Month: March 2019

Sister Jane to receive honorary degree during 69th Commencement

President Jane Gerety, RSM, who is retiring in June after 10 years at the helm, will be awarded an honorary doctorate and will offer her reflections when the University community gathers on Sunday, May 19 to celebrate its 69th Commencement. Sister Jane’s longtime friend, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), will present the honorary degree citation, after which he will offer remarks to the University’s graduating Class of 2019.

Sister Jane joined Salve Regina’s board of trustees in 1995 and, among her leadership efforts to advance the institution, chaired its committee to rewrite the University’s mission statement re-affirming its mercy mission and Catholic intellectual tradition. Inaugurated as Salve’s seventh president in 2009, she worked tirelessly during her tenure to introduce several new academic programs, expand student scholarships, and oversee a major renovation to the University’s flagship academic building. But first and foremost, Sister Jane was known across the University community as a student’s president.

“I’ve loved being part of the spirit of Salve, which I really think is imbued with mercy,” she said. “I hope I’ve helped to cultivate that spirit.” When she announced her retirement, she told students: “You have changed in your time at Salve and so have I. Looking forward, we all share a bit of fear for the unknown and also hope for the excitement that is to come.”…Read More

RWU Visual Arts Senior Exhibition Coming to Bristol Art Museum

BRISTOL, R.I. ­­– Roger Williams University Visual Arts senior majors and minors will exhibit their work in the light-filled spaces in the Bristol Art Museum’s galleries in May 2019.

Their exhibition will be on view to the public from Friday, May 3, through Sunday, May 12, with an opening reception set for 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 3. The exhibition will be on view for two weekends, including Mother’s Day, May 12.

Bristol Art Museum Administrator Traci Williams and Board of Directors Chair Jane Lavender initiated the collaboration, which will become an annual event for RWU Visual Arts majors, and they are thrilled to collaborate with RWU.

“We look forward to supporting our community and its young, local artists in a meaningful and tangible way, and are thrilled for the opportunity to highlight their work while encouraging their professional and artistic growth,” said Williams, an RWU alumna. “It is our hope that this collaboration is the start of a wonderful partnership with the University.”…Read More

Making Magic from the Mundane

306 Hollywood, an extraordinary documentary about an ordinary life well lived, aired on the PBS show POV earlier this month and is viewable through April 16 via POVonline.

Billed as “an archaeological excavation” of their late grandmother’s house in New Jersey, the 94-minute film by siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarín 00 PT is full of the magical realism of some of the best Latin American literature and is the first full-length documentary they’ve made together.

Since its premiere at Sundance in 2018 and subsequent screenings that began last fall, 306 Hollywood has been finding a warm reception with critics and audiences around the country. With this month’s POV release, it’s now getting wider exposure and is also streaming on Amazon and available on iTunes…Read More

Starting up on top: PC brings home honors at first BIGEAST Startup Challenge

A team representing Providence College tied for third place in the inaugural BIG EAST Conference Startup Challenge on March 16.

During the challenge, held at St. John’s University’s Manhattan campus, teams of student entrepreneurs from all 10 BIG EAST schools presented ideas for innovations and products to a panel of judges made up of BIG EAST alumni.

PC’s team made a pitch for their startup, WeCycle, a mobile app that helps college students cut down on unnecessary costs by lending, renting, or purchasing in an online, campus-specific marketplace.

The members of the team were:

· Hannah Araujo ’21 (Stoughton, Mass.)
· Arianna Arroyo ’20 (Berwyn, Ill.)
· Ashley Gigon ’22 (Westfield, N.J.)
· Steph Gilet ’21 (Chelmsford, Mass.)
· Daniel Keating ’20 (Wayland, Mass.)
· Emily Tabeek ’19 (Quincy, Mass.)

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