May
16-18, 2008
Commencement Weekend
For the full schedule, click here.
May
30-June1
Reunion Weekend 2008
For the full schedule, click here.
June
13, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Cabernet
Cabaret: Third Annual Wine Tasting in
Concannon Fitness Center; proceeds to benefit the PC National Alumni Association
Scholarship Fund; for more, click here.
June
15, 2008
11:30 a.m.
Rev. Edmund John
Way, O.P. ’36-65th Ordination
Anniversary Celebration, Church of St. Dominic, 630 E. Street Southwest,
Washington, D.C.; Mass, followed by reception; no RSVPs necessary;
for more, click here.
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Fifteen
faculty members—including five alumni—with 577 years of service
to the College were honored recently at a retirement celebration in
Slavin Center '64 Hall. The celebration featured congratulatory remarks,
gifts from the College, and a reception. Leading the list of retirees
with 52 years of service is Robert L. Deasy '53, associate professor
of history. [more]
College
President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. '80 was among the hundreds who
attended a special address on Catholic education by Pope Benedict XVI
during his
first visit to the United States in April. Terming the experience "moving
and humbling," Father Shanley authored a reflection on the pope's
message and its relevance to PC in the May 1, 2008, edition of The Providence
Journal. To read an adaptation of the reflection, click here.
There's
still time for graduates of classes ending in '3 or '8 to register
and join in the fun and camaraderie of Reunion Weekend 2008 on May
30 to June 1. Activities will include class dinners and receptions,
a "New
England Clambake and Country BBQ," and "An Evening Under the
Stars" dinner dance, among many other events. For more, including
the schedule and registration, click here.
Tickets
and sponsorship opportunities remain available for Cabernet
Cabaret: Third Annual Wine Tasting on June 13. The wine-tasting
and auction fund-raiser will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Atrium
of the Concannon Fitness Center. Proceeds will benefit the
Providence College
National Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, a need-based
scholarship fund. For more information, including tickets,
sponsorship opportunities, and on-line registration, click here.
With less than two months remaining in the fiscal year, alumni are asked to consider making a tax-deductible gift to the Providence College Fund. Donations enable the College to fund critical initiatives such as academic programs, financial aid, athletics, technology, classroom and other infrastructure improvements, and much more. For more on the Providence College Fund or to donate online, click here or contact Felicia Greene, assistant director of annual giving in the Office of Institutional Advancement, at 401-865-2408 or at fgreene1@providence.edu.
The
Providence College Sailing Team raised more than $5,000 during a regatta
and banquet on its recent Alumni Weekend. The proceeds further supported
the team's efforts to reach its goal of $70,000 to buy a new fleet
of boats. The fundraising was bolstered earlier this year by a significant
gift from one of the program's founding members, Martin Donnelly '51. [more]
PC
women's outdoor track team standout Danette Doetzel '09 (Macklin, Saskatchewan,
Canada) won the 10,000-meter run in the recent BIG EAST Championship
and qualified for the NCAA Championship in Des Moines, Iowa, on June
11-14. Several other Friar women's and men's teams members will attempt to qualify for the NCAA Championship when they participate in the NCAA Regional Championship in Tallahassee, Fla., on May 30-31. For the latest in Friar athletics, go to www.friars.com.• Six seniors from the College's Health Policy and Management Program recently became the first undergraduates in the 34-year history of the program to present at a professional association meeting without partnering with a faculty member. For more on their presentations at the New England Political Science Association annual meeting, click here.
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