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Features & Events Archives :: 2005-2006

June 2006

(6/30) Four Holy Cross Students Majoring in Chemistry Receive CBIA/Pfizer Research Fellowships

(6/30) Holy Cross partners with Redfeather Theatre Company to bring the Bard to Green Hill Park

(6/21) Alumni, parents and friends provide essential support through Holy Cross Fund

(6/15) Senior recalls memorable moments from concert trip in Italy

(6/02) Students chronicle their experiences in Mexico

May 2006

(5/24) Holy Cross’ Cantor Art Gallery to Feature Works by Class of '56 Alumni

(5/18) Self-designed major challenges senior to break new ground in small-space architecture

(5/16) After 36 years, caring associate dean heads for retirement

(5/08) Faculty Assembly Celebrates Progress, Excellence

(5/05) Cantor Art Gallery Hosts Exhibition of Seniors' Artwork

(5/04) Holy Cross Administrators to Serve Midnight Breakfast to Students During Final Exam Period

(5/01) Historian Doughton to Give Talk on ‘Notorious Arthur’

(5/01) Relax and Unwind With These Finaltastic Events

April 2006

(4/26) Holy Cross to Hold Sixth Annual Student Academic Conference

(4/21) Prebusiness: Bringing the Boardroom into the Classroom

(4/21) Award-Winning Memoir of Cuba To Be Read By First-Year Students

(4/20) Holy Cross Recognizes Alumni for Outstanding Professional Achievements and Service

(4/20) Student-Organized Race to Benefit South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation

(4/20) Alumni, Faculty and Staff to Participate in Ninth Annual 'Holy Cross Cares Day'

(4/19) 400 High School Students to Participate in 35th Annual Classics Day at Holy Cross

(4/19) Holy Cross Junior Named Harriman Foreign Service Fellow

(4/18) Staff and Faculty Get Their Swerve On to Benefit Xavier University

(4/18) Ballroom Dance Team to Present Holy Cross’ Version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’

(4/13) Holy Cross Music Department to Celebrate 250th Birthday of Mozart with Concerts

(4/13) Author and Holy Cross Professor, Bill Roorbach, to Give Reading On Campus

(4/13) Two Holy Cross Professors to Give Reading on Campus

(4/11) Holy Cross Balinese Gamelan Orchestra to Hold Spring Concert

(4/10) Holy Cross Students Share 30-Year History With Abby’s House

(4/10) Acclaimed Performance Artist Rinde Eckert to Present Master Class

(4/07) Holy Cross Senior Receives Highly-Competitive Fellowship

(4/06) Philosophy Expert to Discuss Heart, Reason and Faith at Holy Cross

(4/06) Medical Pioneer to Address Access to Health Care for Women

(4/06) World-Renowned Expert on Antibiotic Use and Resistance to Give Talk at Holy Cross

(4/05) Visiting International Jesuit Fellow at Holy Cross to Give Talk on Quebec’s ‘Quiet Revolution’

(4/05) World-Renowned Balinese Artists to Present Opera Inspired by ‘Oedipus Rex’ at Holy Cross

(4/04) Global Media Executive Bob Wright to Deliver Commencement Address at Holy Cross

(4/03) Clark Professor to Give Talk on ‘Belonging and Genocide’ During World War II

(4/03) Brandeis Professor of American Civilization to Talk on Experience Jews Faced in America

March 2006

(3/31) Author lê thi diem thúy to Give Reading as Part of Visiting Writers Series

(3/31) Holy Cross Sponsoring American Catholic Historical Association’s Spring Meeting

(3/31) Guster to Headline Spring Concert at Holy Cross

(3/29) Crusaders' NCAA hockey showing thrills campus community

(3/28) Holy Cross College Choir Prepares for Italy Tour

(3/28) McAdams ’93, Executive Director of New York City Audubon Society, to Address Conservation

(3/27) Author Ron Hansen to Give a Reading as Part of the Visiting Writers Series

(3/27) Faculty, Student Work Showcased at Blackstone Heritage Regional Event

(3/23) Internationally Renowned Pianist and Music Professor to Perform at Holy Cross

(3/23) Holy Cross to Hold Annual Easter Egg Hunt for Worcester Children

(3/22) Holy Cross Math Student Receives Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

