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Approximately 1,000 students and parents attended Admissions Open House in The Murray Center on Nov. 14. Students visited informational tables where RIC faculty and staff answered questions posed by attendees and provided details about the college.
Despite rainy conditions, the crowd teamed outside for campus walking and trolley tours as well as dorm visits, and afterwards gathered in Donovan Dining Center, where food and refreshments were available and a raffle of RIC apparel and other prizes was held.
Admissions Open House photo gallery
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Among the attendees of the RIC Veterans Resource Center open house on Nov. 9 were, from left, Alun Boyns, Gary Penfield, Monica Darcy, Don Sullivan, Paul Darcy, Ron Whitcomb, and Travis Stockton.
The center, located in Building 5, was established this year to provide support to current and prospective veteran students and their families. It is intended to bridge the worlds of on- and off-campus life in order to ease the transition toward academic success.
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Pictured are some of the members of The African and African American Studies Program who gathered in the Faculty Center on Oct. 29 to celebrate the program’s 40th anniversary. Attendees discussed the impact of the program, which addresses the cultural, social, historical, political, economic, psychological, literary and artistic aspects of African and African American life and people.
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The East Providence Community Theatre production of “Nightsong: A New Vampire Musical ” will star Jon Brennan ’07 and Candice Christiansen ’10 (pictured). The new show, written and directed by Brennan, will run Nov. 5, 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. at St. Ann’s Arts & Cultural Center in Woonsocket. Other RIC cast and crew members include Alex Tirrell ’10, Zach Hynes ’10, Jessica Albaum ’08, Jamie Martin ’11 and Carly Romano. For more information, visit www.eptheatre.org. (Photo: Ed Le Doux)
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Four “witches” – Milva McGhee, left, Kathy Sasso, Linda Kent Davis and Demetria Moran – interacted with students about their future careers in a “Career Fear” event in the Student Union Lobby on Oct. 28. According to Kathy Sasso of the Career Development Center, students were lured to the fair with “offerings of candy, and once engaged, discussed ‘Killer Resumes’ or took their chances on the witches brew of questions about job interviews and workplace behavior.” Sasso said the event was a fun way to convince students that their future doesn’t really have to be scary.
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Students from a RIC writing class write on the "Graffiti Wall" located in the Art Center on Oct. 20, the National Day on Writing. In honor of the day, the Rhode Island Writing Project invited the RIC community to participate by holding a campus-wide writing marathon.
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Using a chainsaw and log, environmental artist Michael Higgins crafted a “Diversity Tree” sculpture on the quad on Oct. 14. Higgins' creation is of the earth suspended in tree branches and olive leaves to symbolize diversity around the world. The work has been donated for display in the Unity center.
When not performing his chainsaw art at events and schools, Higgins produces commissioned artwork in locations in Tiverton and North Providence. His appearance at RIC was part of Diversity Week 2009 at the college, and was postponed from Oct. 7. The event was sponsored by Student Activities.
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Many RIC grads and students will perform in The Community Players’ production of “A Chorus Line,” including, from left, Steven Dulude ’92, Allison St. Rock ’10, Tom Lavalle ’04, Kristine Lariviere ’07 and Albert Jennings ’10. (Not pictured are Kevin Patrick Martin ’09, Stephanie Bobola ’07 and Joseph Catanzaro ’13.)
The play will be staged Nov. 6-22 at Jenks Auditorium on Division Street in Pawtucket, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.thecommunityplayers.org or call (401) 726-6860.
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Three deer were spotted just outside of the Kauffman Center on the east campus on Sept. 24. Deer have become occasional visitors to the Kauffman Center in recent months, and these three – captured on a cell phone camera by Lance Gorton of News and Public Relations – ventured into the open from the heavily wooded area between the campus and Mount Pleasant Avenue.
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Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts (with RIC President Nancy Carriuolo at left) toured the Fruit Hill Farmers Market at RIC on Sept. 23. The Farmers Market at RIC will be open every Wednesday afternoon – rain or shine – from 3:30-6 p.m. through Oct. 14 in parking lot A (near the Mt. Pleasant Avenue entrance). A variety of vendors offer fresh produce, ice cream, fresh-baked goods, flowers and much more.
