Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – William J. McDonough, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will deliver the principal address and receive an honorary degree at the 155th commencement exercises at the College of the Holy Cross on Friday, May … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross recently announced that Dr. G. Earl Peace, Jr., has been hired as a new assistant dean and class dean for the class of 2005. Peace was previously an associate professor of chemistry at the College … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross history professor Karen Turner will present her film, “Hidden Warriors: Voices from the Ho Chi Minh Trail,” on Wednesday, April 25, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 102 of Stein Hall. The viewing is free and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Twelve Holy Cross students will travel to Kenya, Africa this summer to build homes with Habitat for Humanity International. The group will depart on June 3 and return three weeks later. This is the fourth year that … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Deaf educator Patrick “Pax” McCarthy will lead a workshop titled, “Religious Frozen Text Translations,” on Sunday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 406 of the Hogan Campus Center. The workshop will be conducted … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Matthew Dirst will perform an organ concert on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public. The program will include works by Bruhns, Froberger, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Poet Ales Debeljak will speak about “New Europe and Its Discontents” on Tuesday, April 17, at 4 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge of Dinand Library. Sponsored by the Peace and Conflict Studies department, the lecture is free … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross will host Academic Conference 2001 from April 20 to 22. This conference is designed to provide students from a broad spectrum of academic disciplines with an opportunity to present programs, projects, posters and performances that … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Pat McGee Band and rap artists Run-DMC will play this year’s Spring Weekend Concert at Holy Cross on Monday, April 30. The concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Center, will be emceed by … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross will host a community forum about MassRelay on Monday, April 23, at 6 p.m. in Room 406 of the Hogan Campus Center. Sponsored by MassRelay, the Worcester Center for Living and Working, and the Deaf … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Acoustic guitarist John Rush will give a concert at 10 p.m. on Friday, April 20, in Crossroads, located in the basement of the Hogan Campus Center. Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, the concert is free and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Three Holy Cross seniors recently received Fulbright Teaching Assistantships to teach English in German or Austrian secondary schools upon their graduation from Holy Cross. Ryan (Gino) Giannini, a German/economics major from Mentor, Ohio, will travel to Germany. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross sophomore John Giblin was recently honored with a two-year Goldwater Scholarship based on his academic merit from a field of 1,164 mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Simon Preston will perform an organ concert on Tuesday, April 17, at 8 p.m. in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public. The program will include works by Purcell, Frescobaldi, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Free software advocate Richard M. Stallman will deliver a lecture on Wednesday, April 18, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 112 of O’Neil Hall. Stallman’s lecture, titled “The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System,” is free … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The 30th annual Classics Day will be held on Thursday, April 5, in the Hogan Campus Center. Approximately 400 high school students from the greater Worcester area, as well as Providence, R.I., will be attending the event … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Children in Worcester are invited to participate in an Easter egg hunt at Holy Cross on Saturday, April 7, at 9:30 a.m. The free event will take place on the lawn in front of the Hart Center. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The President’s Review Ceremony of the Holy Cross Naval ROTC Unit will take place on Friday, April 6, at 4 p.m. at the Hart Recreation Center. This annual event is a formal recognition of the presidents of … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross Mock Trial Team placed 6th out of 50 colleges and universities that competed in the National Intercollegiate Mock Trial Tournament. The tournament, which consisted of four rounds of competition, was held March 16-18 in … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Nearly 400 Holy Cross students, alumni, faculty and staff will take part in the fourth annual “Holy Cross Cares Day” on Saturday, March 31. This year, the College is teaming up with the Mayor’s City Clean-up Project, … Continue reading →