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Class of 2020 Celebrated in Virtual Convocation
Graduates of the class of 2020 gathered virtually from across the country and around the world on May 22 to celebrate their academic convocation and recognize their class’ honorary degree recipients. The event, which marked one year since their early pandemic graduation, provided an opportunity for connection and reflection.
“Today’s event is not only an important institutional moment for Holy Cross, but this is one more experience, even if virtual, for our class to share together,” said Sara Dilbarian ’20, senior commencement chair. “This is a unique moment for us to reminisce, to acknowledge all that we’ve been through together, to consider all that we’ve accomplished in this past year since departing The Hill and to look forward to where we’re currently headed.”
College President Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., introduced the two honorary degree recipients: Rev. David Beckmann and Sister Donna Markham, O.P. Rev. Beckmann is president emeritus of Bread for the World, a nonpartisan, Christian organization that advocates for policy changes to end hunger. Sr. Markham is president of Catholic Charities USA — the first female president in the organization’s 110-year history. Both received Doctor of Public Service degrees.
Rev. Beckmann’s address discussed the progress he has seen in the decreasing rate of hunger worldwide, and he urged graduates to make a difference in the world at a local and governmental level. “As we get older, it becomes more and more difficult to strike out in bold directions, and we need you to strike out in bold directions,” he said. “We really need you to carve out part of your life, part of your energy, to be an active citizen, and we need you to think boldly, think big, on behalf of the world.”
Sr. Markham, whose father attended Holy Cross, spoke about creating a more peaceful world and the importance of respectful dialogue to communicate with those different from ourselves.
“The fundamental entry point for establishing a more hospitable world is the capacity to engage in dialogue,” she said. “This is the vaccine against violence of all kinds; it’s the foundation for community building and the means through which we approach common good. It’s the core of relationship building. We connect with others through dialogue, and through dialogue, we extend hospitality and inclusion.”
Kerry Shortell ’20, a psychology and sociology major from Pearl River, New York, delivered her valedictory address, acknowledging the resiliency of the class as they graduated into an uncertain world: “We have been marked as part of Holy Cross’ legacy of enduring hope. This experience has made us stronger, braver, more prepared to do the courageous work of going forth and setting the world on fire.”
In addition to this year’s convocation, an on-campus commencement celebration is being planned for 2022. ■
Rougeau Begins Holy Cross Presidency
On July 1, Vincent D. Rougeau joined the College as its 33rd president, the first layperson to lead Holy Cross in its 178-year history. He succeeds Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., who completed his nine-year tenure at the end of June and has begun a one-year sabbatical.
While the new president started work on July 1, his inauguration will be held on Oct. 22. A national expert in Catholic social thought, Rougeau concluded a decade of service as dean of Boston College Law School prior to joining Holy Cross, and previously served as a tenured professor at Notre Dame Law School.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from Brown University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He and his wife, Robin Kornegay-Rougeau, M.D., have three sons.
Look for a full profile of the new president in the fall issue of HCM, which will be published in October. ■
College Plans Full Student Return for Fall
Following a successful spring semester maintaining health and safety protocols in order to limit the spread of coronavirus, the College has announced its plan to return to full inperson classes and activities for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Approximately two-thirds of the student body returned to live on campus in February for the 2021 spring semester. Returning students — and faculty and essential staff working regularly on campus — enrolled in the College’s testing protocol and followed a universal mask policy and other procedures throughout the semester.
In April, the College announced that all students returning for the Fall 2021 semester will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, except those granted a medical or religious exemption. Faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated.
“Earlier this year, I told you all we planned to be back to a more normal campus experience in the fall. One way we will accomplish this goal is to have as many members of our community vaccinated as possible,” Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., announced in the spring. “This is a vital step for our community in order to have the kind of fall semester we all want; with in-person classes and activities, a full slate of athletics competitions and minimal social distancing requirements.”
Starting June 1, prospective students and their families were welcomed to visit campus and take in-person tours, which had been suspended for more than a year. Summer Gateways orientation sessions for members of the incoming class of 2025 were held online in June and July. Summer Passport and Odyssey students, as well as student-athletes, will return to campus in August to participate in their academic and athletics programs.
