Author Archives: College of the Holy Cross

Nativity School of Worcester Hires New Executive Director and Principal

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Board of Directors of the Nativity School of Worcester, a private Jesuit (Catholic) inner-city middle school for boys living in Main South and other vulnerable neighborhoods of Worcester, has hired a new executive director and new … Continue reading →

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Political Science and Visual Arts Scholars Receive Professorships at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross has announced that Virginia C. Raguin, professor of visual arts, has been named the next Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J., Professor in the Humanities, and Judith A. Chubb, professor of political … Continue reading →

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Recent Holy Cross Alumna Wins Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

WORCESTER, Mass. – Kathryn Casey, a 2003 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross from Long Island City, N.Y., is among 77 recipients of the 2006 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship. She was chosen after a nationwide selection process … Continue reading →

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Brainy Summers

Worcester Public Schools are out for the summer, but 20 city teachers were recently back in the classroom — albeit on the other side of the lab table. As part of a three week-long professional development workshop from June 26 … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Partners With Redfeather Theatre to Bring Summer Shakespeare Festival to Worcester

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross and Redfeather Theatre Company have partnered to present Shakespeare’s As You Like It from Aug. 2 to 20, Wednesdays through Sundays, at 7 p.m., at the Memorial Grove Amphitheatre in Green … Continue reading →

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Paintings at Worcester Art Museum Celebrate Legacy of Jesuits

Three paintings currently on display at the Worcester Art Museum celebrate the founders of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the continuing presence of Jesuits in the city of Worcester, especially at the College of the Holy Cross. The year … Continue reading →

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Fitzpatrick ’08 Honored for Highest Ranking in Second-Year Class

WORCESTER, Mass. – Katherine L. Fitzpatrick ’08 from Queensbury, N.Y., is this year’s recipient of the Mrs. Kate C. Power Medal. The award is presented to the highest ranking student(s) in the second-year class. Fitzpatrick holds the top ranking among … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Student Receives DAAD German Scholarship

WORCESTER, Mass. – Victoria Rodrigue ’07, a music major with a German minor from Bolton, Conn., will be spending her summer in Germany after receiving a scholarship from the DAAD, the German Government’s Academic Exchange Service. She is among only … Continue reading →

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Four Holy Cross Students Majoring in Chemistry Receive CBIA/Pfizer Research Fellowships

Four students from the College of the Holy Cross have been selected to participate in an undergraduate research fellowship program, as announced by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association and Pfizer Global Research and Development in southeast Connecticut. The program … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare Comes to Worcester

In what would have otherwise been a near dearth of theater productions in Worcester during the summer, Holy Cross has partnered with the Redfeather Theatre Company in mounting a Shakespeare festival in August. In cooperation with the department of theatre, … Continue reading →

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Summer Construction 2006

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Alumni, parents and friends provide essential support through Holy Cross Fund

Ever since it was established nearly six decades ago, the Holy Cross Fund has been a vital part of the College, directly benefiting students and faculty.  Contributions to the Fund have an enormous impact on the financial health of the … Continue reading →

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History Professor Receives Book Award For Examination of Historic Charleston

WORCESTER, Mass. – Citing it as a groundbreaking account of how Charleston came to be saved for future generations, judges of the 2006 Historic Preservation Book Prize presented the award to Stephanie E. Yuhl, associate professor of history at the … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Senior Named Student Ambassador By British Council USA

WORCESTER, Mass. – Suzanne Kohn, a senior at the College of the Holy Cross from Elmsford, N.Y., who spent the 2005-2006 academic year studying in Scotland, is one of 72 students nationwide named a Student Ambassador by the British Council … Continue reading →

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Baseball Standout and Recent Grad Gets Swept Up By Tornadoes

WORCESTER, Mass. – Tucker Frawley ’06, a former Holy Cross baseball star who received his degree in economics in May, has signed with the Worcester Tornadoes organization of the Can-Am League. It’s a homecoming for the just-graduated New Haven, Conn., … Continue reading →

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Tour de Force

Last month, the Holy Cross College Choir traveled to Italy, for a concert tour to churches in Lucca, Florence, Assisi, and Rome. Kara McShane ’07, co-manager of the tour, shares her experiences. THE BIG DEAL The concert tour was the … Continue reading →

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Students chronicle their experiences in Mexico

“Life-changing experience” may be an overused expression, but it’s difficult to come up with a more accurate description of what students experience when they participate in Holy Cross’ Arrupe Immersion Program. For nearly 20 years, the program has provided Holy … Continue reading →

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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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