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[email protected]. Sept. 10, 2007 Vol. 28 Issue 1 WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College Established in 1980 Circulation over 52,000 Opening Meeting 2007-08: Nazarian details RIC’s accomplishments, future plans Rhode Island College kicked off the new academic year – and the 50th anniversary of the College’s move to Mt. Pleasant Avenue – with its traditional opening meeting for faculty and staff on August 29. RIC President John Nazarian touched on many of the highlights for the upcoming year: the opening of a new residence hall (story on this page), expansion of undergraduate research programs, improved campus infrastructure, a new emergency response system (story on page 15), and the continuing trend of students coming to RIC in record-setting numbers. At the meeting, the Mary Tucker Thorp Professorship was presented to Ying Zhou, professor of mathematics. The award, fi rst conferred 28 years ago, is given to a full professor for outstanding teaching and excellence in scholarship, creativity and/or public service.