Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – The opening session and celebration of the College of the Holy Cross and Morgan Stanley’s new Junior Achievement (JA) Academy partnership for North High School will be Monday, Feb. 11 from 3-4 p.m. in the Hogan Campus … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Peer Educators from the Nutrition, Exercise, and Eating Disorder Program (NEED) at the College of the Holy Cross have organized a health and body week to educate students on eating habits, eating disorder awareness, the media’s effects … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Alejandro García-Rivera, professor of systematic theology at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, will give a lecture titled “The Sense of Beauty and the Talk of God: Theology and the Arts” Monday, Feb. 18 at 4 … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Vilcek Foundation has announced the names of the recipients of its annual prizes in the arts and biomedical research.  Composer Osvaldo Golijov is the prize recipient for the arts; the prize recipient for biomedical science is … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Joanna E. Ziegler, professor and chair of the visual arts department at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named the first Edward A. O’Rorke Professor in the Liberal Arts. The professorship has been made possible … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – College of the Holy Cross students Katie Manzi ’08 and Tania Mistretta ’08 took first and second place respectively in the individual competition at this year’s American Collegiate Moot Court Association (AMCA) championships, held at Drake Law … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – In honor of Black History Month, Joy Leary, assistant professor of psychology at Portland State University, will give a presentation titled “Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome” on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Beginning with the 2008-09 academic year, Worcester residents who are admitted to the College of the Holy Cross and who come from families with incomes below $50,000 will receive four years of free tuition. The announcement was … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross music department will present the annual Suzanna E. Waldbauer Memorial Concert performed by the Holy Cross Chamber Players on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. in Brooks Concert Hall. The concert, free and open … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Stephen Hamilton, virtuoso concert organist, will perform Sunday, Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. The concert is free and open to the public. As part of … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The 10th Annual Black & Gold Dinner and Fashion Show organized by the Black Student Union (BSU) at the College of the Holy Cross will take place on Friday, Feb. 1, at Mechanics Hall. Seating will begin … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross and the American Red Cross of Central Massachusetts are teaming up to raise money and awareness at the Holy Cross women’s basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. at … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Robert H. Garvey, associate professor of physics at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named one of 10 Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates by the National Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at the College of the Holy Cross is sponsoring a concert titled “IGNITE 2008”, featuring Matt Nathanson and special guest Ingrid Michaelson on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. in the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross presents the 10th annual “Hogwarts at Holy Cross” titled “Biochemistry: Your Body’s Magical Spell Book” on Friday, Feb. 1 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. The … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Andrew Paul Holman, concert organist, and Michael Calmès, tenor, will perform Sunday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. The concert is free and open to the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross presents Zoologia Fantastica, from Jan. 28 – April 5. Zoologia Fantastica is an exhibition featuring the work of seven artists that addresses … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross Alternate College Theatre presents the charming, wildly successful Neil Simon classic Sweet Charity on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 8 p.m., Feb. 2 at 2 and 8 p.m., and Feb. 3 at 2 … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Six employees of the College of the Holy Cross have received the 2007 Claire B. Burns Awards. The awards program, now in its eleventh year, was established and endowed in 1997 by Donal J. Burns ’49 in … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Amy Wolfson, professor of psychology at the College of the Holy Cross and preeminent scholar on sleep, has been awarded a grant of nearly $75,000 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a … Continue reading →