Stronger TOGETHER

Stronger TOGETHER 2013 – 2014 Community Benefits Report Light the way. Worcester, Massachusetts | Rome, Italy 2014 FAST facts: 2013- MISSION STATEMENT :: 1904 :: 1,925 :: $15,000 Year Assumption College Number of student volunteer Commitment to Assumption College, grounded in the Catholic intellectual was founded placements in organizations Worcester Economic tradition, strives to form graduates known for critical throughout Worcester County Development Fund intelligence, thoughtful citizenship and compassionate :: 2,068 service. We pursue these ambitious goals through a curriculum Number of Undergraduates :: $10,028,605 :: $41,865 grounded in the liberal arts and extending to the domain of Total purchasing expenditures Property taxes paid to professional studies. Enlivened by the Catholic affirmation :: 703 paid to vendors in Worcester the city of Worcester of the harmony of faith and reason, we aim, by the pursuit Number of Graduate Students County of the truth, to transform the minds and hearts of students. :: $21,315 Assumption favors diversity and ecumenically welcomes all :: 308 :: $8,990,095 Other fees paid to who share its goals. Number of Continuing Total purchasing expenditures the city of Worcester Education Students paid to vendors in the city of Worcester :: $9,289,215 CAMPUS COMMUNITY :: 42/48 Annual payroll for employees residing in SERVICE GROUPS Number of majors/minors :: $51,446,054 in the liberal arts and Amount spent on capital the city of Worcester Campus Ministry sciences, business and improvements in the last 10 Years Community Service Learning professional studies :: $20,060,210 Annual payroll for Student Government Association :: 1,153 :: $3.9 million employees residing in Reach Out Center Number of students from Amount of institutional aid Worcester County Worcester County to students from Worcester :: $25,000 For more information about this :: 456 :: $13 million Annual commitment to Community Benefits Report, please contact: Number of faculty/staff living Amount of institutional The Hanover Theatre for Daniel F. DiTullio in the city of Worcester and aid to students from the Performing Arts Executive Assistant for Government surrounding communities Worcester County and Community Relations :: 97% :: $259,632 Assumption College Undergraduates who receive Water and sewer taxes paid 500 Salisbury Street some form of financial aid to the city of Worcester Worcester, MA 01609 508.767.7478 :: 138,442 :: $12,069 www.assumption.edu Number of hours Police Department students contribute to coverage/costs paid community activity to the city of Worcester A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT To Fr. Emmanuel d’Alzon, the founder of the Assumptionist order, an education was not simply a path to personal gain – its fruits were to be shared with everyone. It was not enough to succeed on one’s own, it was imperative that one also help others succeed. Today, Assumption College is proud to continue this rich educational philosophy of Fr. d’Alzon. We believe that a well-lived life is one that sparks a light that illuminates the world and that service to others is a hallowed obligation we are privileged to undertake, a lesson we aspire to instill in our students. Assumption College has always enjoyed a special relationship with the city of Worcester. It is a truism that your community is more than “where” you are; it is a part of “who” you are. That is nowhere more true than here. The city forever leaves a mark on all those who work, study and teach at the College; we bond with our neighbors and become friends, share with them experiences and memories, and come to understand how unique and exceptional our city is. Every member of the Assumption family finds Worcester has become a part of them – no matter where they are from or where they live now. We are proud of that connection and are happy to give back to the community that is our home. As an institution, the College works hard to support our city and our partners in education, art, commerce and government by hosting community events, supporting worthy initiatives like The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts and doing our part to ensure that our community thrives. But it is the contributions of the College’s students of which we are most proud. Last year Assumption students contributed more than 138,442 hours of service to the Greater Worcester area as good neighbors, good citizens and good friends. Through our Reach Out Center, Campus Ministry SEND Program, the service learning curriculum, and dedicated student groups like Hounds Against Hunger, they strive to extend a helping hand out of solidarity and friendship. Their efforts are humbling and inspiring. Just as every person is unique, the faculty, students and staff of Assumption College contribute to Worcester in many different ways. Whether it be through the scholarly work of Professor Thomas White, whose Worcester Economic Indicators help us better understand the financial outlook of our city, or the volunteer efforts of our student tutors at the Nativity School of Worcester to mentor a new