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The Providence College e•newsletter | February 2008

February 15-17, 2008
Homecoming Weekend

February 25, 2008
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Reception with PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., home of Michael ’65 & Jane Smith, 15903 Roseto Way, The Mediterra, Naples, Fla.*

February 27, 2008
12 noon

Luncheon with PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., Boca Bay Pass Club, 770 Gulf Blvd., Boca Grande, Fla.; hosted by Tom ’57 and Marian Gilligan. *

February 27, 2008
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Reception with PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., University Park Country Club, 7671 The Park Blvd., University Park, Fla.; hosted by Tom ’63 and Terri Murphy.*

* For reservations, call the Office of Institutional Advancement at
(401) 865-2416.

Men’s Ice Hockey Pre-Game Reception & PC-BC Game; reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in Walsh Hall, Boston College; game at 7 p.m. at Conte Forum on BC campus. For details, cost, and registration, click here. .

SAVE THE DATE

Reunion Weekend 2008
May 30 - June 1, 2008

Sciences research labs renovation nears completion

The $4.2 million renovation of the sciences laboratories in Hickey Hall is scheduled to be completed this month—a little more than six months after construction began. The refurbished building will feature twice the amount of research lab space for faculty and students in the departments of biology, engineering-physics-systems, and chemistry and biochemistry. [more]

First director of emergency management appointed

Koren V. Kanadanian, a former Massachusetts police officer with extensive emergency response training, has been named the College’s first director of emergency management. His appointment culminates a thorough review of the Emergency Response Plan that has resulted in a new notification system, a specially equipped Emergency Operations Center, and more. [more]

Father Shanley’s essay published in Harvard journal

An essay written by President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. ’80 about the College’s effort to close the “student accessibility gap” appears in the current Winter 2007 edition of the Harvard Educational Review, a prestigious scholarly journal of opinion and research. The essay focuses on a pilot program PC launched in 2006 to make standardized test scores an optional component of the application process for admission. For more, including the essay, click here.

Drive under way to name weight room in Walker’s memory

The Department of Athletics is conducting a $500,000 fund-raising campaign throughout the 2007-08 men’s basketball season to memorialize Friar All-American Jimmy Walker ’67. The campaign, which includes a benefit dinner next month, aims to rename the varsity student-athlete weight room in the new Concannon Fitness Center after Walker, who died in July. [more]

April concert to raise funds for music scholarships

The Department of Music and the Office of Institutional Advancement are sponsoring a concert to raise scholarship funds so music students with financial need can attend PC. The Department of Music Celebratory Concert will be held on Saturday, April 19, on campus. It will include solo and ensemble works by students, faculty, and alumni. [more]

New York alumni to march in St. Patrick’s Day parade

For the third consecutive year, the Providence College Club of New York has been invited to march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City on Monday, March 17. All alumni are invited to participate. Marchers should arrive no later than 12:15 p.m. outside of 50 West 46th Street between 5th and 6th avenues. To participate, marchers must purchase a club parade sash for $10 online by registering here. Sashes will be distributed before the parade. For more, contact Paul Belmonte ’80, club president, at (908) 230-9543 or friar1980@gmail.com.

Save the date for Cabernet Cabaret on June 13

The third annual Cabernet Cabaret wine tasting will take place in the new Concannon Fitness Center on Friday, June 13. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit PC’s National Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. The evening will feature wines from all regions of Italy and New-World Argentinean wines. There will be an array of auction items including a chance to bid on sporting event tickets and travel packages. For more, call the Office of Institutional Advancement at (401) 865-2414.

Men’s hockey, runner McLaren steal headlines

In Friar athletics highlights, the men’s ice hockey team is nationally ranked and indoor track standout Hayden McLaren ’10 (Christchurch, New Zealand) broke the four-minute mark in the mile at the Terrier Invitational in Boston recently. For the latest in sports results, go to www.friars.com.

• Providence College is one of the first 25 higher-education institutions in the country to be featured in a lively, five-minute Internet Web tour on the YOUniversity.tv site. For more, and to access the tour and Web site, click here.
• A total of 651 families attended Upperclassmen Family Weekend at the College on February 1-3.

Network. Find classmates. Get involved. www.alumniconnections.com/providence/

Changing e-mail addresses? Send changes to alumni@providence.edu.

[e-newsPC is produced by the Providence College Publications Center, Division of College Relations and Planning, on behalf of the Office of Institutional Advancement.]