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Meradith McMunn, winner of the 2008 Mary Tucker Thorp College Professorship, delivered the Thorp lecture in Alger Hall on Sept. 22. The title of her lecture was “The Mirror in Her Hands: Women Patrons, Producers, Readers, and Critics of the 'Roman de la Rose.'” The Thorp Award is given to a RIC professor who demonstrates excellence in teaching, scholarship and/or service.
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Hundreds turned out on the RIC quad on Sept. 16 for Campus Activities Day. The festival-style fair featured the exhibits of dozens of student organizations looking to recruit new members.
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the café in the newly remodeled Building 3 was held Sept. 9. At the event, it was announced that the café now has a name, based on suggestions from RIC students. Some 146 name ideas poured in, yielding six finalists. Over 900 votes were cast, and the winning entry and new name of the café is…The Galley.
Ribbon cutting photo gallery
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A crowd of students gathers on the quad on Sept. 2 to watch as RIC staff member and artist Michael Macaulay creates a chalk mural of RIC’s Anchorman. The artwork was part of the college's Arts Festival, which featured interactive art projects, an art scavenger hunt and other activities. Macaulay, a senior programmer/analyst for Management Information Services, said the weather was perfect for drawing.
Arts Festival photo gallery
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On August 30, RIC students – with help from their parents – moved into their dorm rooms a day before of the start of classes for the fall semester. With Residential Life students helping to unload cars and keep traffic moving, the day went smoothly for most, including those who will live in the new residence hall (pictured).
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Now open for business is the East Campus Café, (soon to be renamed when Student Community Government completes a naming contest for student suggestions), which began operation on August 31, also the first day of classes for the fall 2009 semester.
Located in Building 3 on the east campus, the café is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cook’s helper Donna Colardo (pictured) and others will provide breakfast foods, a soup of the day, a variety of salads, sandwiches, wraps, café style pizza, fruit, desserts, juices and soft drinks.
The kitchen equipment for the café was furnished by RIC’s Dining Services, and the furniture was donated by Student Community Government. Bon appétit!
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Ten Rhode Island College students proudly represented RIC as greeters and auctioneers at this year's "Best of Rhode Island" gala, hosted by Rhode Island Monthly magazine, on July 23 at the Providence Performing Arts Center. RIC is a sponsor of the annual event, which features readers' choices for the best of everything in the state. The RIC students are from left to right, first row: Nigel Evangelista, Eduardo DeSousa, Brittany Richer, Aaron Buckley; second row: Adrian Phillips, Ashley Malenfant, Gregory Adams, Patricia Wohl; top row: Hayden James, Nicolas Lima.
(Photo: East Greenwich Photo & Studio)
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Upward Bound at RIC's 26th Annual Festival and Fashion Show on July 29 included a language class presentation of the Lebanese dance, "Dabkeh," in Gaige Hall Auditorium. The instructor for the course, Henry Chango, is a member of Upward Bound's Class of 1979.
The evening began with a dinner and raffle attended by Upward Bound students and their families, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the program. Each foreign language and language arts class was featured.
The event concluded with an international fashion show featuring summer 2009 Upward Bound students. Proceeds will benefit the Upward Bound Scholarship Endowment.
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The Fruit Hill Farmers Market at RIC will be open every Wednesday afternoon – rain or shine – from 3:30-6 p.m. through Oct. 14 in parking lot A (near the Mt. Pleasant Avenue entrance). A variety of vendors offer fresh produce, homemade ice cream, soda, fresh-baked goods, flowers and organic soaps, to name just a few of the items available.
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Jack Warner, center, outgoing R.I. commissioner for higher education, stands with, from left, URI president Robert Carothers; CCRI president Ray DiPasquale; Frank Caprio, chairman of the Board for Higher Education; and RIC president Nancy Carriuolo at a going-away gathering in his honor on June 18 at the Coast Guard House in Narragansett. Warner, who is heading to South Dakota to become executive director of the public higher education system in July, was named commissioner for Rhode Island in 2002.
