Monthly Archives: April 2006

Holy Cross to Hold Sixth Annual Student Academic Conference

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will host Academic Conference 2006 from April 26 through April 29. The four-day conference is designed to provide students from a broad spectrum of academic disciplines with an opportunity to present … Continue reading →

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Prebusiness: Bringing the Boardroom into the Classroom

“We can prepare future business leaders who are bright and technically competent to also have a moral compass,” says Holy Cross prebusiness faculty advisor David Chu. Chu, who is associate professor of accounting, works with students from all majors to … Continue reading →

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Award-Winning Memoir of Cuba To Be Read By First-Year Students

Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy, by Carlos Eire, will be the summer reading for enrolling first-year students. The first-year class dean asks all incoming students to read a common text before they arrive for orientation. … Continue reading →

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Student-Organized Race to Benefit South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross students have organized a 5-kilometer race scheduled for April 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with proceeds going to the South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation. The race will begin and end at Holy Cross’ … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Recognizes Alumni for Outstanding Professional Achievements and Service

WORCESTER, Mass. – Four graduates of the College of the Holy Cross — including a psychiatrist breaking new ground in treating schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease … an internationally-recognized expert in medical genetics and cancer … a top Wall Street attorney … Continue reading →

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Alumni, Faculty and Staff to Participate in Ninth Annual ‘Holy Cross Cares Day’

WORCESTER, Mass. – Approximately 250 Holy Cross students, alumni, faculty and staff will take part in the ninth annual “Holy Cross Cares Day” on April 22. Showing their appreciation for the Worcester community, participants will spend the day performing service-oriented … Continue reading →

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400 High School Students to Participate in 35th Annual Classics Day at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross will hold the 35th annual Classics Day on April 26. Designed to familiarize students with the Holy Cross Classics department, its faculty and current students, the event features a variety of activities relating to the … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Junior Named Harriman Foreign Service Fellow

WORCESTER, Mass. – Jared T. Bennici ’07, a junior political science major from Marlborough, Conn., will spend the summer working with some of America’s foremost diplomats in the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. He is the recipient of … Continue reading →

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Ballroom Dance Team to Present Holy Cross’ Version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross Ballroom Dance Team will present the Holy Cross version of ABC’s popular reality show “Dancing with the Stars” on May 1 at 7 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. The event, only open … Continue reading →

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Staff and Faculty Get Their Swerve On to Benefit Xavier University

Ready to see Diana Cruz and George Grattan dance the cha-cha and salsa? The College of the Holy Cross will sponsor a dance benefit titled “Dance, Dance” on May 4 at 3 p.m. in Fenwick Theatre with funds going to … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Music Department to Celebrate 250th Birthday of Mozart with Concerts

WORCESTER, Mass. – In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, the College of the Holy Cross music department will present “Mozart’s Sacred Music,” a lecture recital featuring the Holy Cross Chamber Singers led by choir director Pamela Getnick … Continue reading →

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Author and Holy Cross Professor, Bill Roorbach, to Give Reading On Campus

This event has been cancelled. As part of the Visiting Writers Lecture Series, Bill Roorbach will give a reading on April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library. The event is free and open to the public. Bill Roorbach … Continue reading →

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Two Holy Cross Professors to Give Reading on Campus

As part of the Visiting Writers Lecture Series, Leila Philip and Bob Cording, both English professors at Holy Cross, will give a reading with selected students on April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Levis Browsing Room (Dinand Library). The … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Balinese Gamelan Orchestra to Hold Spring Concert

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross departments of theatre and music will present the spring concert of their famed Balinese gamelan orchestra, Gamelan Gita Sari, under the directorship of visiting fellow in Balinese performing arts, I Wayan Dibia, on April … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Abby’s House with Benefit Concert

WORCESTER, Mass. – In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Abby’s House, and Holy Cross’ remarkable partnership with the non-profit agency since its inception, the College will mark the occasion with a fundraising concert by the Holy Cross Chapel Choir … Continue reading →

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Acclaimed Performance Artist Rinde Eckert to Present Master Class

The department of theatre will present a master class with the renowned performance artist Rinde Eckert, playwright and composer of the current American Repertory Theatre production Orpheus X, in which he also performs, on April 11 from 2 to 4 … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Senior Receives Highly-Competitive Fellowship

WORCESTER, Mass. – Justin Parrella ’06, a senior from Lexington, Mass., is one of only 1,000 students nationwide to receive the prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. The fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study … Continue reading →

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World-Renowned Expert on Antibiotic Use and Resistance to Give Talk at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Stuart Levy, professor of molecular biology, microbiology and medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine, will give a talk titled “When Antibiotics Fail: Consequences to Individual and Public Health” on April 25 at 7 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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Medical Pioneer to Address Access to Health Care for Women

WORCESTER, Mass. – Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH, chief of the division of Women’s Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and executive director of the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology, will deliver the annual Katherine A. Henry … Continue reading →

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Philosophy Expert to Discuss Heart, Reason and Faith at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Adriaan Peperzak, the Arthur J. Schmitt Chair of Philosophy and director of the Center for the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Loyola University of Chicago, will give a talk titled “How Rational is the Heart? How Natural is … Continue reading →

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