Coming Events

Commencement Weekend. For the schedule, click here.

June 1-3, 2007

Reunion Weekend 2007. For details and registration, click here.

June 4, 2007
11:00 a.m.

2007 Friar Golf Classic, Warwick (R.I.) Country Club; lunch & registration from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., tee-off at 1:30 p.m. For details and registration, click here.

June 23, 2007
6:00 p.m.

National Alumni Association Awards Presentation, Angell Blackfriars Theatre, Smith Center for the Arts. For details and registration, click here.

Fitness Center Construction-

PC Resources

Fitness center construction surpasses two-thirds mark

Construction of the new two-level fitness center on campus is more than two-thirds complete, and the College is on schedule to meet a projected August 7 opening. Highlights of recent work that has been accomplished are the installation of exterior glass on the facade of the fitness center and electrical and other utilities work. [more]

There’s time to sign up for Reunion Weekend 2007

Reunion Weekend 2007—for all classes ending in a ’2 or a ’7—is less than a month away! A fun and exciting weekend of get-togethers and camaraderie is guaranteed, so please consider joining us! Registrations will be accepted until May 21. For the full schedule and registration, click here.

Alumni welcome to participate in commencement

Alumni are cordially invited to walk as a group and be seated together at the College’s Commencement Exercises on May 20 at 11:00 a.m. at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Academic gowns are not required. Registrations will be accepted until May 13. To register and for arrival instructions, call the Office of Institutional Advancement at (401) 865-2407. For the Commencement Weekend schedule, click here.

Impact of President’s Circle gifts underscored at event

Members of the President’s Circle—donors who have made gifts of $1,000 or more to the College—were thanked for their generosity at a campus reception on April 14. Attendees learned that these gifts, which this year total $5.75 million to date, support the Annual Fund, scholarships, athletics, and reunion classes. [more]

Larranaga joins national alumni awards honorees

Jim Larranaga ’71, head coach of the George Mason University men’s basketball team, will join five other recipients as they are honored by the Providence College National Alumni Association on June 23. Larranaga will receive the “Personal Achievement Award” during the awards presentation, in honor of exceptional career accomplishments. [more]

Memorial Mass planned for Dr. Rodney K. Delasanta ’53

Alumni are invited to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Dr. Rodney K. Delasanta ’53 at a Mass in his memory on May 8 at 4:30 p.m. in St. Dominic Chapel on campus. College President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. ’80 will be the principal celebrant and homilist. A professor of English and a former longtime director of the Liberal Arts Honors Program, Dr. Delasanta died on April 10. He taught at PC for 46 years.

An invitation to support Virginia Tech

Tickets available for 1987 Final Four team VIP Reception

While tickets for the 20th anniversary gala on May 12 for the 1987 Friars’ NCAA Final Four men’s basketball team are sold out, there still is an opportunity to attend a VIP Reception with team members and other celebrities on May 11. The reception will be from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Westin Hotel in Providence. There will be beverages and hors d’oeuvres. Tickets cost $1,000 per person, and proceeds will benefit the Friar Athletic Fund. For tickets, call (401) 865-2677.

Friar teams eye championship opportunities

The Friars’ lacrosse team qualified for the post-season Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship Tournament, and the men’s and women’s outdoor track teams will participate in the BIG EAST Championship on May 5-6. In addition, the men’s basketball team and several other Friar squads have received commitment letters from student-athletes to attend PC in the fall. For the latest in sports, visit www.friars.com.

Did you know?

• The College’s Annual Fund was within 6 percent of its goal of $2.3 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, as of the time this month’s e-newsPC was distributed. For more on the Annual Fund, click here.

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