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October 16, 2026

We Want to Hear from You

At the end of each WISE course, we email evaluations to all registered students. Did you ever wonder what happens to your evaluation?

Your anonymous input is summarized along with your fellow classmates' and reviewed by our dedicated Curriculum Committee. The committee uses the feedback to select instructors, determine course offerings, and adapt learning practices in upcoming sessions.

Course feedback is also shared with each individual instructor. Instructors value your candid input; it helps them to shape future topics and adjust their delivery. 

Make your voice heard. Be sure to check your email this week and complete the course evaluation(s). 

It only takes a minute or two and goes a long way in shaping future WISE classes. Thank you.

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WISE Calendar

Lunch Club: Dining Out

Tues. Oct 20 at Noon (Grill 352 & Kabab, 352 Shrewsbury St, Worcester)

All are welcome to join; please click here to RSVP so we have a headcount

Take a peek at the menu: Grill 352 & Kabab

WISE Forum

Wed. Oct 21 at 11:45 am (AU Tinsley Center)

Click here for more info

Brown Bag Lecture: Tanagramania

With Daniel Healey from the Worcester Art Museum

RSVP by Monday 10/19

Thurs. Oct 22 at 11:30 am (AU La Maison Salon)

$5 for WISE members and guests; beverages and dessert provided

Click here for info/to register

Fundraiser: Private Wine Tasting Class

Only a few spots left!

Mon. Oct 26 at 4 pm (Total Wine & More, Shrewsbury)

Limited to 20 guests; your $25 donation goes directly to WISE

Click here for info/to register

Artificial Intelligence SIG

Tues. Oct 27 at 11:30 am (Zoom)

Click here for more info

Fiction Book Club

Wed. Oct 28 at 2:00 pm (AU La Maison Hall)

Click here for more info

Supreme Court SIG

Fri. Oct 30 at 10:00 am (Zoom)

Click here for more info

Nonfiction Book Club

Fri. Oct 30 at 1:30 pm (AU Testa 155)

Click here for more info

 

On the Assumption Campus and Beyond

It's Fall Festival Time: Click this link for a schedule of fairs and festivals across the region: Central MA Fall Fairs & Festivals

Free Music in Worcester: 

Autumn Jazz & Joy with Nat Needle

Sat. Oct 17 at 6 pm (Espress Yourself Coffee, 2 Richmond Ave, Worcester)

A free, kid-friendly live solo piano and vocal set featuring swing, blues and jazz

AU Lecture: "A Decade of Chronicling Politics, Commerce, and Everyday Life during the Era of the American Revolution..."

A conversation with AU Authors featuring Professor of History Carl Robert Keyes and Professor of Education Lisa D'Souza

Wed. Oct 21 at 5 pm (AU Curtis Hall)

Free and open to the public

This is the final event in Assumption's year-long series "Striving for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence"

 Click here for more info

AU Discussion Panel: “Celebrating 250 years of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations”

Featuring Dr. Ryan Hanley (Boston College) and Dr. Jason Jackson (MIT); moderated by Professor Smriti Rao.

Mon. Oct 26 at 5 pm (AU Pierre's Pub, Hagan Hall)

Open to the Assumption community

This event features a conversation about this foundational text of economics and the moral philosophy of its author, Adam Smith.

 Click here for more info

AU Lecture: Graphic Designer Kayla Schwartz

For as long as people have had walls, we have put marks on them. This talk is about typography's power to shape civilization and the long human habit of making meaning visible. 

Thurs. Oct 29 at 7 pm (AU Kennedy Hall 112)

Free and open to the public

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Committee News
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The Membership Committee wants you to explore all there is to love about WISE.

Movie club, book clubs, special interest groups, discussion forums, meeting for lunch... we offer something for everyone.

To learn about the many extra-curricular activities available at WISE click this link. 

More to Know

Volunteer Opportunity:

Seeking Class Assistants for Session B courses

Interested in becoming more involved in WISE? Consider being a Class Assistant for one of these upcoming courses:

B1. Beatles (Schwalb) Mon. at 10 am (Zoom class)

B2. Economics (Gottschang) Mon. at 1 pm

B5. Merton & Collins (Brennan) Tues. at 1 pm

B6. Humor 103 (Fusco) Tues. at 3 pm 

B9. Genetic Engineering (O’Connor) Wed. at 3 pm

B12. Chief Justice Roberts (Ross) Thur. at 3 pm

B14: Science of Happiness (Lipsitz) Fri. at 1 pm

B15. Historical Jesus (Shahinian) Fri. at 3 pm

 

Contact the WISE office at 508-767-7513 or email wise@assumption.edu to volunteer.

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What is the role of a Class Assistant/Zoom Host?
  • Responsible for assisting instructors and class participants in the live or virtual classroom
  • Shares important reminders and announcements as needed
  • Monitors class attendance
  • (Zoom class) Is the Zoom Host; starts, manages, and ends the meeting
  • (Zoom class) Assists participants in the use of Zoom technology

 

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WISE Quote of the Week

“How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days." - John Burroughs

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