2008: The Year That Was

A look back at Holy Cross news of the year:

Holy Cross announced a new financial aid initiative for Worcester residents. Beginning with the 2008-09 academic year, enrolling students from families with incomes below $50,000 receive free Holy Cross tuition. More >>

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The Chaplains’ Office reported that 260 students — or one in 10 students at Holy Cross —spent their spring break doing community service. More »

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400 students, staff, and faculty volunteered for the 11th annual Holy Cross Cares Day — the biggest turn-out in the history of the event. More »

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Terri Priest, Worcester-based artist and retired Holy Cross professor, unveiled her latest work commissioned exclusively for the College titled “Paths to Divine Light Through Vermeer’s Lens.” More »

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Matthew S. Mohorovich ’08 was awarded the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. More »

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Students, alumni, and community partners packed into the Hogan Ballroom to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Student Programs for Urban Development, a student-run community service organization. More »

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A joyous anniversary celebration marking the 40-year history of the Black Student Union drew approximately 150 alumni from across the country back to the Holy Cross campus. More »

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Holy Cross officially named the senior apartments, the Edward Bennett Williams Hall, in honor of the legacy and generosity of the late Ed Williams ’41. More »

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Elizabeth Morse ’09 received a Goldwater Scholarship. More »

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Seven members of the class of 2008 were awarded Fulbright grants: Justin Brooks, Alison Casserly, James Corbett, Robert Dudley, Thomas Gaffney, Anne Schroeder, and Catherine Turner. More »

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Holy Cross honored one of its best-known former student athletes, Bob Cousy ’50, with the unveiling of a life-size bronze statue in front of the Hart Recreation Center on campus. More »

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Bart Sher ’81 took home a Tony Award for best musical director for the Lincoln Center revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. More »

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At a White House ceremony, President Bush awarded the nation’s highest civilian medal to six Americans, including Dr. Anthony S. Fauci ’62, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. More »

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More than 55 percent of Holy Cross alumni made a gift to the College this year, exceeding the goal and propelling the College to among the top 10 nationally in alumni participation. More »

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The History Channel aired an hour-long episode of Modern Marvels: Iron featuring Jude Kelley, assistant professor of chemistry. Rick Herrick, professor of chemistry, served as a special consultant. More »

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The arrival of comfortable, laptop-friendly furniture in Dinand Library late last year and early this year contributed to a 30 percent increase in traffic during the spring semester. More »

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The Office of the Dean announced the hiring of three new teaching fellows through an $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. More »

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Leon Claessens, assistant professor of biology, was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $497,735. More »

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Claessens appeared on Evolve: Flight, a History Channel series, and spoke about the anatomy of birds and flight. More »

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The Class of 2012 was drawn from a record number of applicants. More »

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Holy Cross unveiled the newly renovated, state-of-the-art Francis Xavier Seelos Theater, located in Kimball Hall. More »

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Eighteen of Holy Cross’ athletic teams achieved a perfect 100 percent graduation rate, according to the Graduation Success Rate Report, which was released by the NCAA. More »

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The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that Holy Cross is among the top producers of Fulbright Awards for U.S. students in the past year. More »

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A team of Holy Cross students, together with students from Furman University, helped to create an electronic edition of a 10th century manuscript of the great mathematician Archimedes. More »

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A group of students in the naval science program at Holy Cross ran in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., in October raising $16,764 for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, a non-profit that assists wounded Marines, sailors and their families. The team raised more funds than any other in the nation. More »

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Holy Cross students — including those in the Washington Semester Program with front-row seats — watched Barack Obama make history. More »

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The department of theatre was awarded the New England Theatre Conference’s Moss Hart Award for best college play, for its 2007 production of My Life with Albertine. More »

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The Holy Cross men’s and women’s rugby clubs won the Division IV New England Rugby Football Union Playoffs in Newport, R.I., and the women’s club went on to win the Division IV National Championship in Philadelphia. More »

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Holy Cross celebrated the 60th anniversary of WCHC 88.1, one of the oldest college radio stations in the nation. More » Related Information:

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