrais...
- May 16, 2022
Digital Marketing Students Develop Innovative Marketing Strategies for Local Businesses
When Professor of Practice in Marketing Zachary Daniels, MBA ’09 launched Assumption’s digital marketing concentration three years ago, he emphasized the primary focus of the program to be on providing experiential learning opportunities for students. A veteran in the marketing field and ow...
- May 11, 2022
Worcester Red Sox's Larry Lucchino Implores Graduates to have Fun, be Bold and Don’t be Afraid to Say ‘I Don’t Know’
Larry Lucchino, Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer and chairman and principal owner of the Worcester Red Sox, took the opportunity as Assumption’s commencement speaker to express his appreciation for the partnership the University has built with the Worcester Red Sox and impart upon the class of 2022 he...
- May 09, 2022
Lucchino touts bonds between Assumption and WooSox as he gives grads grand slam send off Sunday
This article reprinted with permission from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette By Craig S. Semon Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER — Play Ball! Despite the Assumption University Class of 2022 marching into the DCU Center to “Pomp and Circumstance,” “Take Me Out to the B...
- May 05, 2022
Commencement Weekend Schedule
The University community is eagerly anticipating Commencement Weekend 2002. The Baccalaureate Mass will be presided over by the Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, on Saturday, May 7 at 5 p.m. in the Plourde Center on the Assumption University Campus. (Pleas...
- May 03, 2022
Greyhounds Investment Fund Secures $120,000 in Donations to Advance Experiential Learning
Assumption University’s Greyhound Investment Fund received $120,000 in new donations from multiple donors, providing the club resources to establish its inaugural fund. The funding allows the club to advance the experiential learning of students in the Grenon School of Business by providing its me...
- Apr 29, 2022
- Office of Communications
Assumption Announces Student-Scholars as Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Salutatorian
Assumption University has announced that Nicholas Macchione ’22, of Leominster, and S. Chase Davenport ’21, of Princeton, will address their classmates as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, during Assumption’s 105th Commencement on Sunday, May 8, at the DCU Center in downtown Worces...
- Apr 28, 2022
Assumption Celebrates Earth Day with Full Slate of Events for Education and Awareness
The Assumption University Eco-Action Committee held their second-annual Earth Fest event on Earth Day to officially recognize the day and engage the Assumption community in an afternoon of sustainability education and activities. Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated around the world on April 22...
- Apr 18, 2022
Students Recognized for Academic Excellence at 38th Annual Honors Convocation
This year’s 38th Annual Honors Convocation recognized 85 Assumption students for academic excellence in their respective fields of study and received thought-provoking advice from an alumna who is currently a lawyer in Washington, D.C. Students honored at the event received one of the Assu...
- Apr 12, 2022
Trustees Appoint Provost Weiner, Ph.D., Interim President of Assumption University
The Chair of Assumption University’s Board of Trustees, Francis J. Bedard, Esq., CPA '81, today announced that the Board has appointed Provost Greg Weiner, Ph.D., as interim president of the University, effective tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13, to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of Univer...
- Apr 08, 2022
- David Pepin
Students Immersed in Service: SEND Trips Resume With Volunteer Trips to El Paso and Camden
Following a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Assumption University’s Campus Ministry resumed its SEND Service Program with two immersive service trips during the spring semester break. The week-long trips to El Paso, Texas and Camden, New Jersey provided students with the opportuni...
- Apr 06, 2022
- Maria LeDoux '22
Assumption Students Recognized for Academic Excellence in Spanish with Induction into Spanish Honor Society
The University’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages inducted six students into the Phi Rho Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the Spanish Honor Society, for demonstrating academic excellence and command of the foreign language. Ryan Prendergast ’23, Kaitlyn Calnan ’24, Elizabeth Cappelli ...
- Apr 05, 2022
- Maria LeDoux '22
Prof. Pica-Smith Recognized With Outstanding Book Award
The Society of Professors of Education recently announced that it has recognized Professor Cinzia Pica-Smith, Ed.D., with an Honorable Mention in their 2022 Outstanding Book Award Program. Professor Pica-Smith will receive the award at the American Educational Research Association’s Conference lat...
- Apr 05, 2022
- Maria LeDoux '22
NFL Super Bowl Champion Triner ’15 Motivates Assumption Business Students
In late March, Zach Triner ’15, Super Bowl champion and long snapper for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, returned to Assumption’s campus to share with students his inspiring story of perseverance and finally “making it” in the NFL, as well as the business side of sports. He also shared som...
- Mar 31, 2022
Nursing Students Administer Covid Booster Shots To Assumption Community
On February 10th, the University's Wellness Center hosted Assumption's first on-campus COVID-19 Vaccination Booster Clinic in La Maison Francaise, where students from the Froelich School of Nursing helped administer booster shots to students, faculty, and staff. According to Caitlin Stover,&nbs...
- Mar 31, 2022
Boffi, Seasoned Higher Education Professional, Named Vice President of Enrollment Management
Following a nationwide search, Assumption University President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. announces William L. Boffi as Vice President of Enrollment Management. Mr. Boffi, who currently serves as Vice President for Enrollment at Nichols College will report to the president, serve on the Cabinet, an...
- Mar 30, 2022
- Maria LeDoux '22
Call ’22 Awarded George A. Doyle Merit Award for Excellence in Economics or Global Studies
The University’s Department of Global Studies today announced that Jennifer Christoff Call ’22 has been awarded the George A. Doyle Merit Award for Excellence in Global Studies or Economics. The award recognizes one student who possesses “extraordinary intellect, recognized community ser...
