Week of October 6, 2008

• Friars Club Celebrates 80 Years of Service
  Nearly 450 former and current Friars Club members and friends gathered at an evening gala to conclude a day-long celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Friars Club. more
• First-Year Numbers Show Concannon Fitness Center Thriving
  As it celebrates its first anniversary, the Concannon Fitness Center has emerged as one of the most popular spots on campus for the College community. more
• School of Business Introduces New Core Curriculum
  After extensive deliberation, the College's School of Business has introduced its first core curriculum, which went into effect at the start of the fall 2008 semester. more
• Welcome to PC's New, One-Stop News Web Page!
  Providence College has launched a timely, "one-stop" news Web page, intended to appeal to busy online readers.  more
  
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• Byrnes '92 Returns to PC Stage as Director
  After traveling the country directing and performing in numerous productions, Brendan Byrnes '92 has come home to Providence College to direct the production of Charley's Aunt.  more
  

• Jacqueline Kiernan MacKay, associate dean of undergraduate studies and director of the PC Parents Program, was interviewed for a story, "Helping 'helicopter parents' to stop hovering," which appeared in the Fall 2008 College and University Guide of the Rhode Island Catholic, the newspaper of the Diocese of Providence. This feature article built on commentaries she authored that appeared in the Sept. 6 edition of The Providence Journal and the Sept. 1 issue of The Hartford Courant. The piece also was posted on the Web site of College Parents for America, a national association dedicated to serving current and future college parents.

• Late Night Madness countdown continues
  First-year men's basketball Head Coach Keno Davis' Friars will open the 2008-09 season on Friday, October 17, with the annual Late Night Madness in Mullaney Gym on campus. Admission is free and doors will open at 9:30 p.m. more

Featured events:

• October 10
  Women's Ice Hockey vs. St. Lawrence
• October 11
  Men's Soccer vs. West Virginia University

• October 7
  Randall Professor - Harvard University scholar Dr. Robert Kiely will present his first public lecture as the 2008-2009 Rev. Robert J. Randall Distinguished Professor in Christian Culture
• October 8
  Fall Faculty and Staff Meeting
• October 9
  Concert of Turkish Folk and Troubadour Music: "Like a Reckless Wanderer"

View more events in PC's Event Calendar.

• More than 5.3 million fans have watched the Providence College men's basketball team win 437 games and post a .711 winning percentage at the Dunkin' Donuts Center since the arena opened in 1972.