Week of August 24, 2009

• U.S. News Recognizes Providence College for High Graduation and Retention Rates, Best Value Among National Peers
  Providence College was ranked second in the North Region's "Best Universities-Master's" category in the 2010  U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges guide. more
• Providence College Urban Action Targets City Park
  More than 140 members of the Providence College Class of 2013 and 25 upperclassmen leaders will participate in the College's 19th annual Urban Action program. more
• PC Receives $250,000 Grant from Davis Educational Foundation
  Providence College has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Davis Educational Foundation that will promote and enhance student engagement in learning. more
• PC Adopts E-Billing for Tuition Payments
  The Office of the Bursar at Providence College will be replacing traditional paper tuition bills with a new system that will allow all undergraduate students to receive, view, print, and pay their tuition bills electronically. more

• Read more headlines in PC News.

• Hulst '10 Participates in National Women's Leadership Institute
  Providence College political science major Shannon Hulst '10 was one of 22 students from New England schools to attend the summit that was designed to educate and empower young women to be part of the next generation of women leaders. more

• BIG EAST Commissioner John Marinatto '79 was profiled in the August 2 edition of The Tampa Tribune in a story entitled "No equal to leading Big East for Marinatto."

• Poulin '10 and Chamberlain '10 Earn BIG EAST Individual Preseason Honors for Field Hockey
  Nellie Poulin '10 has been named BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Rachel Chamberlain '10 was tabbed the league's Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year. more

• Wednesday, August 26
  New Faculty Orientation
• Wednesday, August 26
  Pi Sigma Alpha Induction Ceremony and Dinner
• Thursday, August 27
  Graduate Orientation and Reception
• Sunday, August 30
  Orientation Staff Olympics
• Sunday, August 30
  Meet the "Dream Coaches"
• Through August 31
  Exhibit: Army Specialized Training Program 

View more events in PC's Event Calendar.

• Thirty-seven Providence College graduates--including 23 members of the Class of 2009--were accepted to health professions schools for fall 2009. Among the accepted schools are Harvard Medical School, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, New England College of Optometry, Indiana University School of Medicine, and Yale School of Public Health.

C.J. Hessenius '09
Quantitative Economics and Mathematics Major
Brookfield, Conn.

Meet C.J.

Joan R. Branham, Ph.D.
Professor of Art History;
Department Chair, Art and Art History 

Meet Dr. Branham

Debra L. Brendel, M.D. '86
Physician; Assistant Clinical Professor at Brown University

Meet Dr. Brendel