Monthly Archives: April 2013

‘Mobile learning lab pairs high schoolers with college tutors’

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

Every Thursday students from Worcester’s North and South high schools skip class and make a bee line to the parking lot. While it may sound suspicious, their teachers – and even their principals – encourage it. Waiting for them in … Continue reading →

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Two Holy Cross Alumni to Screen Independent Film ‘Detour’ on Campus

Posted on April 16, 2013 by David Cotrone ’13

Two Holy Cross alumni — director William Dickerson ’01 and actor Neil Hopkins ’99 — will screen their independent film, “Detour,” on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fenwick Theatre at the College of the Holy Cross. The event, … Continue reading →

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Cantor Art Gallery to Present ‘The Fruits of Chance & Necessity’

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Cristal Steuer

The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery will host the annual exhibition of artwork by graduating seniors who have participated in the Senior Concentration Seminar from April 25 – May 24, 2013. A discussion by the artists of their … Continue reading →

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Video: Holy Cross Students Learn About the Stage and Themselves in Theatre Program

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Students in the theatre department revel in the fun of the stage — the acting, costumes, sets, and, of course, the audience — but they are quick to point out that there is much more to the field than spotlights … Continue reading →

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Video: Visual Arts Program at Holy Cross Helps Students See World in New Light

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Students in the visual arts department at Holy Cross learn how to critically examine and express themselves through art. Their hard work is personally and academically rewarding. The department offers a major or minor in either studio art or art … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Junior Earns Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Kristine Maloney

College of the Holy Cross student Jeffrey Reppucci ’14, a Russian major and defenseman on the men’s ice hockey team from Newburyport, Mass., has been selected as a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholar. The highly competitive scholarship, which provides $30,000 … Continue reading →

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Baseball To Hold ‘Pediatric Cancer Awareness Day’

Posted on April 12, 2013 by College of the Holy Cross

On Sunday, April 13, the Holy Cross baseball program will host its second annual “Pediatric Cancer Awareness Day” at Fitton Field during its game versus Navy at 12 p.m. The game, sponsored by Holy Cross Cures for Kids and in … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Recognized with $500,000 Grant for Excellence in Career Related Undergraduate Education

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Kristine Maloney

The College of the Holy Cross has received the Excellence in Career Related Undergraduate Education Award from the George I. Alden Trust. Selected from among more than 100 private colleges in the Northeast, Holy Cross was the recipient of a … Continue reading →

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Chicago Business and Civic Leader Jim O’Connor ’58 to Deliver Thomas More Lecture at Holy Cross

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Danielle Kane

James J. O’Connor ’58, retired CEO of Illinois’ largest electric utility and co-founder and chairman of a charity that supports inner-city Catholic schools, will deliver the Thomas More Lecture on Faith, Work and Civic Life at the College of the … Continue reading →

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Man Booker Prize Winner Anne Enright to Give Reading at Holy Cross

Posted on April 10, 2013 by David Cotrone ’13

Anne Enright, internationally renowned author, will give a reading on Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in the Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. Sponsored by the Edward Callahan Support Fund for Irish Studies and the Working … Continue reading →

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‘Final Four’s Economic Impact Questioned’

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

In a story about the impact of the NCAA Men’s Final Four games on the city’s economy, Atlanta’s NPR Station – 90.1 FM WABE News – turned to Victor Matheson, associate professor of economics at the College of the Holy … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross English Professor to Deliver Annual Lecture on Liberal Arts

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Maurice Géracht, Stephen J. Prior Professor of Humanities in the English department, will present this year’s Richard Rodino Lecture on the Aims of the Liberal Arts on April 23 at 4 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College. The talk, … Continue reading →

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Pink Revolution to Hold Panel on Advancements in Breast Cancer

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Sara Bovat ’14

Pink Revolution will host a panel as part of its Health & Wellness Series titled “Opening Doors: Advancements in Breast Cancer & Beyond” on Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College of … Continue reading →

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‘Final Four’s economic impact on Atlanta: $0 — or $70 million’

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

Although Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed was boasting about the economic boost from the NCAA Men’s Final Four weekend, Victor Matheson, associate professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross, explained in WXIA-TV Atlanta story that host cities of … Continue reading →

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‘Holy Cross grad among those lost on Thresher’

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

In a story commemorating the deadly January 1963 USS Thresher submarine attack, the Telegram & Gazette remembered local hero Frank Malinski, an alumnus of the College of the Holy Cross who was lost in the tragedy.  . The article touched … Continue reading →

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Rapper Mac Miller to Headline Spring Concert at Holy Cross

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Sara Bovat ’14

Rapper Mac Miller will headline this year’s Spring Concert at the College of the Holy Cross on May 6 at 8 p.m. in the Hart Recreation Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. Malcolm “Mac Miller” McCormick is a hip-hop artist … Continue reading →

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Chemistry Professor Awarded $567,000 Three-Year Grant from National Science Foundation

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Kenneth V. Mills, associate professor and chair of the chemistry department, has been awarded a $567,000 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to study the chemical mechanism of protein slicing. Over the last decade, his research projects, which integrate … Continue reading →

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Classics Major Earns Award from Classical Association of New England

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Thomas Santa Maria ’14, a classics and history double major, won the Classical Association of New England’s Phyllis B. Katz Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Research for his paper titled “The Speeches of Boudicca and Calgacus: Tacitus’ Unified Text of … Continue reading →

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‘Holy Cross students participate in prestigious international leadership conference’

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

The New York Times profiled the inaugural Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference on its The New York Times in Leadership website. Holy Cross students Andrea Davis ’13 and Malik Neal ’13 were two of just 84 … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Students Participate in Prestigious International Leadership Conference

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Rebecca Smith

“Transformative.” “Inspirational.” “Life-changing.” These are just some of the ways Andrea Davis ’13 and Malik Neal ’13 describe their experience at the prestigious Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference (MCLC). Two of just 84 undergraduates chosen from … Continue reading →

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