Assumption University (Worcester)
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Suburban, 185 acres (74.9 ha) | |
Colors | Blue and White[5] |
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Nickname | Greyhounds[6] |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – Northeast-10 Conference |
Mascot | Pierre the Greyhound |
Website | www |
Assumption University is a
With the transition from Assumption College to Assumption University in 2020, Assumption reorganized into five schools: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Grenon School of Business, Froelich School of Nursing, School of Health Professions, and School of Graduate Studies.
History
Undergraduate day college
Assumption was founded in 1904 by the
In June 1953,
On October 17, 2022, then Interim President Greg Weiner, Ph.D. was appointed as the 17th president of Assumption University. President Weiner was formally installed as president at his inauguration held on March 23, 2023.
Athletics
Assumption University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II. The Greyhounds are a member of the Northeast-10 Conference (NE10). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and track & field; women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.
Notable alumni
Assumption Preparatory School graduates are included in this list of notable Assumption University alumni:[9]
- Robert Catalanotti (1980), United States Army major general
- Chris Colabello (2003), Major League Baseball player
- Jacques Ducharme (1932), novelist and historian
- Ernest Fortin (1946), theology professor
- Jay A. García-Gregory (1966), United States federal judge
- Mike Gravel (1949), United States senator from Alaska
- Frank C. Guinta (1993), United States congressmanrepresenting NH-01
- singer and actor
- Deonte Harty (2019), National Football League player
- Jake Jones (1971), National Basketball Association player
- Brian Kelly (1983), college football coach
- Dan McKee (1973), 76th Governor of Rhode Island
- Nitza Morán, member of the Senate of Puerto Rico[10]
- Harold Naughton Jr. (1982), Massachusetts State Legislator
- Joe O'Brien (1957), college basketball coach
- Mary O'Grady (1979), The Wall Street Journal editor
- Michael Ritchie (1979), artistic director of the Center Theatre Group
- Richard Ryscavage (1967), sociology professor
- Timothy J. Savage (1968), United States federal judge
- Scott Simonson (2014), National Football League player
- Jeffrey W. Talley (2001), 32nd Chief of United States Army Reserve
- Zach Triner (2014), National Football League player
References
- ^ Assumption College: A Centennial History 1904 - 2004, Kenneth J. Moynihan. Pp. 40.
- ^ "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY2015 to FY2016" (PDF). NACUBO. February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Assumption University Names Interim President Greg Weiner, Ph.D., as 17th President | Assumption University". Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "College Navigator - Assumption College". nces.ed.gov. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Assumption College Publication Standards-Assumption College". Assumption College. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ "Assumption University Greyhounds Athletics News". Assumption. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Profile: Assumption College" Archived January 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, U.S. News & World Report, College Rankings
- ^ "College Burns Down, Incendiary Suspected— Students of Catholic Institution in Greendale, Mass., Escape in Their Night Clothes, The New York Times, March 25, 1923, p. 1
- ^ "History of Assumption Preparatory School". Assumption College. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
- ^ "Senado de Puerto Rico". senado.pr.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.