Picture Perfect

24 midshipmen and Marines from the College of the Holy Cross Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) participated in and helped out at the 5th Annual Veterans Memorial 5k and Fun Run. The students have been helping out at the race since its inception in 2004. In addition to the runners, Midshipmen acted as road guards, parking attendants, and also provided a color guard for the opening ceremonies. All proceeds from the race went to Veterans Inc., a Worcester-based non-profit organization that provides supportive housing, employment services, computer training, food bank, retreats, wellness groups and outreach services to thousands of veterans and their families each year. For more information, visit www.veteransmemorial5k.org/.

The bronze statue of Fr. Pedro Arrupe, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, was dedicated before alumni and friends.  The sculptor was Brian Hanlon, who also created the Bob Cousy sculpture in front of the Hart Center.

A quote from a now famous speech Fr. Arrupe delivered to alumni of Jesuit schools in Europe in 1973 appears on the plaque.

The statue was made possible by a generous gift from longtime Holy Cross supporter Stephen A. Lovelette ’78.

Photography by Rob Carlin

Noted humanitarian and author Greg Mortenson talks with Uzra Azizi ’12 after delivering a talk at Holy Cross. Mortenson dined and spoke at length with Azizi and Yalda Faqeerzada ’12, who are attending Holy Cross through the Initiative to Educate Afghan Women. Read their story in an article that ran in the Boston Globe earlier this year.

Photography by Tim Paquette ’11

More than 300 students, faculty and staff from Holy Cross took part in the 11th Annual Walk to Cure Cancer in Worcester. The college is a flagship sponsor of the fundraising event, which over the years has raised millions of dollars.

Helena Mahan, a Physical Plant employee who is battling cancer, with John Cannon, associate director for planning and operations in Physical Plant.

The women’s basketball team with coach Bill Gibbons.

Photography by Ellen Ryder

Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., president of Holy Cross, and Leigh Colihan ’11 work in the greenhouse at Dismas House during Holy Cross Cares Day.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee raised more than $2,000 for Big Brother Big Sister of Worcester by holding a student-athlete date auction in the Hart Center. The announcers for the evening were women’s volleyball coach Marritt Cafarchia and baseball coach Greg DiCenzo.

Photography by Jen Kagno

Matthew Cortese ’09, a religious studies major from Mattituck,
N.Y., is greeted by Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., president of Holy Cross,
as he is inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu. The society honors students from Jesuit
Institutions of higher learning who embody and live out the values of scholarship,
loyalty, leadership, and service. View a list of Holy Cross inductees this year.

Photography by Tim Paquette ’11