Le Provocateur

After 20 years of being a part of the music program in the chapel at Assumption, Jane Shivick has decided to step down from her position as Director of Chapel Choirs and the Principal Cantor to pursue her professional singing career. "I know that time is marching on for me, and for what realistic musical achievements are attainable for me at this point in my life," says Shivick.

Assumption College has employed significant technological advancement in the past few years, the latest being the new DATATEL system, a form of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.? This system is a new administration service for the entire campus, providing a single access point for information pertaining to both academics and administration for the college.

Having first worked at a local Wendy's as a grill cook at the age of sixteen, Mike Ward would have never imagined that he would one day have a career in food services. Born and raised in Natick, Massachusetts, he left to join the military directly following his high school graduation.

On Tuesday, March 31, many faculty members attended Professor Glen Cannon Arbery's lecture titled "Iago's Luck: The Question of Providence in Othello" in La Maison Francaise. His lecture reflected the question of whether or not providence, the workings of fate by a divine being, apply to Iago in Othello.

On Wednesday, April 1, 37 seniors attended the 11th annual Business Protocol and Etiquette Dinner for seniors, sponsored by the Student Development Counseling Center and Office of Career Services at Assumption College. Facilitator Carol McGuiggan said that 99 out of 100 executives agree that social skills are prerequisites to succeeding in business and social life.

"Excellence in the service of humanity." What a fitting motto for the students recently inducted into the Human Services Honor Society, Tau Upsilon Alpha. On Tuesday March 31, a select number of students were inducted into the Human Services Honor Society.

The Peer Mediation Organization is a group of students trained in mediation and conflict-resolution. Peer Mediation is an alternative way to settle conflicts in a confidential and relaxed environment. Each mediator took part in a two-day training process and has the necessary skills to aid in the resolution of peer conflicts.