Assumption College

Under the leadership of Director Allen Bruehl, the Academic Support Center has 45 student tutors who help more than 750 students every year realize that they can excel in any subject.  The Academic Support Center provides one-on-one and group tutoring in every academic area offered by the College, and has multiple tutors in a variety of subjects to work with the different learning styles of students.  The Center also teaches study skills such as time management, note taking, reading strategies and test preparation.

Click here to help fund this Greyhound Grant which will cover the cost of one tutor for the academic year.

Assumption College is working hard to raise support for textbook scholarships. For every $500 raised, an Assumption student in need will receive a scholarship to help cover the expense of textbooks. Reaching the goal of $2,500 will give five Assumption students a chance to buy the textbooks they need next semester.

Click here to help fund this Greyhound Grant which will help fund five book scholarships for students in need.

In July 2013, Campus Ministry is offering an outstanding opportunity for a group of students to participate in an international service trip prior to attending World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. For the week leading up to World Youth Day, a contingent of Assumption students will travel to Eugenopolis, an Assumption Religious Community and minor seminary that is no longer in use in Brazil. While at Eugenopolis, students will work with 150 other volunteers from Assumption communities around the world. The group will repair the property so that it can be used as a resource for 40 local parishes and local children with special needs.

This trip continues the Campus Ministry tradition of offering service learning trips, such as SEND and the Mexico Mission, but adds the extra component of working with the global Assumption community.

Click here to help fund this Greyhound Grant that will help support Assumption students participating in the community service learning trip to Eugenopolis.

Get Fit, Stay Fit is a program designed by Campus Recreation to help students build healthy lifestyle habits and to educate participants about exercise, nutrition and other wellness topics. Through activities such as fitness incentive programs, wellness lectures (nutritionist and other wellness related topics), meet the trainer workshops, completing a food journal and physical wellness screenings (BMI, flexibility, blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.), this program is a challenge to motivate participants to lead healthier lifestyles.

Click here to help fund this Greyhound Grant which will fund a nutritionist to participate in Get Fit, Stay Fit programs.

Every year more than 500 Assumption students participate in volunteer projects in the greater Worcester community. In each of the past two years, Assumption students have volunteered more than 120,000 hours of community service, and the College has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

By volunteering in the community, students help the needy while learning much – by having new experiences, learning about themselves and others, and gaining valuable leadership experience. The Assumption Fund plays an important role in providing students with volunteer opportunities by helping to fund for the Reach Out Center and Campus Ministry, the two main on campus resources for community service opportunities.

Click here to help fund this Greyhound Grant which will provide transportation for 31 students to volunteer at the St. Peter's Mentoring Program in Main South, Worcester, throughout the year.