MASSASOIT MONTHLY

News from Springfield College
June 2006

SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE TO SECURE ACQUISITION FUND FOR NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING Future new homes in Old Hill moved from a plan to an impending reality June 21 whenSpringfield Collegeannounced that it will secure a $1.5 million property acquisition fund for The Neighborhood Collaborative LLC. Read more.

SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTS WALSH, BLAKE, GRIGGS AS OFFICERS The Springfield College Board of Trustees reelected James E. Walsh of East Longmeadow, Mass., as chair; and elected Helen Davis Blake of Somers, Conn., and Stuart, Fla., as vice chair, and Sally M. Griggs of Northampton, Mass., as secretary at its annual meeting on May 20. Read more.

INCOMING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS PREPARE FOR FALL From the Summer Orientation, Advising and Registration sessions to the Summer Reading Experience, our incoming first-year students - and their parents - are readying themselves for life at Springfield College. See what they're up to.

KATIE HAWKE NAMED IWLCA DIVISION III BERKSHIRE REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Springfield Collegesecond-year head coach Katie Hawke has been named the 2006 Division III Berkshire Regional Women's Lacrosse Coach of the Year, as announced by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). Read more.

JAMES LARSON NAMED INTERIM HEAD MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY COACH James N. Larson has been appointed interim head men's cross country coach atSpringfield Collegeaccording to Director of Athletics Cathie Schweitzer. Read more.

SILVIENNE KROSENDIJK AND KELSEY BISHOP COMPETE IN THE NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS A total of five athletes from Springfield College competed in the 2006 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, in May. Read more.

2006 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE AVAILABLE ONLINE. Click here. For other 2006 schedules, visit the individual sports web pages.

For athletics information, click here or call the Sports Information Hotline at 413.748.3987.

July 1, New Britain, Ct. Connecticut Alumni Association presents New Britain Rock Cats vs. Connecticut Defenders baseball. Pre-game picnic on Webster Terrace, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

July 22, Flushing, N.Y.Greater New York City Alumni Association presents the New York Mets vs. Houston Astros event with noon pre-game picnic at the Shea Stadium picnic area

July 23, Manchester, N.H. The New Hampshire Alumni Association presents a Fisher Cats baseball event vs. Trenton Yankees.  Pre-game picnic on first base party deck beginning at 11:30 a.m.

July 27-30, Nashville, Tenn. YMCA General Assembly, Alumni & Friends Social

July 31, Boston, Mass. The Eastern Mass, Rhode Island, and Pioneer Valley Alumni associations present the Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians.  Pre-game reception at Bertucci's in Kenmore Square.

For information, contact the Springfield College Office of Alumni Relations staff at (413) 748-3161 or via email. For the full schedule, click here.

For the events calendar, click here.