With the spring semester scheduled to commence in less than two weeks, I invite you to two important virtual events for Assumption parents and families this Tuesday, January 19:

David Crowley, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, and Amy Hurley, Associate Director for Student Success will lead a discussion from the unique perspectives as Assumption parents on how to support your son or daughter in the remote and hybrid environment. Optional breakout sessions follow the discussion for families of students with disabilities and first-generation students with Julie LeBlanc, Director of Student Accessibility Services and Judy Heersink, Director of ALANA and First-Generation Students.

University faculty and staff eagerly await the return of students to campus and the beginning of the spring semester. I and members of the University’s leadership team will provide an update on the safety protocols to promote the health and safety of the campus community; the current public health situation in Worcester; and the University’s expectations of students this semester. (A Town Hall for students will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on the same night.) Please join us for this informative Town Hall.

On behalf of the University, we thank you for your continued patience as we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic while providing to students the opportunity for in-person classes and a residential experience. We look forward to welcoming many students back to campus as we begin another transformative semester of imparting upon students a Catholic liberal education with an intellectual foundation and the skills needed to deepen and explore their sense of purpose and vocation.

Sincerley,

Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D.

President