Author Archives: Rachel Salemme ’12

Tim Beekman ’15, an accounting major from Basking Ridge, N.J., has received a place on a Fulbright Summer Institute to study at Newcastle University in England from July 8 to August 13. The Fulbright Summer Institute is one of the … Continue reading →

Maria Jaroszewicz ’12, of East Longmeadow, Mass., has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Poland, where she will teach English to Polish students. Her grant begins in October. A classics major and a visual arts studio minor, Jaroszewicz … Continue reading →

Michelle Oviedo ’12 knew the academics at Holy Cross were going to be challenging, but believed that she would succeed with hard work and the strong support network available at the College. Not only was she right, but encouraging faculty … Continue reading →

Daniel Geiger ’11, of Maple Plain, Minn., has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Sri Lanka, where he will teach English to Sri Lankan students. He leaves for the country in October. A sociology major with both an … Continue reading →

Denise Schaeffer, associate professor of political science at Holy Cross and director of Montserrat, the College’s living and learning program for all first-year students, will present this year’s Richard Rodino Lecture on the Aims of the Liberal Arts on April … Continue reading →

The first class of women entered Holy Cross in 1972, forever altering the landscape of the formerly all-male Jesuit, liberal arts college. To commemorate and celebrate coeducation at the College, the Office of College Chaplains is offering a two-day retreat … Continue reading →

Rev. Anthony Kuzniewski, S.J., professor of history, drew on the lessons of the early civil rights movement to encourage students “to accept the vocation of being men and women for others” during a homily he delivered at a Feb. 19 … Continue reading →

Chad Desharnais ’12, of Salem, N.H., recently presented his psychology research at a highly selective conference at Harvard University. His research, which he has been working on for two years, investigates how the use of images in science education can … Continue reading →

Early morning practices. Monday afternoon training runs. Drills after a long day of classes, meetings and work. This is the life of a Holy Cross women’s rugby football club member. But the story is also one of glory, on and … Continue reading →

Thomas McGlynn ’11, of Philadelphia, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Germany, where he will teach English to German high school students. He leaves for the country in early September. A music and German double major, McGlynn … Continue reading →

Holy Cross seniors Nina DiNunzio, Jordan Duffy, and Patricia Gomez received a 2011 Community Engagement Award last month for tutoring and mentoring refugees in Worcester’s Lutheran Social Services’ Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program. The award is given by the Colleges of … Continue reading →