Holy Cross to Usher in the Sweet Sounds of Spring with its Latest Concert Series

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Kelly Ethier

Brooks concert hallThe music department at the College of the Holy Cross will present the following musical series throughout the spring 2015 semester. All Holy Cross events are free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the music department events line at 508-793-3503.

Special performances to include the Feb. 22 performance of the Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra with the Worcester Symphonic Project at Mechanics Hall. The Worcester Symphonic Orchestra unites college students, area professionals, and qualified young instrumentalists to create an 80 piece orchestra. Rochelle Bard ’ 98 soprano returns to Holy Cross on March 19 and will perform some of her favorite arias with the Holy Cross Choirs and guest orchestra. Bard has won top prizes from prestigious national and international vocal competitions. She has appeared on the stages of Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Tampa, Sacramento Opera, Baltimore Opera, Utah Festival Opera, and Tanglewood, performing in “Lucia di Lammermoor,” “Madama Butterfly,” and “The Merry Widow,” and in such roles as Violetta in “La Traviata,” the four heroines in “The Tales of Hoffmann,” and Gilda in “Rigoletto.” Holy Cross Chamber Players along with Marina Minkin, Israeli Harpsichordist; Mark Kroll, Harpsichord; and Carol Lieberman, violin, will perform works by Vittorio Rieti (1898-1994) on April 10 as part of the 200th tribute of his death. On April 13, Boston Musica Viva & Soloists of The Silk Road Ensemble who include: Gitanjali Mathur, soprano; Wu Tong, sheng; and Sandeep Das, tabla, will perform “Kala-Chakra” which is a new, commissioned work by Shirish Korde, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities in the music department. His latest work fuses Chinese, Indian, other cultures, and instruments with three international soloists.

Sunday, Feb. 22,  3 p.m.
Worcester Symphonic Project – Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra
Mechanics Hall, Worcester

Tuesday, March 10, 12:30 p.m.
First Tuesday Lunch Concert
Brooks Concert Hall

Tuesday, March 10, 8 p.m.
Unclassified: New Music for Bass Clarinet and Marimba
Transient Canvas Duo
Brooks Concert Hall

Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m.
Artist-in-Residence Jan Müller-Szeraws performing Bach, Britten & Arrell’s score to Creme 21 by video artist Eve Heller, who will introduce her film
Brooks Concert Hall
Co-sponsored by ATB

Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m.
ARIA
Rochelle Bard ’98, soprano
Holy Cross Choirs and guest orchestra
St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Saturday, March 28, 3 p.m.
Senior Recital
Mike Dunbar
Brooks Concert Hall

Tuesday, March 31, 7:30 p.m.
Table for Two
Peter Sulski, viola
Jonathan Yasuda, piano
Brooks Concert Hall

Tuesday, April 7, 12:30 p.m.
First Tuesday Lunch Concert
Brooks Concert Hall

Friday, April 10, 8 p.m.
Holy Cross Chamber Players
Marina Minkin, Israeli harpsichordist
Mark Kroll, harpsichord
Carol Lieberman, violin
Brooks Concert Hall
Co-sponsored by CIS

Sunday, April 12, 3 p.m.
Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series
William Porter, organ
St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Monday, April 13, 8 p.m.
Boston Musica Viva & Soloists
of The Silk Road Ensemble
Gitanjali Mathur, soprano
Wu Tong, sheng
Sandeep Das, tabla
Brooks Concert Hall

Friday, April 17, 8 p.m.
Libertad
Holy Cross College Choir & Chamber Singers
St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Wednesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.
Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra
Brooks Concert Hall

Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m.
Spring Concert
Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble
Brooks Concert Hall

Saturday, April 25, 4 p.m.
Senior Recital
Joe Dalton, trumpet
Brooks Concert Hall

Tuesday, April 28, 4 p.m.
Student/Faculty Recital
Brooks Concert Hall

Wednesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.
Artists-in-Residence
Saul Bitrán, violin
Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello
Adam Golka, piano
with guest artists
Adam Ouellet ’16, tenor
Jennifer Slowik, English horn
Peter Sulski, viola
Music of Brahms & Baker ‘15
Brooks Concert Hall

Friday, May 1, 8 p.m.
Brentano String Quartet
7 p.m. Pre-concert talk
by Jessica Waldoff, associate professor of music
Brooks Concert Hall
Sponsored by Music Worcester in collaboration
with the music department
Tickets: (508) 217-4450

Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m.
Gamelan Gita Sari
Brooks Concert Hall

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Photo Gallery: Snow Didn’t Keep Alumni Away for Winter Homecoming

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Amy Kotsopoulos

offtherecordAs the city of Worcester braced for its sixth winter storm in three weeks (as of this writing, the city received the distinction of the snowiest city in the United States), the Alumni Office was putting the final touches on Winter Homecoming activities. Despite the ominous forecast of more snow and mountains of the white stuff already blanketing Mount St. James, hardy alumni and friends returned to campus to enjoy a wide variety of activities.

The Hart Center, the epicenter for family fun on Saturday morning, hosted an open swim and skate. Later in the morning, alumni and their families gathered in Kimball Hall for brunch followed by a free screening of “The Lego Movie” in Seelos Theater.

The annual Legacy Luncheon was attended by more than 200 alumni parents, grandparents, students and families. Attendees pored over yearbooks and exchanged stories about their time on The Hill.

The lunch’s featured speaker, Joe Kringdon ‘80, managing director and head of intermediary distribution at Columbia Management, recalled many of his own Holy Cross experiences. He started by placing a Matchbox taxi cab on the lectern and explained to the audience that this was his ride to campus from his home in New York City. He remembered the look of awe on the faces of his Carlin hallmates when they thought he had enough money to hire a cab for such a long trip. He later shared with them that his dad was the cab driver.

