Monthly Archives: May 2006

Holy Cross’ Cantor Art Gallery to Feature Works by Class of ’56 Alumni

Opening in conjunction with Reunion 2006 Weekend, the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross will present the exhibition Visual Studies: Artists from the Class of ’56, from June 9 to June 30. … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Senior Awarded Assistantship to Teach Secondary School in France

WORCESTER, Mass. – Moira O’Neil ’06, a French major with a self-designed international development minor from Maysville, Ky., has received an assistantship to teach English at a secondary school in La Reunion, a small island off the East Coast of … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Names New Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of the College

WORCESTER, Mass. – Timothy R. Austin, Ph.D., dean of Creighton University’s College of Arts and Sciences and professor of English, Omaha, Neb., will become the new vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College of the Holy Cross. … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Student Earns Prestigious Fulbright Award

WORCESTER, Mass. – Kathleen Derrig ’06, a classics major from Chicago, has received a Fulbright grant to work and study in Germany. A member of the College Honors Program, she will serve as a teaching assistant of English in what … Continue reading →

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Major Design

“I came to Holy Cross thinking I wanted to be a lawyer, and freshman year I took political science classes and realized that that was not where I wanted to go,” Blaise Carino ’06 recently recalled. Carino was in a … Continue reading →

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Working for the Student

For someone who’s retiring in less than two months, Matthew Toth certainly doesn’t let on he’s about to slow down. Sitting in his office in early May, Toth, associate dean for student development, still has the same passion for his … Continue reading →

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Kolt Bloxson ’06 Hopes ‘Hate: Not Here’ Initiative Promotes Harmony, Encourages Dialogue

Last fall, the City of Worcester announced plans to begin its “No Place for Hate” campaign, an initiative created by the Anti-Defamation League, one of the leading civil rights and human relations agencies in the United States. At the time, … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Student Awarded Assistantship to Teach Secondary School in France

WORCESTER, Mass. – Kathleen Seltzer, a history major with a women’s and gender studies concentration from West Chester, Pa., has received an assistantship to teach English at a secondary school in the Versailles region of France. Seltzer originally sought a … Continue reading →

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Rev. Worcester, S.J., Associate Professor of History, Receives Marfuggi Award

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. Thomas Worcester, S.J., associate professor of history at the College of the Holy Cross, was recently named the 2005-2006 recipient of the Mary Louise Marfuggi Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship. Made possible by a generous gift … Continue reading →

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Faculty Assembly Celebrates Progress, Excellence

The creation of new faculty positions — which has contributed to bringing the student to faculty ratio to nearly 10:1, among the best in the country — is an example of the excitement and strong momentum Holy Cross is experiencing, … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Granted NCAA Certification

WORCESTER, Mass. – The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification announced this week that the College of the Holy Cross has been granted athletics certification status. The purpose of athletics certification is to ensure integrity in the institution’s athletics … Continue reading →

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Cantor Art Gallery Hosts Exhibition of Seniors’ Artwork

Through May 27, the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross is presenting PRECIPICE: Works from the Senior Concentration Seminar. Paintings, drawings, installations, photography, and other artwork by seven graduating seniors — the … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Administrators to Serve Midnight Breakfast to Students During Final Exam Period

Recognizing that students stay up late studying during finals period, administrators at the College of the Holy Cross volunteer each semester to serve the scholars breakfast late into the night. The menu includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage links, assorted bagels, … Continue reading →

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Historian Doughton to Give Talk on ‘Notorious Arthur’

Thomas Doughton, lecturer in the Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, will give a talk titled “Notorious Arthur, An African American Executed at Worcester in 1768: Black Criminals and the Fellowship of Thieves … Continue reading →

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Relax and Unwind With These Finaltastic Events

Check out some of the events taking place during finals week to keep you stress free and energized. Good luck on exams! May 3 Red Sox on the big screen with free hot dogs. Hogan Crossroads, 7 p.m. May 4 … Continue reading →

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