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. ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Assumption is one of seven schools in Division II to win the award for all 14 years of the awardFor the 14th straight year, the Assumption University athletic department has received the NCAA Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence. A week after releasing the Academic Success Rate (ASR) ...
Assumption University has been named a Best College for Women in STEM, specifically in the subject of mathematics, by Washington Monthly. The Best Colleges for Women in STEM rankings were based on the percentage of recent female graduates by program, the percentage of the student body that is fema...
Assumption University’s Career Development and Internship Center (CDIC) hosted its Alumni Career Networking Night on November 5. This event, cosponsored by the Office of University Advancement and the ASPIRE (Alumni and Student Partnerships in Reflective Engagement) Program, connects students wi...
The Assumption Greyhounds field hockey team is set to begin play in their fifth-straight NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship tournament on Saturday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. at Brian Kelly ’83 Stadium. The Greyhounds will face off against Saint Anselm, who they defeated in a shutout last w...
Assumption University is pleased to announce that E. Jane Clapp, CPA has been appointed Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Clapp will officially join the University community as a member of the President’s Cabinet on January 2. “I am excited to welco...
On November 7, in the wake of the 2024 presidential election, Assumption University’s Center for Civic Friendship hosted its inaugural event, a panel discussion titled “The Prospects for Civic Friendship Today”. The participants examined the challenges and imperatives to civil discourse in th...
This story originally appeared on assumptiongreyhounds.com.The nationally-ranked Assumption University field hockey team was selected to participate in the 2024 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship, earning the second seed in the field of eight.Assumption University (18-3, 13-0 NE10) defe...
Assumption University has announced a new Post-Bachelor's Accelerated Track in Cybersecurity, with the first cohort of students beginning in the spring 2025 semester. This program enables those who have already obtained a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education to ear...
Assumption University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted their fourth annual Trunk or Treat event on Halloween. Energized by the spirit of Halloween, 35 clubs and athletic teams from around campus gathered outside of the Plourde Recreation Center to distribute candy to local child...
On November 5, Assumption University honored those who have served and currently serve in the United States Armed Forces with a Veterans Day ceremony in the Tsotsis Atrium. The event was planned and sponsored by Assumption’s Veterans Success Committee, and was hosted by the committee Chair, Assoc...
Assumption University is excited to announce the launch of the Civic Friendship Scholars Program, a unique scholarship and leadership initiative designed to cultivate students dedicated to fostering mutual respect and constructive dialogue rooted in shared commitment to the common good. Application...
