Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 56, No. 2, Spring 2022

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College of the Holy Cross

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In this issue:

LASO Celebrates 30 Years of Providing a Voice and a Home For Latinx Students
Students, alumni and the College community to celebrate the group’s past and look to the future.
By Carol Cool

Classics Announces Inaugural Collins Scholars
New endowed scholarships provide immediate impact and opportunity for current and future classics majors.
By Marybeth Reilly-McGreen ’89

Not Your Average Internship: Inside the Lifelong Impact of the Washington Semester Program
Whether it’s participating students or D.C. alumni lending a hand, the heart of the College’s unique landmark program — now celebrating its 50th anniversary — is its people, not policy.
By Maura Sullivan Hill

They Could Teach Anywhere in the World. They Chose Worcester.
More and more Holy Cross Teacher Education Program graduates are starting — and continuing — their careers just a handful of miles from Mount St. James, finding meaning and motivated students — and a desert to shatter myths about urban education.
By Meredith Fidrocki

Meet Rear Admiral Nancy Stewart Lacore ’90: 30 Years Navy Service. 1,300 Military Flight Hours. Six Children. Four Overseas Deployments. One Nonprofit.
Now three decades into her career, Lacore — the first female Holy Cross NROTC alumna to achieve the rank of rear admiral in the U.S. Navy — looks to help the next generation.
By Marybeth Reilly-McGreen ’89

Seeking a Greater Sense of Connection and Meaning at Work? Christine Porath ’95 Has Answers — and the Research to Back Them Up
Her new book details proven methods of moving people — and their workplaces — from surviving to thriving.

Class Chairs Give Back in Thanks of What They’ve Received
From payphones to cell phones, snail mail to Facebook, class chairs enjoy keeping Crusaders connected — and supporting today’s students: “In the world we live in, it’s pretty easy to forget how great of a community we have.”
By Maura Sullivan Hill

Paul Farmer, Holy Cross and Me
Alumnus reflects on the intersection and impact of his Jesuit education and the late Paul Farmer, M.D., Hon. ’12
By Joseph Scarpelli ’05

Also:

• Campus Notebook

• Faculty & Staff

• Sports

• Alumni News

• Mystery Photo

• Creative Notes

• In Memoriam

Publication Date

Spring 5-15-2022

Publisher

College of the Holy Cross

City

Worcester

Keywords

Alumni, campus news, LASO, Latinx, Classics, Collins Scholars, Washington Semester Program, Worcester, Teacher Education Program, Rear Admiral Nancy Stewart Lacore ’90, Christine Porath ’95, class chairs, Paul Farmer, M.D., Hon. ’12

Volume

56

Number

2

Rights

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Recommended Citation

College of the Holy Cross, "Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 56, No. 2, Spring 2022" (2022). Holy Cross Magazine. 9.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/hcm/9