Move-In Day will be held Aug. 28, with classes beginning Sept. 1. ■
“The Power of Purple” Drives Record Day of Giving
More than 4,700 alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends donated a record $1,448,529 on April 16, the College’s sixth annual day of giving. With matching dollars from anonymous donors, more than $2.5 million was raised in 24 hours.
Under the theme “The Power of Purple,” the one-day challenge was dedicated to showcasing the hope and strength of the Holy Cross community, prioritizing gifts that directly impact student experience and access to a Holy Cross education. More than $1.1 million was donated to the Holy Cross Fund — a new record — with $221,065 raised for financial aid. The Crusader Athletics Fund received $145,704 in support, and $168,175 was raised for immediate use, to support top strategic priorities and pressing needs.
Additional giving options included the Fund for Academic Excellence, which supports students’ academic achievement; the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund, which broadly supports ongoing and enhanced DEI initiatives at the College; the Emergency Relief Fund, which helps meet students’ unanticipated travel, technology and emergency financial aid needs; and Faith and Service, which nurtures the College’s commitment to forming the whole person – the intellectual, social and spiritual self.
Donors also supported a variety of other areas that directly support students: the Bishop Healy Emergency Fund, the Black Student Union Student Opportunity Fund, the LGBTQIA+ Leadership Fund and the O’Callahan Society.
“At heart, our annual giving day is about celebrating the Holy Cross community and the hope we all share in celebrating each person’s talent and each student’s experience,” said Tracy Barlok, vice president for advancement. “What is truly inspiring is that over two-thirds of gifts – 68% – were $100 or less, accounting for $161,693. This is significant and is a reminder that every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference. When we come together as a community, we can create incredible opportunities for our students.” ■
In June, the board of trustees announced the establishment of the Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., Scholarship, which will provide financial aid support to Holy Cross students who exhibit significant financial need and are graduates of Jesuit and Catholic high schools.
“Fr. Boroughs has been a magnificent leader over the past nine years,” said Richard Patterson ’80, board chair. “The trustees want to honor his service and his legacy, and the endowed scholarship seemed like the perfect tribute to this humble man, emphasizing Phil’s deep concerns regarding student opportunity and accessibility.”
The scholarship was established with gifts exceeding $4.34 million by more than 65 donors. The total amount of the endowed scholarship fund will equal over $8.69 million, thanks to a match from the Hope + Access Campaign for Financial Aid. The scholarship will support at least one Boroughs Scholar per enrolled class, in perpetuity; awardees will also receive support to pursue experiential learning opportunities.
“This gift is in appreciation of Fr. Boroughs’ devotion to Catholic and Jesuit education, and his ardent desire to make the Holy Cross experience available to deserving students, no matter their financial situation,” Patterson said. “The scholarship will ensure that generations of students will benefit from Phil’s love of the College and our love of Phil.” ■
Despite Pandemic, Class of 2020 Reports Strong Post Grad Path
Despite an international pandemic and recent recession due to coronavirus, a recent survey of the members of the Holy Cross class of 2020 shows strong outcomes for graduates in securing job offers, internships and graduate program acceptances across the country. In a snapshot for the class of 2020 with 83% responding, 94% of respondents are employed full time in a job or internship, engaged in service work or pursuing a graduate degree.
The most popular outcome for graduates was full-time employment, with salaries ranging from $30,000 to $100,000 per year, with the average salary over $56,000.
The top industries in which Holy Cross graduates found employment include health care (15%); financial services (14%); technology (11%); government, politics and law (10%); and education (9%). Top employers included Massachusetts General Hospital, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Dell EMC.
Most students moving on to graduate school entered master’s degree programs (53%), while others enrolled in medical school or health professions programs (19%), entered law school (14%) or pursued doctoral degrees (8%). Those pursuing their passions through volunteering were
accepted by organizations such as the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and AmeriCorps.
The majority of responding students (82%) participated in at least one internship or research program while enrolled at Holy Cross to gain realworld experience, with the College distributing more than $385,000 to members of the class of 2020 to offset the cost of completing 90 unpaid summer internships. Many students took advantage of Holy Cross’ alumni network when pursuing internships and employment after graduation.
The First Destinations Report was compiled by the Center for Career Development, which collaborates with the network of Holy Cross alumni, employers and campus partners to share expertise and engage students throughout their undergraduate career to translate the liberal arts experience into meaningful vocation and a lifetime of professional achievement. ■
Inaugural FYP Members, Faculty Reunite for 25th Anniversary
On June 5, class of 1996 alumni who were members of the inaugural class of the First Year Program (FYP) came together during their 25th Reunion Weekend to discuss the program’s impact on their lives. Joining alumni on the Zoom call were founding professors Robert Garvey, associate professor, emeritus, physics;
Carolyn Howe, associate professor, emerita, sociology; Margaret Freije, provost and dean of the College; Gary
Phillips, former associate professor, religious studies; and Mark Freeman,
Distinguished Professor of Ethics and
Society and professor of psychology.
Precursor of today’s Monserrat program for first-year students, FYP revolved around the central question: “How then shall we live in a world with so many claims to what is true and good?” Students who enrolled in the program could select from several disciplinary areas focused on addressing the question in seminars and through extracurricular activities.
The idea for the FYP reunion originated with Evan Chekas ’96, after his superintendent asked him to write a racial autobiography. The assignment made Chekas, a special education teacher in the Manchester (Connecticut) Public School District, reflect on pivotal events that shaped his work in his field and his experiences in FYP.
Chekas reached out to classmates Lisa Taylor, David Emond, Eoin Bastable, Amy Brogna and John Hay to ask about their lives since graduating Holy Cross. He quickly discovered they had also been influenced to pursue careers in education, social work, nonprofit management and law, in part from their experiences in FYP.
“There were two mottos that I learned from Holy Cross that ruined my life,” Debbie Farrell ’96 said with a smile. “The first was ‘men and women for others’ and the second, ‘How then shall we live...?’ As you learn more deeply about the problems and/or injustices in the world — and as you realize your faith calls you to action — you know you have chosen a much harder path in life.”
On the call, more than 20 alumni shared reflections on the value of the lifelong relationships they formed and the unique opportunities they had to learn and live together in Hanselman. They also shared life stories about how they chose career paths that led them to further examine ethical and moral questions they started to explore in the program. ■
Poet Billy Collins ’63, Hon. ’02 Endows $500,000 Classics Scholarship
Holy Cross has announced the creation of the Billy Collins ’63
Scholarship for Studies in Classics, the result of a $250,000 gift in honor of the former United States Poet
Laureate and graduate of the class of 1963. Starting this fall, two scholarships will be awarded annually to students who have demonstrated a commitment to major in classics and show financial need.
The scholarship includes the initial gift of $250,000, as well
as a match through the College’s Hope + Access Campaign for Financial Aid, bringing the endowment to $500,000.
“I am pleased to create this endowment at Holy Cross because its classics program is the most spirited and highly regarded of any such program at a liberal arts college in the United States,” Collins said. “My years of studying classics there provided me with a solid underpinning to my career as a teacher and as a poet.”
While at Holy Cross, Collins studied Greek and Latin, and noted that one of his favorite assignments entailed translating Horace’s odes. “It was a thrill to transform an ancient poem into contemporary speech, even as a Latin amateur,” he noted. “English borrows words from many other languages, but the main two faucets available are Latin and Anglo-Saxon roots. And one thing that makes good poetry is the impression that the poet is aware that he or she has these two linguistic sources and knows how to deploy them at the right time.”
Then there’s the classics’ underpinning of archaeology, architecture, art, philosophy and rhetoric. “So it’s all sort of inescapable and intertwined, and when you’re studying Alexander Pope or John Dryden, all the references are there,” Collins said.
The references are in evidence in Collins’ work, as well. Fans of his poetry know of his fondness for Latin titles — the poems “Vade Mecum,” “Solvitur Ambulando,” “Ave Atque Vale” and “Memento Mori” being examples. In other instances of Collins’ work, classical influences are invoked in title and emulated in structure, such as in “Aristotle,” a poem neatly diced into beginning, middle and end parts, a nod to the influence of “Aristotle’s Poetics” and his concept of the dramatic arc. But the ancients’ influence on Collins doesn’t end with reference to antiquity’s lingering patois or in paying homage to its marquee players. It’s in ample evidence for those who know their Latinate endings and Anglo-Saxon roots.
