Finding purpose through the iPhone Sep 20, 2009
Since many could not communicate with their own voices, he sought answers, entering a technology-related program at Simmons College and turning over possible solutions in his mind. "I think all the time about how I can do this better or how I can serve more," he said. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Budget pressures hit preliminary elections Sep 19, 2009
I m willing to pay more taxes for many things, said Dan Connell, a Gloucester resident and Simmons College professor who urged Ruberti to drop out in a recent letter to the Gloucester Times, writing that the town could no longer dismiss this biannual phenomenon as entertainment. But I m not willing to pay for someone to indulge his vanity, and that s what this campaign comes down to. (Boston Globe)
Indonesia eyes militant networks after Noordin killing Sep 19, 2009
"He clearly was a proponent of an Al Qaeda ideology, whereas many JI members were beginning to see such a strategy as being counterproductive," says Zachary Abuza, an expert on JI at Simmons College in Boston. Noordin's cell had sought funding for terror attacks from foreign extremists, though it's unclear if it had direct support from Al Qaeda. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
The Basij-Rasikh siblings look to shape Afghanistan’s future Sep 19, 2009
Shugufa, 27, will graduate this fall from Simmons College with degrees in public health and sociology. Mustafa, a 22-year-old sophomore at Bates College, is a double-major in politics and economics. (Boston Globe)
James Walsh; helped lead Brookline, Boston schools Sep 19, 2009
After retiring as Brookline s superintendent, Dr. Walsh continued to teach at Boston College, where he was an adjunct professor, and became an associate professor at Simmons College. He was also one of three retired superintendents chosen by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents to be a mentor. (Boston Globe)
St. Paul AME Church to host African fashion show Sep 18, 2009
On Friday at 6 p.m., Dr. Beverly Sealey, William J. Fulbright Senior Scholar in 2007 and professor at Simmons College in Boston, will give a presentation and slide show on her work in Ghana, West Africa, as a former Fulbright Scholar. Light refreshments will be served. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
• Ruth B. Parr Sep 15, 2009
Ruth earned her master's degree from Lehigh University and received her bachelor's degree from Simmons College. She was a librarian at the Centennial School in Bethlehem for many years and most recently at Kirkland Village. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
NU Athlete of the Week honor surprises soccer star from Rockland Sep 13, 2009
She then notched a program-record-tying four goals, among them the game-winner, during a 6-0 triumph against Simmons College. As a freshman, Asack netted six goals in 11 games despite missing much of the season due to injury. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
National panel picked to review Gates arrest Sep 11, 2009
Stacy Blake-Beard, an associate professor at the Simmons College School of Management. John Gallagher, a federal prosecutor in Philadelphia. (Boston Globe)
Marcia Morrill, 85; was authority and devotee of Newfoundland dogs Sep 10, 2009
She attended Edward Devotion School in Brookline, graduated from Brookline High School in the early 1940s, and graduated from the former Garland Junior College, now part of Simmons College in Boston. She and Sam married in 1946. (Boston Globe)
Sandra Allen exhibit presents portraits of power, perception Sep 9, 2009
The ties that bind Christy Georg has spent time on sailing ships, and her crafty conceptual show Nautical Body at Trustman Art Gallery at Simmons College makes wry use of knots and rope - crucial to any sailing vessel, and ripe with the potential for metaphor ... At: Trustman Art Gallery, Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, through Sept. 30. (Boston Globe)
MARSHFIELD AROUND TOWN: Give new restaurant a try Sep 5, 2009
The following Marshfield residents recently graduated from their respective colleges or universities: University of Delaware, Jill M. Desmond, bachelor of electrical engineering, cum laude; University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Thomas A. Borror-Chappell, John C Byrne, Austin H. Clark, Ronald W. Everett, Ross C. Farinella, Peter T. Fitzgerald, Joseph A Genovese, Nicholas D. Hillner and Brian G. Shanahan; Curry College, Lauren Anzalone, BS, Kristin Cronin, BA, Mysteria Flynn, BA, Timothy Kelly, MA,... (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Make every minute count Sep 1, 2009
Have a family favorites day: Each person picks his or her favorite thing or activity from the summer, such as favorite game, food or book, said Nina Senatore, an assistant professor of education at Simmons College in Boston. Put it all together and have a super family favorites night, she said. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
The Dirtiest Places in the Home Aug 30, 2009
According the Chicago Tribune, when asked to identify the dirtiest areas in the home, Joe Rubino, council member and director of research and development at Reckitt Benckiser (a sponsor of the council and maker of Lysol products), stated there are eight primary offenders; and his conclusions were supported by a study conducted by the Center for Hygiene and Health in Home and Community at Simmons College in Boston. The Dirtiest Areas in the Home. (Suite101.com)
BACK2SCHOOL: Jake Edwards takes over top job at McGlynn Middle School Aug 28, 2009
He jokes that one of them had to go, but in all seriousness, Edwards says he wanted to be in a leadership position so it was back to school at Simmons College. After obtaining another master s, he found a job in Chelsea as the dean of students at the Clark Avenue Middle School. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Hygiene study identifies germiest places in the home Aug 27, 2009
Tub and shower --- The bathtub may have 100 times more bacteria than the trash can, according to an in-home bacteria study by Simmons College in Boston. The Hygiene Council recommends that showers and tubs be disinfected twice a week. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Elba Cleland, 56, professor and licensed social worker Aug 25, 2009
Around the Simmons College School of Social Work, Elba Cleland was unmistakable in her brightly colored caftans. With equally colorful candor, she encouraged her students to be aware of and express their identity as an integral part of their clinical practice. (Boston Globe)
Student news Aug 21, 2009
Simmons College honors local students. Jessica Tulis of North Scituate recently received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the College of Arts and Sciences at Simmons College. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
* Opponents of Obama fanning rightwing extremism Aug 18, 2009
The idea that they are going to be able to control what they have unleashed is plain wrong, said James Corcoran of Simmons College, the author of two books on US domestic terrorism. Republican leaders have moved to scupper Obamas healthcare plans by inflaming myths and lies about the system. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Brookline Honors Aug 18, 2009
Brookline residents receive degrees from Simmons College. The following Brookline residents recently received degrees from Simmons College ... The following Brookline students were named to the 2009 spring semester dean s list at Simmons College: Kathryn Michelotti, a freshman majoring in nursing; Caroline Lew, undeclared freshman; Laura Buso, junior majoring in communications; Charlotte Badler, junior majoring in nursing; Kristy Beaudoin, senior majoring in biopsychology; Marina Levkovich,... (Brookline TAB, MA)
An Apple A Day Keeps Kidney Stones Away: More Fruits And Veggies, Less Salt Prevents Stones From Forming Aug 15, 2009
Study co-authors include Teresa Fung (Simmons College) and Gary Curhan, MD (Brigham and Women's Hospital). Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Dr. Freda Rebelsky, 78, activist and gifted teacher at BU Aug 14, 2009
Freda was the kind of person who couldn t walk into a room without changing it, said Gerald Koocher, a former student of Dr. Rebelsky s who is dean of the School of Health Sciences at Simmons College and a former president of the American Psychological Association. She did some things that were certainly never done at BU before, he said. (Boston Globe)
Holliston's student standouts, week July 30 Aug 9, 2009
The following Holliston students graduated recently from Simmons College. Andrea Williams, with a master s in behavior analysis from the College of Arts and Sciences. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Protect Young Backs From Too Much Weight Aug 7, 2009
Simmons College professor Shelly Goodgold found that 55 percent of fifth- through eighth-grade students she surveyed carry backpacks weighing more than 15 percent of their body weight. One-third of those students said they've suffered back pain. (KERO 23, CA)
Student standouts Aug 6, 2009
Simmons College The following local students recently received degrees from Simmons College: Guillet Lozano, a resident of Medfield, received a master's degree in urban education from the College of Arts and Sciences ... Simmons College (www. (Medfield Press, MA)
North Andover High Achievers Aug 4, 2009
The following local students recently received degrees from Simmons College: Laura Doran received a bachelor s degree in communications from the College of Arts and Sciences; Courtney Breen received a master s degree in urban education from the College of Arts and Sciences; and Brigid Hegarty received a master s degree in urban education from the College of Arts and Sciences. William R. Huzar of North Andover earned dean s list honors at Saint Joseph s University for the spring 2009 semester. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Volunteering your way to a new job Aug 3, 2009
Deane s goal is to parlay her stint at the housing agency into a paying position as an archivist or records manager after she finishes graduate studies at Simmons College. Andrew Brown, president of Career Ventures Consulting Services Inc., a Boston career management firm, said skill-based volunteerism lets job seekers stand out. (Boston Globe)
Reading Scholars Aug 2, 2009
The following local students were named to the 2009 spring semester dean s list at Simmons College in Boston: Kathleen Mahoney, a junior at Simmons, majoring in physical therapy; and Jacqueline Rogers, a senior at Simmons, majoring in English The following Reading students recently received degrees from Simmons College: Leslie Ward received a master s degree in library and information science from the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science ... Shannon Matathia... (Reading Advocate, MA)
Education Notes, July 30 Aug 1, 2009
Catherine Mezynski of Burlington was named to the dean s list for the spring 2009 semester at Simmons College. Franklin Pierce grads. (Burlington Union, MA)
Georgetown student achievements Jul 31, 2009
Georgetown resident Hannah Desrochers recently received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the College of Arts and Sciences at Simmons College in Boston. Amand Martel of Georgetown received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology at commencement exercises at Emmanuel College in Boston recently. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Somerville residents make Simmons College deans list Jul 31, 2009
Somerville residents make Simmons College deans list - Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 - Somerville Journal ... Somerville residents make Simmons College deans list ... The following Somerville students were named to the dean s list at Simmons College in Boston for the spring 2009 semester: Eugenia Berkovitz-Martin, freshman, undeclared major; and Paula Francois, junior, undeclared major. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Watertown honors Jul 30, 2009
Residents receive degrees from Simmons College The following local students recently received degrees from Simmons College: Bethany Vinhateiro, master s degree in children s literature; Anne Hunsicker, master s degree in nursing; Rosa Gonzalez, master s degree in library and information science; Julia Trumble, master s degree in social work; Monali Gidwani, bachelor of science degree in biochemistry; Jacqueline Metjian, bachelor of science degree in nursing; Shirley Moe, bachelor of science... (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Dover-Sherborn Education Notes (July 30) Jul 30, 2009
Boyce graduates from Simmons Amy Boyce, a resident of Dover, recently received a master s degree in nutrition & dietetics from the Simmons College School of Health Sciences. Simmons College is a private university in the heart of Boston. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Residents earn degrees from Simmons College Jul 30, 2009
The following local students recently received degrees from Simmons College in Boston. Emily Wagner, master s degree in library and information science, Graduate School of Library and Information Science; Sylvie Shaffer, master s degree in history and library and information science, College of Arts and Sciences; Christopher Ahearn, master s degree in communications management, College of Arts and Sciences; Katherine Van Sleet, master s degree in library and information science, Graduate School... (Somerville Journal, MA)
High achievers Jul 30, 2009
St. Mary s High School honor roll The following students from Saugus have earned academic distinction for the fourth marking period at St. Mary s High School in Lynn: Grade 7, president s list: Courtney Curry, Nina Murray; honor roll: Michaela St. Cyr Grade 8, president s list: Anthony Finocchiaro, Katherine Muise, Nancy O Neil; honor roll: Rachael Hudson Grade 9, president s list: Paige Kennedy; honor roll: Michaela Catino, Lauren Folino, Chris Mirageas Jr., Jillian Smith Grade 10, president s... (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Marlborough's student standouts Jul 30, 2009
The following Marlborough residents received degrees from Simmons College in Boston: Melissa Kupper, master s degree in education with special needs/NECA from the College of Arts and Sciences; Laura Wilson, master s degree in library and information science from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science; and Julianne Grenier, master s degree in education with special needs/NECA from the College of Arts and Sciences. Christine Lange, of Marlborough, was named to the Dean s List for... (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
RISE: an All-Star opportunity for at-risk youth Jul 21, 2009
"Ninety-six percent of RISE participants graduate from high school, and 170 have attended college." These colleges include Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, Simmons College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. This is so remarkable, taking into consideration that nine out of the 17 original Project RISE participants entered the program through a recommendation by their juvenile probation officers. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Brookline resident to head society of pediatric psychology Jul 21, 2009
Brookline resident Gerald Koocher, dean of the Simmons College School of Health Sciences, was recently elected president of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, a division of the American Psychological Association. He will serve as president-elect from January to December 2010, and serve a one-year term as president, beginning January 2011. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Barbara Margolis; volunteer was advocate for prisoners in NYC; at 79 Jul 17, 2009