In closing, Kringdon noted that Holy Cross is a place where people learn to care about one another and that he is very proud to be an alumnus.

Holy Cross Paints! was a new and popular activity. Just Paint Worcester helped 20 alumni, students and friends produce one-of-a-kind Crusader masterpieces. Each work of art was personalized to reflect the individual’s own Holy Cross experience.

Students provided entertainment with an a capella showcase at Crossroads. Antonio Willis-Berry ’13, a former member of the a cappella group Sounds of Saint James, emceed the show, which featured performances by Sons of Pitches, Fools on the Hill and Off the Record. A few love songs were added to the musical mix in honor of Valentine’s Day.

In Mary Chapel, Marybeth Kearns-Barrett ’84, director of the Office of the College Chaplains, led alumni through A Foundation of Faith Examen based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Participants reflected on Ignatius’ relationship with God and how this relationship teaches us how to grow in our own personal interactions with God.

A more contemporary approach to spirituality was offered by Assistant Chaplain Keith Maczkiewicz, S.J., who attracted and engaged many students with his popular Holla @ the Collar sessions held in Cool Beans. The sessions provided a great opportunity for alumni to experience a different approach to spiritualty on campus.

Wheeler Hall celebrated its 75th anniversary with a dedication by Rev. Anthony J. Kuzniewski, S.J., professor of history, and a small reception hosted by the Inter House Council and the Office of Residence Life. Alumni enjoyed meeting the current residents and seeing how the hall changed over the years.

The men’s basketball team toppled Lehigh 58-52 before the largest home crowd of the year — 2,137 — at the Hart Center. The Holy Cross men’s ice hockey team split the weekend series with RIT as they won on Friday night by a score of 3-1, and fell to RIT 2-0 on Saturday.

Holy Cross Athletics also celebrated significant milestones in rowing and hockey during Winter Homecoming. The men’s and women’s rowing teams dedicated a racing shell to the Class of 1965 in celebration of 50 years of rowing at Holy Cross. Bill Ahmuty ’65, John Chiota ’65, Rich Ligouri ’66 and Mike Scollins ’65, all members of the first rowing team at Holy Cross, received a standing ovation when recognized during a timeout at the men’s basketball game.

David Berard, men’s hockey coach and Nathan Pine, director of athletics, recognized Bill Bellerose ’77 during the men’s hockey game on Saturday night. Bellerose, who played and coached hockey for the Crusaders and worked in the Athletics Department, retired in December after 37 years of dedicated and loyal service to alma mater.

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Public Interest Lawyer Bryan Stevenson to Deliver 2015 Commencement Address at Holy Cross

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Ellen Ryder

Bryan A. StevensonBryan A. Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, Ala., will receive an honorary degree from the College of the Holy Cross and address this year’s graduates during the College’s Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 22 at 10:30 a.m. on the campus.

Stevenson is the widely acclaimed public interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. Under his leadership, EJI has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults. Stevenson has successfully argued several cases in the Supreme Court of the United States, and recently won an historic ruling banning mandatory life-without-parole sentences for all children 17 or younger as unconstitutional.

For his work fighting poverty and challenging racial discrimination in the criminal justice system, Stevenson has received numerous awards including the American Bar Association’s Wisdom Award for Public Service, the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship Award Prize, the ACLU National Medal of Liberty, the National Public Interest Lawyer of the Year Award, the Gruber Prize for International Justice, and the Ford Foundation Visionaries Award.

Author of the acclaimed and bestselling book, “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” (Spiegel and Grau/Random House, 2014), Stevenson is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

“Just Mercy” was named by Time Magazine one of the 10 best books of nonfiction for 2014, and has been awarded several honors including the 2015 NAACP Image Award for outstanding nonfiction literary work.  Stevenson’s 2012 TED talk, “We need to talk about an injustice,” has received more than two million views.

In addition to Stevenson, the College will award honorary degrees to the following individuals at Commencement:

  • Ella Baff is the executive and artistic director of Jacob’s Pillow, America’s longest running international dance festival, professional school, and archives, located in the Berkshires. Under her leadership, Jacob’s Pillow was designated a National Historic Landmark, and in 2011, was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama at The White House. She has received several awards in the cultural field including the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Ministry of Culture, the William Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, and an Honorary Doctorate from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Baff is from New York City, where she studied classical music and dance. She has been a consultant for foundations, government, and not-for-profit organizations and has been invited by U.S. and international government agencies and arts organizations to be a speaker and panelist. Baff was named one of the “Top 25 Most Influential and Powerful People in the Arts” by Inside Arts Magazine.  She has twice co-chaired the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) Congress in New York and is the chair of The Gish Prize. She serves on the Board of Directors of MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art).  She lives in New York and the Berkshires.
  • P. Kevin Condron ’67 marked 21 years of leadership and service to the Holy Cross Board of Trustees (including six as chair) before he stepped down in the fall of 2014. During that time, he counseled four presidents, shepherded three successful fundraising campaigns, and oversaw multiple major building projects on campus, including the $65 million renovation and construction of the Integrated Science Complex. A native of Scranton, Penn., he remained in Worcester following his graduation from Holy Cross, serving as CEO and president of Central Supply, which became The Granite Group LLC, now a multistate, $175 million plumbing supply business. Well-known for his community leadership in Worcester, he has served as chair the board of Worcester Business Development Corp., the Worcester Redevelopment Authority, Worcester Area Chamber of Commerce, The Diocese of Worcester Bishop’s Fund and Safety Fund National Bank. He is currently a director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. and the lead independent director of TD Bank US Holding Company; and has served as director of the Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company and Banknorth, N.A. He previously served as trustee of St. Vincent Hospital and clerk of Greater Worcester Community Foundation. He and his wife Clare are parents of five children, including Erin who graduated in 2000. He lives in New Hampshire and Boston.
  • Richard Sacra, M.D., an assistant professor of family medicine and community health at UMass Medical School with a practice at the Family Health Center of Worcester, has served as a medical missionary in Liberia since 1995, and is affiliated with SIM (www.simusa.org), an international Christian mission organization. Dr. Sacra contracted Ebola during a mission trip in 2014, was treated in the United States, and subsequently returned to Liberia to treat patients.  At the Family Health Center and UMass, he supervises residents and teaches topics in global health. At SIM’s ELWA Hospital in Liberia, he has helped increase the hospital’s response to HIV and AIDS, including starting a counseling program for patients living with the virus. He is also helping to develop a Christian Family Practice Residency training program for Liberian doctors. Dr. Sacra was the acting medical director at ELWA Hospital from August 2008 to March 2010. A Massachusetts native, he is a graduate of Brown University and UMass Medical School. He received the Teacher of the Year Award from the Family Health Center of Worcester in 2011.  He and his family live in Holden, Mass.

