25th Anniversary Celebrations

Honor. Engage. Act. Reflect. Transform.

Each event will correlate with a letter in HEART, marking each goal that we hope to fulfill through this celebration: Honor, Engage, Act, Reflect, and Transform.

Honor the Milestone 

The Donelan Office 25th Anniversary Reception will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at the College of the Holy Cross (invitation required). 

Engage through Relationships

A community celebration of the transformative relationships built between Holy Cross and its surrounding communities over the past 25 years will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at the Worcester Public Library (event open to all). More details will be posted in the coming weeks.

Act and Reflect

The act and reflect events will call students to consider our shared mission to be people with and for others. They will take place in March 2027 and will be open to all, with a focus on students. More details will be posted in the coming months.

Transforming Teaching and Learning

The Donelan Office will partner with the Center for Inclusive Excellence in Teaching (CIET) on their Students as Partners (SaP) initiative, encouraging Community-Based Learning (CBL) faculty to apply to join the next cohort and reflect on how the program, and CBL overall, can help transform CBL teaching and learning. Events will be held throughout 2026-2027 (Note: faculty must apply to SaP and then a faculty-focused event will be held in Fall 2027 to share out the SaP learnings). More details will be posted in the coming months.