Mrs. Margolis earned a bachelor s degree in retailing from Simmons College in Boston. After an earlier marriage ended in divorce, she married David Margolis in 1958. (Boston Globe)
Eileen MacTurk Court (4) Jul 17, 2009
Eileen was a 1944 graduate of Simmons College in Boston. She received a full scholarship to attend. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Bush praises Braintree-based Project RISE at All-Star game Jul 17, 2009
Since its inception 16 years ago, Project RISE s students have gone on to attend such institutions of higher learning as Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, Simmons College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Dixon, 48, who lives in Brockton, was featured in an on-field ceremony and video narrated by President Obama and former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton, as well as Bush. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Wilmington bank announces new assistant vice president Jul 15, 2009
She graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Public Relations and Marketing Communications from Simmons College. We are excited that Shanna is joining our team, said Thurlow. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Project RISE director honored at All-Star game Jul 15, 2009
Since its inception 16 years ago, Project RISE s students have gone on to attend four-year colleges, among them Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, Simmons College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. For further information about Project RISE, visit www. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Mary M. McNally Jul 14, 2009
After graduation from Simmons College in Boston, she was appointed to the staff of the Watertown Free Public Library. She retired as Head Reference Librarian in the 1980s after 50 years of dedicated service. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
From Fenway to the fairway Jul 6, 2009
Abrams recently told the Globe that he and wife Katie McGrath, who went to Simmons College, are huge Red Sox fans. Perhaps that s why his sci-fi series Fringe is set around the Hub. (Boston Globe)
Memorial beach structure dedicated to late talk show host Jun 24, 2009
He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell with a degree in political science, and he later earned a masters in Communications Management from Simmons College. He began his radio career at WLLH in Lowell during the late 1980s, when he hosted the Morning Magazine program. (Amesbury News, MA)
Marshfield High School graduate DeJoie ponders Congress run Jun 19, 2009
He received a bachelor s degree in sociology from North Adams State College and a master s in social work from Simmons College. After graduating, he moved to New Hampshire and in 1988 became a volunteer firefighter, a job he enjoyed so much, he made a career out of it. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
70th WHS REUNION: 'Old School' Personified Jun 18, 2009
Roundy described going to Simmons College and how, during her senior year, she learned about military map-making at Northeastern University and found a job in Washington, D.C. Roundy said the position allowed her to combine her mapping skills with her double majors in journalism and English. She wanted to write a children s book, but never had a chance to get started. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Eleanor L. Quirk Jun 17, 2009
Eleanor was a graduate of Quincy High School and attended Simmons College in Boston before graduating from Katherine Gibbs School in Boston. She enjoyed a 45 year career in the life insurance industry. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Michelle White s Atlas Sports Camp Jun 16, 2009
Coached at BU, Simmons College, Babson College and is currently the head coach of the Winchester High School Softball and Field Hockey teams. Coaches. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Childrens Hospital opens new family home on Kent Street in Brookline Jun 3, 2009
The dedication of the inn this week represents the opening of a wildly different chapter in the 120-year history of the stately Victorian at 241 Kent St. The chateauesque home was build in 1889 by brewer Andrew Houghton, owner of the A.J. Houghton & Co. brewery in Jamaica Plain, and was later acquired by Simmons College before being sold to Phi Gamma Pi fraternity at Northeastern University in 1954. The house was home to Phi Gamma Pi for more than 50 years, and became known for enormous parties... (Brookline TAB, MA)
MARSHFIELD AROUND TOWN: Farmers market is back Jun 3, 2009
Earlier this month, she graduated magna cum laude from Simmons College with a bachelor s degree in psychology and a minor in sociology. In addition to working as a research and teaching assistant in the Simmons psychology department, Morgan did internships at Harvard University s Laboratory for Developmental Studies and Boston University s Alzheimer's Disease Core Center. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Prom dress drive a success Jun 2, 2009