© Providence College 2008


	The Providence College e•newsletter \| February 2008
Coming Events February 15-17, 2008 Homecoming Weekend February 25, 2008 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Reception with PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., home of Michael ’65 & Jane Smith, 15903 Roseto Way, The Mediterra, Naples, Fla.* February 27, 2008 12 noon Luncheon with PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., Boca Bay Pass Club, 770 Gulf Blvd., Boca Grande, Fla.; hosted by Tom ’57 and Marian Gilligan. * February 27, 2008 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Reception with PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., University Park Country Club, 7671 The Park Blvd., University Park, Fla.; hosted by Tom ’63 and Terri Murphy.* * For reservations, call the Office of Institutional Advancement at (401) 865-2416. February 29, 2008 5:00 p.m. Men’s Ice Hockey Pre-Game Reception & PC-BC Game; reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in Walsh Hall, Boston College; game at 7 p.m. at Conte Forum on BC campus. For details, cost, and registration, click here. . keeping the promise Providence College Fund SAVE THE DATE Reunion Weekend 2008 May 30 - June 1, 2008 More Alumni Events > Athletics Schedule > College Events > PC Resources Make a Gift Online > Alumni Online Community > Institutional Advancement > College Home Page > College News > Athletics Home Page > Register or update your profile at the PC Alumni Online Community! Visit past issues of e-newsPC here!	Sciences research labs renovation nears completion The $4.2 million renovation of the sciences laboratories in Hickey Hall is scheduled to be completed this month—a little more than six months after construction began. The refurbished building will feature twice the amount of research lab space for faculty and students in the departments of biology, engineering-physics-systems, and chemistry and biochemistry. [more] First director of emergency management appointed Koren V. Kanadanian, a former Massachusetts police officer with extensive emergency response training, has been named the College’s first director of emergency management. His appointment culminates a thorough review of the Emergency Response Plan that has resulted in a new notification system, a specially equipped Emergency Operations Center, and more. [more] Father Shanley’s essay published in Harvard journal An essay written by President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. ’80 about the College’s effort to close the “student accessibility gap” appears in the current Winter 2007 edition of the Harvard Educational Review, a prestigious scholarly journal of opinion and research. The essay focuses on a pilot program PC launched in 2006 to make standardized test scores an optional component of the application process for admission. For more, including the essay, click here. Drive under way to name weight room in Walker’s memory The Department of Athletics is conducting a $500,000 fund-raising campaign throughout the 2007-08 men’s basketball season to memorialize Friar All-American Jimmy Walker ’67. The campaign, which includes a benefit dinner next month, aims to rename the varsity student-athlete weight room in the new Concannon Fitness Center after Walker, who died in July. [more] April concert to raise funds for music scholarships The Department of Music and the Office of Institutional Advancement are sponsoring a concert to raise scholarship funds so music students with financial need can attend PC. The Department of Music Celebratory Concert will be held on Saturday, April 19, on campus. It will include solo and ensemble works by students, faculty, and alumni. [more] New York alumni to march in St. Patrick’s Day parade For the third consecutive year, the Providence College Club of New York has been invited to march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City on Monday, March 17. All alumni are invited to participate. Marchers should arrive no later than 12:15 p.m. outside of 50 West 46th Street between 5th and 6th avenues. To participate, marchers must purchase a club parade sash for $10 online by registering here. Sashes will be distributed before the parade. For more, contact Paul Belmonte ’80, club president, at (908) 230-9543 or friar1980@gmail.com. Save the date for Cabernet Cabaret on June 13 The third annual Cabernet Cabaret wine tasting will take place in the new Concannon Fitness Center on Friday, June 13. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit PC’s National Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. The evening will feature wines from all regions of Italy and New-World Argentinean wines. There will be an array of auction items including a chance to bid on sporting event tickets and travel packages. For more, call the Office of Institutional Advancement at (401) 865-2414. Men’s hockey, runner McLaren steal headlines In Friar athletics highlights, the men’s ice hockey team is nationally ranked and indoor track standout Hayden McLaren ’10 (Christchurch, New Zealand) broke the four-minute mark in the mile at the Terrier Invitational in Boston recently. For the latest in sports results, go to www.friars.com. Did you know? • Providence College is one of the first 25 higher-education institutions in the country to be featured in a lively, five-minute Internet Web tour on the YOUniversity.tv site. For more, and to access the tour and Web site, click here. • A total of 651 families attended Upperclassmen Family Weekend at the College on February 1-3. Network. Find classmates. Get involved. www.alumniconnections.com/providence/ Changing e-mail addresses? Send changes to alumni@providence.edu. [e-newsPC is produced by the Providence College Publications Center, Division of College Relations and Planning, on behalf of the Office of Institutional Advancement.] © Providence College 2008

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