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What's News at Rhode Island College Rhode Island College Digital Commons @ RIC What's News? Newspapers 3-15-1999 What's News At Rhode Island College Rhode Island College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/whats_news Recommended Citation Rhode Island College, "What's News At Rhode Island College" (1999). What's News?. 554. https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/whats_news/554 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ RIC. It has been accepted for inclusion in What's News? by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ RIC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WHAT'S NE WS AT RHODE ISLAND COLL - EGE . Vol. 19 Issue 11 Circulation over 42,000 March 15, 1999 RIC chosen to lead 'technology ­ Foundation to infusion' into RI classrooms Honor Neri at Annual Gala by Shelly Murphy Secretary of State What's News Editor Langevin Honorary Chair hode Island College is one of by Shelly Murphy only nine colleges or _univer­ What's News Editor sities selected to participate Rin a five-year, $9.9 million U.S. Department of Education The Rhode Island College Technology Innovation Award to Foundation will honor Joseph A. "infuse" technology into teacher Neri Jr., Class of 1969, president of preparation and K-12 schools. The the RIC Foundation, for his out­ goal is to better prepare current and standing service and dedication to future teachers to use educational the College on technology to improve their stu­ Friday, April 9, dents' learning results. at its 10th The Virtual Professional annual gala to Development School Consortium is be held at the the first national experiment to Providence develop a "technology infusion Biltmore Hotel. model" by which schools and teacher Secretary of education programs collaborate State James R. intensively to improve meaningful Langevin, Class use of technology by current and of 1990, is serv­ future K-12 teachers, as stated in ing as the hon­ the grant abstract. The basic orary chair of premise behind the Consortium is the event, which J. NERI that while the ongoing technology raises funds for honors scholarships. explosion creates opportunities to Neri has been an active alumnus improve students' learning, the THE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL: Raymond Rose, director of the Educational since 1980, having served as the schools and teacher preparation pro­ Technology Laboratory of the Concord Consortium, talks to educators in Alumni Association's secretary from grams have been unable to keep pace the Mann Hall Technology Center during a conference March 6-8 . (What's 1984 through 1986, and its president with the rapid changes. News Photo by Gordon E. Rowley) from 1986 to 1988. That year he was "New uses of technology that are cited as the 1998 Alumnus of the proven to raise students' learning Year by the Association. He became results are fine, but they don't mean ers is difficult because most teacher the states of Connecticut, Maine, _ a Foundation trustee in 1986, serv­ anything unless we ensure that educators and other teacher train­ Massachusetts, New Hampshire, ing as a member of the board before today's and tomorrow's teachers ers themselves understandably have New York, Vermont, Washington, taking the helm of the Foundation know how to use them to better serve limited familiarity with educational and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The as president in 1997. their students," said Robert technologies since they are so new." nine teacher preparation programs "Joe has led the Foundation McLaughlin, director of the The grant provides funding and have partnered with a total of 30 through a period of tremendous Montpelier, Vt.-based National support to college-school partner­ rural and urban K-12 schools, many growth and change. Under his lead­ Institute for Community ships, collectively referred to as the of which serve large percentages or ership, the Foundation has initiated Innovations, which directs the grant. national Virtual Professional numbers of economically disadvan­ a self-evaluation and a strategic "Yet the task of training current Development School Consortium taged children, to collaborate on the planning process to set goals for the teachers and preparing future teach- (VPDS). In addition to Rhode Island, next five years. His dedication and consortium partners are located in See Technology infusion, page 8 enthusiasm have been instrumental in helping the Foundation continue its record-breaking successes over Rhode Island College gets down to businessthe past two years," said Marguerite In Brown, director of development and Greater Providence Chamber of Commerceexecutive director of the Foundation. their "His