Author Archives: College of the Holy Cross

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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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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