For Parents & Friends

• Maps and Diagrams
• Directions To Campus
• Accommodations
• Special Services
• Class Delegates

Maps and Diagrams

• Procession Diagram
• Diagram of the Line of March to be used during Commencement Exercises.
• Commencement Map
• Seating, Vendors, and Amenities for Commencement Exercises on May 17, 2008.
• Campus Map
• Official Map of the Rhode Island College campus.

Directions To Campus

From Route 95 Northbound

Take Exit 21 (Broadway exit); turn left at second traffic light (Atwells Avenue). Follow Atwells Avenue for 1.5 miles to the intersection with Mount Pleasant Avenue. Turn right onto Mount Pleasant Avenue. The College entrance is 1.1 miles ahead on the left.

From Route 95 Southbound

Take Exit 21 (Atwells Avenue exit). Turn right onto Atwells Avenue. Continue on Atwells Avenue for 1.5 miles to the intersection with Mount Pleasant Avenue. Turn right onto Mount Pleasant Avenue. The College entrance is 1.1 miles ahead on the left.

From Route 295 Northbound

Take Exit 6A to US Route 6 East. Follow US Route 6 East to the Killingly Street (RI Route 128) exit. Turn left off exit and follow Killingly Street to end. Turn right onto Greenville Avenue and follow to first traffic light. Turn left at the traffic light, then bear right at the fork. Campus entrance is approximately 0.2 mile ahead on the right.

From Route 295 Southbound

Take Exit 7A to US Route 44 East. Follow US Route 44 East for 2.8 miles to the intersection with Fruit Hill Avenue. Bear right onto Fruit Hill Avenue. The College entrance is 1.0 mile ahead on the left.

From the State House

Follow US Route 44 West (Smith Street) for 2.3 miles. Turn sharp left onto Mount Pleasant Avenue. Follow Mount Pleasant Avenue for 0.4 mile. The College entrance is on the right.

Accommodations

Hotel	Number of Rooms
Comfort Inn Airport 1940 Post Road Warwick Phone: 401-732-0470 Fax: 401-732-4247 bjackson@comfortinnwarwick.com http://www.choicehotels.com	201
Comfort Inn Providence/Pawtucket Two George Street Pawtucket Phone: 401-723-6700 Fax: 401-726-6380 nelly@comfortinri.com Contact: Nelly McGill http://www.choicehotels.com	138
Courtyard by Marriott 32 Exchange Terrace Providence Phone: 401-272-1191 Fax: 401-272-1416 steven.ricciardi@crestlinehotels.com Contact: Steven Ricciardi http://www.marriott.com/pvddt	216
Crowne Plaza at the Crossings 801 Greenwich Avenue Warwick Phone: 401-732-6000 Fax: 401-732-0261 book@providenceri.crowneplaza.com Contact: Lynne Oscarson http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/	266
Hampton Inn & Suites 2100 Post Road Warwick Phone: (401) 739-8888 Fax: (401) 739-1550 info@hamptoninnprovidenceairport.com Contact: Denise Begos http://www.hamptoninn.com	173
Hilton Providence 21 Atwells Avenue Providence Phone: 401-831-3900 Fax: 401-751-0007 http://www.providence.hilton.com	274
Hilton Garden Inn 1 Thurber Street Warwick, RI  02886 (401) 734-9600 (401) 734-9700 www.stayhgi.com Contact: Lee Buchanan	160
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites/ Warwick 901 Jefferson Boulevard Warwick Phone: 401-736-5000 Fax: 401-736-5030 andrea.gyori@ex_warwickri.hiexpress.com Contact: Andrea Gyori	147
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Warwick 33 International Way Warwick Phone: 401-738-0008 Fax: 401-736-0562 Michael_cascella@hilton.com Contact: Vanessa Hurlbut http://homewoodsuites.com	82
Johnson & Wales Inn 213 Taunton Avenue Seekonk. Phone: 508-336-8700, 1-800-232-1772 Fax: 508-336-3414 mbouchard@jwu.edu Contact: Marie Bouchard http://www.jwinn.com	86
Providence Biltmore Hotel Kennedy Plaza 11 Dorrance Street Providence Phone: 401-421-0700 800-294-7709 Fax: 401-455-3050 econnnors@providencebiltmore.com Contact: Erin Connors http://www.providencebiltmore.com	289
Providence Marriott Hotel One Orms Street Providence Phone: 401-272-2400 1-866-807-2171 Fax: 401-553-0488 donna@providence.meyerjabara.com Contact: Donna Diorio http://www.marriottprovidence.com	351
Radisson Airport Hotel Providence 2081 Post Road Warwick Phone: 401-739-3000; 800-333-3333 Fax: 401-732-9309 Mbouchard@jwu.edu Contact: Marie Bouchard http://www.radisson.com	111
Radisson Hotel Providence Harbor 220 India Street Providence Phone: 401-272-5577 Fax: 401-272-5577 nicole.bachand@radisson.com Contact: Nicole Bachand http://www.radisson.com	136
Residence Inn by Marriott 500 Kilvert Street Warwick Phone: 401-737-7100 Fax: 401-732-0345	96
Sheraton Providence Airport Hotel 1850 Post Road Warwick Phone: 401-738-4000 Fax: 401-732-6872 rone.middler@sheraton.com Contact: Rone Middler http://www.sheraton.com	206
Westin Hotel Providence One West Exchange Street Providence Phone: 401-598-8000 800-937-8461 Fax: 401-598-8200 alan.swerdloff@westinprovidence.com Contact: Alan Swerdloff http://www.westinprovidence.com	364

Special Services

Sign Language For Hearing Impaired

There will be a sign language interpreter at the Commencement exercises. If you have relatives or friends who will be attending the ceremony and who are hearing impaired and able to read sign language, let us know who they are and at what address we may reach them.

Click here to obtain the form for sign language accommodations.

Print and return the completed form to Patricia Nolin at the following address:

Kauffman Center Lower Level
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908

Closed Circuit Television

In case of inclement weather (rain or temperatures of 58 degrees or below) on Commencement day, each graduate will have TWO admission tickets for the exercises being held in The Murray Center.

Please let your guests know that wide-screen video broadcast of the ceremonies will be available at:

Auditorium, Gaige Hall
Auditorium, Roberts Hall
Lecture Halls, Clarke Science, 125 & 128
Lecture Hall - Fogarty Life Science 050

Guests who wish to watch the event at Gaige, Roberts, Clarke Science, or Fogarty Life Science will NOT require admission tickets for these sites.

Please Note: The ceremony will also be available via live webcast.

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Class Delegates

Delegates representing classes from the past should have received information from the Alumni Office. The line of march for delegates will begin in the Student Union Ballroom and proceed to the Commencement site. In case of rain on Commencement morning, delegates should report to the second floor of The Murray Center, where marshals will direct the proceedings.

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