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New academic center under construction Fall 2017 opening planned Construction of a new academic center, a significant project identified in the Assumption 2020 Light the Way: Building on Foundations of Excellence Strategic Plan, is underway. Approved by the Board of Trustees in March, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in early April. Targeted for a fall 2017 opening, the 62,000-square-foot building is under construction between Hagan Campus Center, Information Technology Center/Fuller Hall and the Switzer Building. Thirteen high-tech, flexible classrooms of varying sizes, seminar rooms, common study spaces, a 400-seat performance hall, a rehearsal room, and a multi-function space with a capacity of 400 will be housed in the new building as well as faculty offices for the Business Studies Department, the Honors Program, the Assumption Core Texts Program (which will replace The Fortin/Gonthier Foundations Program next year), the Center for Teaching Excellence, and a new Center for the Study of Ethics. As the signature building on campus, this building will reflect the College’s mission of integrating the liberal arts with professional formation.
A steady snowfall didn’t stop the April 4 groundbreaking ceremony. l–r: President francesco cesareo, fr. Peter Precourt, A.A. ’70; Trustee chair francis bedard ’81 and Provost louise carroll keeley
Students tour New York City businesses with alumni
eleven Assumption students, accompanied by Professors dan Jones hA’12 and cary leblanc and Advancement officer linda rosenlund ’82, spent spring break in new york city where they toured businesses, attended alumni receptions and gained career advice from alumni, friends and parents at area businesses. here, the students visited bill harten P’19 at the bank of new york mellon. other visits included bryan dockett ’91 at disney Theatrical Productions, Patrick folan ’85 at JP morgan, nick veltri ’07 at morgan stanley, don morrison ’77 at brand Programming network, and matt howard ’90 of icAP-Tullet Prebons and matt bagley ’91 of guggenheim Partners llc.
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Assumption College Magazine
Summer 2016