Coming Events

Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Women’s Involvement Network: Boston Networking Luncheon, KingFish, Faneuil Hall, Boston. To register, click here.

Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2007
8:00 p.m. - Friday
2:00 p.m. - Saturday

December 1, 2007
6:00 p.m.

Hall of Fame Men's Basketball Challenge: PC vs. Boston College, TD Banknorth Garden, Boston. For tickets, call (401) 865-GOPC.

SAVE THE DATE
Homecoming Weekend 2008
February 15-17, 2008

Reunion Weekend 2008
May 30 - June 1, 2008

PC Resources

The legacy of Rev. Philip A. Smith, O.P. '63, who served as the College's 11th president from 1994-2005, "is one that we will always treasure," said current College President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. '80. Father Smith died unexpectedly on Sunday, November 4, at Rhode Island Hospital. For funeral arrangements and more on his life, click here.

An accreditation team chaired by the president of Marquette University, Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J., will submit a written draft report of its recent four-day evaluation of Providence College by the end of this month. The team from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC) presented a preliminary oral report of institution strengths and concerns on October 17.[more]

Transform. Enrich. Enhance. Advance. These are the pillars of the Providence College Fund, formerly known as the Annual Fund. Gifts to the Providence College Fund support the most essential priorities of the College, including instruction and learning, financial aid, wireless communications, student support services, campus improvements, and more. To learn more about the impact of a gift to PC, click here.

Dr. Sue Lehrman, the founding president and dean of the faculty at Union Graduate College in Schenectady, N.Y., has been appointed the founding dean of PC’s new School of Business. Chosen from among a national pool of more than 80 applicants, Lehrman will begin serving the College on January 1, 2008. [more]

A scholarship fund in memory of U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Brian McPhillips '00, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2003, has been endowed as a result of a recent fund-raising golf tournament. The 1LT Brian McPhillips '00 Scholarship Fund assists PC students from the Greater Boston area who are resident assistants and who are in need of financial aid. [more]

The College's Teaching Award Selection Committee invites alumni to nominate faculty members for the 2007-08 Joseph R. Accinno Faculty Teaching Award. The annual award is presented to a current tenured faculty member who demonstrates excellence in teaching, a passion for learning, and concern for students' academic and personal growth. The deadline for nominations is November 26, 2007. For the list of eligible faculty members and a link to the nomination form, click here.

Approximately 100 former students, colleagues, and friends of Richard N. Elkington attended an October 20 reception celebrating the opening of a photography exhibit in honor of the retiring associate professor of photography. The exhibit, 35 Years of Vision: The Students of Richard N. Elkington, features works by his former PC students and is on display through December 7 in the Reilly Art Gallery in the Smith Center for the Arts. To view a collage of pictures from the reception in the Reilly Art Gallery, click here.

The Department of Psychology will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its first graduating class of majors with a reunion next May. The reunion will include lectures, campus tours, a luncheon, and special recognition of three department professors who are scheduled to retire at the end of the 2007-08 academic year. [more]

Come celebrate the holiday season together at one of several major metropolitan-area Christmas parties for young alumni. Parties are scheduled in New York City (December 1), Boston (December 7), and Washington, D.C. (December 13). For more on the party closest to you, click here.

The College will honor the achievements of three men's basketball All-Americans by retiring their jerseys in March. The jerseys of Ernie DiGregorio '73, right, Marvin Barnes '74, and the late Jimmy Walker '67 will be raised to the rafters at halftime of the Villanova-PC game on March 8. [more]

As our country prepares to remember all those who have served honorably in the military this Veterans Day, we send a special thank you to our alumni/ae and friends who have served the United States over the years. We also extend our thoughts and prayers to those who are currently serving overseas. If you know of an alumnus who is deployed outside the U.S., we would love to hear from you. It is our hope to compile a list of all those serving in an effort to personally recognize them. Please contact us at alumni@providence.edu with any information you have.

• Volunteers packed 9,520 pounds of produce and beans in Providence and sorted food to be distributed to more than 200 families in western Massachusetts at two October food bank nights sponsored by the National Alumni Association’s Women’s Involvement Network (WIN).
• A contribution of $250 to the Providence College Fund supports "smart" technology to enhance the teaching and learning environment in one classroom.

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