Elms College Receives $567,000 From Two Grants | |
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The College of Our Lady of the Elms received two grants totaling $567,000 to strengthen online learning programs and to support the Center for Equity in Urban Education. The Davis Educational Foundation awarded the college $317,627 for the “Strengthening Online Learning and Engagement” initiative, which allows Elms to expand the transfer pipeline to support the college’s affordable, high-quality education. The Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation awarded Elms a $250,000 grant for the Center for Equity in Urban Education. The center offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs that lead to teaching licensure. The program also addresses educational inequities for underrepresented populations to enter the teaching profession.
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Charity in Truth:
A Journal of Ethics, Religion, and Culture
Volume 2, Issue 1
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Dr. Peter DePergola '07, Executive Director and Senior Research Fellow, St. Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture, and Director of Ethical Leadership and Bioethics and Medical Humanities Programs, recently announced that the second volume of Charity in Truth: A Journal of Ethics, Religion, and Culture has been published. Charity in Truth is the official peer-reviewed journal of the St. Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture at Elms College, and Dr. DePergola is its founding Editor-in-Chief. You can access Volume 2, Issue 1, at your convenience here.
This issue is ripe with innovative and rigorous scholarship at the intersection of artificial intelligence, rational belief, divine justice, and advance directives.
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Elms College Honors Literacy Interventionists | |
Elms College celebrated the literacy work of students from area schools who served as literacy intervention teachers in Springfield and East Longmeadow. Literary Interventionists trained at Elms College were honored for the difference they are making in our school systems.
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Roseanne Caracciolo '89, receives the Community Heroine Award from the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.
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Northborough Police Department welcomes new Jail Diversion Co-Responder, Lynn Botsaris '90.
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Katharine Provencher '05 was named as the Director of Patient Advocacy for the IgG4ward! Foundation. The first and only organization solely dedicated to IgG4-RD advocacy, research, and support is to improve the lives of people living with IgG4-RD through education, expanding disease awareness globally, facilitating groundbreaking research, and being the trusted source of truth for IgG4-RD patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. IgG4-RD is a rare autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks one or several of its organs.
The founder and director of the IgG4ward! Foundation, Dr. John H. Stone from Massachusetts General Hospital added, "the IgG4ward! Foundation could not have been more fortunate than to have the possibility of hiring Katharine Provencher as our Director of Patient Advocacy. First of all, Katharine has a long track record of working for good: she served as a social worker in the Springfield, Massachusetts public schools for more than 20 years, gaining a reputation as being the worker who could take on the most challenging cases. Second, she writes and expresses herself verbally extremely well: really a prerequisite for success in this role. Third, she has a keen understanding of the impact of mental health issues on overall health. Fourth, as a mother of three (boys!), she has experienced personally the types of challenges that come to ANY family from time to time. And finally, she is the wife of a man who is himself living with IgG4-RD, so she knows first-hand the difficulties that persons with this recently-described inflammatory disease can encounter. Katharine has been a great fit in this position since the very first day, and we are so excited about the energies, empathy, and expertise that she brings to our mission."
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Escape to the Cape Luncheon | |
On July 31, the Office of Alumni Engagement traveled to Cape Cod for the annual "Escape to the Cape" luncheon event. Over 40 alumni gathered together for a wonderful day at the Popponesset Inn in Mashpee. Alumni from the classes of 1957 to 2021 enjoyed lively conversation, dined on a delicious four-course meal, received updates from President Dumay, and entered a drawing to win some fun raffle baskets. We even had a few current and previous faculty/staff members and current students join us! It was a beautiful day. | |
The Red Sox Bus Trip on July 14 was a perfect way to kick off our summer events! We had a great time cheering on the Red Sox and ending the day with a win. Thank you to everyone who came! | |
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Sweet Summer Social
Wednesday, August 28
Keating Quadrangle- Elms College
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For any questions please contact Jill Perry '21 '23 at (413) 265-2388 or perryj@elms.edu. | |
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Join the Alumni Association Board Today
Every Elms College alumna/us is a member of the Alumni Association and is eligible to participate in alumni events and continue playing an important role in the future of the college. Alumni interested in getting involved can volunteer to help plan events, serve on committees, and mentor students.
The Alumni Association Board (AAB) is a group of dedicated volunteers who support the goals and mission of the college and serve as the voice of our alumni. The AAB works closely with the college to organize traditional alumni gatherings and events.
Interested in getting involved?
Apply to the Alumni Association Board (AAB) today. Applications will be submitted to the Nominating Committee for review and outreach. The Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement and the Nominating Committee will begin outreach later this summer for open positions on the AAB and alumni volunteer opportunities for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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Save The Date
Tuesday, October 15
2:00 PM
Elms College, Veritas Auditorium
Book Launch of An Uncommon Love - The Life, Legacy, and Lessons of Sisters Mary and Eleanor Dooley
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Please save the date of Tuesday, October 15 for the celebration of Founders' Day, and the book launch of An Uncommon Love--The Life, Legacy, and Lessons of Sisters Mary and Eleanor Dooley.
Each year on October 15, Founders' Day celebrates the founding of the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1650 in LePuy, France. On this date, we honor the first six sisters and Fr. Jean Pierre Medaille, SJ, who founded a community in LePuy, France, giving way to the formation of congregations of Sisters of St. Joseph around the world.
Fr. Mark Stelzer has edited a book honoring the legacy of Sr. Mary Dooley and Sr. Eleanor Dooley. Contributors to the book include Dr. Peter DePergola, Dr. Michael McGravey, Tony Fonseca, Debbie Gomes, Fr. Mark Stelzer, and others well-known in the Elms community.
Sister Mary Dooley, the sixth president of Elms College, and Sister Eleanor Dooley, a longtime professor at Elms, served the college for many years and left an imprint on countless alums, Elms College faculty and staff, and friends all over the world.
Proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the Compassionate Hearts Fund, which subsidizes college service learning trips during the semester break.
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Support Elms College and make a gift today! | |
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Jill Perry '21 '23, Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
Email: Perryj@elms.edu
Phone: (413) 265- 2388
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