(3/22) Bennici ’07 to Address Federal Response Failure Following Hurricane Katrina Disaster

(3/21) Holy Cross Ballroom Dance Team to Hold Seventh Annual Competition

(3/21) Urban Leader to Address Challenges Faced By Women in Contemporary Society

(3/17) Talk by Humanitarian Mungai, 22, Among Events for ‘Africa Awareness Week’

(3/17) Professor of Conservation Biology to Give Talk on Extinction of Tigers

(3/17) Congressman McGovern to Join Commemoration of  Life and Legacy of Salvadoran Archbishop Romero

(3/16) David O’Brien to Review His Career As Historian of American Catholicism

(3/15) Kolt Bloxson ’06 Hopes ‘Hate: Not Here’ Initiative Promotes Harmony, Encourages Dialogue

(3/15) Kara Pipoli ’07 Among Truman Scholarship Finalists

(3/15) Author Simic to give reading as part of Visiting Writer’s Series

(3/15) Professor of French to Discuss French Riots

(3/14) Students to Engage in Discussion on Creating Dialogue Between Islam and the West

(3/13) Legendary Guitarist Jay Geils to Give Talk at Holy Cross

(3/09) Applications to Holy Cross Jump 41 Percent

(3/08) National Book Award Winner to Give Talk at Holy Cross

(3/08) Award-Winning Author and History Professor to Give Talk on Bay of Pigs Invasion

(3/08) Professor Picone ’90 to Give Talk on Ecological Damage

(3/07) Faculty Tenure Decisions Announced at Holy Cross

(3/06) Panel Discussion at Holy Cross to Feature Three Noted Professionals Discussing Women and Science

(3/06) Holy Cross Teams Advance in League Tournaments

(3/03) History Professor’s Book on Historic Charleston to be Subject of Discussion at Holy Cross

(3/03) Holy Cross Department of Theatre Presents Faculty-Directed ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’

(3/03) Four successful Holy Cross alumni to discuss careers in field of economics

(3/03) One-Week Diary: A Chronicle of a Week in China

(3/03) Professor Intermont ’89 to Give Talk on Bell Ringing at Annual Sulski Memorial Lecture

(3/02) Princeton Professor to Give Talk on Natural Law and Offer Critique on Oliver Wendell Holmes

(3/02) One of the World’s Leading Philosophers of Religion to Give Talk on ‘Seeing Pictures of God’

(3/02) Two Scholars to Debate ‘Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus’ at Holy Cross

(3/02) Visiting Fellow at Holy Cross to Give Talk on Pope Benedict’s 50 Years of Writing

(3/01) Organists David Heller and Jeffrey Wood ’06 to Perform at Holy Cross

February 2006

(2/28) Policy Studies Expert to Examine State of Catholic Teaching on War and Peace

(2/24) Student Work on Display at Second Annual Juried College Art Show

(2/24) Holy Cross Mock Trial Team Finishes Fourth in Regional Competition, Advances to Nationals

(2/23) Organist Karel Paukert to Perform at Holy Cross

(2/23) Consortium Gerontology Studies Program Subject of 'Worcester: Academically Speaking' Show on Feb. 26

(2/22) Waldbauer Memorial Concert to Feature Chamber Players Performing Works of Bach, Mozart and Haydn

(2/21) Widely Admired Scholar of 20th Century Catholicism and Devotions to Lecture on ‘Catholic Childhood’ at Holy Cross

(2/15) Poet Camille Dungy to Give Reading of Forthcoming Poetry Collection at Holy Cross

(2/14) Author Phillip Lopate to Give Reading on Campus

(2/10) Religious Art, Politics, and Destruction Subject of Symposium at Holy Cross

(2/10) Popular BET Personality Jeff Johnson to Speak at Holy Cross

(2/09) Ants Marching, Dave Matthews Cover Band, to Perform at Holy Cross

(2/09) Catholic Historian to Give Talk on ‘Catholics and Contraception in Twentieth-Century America’

(2/08) Celebrate Purple Pride Day 2006, Las Vegas Style, on Feb. 10

(2/08) Boston-Based Professor to Give Talk on ‘Political Reconciliation’ in the Middle East

(2/08) Professor of History to Give Talk on Abraham Lincoln as American Icon

(2/03) Book By Two Distinguished Holy Cross Professors to Be Subject of Discussion

