Emmanuel College

More than 20 students from the School of Nursing recently explored cultural, historical, and medical sites in Japan. The 10-day trip included stops in Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Osaka to visit healthcare facilities, Sensoji Temple, Hiroshima Castle and more.

Emmanuel men's basketball returned to action this past week, starting the 2026 portion of their schedule, and thanks to his impressive effort over two games, first-year guard Danny Adams was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week.

Emmanuel women's basketball rookie Nylah Mitchell needed just one game to make an impact this week, and as a result, has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week.

Saints first-year Shea Canavan made the trip down to Florida with Emmanuel for the 2025 Cruzin' Classic and returned home as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week.

Emmanuel women's soccer senior Annebel Balogh de Galantha flourished for another season athletically and academically, resulting in her second consecutive selection to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Division III Women's Soccer Academic All-America Team.

Four memebers of the Emmanuel women's volleyball team were recently named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.

Six Saints from the women's soccer team were recently recognized for a combination of academics and athletics by being named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.

Two Saints from the Emmanuel men's soccer team were recognized for their combination of academics and athletics by being named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District squad.

Three players from the Emmanuel women's soccer team were recognized for outstanding play by being named to the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Region I Team.

A pair of Saints men's soccer players earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference honors, in recognition of outstanding play this season.

Emmanuel women's soccer placed a program record eight players on the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference Team, including the Defensive Player of the Year honors for senior Annebel Balogh de Galantha.

Two Emmanuel students were recently recognized for outstanding poster presentations at a national biomedical conference. School of Science and Health students Astrid Noriega '26 and Kiana Rodriguez '27 received the awards in November at the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) in San Antonio, Texas.

More than 40 nursing students at Emmanuel College recently showcased their research skills and knowledge of best practices through PICOT presentations. PICOT is short for: Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time; It's a research framework used in nursing to structure clinical questions for evidence-based practice.

Following one of its best seasons in team history, the Emmanuel women's volleyball program finished with five players named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference Teams, as announced by the conference office on Nov. 18.

Saints senior Gabriel Eduarte and sophomore Benjamin Anderson were recognized for their combination of academics and athletics on Tuesday, being named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District squad, as announced by the CSC on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Emmanuel seniors Annebel Balogh de Galantha, Liz McCormick, Loliana Morales, and Eva Simmons, as well as juniors Paige Letourneau and Libby Tennant, have all been selected to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, as announced by the CSC on Nov. 25.

More than 60 juniors and seniors at the Emmanuel College School of Nursing are providing support and guidance for their fellow students through peer mentoring this fall. Offered through the School of Nursing Club, the peer mentoring program also organizes community-building events, such as a recent peer mentoring crafts night. Additionally, participants receive support from the faculty peer mentoring team.

Students in the Biology Club planned, hosted, and moderated a bioethics panel featuring Dr. Angelica D'Amore from Boston Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Valerie Williams, and Senior Biology Lecturer Dr. Derek Lau.

Students with the Emmanuel College Theater Arts program were recently nominated for several awards, following a successful run of an original Halloween production titled "Theater Macabre: Dreamscape."

Three Emmanuel students presented research at the American Psychological Association (APA) conference in Denver over the summer. The students presented findings from a pair of research collaborations when Dr. Clare Mehta, which focused on body image and stressors during the "established adulthood" phase of life. They also connected with a wide range of people and ideas at the conference, which is the world's largest gathering of psychologists and psychology students.

Building community through service has always been a priority at Emmanuel College. For students in the Class of 2029, it'll also be one of their first memories of pursuing higher education in the Heart of Boston. Rising early on the last day before the official start of the academic year, more than 360 new Saints fanned out across Boston and beyond to volunteer at food shelves, homeless shelters, and other organizations that meet vital community needs through the New Student Day of Service.

More than 110 Emmanuel College students are learning on the job and building professional networks through internships this summer. The intersection of classroom learning and real-world application is central to the Emmanuel experience, with 100% of graduates completing at least one career-igniting internship.

Two rising juniors at Emmanuel College are embarking on unique research opportunities alongside faculty, through support from the Beckman Scholars Program.

More than 40 students are engaging in summer research projects at Emmanuel College this summer.

Gabrielle Wenc '22 G'23 traveled to Argentina through an Emmanuel Study Abroad trip in 2020, and she's looking forward to returning in 2026 through the US Fulbright Student Program. Fulbright is a cultural exchange program through which scholars travel to a host country to pursue their studies, complete research, or in Wenc's case, teach English. She is the 17th Fulbright Scholar from Emmanuel College in the past 14 years. A graduate of Emmanuel's Bachelor's and Master's of Education via the 4+1 program, Wenc has spent the last few years teaching different levels of high school Spanish, first at Boston Latin School and currently at Acton-Boxboro.

In recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College has named more than 850 students to the Dean's List for the Spring 2025 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean's List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit semester.

Emmanuel awarded more than 450 degrees to the Class of 2025 at the College's 103rd Commencement on May 10.

Emmanuel College recently inducted 10 students into Pi Epsilon Zeta, a local chapter of the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society. Alpha Phi Sigma is the only Criminal Justice Honor Society, is a certified member of the Association of College Honor Societies, and is affiliated with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. The goals of Alpha Phi Sigma are to honor and promote academic excellence, community service, educational leadership, and unity. Applicants must rank within the top 35% of their class and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2.

The Emmanuel College School of Education recently inducted 22 students into Pi Lambda Theta, one of the nation's most prestigious education honor societies.

Emmanuel College recently inducted three students into Theta Alpha Kappa, the only national honor society dedicated to recognizing academic excellence in religious studies and theology for undergraduate and graduate students.