University College Life
News from the various Worcester Area Universities and Colleges
Holy Cross Women’s Basketball – Bill Gibbons Intensity
If you think 27 years might dampen a coach’s passion for their basketball team you would be wrong when it comes to Bill Gibbons, coach of the Women’s Basketball Team at Holy Cross. My family and I love to attend College sports games around Massachusetts and we had the pleasure of attending 2 Women’s Basketball […]
Worcester’s Becker College to Lead the Way for MassDigi
This week Lieutenant Governor Murray announced the official kickoff of the Massachusetts Digital Institute whose purpose will be to promote the growing video gaming industry in Massachusetts. The organization otherwise know as MassDigi will be spearheaded by our own Becker College that is ranked in the top 10 for it’s video game design program. The […]
Assumption College Brings in New Leadership
Time isn’t standing still for Assumption College. As this Worcester based college continues to grow it announced this week that it has named a new provost and vice-president of academic affairs. The college recently announced that Dr. Francis Lazarus of the University of Dallas will start work at the position starting June 15th. He has […]
Worcester Area Colleges Commencement Season 2010
This weekend Worcester area colleges continue to confer degrees to their graduates. If you look at the 13 major Worcester area colleges 5 will be holding commencement ceremonies this weekend May 15th and May 16th. The commencement season kicked off this past weekend with Senator Scott Brown speaking at Nichols College. It was one of […]
President Obama Recognizes Worcester Area Colleges
President Obama announced the winners of the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recently. I am proud to say four Worcester Colleges made it to the list. The initiative was started in 2006 to recognize colleges and universities that contribute to their communities in significant ways. An important part of it is volunteerism. […]
Red Sox Curt Schilling Still in the Spotlight
As a Boston sports fan it is hard to argue Curt Schilling’s role in the Red Sox folklore. How can anyone forget the bloody sock incident? Though Schilling has been out of baseball since 2007 he continues to be in the spotlight because of his many roles in the Massachusetts community and in business. He […]
WPI’s New Gym A Welcome Addition to Worcester
The Worcester Business Journal reported today that WPI is issuing bonds through MassDevelopment to build modern sports and recreation facilities. Currently budgeted at $56million it will be competitive with many of the modern sports and recreation facilities that have been built recently by the likes of Boston University and MIT. WPI has put together a […]
Worcester Polytechnic Institute BioManufacturing Program
Recently I was reading a local paper which had a small advertisement for an evening certificate program that was being offered by WPI here in Worcester. As many people are having problems finding jobs these days programs like these are an important part of getting Massachusetts back on track. The program is an evening certificate […]
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