January 2006

(1/27) Catholic Expert in Ethics to Give Talk on ‘Catholic Church Today and the New Pope’

(1/26) Event Commemorating Legacy of MLK Jr. to Feature Keynote Speaker Ogretta McNeil

(1/25) After 6-year Absence for Restoration, Mummy Returns to Holy Cross

(1/20) Fidelity Executive to Deliver Thomas More Lecture on Faith, Work and Civic Life at Holy Cross

(1/20) Holy Cross Alternate College Theatre Presents Student-Directed ‘Pal Joey’

(1/20) Holy Cross Classics Professor to Talk About Pivotal Moment in Greek Art and Museums

(1/19) Kimball Film Series Spring 2006 Schedule

(1/13) Holy Cross Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

(1/12) James L. Nolan, Son of Physician Associated with Manhattan Project, to Give Talk

(1/09) Three Professors to Engage in Discussion on Promoting Dialogue Between Islam and the West

(1/05) Six Holy Cross Employees Receive Service Awards

December 2005

(12/08) WCHC Begins Live Web Streaming

(12/08) Holy Cross Biology Professor to Appear on ‘Worcester: Academically Speaking’

(12/08) Holy Cross Administrators to Serve Midnight Breakfast During Final Exam Period

(12/06) "Sky's the Limit": Holy Cross premieres 30-second television ad

(12/05) Finals Frenzy Fall 2005

(12/02) Faculty Awards Presented at Annual Fall Convocation

(12/02) College Choir and Chaplains to Lead Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols

(12/01) Holy Cross in the News

November 2005

(11/29) Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 6

(11/23) Fourth Consecutive AIDS Compassion Week Seeks to Educate Community on Effects of AIDS/HIV Epidemic

(11/23) Holiday Pops Concert at Mechanics Hall Features Student Singers from Holy Cross

(11/23) Seventh in Series of ‘Hogwarts at Holy Cross’ to Feature Live Animal Show

(11/18) Holy Cross Balinese Gamelan Orchestra to Hold Concert Directed by Distinguished Visiting Artist

(11/18) Holy Cross Alternate College Theatre Presents Student-Directed The Seven Year Itch

(11/17) Ed Rice, Author of Sockalexis Book, to Give Talk at Holy Cross

(11/15) Award-Winning Journalist to Give Talk at Holy Cross

(11/15) Author Michael White to Give Reading on Campus

(11/11) Theatre Professor’s Book to Be Subject of Discussion at Holy Cross

(11/11) Jennifer Price, Nationally Acclaimed Writer on Nature and Culture, to Give Reading and Discussion at Holy Cross

(11/09) Holy Cross to Hold Lecture Recital on Sacred Music of Josquin des Prez

(11/08) Fall 2005 Vannicelli Lecture by Timothy O’Brien ’06

(11/07) Expert on Sexual Violence in Youth to Give Talk at Holy Cross

(11/03) Holy Cross Community Raises Nearly $20,000 For Hurricane Relief

(11/02) Organist Marie-Claire Alain to Perform at Holy Cross

(11/02) Ellen McCurley ’82, Founder of Non-Profit Organization That Helps Children Affected by AIDS, to Give Talk on ‘War and Plague in Africa’

(11/02) Extensible Toy Piano Festival Promises to Bring Out the Kid in Everyone

(11/01) William Kristol, Editor of The Weekly Standard, to Deliver Hanify-Howland Lecture

October 2005

(10/28) Fall 2005 Vannicelli Lecture by Erin Robert ’06

(10/28) Classics Expert John Donahue ’80 to Give Talk on ‘History, Medicine & Health of the Ancient Community’ at Holy Cross

(10/25) Steve Vineberg Receives Monsignor Murray Professorship Recognizing Outstanding Achievements

(10/25) French Production Huis Clos to Play at Holy Cross in Centennial Celebration of Jean-Paul Sartre

(10/25) Vince Lombardi Jr. to Give Talk About High Performance Athletes at Holy Cross

(10/24) Stephen Ainlay named president of Union College

(10/21) Holy Cross Hosts National Lilly Fellows Program

(10/21) Bartlett Sher ’81, Director of Award-Winning The Light on the Piazza, to Discuss Theatre at Holy Cross

