Assumptionist Order - Assumption College, Assumptionists (Paperback)

Chapters: Assumption College, Assumptionists. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Assumption College is a private, Roman Catholic, liberal arts college located on 185 acres (708,000 m ) in Worcester, Massachusetts. Assumption has an enrollment of about 2,150 undergraduates. The college confers Bachelor of Arts degrees in its undergraduate program, Master of Arts and Masters of Business Administration degrees in its Graduate program, and Associate's degree through its Continuing Education program. Though majors in the sciences are offered, only Bachelor of Arts degrees are conferred. Assumption was founded in 1904 by the Augustinians of the Assumption, a Catholic order under the Augustinian Rule dedicated to service through teaching and the hastening of the Kingdom of God, as reflected in their motto "Thy Kingdom Come." The original campus was in the Greendale section of Worcester, on a tract of hillside land. In these early years, enrollment was exclusively male, primarily of French-Canadian heritage. Most courses were taught in French, with only a small number taught in English. In June 1953, a tornado cut a path of destruction through several western and central Massachusetts communities, including the city of Worcester. Several campus buildings were destroyed or severely damaged by this tornado. Although the previously co-located Assumption Preparatory School stayed on the rebuilt campus until 1970, the College relocated to a new campus off Salisbury Street, in the west side of the city, officially opening in 1956. The old Assumption campus complex was sold to the state after the prep school closed and is today the home of Quinsigamond Community College. In 1969, Assumption became a coeducational institution, allowing both laymen and -women into...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=71458