Education

Notre Dame Academy has appointed Sherri Pitcher its new chief advancement officer, making her responsible for philanthropy and engagement strategy at the private all-girls school in Worcester.

The National Science Foundation awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Loris Fichera $599,663 to develop robots to treat disease without touching human tissue.

Discovery Museum in Acton will have a new CEO in January, when current chief development officer Marie Beam steps into the role. Beam will take over the role held by Neil Gordon for 14 years.

People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, Fidelity Bank, and Clark University.

Clark University in Worcester received a gift of $1 million to design, develop, and launch an honors program at the school. The donor is a Clark alumnus who wishes to remain anonymous.

The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts board has selected Vincent Rougeau, president of The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester as its next board chair, effective July 1.

As was the case for the first two years of debt payments, the saving grace for the current fiscal year 2023 and the next fiscal year 2024 is a $3-million property sale from 2021.

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development granted Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester $200,000 to fund a training program for previously incarcerated individuals.

Saint John’s High School trustee and alumnus Dennis Crowley has committed $1 million to support the school’s Curriculum of Care in Support of Community Wellness priority of the private Shrewsbury boys-only high school’s strategic plan.

Nichols College in Dudley will offer online master’s degrees to the 1,700 members of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at a 40% discount, while military veterans who are members of the force will receive additional benefits.