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2017-2018 Catalog, College Of The Holy Cross

Course Catalogs

This catalog lists available courses for the 2017-2018 academic year. The College Catalog is a document of record issued in August 2018. The Catalog contains current information regarding the College calendar, admissions, degree requirements, fees, regulations and course offerings.

2017 Valedictory Address: Haylie Marie Butler '17, Haylie Marie Butler

Valedictory Addresses

Speech given by valedictorian Haylie Marie Butler at the 171st Commencement Exercises of the College of the Holy Cross, May 26, 2017.

171st Commencement Program (2017), College Of The Holy Cross

Commencement Documents

Order of execises for the 171st Commencement of the College of the Holy Cross, held May 26, 2017.

2017 Commencement Address: Dr. James J. O'Connell, James J. O'Connell M.D.

Commencement Addresses

Dr. James J. O’Connell, president and founding physician of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, will receive an honorary degree from the College of the Holy Cross and address this year’s graduates during the College’s Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 26, at 10:30 a.m. at the DCU Center in Worcester. Dr. O’Connell has dedicated his medical career to caring for Boston’s homeless. His leadership has contributed to the growth of the BHCHP since its founding in 1985 to become the country’s largest and most comprehensive program of its …

2017 Baccalaureate Mass Homily, Michael J. Rogers S.J.

Baccalaureate Mass Homilies

Homily delivered at the 2017 Baccalaureate Mass as part of the 171st Commencement of the College of the Holy Cross.

The homilist, Rev. Michael Rogers, S.J., is a member of the College's Chaplain's Office and College Ministry Center. He is also an alumnus of the Holy Cross Class of 2002.

What Is College For? (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries

Library Resources for Campus Events

A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to “What is College For?," a lecture by Andrew Delblanco held at the College of the Holy Cross March 1 2017.

Delbanco reviews the history of higher education in the United States, addresses some of the criticism and shortcomings of liberal education today, and makes the case why liberal education is still of value.

The talk is the Thomas More Lecture on the Humanities.