The Providence College e•newsletter | September 2005

Coming Events

Noon

Mal Brown Club Golf Outing, Cranston (R.I.) Country Club. Sponsored by Mike Lombardi '78. Lunch at noon; tee-off at 1:00 p.m. To register online, click here!

Noon

First Annual Brian McPhillips '00 Memorial Golf Tournament, Woodland (Mass.) Golf Club. Lunch at noon; tee-off at 1:00 p.m. Proceeds to benefit the 1LT Brian McPhillips Scholarship and the Boston Club Scholarship. To register online, click here!

Noon

New York Club Fr. Mychal Judge Scholarship Fund Golf Outing, Emerson Golf Club in Bergen County, N.J. Lunch at noon; tee-off at 1:00 p.m. To register online, click here!

4:00 p.m.

Conversation with the Teacher of the Year, Feinstein Academic Center, Room 304. Sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence, this program will feature Dr. Vance G. Morgan, professor of philosophy, who is the 2004-05 Joseph R. Accinno Faculty Teaching Award winner.

PC Resources

Father Shanley to be installed on Inaugural Weekend

The installation of Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. '80 as the College's 12th president will take place on Friday, September 30. It will be the first event of a two-day Inaugural Weekend celebration. The weekend theme is "Sacred Truths, Transformed Lives, and Signs of the Times." Inaugural Weekend festivities, which are being coordinated by a 16-member committee, include the Inaugural Ball, the Inaugural Convocation, four symposia, a Mass, and a student barbecue. [more]

Institutional advancement office moves into Martin Hall

The Office of Institutional Advancement has expanded its operations to the newly renovated Martin Hall on the Main Campus. Staff members in alumni relations and operations, as well as the vice president and his executive assistant, moved into the historic, three-story, stone building this summer. Development officers and staff members remain in Harkins Hall. [more]

Four Dominicans among 27 new faculty members

Twenty-seven new, full-time faculty members--representing 12 disciplines--have been appointed to teach at Providence College as the 2005-06 academic year gets under way on Tuesday, September 6. The 27 include College President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. '80, who is a professor of philosophy. Three other Dominican priests also join the faculty. [more]

Borkoski to lead alumni Board of Governors

Charles M. Borkoski '71 of Barrington, R.I. [right], vice president of marketing for McLaughlin & Moran, Inc., of Cranston, R.I., will serve as the president of the Providence College Alumni Association Board of Governors for the 2005-06 academic year. Other board members--who were elected by active members of the alumni association in a national mail-in ballot--are Kathleen A. Ryan, Esq. '87, vice president; Ken Richardson '75, treasurer; and COL Herbert R. Waters III '79, secretary. [more]

Renovations breathe new life into classrooms

Eight classrooms in two campus buildings are being transformed into state-of-the-art facilities under PC's "Classroom Renovations Project." The overhauls include new paint, floors, furniture, and the most current technology. The rooms should be ready for the start of the fall 2005 semester. The cost for the renovation of the eight rooms is estimated at approximately $325,000 and is being supported through the Office of Institutional Advancement's Reunion Class Giving Program. [more]

Tim Army '85, Jim McGirr named head coaches

Former PC All-American Tim Army '85 [right] is returning to his alma mater as the new head coach of the men's hockey team. An assistant coach with the Friars from 1987-93, Army brings with him a dozen years of NHL and AHL coaching experience, including the last three as the head coach of the Portland Pirates of the AHL. Army joins Jim McGirr, who will direct the women's soccer team, as the two new head coaches appointed this summer at the College. [more]

e-newsPC earns "Best E-mail Newsletter" nomination

e-newsPC, which debuted in February 2005, was nominated for the "Best E-mail Newsletter" award in the 2005 Harris Connect Achievement Awards competition. PC's electronic newsletter was one of 25 nominated by representatives of Harris Internet Services among Harris' client base of more than 300 schools. Among other schools nominated were St. John's, Syracuse, and Villanova from the BIG EAST Conference, as well as Tufts University, The Citadel, and the Rhode Island School of Design. The award recognizes e-newsletters with the best presentation of graphics and content.

Save the Date: Reunion Weekend is June 2-4, 2006

On June 2-4, 2006, all alumni whose classes end in a "1" or "6" are invited back to the campus to celebrate their anniversaries during Reunion Weekend 2006. Class committees are forming now. Call the Office of Institutional Advancement at 401-865-2407 or e-mail the office at alumni2@providence.edu if you would like to assist with the planning of reunion activities and/or reunion giving projects for your class, or for general inquiries. Visit www.providence.edu/alumni and click on Reunion Weekend 2006 for further details.

Did you know?

• Five of the College's most influential Dominican leaders are 52 years of age or younger: Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. '80, president; Rev. Kenneth Sicard, O.P. '78 & '84G, executive vice president and treasurer; Rev. Joseph J. Guido, O.P., vice president for mission and ministry; Rev. Mark D. Nowel, O.P., dean of undergraduate studies; and Rev. Thomas Blau, O.P., who was appointed as the College's new chaplain on July 1.
• PC deploys more than 50 Dominican Friars and Sisters in administrative and faculty positions, representing the largest religious presence of all Catholic colleges and universities on the Eastern Seaboard.
  

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

PC Home | friars.com