CLASS NOTES: SPRING 2019
Catch up on what fellow alumni are up to in this issue of Class Notes, including Rear Admiral Andrew Loiselle ’88, who served as an honorary pallbearer at the U.S. Capitol services for the late President George H.W. Bush.
In This Issue
Campus News, Spring 2019
From the Archives
During the summer of 1970, the Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste made the final payment on its pledge of to fund the construction of the La Maison Française building. That building was now debt free. To mark the occasion, the ritual burning of the mortgage was held at the entrance of the building.
Last Words, Spring 2019
Finding Our Center(s)
Climate change, hunger and food insecurity, and forced migration – the world’s complex problems require thinking that is broad and creative, from across academic disciplines. Practicing interdisciplinarity is easier said than done, however. Disciplinary training, teaching demands, and the surprisingly sticky issue of campus geography tend to isolate faculty members.
Alumni Spotlights, Spring 2019
Assumption Alums Launch Online Literary Magazine
For Brett Murphy Hunt ’11 and Jon Bishop ’11, their Assumption educations instilled in them a deep love of learning and passion for writing. This, paired with their love for literature, motivated them to create Portrait of New England, a submission-driven online literary magazine launching this summer.