On Saturday, April 18, the Holmes Sports Center at Simmons College in Boston became an invitation-only boutique as more than 350 area high school girls selected a free gown to wear to their prom. The fifth annual Belle of the Ball prom dress boutique was sponsored by Anton s Cleaners, which has locations in Tewksbury and Wilmington. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
James Daly; made QuickDoc program for medical libraries Jun 2, 2009
He could see the absurd in the weighty and the weighty in the absurd," Clancy said.In an about-face, Mr. Daly went from writing literature aimed at wistful youths to writing computer code for programs used at medical libraries. He earned a master's at Simmons College in library science and took a job at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the mid-1980s as an information specialist at its library.While there, in the late 1980s, Mr. Daly conceived, wrote, implemented, and maintained QuickDoc,... (Boston Globe)
Experts call for hard look at interrogation May 30, 2009
"If we can be more effective by being skilled than by being brutal, then we're fools not to be more skilled," said Robert Coulam, director of the Center for Health Policy Research at Simmons College in Boston, and an intelligence consultant. Price's bill proposes a center. (News & Observer)
Three Marblehead students honored for Letters About Literature May 30, 2009
Speakers at the event included Michele Cloonan, dean of the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science; Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin and Krosoczka ... MCB is funded in part by the Boston Athenaeum, Boston Public Library, Hampshire College, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and Simmons College. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Beverly girls tennis team heads to state tournament May 29, 2009
Senior captain Sabrina Salmela led the way for Beverly at first singles and she ll continue her tennis career at Simmons College ... Corcoran said Salmela could likely be Simmons College s first singles player next year if she continues to work at her game. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Joan Ross of Danvers focuses lens on prom spirit May 27, 2009
After participating in two local prom-preparation events and rolling out the red carpet in her own studio for a third, Joan Ross of Joan Ross Photography captured the delight of over 350 beauties treated to complimentary transformations at the fifth annual Belle of the Ball Boutique Day held April 18 at Simmons College in Boston. The program, sponsored by Anton s Cleaners, provides people the opportunity to donate gently used gowns to girls who may not otherwise have had the means to acquire a... (Danvers Herald, MA)
Obituary: Cynthia Dromgoole May 23, 2009
She received a master s degree in library science from Simmons College in 1986. She was a special needs teacher at Massachusetts Association for the Blind, RZR Inc., and Handiwork Services during the 1970s and 1980s. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Stoneham native earns top foreign post at USAID May 23, 2009
After attending Simmons College, interning at the World Bank, and attending graduate school at UCLA, she dipped her toes in the waters of the Foreign Service for the first time by volunteering in the Peace Corps. That just fit best. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Cynthia Dromgoole, at 55; activist, Brookline children's librarian May 21, 2009
After marrying William Dromgoole in May 1984 - they were 11 days shy of their 25th anniversary when she died - she graduated from Simmons College in 1986 with a master's degree in library science. They lived in Boston and the suburbs, and she counted among her addresses the North End, the South End, South Boston, Jamaica Plain, and Charlestown, where the Dromgooles lived on a boat at a marina for more than a year. (Boston Globe)
Commencements May 16, 2009
George Rizer/Globe StaffCatherine Chalpin, a communications major from Exeter, N.H., recorded the Simmons College commencement from her seat yesterday morning ... Simmons College, BostonDate: Yesterday, 10 a.m., Bank of America PavilionGraduates: 500Degrees: bachelor of arts and bachelor of scienceSpeaker: Gwen Ifill, '77, senior correspondent for "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer" and moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week," at the morning commencement for undergraduates; Greg... (Boston Globe)
Freshman Roche named Suffolk softballs Most Improved Player May 15, 2009
They lost to St. Joseph s, and were dropped down to the losers bracket of the double-elimination tournament, where they were upset by the lower-seeded Simmons College, 4-1. The game against Simmons] was a game we should have won, said Roche. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Wilmington Salvation Army store stays thrifty May 14, 2009
Whatever I can find, said Mahoney, a physical therapy student at Simmons College. You can find really cool stuff here. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
OBITUARY: Rosalin Puchkoff, 71 May 13, 2009
She went on to graduate from Simmons College and worked as an elementary school teacher in Texas. She married and raised her family in Lexington before moving to Chelmsford in 1994. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
