Category Archives: Press Release

Students ‘Jump Around the World’ to Raise Money for AIDS Research

Students at the College of the Holy Cross will hold a 12-hour dance marathon from 9 p.m. Jan. 28 to 9 a.m. Jan. 29 in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. All members of the Holy Cross community are invited to … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Seelos Film Series Spring 2012 Schedule

The following films will be shown at the Seelos Theater at the College of the Holy Cross. All films are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information, please call the Seelos Theater Box … Continue reading →

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Cantor Art Gallery to Display Works by Argentinian and Cuban Artists

The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross will feature two exhibitions of artwork by Argentinian and Cuban artists beginning in late January. Painting Borges: Art Interpreting Literature, will be on view from … Continue reading →

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Sovereign Bank Through Santander Universities to Support International Study Programs at Holy Cross

Sovereign Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Banco Santander S.A., through its Santander Universities Global Division, has signed its first collaborative agreement with the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, which will allow Holy Cross to enhance existing … Continue reading →

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Internationally Acclaimed Organist to Perform as Part of Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series

Organist Neil Cockburn (pronounced COH-burn) will perform as part of the Chapel Artist Series on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. in St. Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. The program will include selections from Dieterich Buxtehude, … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Women’s Basketball to Hold ‘Get Fit With The Crusaders Day’

On Wednesday, Dec. 21, the Holy Cross women’s basketball program will hold it’s first-ever “Get Fit with the Crusaders Day” at the Hart Center during its game versus Bryant at 11:45 a.m. Nine Worcester Public Schools and over 1,000 students … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Hold Weightlifting Competition to Raise Money for Breast Cancer

The fourth annual Benching for Breast Cancer fundraising event will take place on Friday, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. in the Hart Center’s Varsity Weight Room at the College of the Holy Cross.  Working in teams of four, students (who … Continue reading →

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Working Writers Series Hosts Panel on Literary Careers

Author Steve Almond and literary agent Betsy Lerner will be featured in a panel on literary careers titled “A Life in Letters” on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross’ Alternate College Theatre Presents Baby with the Bathwater

The Alternate College Theatre (ACT) at the College of the Holy Cross presents Baby with the Bathwater, a comedy by Christopher Durang, directed by Katy Hannigan ’12, on Dec. 1-3 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 3-4 at 2 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Math Professor Receives Distinguished Teaching Award

David Damiano, associate professor of mathematics, and a member of the College of the Holy Cross faculty since 1984, received the 2011 Distinguished Teaching Award at the College’s annual Fall Faculty Convocation and Awards Ceremony. The Holy Cross Distinguished Teaching … Continue reading →

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Men’s Hockey to Hold Fundraiser for Local Fallen Soldiers

On Saturday, Dec. 10, the Holy Cross men’s hockey program will be raising money for the Massachusetts Soldiers Legacy Fund (MSLF) at the Hart Center during its game versus Army at 4 p.m. The fund provides educational assistance grants to … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Hold Inaugural Colloquium on Catholics and Cultures

The Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross will launch an ambitious global initiative on Catholics and Cultures with a colloquium at the College on Friday, Dec. 9 from … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Senior Earns Prize for Work in Washington, D.C.

Kristen Russo, a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2012, has been selected by the College’s Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies as the 2011 spring semester’s Maurizio Vannicelli Washington Semester Away program award recipient. In … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Students to Hold Fundraiser for Deaf Teen who Lost Battle with Cancer

The American Sign Language Club and the Cures for Kids Club at the College of the Holy Cross will remember and honor Fernely Acosta (July 17, 1994 – November 29, 2010), with a Frisbee tournament on Sat., November 12 from … Continue reading →

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Flutist Patricia Spencer to Perform at Holy Cross

Flutist Patricia Spencer will perform a concert titled “The Global Flute” on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. in Brooks Concert Hall at the College of the Holy Cross. Other performers include Eileen Hutchens, lecturer of piano at Holy Cross; … Continue reading →

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28 Holy Cross Students Inducted into Jesuit Honor Society

  Twenty-eighty seniors from the class of 2012 at the College of the Holy Cross were inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor society, on October 30. Alpha Sigma Nu seeks out students at Jesuit Institutions of higher learning … Continue reading →

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Highly Sought After String Quartet to Perform at Holy Cross

The critically acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet will perform on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. in Brooks Concert Hall at the College of the Holy Cross. Prior to the concert, the quartet will hold a pre-concert lecture at 7:15 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Award-winning Poet and Translator Rosanna Warren to Give Reading as Part of Working Writers Series

Rosanna Warren, poet and translator, will give a reading as part of the Working Writers Series on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The event, sponsored by the College’s Creative … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross and Jewish Community Center to Sponsor Talk by Paula Fredriksen

Paula Fredriksen, considered one of the world’s foremost scholars on Saint Augustine, will speak about her most recent book, Augustine and the Jews: A Christian Defense of Jews and Judaism at the College of the Holy Cross, on Wednesday, Nov. … Continue reading →

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Congressman McGovern and Former Foreign Service Officer to Speak at Holy Cross on Afghan War

U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Matthew Hoh, a former foreign service officer and former Marine Corps captain, will discuss “Ten Years of War in Afghanistan: The Costs, Consequences and a Way Out,” on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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