Week of September 21, 2009

• Convocation Speaker Underscores Impact of a Liberal Arts Education
  Emphasizing that the point of a liberal arts education is "to enrich and liberate the student-learner," Dr. Robert P. George, J.D., a Princeton University scholar on constitutional law and a champion of human rights, delivered the principal address at Providence College's Academic Convocation on September 16. more
• Faculty Promoted, Receive Tenure at Convocation
  Twenty current Providence College faculty members were spotlighted during Academic Convocation on September 16. more
• College Announces Dedication of Slavin Center Addition
  Providence College will celebrate the opening of the newly expanded and renovated Slavin Center with a dedication and blessing on Thursday, September 24.  more
• Four New Members Elected to PC Board of Trustees
  J. Peter Benzie, Jr. '70, Sandra L. Coletta '80, Robert J. Palmisano '66, and Christopher K. Reilly '84, have been unanimously elected to the Providence College Board of Trustees. more
• First-Ever International Education Week Scheduled
  The Providence College Center for International Studies will sponsor the College's inaugural International Education Week from September 28 to 30. more
• Office of Mission and Ministry Announces Semester Presentations
  The office will celebrate Dominican history and the "Year of the Priest" during a series of events scheduled throughout the fall semester. more
• Class of 2013 Welcomed to Providence College
  Approximately 955 freshmen have joined the Providence College community as the 2009-10 academic year gets under way. more
• Read more headlines in PC News.

• Concannon '77 to Lead CB Richard Ellis Group's Global Operations
  William F. Concannon '77, a member of the Providence College Board of Trustees, has been appointed president of Global Corporate Services at CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. more
• Foundation Awards $100,000 to PC's Angell Scholarship Fund
  The Angell Foundation of Los Angeles recently donated $100,000 to The David and Lynn Angell Scholarship Fund at Providence College. more

• Dr. Daniel R. Horne, associate professor of marketing, was interviewed for a September 8 story on SmartMoney.com entitled "Christmas in September? Sizing Up the Early Deals."

• Athletic Department Unveils Revamped friars.com
  The site features enhanced navigation, tools, and improved multimedia content in a more streamlined, user-friendly design. more

Featured Events

• September 25
  Men's soccer vs. Syracuse
• September 26
  Women's ice hockey vs. McGill
• September 27
  Women's soccer vs. St. John's
• September 27
  Men's soccer vs. St. John's

• September 21
  Conversation with the Teacher of the Year - Professor Charles R. Toth, 2008-2009 Joseph R. Accinno Teaching Award Recipient
• September 22
  A Conversation with the President: The Role of the Mission in Faculty Hiring
• September 23
  Meet and Greet at the Balfour Center for Multicultural Affairs
• September 24
  Lecture: Dominicans in Europe and the Americas: 1790-1850
• September 25
  Fridays at Four 
• September 29
  Faculty on the Road Lecture Series: Dr. Julia Jordan-Zachery: How We Live Now? Gender Roles and Performance in a Changing Economy
• Through October 16
  Exhibit: Boxes/Coffers/Shrines
• Weekdays through October 16
  Exhibit: Afghanistan Tradition and Renewal

View more events in PC's Event Calendar.

• 11.5 percent of current Providence College students are first-generation college students

Talia Pinzari '10
American Studies Major
Rockland, Mass.

Meet Talia

Yinsheng Wan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology

Meet Dr. Wan    

Hon. Francis J. Darigan, Jr. '64 
Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court

Meet Associate Justice Darigan