Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross has announced ticket information for the 2008 football season. The schedule has the Crusaders playing host to five games at Fitton Field, beginning with the Homecoming contest on Sept. 6 against … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Redfeather Theatre Company at Holy Cross presents the fifth annual Worcester Shakespeare Festival at the Memorial Grove Amphitheatre in Green Hill Park. The show opens on Wednesday, July 23 and runs through Sunday, August 17.  Shows … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Tom Sullivan ’70  has announced his retirement as the head men’s rowing coach at the College of the Holy Cross. Sullivan has been an integral part of the Crusader rowing program for more than three decades, serving … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Former Holy Cross hockey player Patrick Rissmiller ’02 has signed with the New York Rangers as announced by the team’s president and general manager Glen Sather. Rissmiller, who was an unrestricted free agent, had 18 goals and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – A Pilgrim’s Journey: The Autobiography of Ignatius of Loyola (Ignatius Press, 2001), introduction, translation, and commentary by Rev. Joseph N. Tylenda, S.J., will be the summer reading for enrolling first-year students at the College of the Holy … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – To encourage consumers to recycle electronic devices in an environmentally sound manner, Sony Electronics Inc. and Waste Management Recycle America are asking Worcester-area residents to take action and recycle their old electronics Saturday, July 12 from 10 … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced today that it is teaming up with the College of the Holy Cross and other Worcester colleges and universities to offer an employer-assisted mortgage program designed to help first-time homebuyers afford homes … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Brent Franklin  ’08 (Grosse Point Farms, Mich.) has received the Atlantic Hockey Top Scholar Athlete Award, while the Crusaders placed 17 players on the 2007-2008 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team, which were tied for the second most in … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Owen S. Fenton is this year’s recipient of the Mrs. Kate C. Power Medal. The award is presented to the highest-ranking student in the second-year class; Fenton is top ranking among approximately 730 students in the Class … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Paul Melley, assistant chaplain and director of liturgical music at the College of the Holy Cross, will perform compositions from his newly released CD, Humbled, at World Youth Day (WYD) 2008 hosted by Pope Benedict XVI, in … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The following members of the College of the Holy Cross faculty have been promoted to the rank of professor, effective at the beginning of the 2008 – 2009 academic year: Donald R. Brand, of the political science … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Former Holy Cross baseball player Brendan Akashian  has signed a professional contract with the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League. The catcher went two-for-three in his first game as a pro on June 15 in the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Former Holy Cross baseball player Brendan Akashian has signed a professional contract with the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League. The catcher went two-for-three in his first game as a pro on June 15 in the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Redfeather Theatre Company at Holy Cross will present the fifth annual Worcester Shakespeare Festival at the Memorial Grove Amphitheatre in Green Hill Park. The season runs July 23 – August 17, Wednesday – Sunday at 7 … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Reporters are asking and Celtics legends Bob Cousy ’50 and Togo Palazzi ’54 have some answers.  Interviewed on the Holy Cross campus, the basketball greats are offering perspective and advice during the NBA finals. The “Cooz” fondly … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Over 2,000 pounds of non-perishable food will be donated this year from the College of the Holy Cross to the St. Paul’s Parish Outreach Center at 19 Chatham St. in Worcester. Now in its 10th year, the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Seven members of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2008 have been awarded Fulbright grants. They include Justin Brooks of Enfield, Conn; Alison Casserly of Pepperell, Mass.; James Corbett of Winchester, Mass; Robert Dudley of … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Alison Casserly, a member of the College of the Holy Cross Class of 2008, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to conduct research and live in Zurich, Switzerland. A biology major and biochemistry concentration and in the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Emily Rast and Rebecca Krier, both members of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2009, have been chosen as Fenwick Scholars — the highest academic honor bestowed on a student at the College. Students selected … Continue reading →