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Holy Cross to Host Tari Aceh! Music and Dance from Northern Sumatra

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Kelly Ethier

Tari Aceh DancersArts Transcending Borders (ATB) at the College of the Holy Cross will present “Tari Aceh!” (“Dance Aceh!”), a performance of music and dance from Northern Sumatra. The Massachusetts premiere event will be held on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m. in Brooks Concert Hall at the College and is free and open to the public.

Nine female performers from Aceh, Indonesia will perform dances, inherited from their ancestors. The dances are stunning in their synchronicity and will include rhythmic body percussion, and the singing of both Islamic liturgical and folk texts, accompanied by percussion. The dances that will be performed are some of the best illustrations of the trans-cultural blending of Islamic and Indonesian culture. Originally performed by men, the dances were taught to women in the 20th century and in some districts, forbidden . The dancers are between the ages of 14 and 24, and are affiliated with Syiah Kuala University, located in Banda Aceh, the capital of the northern Aceh province on the western Indonesian island of Sumatra. This will be the troupe’s first-ever tour of the U.S.

Prior to the event there will be a panel discussion that will explore performing arts as a space for expressing Indonesia-Islam encounters. In response to many recent controversies, the value and meaning of these encounters, such as the birth of new laws and their effect on cultural policy, has created a renewed focus on discourses of representation and identity. In this regard, performing arts in Aceh have become resilient and thriving markers of local and national existence. The panel will discuss these issues through the lenses of history, socio-political contexts, and performing arts as representation of a conscious reconstruction of identity.

The panelists will include: Eka Srimulyani, lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Islamic State University of Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, and senior researcher at the International Centre for Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies; Ari Palawi, program development coordinator at the Center for the Arts at Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, and a Ph.D candidate at Monash University, Australia; and Maho Ishiguro, a Ph.D candidate in ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University. The discussion will be moderated by Lynn Kremer, professor of theatre and director of ATB.

The panel discussion and performance are part of a four-day residency for the dancers that will immerse the performers into college life through a series of workshops, class visits and other activities.

Arts Transcending Borders is supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The panel discussion and performance is supported by the Asian Studies Program at Holy Cross. The United States tour of Tari Aceh! is organized by Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts, The Asia Society, and the Center for the Arts of Syiah Kuala University on the occasion of “Muslim Women’s Voices at Wesleyan.” Other performances on the tour include Wesleyan University, Asia Society, Wellesley College.

The tour has been made possible with leadership support from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Building Bridges: Campus Community Engagement Grants Program, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Supported by a grant from the Expeditions program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the six New England state arts agencies. Additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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‘Exploring an Institution’s Roots: Board Members Walk in a Saint’s Footsteps’

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Holy Cross in the News

pilgrimage In the January/February issue of Trusteeship Magazine, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president of the College of the Holy Cross, reflects on the pilgrimage he led with a group of 28 past and present board members, their spouses, and senior leaders. The group visited sites in Spain and Rome that are significant in the life of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits.

While the pilgrimage was a first for the Holy Cross trustees, scores of College faculty and administrators—from diverse backgrounds, faith traditions, and academic disciplines—have participated in the annual Ignatian Pilgrimage since it was introduced in 2003.

Fr. Boroughs writes, “At Jesuit institutions in the United States and other parts of the world, a new form of pilgrimage has emerged with a focus not only on a sense of place, but also on the values and traditions that help define the work we do.”

He continues: “In many ways, the goal of this eight-day journey was similar to one that Holy Cross faculty and staff members have been setting for 10 years: namely, an increased understanding of St. Ignatius and the origins of the Jesuits and an opportunity to reflect on contemporary implications of the spiritual questions that drove his life. With our trustees, I also hoped to see a heightened sense of bonding in our shared work for the college—especially as we embark on major institutional initiatives, including a comprehensive campaign and ambitious building projects.”

John Mahoney, chair of the Holy Cross board of trustees, and Kathleen McLaughlin LaCroix, Holy Cross alumna and board member, also offered reflections from their experience and explained how the trip will inform their work with the College.

Mahoney reflects: “Holy Cross provides a distinct undergraduate liberal arts experience, and its Jesuit identity is a critical element. My personal commitment to sustaining that experience is far better informed as a result of making the pilgrimage. All colleges can benefit from gaining a deeper understanding of what sets them apart. Learning the history of our college’s mission will enable us as trustees to sustain it amidst all of the challenges we face today in higher education.”