“Typically, my poems are an intentional blend of Latinate and Anglo-Saxon dictions,” Collins said. “For instance, in the poem ‘My Heart,’ you find a felt tension between conceptual words like ‘reliquary,’ ‘zoomorphic’ and ‘interstices,’ alongside concrete words such as ‘gold,’ ‘handle’ and ‘ball,’” Collins said. “When I’m composing poems, the classical languages are among the candles that light up my page.”
The endowed scholarship will provide funds in perpetuity, ensuring that generations of Holy Cross students will have the financial assistance to study classics. The College is home to one of the largest and most active undergraduate classics programs in the United States.
“We are deeply thankful to Mr. Collins for this unique contribution, which allows our students to pursue their passion for the ancient world, and which further supports our department’s ongoing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the field of classics,” said Neel Smith, professor of classics and chair of the department.
Internationally recognized for his work and dubbed “the most popular poet in America” by The New York Times, Collins has published 13 collections of poetry, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His most recent collection is “Whale Day and Other Poems,” published by Random House. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a New York Public Library “Literary Lion” and a vice president of the Poetry Society of America. An English major at Holy Cross, Collins taught in the English department at Lehman College (City University of New York) for decades, and he has been a visiting writer at Sarah Lawrence, Columbia, Arizona State, Ohio State and Vanderbilt, among other institutions.
Collins served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003, and as the New York State Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006. His other honors and awards include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
In 2002, Collins served as the College’s commencement speaker and was awarded an honorary degree. He also has a doctorate degree from the University of California, Riverside. He currently lives in Florida with his wife, Suzannah, and is working on his 14th collection of poetry.
“Without my classical education, without the knowledge of the Latin and Anglo-Saxon duet that is English, I don’t think I would’ve been as good a teacher or a writer,” Collins said. “This endowment is meant to be a statement for the classics’ vitality and necessity in a humanistic world.” ■
Working for Worcester Ensures Playground Access for Elementary School Students
It took a pandemic to keep them away in 2020, but this spring, Holy Cross students were back in full force to drive the ninth year of Working for Worcester. More than 200 volunteers worked at 11 sites across the city to beautify playground, educational and community spaces. By building playgrounds at McGrath and Columbus Park elementary schools this year, the organization achieved one of its original goals: to ensure that every Worcester elementary school had a playground.
Founded in 2012 by Holy Cross’ Jeffrey Reppucci ’14 and Derek Kump ’14, Working for Worcester is dedicated to mobilizing college students to improve recreation infrastructure and opportunities within neighborhoods across the city. Since its founding, the organization has expanded to include volunteers from other area colleges as well as members of the community, and has gained corporate sponsors while collaborating with the city to make an impact where it’s needed most. To date, the student leaders of Working for Worcester have raised and invested more than $1 million into the community, mobilized more than 4,000 volunteers and renovated over 100 community spaces and schools.
“We’ve been working for the past nine months to make it safe and successful,” Ian Williamson ’21, one of the Working for Worcester co-executive directors, told Masslive. “There’s just nothing better than, after such a crazy year, being able to come together as a community and just make a difference. It’s really powerful.” ■
Holy Cross Looks to Jesuit Aspirations for Institutional Inspiration
In 2019, following months of discernment, the Society of Jesus announced four aspirations, known as the Universal Apostolic Preferences. These preferences, confirmed by Pope Francis, were offered as guides for the Jesuits’ ministry and for the work of their institutions, such as Holy Cross, over the next decade.
Marybeth Kearns-Barrett ’84, director of the Office of the College Chaplains, says she finds these latest preferences remarkably “succinct” and welcoming: “I think these preferences are saying we are in a new moment.”
Kearns-Barrett hopes they will spark conversation among leadership, faculty, staff and students, and also help orient the College’s future in concrete ways through its ongoing strategic planning and other formative processes: “The preferences remind us that it is central to our mission as a Jesuit college to engage with these challenges.”
1. To show the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and discernment
“The purpose of this preference, I believe, is ultimately an invitation to be receptive to the call of love in our lives, which can lead us to a place of greater interior freedom, openness and generosity,” Kearns-Barrett says.