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This blue-light emergency phone, located outside of Donovan Dining Center, is directly linked to campus security and can also be used to broadcast audible safety messages to people outdoors. Currently, 17 blue-light phones have been installed around the campus, with plans for a total of 35. |
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Student Community Government, Inc. (SCG) is a student-run group that oversees student clubs and organizations on campus. SCG’s membership consists of six elected executive board members and a general parliamentary membership who petitioned to represent constituencies. Board members for 2009-10 are, from left, Shawn Andrews, secretary; Travis Escobar, vice president; Joshua Laguerre, president; Chris Kelly, treasurer; Christopher Volcey, deputy speaker; and Nicholas Lima, speaker. |
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RIC President Nancy Carriuolo welcomed the president of the regional government of the Azores, Carlos Manuel Martins do Vale César, to RIC on May 25. César spoke to RIC students who will be traveling to the Azores in July to study Portuguese culture for the month. The students will stay on the islands of São Miguel, Faial and Terceira.
“I was so pleased to hear the president speak of his intention to partner with Rhode Island College in offering opportunities to students of Azorean heritage,” said Carriuolo. The Azores, a nine-island archipelago, is part of the Republic of Portugal, but has had an autonomous government since 1976. |
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Musical theatre student Justin Robinson portrays Claude Bukowski in the Rhode Island College Theatre production of “HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical.” Fellow cast members Kevin Martin, Drew Hutchinson, Josh Christensen and Joe NiCastro summon “Aquarius” in the opening number. |
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RIC President Nancy Carriuolo, seen here with colleagues from RIC, was honored by the Rhode Island Women in Higher Education with its Outstanding Leadership Award at the organization’s annual conference on April 17 at Salve Regina University in Newport.
Carriuolo was one of the founders of the R.I. chapter of RIWHE. The event attracted over 100 women from Brown University, Bryant University, Community College of Rhode Island, Johnson & Wales University, New England Institute of Technology, Providence College, Rhode Island College, Salve Regina University, and the University of Rhode Island.
The mission of RIWHE is to advance women’s leadership through several activities, including identifying women leaders nationally in higher education, developing and encouraging their leadership abilities and linking them as mentors to other women. |
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Natalie Stovall wows RIC students on the quad with her fiddle playing on April 15. The RIC Programming Club hosted the Nashville, Tenn., musician, who began playing shows in Nashville and Boston before touring. She has been a guest performer on TV shows including "Oprah." Stovall graduated from Berklee College of Music and now writes and performs her own songs. She is on tour with her new band and will be performing in Michigan, Florida and Georgia in the coming weeks. |
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Ken Miller of Brown University delivered the keynote address at the 49th annual conference of the Northeastern Anthropological Association (NEAA) hosted by Rhode Island College March 13 and 14. Miller, a professor of biology and Royce Family Professor for Teaching Excellence at Brown spoke on the topic “Is Evolution Only a Theory? America’s Continuing Problem with Darwin’s Great Idea.”
NEAA conference photo gallery |
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Julianne Jennings ’06, M ’08 center, was recognized with an Extraordinary Woman Award in the area of cultural enrichment at a ceremony at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick on March 8. She is joined in the photo by RIC President Nancy Carriuolo, left, and Teresa Paiva-Weed, president of the Rhode Island Senate, who received an Extraordinary Woman Award in politics. Jennings and Paiva-Weed were among nine women given the award, which honors women in Rhode Island for their work, dedication and leadership in various fields.(Photo courtesy of www.RIMIX.com) |
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Dear Friend of RIC,
Welcome to the debut of What’s News online. You will see some familiar columns and faces, but you will also see new technology such as video clips. One of those videos captured me reading tales by Dr. Seuss to the first graders at the Henry Barnard School a few weeks ago. If you’d like to listen to a story or two, check us out.
I thank our energetic and creative PR staff, (Jane Fusco, Gita Brown, Rob Martin, Ray Ragosta, Paul J. Silva, Gene St. Pierre and Jennifer Twining) and Web Communications staff (Karen Rubino and Adam Stanley). They are eager to share fresh news about RIC while also conserving our scarce resources. RIC is going green and saving greenbacks.
We look forward to reaching out and connecting with friends of the college near to campus as well as across the world. When you log onto What’s News, you will find the latest news of the college. You will also find a “Text Size” icon at the top of each page that will enlarge the type size for easier reading.
Remember that our staff is still experimenting with this new format. Be a little forgiving at first. Constructive criticism, though, will be welcome at whatsnews@ric.edu.
Best wishes,
Nancy Carriuolo |
Date Last Updated: November 17, 2009
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