This “Holy Cross in the News” item by Cristal Steuer.

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College to Mark Lenten Season With Opportunities for Reflection

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Bridget Campolettano

Lenten_webheader_saveforweb2The Christian season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. In addition to services held on campus through the Lenten Season, there are a number of reflection opportunities sponsored by the Vice President for Mission, the Office of the College Chaplains, and the Holy Cross Jesuit Community. Each program provides a way to enter into the sacred season of Lent in the midst of everyday life.

For the first time, the College will offer a daily, digital reflection series titled “Return to Me: Lenten Reflections from Holy Cross 2015.” This new resource contains reflections written by a wide variety of people with connections to Holy Cross — professors, current students, chaplains, staff, and alumni. Those who subscribe will be sent an email each morning containing a reflection, and the listing of sacred texts from Scripture for each day of Lent. The full reflection series is also available for download as a PDF. To sign up for the daily Lenten reflection email, or to download the PDF, please visit www.holycross.edu/returntome.

In addition, Holy Cross faculty, staff and administrators are invited to participate in any of the 6-week, interactive Lenten programs offered by the Office of the Vice President for Mission. The programs include Lenten retreats, which provide a time for prayer and reflection, guided by weekly meetings with a spiritual director. Both individual and group retreats will be offered. Additionally, a Lenten Reading group will also meet twice during the season to discuss Fr. Gregory Boyle, S.J.’s “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion” (Free Press, 2011) and N.T. Wright’s “The Lord and His Prayer” (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1997); texts will be provided to all participants.  For more information on these offerings, please contact Diane Girard, dgirard@holycross.edu.

Schedule of Services – Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18
Ashes will be distributed at all services

  • 8:15 a.m. Ecumenical Morning Prayer, Mary Chapel
  • 12:05 p.m. Catholic Mass, Mary Chapel
  • 5 p.m. Ecumenical Evening Prayer, Mary Chapel
  • 9 p.m. Catholic Mass, St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

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‘Opinion: Should Muslims really apologize for terror attacks?’

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Holy Cross in the News

Caner Dagli In a recent op-ed for CNN, Caner K. Dagli, associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, writes about whether or not Muslims should condemn terrorist acts.

In connection with the recent Paris killings, Dagli writes: “Demanding that innocent Muslims always make new statements about crimes they could not have stopped, from which they do not benefit, and have always condemned anyway, is an act by the powerful assigning collective guilt against the powerless.”

He continues, “They [mainstream commentators] should know that groups like ISIS and al Qaeda believe fanatically that most Muslims are misguided and hell-bound, and that only a small group (themselves) are members of an exclusive ‘saved sect,’ a belief that makes them immune to critique.”

He says it is Muslims themselves who stand to lose the most when crimes are committed by these vigilantes. “The vast majority of victims of jihadist groups are other Muslims, and when an attack takes place in the West it is the Muslim community that suffers the backlash from the societies in which they live.

This “Holy Cross in the News” item by Jacqueline Smith ’15.

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‘The best U.S. colleges for a major in English’

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Holy Cross in the News

students in classroomUSA Today College reports that the College of the Holy Cross ranks ninth in the top ten places to get an English degree in the U.S. The list, generated from College Factual, is a ranking of colleges based on their overall quality. The schools selected offer programs that focus on providing a strong education that focuses on English language and literature.

According to the article, small class sizes at Holy Cross ensures that students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty, while cultivating intellectual dialogue. Students in the program focus on the analysis of written texts while developing strong writing and communication skills. Students are immersed in classes that discuss literary techniques and genres while teaching them how to express their own thoughts.

Jonathan Mulrooney, associate professor and chair of the English department at Holy Cross, says ” The USA Today rankings note the earning power of our graduates–and that is no surprise to anyone who understands the skills valued in today’s marketplace.  But the true strength of the Holy Cross English department lies in its community of teacher-scholars, who are devoted to modeling for students what it means to live a life engaged with literature.  Few institutions have a faculty as committed to undergraduate teaching as Holy Cross, and that comes across in everything we do.”

There are many career opportunities for the English major at Holy Cross after graduation. Many students find positions earning the highest average early career salary of $49,000 in an array of fields ranging from business and education to law and medicine.

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Holy Cross Among Top Producers of Fulbright Students

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Cristal Steuer

Fulbright The College of the Holy Cross is once again among the liberal arts colleges with the highest number of Fulbright students, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education, which published its annual “Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Students by Type of Institution, 2014-15” on Feb. 12.

With more than 62 applicants applying for a Fulbright grant, the College tied for seventh place with nine applicants receiving the award. Eight members of the Class of 2014 and one member of the Class of 2012 received grants last spring and are currently working and teaching abroad in Argentina, England, Germany, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka and Turkey.

Since 2005, Holy Cross has received a total of 70 Fulbright grants, and has consistently been among the nation’s top producers of Fulbright students at the undergraduate level. The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is widely recognized as the most prestigious international exchange program in the world. The highly competitive grants are awarded on the basis of academic merit and professional promise.

Holy Cross tied for seventh place with Grinnell College (9), Hamilton College (9), Lewis & Clark College (9), and Wheaton College (9).

Other liberal arts colleges with 10 or more Fulbright students this year are Pitzer College (19), Smith College (15), Amherst College (13), Oberlin (13), Occidental College (13), Middlebury College (12), Scripps College (11), Williams College (11), Bates College (10), and Pomona College (10).

