News
- Apr 14, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Assumption Holds First 1904 Day of Service
On April 7, Assumption University hosted its inaugural 1904 Day of Service, with over 1,200 students, alongside more than 100 faculty and staff, devoting a day to give back at 39 different sites in the surrounding Worcester area. The day was a way for members of the Assumpti...
- Apr 02, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Assumption Football Team Wins 2025 Cornerstone Award for Community Service, Partners with Local Students for Big Brothers Big Sisters
In December 2024, Assumption’s football team took part in a different kind of draft day – one where they were matched with students from Nelson Place Elementary School. Through a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & Metrowest, big brothers from the foot...
- Apr 01, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Finding Their Futures in Finance: Two Alumni Share How Assumption Led Them to Success
Learning to Learn: Mark Carpentier ’18 Mark Carpentier ’18 was planning on a quiet night in his junior year dorm when a friend encouraged him to attend a career networking night on campus. “I had it on my calendar, but I looked at the list and nothing particularly struc...
- Apr 01, 2025
Assumption University Announces 2025 Commencement Speakers
Assumption University today announced that Jeffrey W. Talley G’85 and Sheila M. Harrity G’92 will speak at the Undergraduate and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies in May. “We are honored to welcome these two distinguished Assumption alumni back to campus to share their insight...
- Mar 27, 2025
Assumption Launches New Certificate Program in Healthcare Leadership
Assumption University’s Grenon School of Business has announced a new Certificate in Healthcare Leadership that will launch in the fall of 2025. This program will help graduate-level students to develop skills essential to becoming effective leaders in the healthcare industry. “Hiring mana...
- Feb 24, 2025
Three Assumption Professors Granted Tenure in Spring 2025 Semester
The following faculty members were awarded tenure: John Bell, Assistant Professor, History John Bell, Ph.D., has been granted tenure. Bell, who has served on the faculty since 2019, is a social and cultural historian of the United States, specializing in race, education, and the ...
- Feb 21, 2025
- Matthew McDermott
Assumption University Hosts Ecumenical Worship Service
Assumption University held its third annual Ecumenical Worship Service for Black History Month in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit on Thursday, February 20 co-hosted by the Cross-Cultural Center, Campus Ministry, and Division for Student Success. The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, the ol...
- Feb 21, 2025
CDIC Hosts Spring Career and Internship Fair
Assumption’s Career Development and Internship Center held their annual Spring Career and Internship Fair on Thursday, February 13 in the Tsotsis Family Academic Center. Fifty companies and organizations attended the fair, giving students opportunities to speak with professionals in a variety of ...
- Feb 12, 2025
Assumption University Names Jeffrey Gillooly Vice President for University Advancement
Assumption University is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Gillooly has been appointed Vice President for University Advancement. Gillooly will officially join the University community as a member of the President’s Cabinet and leader of the Office of University Advancement in early March. �...
- Feb 06, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Assumption Hosts Community and the Company of Friends Event
To reaffirm shared values and reflect upon the true meaning of community, Assumption hosted an event titled “Community and the Company of Friends,” inviting all members of the community to share in a recommitment to Assumption’s shared purpose. Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A, Vice P...
- Feb 01, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Chief Rebecca Gagne Officially Sworn in as Assumption University Chief of Police
In an official swearing-in ceremony held on January 27, Chief Rebecca Gagne was officially named and pinned as the Chief of Police of the Assumption University Campus Police Department. Gagne has worked in Assumption’s Campus Police Department since 2012, having served as a Police ...
- Jan 29, 2025
Assumption Students Recognized for Academic Excellence with the Fall 2024 Dean’s List
Assumption University has announced those students named to the University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2024 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a minimum of a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on the prestigious list. The Dean�...
- Jan 24, 2025
- Assumption Athletics
Assumption Football Alumnus Ashton Grant '19, named New England Patriots Quarterbacks Coach
The New England Patriots of the National Football League have hired Assumption University Alumnus Ashton Grant '19 as the team's Quarterbacks Coach, first reported by Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports Thursday evening. Grant played wide receiver for four seasons at Assumption in Worcester, where he ...
