RIIHEA

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (July 31, 2008) – Bryant University is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review’s Best 368 Colleges. Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges are included in the annual guide, which was released July 29.

The rankings are based on The Princeton Review’s survey of 120,000 students (an average of 325 per campus) attending the 368 colleges in the book. The 80-question survey asked students to rate their schools on several topics and report on their campus experiences. An institution’s appearance on the list is attributable to a high consensus among its surveyed students.

Some cities are worth visiting just for their outstanding restaurants, and Providence, R.I., certainly fits into that category.

For years I used to pass through Providence on Interstate 95, on the way to Boston or Maine, admiring the magnificent dome of the State House building and making a mental note to stop sometime. I realized that Providence had other attractions only when the son of a neighbor told me he was studying to be a chef at Johnson & Wales University’s famed culinary program.

Hmm. Culinary school = great chefs. Great chefs = great restaurants. Eureka! I was on my way.

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Students are demanding fresh, high quality, fast food. Johnson & Wales University is responding.

PROVIDENCE RI - On-campus dining choices are feeling heavy pressure to be more sophisticated and relevant. Discerning students are demanding fresh, high quality food prepared to order.

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When Sanjiv Dhar graduated from Johnson & Wales University’s Providence campus in 1990, he took a job with Marriott Hotels in New York City. That same year, Kabob & Curry, a Thayer Street Indian restaurant that had opened two years before, came up for sale.

“One of the two partners that owned it called me up and said, ‘Listen, are you interested in this opportunity?’ ” Dhar, a native of India, said last week. “So that’s how I got into the restaurant industry in Rhode Island.”

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The state’s unemployment rate of 7.2 percent – the highest in 14 years – is the second worst rate in the nation Yet many jobs are going unfilled. At the end of 2007, in fact, there…

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Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island
AICU Rhode Island

Formerly known as:
Rhode Island Independent Higher Education Association (RIIHEA)

PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Independent Higher Education Association (RIIHEA), the membership association comprised of Rhode Island’s eight independent colleges and universities, announced that effective July 1, 2008 the organization’s new name will be “Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island (AICU Rhode Island). ”

The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island (AICU Rhode Island), founded in 1979 as Rhode Island Independent Higher Education Association (RIIHEA), serves as the collective and unified voice of its member institutions, Brown University, Bryant University, Johnson and Wales University, New England Institute of Technology, Providence College, Rhode Island School of Design, Roger Williams University, and Salve Regina University.

“It is our belief that this name change will clarify the Association’s identity and purpose by eliminating identity confusion created by like-named entities” said AICU Rhode Island President, Daniel P. Egan. “This will enable us to more effectively pursue our mission in representing our member institutions and to communicate their collective contributions and impact.”