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‘Gifts to area colleges are on the rise’

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Kelly Ethier

Tracy BarlockCharitable giving has reached an all-time high at colleges and universities across the nation and Worcester-area colleges are no exception.

The Telegram and Gazette reports that many institution are earmarking more funds for scholarships and financial aid.

Tracy W. Barlok, vice president for development and alumni relations at the College of the Holy Cross, said that 2014 was a record year for the institution.

“We exceeded more than $42 million for the first time in the college’s history for total gifts,” Barlok said. “In addition, our Holy Cross Fund, which is our unrestricted annual fund, also reached a record high, with $9.4 million. It was and extraordinary year for us.”

Although there are many noteworthy projects planned for the Holy Cross campus, including the new performing arts center which is estimated to begin construction in 2017, Barlok says that Holy Cross is going to continue to focus its fundraising efforts on increasing its financial aid budget so the college can continue its “need blind” admission policy. Holy Cross is one of a select group of colleges and universities that accept students regardless of their ability to pay. The College is committed to meeting 100% of admitted students’ demonstrated need.

Holy Cross also continues its “Worcester Initiative,” in which residents of Worcester who are admitted to the college and who come from families with incomes below $50,000 will receive four years of free tuition.

Read full article here.

This “Holy Cross in the News” item by Kelly Ethier.

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‘In Milestone, Pope Francis Will Address Congress This Fall’

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Holy Cross in the News

Mathew SchmalzMathew N. Schmalz, associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross,and a papal expert recently spoke with the Associated Press about the Pope addressing Congress during his visit to the U.S. in September.

The story ran in more than 400 media outlets across the U.S., and Schmalz comments were included in AP’s “Quotations in the News” on Feb. 6, 2015. He tells the Associated Press: “He [Pope Francis] has a track record of challenging people,” says Schmalz. “I don’t think he’ll be overawed by Congress.”

CNN also spoke with Schmalz discussing religious diversity within the country, after President Obama discussed the fight against ISIS at a National Prayer Breakfast last week. “We’re at a special point where America is finally coming to terms with its religious diversity. We’re not just Christians, we’re Muslims, Hindus,” Schmalz tells CNN. “It shows President Obama is a lightning rod of the differing perceptions of what it means to be an American president.”

“We are experiencing a very strong reaction against religion, against an assertion of traditional religious identities. There is a lot of social tension,” it is a good time for sober voices, Schmalz continues.

Schmalz is a contributor to Crux (the Boston Globe’s site on Catholicism) and the Huffington Post. He has published opinion pieces in the Washington Post, Commonweal Magazine, The National Catholic Reporter, and has provided expert commentary to USA Today, The New York Times, the Washington Post, ABC’s Good Morning America, The Boston Globe, NPR, CNBC, MSNBC, and U.S. News & World Report, among others. He was quoted in more than 500 media outlets across the country in 2013-2014.

Read the full CNN article here.

Read the full Associated Press article here.

This “Holy Cross in the News” item by Jacqueline Smith ’15.

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Important Winter Weather Notification

Posted on February 8, 2015 by

Monday, February 9, 2015 – 7:45 p.m.
To: Holy Cross students, faculty, and staff

 

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, the campus will reopen and return to regular operations.

Our website and various social media channels (Facebook, Twitter) will report campus updates and information on rescheduled events. As of Monday evening, campus roads, parking lots and the parking garage have been cleared and treated, and College Street is plowed down to the pavement. The side streets around campus may still be snow-covered, so please use caution when traveling to campus.

Parking information:

Staff and faculty: Please park in the Loyola and Hogan lots, or — if space is available — on the two top levels of the garage. Please know the parking garage is generally at capacity by 7:00 a.m. during a weather event. Please plan accordingly.

Governor’s Announcement:

The Governor has declared a state of emergency for people living in Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex and Norfolk counties and has asked non-emergency Executive Branch employees to stay home.

Staff who are unable to come to work because of lingering severe weather conditions in their area should notify their supervisor as early as possible. Vacation time, floating holidays or personal time may be used as appropriate to receive pay for the “missed day” or a leave-without-pay day will be assessed. Sick time may not be used for this purpose. ​

Faculty who are unable to come to work due to lingering severe weather conditions should notify their students of canceled classes.

Many thanks to members of the College Community who worked hard to clean up the campus, keep it safe, and provide services to students.

 

 

Sunday, February 8, 2015 – 7:45 p.m.
To: Members of the Campus Community

As you know, the Northeast is experiencing another severe snowstorm. Although Massachusetts Governor Baker has not declared a state of emergency, he issued a state-wide snow emergency on Sunday evening, urging businesses to close and for people to stay off the roads, if possible.

In our efforts to help keep the Holy Cross campus community safe during this time, the College’s Emergency Response Team has determined that the College will be closed on Monday, Feb. 9 for all non-essential employees; and all classes are canceled. If you are not sure about your status as an essential employee (grounds, designated trades personnel, designated Auxiliary Services, Dining Services, and the Public Safety Department) or non-essential employee, please check with your supervisor.

Parking information:

Students: Please park in the student lots, or only in the two lower levels of the garage.
Staff and faculty: Please park in the Loyola and Hogan lots, or — if space is available — on the two top levels of the garage. Please know the parking garage is generally at capacity by 7:00 a.m. during a weather event. Please plan accordingly.

Health Services Information:

Health Services will be closed. Students with acute illness that cannot wait until Health Services opens on Tuesday, should contact the physician on call at 508-334-8830. Tell the answering service that you are a Holy Cross student and give them your cell phone number. A physician will return your call within an hour. For medical emergencies, call Public Safety at 508-793-2222. All students with scheduled appointments on Monday will be contacted and rescheduled.