- Jan 21, 2025
Assumption Hosts 40th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast
On Monday, Assumption University and Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) co-hosted Worcester County’s annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast in the Plourde Recreation Center. Organized by the Worcester Community Breakfast Committee, the breakfast – which celebrated its ...
- Jan 13, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Assumption Officially Welcomes First Physician Assistant Class with White Coat Ceremony
Assumption University officially welcomed its first cohort of physician assistant students on Friday, January 3, with a White Coat Ceremony. The first cohort consists of 40 students and is set to graduate in May 2027. The director of the PA studies program, Christopher Ferreira, PA-C, ope...
- Jan 13, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Lindsey Kuniewich ’25 Receives 2024 Outstanding Student in Human Services Award
Lindsey Kuniewich ’25, was recently awarded the 2024 National Organization for Human Services (NOHS) Outstanding Student in Human Services Award. Kuniewich is a human services major with a concentration in communication sciences and disorders, which prepares students to work with patients in the...
- Jan 13, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Professor Lisa D’Souza and Taylor Cirone ’24 Collaborate on Research to Help Make Elementary Students Historians
In July, Lisa D’Souza, Professor of Education, alongside Taylor Cirone ’24, an elementary education and English double major, published research titled “Weighing the Evidence: Historians-in-training in the Elementary Classroom,” in academic journal The Social Studies. This resea...
- Jan 13, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Assumption Public Safety Awarded Continued VAWA STOP Grant Funds
Assumption University’s Department of Public Safety has been awarded continuation funding for a third year from the Massachusetts Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors (STOP) Formula Grant program to help develop and strengthen initiatives for the prevention ...
- Dec 12, 2024
- Olivia Boudreau
Professor Cinzia Pica Appointed Visiting Scholar at Harvard University
Starting January 1, 2025, Cinzia Pica, Professor of Human Services, will be working as a visiting scholar at Harvard University’s Immigration Initiative and Graduate School of Education during her sabbatical for the spring semester. “One fourth of the children in our schools, in ...
- Dec 09, 2024
- Olivia Boudreau
How a Love of New England and a Love of Sports Led Alex Dumais '24 to Assumption – and the Worcester Red Sox
Despite being born and raised in Houston, Texas, Alexandra (Alex) Dumais '24, who currently works for the Worcester Red Sox (WooSox) as Coordinator of Administration and Fan Services, has had a connection to Assumption her entire life. “Both of my parents are graduates of Assumption. Every...
- Dec 09, 2024
Assumption University Board of Trustees Reappoints President Greg Weiner
The Board of Trustees of Assumption University is pleased to announce the reappointment of President Greg Weiner, Ph.D., for a 5-year term through May 2030. This decision reflects the Board’s deep confidence in his leadership and the compelling vision he has crafted for a thriving Assumption-a vi...
- Dec 04, 2024
Assumption Professor Michele Lemons Receives $496,000 NSF Grant to Help Grow STEM Workforce
Assumption University’s Dr. Michele Lemons, a professor of biology, has been awarded a $496,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Lemons, who serves as co-Principal Investigator, is collaborating with Dr. Sarah Cavanagh, Principal Investigator and Senior Associate Director for Tea...
- Dec 03, 2024
- Olivia Boudreau
CDIC Launches Career Closet Initiative
Assumption’s Career Development and Internship Center (CDIC) has recently launched its Career Closet initiative, which will help to provide free professional attire to students regardless of financial circumstance. The initiative began when CDIC staff members heard from Assumption studen...
- Dec 03, 2024
- Olivia Boudreau
President Greg Weiner Announces 2024 Presidential Award Winners
The annual Presidential Awards and Employee Appreciation Ceremony was held in the Tsotsis Family Academic Center Ballroom on November 21. During the ceremony, six faculty and staff members were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Assumption community. “Today, we are pau...
