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May 1, 2026

WISE Summer Session Open for Registration

The much-anticipated summer schedule of classes and events is ready! We are pleased to mark the 250th anniversary of our nation with a six-week session themed Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Learning.

Click here for full course descriptions, session schedule, and events: Summer Catalog 2026

You do not need to be a member to take summer courses. This is an "a la carte" session, with shorter, easily accessible classes either online or on campus. Each class session is only $10 (for example, $20 for a two-week class, $30 for a three-week class, etc.).

All classes and events are now open for registration.

Register Now

WISE Calendar

WISE Forum	Wed. May 6 at 12 pm (AU Pierre's Pub)	Click here for more info
Fiction Book Club	Wed. May 6 at 2:45 pm (AU La Maison Hall)	Click here for more info
Nonfiction Book Club	Fri. May 8 at 1:30 pm (AU Testa 155)	Click here for more info
WISE at the Woo Sox Game day is Sunday June 28 at 1:05 pm at Polar Park	REGISTER by May 8	Reserve your spot now; up to 4 tickets per member Click here to view/register
Annual Members Luncheon &Year-End Meeting	Thur. May 28 at 11:30 am (AU Tsotsis)	Click here to view/register

On the Assumption Campus and Beyond

Hanover Theater: Artist Talk

Stained Glass Artist Michael Oates

Sat. May 2 at 2 pm (Franklin Square Salon at the Hanover Theater, Worcester)

Free to WISE members

Click here to RSVP

Road Scholar: Documentary Film Screening

Aging in America: Survive or Thrive

Narrated by Martin Sheen and based on Dr. Robert Butler’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Why Survive?

Thurs. May 21 (Online event)

Join Road Scholar, the Hartford Foundation, and PBS for this free online event

Enjoy a live discussion with producers Dr. Ken Dychtwald and Neil Steinberg after the screening

Click here for more info and to register

DID YOU KNOW? Every Wednesday Showcase Cinemas offers discounted ticket prices and concessions to seniors age 60 and over

Click here to learn more

Committee News

The Membership Committee wants you to know....

organizations such as your local senior center, or your 55+ living community can join WISE!

WISE began offering Organizational Memberships in 2024 to communities that want our online classes available at their location. If you belong to a center, residence, or other group that might be interested in learning about a WISE organizational membership, please let them know about us.

Contact the WISE Director, Rebecca Perry, at re.perry@assumption.edu to learn more about this program

More to Know

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Visit WISE News on our website to see the latest publications and media appearances.

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Assumption University

in the News

Here are some recent articles of interest from around campus:

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From the WORCESTER TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE: Jesse Collings writes about the conversation between Dr. Doris Kearns Goodwin and President Weiner. READ NOW

From the WORCESTER BUSINESS JOURNAL: Assumption students pitched their startup business, Boomerang Boutique, in the annual WooTank Intercollegiate Pitch Competition on April 7, where they were awarded $1,000 towards their work. READ NOW

WISE Quote of the Week

"May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive."

- Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life: Fennel's Journal No. 1

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