The following campus locations will be open:

  • Kimball Dining Hall: normal hours
  • Hogan Campus Center: normal hours, please note we will have limited services.
  • Hart Center and Fieldhouse: normal hours
  • Libraries: normal hours in all libraries except for overnight hours (1 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.) in Dinand Library on Monday and Tuesday mornings.

Please check the College’s website for updates on our local weather, campus operations, and cancelled events. You will also find updates posted on the Holy Cross Facebook page and Twitter account and on the College snow line (508) 793-3990.

Many thanks to members of the College Community who are working to prepare the campus, keep it safe, and provide services to students.

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Film Based on Leah Hager Cohen’s Novel ‘Grief of Others’ to Premiere at SXSW Festival

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Cristal Steuer

Grief of Others Leah Hager Cohen, Distinguished Writer in Residence at the College of the Holy Cross,  will soon be able to see the pages of her award-winning novel come to life on the big screen.  Based on her critically-acclaimed novel “The Grief of Others” (Riverhead, 2011), the film has been invited to premiere at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, March 13-17, 2015 in Austin, TX. The film is one of 10 up for best narrative feature, selected from 1,372 films submitted to SXSW 2015.  According to Time Out New York, the film is one of The 10 must-see movies of SXSW 2015.

The film follows a family struggling with a tragic loss when an unexpected visitor arrives. She stirs the pain of past betrayals but might also offer an unforeseen gift: a way out of their isolating grief. The cast includes Rachel Dratch (“Saturday Night Live”), Wendy Moniz and Trevor St. John (“One Life to Live”); and is directed by Patrick Wang, whose first film, “In the Family,” was nominated for the 2012 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.

“I’m thrilled for Patrick Wang, the filmmaker, to be receiving this recognition. He’s deeply attentive to making art that has integrity of vision, regardless of its commercial viability, which makes it harder but also that much more rewarding when his work is valued,” says Cohen of the premiere.

And believe it or not – Cohen’s first time seeing the film will be with the audience at the SXSW premiere. The film was shot in Cohen’s hometown of Nyack, N.Y.,  and rumor has it her father is an extra in the film.

The film will be screened Sunday, March 15 at 9:15 p.m. at the Alamo Ritz;
Monday, March 16 at 2 p.m. at the Rollins Theatre at The Long Center; and on Thursday, March 19 at 12 p.m. in the Alamo Lamar C.  Cohen will also be doing a book signing on Monday, March 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the SX Bookstore in the Austin Convention Center.

“The Grief of Others,” was long-listed for the Orange Prize; selected as a New York Times Notable Book; and named one of the best books of the year by The San Francisco Chronicle, Kirkus Reviews, and Globe and Mail.

Cohen was appointed Distinguished Writer in Residence at the College in July, 2014. Prior, Cohen served as the Jenks Chair of Contemporary American Letters at the College for five years.  Her responsibilities include teaching two classes per year, advising and mentoring students in the Creative Writing Concentration, and contributing to the overall literary life of the College.

Cohen is the author of five novels including her most recent “No Book but the World” (Riverhead 2014), which received rave reviews from People Magazine, Kirkus Review, BookPage, and Vogue. She is also the author of five nonfiction titles, including “Train Go Sorry” and “I Don’t Know.” She is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review.

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Be A Part Of The Purple Pride Challenge

Posted on February 5, 2015 by College of the Holy Cross

Purple Pride Challenge The Purple Pride Challenge is back (Feb. 13-15). We are determined to win. We are intent on being champions once again and we need your help to get there. We are calling on alumni, parents and friends of Holy Cross Athletics to make it a record-breaking weekend. The goal is to get 1,000 donors to give a record $125,000 for the Crusader Athletics Fund over Winter Homecoming Weekend. If we reach our goal – 1,000 donors and at least $125,000 –  a small group of generous alumni will give an additional $100,000 to the Crusader Athletics Fund. Participate by giving during Homecoming Weekend and maximize the power of your gift.

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Holy Cross Students Share Research at Largest Mathematics Meeting in the World

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Jacqueline Smith ’15

Student participants at math conferenceSix seniors presented posters of their work at the Joint Mathematics Meeting (JMM), the largest mathematics meeting in the world, in San Antonio on Jan. 10-13. The meeting was co-hosted by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and the American Mathematical Society (AMS).

The students in attendance were William Hallahan ‘15, Marcus Antonellis ’15, Kenneth Goettler ’15, Melissa McGuirl ’15, Gopal Yalla ’15, and Jessie Delacruz ’15.

Goettler, who took part in the 2014 Summer Research Program at the College of the Holy Cross along with Hallahan and Antonellis, shares his experience of presenting research: “I presented a project I’m working on which uses differential equations to model chronic activation of the immune system in HIV-1 infection. It’s great to go to a conference like the JMM and find so many people interested in the same types of projects as me. Being able to share ideas with them, and be challenged by them, is really an invaluable experience.”

McGuirl gave an oral presentation of her research with David Damiano, professor of mathematics at Holy Cross, in the American Mathematical Society (AMS) Session on mathematical biology. This work will form part of her college honors thesis.

“This research focuses on utilizing topological techniques to detect tumor features across a time series of SPECT images of soft tissue murine tumors. Additionally, at the Undergraduate Poster Session I presented a poster on separate research work that I conducted through an REU at Brown University this past summer. This research involved modeling traffic flow in dynamic settings and it was funded through a Research Training Grant on ‘Integrating Dynamics and Stochastics,’” says McGuirl.

