Monthly Archives: September 2007

Chemistry major with active co-curricular schedule prepares for medical school

Eric Yoon hopes to follow in the footsteps of the College’s many accomplished alumni who are physicians. Holy Cross graduates are admitted to medical school at a rate twice the national average, and more than 10 percent of alumni are … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Community Steps Up to Fight Cancer

Cancer Walk Students, faculty, and staff from the College of the Holy Cross will join thousands of people from Central Massachusetts on Sun., Sept. 23 for the 9th annual Walk to Cure Cancer, a day of celebration, remembrance, and action. … Continue reading →

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O’Leary Faculty Recognition Awards Presented at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Five members of the College of the Holy Cross faculty have been honored with the Arthur J. O’Leary Faculty Recognition Award. These $10,000 honoraria are given each year by the senior vice president, Frank Vellaccio, to senior … Continue reading →

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Lt. General Brent Scowcroft, Foreign Policy Expert, to Deliver 42nd Annual Hanify-Howland Lecture

WORCESTER, Mass. – Retired Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF, a foreign policy expert, will deliver the 42nd Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture on Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College of the Holy Cross.  The … Continue reading →

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Basketball Legend, Cousy ’50, to be Honored in Bronze

Basketball legend Bob Cousy ’50, will be honored with a life-size bronze statue to be located in front of the Hart Center at the College of the Holy Cross. The announcement was made last Friday (Sept. 7, 2007) during a … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Student Receives International Award

WORCESTER, Mass. – Robert Dudley, a member of the College of the Holy Cross Class of 2008, has been awarded The Mansfield Visiting Student Prize for Trinity Term 2007 from Mansfield College, Oxford.  The award is given to those whose … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Admissions officers blog about search and application process

The Holy Cross Admissions office prides itself on a highly personalized application process. The goal is to treat each student with careful attention in each encounter they’ve had on campus or with a Holy Cross representative, says Ann B. McDermott … Continue reading →

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Senior theatre major gives us a peek behind the curtain

Sure, everything seems perfect on stage, but ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of a theatre production? Katherine Fritz ’08, a theatre and English double major from Queensbury in upstate New York, is ready to shine the spotlight … Continue reading →

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Dean of the College Begins His Second Year at Holy Cross

Timothy R. Austin, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College used the opportunity of the dean’s address to Academic Affairs to welcome 17 new professors to the campus that was new to him about a year ago. … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Announces Integrated Living-Learning Curriculum for First-Year Students

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross announced plans today for a new program designed to better integrate the academic, co-curricular and residential experiences of first-year students.  Launching in September 2008 for all enrolling first-year students, the program … Continue reading →

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Christopher Durang, Renowned American Playwright, in Conversation at Holy Cros

WORCESTER, Mass. – Christopher Durang, the award-winning playwright known for his theatrical spoofs, satires and parodies, will visit the College of the Holy Cross on Friday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. in Fenwick Theatre on the campus.  He will discuss … Continue reading →

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Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., Renowned “Gang Priest” to Speak at Holy Cross During Jesuit Heritage Week

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., a Jesuit priest renowned for his work with at-risk youth in Los Angeles, will deliver a presentation, titled “The Jesuit Heritage of Accompaniment: The Margins” on Thurs., Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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First-year student ready to explore abundant opportunities available at Holy Cross

Decisions, decisions, decisions. That’s one way of summing up life at Holy Cross for first-year students. There are so many academic, co-curricular, athletic, spiritual, social (and more!) opportunities from which to choose, it’s difficult to narrow down the list. Colleen … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Announces Integrated Living-Learning Curriculum for First-Year Students

The College of the Holy Cross has announced plans for a new program designed to better integrate the academic, co-curricular and residential experiences of first-year students.  Launching in September 2008 for all enrolling first-year students, the program is a dramatic … Continue reading →

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First-year students tackle basic human questions based on summer reading

First-year students at Holy Cross received their first lesson in critical thinking at an unlikely setting: the dinner table. On Aug. 27, two days before classes started, students were challenged to “enter the banquet of the mind” first when Mark … Continue reading →

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