Week of April 13, 2009

• Retiring Faculty Honored for Service to PC
  Thirteen retiring Providence College faculty members with a combined 534 years of service were honored at a Faculty Retirement Celebration on April 7. more
• PC Office of Admission to Welcome Class of 2013
  The Providence College Office of Admission will host accepted students of the Class of 2013 and their families for the 19th annual Family Day, April 18, on campus. more
• PC Relay for Life Raises Record $118,000 for American Cancer Society
  More than 900 members of the Providence College community raised more than $118,000 for the American Cancer Society at the 2009 PC Relay for Life. more
• Students’ Research Showcased at PC Global Studies Symposium
  Twenty undergraduates made presentations and more than 100 students attended the second annual Global Studies Student Research Symposium at Providence College.  more
  
• Read more headlines in PC News.

• PC Student Receives Grant to Host Genocide Awareness Events
  Malika Jones '10 is leading the effort to raise awareness of global genocide by organizing MasterPeace Week--a series of interactive events, lectures, open forums, and simulations--which will run from April 19-25. more

• PC Advantage Mentor Program Cited
  The Executive Mentor Program was the focus of a March 28 Providence Business News story. The article, "Mentors offer students an inside look," featured interviews with several PC alumni mentors who volunteer their time to mentor current PC students.

• Efejuku '09, Marandola '09, Burke '87 Receive Cox Sports Honors
  Weyinmi Efejuku '09, Chelsea Marandola '09, and Mary Burke '87 were honored at the recent Cox Sports/Rhode Island Basketball Media Awards presentation. more

Featured Events

• April 15, 4:00 p.m.
  Men's Lacrosse vs. Marist
• April 16, 4:00 p.m.
  Women's Softball vs. Rhode Island
• April 18, 7:00 p.m.
  Men's Lacrosse vs. Brown

• April 14, 4:30 p.m.
  Lecture: "For Decades I Was Silent: A Holocaust Survivor's Journey Back to Faith"
• April 16, 4:00 p.m.
  Lecture: "Dominicans in 17th and 18th Century Latin America and the Orient"
• April 16, 5:00 p.m.
  Senior Appreciation Night
• April 19, 6:00 p.m.
  Veterans Concert
• 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.

Three Providence College alumni--Francis Darigan '64,  Francis Flaherty '68, and Maureen McKenna Goldberg '73--have been named finalists for Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice.

Abigail Mariga '09
Biology Major
Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

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Ronald Jelinek, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Marketing

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Catherine Little Bert '77
Owner and Director of Bert Gallery; Art Dealer and Researcher

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