Holy Cross Students Awarded French Embassy Grants

WORCESTER, Mass. – The following Holy Cross students were recently awarded French Embassy Youth and Sports Grants (Bourses Jeunesse et Sports) to participate in short-term cultural and linguistic programs in France this summer:

Emily Lynch ’06 will be among hundred of photographic artists from all over the world attending the International Photography Meeting is Arles, France from July 4 – 12. The program will feature thirty photography exhibitions, several receptions and shows, and lectures and debates with professional photographers about the artistic and practical elements of photography. A psychology major and studio arts minor from Reading, Mass., Lynch is a member of the Campus Activities Board. She works in the photography lab on campus.

Jeanne Normand ’05 will take part in the “Discover Paris by Foot, Cycle or Rollerblades” program from July 18 – 25. The program will allow her to explore some of Paris’ great historical and culture sites, like the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, Grande Arche de la Défense, and Cité des Sciences. The program will also feature a component on the economy and culture of Paris. A double major in French and art history, Normand is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Delta Phi, the National French Honor Society. She is a resident of Beverly, Mass.

Nathanael Shea ’04, a resident of Spencer, Mass., will attend the nine-day Avignon Festival from July 7 – 16, where he will have the opportunity to participate in all activities relating to the festival, including meeting the artists and taking part in workshops on theater, dance, poetry and writing. A philosophy major and French minor, Shea studied in Strasbourg, France during his junior year. At Holy Cross, he has been involved in several student and theatre department productions. A recipient of the National Merit Scholarship, he was recently awarded the College’s Bourgeois French Prize for this year’s best French essay. Shea’s mother, Helene Lutz, is a member of the religious studies faculty, and his father, William Shea, is the director of the College’s Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture.