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Vol. 26 Issue 3 WHAT’S NEWS @ Oct. 24, 2005 Rhode Island College Established in 1980 Circulation over 52,000 RIC to host ‘Congress to Campus’ program Nov. 13-15 of Congress, one Democrat and fi rst woman to head a full commit- and environmental protection, serv- BY one Republican, for a three-day tee in the U.S. House in 20 years. ing on the House Armed Services Jane Fusco, Editor visit to college campuses around She also served on the Internation- and Merchant Marine and Fisheries the country to help students better al Relations committees. understand and believe in the no- Committee, Both former wo former members bility of public service. and the Eco- representatives of Congress from op- “We try to give students a better nomic and Ed- have a long- Tposing parties will be understanding of Congress, which ucation Com- standing his- at Rhode Island College to discuss is confounding at times. We’re mittee, and tory of leader- something that they actually agree concerned about the anti-politician was co-chair ship and distin- on – that more students should con- feeling that seems to prevail in the of the Interna- guished records sider careers in public service, and country today,” said David Skaggs, tional Women’s of service in the even run for Congress. former Democratic congressman Leadership legislature. Jan Meyers (R-KS 1985-1997) from Colorado and head of the JAN MEYERS Conference of GEORGE During their and George Hochbrueckner (D-NY Center for Democracy and Citizen- the Americas. HOCHBRUECKNER visit, Meyers 1987-1995) will be at RIC Nov. ship (CDC). Hochbrueckner served eight and Hoch- 13-15. Meyers served for 12 years as years as congressman from the fi rst brueckner will conduct classes, Their visit is part of the Congress congresswoman from the third district of New York, distinguish- meet with students and the local to Campus program, which sends district in Kansas. She was chair of ing himself as a leader on critical bipartisan pairs of former members the Small Business Committee, the issues such as defense conversion Continued on p 13 State Home CD of orphans’ stories released; RIC breaks ground to restore yellow cottage

A new CD of interviews with for- tory of the Home, we knew very mer State Home residents and staff little about daily life in the insti- is on sale ($20 each) to help restore tution, about policies in place, the yellow cottage, once living about changes in population and quarters for orphans, into a child about whether the institution af- welfare resource center. Cottage forded good care to the children restoration groundbreaking was it housed,” said Sandra Enos ’71, held Oct. 24. associate professor of sociol- The CD plays for less ogy at RIC. than an hour, but The CD was re- the voices, words, “Let us build a home for such children” leased on Oct. 24, and images it STORIES FROM THE STATE HOME AND SCHOOL the same day conjures will re- architects broke main long after. ground to be- “Let us build gin renovation a home for of the yellow such children” cottage, once a dormitory and — Stories from An audio CD - Total Time 56 minutes the State Home the last original A PROJECT OF RHODEHODE ISLANDS COLLEGE remaining struc- and School, is a http://www.ric.edu/statehomeandschool 56-minute audio CD ture from the State that includes more than Home, which will be 30 interviews with former res- converted to a teaching and idents, employees and volunteers resource center for issues concern- at the State Home and School for ing child welfare in the state. Children/O’Rourke Children’s Cen- The cost of the CD is $20. Pro- ter, Rhode Island’s orphanage from ceeds will support restoration of 1885-1979, who were willing to tell the yellow cottage. their stories. The candid, descrip- The CD traces the paths of the tive and emotional accounts tell children sent to the State Home, ALL IN THE FAMILY: Suzanne Conklin, assistant professor of biology at RIC, holds her about life as a ward of the state by daughter Nina, 3, outside the Kauffman Center on RIC’s east campus. Conklin adopted those who lived and worked there. Nina from China in April of 2003. For more on recent international adoptions by those “Because there is no offi cial his- Continued on p 5 at the College, see page 14. Page 2 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 WN Quotes… “He is one of the bravest people “I wanted to give a child a “They are the most dedicated group of I have ever met. So many other better life than living in an student-athletes I’ve ever been around. people would have given up.”– Lori orphanage.” – Robin Pecunioso of They have a winning attitude and want to Martin ’83, assistant to the dean of the RIC’s human resources department, win every time they step on the court.” School of Management, on José Labatón, who adopted her daughter Sophia – Kelly Chartier, head women’s tennis coach, a RIC student, who despite a disability, from China. [p 14] describing her team, which won the Little East has completed a fellowship at RIC and is regular season and tournament championships. pointing toward a career in finance. [p 3] [p 6]

rld o at This regular feature of What’s News looks at the links between the W R What's News world and Rhode Island College. The story below was written by Ezra at Rhode Island College e I Stieglitz, professor of elementary education and coordinator of Over- h C seas Programs for the Feinstein School of Education and Human De- T velopment. Editor: Jane E. Fusco Managing Editor: Rob Martin Information Aide: Pauline McCartney In 2004, Harvard University During these visits, students at- dents are eligible for Rhode Island Photographers: Gordon E. reviewed its undergraduate curricu- tend college classes, visit public teacher certifi cation upon suc- Rowley ’64, Lance Gorton ’09 lum for the fi rst time in 30 years. schools, and learn about the local cessful completion of the student Design Manager: Cynthia It was reported in The Providence culture and environment. Besides teaching experience. Page M ’93 the actual visits to each other’s Other than obtaining profession- Journal on April 27, 2004 that the Graphic Designer: Paul J. Silva ’03 University concluded, “… students communities, the students are in al experiences in another country, need … a greater familiarity with contact with one another via an student participation in an educa- Staff Writers: the world that can only be gained Internet forum established for pro- tion abroad program is increasingly Lauren M. Mesale ’06, from study abroad.” gram participants. recognized as a tool for personal Alison Strandberg In a world that is constantly The second program provides development. This aspect of study- students with the opportunity to ing abroad is described so well by “shrinking,” it is essential that stu- What's News at Rhode Island dents at institutions of higher edu- student teach overseas. Undergrad- RIC student Nicole Vanderheiden College (USPS 681-650) is pub- cation obtain a global perspective uate and graduate students seeking who completed a student teach- lished by: by completing an academic experi- elementary or secondary educa- ing experience in Australia in the ence in another country. tion certifi cation can complete a spring of 2005. She writes in her Rhode Island College To this end, the Feinstein School semester of student teaching at review of the program: “I feel that Offi ce of News and Public Relations of Education and Human Develop- St. Martin’s College in Lancaster, being in a foreign country with 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave. ment offers two overseas programs England, or James Cook University an open mind and an eagerness to Providence, RI 02908 for students enrolled in teacher in Townsville, Australia. RIC stu- learn is one of the most valuable preparation programs. The fi rst is dents are placed in a regular class- experiences one can have. You It is published monthly from August a student exchange program with room and supervised by a profes- learn so much about another cul- to June, except twice monthly in a college in the United Kingdom. sional from an institution of higher ture by interacting with people on a October and March. Periodicals post- Students enrolled in an elemen- education. daily basis. You learn how to com- age paid at Providence, RI. tary education teacher preparation Each placement is preceded by municate with others who have a program at St. Martin’s College an orientation program to accli- different background – thereby re- Printing: TCI Press, Seekonk, spend 12 days in Rhode Island and mate RIC students to the country’s fl ecting more on your own country Mass. students enrolled in an elemen- system of education. All RIC re- and culture.” It certainly appears tary education teacher preparation quirements are met as a result of that education abroad has positive successfully completing a student academic as well as nonacademic POSTMASTER: program at Rhode Island College Send address changes to: spend 12 days in England. teaching experience abroad. Stu- benefi ts. What's News at Rhode Island College Offi ce of News and Public ‘New Work’ by RIC professor emeritus on exhibit in Newport Relations, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Don Smith, professor emeritus of Smith will discuss his work and Providence, RI 02908. art, has on display a group of about take questions on Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. Deadline: 50 works of watercolors and oil on at the museum, which is located at Deadline for submission of copy and canvas at the Newport Art Museum 76 Bellevue Ave. in Newport. Mu- photos is noon the Thursday two until Sunday, Nov. 6. seum hours are Monday through weeks before publication date. The exhibition, “Paintings of Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Telephone: 401-456-8090 Don Smith: New Work,” was and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Fax: 401-456-8887 gleaned from a larger group of ap- A 12-page illustrated booklet of Too Blue, 2004. Oil/canvas, 24” x 48.” proximately 300 pieces done from Smith’s work is available at the the fall of 2001 to the spring of museum or by contacting the artist 2005. at 401-231-4540. ‘Crimes against Humanity’ workshop Nov. 8 An educator workshop on imple- book, Crimes Against Humanity with professional credit hours. menting genocide education into and Civilization: The Genocide of Continental breakfast and lunch the curriculum will be held Tues- the Armenians, and consider the di- are included. The fee for the work- day, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. lemmas faced by the international shop is $100 per person. Anyone in the Alumni Lounge at Roberts community during the genocide interested in participating in the Hall. of 1915. In light of current human workshop should forward a check The workshop, conducted by the rights violations, this resource will by Nov. 3 made payable to the Ar- The next issue of organization Facing History and provide entry points for teachers menian Martyrs’ Memorial Com- What’s News Ourselves, is a follow-up to the who want their students to examine mittee of R.I. in the appropriate will be Nov. 14. fi rst statewide Genocide Education the legacies of this history, includ- amount. Mail checks to Genocide Symposium held last March at the ing the struggle for the recognition Education Workshop, 3 Steeple College. The event is sponsored by of the genocide as a crime against Lane, Lincoln, RI 02865. Story ideas are welcome. the Armenian Martyrs’ Memorial humanity. Participants will explore For more information regarding Call 401-456-8090 Committee of Rhode Island. strategies to bring this often-ne- the workshop, call Pauline Get- or email [email protected]. During the course of the day, glected history into the classroom. zoyan at 401-486-3776, or Esther Facing History staff will introduce Educators will be provided a Kalajian at 401-885-9116. educators to the new resource Certifi cate of Attendance, along WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 — Page 3 School of Management internship allows student to advocate for personal cause the field he plans to pursue after BY graduation, he found it was a great Alison Strandberg, Staff Writer networking opportunity. And it re- inforced one very important career goal. “…I want to find a career osé Lobatón probably would where I can help people,” he said. shrug it off if you called him Putting his soon-to-be completed Ja role model or an inspira- finance and economic degrees to tion, but those words describe this good use, combined with his desire standout Rhode Island College to assist others, Lobatón hopes to student perfectly. Lobatón, 33, a one day be a financial advisor. senior with a double major in eco- Overall, Lobatón feels his expe- nomics and finance, can now add rience at RIC has been a positive advocate to that impressive list of one and credits the Office of Stu- traits after completing a semester- dent Life for helping people with long fellowship with the Rhode disabilities. “It is a great advocate Island Governor’s Commission on for a person who has a disability Disabilities (GCD). and wants to get out there and con- Lobatón was born in Mexico but tinue with their life.” his family moved to Rhode Island Lobatón is certainly that type when he was just six months old. In of person, but he is not content 1995, he was diagnosed with mul- to just continue with his life. Lo- tiple sclerosis. At the time of his batón has strived to consistently diagnosis, Lobatón was an X-ray improve himself despite difficult technologist at South County Hos- circumstances that many would pital and was a clinical instructor at find overwhelming. His determined the Community College of Rhode spirit and positive outlook make Island. In 2000, Lobatón began him a life-long advocate regardless using a wheelchair and found it FELLOWSHIP: Lori Martin (left), assistant to the dean of the School of of what the next chapter in his re- greatly impeded his ability to work markable life may be. as a technologist. Management, helps RIC student José Lobatón (right) complete a fellowship offered through an internship program at the College. For further information on the At that point, Lobatón was at a GCD Fellowship program, inter- crossroads in his life and unsure The park had previously been Lobatón completed his fel- ested students can visit the website about the future. But, he said, “I the center of a controversy. Crit- lowship through the School of at www.gcd.state.ri.us/. For infor- was determined not to give up. I ics said the park’s stairs violated Management (SOM) Internship mation about the School of Man- asked myself: ‘Where should I go? the disabilities act because there Program at RIC. The program agement Internship Program, con- What should I do?’” Using what he was not equal access for people enables students to earn academic tact Lori Martin at 401-456-9637. calls his “self resource,” Lobatón in wheelchairs. The stairs were credit while gaining professional made a decision to begin a new closed and plans were implement- experience. Juniors and seniors chapter in his life. After pursuing ed to bring the park into compli- who major or minor in School of different avenues and investigating ance. The reopening of the stairs Management programs are eligible numerous resources, he enrolled at and the unveiling of a new wheel- RIC Shinn to earn academic credits during RIC to pursue higher education and chair-accessible ramp was held on the fall, spring, or summer semes- a new career. the ADA anniversary. In prepara- Study Abroad ters. In addition to a professional Earlier this year, the College’s tion, Lobatón had visited the park placement, each student attends an Benefit Career Development Center alerted several times to monitor progress. internship course that meets every Lobatón to a fellowship program He took pictures and graded the two weeks during the semester. Thursday, Nov. 10 at the GCD – knowing it would be new facilities, including the ramp a good match for someone with Lori Martin of the SOM In- and pathways. ternship Program and the assis- The Hi-Hat Lobatón’s positive attitude and The day of the reopening drew tant to the dean of the School of ability to advocate for those with media attention and Lobatón was 3 Davol Square Management, guided Lobatón’s disabilities. interviewed by The Providence Providence internship course. She describes The GCD’s objective is to ensure Journal. In the Journal story, he Lobatón as an inspiration to the that all people with disabilities are said that he hoped Larisa Park 6:30 p.m. other students in her class. “José afforded the opportunities to ex- would be an inspiration to other was able to bring his experience Hors d’oeuvres ercise all of the rights and respon- towns and municipalities. He was to the classroom. He definitely got Cash Bar sibilities accorded to citizens of also quoted as saying he had vis- his message out to the group and Rhode Island and that each person ited the park several times over the 7 p.m. everyone just loved him.” On a with a disability is able to reach last few days, and it looked as if Greg Abate personal level, Lori was impressed his/her maximum potential in in- “they finally got everything togeth- with RIC Jazz Quartet with Lobatón’s determination to dependence, human development, er… It looks good.” Lobatón even succeed. “He is one of the bravest 7:30 p.m. productivity and self-sufficiency. caught a glimpse of himself on the people I have ever met. So many Raffle Drawings The GCD Fellowship program Channel 6 newscast that evening. other people would have given provides semester-long, part-time 8 p.m. up.” Lori also notes that Lobatón On a day-to-day basis at the placements with the Commission, had a great deal of knowledge to GCD, Lobatón found he had spe- Greg Abate Quartet working on disability policy and share and even provided her with cial skills to fulfill his duties as 10 p.m. research. information for her to use in other a fellow. As a person living with Greg Abate Quartet Lobatón submitted an applica- classes. a disability, he knows firsthand tion and was called for an inter- about the avenues that people can For his internship, Lobatón view. His interview was conducted take to solve their disability-re- $30 per person in advance focused on the public relations in front of the entire Commission. lated problems. Since the GCD is a $35 per person at the door aspect of the GCD. He not only Lobatón must have done well – he referral agency for people with dis- worked behind the scenes in the was invited to join the GCD this abilities, the office receives calls office but also worked to get the For further information, past summer as the Mary Brennan daily from people looking for re- word out to the local media about call 401-941-1542 Fellow focusing on public aware- sources and answers to questions. the GCD. Lobatón was involved ness. The program offers two other Lobatón often found he could an- in Rhode Island’s celebration of fellowships as well, the G. Frank swer questions other staffers could the 15th anniversary of the signing Hanaway Fellow (focusing on ar- not and he knew firsthand where to of the Americans with Disabilities chitectural accessibility) and the refer people in need. Act (ADA) held at the Rose Larisa Edward J. Schroeder Fellow (fo- Memorial Park in East Providence. While Lobatón admits that the cusing on legislation). fellowship wasn’t necessarily in Page 4 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 NEWS FROM THE Foundation and Alumni Offices

ing sophomore, junior, and senior BY English majors. Peg Brown When thinking about a fitting RIC calling… Vice President, way to honor the Ducey legacy, the naming of the Student Media Development Center seemed most appropriate. and College Annette served as a member of the Relations English faculty for some 35 years as assistant, associate, and acting As mid-term grades are is- dean of Arts and Sciences, and as sued, and Homecoming ’05 coordinator of fine arts. Included is a fond, but fading memory, among the list of significant con- the Division is gearing up with tributions she made during her preparations for the next Alumni teaching career is her service as Magazine, annual appeal, An- advisor to many student organiza- nual Report of Gifts, and a special tions, including The Anchor. holiday greeting from President Margaret (Meg) Carroll, director Nazarian. of the Writing Center, paid par- Believe it or not, we are actually ticular tribute to Annette’s legacy preparing the first communica- as Anchor advisor, advocate, and tions related to Commencement mentor during the dedication cer- ’06. And amidst all of these prepa- emony, where many colleagues, rations, we are looking for the friends, and students joined in appropriate mask and costume to the celebration and the unveiling wear when the RIC co-op children of the permanent plaque that will make their annual trick or treat hang in the Media Center’s en- visit to the President’s Office on trance. Oct. 28. The largest gifts to most orga- Homecoming ’05 had many nizations from individuals often highlights, not the least of which are made through estate plans. was the perfect weather and 1,500 Yet, with recent changes in the alumni and friends who joined us tax laws, very few of those estate for the activities pictured in this gifts are created to avoid or re- publication. (See p 16.) duce federal taxes. For example, Of particular note for the devel- just 1.2 percent of the 2.4 million opment office, was the dedication Americans who died in 2003 left of the Ducey Student Media Cen- taxable estates. Essentially the CELLATHON? A familiar sight all over the campus at RIC: students with cell phones ter, a component of the recently estate tax no longer exists for the up to their ears. Although communications technology is changing rapidly, the Alumni Association’s fall phonathon for the Annual Fund is still done the old fashioned way – in a phone bank with land line (wired) phones. No fancy dialing equipment or cell phones! Alumni will hear the polite, young voices of students (including those pictured above) calling to ask for help. Please make a pledge when one of our students calls you.

PLEASE CONSIDER RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE AS PART OF YOUR ESTATE PLANNING.

The Rhode Island College Foundation & Alumni Association present Long Term Care Planning… What You Need to Know

Ronda is a 1989 graduate of Rhode Island College and a 2000 Alumni Honor Roll Recipient in Economics/Finance. Workshop conducted by College President John Nazarian unveils the Ducey Student Media Center plaque Ronda L. Warrener ’89, CFP® during the dedication on Oct. 1. Joining Nazarian are (l to r): William Dorry ’03, former Certifi ed Financial Planner™/Financial Advisor editor of The Anchor; Richard DelBonis ’04; Zdenko Juskuv, president of Student Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. Thursday, November 3, 2005 Government; and Forrester Safford, executive editor of The Anchor. Alger Hall Rhode Island College renovated Student Union. The vast majority who are considering Light Buffet 5:30 p.m. Media Center houses RIC-TV, estate plans that include charitable Workshop 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. The Anchor, and WXIN, all stu- contributions for the first time. dent-run organizations that pro- With few tax incentives, the Name(s) Class Year duce student-centered communi- reasons most often cited for mak- cations on campus. ing a charitable gift are, “I want Address As we have reported before, C. to give back,” “I want to leave a City State Zip Annette Ducey and her mother In- legacy and make a difference for Clip & Send to: gamar A. Ducey, left the College future generations,” and “I want Home phone Email Development Offi ce a combined estate gift of nearly to be assured that my life’s work East Campus, Kauffman Center Please respond by October 28. Space is limited. 600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue $570,000, one of the largest ever will support the things I care about Providence, RI 02908-1991 received by the College. The gift well into the future.” We thank the Yes, I will attend the workshop. endowed the Cathryn Annette Duceys, both mother and daugh- You may also email [email protected] or call: 401-456-8827 to reserve Ducey Scholarship Fund that will ter, for entrusting the College with provide scholarships for deserv- meeting all three. Call 401-456-8827 for further information. Please note that there is no fee. WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 — Page 5 (NOT JUST) Academically Speaking An amazing journey “home”

When I told me how the project began from a simple way, to tell the community that every child mat- BY began my inquiry by the director of Trinity Repertory ters. Patricia Nolin, career at Theatre’s production of Cider House Rules. From Three and a half years have gone by, and I am ’84, M ’87 Rhode this came the discovery of 100-year-old leather- astounded by what has been accomplished since Island Col- bound record books that detailed the operation that fi rst meeting. A memorial dedicated to all Special Assistant lege, as of the State Home and stories of the children that children who once lived at the Home is now on to the President coordina- inhabited its walls. People with direct links to the the grounds behind the Forman Center. Ground- tor of the Home had contacted Richard. Many had grown breaking for the fi rst phase of renovation to the College’s up there. Others, while tracing their ancestry, yellow cottage has taken place, and continuous Sesquicentennial in March 2002, it was as though found their relatives had been at the Home at connections are being made with residents, staff, I had journeyed back home. As a double gradu- some point in their lifetime. and their families. Fifty formal presentations, over ate of the College, I had enjoyed a career in the Sandra Enos ’71 and Diane Martell, professors $400,000 in grants, and three professional videos private sector before coming back to RIC. I knew of sociology and social work respectively, had later, I realize our hopes for this project are well this new undertaking would be a perfect fi t for been researching the history of child care pro- on the way to fruition. me. I was told that a centerpiece of the Sesqui- grams and policies in Rhode Island. Many may be Working with a steering committee of such centennial would be the State Home and School surprised to learn that the beginnings of child wel- passionate individuals has been so exciting. This Project, and that I should speak with the key play- fare emerged in the mid-19th century and much of project has united the campus community, at- ers who brought the project to the attention of the it began on what is now RIC’s east campus. tracting several disciplines to explore its exten- administration. Thus began another journey to By now the State Home and School Project is siveness. It has also brought about collaboration another “home.” What I came to learn through- well known to many on campus, as well as in the between academic departments, community out the fi rst few months of 2002 was that the east community. You may hear it referred to as the representatives, elected offi cials, and administra- campus of my alma mater contained so much his- “yellow cottage” or the orphanage project. What- tors. I would be remise not to mention, by name, tory. ever it is called, its development and progress is committee members who have worked tirelessly I met with several professionals who all shared immeasurable. on every aspect of the project: Peg Brown, Lisa with me their particular interest in the project. I think back to May 2002, to the fi rst time an Delmonico M ’05, Debra DiScuillo, Sandra Enos, Pierre Morenon, professor of anthropology, con- organized group met to discuss plans for the proj- Jane Fusco, Richard Hillman, Susan Hughes veyed to me how important the project was. I saw ect. Restoring the last remaining original wood ’03, Diane Martell, Pauline McCartney, E. Pierre and touched artifacts from the archeological digs structure from the orphanage was paramount. The Morenon, Eva Neira ’03, Karen Paley, Anne that had been carried out on the grounds of the group also agreed it was important to meet and Pascucci, and Michael Smith ’79. Of course, our State Home. He pointed out the shadows of the interview those individuals who shared part or all work would not have taken place without an ad- foundations of other turn-of-the-century cottages, of their childhood at the State Home or in later ministration that had the foresight to know what and how the topography hadn’t changed over years, The Patrick I. O’Rourke Children’s Center, this project would mean to so many. the years. Marbles and roller skates had been un- and to offer opportunities for former residents and earthed, as well as fi ne china. staff to meet each other. Lastly, it was necessary Continued on p 7 Richard Hillman ’83, supervisor from DCYF, for the College to recognize each child in some

Project at Rhode Island College, students from elementary school Though worn by the elements State Home created as part of the College’s through college. Enos suggests that and years of neglect, the cottage Continued from p 1 Sesquicentennial, to re-connect the materials can be used in combi- was found to be generally sound with former residents and docu- nation with excerpts from the CD by architect Christopher (Kip) Mc- ment their stories. “to understand the connection be- Mahon of the fi rm Robinson Green their fi rst day there, daily life, “It started with the discovery of tween former residents’ lives and Beretta, and by Denis Beique, changes to the institution over time, turn-of-the-century records in a their place in the larger sociologi- project manager for the Gilbane and what it was like to leave state dusty basement of a nearly empty cal and historical contexts.” Company. Gilbane built the cot- care. building,” said Peg Brown, RIC’s Established at the Walnut Grove tage circa 1885. Renovation plans It ends with recommendations by vice president for development and Farm in a rural Providence area, include rotating displays of memo- the former residents and staff for college relations. “It turned into a the State Home was created “for rabilia, archeological fi nds, and improving the child welfare system. commitment by the College to pre- the protection and support of such historic information. The cottage The stories are evidence of the serve an historic wooden structure, children as should come under the will be equipped with state-of-the- challenges of caring for the more through the efforts of a small team care of the State…where they shall art technology for multi-media pre- than a half million children now of visionaries who saw the chance have a fair and equal chance to be- sentations for public viewing and living in group homes, private in- to expand the focus on preserva- come useful, worthy and self-sup- student research. stitutions and foster care, Enos said. tion to include the oral histories porting men and women, a bless- The cottage is eligible for his- that mirror the human experience “When we hear the voices of ing, not a burden to the State,” as toric preservation status. and inform policy decisions.” the former residents on the CD, written by child advocate Elizabeth The Rhode Island Foundation we can’t help but be reminded of The oral histories collected from Buffum Chace in a memorandum provided grant support of $1,610 the pain and loss that children still former residents and staff will be to the General Assembly of Rhode for the production of the CD. A suffer in our child welfare system placed permanently in the State Island on Feb. 22, 1880. Through- July 2003 grant from the Rhode today,” said Enos. Home and School archives, which out its operation, the State Home Island Council for the Humanities will be housed in the new resource provided a home for thousands of Many participants chose to have for $7,760 has helped to fund the center, for researchers to learn children relegated to state care. family members present during State Home’s oral history project. about the short and long term ef- the interviews, which took place in The state turned the land once “The voices on the CD also fects of living in state care from homes, libraries and other public belonging to the State Home over remind us of the courage and the perspective of those who lived places, and over the telephone. to the College in 1990. It is now strength of some of the residents it, and to better understand the the grounds of the College’s east Some participants lived at the who managed to overcome the ob- situation of all children who must campus. stacles of very diffi cult childhoods State Home in the 1920s, others leave their homes and live among during the Great Depression, World In December 2004, RIC received and emerged as individuals who families and environments not of a $325,000 federal appropriation have given us the gift of their sto- War II and the decades that fol- their making. lowed. Their accounts reveal that to refurbish the yellow cottage, ries,” said Enos. “We have just begun to under- at some periods in its history, the and to develop educational pro- To order a CD, contact Patricia stand the potential depth, breadth, State Home was a good place for grams to study public policy in the Nolin, 401-456-9854; pnolin@ric. and national signifi cance of this children, and at other times, a trou- state. The Rhode Island Historical edu. Visit www.ric.edu/statehome- project,” Brown said. bled institution. Preservation and Historical Com- andschool for more information on The CD package also includes mission also awarded the College a The CD is the latest undertak- the State Home and School Project a teaching and resource guide $100,000 grant the month before to ing by the State Home and School at Rhode Island College. for suggested class projects for help restore the cottage. Page 6 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 RIC Athletic News

FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S DESK

Donald E. Tencher Track Office at 401-456-4617. The women’s soccer team is currently 9-2 • Everyone’s invited to attend “Winter Sports and the women’s volleyball team is 15-10. Director Madness” (i.e., Midnight Madness) on Tuesday Both teams are currently in third place in con- of Athletics Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. More details to follow. ference standings. • Congratulations to basketball student-ath- • Once again, congratulations to all of our • I want to thank all the lete Kamari Williams, who was selected by the 2005 Hall of Fame inductees who were hon- alumni who participated NCAA for membership on its National Stu- ored at the recent Athletic Recognition Dinner in alumni games during dent-Athlete Advisory Committee. held in conjunction with Homecoming. Homecoming weekend. • Congratulations to all of the fall sports • It doesn’t seem possible, but the winter It was one of the best teams on outstanding seasons to date. Women’s sports season kicked off this past weekend. turnouts is recent memory. tennis recently clinched the regular season • The first weekly “RIC Sports Talk Show” • Patty Nevola-Testa is coordinating an alum- conference title and won the Little East Confer- was produced this past week and was broadcast ni game for women’s soccer. ence Championship. Men’s soccer is currently via the Internet. Anyone interested in participating can con- in first place with a big showdown coming with The show will soon be aired on a local televi- tact Patty by leaving a message at the RIC perennial power Keene State. sion station. RIC women’s tennis dominates Little East

BY Scott Gibbons, Sports Information Director

here have been a lot of great women’s tennis Tteams at Rhode Island College, but the 2005 squad could be the best one ever. To say that the Anchorwomen were dominant this fall is a massive understate- ment. RIC posted an 11-1 overall record, a 7-0 conference mark and won both the Little East Confer- ence Tournament, as well as the Regular Season Championship. After losing its first match of the season to Salve Regina on Sept. 3, RIC steamrolled through the rest of the fall, winning its next 11 matches to clinch the Anchorwom- en’s third consecutive Little East Conference Regular Season Cham- pionship. The Anchorwomen went into the LITTLE EAST CHAMPIONS: The RIC women’s tennis team won the Little East Conference Tournament after posting the league’s 2005 Little East Conference Tour- top regular season record. Team members: (front row, left to right) Tara Marchant, Liz Barrette, Alyson St. Amand, Megan Hall; nament as a heavy favorite and did (middle row left to right) Ashley St. Amand, Kseniya Gurvich, Ashley Barry, Margaret Funk, Ashley Cunday, Ashley Gorman, not disappoint, taking home first Heidi Beauregard; (back row, left to right) Head Coach Kelly Chartier, Carissa Wiles, Kathleen Brady, Cara Lustig, Samantha Zira, place with 24 points. Plymouth Natasha Roman. State, which figured to be RIC’s top competition, totaled a mere 14 additions of freshmen Megan Hall, 51-15 career doubles record, tying ference Champion in the number points to finish second in the sev- Margaret Funk, Natasha Roman, Donna Vongratsavay’s ’03 all-time six singles flight and teamed with en-team field. It was the program’s plus Ashley Gorman, who was career doubles victories total. She junior Tara Marchant to win the sixth title, including the second in a transfer from Plymouth State, was 43-18 at number one singles number three doubles flight. Gor- the last three seasons and fourth really made our lineup tough to for her career, facing the opposi- man was 11-2 in singles and 14-4 over the past seven campaigns. beat. We were focused on putting tion’s top player in every match, in doubles on the season. March- The Anchorwomen won all three together a solid season since the and is third all-time at RIC in ca- ant, who lost in the Championship doubles flights and four of the six pre-season.” reer singles wins. She was named Match of the number five singles singles flights at the LEC Tourna- th Hall was the Little East Confer- to RIC’s All-75 Anniversary flight, was 11-3 in singles and 14-4 ment, which was hosted by West- ence Champion in the number Women’s Tennis Team last May. in doubles this fall. ern Connecticut on Oct. 14-15. two singles flight and teamed with Funk was the Little East Con- Chartier’s crew has simply been “This is the best team I have senior Liz Barrette to take home ference Champion in the number lights out since the end of the 2003 ever coached,” Head Women’s the title in the number one doubles three singles flight and teamed season, a year in which they were Tennis Coach Kelly Chartier ’98 flight. She closed out the season with fellow rookie Roman to win also the LEC Champions. The says. “They are the most dedicated with a 13-1 singles record and a the number two doubles flight. team has won 28 of its last 29 dual group of student-athletes I’ve ever 15-2 doubles mark, to go along Funk was 13-1 in singles and 14- matches dating back to 2003, hav- been around. They have a winning with three Little East Conference 2 in doubles and was named the ing gone 11-1 this year, 13-0 in attitude and want to win every time Women’s Tennis Rookie of the Little East Conference Women’s 2004 and winning their last four they step on the court.” Week honors. Hall and Barrette’s Tennis Rookie of the Week once on matches of the ’03 campaign. RIC RIC went 13-0 in 2004, posting 15 doubles wins are a new RIC re- the season. has not lost on its home court since the first undefeated season in the cord for a season. Sophomore Kseniya Gurvich the 2003 season as well, going 17- program’s history, but stumbled at Barrette, who fell in the semi- was the Little East Conference 0 since Sept. 16 of that year. the LEC Tournament with a sec- finals of the number one singles Champion in the number four With the squad only losing Bar- ond place finish. “We had a good flight, was 11-3 in singles and 15-2 singles flight and posted an 8-3 rette from the starting lineup, nucleus of players coming back in doubles action on the season. singles mark on the season. they’ll figure to be very tough to this year,” Chartier says, “and the She closes out her career with a Gorman was the Little East Con- beat once again next fall. WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 — Page 7 RIC TO HOST PRE-SEASON SPORTS BASKETBALL CAMPS Events Oct. 24 - Nov. 14

Directed by: Men’s Soccer Former Stanford University star Christina Batastini Wed. Oct. 26 Connecticut College 3:30 p.m. and RIC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Walsh Sat. Oct. 29 at Eastern Connecticut * 1 p.m. Wed. Nov. 2 LEC Tournament Semi-Finals TBA Sat. Nov. 5 LEC Tournament Finals TBA THE “GET YOUR GAME READY” CAMP Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 19-20 Women’s Soccer 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tues. Oct. 25 Western Connecticut * 4 p.m. Cost: $135 Sat. Oct. 29 Eastern Connecticut * Noon • Pre-season conditioning drills Tues. Nov. 1 LEC Tournament First Round TBA • Offensive skill development Thurs. Nov. 3 LEC Tournament Semi-Finals TBA • Unique teaching stations for offensive moves Sat. Nov. 5 LEC Tournament Finals TBA • Position work specifi c to guards, forwards and post players • 1-on-1, 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 games Women’s Volleyball Wed. Oct. 26 Connecticut College 6 p.m. Wed. Nov. 2 LEC Tournament Play-offs TBA Fri. Nov. 4 LEC Tournament Semi-Finals TBA THE “UNSTOPPABLE OFFENSE” CAMP Sat. Nov. 5 LEC Tournament Finals TBA Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 26-27 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Cost: $135 Sat. Oct. 29 at LEC/MASCAC • Extensive ball handling development Alliance Championships + 11 a.m. Sat. Nov. 5 at ECAC Div. III Championships # TBA • 1-on-1 moves Sat. Nov. 12 at NCAA Div. III Regionals $ TBA • Attacking the basket • Reading the defense Wrestling • 1-on-1, 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 games Sat. Nov. 12 at Roger Williams Invitational 10 a.m.

* Little East Conference contest + Hosted by Westfi eld State College THE “LIGHTS OUT” SHOOTING CAMP # Hosted by Connecticut College $ Hosted by Springfi eld College Friday, Nov. 25 Be sure to check out www.ric.edu/athletics for updated scores and standings. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cost: $75 • Personalized video analysis of each player’s shot Don’t Miss the 11th Annual • Shooting fundamentals • Shooting footwork • Various shooting drills Anchor Madness • Competitive shooting games 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005 Call the RIC athletic department at 401-456-8007 to receive an application form, or for any questions. The Murray Center

Academically… High school choruses to join RIC Chorus Continued from p 5 The RIC High School Invitation- of music, will be accompanied by case its talents. The concert closes al Choral Concert takes place on local high school choruses, for an with a massed choral piece in Friday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. in Sapins- evening of non-competitive choral which all ensembles participate. I have spoken with many indi- ley Hall in the Nazarian Center. performances. The concert offers Admission is free and open to viduals who are fascinated with the The RIC Chamber Singers and high schoolers a unique learning the public. For more information, project. They share stories about the RIC Chorus, conducted by Te- experience, with each chorus hav- call 401-456-8144. their own childhood, and the cir- resa Coffman, associate professor ing its own opportunity to show- cumstances that infl uenced them as they grew. Perhaps delving into histories and childhoods evokes the special need in each of us to know RIC students win awards in graphic arts more about our own family histo- Fourteen Rhode Island College In addition, a poster designed Rebecca Butler - 2nd Place ries. I, too, was inspired to contact students earned awards at the In- by RIC student Roseanne Cedroni Dana Schmidt - Hon. Mention a relative in Canada to learn more ternational Graphic Arts Educa- for Graphic Communications Anthony Bachinski - Hon. Men- about my own family history. tion Association competition held Week was printed by Ryobi Com- tion Home is defi ned in the dictionary last summer. pany on the show fl oor of Print05 Prepress (digital output) as “an environment offering security The students created their win- at the McCormick Place Conven- Katelyn Mroczka - lst Place and happiness…a valued place.” ning entries in graphic communi- tion Center in Chicago last month. Poster For me, I’m happy to be home in an cations classes of RIC’s commu- It will also be used as the cover Roseanne Cedroni - 1st Place environment where its intellectual nications department. of the IGAEA’s professional jour- Andy DiMatteo - 4th place and cultural vision embraces such The competition took place at nal. Web Site eclectic projects. The State Home Millersville University in Penn- All students have taken classes Salomon Xiong - Best of Show and School Project ultimately re- sylvania, the site of this year’s with Lenore Collins, RIC associ- Dan Caparco - 2nd Place minds us how a society affects its IGAEA conference, held July 31- ate professor of communications. Marc Daniels - 2nd Place children. How we educate and nur- Aug. 4. The IGAEA award winners by Meghan Follett - 3rd Place ture vulnerable youngsters has and The contest draws approxi- division: Scott Trainor - 3rd Place will continue to have a far-reaching mately 500 entries from schools Photo Joanna Shuhala - 3rd Place impact on them and on our culture around the country. Michelle Martin - 1st Place Dana Schmidt - 3rd Place for years to come. Page 8 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 Impressions of Cambodia: past and present ment according to the Smithsonian BY Institution. The Angkor district Mary Ann Bromley, prof. of covers approximately 155 square social work and John Riolo, miles and is comprised of 44 tem- coordinator of the Case ples built between the 9th and 14th Centuries. Management Cert. Program More than two centuries of neglect left the area overrun by dense jungle and giant strangler fi g trees and their roots are deeply entwined with the ancient temple A ruins. Today, Angkor is a pro- fter more tected archaeological zone and than three was designated a World Heritage decades of Site in 1992. Restoration experts war, occu- from various nations have differ- pation and ing views about how best to save isolation, the temples of Angkor. Currently, including there is an attempt to restore the Pol Pot’s temples by piecing together fallen four-year stones which have accumulated in Human skulls fi ll a display case at Tuol Sleng, a former Khmer Rouge prison that is reign of large piles throughout the temple now a museum of the Cambodian genocide under Pol Pot in the 1970s. terror from sites and to leave the tree roots en- 1975 to tangled within the temple ruins as 1979, and much as possible. New stones are 1979). Massive American bomb- On Dec. 25, 1978, the Vietnamese a bloody used for reconstruction only as a ing of Cambodia was aimed at invaded Cambodia and in less than failed last resort. stopping the fl ow of supplies and a month, the Vietnamese captured coup attempt in 1997, Cambo- personnel from North Vietnam to the capital city of Phnom Penh and dia’s scars are beginning to slow- Immediately outside the temple South Vietnam during the Vietnam secured all of Cambodia except ly show signs of healing. district is a small informal land- mine museum run by a local confl ict. The United States Con- for some of the regions bordering We recently spent four months deminer (a person who clears gress ended the bombing in Cam- Thailand. Most of the 70,000 to teaching social work case landmines), Aki Ra. In his former bodia on 100,000 Bud- management in Phnom Penh, life, Aki Ra was an involuntary Aug.15, dhist monks Cambodia. When we weren’t child soldier of the Khmer Rouge 1973. died during teaching, we were busy travel- and Vietnamese Armies and he Cam- the Pol Pot ing around the capital city, as was forced to lay landmines. Mr. bodia is regime and well as other areas of the coun- Aki and his wife run the museum one of the all but 55 try, meeting people and learning from their home and have also poorest Cambodian fi rsthand about life in Cambodia informally taken in many of the countries doctors are approximately 12 years after the children who have been injured in the believed to county’s fi rst free elections. The by landmines. Cambodia, with an world, have died reader is invited to share in some estimated six million out of 10 mil- ranking during this of our experiences and impres- lion mines still left from the early 130th out time. Teach- MARY ANN BROMLEY sions. 1990s, has the highest number of of 175 in JOHN RIOLO ers and other The Khmer empire of ancient active landmines in the world to- the Human intellectuals Cambodia covered nearly all day. Development Index according to were also singled out for imprison- of Southeast Asia until around In addition, it is estimated that the 2003 Human Development ment, torture and death. 1600. At the center of this em- Report published by the United One of the most notorious pris- th more than 539,000 tons of bombs pire was Angkor Wat, a 12 - were dropped on Cambodia dur- Nations Development Program ons during the Khmer Rouge re- Century Hindu temple and the ing the American involvement in (UNDP). The life expectancy is gime is located in Phnom Penh and world’s largest religious monu- the war in Southeast Asian (1959- 56.4 years for Cambodian men called Tuol Sleng which roughly and 60.3 years for translated means a poisonous hill women. Buddhism or a place on a mound to keep infl uences practically those who bear guilt. Prior to be- every aspect of Cam- ing converted to a prison in 1976 bodian life, although it by the Khmer Rouge, it was a was Hinduism which high school. Whole families of predominated among prisoners, including their newborn early Khmers from the babies, were taken there to be ex- 1st Century until the terminated. More than 10,000 pris- decline of the Khmer oners at Tuol Sleng were executed. Empire. Today, the These estimates do not include the population of Cambo- estimated 2,000 children who were dia is approximately also killed there. Today, Tuol Sleng 13 million people, is a museum of the Cambodian with at least half of the genocide under Pol Pot. population under the Within the context of this history, age of 18. signs of Cambodia’s developmen- The Pol Pot reign of tal struggle as it attempts to move terror ended in 1979 successfully into the 21st Century during which time are everywhere. Traffi c, particu- an estimated one to larly in the capital, is a nightmare. three million of the There are few traffi c lights and Cambodian popula- people frequently drive on the tion died of disease, wrong side of the road, particularly starvation or torture. John Riolo stands in front of strangler fi g roots growing over a temple at Angkor. at intersections. A Cambodian- WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 — Page 9 Impressions of Cambodia: past and present American friend who has been liv- passing in what appears to be hap- ing in Phnom Penh for the past nine hazard formations. Small motorcy- years explained to us as he was cles called motos are used as taxis traveling down a one-way street the and provide a particularly thrilling wrong way that in Cambodia, traf- ride. We saw two adults, three fi c signs are really only guidelines. children and a small dog riding on Lonely Planet Cambodia travel one moto in Phnom Penh and most guide sums it up best when it says often, women ride sidesaddle. Live “If there are road rules in Cambo- chickens, pigs and yes, even the dia it is doubtful that anyone is fol- kitchen sink are routinely trans- lowing them. The best advice…is ported on the back of a moto. For to take nothing for granted and as- a more comfortable (but not neces- sume that your fellow motorists are sarily safer) ride, a tuk tuk, which is a cart with seats pulled by a moto, is the taxi of choice. Beggars in Cam- bodia are an ever- present reminder of the poverty in Cam- bodia. A typical Live chickens make the trip to market on the back of a moto, a small motorcycle worker in Phnom frequently seen on the streets of Cambodia. Penh earns $1 a day for a 16-hour of the more than 88,000 sex work- almost doubled their secondary day, seven days a ers in Cambodia. The number of school enrollment rate (from 30 week. Police offi - children who are traffi cked to other to 57 percent). Students in Cam- cers, frontline gov- countries from Cambodia is not bodian public schools wear uni- ernment workers, known but government statistics forms and parents are expected military personnel, report an average of 400 Cam- to send their children to school teachers and other bodian children who have been with about two U.S. dollars per typical “middle- traffi cked to Thailand are returned day for their teacher. Thus, in ad- class” workers every month. Given this number dition to the need for children to earn $25 to $35 of returned children, the number of beg or work (in legal or illegal per month. While children sent (usually as sex work- the cost of living in Phnom Penh is much less than in the United States, A 17-year-old landmine survivor dresses in a Khmer Rouge these wages can- uniform. not pay a monthly electric bill, buy food for a family visually challenged psychopaths.” for one month or pay the rent, even On one trip in the Southern part in a small apartment. Street beg- of the country we wondered if at ging, child labor, child prostitution some point the car in which we and taking bribes or “tips” are were riding might disappear in one understood ways to supplement a of the many potholes created by family’s wages. It is not unusual landmines or bombs. Another time, to see families living in abandoned traveling in the North, it seemed buildings and living on the street that our bus would surely end up alongside museums, monuments, down the mountainside due to the and government buildings. Minors narrow roadways where traffi c is aged 12 to 17 constitute 31 percent

A street beggar, holding a baby, stands at a tour bus.

ers) is suspected to be astronomi- trades), poor families cannot af- cal. ford the indirect costs of public Approximately 42 percent of school for their children. women above 15 years of age have One observation based on our never attended school and only 12 sabbatical leaves us with a dis- percent of girls are able to com- quieting impression that while plete secondary school. Twenty there are numerous international percent of primary school students, organizations with offi ces in two percent of upper secondary Cambodia (for example, there are students, and zero percent of ter- more than 40 non-government tiary education students are drawn organizations working with Cam- from the poorest 20 percent of the bodians with disabilities), the gap Cambodian population. From 1990 is enormous between the amount to 1997, the secondary school of aid money given to these or- enrollment rate in Cambodia de- ganizations and the effect on the clined from 32 percent of eligible Cambodian people in need. But children to 24 percent. During the this is a subject for further study Two of the many street children in Cambodia. same period, neighboring Vietnam and another article. Page 10 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 THE FLYING take flight in … LIFE: KARAMAZOV A Guide for the Perplexed BROTHERS The Flying Karamazov instrument while juggling Brothers – four comedi- and singing a different ans, musicians, jugglers tune; the Gamble, which and men about town tests the juggling skills – land at RIC next month of the audience; and Jazz for an evening of theatre Improvisational Juggling, and entertainment in the a signature set piece that tradition of Monty Py- is as thrilling as it is dif- thon. The show, LIFE: A ficult. Guide for the Perplexed, Over 20 characters is certain to excite, delight – all played by the four and even bring a tear to performers – keep LIFE the eye of audiences on pulsing including a Baby- Thursday, Nov. 17 at 8 lonian Emperor, an In- p.m. in the Auditorium in dian seer, and the Man in Roberts Hall. Black. The Brothers also Filled with skits on the play many instruments, various stages of life, the from pocket trumpet to THE FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS show features several double-necked guitar. uniquely Karamozov ele- The Washington Post (Dmitri), lyricist Howard Jay Patter- venience, tickets can be purchased ments: a circular, six-oc- said of the ensemble: son (Ivan), composer Mark Ettinger as follows: in advance via VISA or tave electronic instrument “…they can tickle your (Alexei), and Roderick Kimball MasterCard by calling 401-456- called a Juggletron, which brain while thrilling your (Pavel). 8144 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. week- the Brothers play while eyes.” Tickets for the Flying Karamazov days; online at www.ric.edu/pfa; or singing and juggling; the The Karamozov Broth- Brothers are $30, with discounts in person at the Roberts Hall box 4X4, where each Brother ers are comprised of the for seniors, RIC faculty/staff/stu- office until the time of the perfor- plays the other’s musical show’s writer Paul Magid dents and children. For your con- mance on the day of the event. Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons’ premieres at RIC Nov. 16 All My Sons, directed by Naum the questionable imprisonment of his rope, and former Yugoslavia. He has Panovski, associate professor with the colleague, Joe’s struggles highlight the authored two books, Directing Poiesis Dept. of Music, Theatre, and Dance, themes of father-son relationships and Theatre as a Weapon, and has also will take the stage on Nov. 16-19 at and the battle between business and written in publications around the 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday Nov. ethics. world. All My Sons is Panovski’s first 19-20 at 2 p.m. in the Forman Theatre Miller’s idea for the story origi- project at the College. in the Nazarian Center. nated from an historic World War The cast of characters includes Written and produced by Arthur II incident of a manufacturer that Aaron Andrade as Keller, Marybeth Miller in 1947, All My Sons is a mov- knowingly shipped out defective parts Hampton as Mother, Nathan Holst ing drama that established Miller as for tanks, which led to the deaths of as Chris, Allison Clark as Ann, Kevin one of the leading voices of American American soldiers. Broccoli as George, Chris Rosen- theatre. The play, about “man’s selfishness quest as Jim, Alexandra Smith as Sue, Set shortly after World War II, and greed that destroys the very fab- and Robert Lima as Larry, with 14

RIC the play focuses on Joe Keller, a 61- ric of a family is so timely and speaks additional performers who serve as a year-old man who became rich as a to all of us,” said Panovski. chorus. manufacturer of second-rate airplane Panovski is a professional the- parts. With one son missing in action ater director and dramaturg, whose General admission is $14. For more in the war effort, another son who is experience includes over 50 plays information, call the box office at

Arts and Entertainment courting his brother’s girlfriend, and produced by theatres in the U.S, Eu- 401-456-8144. Fusionworks Dance Company to perform ‘Old Forms/New Works’

usionworks returns to RIC Fusionworks’ special guest artists are from the Rhode Island College in the Annual Fall Concert Dance Company. They will be performing a new original work created FSeries that features gutsy for them by Meunier entitled Under the Bridge, a haunting and primal physicality and endless energy. Per- post-apocalyptic dance performed to the techno-industrial score of Rhode formances will be held on Friday and Island composer Keith Fracassa. Saturday, Nov. 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. in Sapins- On Saturday evening, Fusionworks will present their extremely popular ley Hall in the Nazarian Center. Unwrapped concert for the unabashedly curious, in which Meunier will Old Forms/New Works will begin the 19th per- provide a behind-the-scenes peek at the entire concert process. Through formance season for this popular Rhode Island-based introductions to each of the dances, she explains the choreography, cos- dance company and premiere four new tumes, music and technical aspects. works: the majestic and To experience even more of this exciting troupe, join its members for reverent Te Deum, the fun Completely Unwrapped. Come early, watch the dancers warm up, experi- and hip-shaking romp, Buenos ence the view from the stage, and attend a VIP reception with the artistic Dias, performed to the soaring gui- director and board members prior to the performance. tar of Carlos Santana, and the comic- New this fall will be generous support provided by The Fannie Helen book inspired Iron Man Meets Scuttle and Melcer Endowment. Static, set to the music of one of the hottest up-and-coming bands, The Bad Plus. General admission tickets are $20, with discounts for senior citizens, RIC alum Deb Meunier ’86, artistic director of Fusion- groups and students. For more information or for tickets to Unwrapped works, offers this eclectic mix of dances that promises to or Completely Unwrapped, contact Fusionworks at 401-946-0607 or continue the ensemble’s tradition of sassy, high-energy www.fusionworksdance.org. Concert tickets are available at the Roberts dancing. Hall box office (401-456-8144). WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 — Page 11 Halloween Collage Concert haunts Roberts Hall The annual Halloween Col- The program, which will run • Guitar Ensemble and a jazz dance choreographed lage Concert promises a ghostly for approximately 90 minutes, • Saxophone Ensemble by Angelica Vessella. good time Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 consists of 26 acts, with over • The Marimba and the Piano All performers will be dressed p.m. in the Auditorium in Rob- 200 performers including RIC duos in Halloween costumes. erts Hall. students and faculty, and fi fth • Trumpet Ensemble The concert will be preceeded The event offers a change of graders from the Henry Barnard • Chamber Singers by a small concert in the lobby, pace for the performers. “Some School. • Chorus with fi ve faculty members creat- of the featured music is light- RIC groups to perform are: • Men's Chorus ing unusual and festive music. hearted, while other music is • African Music Ensemble • Women's Chorus General admission is $7, free satirical, strange and eerie,” said • Brass Ensemble • The Henry Barnard Singers for anyone who wears a cos- Bill Jones, director of the con- • Big Flute Band The program also includes tume. For more information, call cert, and professor in the Dept. • Clarinet Ensemble two dance acts: a tap dance cho- 401-456-8144. of Music, Theatre, and Dance. • Concert Jazz Band reographed by Elaine Colaneri,

companiment post-bebop saxophone players around today. Witches Brew for numerous A composer, arranger and recording artist, theatre and Abate is an adjunct instructor at RIC, where dance troupes he teaches jazz improvisation and theory, Concert stirs up since 1997. and coaches jazz combos. The band’s Colonna appeared at 2nd Story Theatre spooky music latest CD, The last season as Willy Loman in Death of A Quiet Room, Salesman and this season as Candy in Of Halloween night is on a nation- Mice and Men. He has been a professional ally distributed performer for 45 years, appearing at The he Witches Brew Concert will fea- label. Redfearn Huntington Theatre, Trinity Rep, The Old ture plenty of frighteningly good ALEC K. REDFEARN is a songwriter, Globe, and The Bread Loaf School of Eng- Tmusic on Halloween night, Mon- improviser, lish. He founded and was artistic director of day, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m. in Sapinsley Hall in accordionist, and composer who has been The Rhode Island Shakespeare Theater from the Nazarian Center. Alec K. Redfearn and playing in the Providence area for about 15 1971-1990. Colonna has voiced over 5,000 the Eyesores, Greg Abate, Bob Colonna, and years. He recently scored the Laura Colella radio commercials in the New England area, many RIC faculty and friends will perform fi lm Stay Until Tomorrow, which has been and has published a book of children’s show under the direction of RIC artist-in-resi- touring the festival circuit. business stories called Zoe’s Vaudeville Act. dence Judith Lynn Stillman. Abate, an adjunct member of the RIC mu- Admission to the Witches Brew Concert Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores have sic faculty is widely considered among jazz is free. For more information, call 401-456- provided eclectic, thoroughly original ac- writers and afi cionados to be one of the best 8144. Muir String Quartet returns Nov. 7 The Muir String Quartet returns series throughout North America such admired American compos- Admission is $30, with discounts to RIC as a part of the President’s and Europe. Ansell, Zazofsky and ers as Lucas Foss (String Quartet for seniors, RIC faculty/staff/stu- Music Series on Monday, Nov. 7 Reynolds hold honorary doctorates #4), Joan Tower (Night Fields), dents and children. For your con- at 8 p.m. in Sapinsley Hall in the in music from RIC. and Ezra Laderman (String Quartet venience, tickets can be purchased Nazarian Center. Muir began performing in 1980, #9). The quartet has also appeared as follows: in advance via VISA or Muir will play Mozart’s Quar- earning rave reviews. It won the at numerous festivals, including MasterCard by calling 401-456- tet in D minor, Shostakovich’s 1980 Evian International String Tanglewood, Versailles, and Fred- 8144 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. week- Quartet #14 in F-sharp Major, and Quartet Competition, and the Na- ericksburg, and gave the world pre- days; online at www.ric.edu/pfa; or Dubussy’s Quartet in G minor. umburg Chamber Music Award in miere performance of the Native in person at the Roberts Hall box The Muir String Quartet, which 1981. Muir was also featured on American work, Circle of Faith, on offi ce until the time of the perfor- includes violinists Lucia Lin and the acclaimed PBS broadcast, In National Public Radio. mance on the day of the event. Peter Zazofksy, violist Steven An- Performance at the White House. The Boston Globe praised the Note: Join the artists at the sell, and cellist Michael Reynolds, The group is best known for its Muir String Quartet for its “sump- President’s Music Series pre-con- is recognized as one of the most performances of the complete tuous tone, exhilarating involve- cert buffet in RIC’s Faculty Dining powerful string ensembles and is Beethoven String Quartet cycles. ment, and extraordinary unanimity Room. Reservations are required. featured at major chamber music Muir has premiered works by of purpose.” Call 401-456-8144. Bannister to showcase printmakers Flutist Carol Wincenc to perform “Off the Press - Ten Printmak- In the Bannister Gallery hall in Chamber Music Series ers,” an exhibition featuring the space, “Collaborative Prints” will work of artists from be exhibited. This Internationally prominent fl utist World Sym- the Printmakers Net- selection of offset Carol Wincenc comes to RIC Nov. phony. work of Southern prints is by faculty 2 for a free Wednesday Chamber Wincenc New England, will and guest artists Music Series concert. was fi rst prize be on display from produced with Mas- Wincenc will collaborate with Nov. 3-30 in Bannis- ter Printer Jeff Ber- winner of the pianist and RIC artist-in-residence Walter W. Na- ter Gallery. twell at the Univer- Judith Lynn Stillman at the event, to The artwork was sity of Rhode Island umberg Solo be held at 1 p.m. in Sapinsley Hall Flute Competi- created using a va- Printshop. in the Nazarian Center. A question- riety of methods Gallery hours tion and was and-answer session follows the per- the recipient including silkscreen, during exhibits are formance. CAROL WINCENC woodcut, etching, of a Fulbright Monday, Tuesday, A noted chamber musician, re- (SUNY Stony Brook collograph, lithogra- website photo) grant. Music Wednesday and cording artist and collaborator, phy and experimen- publisher Carl Friday, 11 a.m. to Wincenc has performed with the tal techniques. Fischer has published the fi rst in a 5 p.m., and Thurs- Guarneri, Emerson, Tokyo and Participating art- series of Carol Wincenc Signature days, noon-9 p.m. Cleveland string quartets, Yo-Yo Ma, ists are Grace Bent- Editions featuring her favorite fl ute Closed weekends Jessye Norman, and Bella Davidov- ley-Scheck, Claudia and holidays. Ex- repertoire. Kim Tester. Spirit Unbound – See Me ich, among many others. Her series of International Flute Fieo, Carol Strause Free, 2003. Screenprint, 24” x 16.” hibits and events Fitzsimonds, Barbara are free and all are She has recorded the complete Festivals at the Ordway Theatre Harder, Victoria Jutras Kniering, welcome to attend. Accessible Mozart Flute Quartets with the Em- in St. Paul, Minn. has grown into a Melody Leary, Jim Lee, Barbara to persons with disabilities. For erson String Quartet, Foss’ Renais- popular U.S. tour. Pagh, Kim Tester, and Jo Yar- information on event dates and ex- sance Concerto, Joan Tower’s Con- Wincenc has been a faculty mem- rington. hibit opening receptions, check the certo with the Louisville Orchestra ber of The Juilliard School since Guest curator for “Off the Press” website at www.ric.edu/Bannister/ (d’Note), and Paul Schoenfi eld’s 1988, and of Stony Brook University is Barbara Pagh. or call 401-456-9765. Klezmer Rondos with the New since 1998. Page 12 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 James Fey to speak at Arthur Smith Looking Back... Memorial lecture The Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science invites the com- Here at What’s News, we will feature historical photos from the College’s past. Please go to your scrap- munity to the third annual Arthur books and send us photos with as much information as possible. All photos will be handled carefully and F. Smith Memorial Mathematics returned to sender. Send to: Rhode Island College, Office of News and Public Relations, Kauffman Center, Education Celebration on Friday, Providence, RI 02908. Nov. 4. at 3:30 p.m. in the Faculty Center. After a reception, the program will open with remarks about Art Smith, who passed away in 2003 after serving the College for 38 years as a teacher, mentor and ad- visor to math education students. The Smith Memorial Lecture will be given by James T. Fey of the University of Maryland. His topic is “Relating Algebraic Structures to Teaching Second- ary School Mathematics.” Fey will discuss a new approach to the content and teaching of upper-divi- sion algebra classes that will make them more useful for the teaching of algebra in secondary schools. He will report on results of actual classroom experience with this new approach. Fey is a nationally known math educator who has written exten- sively on topics such as reforming calculus instruction, proportional reasoning, “math wars” issues, and the value of mathematics education research. The reception and lecture are free and open to the public. After the talk, there will be a dinner at TAKING A PAGE from the 1981 yearbook, we look back to the soccer cheerleaders from the fall of 1980. Seated from the Faculty Center ($18). To regis- left: co-captain Gail Mailhoe, advisor Patti Goldstein and co-captain Cathy Roach. Standing from left: Debbie Burke, Kathy ter or to obtain more information McGrath, Diane Lanni, Mary Nunes, Ellen Shea, Sue Marciano, Yomaira Lubo and Sherri Bestwick. about the event, call Ann Moskol at 401-456-9761 or email her at [email protected]. RHODE ISLAND RIC alum Lelia De Andrade to give keynote COLLEGE address at Promising Practices conference

Rhode Island College welcomes geted groups on a campus. Work- and ex- Admissions back alumna Lelia De Andrade ’87 shop participants were guided in hibit their as the keynote speaker for the Nov. developing practical skills needed products Open House 5 Promising Practices Multi-Cul- for intervening when degrading at a cur- tural Conference and Curricu- language is used. riculum lum Resource Fair. The Promising Prac- resource Saturday, Nov. 12 The conference, tices conference offers fair. 1 - 4 p.m. now in its eighth K–12 educators and “This The Murray Center year, will have as its students in teacher- confer- theme, “Support- training a day of ence ing Diversity in the diversity-related provides Prospective students Learning Environment: education, materials an excel- and families can: Finding Constructive and ideas. It will out- lent op- LELIA DE ANDRADE ’87 Ways to Prevent Hate, line ways for curricula to portunity * Meet faculty Violence, and Bullying.” explore issues of sexuality, to learn * Tour the campus De Andrade is associate director race, class, gender, religion and multiple strategies for enhancing of the Center for the Prevention ethnicity, and examine strategies academic experiences of young * Talk to current students of Hate Violence (CPHV) at the for achieving greater equity and people,” said Aaron Bruce, direc- University of Southern Maine. In more effective education for all tor of the RIC Unity Center and a * Learn about addition to a bachelor’s degree at students. co-chair of the College’s Dialogue academic programs on Diversity Committee, which RIC, De Andrade earned a master’s Over 25 workshops will be of- * Explore student activities degree and PhD at the Maxwell fered, and a “Youth Hour” round- organized the event. “I’m looking School of Citizenship and Public table discussion with the keynote forward to hearing Dr. De Andrade, * Find out about Affairs at Syracuse University. speaker and college and high who has done some amazing things financial aid school students is scheduled. with the Center for the Prevention She was awarded a post-doctoral of Hate Violence.” Call 401-456-8234 to fellowship at the DuBois Institute The winner of the Outstanding at Harvard University. Educator Award in multicultural For more information on the reserve your spot. education will also be announced conference, visit www.ric.edu/uap/ In a recent workshop, De An- promisingpractices.html, or con- drade used interactive exercises to at the conference. In case of severely inclement tact Peter Mendy at 401-456-9696 weather, event will be held examine the impact of slurs and Publishers and marketers of edu- ([email protected]) or Joe Sciulli at Sunday, Nov. 13. jokes directed at traditionally tar- cational media will demonstrate 401-456-8569 ([email protected]). WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 — Page 13 meeting is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in because of its standing as the oldest ence professor at RIC. Congress to Campus Alger Hall auditorium. public institution of higher learn- Valerie Endress, communica- Continued from p 1 A media forum called The Line ing in the state, and because of the tions professor at RIC, added that, in the Sand: Breaking the Partisan- diversity of its student population. “Because the former members community to provide insight and ship Deadlock will be on Tuesday, It is the only state college in Rhode of Congress can step back from commentary about the work of Nov. 15, at 9:30 a.m. in Alger Island to participate in the Con- the institution and refl ect upon its Congress and government, and dis- Hall’s multimedia center. The gress to Campus program to date. strengths and weaknesses without cuss issues of concern for the Col- participants will discuss partisan “The Congress to Campus ex- the pressures of running for public lege and the state. deadlock on the state and national perience will show students the re- offi ce, they offer our students a They will also participate in three levels, along with issues facing markable range of a congress per- unique perspective on governance public forums, including one with Rhode Island. Media panelists son’s role both in Washington and in Washington, D.C.” former Rhode Island congressional include Scott MacKay from The in the district. It will help students The visit to RIC is part of the leaders and members of the local Providence Journal, Bill Rappleye understand members of Congress College’s involvement with the media. from NBC-10, Jim Hummel of as skilled public servants, negotia- American Democracy Project Their underlying message: an ABC-6 News, and Glenn Laxton of tors, and consensus builders, rather (ADP), a multi-campus initiative appeal to public service and the im- WPRI-12/Fox Providence. than as partisan political hacks,” that creates an intellectual and ex- portance of bi-partisan cooperation. RIC was selected for the visit said Victor Profughi, political sci- periential understanding of civic A forum for high school students engagement for college students. will take place on Monday, Nov. Congress to Campus will help meet 14 from 9:30-11 a.m. in Alger Hall. RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE the objectives of the ADP by per- Getting Started: Civic Engage- sonalizing those individuals who perform a crucial role in the federal ment in High School will include “Congress to Campus” Public Forums an interactive discussion between government. the former congress members and Monday, Nov. 14 Monday, Nov. 14 Tuesday, Nov. 15 The Congress to Campus pro- gram is sponsored by the Stennis students on the inner workings of 9:30-11 a.m. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 9:30-11 a.m. government and the importance of Center for Public Service in part- “Getting Started: Civic “Town Hall Meeting: Media Forum: “The Line nership with the CDC at the Coun- public service. Dan King, vice pres- Engagement in High School” Community, Leadership & in the Sand: Breaking the ident for academic affairs at RIC, Public Service” Partisan Deadlock” cil for Excellence in Government, Student Union Ballroom and the U.S. Association of Former will moderate. Student Union Ballroom Alger Hall Multi-Media Room R.I. high school students will Members of Congress. There will be a town hall meeting learn about civic engagement Moderators Kathleen Swann, The Congress to Campus bipartisan on Monday evening for the visiting from RIC students, followed by CEO of Leadership Rhode Island, team, plus Rhode Island’s former The program was founded in an interactive discussion with the and Mark Motte, RIC professor members of Congress, and 1976 by the U.S. Association of former congressional people and former members of Congress on of geography and director of media representatives from The the audience to discuss the links the workings of government and the Center for Public Policy, Providence Journal, NBC-10, ABC- Former Members of Congress to the importance of public service. will spark a discussion with the 6, and WPRI-12, will discuss the introduce students to individuals between academics and the com- Moderator: Dan King, vice- former members of Congress and importance of moving beyond the munity, women and leadership in president for academic affairs. the audience on such topics as partisanship divide in both state with fi rsthand knowledge of rep- the vital link between academics and national politics. Moderator: resentative democracy and a life public service, and strategies for and the community, women and Victor Profughi, RIC professor of increasing support for the nonprofi t leadership in public service, and political science and director of the dedicated to public service. strategies for increasing support for Bureau for Government Research For more information about the community. Moderators will be the nonprofi t community in R.I. and Services. Kathy Swann, CEO of Leadership Congress to Campus program, call Rhode Island, and Mark Motte, RIC’s Offi ce of News and Public professor of geography at RIC. The To reserve seating, contact Pauline McCartney Relations at 401-456-8090. at 401-456-8090; [email protected]

ow many people can go gets together occasionally with his mate of Scarpetti’s, remembers wanted to play that part since I saw to work, do their job, thenFACES RIC co-stars to reminisce about all when Scarpetti RIC spilled a tray of the fi rst national tour (of the show) Hhave everyone stand and the “crazy rehearsals” and mishaps odrinksf on then acting president in high school,” he said. applaud when they’re done? on stage. John Nazarian at the 1985 cabaret. Scarpetti said he is proud that he Steven Scarpetti does. Like the time the lighting board “He (Scarpetti) was totally embar- had the opportunity to perform with Scarpetti graduated from RIC in caught fi re and started smoking rassed,” Nolin said. “We teased the late Jerry Orbach and Robbie 1987 with a major in theatre, and him that he’d never work in this Benson at the Las Vegas Hilton for he hasn’t stopped performing ever town again.” the release of the Beauty and the since. Scarpetti must have taken that Beast video. He was lead vocalist. Not bad for someone who said ribbing seriously because he head- He also worked with comedian that after college, he “didn’t know ed for Busch Gardens in Virginia Wayne Brady and singer/actor where to go.” Apparently, he found right out of college and landed the Joey Fatone of ’NSYNC fame at his way onto the stage in dinner role of lead vocalist in their stage Universal Studios before they were theatres, in major theme parks show. famous. “I gave them rides home and on cruise ships that took him Then it was onto Universal Stu- since they didn’t have cars at the around the world. dios in Florida where he played time,” he said. Through it all, he sang, acted and Dracula and Frankenstein in Though at home on a stage, Scar- “moved around really well,” he Beetlejuice’s Graveyard Review, petti admittedly has stage fright. “I jokes because he doesn’t consider Universal Studios in Japan for fought it my whole life,” he said. “I himself a dancer. Carlos and Friends, Disney World usually get it right at the beginning Scarpetti said he knew he wanted in Florida for a Broadway style of a show, then it fades as I become to be a performer since childhood dinner show, then to MGM Park more comfortable with the show.” when a career day in elementary in Florida and Disneyland, Calif. These days, Scarpetti is living in school introduced him to the stage. STEVEN SCARPETTI ’87 to play Gaston in Beauty and the New York and is Broadway bound. His fi rst acting role was as an elf in Beast. “It’s the only thing I haven’t tried,” a school play when he was seven. on stage. “I sang Oklahoma to the After that, he set sail for a six- he said. “Hey, you gotta start somewhere,” fi re trucks outside in costume that month Caribbean cruise doing din- Lately, he’s had auditions for he said. day,” he said. ner shows, followed by an around- some major shows and is waiting At RIC, he studied under Ray- Then there was the time Scar- the-world cruise where he sang in a – and hoping – for the callbacks. mond Picozzi, professor of theatre, petti was rehearsing lyrics between revue each night. “It’s really hard in New York,” he and remembers “the elaborate sets, scenes and forgot to go back on “The traveling was great. I got to said, but it’s what he “really wants huge orchestra and wonderful cos- stage. “You’d better be bleeding,” see the world,” he said. to do.” tumes and designers we had.” said one of the backup singers to Scarpetti said that every actor In the meantime, he is relying Scarpetti appeared in such RIC him when he returned to the stage has a role tailor-made for him or on his fallback skills as a waiter productions as Kiss Me Kate, after she and another singer had to her, and his was as Joseph in Jo- and caterer, and computer skills for Guys ’n Dolls, Oklahoma, Man sing the song without him. seph and the Amazing Technicolor temporary employment to allow for of LaMancha, Tom Jones and the Patricia Nolin ’84, M ’87, as- Dreamcoat that he played in a time to go to more auditions. College’s cabarets and says he still sistant to the president and a class- small theater in Sarasota, Fla. “I Oh well, that’s show biz. Page 14 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 International adoption: becoming worldly families tried to talk them out of adopting BY below 1.3 billion by the year 2000. she leapt at the chance for the other Today, China is home to 1.2 billion and was accepted. from Russia, claiming that orphans Lauren Mesale ’06, people and is the world’s fourth “I chose to adopt from China there were unhealthy and suffer- Staff Writer largest country. because everything is very struc- ing from fetal alcohol syndrome, China’s agencies match the tured,” Pecunioso said. “It is also and tried to get them to adopt from children with prospective parents, one of the few countries that al- the Ukraine instead. Using the or most Americans, bring- agency would have cost the Sheins ing a child into the family who then receive a referral, which lows for single-parent adoptions, includes a photograph of the child and you are pretty much guaran- upwards of $40,000. They soon de- Fis something that happens cided that this was not the route for to be adopted. Once the referral is teed a baby girl.” in the delivery room. But for an them, and opted to go through with received, American parents-to-be Although Pecunioso requested increasing number of parents-to- an independent adoption. travel as a group to China, tak- a baby up to 18 months old, her be, including three members of the “Offi cially, it costs nothing RIC campus community, bringing ing in the sights of Beijing before daughter, Sophia, was 22 months at heading to the orphanage. Adop- the time of her adoption. – zero dollars – to adopt a Rus- a child into the family can take sian child. So, where would that tions are fi nalized at the American “I wanted to give a child a better longer than nine months and re- $40,000 go?” asked Rob Shein. “I consulate. The child then becomes life than living in an orphanage,” quires a series of trans Atlantic (or think that many agencies and cou- a U.S. citizen once he or she is Pecunioso said. Pacifi c) fl ights. These parents are ples are in it for different reasons.” brought to America. Sophia is adjusting well, speak- waiting to adopt. In February 2005, the Sheins Most of these travel groups are ing and learning the alphabet and In 2004 alone, the U.S. govern- decided to hire a private lawyer, a large, but Conklin’s was relatively numbers. A serious Dora the Ex- ment issued 22,884 visas to adopt- former Russian family court judge, small – only 10 babies were adopt- plorer fan, she also enjoys spend- ed children entering the country. who also took care of the paper- ed. Conklin was in China during ing time with her cat, Tigger. Suzanne Conklin, assistant pro- work, for a fee of $10,000. The fessor of biology; Robin Pecunioso the SARS epidemic. Fortunately, ’99 of the human resources depart- she was able to complete the pro- ment; and Rob Shein, specialist cess of adopting Nina, but shortly with the arts and sciences depart- after her departure from China, all ment, have each experienced inter- adoptions were halted because of national adoption fi rst hand. the disease. Conklin adopted her daughter, With the SARS epidemic over, Nina, from China, as did Pecu- Pecunioso’s time spent in China nioso. There, most of the children was not as dramatic as Conklin’s. available for adoption are girls, Conklin’s daughter was eight because they are seen as less valu- and a half months old at the time able by the Chinese. Only boys can of adoption in April of 2003, and is retain their family name, inherit now three years old. According to property and take care of elderly her mom, she is a big talker, form- parents, per the country’s One ing eight- or nine-word sentences Child Policy. and carrying on conversations. In the 1950s, the Chinese gov- Like many three-year-olds, she ernment urged its people to have has an active imagination. Nina is large families to strengthen the also a problem solver – she loves country. Years later, a large-scale puzzles, according to her mother. population growth caused the gov- “She is happy, healthy and fun- ernment concern that China would ny,” said Conklin. be unable to feed and support its Robin Pecunioso’s journey began citizens – hence the implementa- with a routine home study program tion of the One Child Policy in in which a representative from the 1979. Those who violate this poli- adoption agency meets with the RIGHT AT HOME: (L-r) Oksana and Natasha Shein relax and enjoy a summer’s day in cy are subject to community ostra- prospective parent or parents three their backyard. cism or other penalties. times and counsels them about couple read the lawyer’s book on The goal of the One Child Policy international adoption. Candidates Russian adoptions, can be quite Russian adoptions, then met with was to keep China’s population work with the agency representa- different from Chinese adoptions, her in early March. The paperwork tive in writing a as Rob Shein and his wife, Reid, was completed in just eight weeks. discovered. Many people seek- biography and By the third week of May, the ing to adopt a child from Russia answering ques- Sheins were on a plane to Russia to are discouraged by agencies, who tions regarding meet their future daughters for the claim that the children are all of ill their education, fi rst time in person. Upon their ar- health. personal history, rival, the paperwork was submitted and work, and The Sheins saw adoption as an to the Russian Ministry of Educa- most importantly, opportunity to help Russian chil- tion (which operates the Russian their views on dren. Both speak Russian. Rob was equivalent of DCYF) on a Monday. parenting. The a Russian linguist with the U.S. On Tuesday they had their refer- dossiers she pro- Army, and Reid studied the lan- ence. vided, and the guage at Brown University. They The Sheins had requested sisters report from her knew that depression, suicide, and aged 4-10. They drove out to the home study pro- prostitution were common for Rus- orphanage as soon as they got their gram were sent sian orphans, especially girls. After reference. There, the Sheins met directly to China the age of three or four, these chil- with the establishment’s director, a for processing. dren lose all hope, since most cou- doctor, and a local Russian family ples are only interested in adopting China has a relations offi cial. They learned of infants and toddlers who have not quota system the circumstances of the girls being yet developed a sense of Russian for adoptions, in placed in the orphanage and then culture, or a grasp of the Russian which there is they met face-to-face. The girls, language. a strict ratio of Natasha and Oksana, agreed to stay single- to two- The Sheins wanted to adopt with the Sheins at their hotel in the parent adoptions. two older girls, preferably sisters, regional capital from that Tuesday In Pecunioso’s because they would have already to Saturday to get to know each case, there were shared a bond, and because it is other and fi nd out if they would only two avail- rare for sisters to be adopted into make a good family. able placements the same family. “It was really tough bringing for children with In December of 2004, the Sheins them back to the orphanage that single parents – enrolled in a home study course one was already that cost $2,000 and contacted an spoken for, so SMILING FOR THE CAMERA: (L-r) Robin and Sophia Pecunioso. adoption agency. The agency had Continued on p 15 WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 — Page 15 Adoption FOCUS ON Continued from p 14 Faculty and Staff day,” said Rob Shein. The Sheins fi nished their paper- work to offi cially adopt Natasha Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit items about their professional endeavors to What’s and Oksana, then fl ew back to News, Offi ce of News and Public Relations, Kauffman Center, or email them to [email protected]. Rhode Island to await their family Elizabeth as well as the court date. Originally, it was sup- published “The Old Family Djinn” (Betsy) Dalton, May 20 hard- posed to be in July, but because the in CrossTIME Science Fiction MEd ’90 as- copy version. home study agency had recorded Anthology, vol. IV. 2005, and won sistant profes- The article, incorrect information on their pa- 4th Prize in the 4th annual Cross- sor of special “Have There perwork, the court date was post- TIME Science Fiction contest. education and Now Been Any poned until August. university affi li- He also presented “Dead Babies: Great Women When they returned to Russia ated programs, Two American Gothics,” X-Files Artists? An In- for court, the judge was impressed was honored and Literature Panel, Northeast vestigation of that the Sheins could speak Rus- by PARI for Modern Language Association, the Visibility of sian. Reid addressed the judge in ELIZABETH DALTON her work as April, 2005, and “Exposing the Women Art- Russian: “Vash chyot,” and “Vash ROGER CLARK a founder of Class System through Magic,” ists in Recent chyort,” meaning “your check/bill,” TECHAccess of Rhode Island and Art History Textbooks,” was the and “your satan,” respectively, in- Children’s/Young Adult Literature as an educator, advisor and men- Division, at the International As- lead article in the May issue of Art stead of “Vasha chest” (“your hon- tor to persons with disabilities. She Education. It is the second article sociation for the Fantastic in the or”). Laughter fi lled the courtroom. was recognized at PARI’s 33rd An- that Clark has published with stu- From court, the Sheins brought niversary Celebration and Awards Arts, last March. dent co-authors this year. The fi rst, the girls to the U.S. Embassy in Dinner, held Oct. 20 at Rhodes on Roger Clark, professor of soci- “Women of the World, Re-Write: Moscow to obtain the girls’ visas the Pawtuxet in Cranston. ology, had an article, co-authored Women in American World History and medical exams. The doctors with two RIC undergraduates, William Pett, adjunct profes- High School Textbooks from the were amazed at how healthy the Ashley Folgo and Jane Pichette, sor of English, had two entries 1960s, 1980s and 1990s,” appeared girls were. The other 25 couples cited in the “Magazine and Journal in the January/February edition of at the embassy were adopting less published recently – “A Con- Reader” section of The Chronicle necticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Social Education, and was co-au- healthy children, all under the age of Higher Education, the section thored with Kieran Auton, Nicole Court,” and “Dinosaurs” – in The of four. that points to recent academic re- Frechette and Pamela Keller. The On Aug. 6, Natasha and Oksana Greenwood Encyclopedia of Sci- search of particular interest. The Chronicle also cited an article by became U.S. citizens when their ence Fiction and Fantasy Themes, citation appeared in the May 5 Clark and Heather Fink, a recent plane landed at 6:15 p.m. (about 2 Works, and Wonders, 2005. He also online version of the Chronicle, RIC graduate, last October. a.m. Russian time) in New York. It was the girls’ fi rst time on an airplane. They made it out of the Prof. Woolman assists ethno-historical research project airport in a matter of minutes, got in the car, and began the long drive David C. Woolman M ’72, pro- race agriculture, caste-based social Woolman’s contribution enabled home, snacking on granola bars fessor in the Curriculum Resources organization, traditional ceremo- David to determine that Usaani, and juice boxes that Rob Shein had Center, recently contributed data nies, and regional recognition of the aging Sukur chief, was still in stashed in the car in advance. to the archives of the website Wel- its chief’s power of investiture. power in late 1966 and to docu- “You haven’t heard ‘Are we there come to Sukur: A Culture of the In 1999 the unique cultural land- ment structural changes in some yet?’ until you’ve heard it in Rus- Mandara Mountains. This site scape at Sukur was designated as stone walls, a decline in the upkeep sian,” he joked. documents current ethno-histori- Nigeria’s fi rst World Heritage Site of ritual areas (due to Christian The Shein family arrived home cal research of the Mandara Ar- by UNESCO. conversions), and a fashion transi- in Jamestown at 10 p.m., full of en- chaeological Woolman visited Sukur in De- tion – traditional dress worn ev- ergy and excitement. Project on the cember 1966 while teaching Af- eryday in 1966 is now reserved for “We couldn’t believe it was Montagnard rican history at the Government ceremonial occasions. Sukur now over,” said Rob Shein. “It was a lot community in Teacher Training College in Mubi has a development association, pri- of hard work, but we didn’t regret a the highlands as a Peace Corps volunteer. After mary school, and a small museum. thing.” of northeast- discovering the Sukur website last A proposal has been made to the Natasha, 8, and Oksana, 9, are in ern Nigeria. fall, he contacted its author, Profes- governments of Cameroon and the third and fourth grades at the The culture of sor Nicholas David of the Univer- Nigeria for joint establishment of Melrose School in Jamestown. The Sukur is rec- sity of Calgary, a leading scholar in an International Peace Park in the family speaks Russian at home, and ognized for its Sukur studies. This collaboration Mandara region to facilitate eco- the sisters are slowly learning more elaborate stone led to publication of Woolman’s tourism and community develop- English. DAVID WOOLMAN architecture, photographs and journal descrip- ment as a strategy to reduce pov- “The girls are fearless – they historic role tion of the 1966 visit (See www. erty and empower local people. had to take care of themselves and in iron production, intensive ter- sukur.info/Images/Archival.htm). each other in the orphanage for three years – and the orphanage’s accommodations were a step up from where the girls had originally Diversity lived,” said Rob Shein. “They are true survivors.” Both girls are avid readers of Aleksandr Pushkin, the proclaimed Week “father of modern Russian litera- ture” – but they love SpongeBob, STORYTELLER Len Cabral emotes too. during his presentation in the Student “The College has been very sup- Union Ballroom Oct. 4. Cabral was portive,” said Rob Shein. “The invited by Student Activities to appear Human Resources Dept., the Fac- as part of Diversity Week (Oct. 3-7). ulty of Arts and Sciences, Dean His presentation or “Informance,” as he Weiner’s offi ce, they were all very helpful. And everyone gushes over calls it, was geared primarily toward the girls when they visit me here.” elementary education majors and These three experiences with in- focused on the power of storytelling and ternational adoption may have been its use in education with imaginative very different, but Conklin said literature, history and cultural diversity. it best for everyone: “It just felt (What’s News photo by Lance Gorton right.” ’09.) Page 16 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 24, 2005 Homecoming – plenty of fun in the sun!

ver 1,500 alumni, students and Otheir families, and friends of the College enjoyed RIC Homecoming 2005 on Oct. 1. With sunny skies and nearly 80-degree weather, the upbeat atmosphere was contagious. New attractions this year were a mega-moon bounce and a climbing wall for children and students to enjoy (hmmm…looks like one of the vice presidents enjoyed the climbing wall!). Several dedications took place on campus. Reunions for the Class of 1956 and 1965 were held Friday evening, along with a Young Alumni event at RiRa, in downtown Providence.