Week of  November 2, 2009

• Security Expert Speaks, Awards Presented at Honors Convocation
  Dr. James M. Ludes '93, executive director of the American Security Project, offered the Distinguished Alumnus Address at the annual Liberal Arts Honors Convocation on October 16. more
• Hospital President and CEO to Speak on Leadership
  Constance A. Howes, president and CEO of Women & Infants Hospital in Providence and a member of the College's Providence President's Council, will be the Leaders on Leadership presenter on November 5. more
• New PC Faculty to Share Views on Teaching, Research
  The Center for Teaching Excellence and the Office of Academic Affairs will co-sponsor the first annual installment of Presenting…Our New Faculty!, a program that will allow new faculty members to share their teaching and research interests. more
• Grants Support Faculty Research on U.S. Poets, HIV/AIDS, More
  Eighteen faculty members from 12 academic disciplines received $82,500 in grants from PC's Committee on Aid to Faculty Research to conduct research throughout the academic year. more
  
  Read more headlines in PC News.

• Dr. Daniel R. Horne, associate professor of marketing, was interviewed for an October 13 story in the Wall Street Journal entitled "Retailers Pin Hopes on Gift Cards To Win Over Reluctant Shoppers."

• Legacy Information Day Draws 180 to Campus
  Approximately 180 PC graduates and family members visited the campus for the College's second annual Legacy Admission Information Day on October 24. more
• Father Peterson Seeking Alumni Mass Intentions
  Rev. John S. Peterson, O.P. '57, chaplain to the National Alumni/ae Association, is seeking the names of loved ones of PC alumni who have died so they can be remembered at Mass and in prayers in November. more

• Professionals Counsel Student-Athletes at Career Night
  Providence College's second annual Student-Athlete Career Night featured 26 professionals addressing approximately 90 student-athletes at the Slavin Center on October 27. more
• PC to Host BIG EAST Field Hockey Tournament
  Providence College will host this weekend's BIG EAST field hockey tournament, the first conference championship event to take place on campus since 1993. more
• Men's Basketball Coach Keno Davis Unveils New Web Site
  The new Web site, www.coachkenodavis.com, which features multimedia content and a user-friendly design, will serve as a repository of information and commentary on Friar men's basketball.
  
  Featured Events
• November 7
  Field hockey BIG EAST semifinals
• November 7
  Men's basketball vs. Stonehill
• November 8
  Field hockey BIG EAST championship
• November 8
  Women's ice hockey vs. Northeastern

• Freshman Family Weekend Events Scheduled
  Attendees will have the opportunity to attend a variety of academic, theatrical, and athletic events on campus. more
• PC to Stage Romeo and Juliet Performances
  The Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film will begin its 2009-2010 drama schedule with six performances of Romeo and Juliet. more
• November 2-5
  Non-Traditional Student Week
• November 3
  All In The Family--Jacqueline MacKay and Wanda Ingram
• November 3
  Dominicans in Africa and Asia: 1790-1850, Fr. Thomas D. McGonigle, O.P.
• November 5
  Things for Thursday: Grocery Bingo
• Save the Date
  Homecoming Weekend 2010
• Through December 15
  Exhibits: "Historic Buildings of Providence College" and "Celebrating Faculty Research at Providence College"
  
  View more events in PC's Event Calendar.

• More than 1,000 current Providence College students have purchased season tickets for the 2009-10 men's basketball season.

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