experience and familiarity with Business EXPO '99 the Alumni Association has fostered own Tuesday, March 16 - Wednesday, March 11 a closer connection between the Foundation and the Alumni 10 - 5 P.DI. Association, resulting in combined words ... gifts for faculty research and other initiatives." SarahE. Brown See Foundation, page 4 Class of 2002 Recipient of: RIC Alumni The Century Freshman Award in Retrm;pect There are many reasons why I As World War I rages in wish to attend Rhode Island College. Since the early 1900s my family has Visitus at Booth 1118 Stophr and register winto prizes! Europe, RIC's Clara Craig been attending what is today known Joinus at the RIC booth tor Business After Hours reception goes overseas to study a rev­ as Rhode Island College. Wednesdav,5 p.m. olutionary method. See story, See Alumni scholarship, page 4 page 3. Page 2- What 's News , Monday, March 15, 1999 In Memo ri um - The Way We Were ... Form er director of grants Th is p opular item in What's News will continue this year in order for you to be able to revisit your alma mater with a selection of photos from the past - the College's past, whethe r the cu rr ent era (Rhode Island College) or past eras (Rhode Island College of Joh n 'Ja ck' O'Neill Ed ucation or Rh ode Island State Normal School). We invite your contribution of old photos, along wit h sufficient infor mation about each such as who's in the photo and what they are John C. "Jack" O'Neill, 71, of Providence doing, the year it was taken and p lace (if possible). In t he meantime, we'll continue search­ College, URI ing our files for interesting pictures of past College life. Kingsville, Texas, and formerly of South Kingstown, a former director (Extension of the Bureau of Grants an d Division), the Sponsored Projects at Rhode Island S t a t e College, died March 3 at Christus University of Spohn Shoreline Hospital, Corp u s N ew York at Christi, Texas, after an illness. He New P a ltz, an d was t h e hu sb an d of Sandra L. Texas A&M Rexroat. U n ivers i ty, He had joined the RIC faculty in Kin gsvi lle. Sept em ber of 196 9 as a n assistant H e w as a past pr ofessor of English an d held several p resi d e n t of "JACK O'NEILL othe r po sit ions dur ing hi s te nure , O'Neill Oil Co. in (file photo) including gran ts director , coordina­ Peac e Dal e. tor of pr ogam d eve lop me n t a nd Whil e i n South Kingstown he had r esearch, an d sp ecia l assistant t o bee n a ctive in civic affairs, serving the vi ce pres i d e nt fo r coll e ge on t he school committee , planning advancement and support , retiring board and chamber of commerce. in Jun e 1985. He had had prior state He was a member of the South service, servin g at one time as Title I County Jaycees , South Kingstown (Higher Education Act ) dir ector for Lions Club and the Elks, and a char­ the State of Rhode Island. ter member of VFW Post 1. Born in Providence , a son of the Besides his wife, he leaves a for­ late John C . and Eugenie M . mer wife, Jean (Carlson ) O'Neill of (Faubert ) O'Neill , he wa s a Navy Wakefield; five sons, John C. O'Neill veteran of World War II, serving III of Lacey, Wash., Steven 0. O'Neill with the Seabees in Okinawa, and of Litchfield, Conn., Michael S. later with tl ie unit responsible for O'Neill of Narragansett, Kevin R. building the Navy installation ·at O'Neill of Jamestown and David B. Guantanamo Bay , Cuba, during the O'Neill of East Providence; two Korean War. daughters, Meredith A. O'Neill of He was a 1954 graduate of the Colchester, Vt., and Amy A. O'Neill University of Rhode Island , and was of Kingsville ; two brothers, former president of his class . He was a state Sen. William C. O'Neill of member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Charlestown and M. Robert O'Neill Fraternity. He received his master 's of Peace Dale ; a sister, Arlene Walton degree and pursued doctoral studies of Charlottesville, Va.; 17 grandchil­ at the University of Connecticut. dren and a great-grandchild. He had taught language and liter­ A graveside service was held in St. ature at RIC, Amherst College, the Francis Cemetery, Peace Dale. HAIR, BEAUTIFUL HAIR seems to be a big part of the fashion statement Naval War College in Newport, G.L. on this spring day back in the 1970s. Long tresses, mustaches, side­ burns and, of course, bellbottoms were de rigueur for students with spring fever relaxing on the Adams Library lawn. (file photo) School mathematics in the 21st century to be discussed Focus on Faculty and Staff "The Vision of School Mathematics ing, learning, assessment and tech­ in the 21st Century" will b_e dis­ nology, the NCTM draft is organized cussed at Rhode Island College in across grade levels and addresses Mary M.
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