Assumption University HumanArts and Undergraduate Academic Events

HAPPY MONDAY!!! It's Chorale day which means we are a few days away from our concert! This celebration is open to everyone & will take place in Curtis Performance Hall located in TFAC on November 18th & 19th! We cant wait to see all of you!💙🤍🚶🏻🚶🏻🚶🏻🚶🏻

Free and open to the public. Email [email protected] for further details.

Assumption University Band concert tonight. 8pm, Curtis Performance Hall. Free and open to the public.

Assumption University Humanarts Event: Flamenco Boston Oct. 18th, 7pm, Curtis Hall
Flamenco Boston is one of New England’s premier ensemble groups dedicated to the fiery, eclectic song and dance tradition of Spain’s Andalusian gypsies. Please come and enjoy the infectious rhythms and Moorish melodies that have influenced Latin, jazz and rock musicians around the globe. This event is free and open to the public.

🚨ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS🚨

Begin your college experience early with Assumption's CTEQ Pre-College Program!

😁 Meet new friends
📚 Experience real classes
🎒 Live on campus and experience student life for yourself!

LEARN MORE: https://www.assumption.edu/undergraduate/cteq-pre-college-program

Attention rising high school juniors and seniors!

Assumption University is offering a pre-college summer residential program: July 9-14, 2023, at Assumption University sponsored by the Coretext & Enduring Questions program.

Each summer, high school students from across New England and around the country stay on campus for 6 days to join Assumption University professors for a competitive pre-college program that introduces rising high school juniors and seniors to undergraduate studies in the liberal arts. Participating students gain firsthand experience of studying the humanities in a college setting. Our Pre-College Program gives high school students the opportunity to study great works of philosophy, literature, art, political science, and theology with nationally known faculty—as they simultaneously meet new friends and experience what collegiate academic life is like.

Acceptance to this program is limited, and contingent upon a written essay, an unofficial transcript of your most recently completed semester and a recommendation from a guidance counselor.

For further information and to apply go to: www.assumption.edu/undergraduate/cteq-pre-college-program
Registration deadline: May 31, 2023 (with rolling acceptance) (Tuition, Board, and Book Fee: $500)

Welcome back students and faculty. We've missed you!

Announcing the 2023 Michael True Memorial Poetry Reading with Henry Walters, at Assumption University on Thursday, February 16th at 7:30pm in the Curtis Performance Hall, Tsotsis Family Academic Center, Assumption University. The reading is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Assumption University Dept. of English, the AU HumanArts series , the AU D'Alzon College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Worcester County Poetry Association.

The Assumption University Jazz band Christmas concert
Tuesday, December 6th, 2022
7:00pm in the Curtis Performance Hall, located in the Tsotsis building.
The program will consist of both large and small group performances featuring Assumption University students and faculty presenting holiday and popular jazz selections. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Department of Art & Music at Assumption University.

Free event on the Assumption campus Sunday in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

“Does Uncomfortable Speech Have a Place on the College Campus?”
Thursday, November 10, 2022, 6:00pm, Testa Atrium
Panelists:
Robert Boatright, Clark University
Molly McGrath, Assumption University
Roger S. Gottlieb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Daniel Klinghard, Holy Cross

Sponsored by the Core Texts & Enduring Questions program.

Mass Capoeira, Afro-Brazilian Music and Martial Arts Demonstration
Thursday, November 10, 2022, 7:00 PM, TFAC, Curtis Hall, Assumption University. Sponsored by Assumption Universty HumanArts porgram. Free and open to the public.

No. 6 Field Hockey Powers Past Molloy, 2-0 - Assumption University ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – The Assumption University field hockey team picked up their league-best eighth Northeast-10 Conference victory of the season on Saturday afternoon, a 2-0 triumph over Molloy College.

Football picking up a 14-13 win over No. 25 New Haven on Senior Day

“Does Uncomfortable Speech Have a Place on the College Campus?” Thursday, November 10, 2022, 6:00pm, Testa Atrium
Panelists:
Robert Boatright, Clark University
Molly McGrath, Assumption University
Roger S. Gottlieb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Daniel Klinghard, Holy Cross

Sponsored by the Core Texts & Enduring Questions program.

The Assumption University Concert Band will perform a Halloween concert on October 20th at 8:00pm in Curtis Performance Hall. The performance will include the music from composers Berlioz, Greig, Reineke, and Mel Brooks! This event is free , open to the public, and sponsored by the Assumption University Department of Art & Music.

Emmanuel Attah Poku, Ashante Master Drummer from Ghana
Thursday, September 29, 2022, 7:00 PM
Kennedy Building, Room 112
Assumption University-Worcester, MA

The Assumption University HumanArts series presents Emmanuel Attah Poku Emmanuel Attah Poku is a prominent master drummer from the Ashanti Region of Ghana, West Africa. He will present an exciting, interactive workshop on drumming in West African culture. Born and raised inside the walls of the Ashanti King's palace, Attah began training with his grandfather when he was only five years old, and officially joined the Ashanti King's drum ensemble when he was ten. Performing as lead drummer for the Kumasi Centre for National Culture, the Ashanti King's Fontomfrom ensemble, and the renowned Nsuase Kete group, Attah has toured Africa extensively, playing in Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Togo, and Benin. Attah is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts, where he directs the Kiniwe African Music and Dance Ensemble at Tufts University and is the Artistic Director of the Agbekor Drum and Dance Society.

Emmanuel Attah Poku, Ashante Master Drummer from Ghana, Thursday, September 29, 2022, 7:00 PM, Kennedy 112, Assumption University.

Emmanuel Attah Poku is a prominent master drummer from the Ashanti Region of Ghana, West Africa. He will present an exciting, interactive workshop on drumming in West African culture. Born and raised inside the walls of the Ashanti King's palace, Attah began training with his grandfather when he was only five years old, and officially joined the Ashanti King's drum ensemble when he was ten. Performing as lead drummer for the Kumasi Centre for National Culture, the Ashanti King's Fontomfrom ensemble, and the renowned Nsuase Kete group, Attah has toured Africa extensively, playing in Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Togo, and Benin. Attah is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts, where he directs the Kiniwe African Music and Dance Ensemble at Tufts University and is the Artistic Director of the Agbekor Drum and Dance Society.

Poet Martha Collins, author of ten books of poetry, will give a poetry reading, free and open to the public on Thursday, September 22, at 7:30 PM. Co-sponsored by the Assumption University English Department and the Worcester County Poetry Association.

Monday, September 19, Constitution Day, 5:30pm
Curtis Performance Hall, Tsotsis Building

Coming to terms with John F. Kennedy
Lecturer: Dr. Stephen F. Knott
Respondent. Christina Graziano AU ‘10
Sponsored by the Assumption University Department of Political Science, the Office of the President, and The Jack Miller Center.