Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

Holy Cross Allergy Pantry Certified Nut-Free By Kitchens With Confidence

October 6th, 2017 by Austin Bosworth '18

Holy Cross’ commitment to safe, healthy eating for students with all diets was recently recognized by leading full-service kitchen auditor Kitchens with Confidence, which, following a year-long audit process, certified the Allergy Pantry as nut-free. The Allergy Pantry, shown above, acts as a controlled space for the 100+ medically documented food allergy students on campus. The certification process required analysis of every new product brought into inventory, monthly swabs of kitchen surfaces sent for testing, appropriate restrictions on student access and education on proper use and sanitation, and several other things.

Photo by Lynn Cody

Director of Cantor Art Gallery Roger Hankins Receives the 36th ArtsWorcester Award

September 8th, 2017 by Austin Bosworth '18

Director of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery Roger Hankins was honored with the 36th annual ArtsWorcester Award, which is bestowed on an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to arts and culture in Worcester. Hankins is pictured here with Juliet Feibel, executive director of ArtsWorcester, a downtown arts organization that brings artists and the public together through contemporary art.

ArtsWorcester, and Holy Cross’ visual arts department and Iris and Gerald B. Cantor Art Gallery, have been connecting artists, students, and faculty to each other for a decade and a half, with Hankins playing a central role in that exchange. Feibel describes Hankins as someone who “listens to [students] and looks at their creations with all that he’s learned. He goes above and beyond to help them gain skills and experience in concrete, hands-on ways.”

Professors Take Classes Outside to Enjoy the Late Summer Weather

August 31st, 2017 by Austin Bosworth '18

As the fall semester gets underway, Leah Hager Cohen, the James N. and Sarah L. O’Reilly Barrett Professor in Creative Writing, settles her students onto a shady spot of grass in the Stein Hall courtyard. She, like many Holy Cross professors, takes advantage of the warm August weather and Holy Cross’ beautiful campus to kick off the semester!

Photo by Tom Rettig

What This Summer’s Solar Eclipse Looked Like From the Hill

August 21st, 2017 by Austin Bosworth '18

It was just after 1 o’clock in the afternoon on August 21st when the moon began to pass between the earth and the sun. Though Worcester is far from the “path of totality” of the solar eclipse, the reduced sunlight and crescent sun made for a haunting, other-worldly view of Carlin Hall. If you hope to see the next eclipse on Mount St. James, mark your calendar for Monday, April 8th, 2024!

Photo by Tom Rettig

Holy Cross Dining Wins Grand Prize for College’s Largest Fundraising Gala

August 1st, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

The “Become More” Gala, which featured this entrée of sage-brined, herb-encrusted chicken and skillet colossal shrimp, earned Holy Cross Dining the Grand Prize in the category of catering/special events from the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) in the annual Loyola E. Horton Dining Awards.

The gala, which saw the exterior and interior of Kimball Hall transformed, served as a kickoff event for the most ambitious, comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the College, with the goal of raising $400 million by June 30, 2020.

The ambitious event, now being celebrated by the NACUFS, was a collaboration between Holy Cross Dining, the College’s Office of Advancement, and Educe, LLC.

Photos by Lynn Cody and Shannon Power, respectively.

Summer Research Students Sample Ocean Water in Gulf of Maine

July 26th, 2017 by Rebecca Fater

Students standing on the deck of a research vessel help lower canisters into the ocean water.

Students Ciro “CJ” Aprea ’18 and Caroline Fleming ’18 steady a lift filled with canisters as a winch lowers the contraption into the ocean. Using the canisters, or “Niskin bottles,” the students sampled ocean water at different depths to measure the temperature, salinity and density of the water, and to assess the amount of phytoplankton present. The trip off the Isles of Shoals in the Gulf of Maine, which included a visit to the Shoals Marine Lab, was part of the Weiss Summer Science Research Program. Aprea and Fleming, both biology majors, are research students working in the lab of Assistant Biology Professor Justin McAlister.

Holy Cross’ Chamber Music Institute Brings Talent to Tower Hill Botanic Garden

June 30th, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

Participants of Holy Cross' Chamber Music Institute perform in a greenhouse at the Tower Hill Botanical Gardens

Talented high school and college aged violinists, violists, cellists and pianists from the Chamber Music Institute at Holy Cross fill Tower Hill Botanic Garden with their music on a summer afternoon. The concert, in Boylston, Mass., was one of two performed by the participants of the intensive immersion program focused on the art of chamber music, as well as individual musical development.

Summer Baseball Returns to Fitton Field with Worcester Bravehearts

June 8th, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

Kids cheer at Bravehearts baseball game on Fitton Field

Local school children attend an afternoon baseball game at Fitton Field to see the Worcester Bravehearts take on the North Shore Navigators, both members of the Future Collegiate Baseball League.

Celebrating 20 Years of Impact

May 23rd, 2017 by Rebecca Fater

Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Jackie Peterson stands with College President Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J. at a reception honoring Peterson.

Jackie Peterson, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, gazes around the room with gratitude at a reception held in her honor. Peterson will retire at the close of the academic year, capping 20 years at Holy Cross where she was the first female, first person of color and first lay person appointed to the president’s cabinet. Members of the campus community, including Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., College president (pictured with Peterson), attended the May 18th reception held at the Hogan Campus Center to thank Peterson for her service and dedication.

Spring Dance Concert Brings Season to Spectacular Close

May 11th, 2017 by Rebecca Fater

Dancers holding white hats and dressed in gold sequins fill the stage.

Students wear sparkly gold vests and wave white top hats during “Musical Medley,” one of several numbers performed at the annual spring dance concert in May. The concert showcases vibrant work by students in modern, ballet and jazz classes, choreographed by  instructors Kaela Lee, Jimena Bermejo and Audra Carabetta. “Musical Medley” was performed by Carabetta’s Jazz 3-4 class.