Assumption College News

A place to call home Worcester State College hosted the Housing Forum 'Kids Count: Meeting the Needs of Homeless Children' last week and welcomed back two WSC urban studies graduates who have continued their service to others.

Seat being sought: Leominster city councilor at large Address: 136 Manchester St., Leominster Age: 28 Occupation: Human service counselor at Worcester County House of Correction Education: B.A. in psychology; master's degree in counseling psychology, Assumption College Political experience: Board of Health, five years; intern under state Rep.

Thai primary-school students won two gold medals and 30 other medals at an international mathematics competition in India, a senior Education Ministry official said yesterday.

NORTH ADAMS, MAa 'The Career Services Center at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts hosts its annual Graduate School Fair Wednesday, November 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Murdock Hall, Room 218.

Judge James R. Lemire Steven H. Shaw, 49, of 11 Colonial Drive, Leominster, was sentenced to 8 years to 8 years and a day in Walpole state prison after pleading guilty to breaking and entering in the daytime with intent to commit a felony.

Student leaders from Makati City will "run" the country's premiere financial hub for a day on Friday, as part of the city's observance of Boys and Girls Week 2009.

In an article originally published in the New England Journal of Higher Education and reprinted by the Providence Journal , the president of Assumption College writes about the challenges of maintaining a distinctively Catholic identity in an institution of higher learning.

Eating meetings That piece of spinach on your tooth could make the difference between landing the job of your dreams after graduation and joining the legion of the unemployed.

SHREWSBURY *Trinity Episcopal Church, 440 Main St., will hold a thrift sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today.

Brian Chamberlain believes elected officials should be responsive to the people who elect them.

CHANGANASSERY: The Mahatma Gandhi University inter-collegiate women's volleyball championship begins at the Assumption College here on Thursday.

Mica Padilla stays on target in the national shooting championship where she captured a gold medal in the pistol event.

Best-Selling Authors Ted Fiske, Dr. Michelle Fernandez, Elizabeth Wissner-Gross and Education Leaders, MEFA and Studentaid.org headline online event Thursday October 15th atwww.CollegeWeekLive.com Boston, MA October 13, 2009 -- CollegeWeekLive, the world's largest free college fair which meets several times a year, will host the first-ever regional ...

At first glance, Stonehill College should be playing defense, not borrowing money to build a new dormitory that will cost $20 million to $25 million.

Thursday, October 8, 2009 Oliver! Please, sir, I want some more! If you can say that with feeling then you just might be Worcester's next child star.

Change in the world 'Change a child and you change the world,' said Anne Lynam Goddard of ChildFund International when she returned to her alma mater last week to launch this year's Passport to the World of Women Series, offered by the Women's Studies Program and the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Assumption College.

I believe that adopting a test-optional admissions policy makes WPI a more welcoming destination for talented students from all backgrounds who wish to be evaluated on the basis of their academic achievement as a whole, and not just on the basis of their standardized test scores.

Director Bhandit Rittakol, best known for 'Duay Klao' and the Boonchu comedy films, has died aged 58 Bhandit Rittakol left the world with several projects unfinished, notably his muchanticipated "Boonchu 10", the second film in the revival of his longrunning teen comedy series.

The University of Charleston has hired a new dean to lead its graduate business school.

Few industries have shown the ability to expand in spite of the recession, but one industry, and one local institution in particular, provides perhaps the brightest glimmer of hope for the state's economic future.