(10/21) Holy Cross Theatre Department Upgrades Facilities; Announces New Grant Program for Lighting Design Honoring the Late Jean Rosenthal

(10/21) Marjorie Corbman '09: First-year student … and debut author

(10/20) Holy Cross Celebrates Scarlatti’s Birthday with Free Concert of Sonatas for Baroque Violin and Harpsichord

(10/20) Ticket Sales for Guster Concert on Sale Oct. 31

(10/19) Children from College Hill Community Invited to Trick or Treat at Holy Cross

(10/18) Fernando to Discuss Her Experience as Victim of Modern Slave Trade

(10/17) Former Chairman of Harley Davidson to Give Talk

(10/17) Holy Cross Fenwick Theatre Presents Alum-Directed Spring Awakening

(10/07) Oscar-Winning Film Producer and Holy Cross Alumna Returns to Campus

(10/07) German Film Series Fall 2005 Schedule

(10/05) Organist Brett Maguire to Perform at Holy Cross

(10/04) Expert in Political Science to Talk About the Impact of Religion in the 2004 Election

September 2005

(9/30) Chris Lowney, Author of A Vanished World, to Give Talk at Holy Cross

(9/30) Holy Cross Religious Studies Professor Publishes Sixth Book

(9/30) 'Stand Bayou' T-shirts Now On Sale at Holy Cross Bookstore

(9/30) New York Times Columnist David Brooks to Give Annual Condé Nast Lecture on Media, Ethics and Values at Holy Cross

(9/27) Holy Cross Sponsoring Fifth Annual Relay for Disaster Relief

(9/27) Poet Gibbons Ruark to Give Reading On Campus

(9/27) First-Year Diary: A member of the Class of 2009 chronicles life on the Hill

(9/27) Theatre Department Sponsoring Dance Concert by Caitlin Corbett Dance Company

(9/26) Music Department to Present 'Evening of Jazz' at Holy Cross

(9/26) Two Nationally-Respected Professors to Give Talk on Men’s Help Seeking

(9/23) Ashe, Critically-Acclaimed Soprano in Holy Cross Music Department, to Give Performance

(9/22) Physics Professor Robert Garvey to Give ‘Last Lecture’

(9/21) Holy Cross to Host National Conference on Creation of Religious Traditions

(9/20) Popular Sports Writer Bill Simmons ’92 to Give Talk at Holy Cross

(9/19) Rev. Daniel Berrigan, S.J., Peace Activist, Poet, to Give Talk As Part of Jesuit Heritage Week at Holy Cross

(9/19) Holy Cross Announces New Tenure-Track Faculty Hires

(9/19) Holy Cross Celebrates Jesuit Heritage Week

(9/16) Alcohol Awareness Week

(9/16) Holy Cross Walks to Cure Cancer

(9/14) Author Major Jackson to Give Reading on Campus

(9/12) Raymond Erickson to Give Piano Recital at Holy Cross

(9/07) Timothy Mines Named New General Counsel at Holy Cross

(9/05) Holy Cross '2YO' Program Ensures Second-Year Students Make Most of College Career

(9/05) Connecting With the Spiritual Life Online

(9/01) Holy Cross Responds to Hurricane Devastation

(9/01) Real Life 101: Diary of a young alum

August 2005

(8/30) Holy Cross Scholar-Athlete Earns Watson Award

(8/26) Holy Cross Welcomes 725 Incoming Students

(8/25) 'Hope and Healing' Medical Symposium

(8/25) Leading Business Executive to Deliver Thomas More Lecture on Faith, Work and Civic Life at Holy Cross

(8/24) Welcome Back Events

(8/22) Kimball Film Series Fall 2005 Schedule

(8/16) Holy Cross Professor to Receive Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship and Intellectual Life’

(8/09) Holy Cross Names Robert Hart Associate Director of Public Safety

(8/03) Holy Cross Professor Receives Largest Research Grant in College’s History

(8/01) The Big Dig

July 2005

(7/28) Two Esteemed Holy Cross Professors Examine How Changing the Way We See the World Can Change the Way We Live

(7/15) Holy Cross Alumnus Establishes Scholarship for Nativity School of Worcester Students

(7/13) ‘The Word on the Worcester’ Web Site