Category Archives: Health Professions Advising

Class of 2023 Spotlight: Tremayne Ahdel Garrett II

Posted on May 17, 2023 by College of the Holy Cross

Name: Tremayne Ahdel Garrett II Hometown: Bridgeport, Connecticut Major: Psychology part of the health professions advising program Activities: Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha) Honor Society, The Mentor Program, Black Student Union

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Can Innovative Technology Help Medical Professionals Monitor Patient Depression Symptoms?

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Megan Bard

Ava Licht ’23, a College of the Holy Cross psychology major with a neuroscience minor in the Health Professions Advising program, was looking for a summer internship that would provide experience for students like her with aspirations to continue their … Continue reading →

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Center for Career Development Focuses on the Lifelong Value of a Holy Cross Education

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Meredith Fidrocki

As graduation season approaches for colleges across the country, students are focusing on the next step after commencement — but at the College of the Holy Cross, the “what next” and, more importantly, the “why” have been questions in progress … Continue reading →

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New Student Health Ambassadors Group Provides Peer-to-Peer Resources

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Maura Sullivan Hill

A playlist of pop and dance songs, from Nick Jonas to Britney Spears, reverberated through the speaker on a table outside “The Jo,” as the Joanne Chouinard-Luth Recreation and Wellness Center is known. It was the second week of March, … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program Teaches Ethical Leadership

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Meredith Fidrocki

When Ja-Naé Duane introduces entrepreneurship to students at the College of the Holy Cross, she doesn’t start by talking about business ideas, product development or marketing strategy. Rather, she tells students: “Pick a problem.”

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Anthony Fauci, M.D., ’62: COVID Crusader

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Holy Cross Magazine

1958. A chemistry lab at Holy Cross. Freshman Anthony Fauci is conducting an experiment that requires what feels like hours of measuring, weighing and heating a solution over a Bunsen burner. The final step: Clamp the test tube and deliver … Continue reading →

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Blog: Intarapanich ’24 Excited to Meet Classmates and Explore Internship and Research Opportunities

Posted on December 14, 2020 by College of the Holy Cross

Name: Yada Intarapanich ’24 Hometown: Falls Church, Virginia. Studies She’s Considering: Political science, health professions advising, and Middle Eastern studies. Why She Chose Holy Cross: Beautiful campus, faculty’s dedication to student well-being, and the fact that Holy Cross has an … Continue reading →

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Montserrat Student Ambassadors Facilitate Community for First-Years During Remote Semester

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Maura Sullivan Hill
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Dr. Anthony Fauci ’62 Talks to Holy Cross Students About the Pandemic: ‘Don’t Give Up Hope’

Posted on October 7, 2020 by College of the Holy Cross

Dr. Anthony Fauci ’62, the nation’s most trusted expert leading the COVID-19 response, joined current Holy Cross students in a live webinar on October 6 to discuss the trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic and the best ways students can keep … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Student Summer: Tatiana Thompson ’22

Posted on August 25, 2020 by College of the Holy Cross

Tatiana Thompson ’22 Summer Plans: Research Associate Hometown: Bridgeport, Connecticut Major: Neuroscience, Health Professions Advising concentration Summer Plans I’m spending the summer researching a fascinating and important topic. What a lot of people don’t know, and what might surprise them, … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Student Entrepreneurs Doing Their Part to Fight Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Holy Cross in the News

Holy Cross students and siblings Mary Anne ’22 and Paul Wiley ’20, together with their cousin Luke Knox ’22 and their younger brother Mathew, are designing, producing and donating face shields to local healthcare workers on the front lines of … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alumnus and New Doctor Graduates Early to Help With Coronavirus

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Holy Cross in the News

Holy Cross alumnus Patrick Lowe ’12 is one of many fourth-year medical students in Massachusetts who have volunteered to graduate early this year in order to join doctors on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, following a statewide call … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Pandemic Expert and Holy Cross Alumnus Dr. Anthony Fauci ’62: A Man for and With Others

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Holy Cross in the News

As the coronavirus pandemic has upended daily life across the globe, Holy Cross alumnus Dr. Anthony Fauci ’62, expert on infectious diseases and a member of the White House coronavirus task force, has become a trusted voice in leading the … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alumna Founds New England’s First Social, Activity Group for Those Living With Limb Loss

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Holy Cross Magazine

Melissa (Pierre) DeChellis ’02 needed an ambulance. Instead, she was bouncing around in the back of a pickup truck, on a winding mountain road on the Caribbean island of Dominica. That morning, she had woken up with pain and swelling … Continue reading →

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‘I Could Not See Myself Anywhere Else,’ Says Holy Cross Graduating Senior From Ghana

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Holy Cross in the News

Ever since she was a child in Ghana, Edith Mensah Otabil ’19 has dreamed of becoming a doctor, so that she could help people. With just days to her graduation from Holy Cross, she sat down with Worcester Magazine to … Continue reading →

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Blog: First-Year Student Explores Love of Art and History on Maymester to Rome

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Meghan Schatz

Name: Carolyn Dunderdale ’22 Hometown: Marshfield, Massachusetts Potential areas of study: Biology and the Health Professions Advising Program Maymester program: “Rome in History and Imagination” in Rome, Italy. Students in this program will explore ancient Roman history, art and archaeology to gain a … Continue reading →

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No Matter the Path, Holy Cross Students Thrive

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Jane Carlton

College can often feel like a linear journey — take a few classes, decide on a major, join a club or two, fulfill your requirements and graduate in four years. For many, though, that path is much less precise. Interested … Continue reading →

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Blog: McLellan ’20 Excited to (Literally) Dive Into Research in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Meghan Schatz

NAME Rachel McLellan ’20 HOMETOWN Cape Cod, Mass. AREAS OF STUDY Biology major, in the Health Professions Advising Program WHERE SHE’S STUDYING The School for Field Studies Center for Marine Research Studies in the Turks and Caicos Islands DURATION Spring 2019 WHY … Continue reading →

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Leader in HIV/AIDS Research Dr. Anthony S. Fauci ‘62 Credits Humanities Background for Successful Career in Medicine

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Holy Cross in the News

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci ’62, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, told NPR’s Nina Totenberg in a recent interview for the “What It Takes” podcast that having a Jesuit education … Continue reading →

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Taylor Pels ’18 Named Class of 2018 Valedictorian

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Bridget Campolettano

Taylor K. Pels ’18 has been selected to deliver the Class of 2018 valedictory address at the Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 25. Pels is a chemistry major in the Health Professions Advising Program, is a member of both Phi … Continue reading →

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