generation of “ The city forever leaves a mark on all those scholars, we all find a path to give according to our abilities and talents. In the following pages, a handful who work, study and teach at the College; of examples are shared. we bond with our neighbors and become This September I joined the College’s student leaders with landscaping for the Worcester Housing Authority friends, share with them experiences and and helped prepare boxes of food for Feeding Children Everywhere alongside 573 of our first-year students as part of our orientation program. I was proud to share in this selfless effort and can think of no better memories, and come to understand how way to help new students understand what it means to be a member of the Worcester – and Assumption – unique and exceptional our city is.” community. That day we prepared more than 40,000 tons of food together – and rediscovered the joy of helping others. Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. President The dream of the Venerable Emmanuel d’Alzon lives on. Assumption College Sincerely, Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. President 2013 – 2014 Community Benefits Report | 1 HELPING hands By Tyla Wade ’15 COMMUNITY SERVICE IS A POPULAR ACTIVITY among Assumption College students. It enhances students’ liberal arts education and creates an on-campus environment that inspires civic responsibility and community action. Students at Assumption helped out in the greater Worcester community throughout the 2013-14 academic year, volunteering their free time with more than 50 organizations including Matthew 25, Habitat for Humanity, and Community Harvest Project. This year Assumption College organized one of its largest ever service projects. Assumption students love Worcester – so much so that Authority – and the people who live at the Lakeside more than 200 of them returned to the city before the Street complex – we want to instill in our students start of fall semester to help out at a Worcester Housing the Five Principles of Student Engagement that Authority (WHA) apartment complex on Lakeside the College lives by: ‘Community; Contemplation; Street that provides affordable housing for low-income Longing for God; Vocation; and Mission to Serve.’” residents. Wearing gray T-shirts emblazoned with These principles were introduced to first-year students “ASSUMPTION LOVES WORCESTER,” students, staff at the start of the fall 2014 semester. Over 573 first-year and Assumption College President Francesco Cesareo, students, orientation leaders and President Cesareo, Ph.D. worked alongside WHA staff to clean hallways, gathered on campus to prepare approximately 40,000 sweep walkways, and rake leaves. tons of food for the non-profit organization Feeding While in previous years Assumption’s various student Children Everywhere to be delivered to children in leader groups had participated in separate pre-semester need all over the world.” “ I’m really glad we all participated in the projects, this was the first year that they all gathered “Projects like the ones for Worcester Housing Authority ‘Assumption Loves Worcester’ project. together for a single event, according to Conway and Feeding Children Everywhere embody how we, We are all members of the Worcester Campbell, Assumption’s dean of campus life. Their early as a campus community, help our city community,” arrival was part of their preparation for the fall semester, community, so giving back to the city and said Campbell. “The principles of service have long as they participated in training programs as well as the been a part of Assumption College’s tradition and will the Greater Worcester region feels great.” community service project at WHA. The idea to work be for years to come.” with WHA was introduced by Assumption’s Office of Meghan Dougherty Residential Life staff. WHA Executive Director Raymond Mariano said: Reach Out Center Student Leader “Worcester Housing Authority offers sincere thanks to the English and Education Major “Assumption College has had a long standing hard-working Assumption College students who helped Assumption College relationship with the Worcester community,” said us cleanup Lakeside Apartments. Their community spirit Campbell, “and by helping the Worcester Housing and compassion are greatly appreciated.” 2 | 2013 – 2014 Community Benefits Report ASSUMPTION’S SERVICE GROUPS Send/Campus Ministry Service to its home city is an integral part of life at Assumption’s Office of Campus Ministry organizes Assumption. Students in the College’s service-related eight-day SEND Service Immersion trips assigned groups – the Reach Out Center (ROC), AC Allies, Peers to projects not only in Worcester, but also in many Advocating Wellness for Students (PAWS), Campus states along the east coast and in South America. Ministry and Community Service Learning courses – SEND trips encourage the Assumption community routinely participate in volunteer projects, such as this to put their “Faith in Action” through works of charity, year’s WHA clean-up, that benefit Worcester residents.

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