Yalla also reported on his work in a separate National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored summer program in the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University. In addition, Yalla gave an oral presentation of his research with Edward Soares, associate professor of mathematics at Holy Cross, in an AMS session on statistics. This project is a collaboration the department of mathematics, computer science, and chemistry at the College and will form part of his mathematics honors thesis.

“I was also able to meet many graduate directors and leading professors from several graduate programs I applied to,” says Yalla of his conference experience.

Delacruz reported on his work at an NSF sponsored REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) at the North Carolina State University and gave an oral presentation on his work in an AMS session on NSF sponsored summer research. An REU Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Delacruz also gave an oral presentation on his work in an AMS session on NSF sponsored summer research.

The conference also hosted sessions by the Association for Symbolic Logic (ASL), the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), the National Association for Mathematicians (NAM), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Holy Cross Summer Research Program will fund a number of student researchers and provide associated programming using funds from various institutional grants. Student research projects eligible for this program are in the natural sciences, including

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Holy Cross Launches Groundbreaking Web Resource for Exploring Catholic Practice Around the World

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Cristal Steuer

The College of the Holy Cross has launched an ambitious online global initiative called Catholics & Cultures (www.catholicsandcultures.org). The encyclopedic web resource—free to all users—is managed by and housed in the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College.

Catholics & Cultures is the first initiative of its kind to study and share stories of the religious life and practices of ordinary lay Catholics in the particular places where they live around the world. Content is organized by both country and theme, and includes scholarly articles, demographic data, videos, photographs, interviews, and more.

Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president of the College, officially introduced the initiative to the College Community and the public at a launch event and reception on Feb. 4, 2015.  The event featured viewing stations, and an opportunity to explore the range of content from more than 15 countries including Sri Lanka, Jamaica, Ireland and Ethiopia.

“Catholics and Cultures offers scholars, students and the general public an opportunity to explore the practice of Catholicism as it is experienced around the world,” said Fr. Boroughs. “As a global faith community, the sacramental and devotional life of Catholicism is expressed in a multitude of ways reflective of the distinct countries and cultures in which the faith community resides. As this web resource grows and develops, I look forward to seeing how it will help shape and deepen people’s engagement with Catholicism.”

The content on Catholics & Cultures is organized by country and by more than 16 themes such as shrines, feasts, worship, family, marriage and gender roles, Christmas and Holy Week. The site also explores communities and practices of the Eastern Catholic churches. Web visitors will be able to delve into the rich content of a single culture as well as draw comparisons among many.

“Most Catholics experience faith from a single cultural lens, and would be surprised at how different Catholic life looks in many other countries and cultures,” explained Thomas M. Landy, director of the McFarland Center and founder of Catholics & Cultures. “From street processions to shrines in the home, charismatic worship styles and liturgical chants lasting hours, to fasting, burial and devotion rituals influenced by Buddhist, Muslim or indigenous cultures, these are the untold stories of the Catholic experience.”

For example, in many secular societies, Catholic expression is largely reserved for home and sacred spaces, but other cultures practice Catholicism publicly, with religious displays in city squares, streets and stores. In El Salvador, neighborhood confraternities serve as custodians of religious statues and stage annual feasts and processions honoring their saints and the memory of their ancestors. Shrines and pilgrimage play an important role in Indian Catholicism, and — blending Hindu and Catholic tradition — devotees often take and leave bits of salt, peppercorns and sweets at the base of statues.

Catholicism can be shaped by indigenous traditions, Pentecostalist influences and migration patterns. In Hong Kong, the Catholic population is largely comprised of migrant domestic workers from the Philippines who spend their only days off at church. The popularity of Pentecostal worship styles has given rise to a growing Charismatic Catholic movement in many countries throughout the world.

The website will continually be updated and expanded as scholars around the world engage in the study of lived Catholicism. In coming months, new research will be added on the Philippines, Argentina, Lebanon and China.

As Catholics & Cultures grows, abundant opportunities for collaboration with scholars and students will arise. A number of students already have contributed to the initiative, on research trips with faculty, in class projects, and with the development of the website. In addition to the website, the Catholics & Cultures initiative will host scholarly conversations lectures, and international conferences, and an online Journal on Global Catholicism, to be edited by Mathew N. Schmalz, associate professor of religious studies, will be introduced later this year.

As part of Catholics & Cultures, Landy and Schmalz traveled to India where they initiated and cosponsored a workshop on rites, religiosity, and cultural diversity in Indian Catholicism. “India is a multicultural society and home to three rites (Roman, Syro-Malabar, Syro-Malankara) within the Catholic Church.  This unique combination has created a particularly rich and diverse context for Catholic religious life. The workshop examined how Catholic life is practiced in India’s different cultural and Catholic contexts,” said Landy. Cardinal Cleemis, Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, opened the workshop, and attendees included bishops, scholars and clergy from the three churches. Learn more about the international workshop “Catholic Cultures, Indian Cultures.”

The College is working with the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, the Philippines, to plan a conference in January 2016.

View Catholics & Cultures site at www.catholicsandcultures.org or go to www.holycross.edu/mcfarlandcenter for more information.

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Photo Gallery: Blizzard of 2015 Drops Record Snowfall on Worcester

Posted on February 3, 2015 by

blizzardSnowstorms certainly are not unusual during Worcester’s winters.

But the blizzard on Jan. 26 and 27 not only made national headlines, it set a new record for a single-storm snowfall in the city at 34.5 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

The massive storm also was the reason the College canceled classes on Jan. 27 and required only essential employees to brave the weather and report to work. Among the essential employees: members of the College grounds crew, who cleared out the nearly three feet of snow dumped by the storm.