This preference could also inspire the College community to build in more time for deep reflection — fostering even further an Ignatian culture of “contemplatives in action.”
“[It can help us] hear the existential challenges being posed to us in this moment — challenges such as embracing anti-racism, addressing climate change and the question of who has access to a Holy Cross education,” she says.
2. To walk with the poor, the outcasts of the world, those whose dignity has been violated, in a mission of reconciliation and justice
She says “walking with” is an important orientation to bring to the College community’s engagement with area residents, as well as in immersion and study abroad experiences. At the same time, it calls people to attend to the experiences of those who have felt on the margins within the campus community: “All of us are being asked, How does the Holy Cross experience differ depending on our social location? How does the call ‘to walk with’ shape who I know, what I care about and how I spend my time?”
Scholarship, campus programming and engaged learning opportunities all play key roles in furthering understanding of social justice and the community we seek to become, Kearns-Barrett says.
3. To accompany young people in the creation of a hope-filled future
As an institution dedicated to serving young adults, Holy Cross has a vital role to play in graduating students with a sense of a hope-filled future, Kearns-Barrett adds; facing today’s challenges head-on is part of that. The language used here is important to note, she says: “As we ‘accompany’ young people, are we who are not so young willing to let them lead as we walk beside them?”
For example, Kearns-Barrett says a group of students has expressed interest in pursuing an initiative called the Pause Project, which would create more time to “pause” on campus, an effort that resonates with the Ignatian call to be “contemplatives in action.” “To accompany them is to say, ‘Tell us more about why you want this. I think it’s a great idea, too. But since it’s coming from you, can we let you lead the way on this?’” she says.
Habits formed at Holy Cross will shape students for life, Kearns-Barrett notes: “If valuing time to pause is how you learn to be in these four years, it becomes something you can draw on and learn to prioritize in the future.”
4. To collaborate in the care of our Common Home
“This preference pointedly names our responsibility to look squarely at the climate catastrophe we face, and respond to it creatively and with a sense of urgency,” Kearns-Barrett says. “What are our energy sources? What does our carbon footprint look like?
“When I was a student at Holy Cross in the early 1980s, I was introduced to the concept of valuing simplicity instead of consumption,” KearnsBarrett reflects. “If we’re going to talk about care for the Earth, a spirituality of simplicity is important. We need to think about how we infuse our lifestyle at Holy Cross with this sense of simplicity, and that might mean doing some things differently.”
Kearns-Barrett emphasizes that the four preferences are all interwoven. “You can’t care for the poor and the outcast without thinking about climate, because the poor are the most impacted,” she says. “Students living with the threat of climate collapse struggle to envision a hopefilled future. This is where the first preference for discernment comes in: We are living in a time that calls us all to conversion. The preferences call to us with urgency but also with hope; they can serve to guide our path as we move forward.
“It is up to us to wrestle with [these preferences] and open ourselves up to see how they might shape us,” she says. ■
Holy Cross Recognizes Juneteenth Holiday
For the first time, Holy Cross recognized Juneteenth this year as an official College holiday, to be marked annually in June.
“Observation of this holiday offers us a moment to reflect on the resilience, solidarity and culture of the African American community,” Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., noted to the College community in the September 2020 announcement. “It serves as a reminder of the enduring struggle for equality and respect by people of color as well as an opportunity to consider the work that we must continue to do together to make our community and our country a place where all people are respected and treated fairly.”
