Week of April 20, 2009

• Filmmaker Doblmeier '73 Named PC Commencement Speaker
  Award-winning documentary filmmaker Martin J. Doblmeier '73, whose acclaimed productions include Bonhoeffer and The Power of Forgiveness, will present the Commencement Address at Providence College's Ninety-First Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 17, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in downtown Providence. more
• "A Celebration of the Arts" to Benefit Arts Departments at PC
  The varied artistic talents of Providence College students and faculty members will be on display at "A Celebration of the Arts," on April 30 on campus. more
• FUSION Effort to help Restore Historic Homestead
  Providence College alumni and students will collaborate with the City of Providence to refurbish the historic Esek Hopkins Homestead as part of the College's FUSION efforts. more
• Dominican Sister to Present Siena Lecture at PC
  Sister Diane Kennedy, O.P., the former president of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, will lecture on "Dominican Women in the 21st Century" at this year's St. Catherine of Siena Lecture at PC on April 23. more
• Providence College to Host Screening of Film on Human, Civil Rights
  Red Terror on the Amber Coast: Soviet Occupation--Lithuanian Resistance, 1939-1993, produced by Rev. Kenneth R. Gumbert, O.P., PC associate professor of film studies in theatre arts, will be screened on April 29 at 8:00 p.m. on campus. more
  
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• PC Student Organizes First Spring into Service Day
  The effort, led by Kathleen Reed '12, is expected to draw 200 volunteers on April 25. more

• Tasca '97 Earns First Professional Funny Car Victory
  Bob Tasca III '97 recently earned his first National Hot Rod Association Funny Car title at the 40th Annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. more

• John Nonnamaker, executive director of career services at Providence College, was interviewed for a Saturday, April 4, Providence Journal story, "Job prospects grim for R.I. grads."

• Student-Athletes Honored for Academic Excellence
  Thirty-seven Providence College student-athletes were honored at the third annual Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Ceremony. more
• Ron Wilson '77 Named U.S. Ice Hockey Coach for 2010 Olympics
  Ron Wilson '77, head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has been named the head coach of the U.S. Men's Ice Hockey Team that will compete in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. more

Featured Events

• April 25, 11:00 a.m.
  Women's soccer vs. Brown (exhibition)
• April 25, 2:00 p.m.
  Men's lacrosse vs. Siena

• PC to Host Genocide Awareness Events During MasterPeace Week
  MasterPeace Week--a series of interactive events, lectures, open forums, and simulations--will run from April 19-25. more

Featured Events

• April 22, 3:00 p.m.
  Earth Day Observance
• April 23, 9:00 a.m.
  Women's Art Show
• April 23, 4:00 p.m.
  St. Catherine of Siena Lecture, "Dominican Women in the 21st Century"
• April 24, 2:00 p.m.
  Clam Jam Barbecue
• April 25, noon
  WDOM 60th Birthday Bash
• April 25, 8:00 p.m.
  Spring Dance 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.

• There are currently approximately 300 PC undergraduates who are considered "legacy" students, meaning that they have at least one parent who attended the College.

Malika Jones '10
Theater and Marketing Major
Hackensack, N.J.

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Aurelie Hagstrom, S.T.D., S.T.L.
Associate Professor of Theology

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Elizabeth Flynn Lott
'82
Senior Vice President, Divestiture and Transition Management, American International Group, Inc.

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