The Telegram & Gazette spoke with Ted Heywood, grounds supervisor for Holy Cross, about the cleanup efforts.

“Mr. Heywood said it took a monumental effort of his 15 employees and more than 50 hired hands to get the campus ready for business Wednesday. The college is responsible for plowing 5.4 miles of roads, 4.5 miles of sidewalks, 20 acres of parking lots and nearly 200 staircases,” the newspaper reported.

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Princeton Review Ranks Holy Cross Among the Top ‘Colleges That Pay You Back’

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Cristal Steuer

campus shot The College of the Holy Cross is one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking great academics, outstanding career preparation, and generous financial aid – according to The Princeton Review. The publication profiled the College as one of 200 schools in its new book “Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Best Value Colleges and What It Takes to Get In.”

“It’s the professors that make students’ four years at Holy Cross an extraordinary value. The emphasis here is on teaching and learning, not research,” an enthused freshman told the Princeton Review.

The Princeton Review writes, “Holy Cross has a top-notch Career Planning Center and Summer Internship Program that connect students with alumni working in business, government, media, medicine, law, public policy, research, and many other fields. In fact, the alumni network at Holy Cross is legendary for its willingness to mentor and assist students and graduates throughout their careers. Opportunities such as academic internships, community-based learning courses, a prestigious Washington semester, and experiences through study abroad and immersion trips also provide students with invaluable “real-world” experience. Holy Cross has extensive summer internship and study abroad opportunities.”

The publication also highlights the College’s generous financial aid policy:  “No student or family should be dissuaded from applying to Holy Cross because of the price tag. Holy Cross is need-blind in its admissions policy, which means the decision to admit students to this highly selective liberal arts college is made without regard to a student’s ability to pay.”

According to the Princeton Review, they developed a unique “Return-on-Education” (ROE) rating. ROE measures 40 weighted data points – everything from academics, cost, financial aid, and student debt to statistics on graduation rates, alumni salaries and job satisfaction. The Company based its ROE rating on it data collected in 2013-14 from its surveys of administrators and students at 650 colleges, plus surveys conducted by PayScale.com through April 2014 of alumni of the same schools.

The Princeton Review highlighted Holy Cross in a number of areas during the past year:  

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Students Danced the Night Away to Benefit Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Jacqueline Smith ’15

Students show signs of fundraising totalsOn Jan. 24 and 25, approximately 150 students, staff, and alumni at the College of the Holy Cross danced the night away in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom and raised $30,755 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation at the annual dance marathon hosted by the student group Holy Cross Dance Marathon (HCDM). Participants danced from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., while the HCDM committee conducted various games, activities, and educational videos and talks. In addition to the marathon participants, an additional 70 students paid a $3 entrance fee to “Club DM” as the ballroom was transformed into a dance club mid-marathon from 12 a.m. to 2 a.m., another way for students to contribute to the cause.

With the theme “Movie Montage,” participants danced the night away as each hour represented a different movie genre. HCDM is unique because it is the only event that goes from morning to night on campus, says Ashely Dhaim ’15, co-chair of the event. Dhaim says they ask students to be “Up 4 the Fight,” meaning  they do not sit for the entire night.

According to Dhaim, fundraising comes strictly through the donations that dancers receive. They ask each dancer to raise a minimum of $100 to participate, but most dancers raise more than that. Strategies for fundraising include sending emails to friends and families, baking cookies, or even giving up Starbucks for a month to save money for the cause.

Planning for this event takes over a year to perfect, says Dhaim.  “In the spring we get our steering committee of about 35 people together to start brainstorming and outlining some responsibilities that some committees have over the summer. However, planning kicks into high gear the first week we are back in classes for the fall semester and goes all the way up to the day of the event.”

Founded in 1988, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infections and to eliminate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy and prevention and treatment programs throughout the world.

EGPAF is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of pediatric HIV infections and the elimination of pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention, care, and treatment programs.  We all dance in the hopes to see a future in which no child has AIDS. Pediatric AIDS is a completely preventable disease since there is medicine to prevent mother to child transmission during utero, so this is possible.

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‘Pulse Magazine’s 15 to Watch in 2015’

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Holy Cross in the News

unnamedEarlier this year, Pulse Magazine released its annual ‘People to Watch’ list, a list highlighting residents of Central Massachusetts who are examples of diligence, strength and drive in areas such as business, academics, the arts, public service or athletics. Among the standout candidates recognized is College of the Holy Cross alum Martha Walters ’14, who was honored for her distinguished work academically, and also for her achievements and research.

Walters, a North Grafton native, is taking a three-month language course in Bahasa, Indonesia, through a Critical Language Enhancement Award (CLEA) she received in conjunction with the coveted 2014-15 Fulbright research grant she was awarded.
“My studies at Holy Cross have essentially built a strong foundation for me in Indonesia and whatever I do after,” Walters said. She will be in West Sumatra for eight months and in Bali for two months studying organic farming, a growing international trend.

According to the article, Walters first went to Indonesia during the summer of 2012 with Professor Susan Rodgers and two other students to study the commercialization of “ikat” textile and learn traditional dying and manufacturing techniques. Walters cited Rodgers as being especially instrumental to her successes, along with her family.

Pulse Magazine also highlighted last year’s nominee Neema Hakim ’14. Although currently working in the District of Columbia researching and working events for Barack Obama, Hakim cites the College of the Holy Cross as his greatest accomplishment.

“I had the experience of a lifetime on College Hill, and I couldn’t be more thankful for all the friends and mentors who prepared me to lead a life of purpose.”

Click here to read the full article.

This “Holy Cross in the News” item by Jacqueline Smith ’15.

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