Last October, Holy Cross began observing the federal holiday of Columbus Day as Indigenous People’s Day. “At Holy Cross, in particular, being built upon Pakachoag Hill, we have a responsibility to recognize and understand our own history and to honor those from the Nipmuc nation who are native to this land,” Fr. Boroughs said. ■
The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery presented the work of nine graduating visual arts majors this spring in the exhibition “Metanoia.” The title of this year’s exhibition is derived from Greek and was meant to evoke a transformative change of one’s mind. The artwork was created during the yearlong Senior Studio Concentration Seminar by Isabel Dawson, Elizabeth Larkin, Kiera MacAneney, Yekaterina Martin, Grace Peluso, Fernando Torralba, José Tenorio Villagomez, Jasmine Williams and Simeon Lloyd Wingard. Visual arts majors who participated in the seminar were assigned studio space and mentored as they explored their creative interests – whether in traditional mediums such as drawing, painting,
Cantor Art Gallery Hosts Senior Visual Arts Majors Exhibition ‘Metanoia’ photography, printmaking and sculpture, or though state-of the-art digital illustration and video production. Cristi Rinklin, professor and chair of the visual arts department, taught the seminar course during fall 2020, while Matthew Gamber, associate professor, led the spring 2021 semester. “Our goal is to provide these emerging artists with the experience of what it’s like to work with a professional gallery. We stress the collaboration between gallery and artist, and how to prepare and present their work to its greatest advantage,” said Meredith Fluke, director of the Cantor Art Gallery. “The process is new to many of them; we’re here to encourage them to think about their work from new perspectives and to provide them with skills they can bring along with them into their continuing practice.” ■
Students Say Farewell to Fr. Boroughs
Students joined Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., on Kimball Quad at the start of Study Week in May to celebrate his tenure, wish him well and thank him for his service as the College’s 32nd president. ■
New Statue Dedicated
On June 20, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., blessed the newly installed statue of St. Francis Xavier, one of the co-founders of the Society of Jesus, in Hogan Courtyard. St. Francis joins his brother Jesuit, St. Peter Faber, who was installed in 2019. The statue was donated by Ann Halleron Eagan ’87 and William A. Eagan III ’77 P22, P20, P16 and Becky and John J. Halleron III ’60 P03, P94, P88, P87, in memory of Sarah Calcio, daughter of Susan Halleron Calcio ’88 and John Calcio. ■
College Awarded First-Gen Forward Designation
Holy Cross has been designated a First-gen Forward institution by the Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of
NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in
Higher Education and The Suder Foundation.
The designation recognizes higher education institutions that demonstrate a commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes of first-generation college students.
“Joining First-gen Forward both honors the work we have been doing to support firstgeneration students at Holy Cross to achieve their greatest goals, and gives us access to additional tools and resources to improve our efforts,” said Michele Murray, vice president for student affairs and dean of students.
As a First-gen Forward Institution, faculty and staff will have multiple opportunities to engage with peer institutions who are also creating environments that improve the experiences and outcomes of first-generation students.
“I feel privileged to be a part of so many brilliant students’ journeys here at Holy Cross and, in particular, those who are blazing a new trail for their families in being the first to attend college,” said Amie Archambault, assistant director in the Office of Multicultural Education at Holy Cross and lead for the College’s First-gen Forward cohort. ■
Jo Tours The Jo
Joanne Chouinard-Luth, D.M.D., and her husband, John Luth ’74 (above), recently got their first in-person look at the College’s new Joanne Chouinard-Luth Recreation and Wellness Center, known as The Jo.
Dr. Chouinard-Luth says she’s “delighted with the visual product of a decade-long dream: expansive views as you turn each corner on the track, the large number of bikes, rowers, etc. placed near full-length windows overlooking Mount St James, the crisp, modern feel and great color splashes throughout the space.”
With her continued interests in the studies of nutrition and fitness progression, focusing on lifestyle choices and prevention and/or mitigation of chronic disease, she says she hopes everyone in the College community will take advantage of the spaces and fitness tools the facility offers. “All those lifestyle choices become you!” she noted. “Your body, your mind, your mood, your spirit. Choose well here at The Jo.” ■
Holy Cross Libraries Create Campus Poetry Walk – On Campus and Online
Holy Cross Libraries debuted a Campus Poetry Walk this spring, featuring a 1-mile walking route across Mount
St. James and original student poetry. A digital map can be downloaded at holycross.edu/ hcm/poetrywalk. Those who can’t travel to campus to trek in person can enjoy a Virtual Poetry
Walk at holycross.edu/hcm/ virtualpoetrywalk.
An extension of the route features poems by Louise Imogene Guiney, whose papers are held in the College’s Archives and Special Collections. The Guiney poems can be found along a nature trail in an undeveloped part of campus, off McCarthy Lane (near Figge Hall and the Luth Athletic Complex). ■
