Spring 2019

Campus News, Spring 2019

Prof. Travis Gagen, Ph.D.

Professor to Represent Assumption at National Colloquy

Travis Gagen, assistant professor of health sciences in the Department of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies, will represent Assumption at the Collegium’s 2019 Summer Colloquy on Faith and Intellectual Life at Saint John’s University in Minnesota in June. The event’s goal is to foster a discussion on spiritual and intellectual life.

On Course, Spring 2019

Students in Professor James Lang’s English Composition course listen to the stories of residents living at the Interfaith Hospitality  Network during a  
class visit in February.

The Power of Students’ Pens Supports Those in Need

In the spring of 2019, a dedicated group of students had the opportunity to develop their writing and communication skills while exploring a deeper understanding of challenges Worcester’s residents faced in need through partnership with a local nonprofit organization. They collaborated with Interfaith Hospitality Network, who provides shelters to families.

Campus News, Spring 2019

Five members of the first cohort of six students who graduated from Assumption's ABA program.

Assumption Graduates First Cohort from ABA Programs

In 2016, Assumption launched Master of Arts and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) programs in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to meet a growing need for behavior analyst services. In December, the first cohort of six students (five of whom are pictured above) graduated from the program.

Campus News, Spring 2019

David Nordman ’96 Named Executive Editor of Telegram & Gazette

David Nordman ’96 Named Executive Editor of Telegram & Gazette

Few can claim that they served as editor of Assumption’s student newspaper Le Provocateur and in the same role for a major daily newspaper. After two decades of working his way up through the print news ranks, David Nordman ’96 was named executive editor of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.