Week of March 30, 2009

• PC Human Resources Earns Prominent Wellness Honor
  Providence College has been named one of America's healthiest workplaces by the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA). more
• Alumni Share Career Stories with Students at Career Night
  Providence College alumni representing a dozen career fields gave advice to PC students at the 2009 Alumni-Student Spring Career Night. more
• Social Ethics Specialist to Speak on "Unfreedom of the Free Market"
  Dr. William T. Cavanaugh will lecture at Providence College as the Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar (IFS) guest scholar on Monday, April 6. more
  
• Read more headlines in PC News.

• Top Chemistry Student-Athlete Heading to Austria on Research Scholarship 
  Catherine Vincent '10, a chemistry major and women's soccer player, has been awarded a prestigious International Research Experience for Undergraduates scholarship to conduct research in Austria. more

• Sandra Coletta '80, Maureen McKenna Goldberg '73, and Kathleen Ryan '87 were featured in the March 15 edition of The Providence Sunday Journal. The story, "It may still be a man's world, but they're helping it turn," focused on a leadership discussion the women took part in during a Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce meeting.

• Former Friar distance runner Patrick Moulton '05 set a course record in the National Marathon held in Washington, D.C. on March 21. more

Featured Events

• April 1, 3:00 and 5:30 p.m.
  Women's softball vs. Boston University (doubleheader)
• April 2, 3:30 p.m.
  Women's tennis vs. Connecticut
• April 4, 2:00 p.m.
  Men's lacrosse vs. St. Joseph's

• March 30, 2:00 p.m.
  Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Ceremony
• April 1, 5:00 p.m.
  Non-Violence Institute Graduation
• April 2, 12:00 p.m.
  "The Temple in Jerusalem"
• April 3-4, 5:00 p.m.
  PC A Cappella Invitational
• April 4, 9:00 a.m.
  San Miguel Mentoring Program
• April 5, 6:00 p.m.
  "The Harlem Renaissance" 
• Through May 15
  Exhibit: Celebrating Faculty Research at Providence College
• Through May 15
  Exhibit: African American Alumni of Providence College

View more events in PC's Event Calendar.

A group of 40 Liberal Arts Honors Program students and three faculty members were among those who had an audience with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican while in Rome during the College's Spring Break the week of March 9-13. The group was also recognized to be present over a public address system.

Ashley Maheris '10
Humanities Major
Melrose, Mass.

Meet Ashley

Stephen J. Mecca, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering-Physics-Systems

Meet Dr. Mecca     

Thomas C. Boyan, Jr. '85
Commodities Trader; Owner, P.J. Clarke’s restaurant and bar

Meet Thomas Boyan