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WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 3, 2005 — Page 1 RIC Athletics: Performing Arts Series: Tango Kyle Teixeira shatters Flamenco RIC soccer records Oct. 17 Vol. 26 Issue 2 WHAT’S NEWS @ Oct. 3, 2005 Rhode Island College Established in 1980 Circulation over 52,000 Newly renovated Alger Hall opens for business BY Jane Fusco, Editor lger Hall, home to Rhode Island College’s School Aof Management, has had a complete makeover. About $5.5 million worth of renovations and technological improvements have been made to the 47-year-old building that was one of the Mt. Pleasant campus’ original structures used for music and art classes when the college expanded its curriculum to offer a liberal arts program. This semester, Alger reopened as a state-of-the-art, 28,000-square- foot facility with 40 offi ces, two high-tech conference rooms and eight technology-driven classrooms to serve the 1,000 students and 27 faculty members in the college’s School of Management. “Alger has been re-designed Continued on p 11 NEW AND IMPROVED: An all-new Alger Hall opened this semester with state-of-the-art, technology-driven classrooms and conference rooms. RIC’s Poverty Institute fi nds many R.I. workers RIC responds to falling behind as economy moves ahead Gulf disaster Stagnant wages for lower-in- for public policies that help those BY come workers and rapidly ris- workers at the bottom,” said Kate Jane Fusco, Editor, and ing housing costs leave many Brewster M ’98, director of The Alison Strandberg, Staff Writer families struggling despite job Poverty Institute. “We need to growth, according to The Pov- increase opportunities for low- erty Institute at RIC, which skilled workers to climb the job The College organized “Dollars held its third annual policy ladder while providing supports for Disaster,” a weeklong, cam- symposium last month at the for the large number of workers pus-wide collection drive to aid State House. whose earnings leave them unable hurricane relief agencies, raising to meet basic needs.” over $11,000. Four RIC profes- Labor Day 2005 found the Rhode The report, which takes a com- sors have formed a counseling Island economy growing, but large prehensive look at both the health sectors of its workforce were real- team to help survivors relocated of Rhode Island’s economy and to R.I. The R.I. Writing Project izing few gains from the growth, the workforce, was well received, at RIC held a writing marathon according to a new report issued said Brewster. “The governor and by The Poverty Institute at Rhode many of his appointees thanked us to benefi t children of New Or- Island College. The institute, which KATE BREWSTER, director of The leans. for putting the report together and Poverty Institute at RIC, speaks at a promotes economic security and suggested that we form a work- State House symposium. equitable policies for low- and group to deal with some of the The hurricane-ravaged Gulf moderate-income Rhode Islanders, fi ndings,” she said. to climb the job ladder, including Coast region is approximately unveiled its fi rst bi-annual “State Brewster said she hoped that the making “signifi cant and long-term 1,500 miles from the Rhode Island of Working Rhode Island” report report would encourage elected investments” in adult education College campus. Still, the campus in a symposium held in the Gover- offi cials and leaders from the pub- and job training. community bridged the geographi- nor’s Room at the State House on lic and private sectors to focus on The State of Working Rhode Is- cal distance and responded to Sept. 8. public policies that increase op- “This report highlights the need portunities for low skilled workers Continued on p 11 Continued on p 12 Page 2 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Oct. 3, 2005 WN Quotes… “Two years of careful planning and “We need to increase opportunities “It’s capable of playing the design work have resulted in one for low-skilled workers to climb the job gamut of emotions, from sad of the finest teaching facilities in ladder while providing supports for the and mournful to some of the New England, certainly for teaching large number of workers whose earnings happiest pieces.” business and economics.” leave them unable to meet basic needs.” – Jacob Stott ’00, describing – James Schweikart, dean of the School of – Kate Brewster M ‘98, director of the Poverty playing the harpsichord. [p 14] Management, on the newly renovated Alger Institute at RIC. [p 1] Hall, which opened this semeste. [p 1] “ ? ! ” ʼ . , ; : “ ? ! ” ʼ . , ; : “ ? ! ” ʼ . , ; : “ ? ! ” orld at This regular feature of What’s News looks at the links between What's News W R the world and Rhode Island College. The story below was written by at Rhode Island College e I Cynthia Harakaly, a senior at RIC who received an award from the h C Ridgway F. Shinn, Jr. Study Abroad Fund to spend a year studying Editor: Jane E. Fusco T English literature at Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Managing Editor: Rob Martin Information Aide: Pauline McCartney only to other cultures, but also to It also allowed me time to form my own culture and what it means lasting relationships with other stu- Photographers: Gordon E. There is a particular quote, to be American outside of America. dents; ones that I am sure will re- Rowley’64, Lance Gorton ’09 which circulates at nearly every The mosaic of cultures that made sult in the occasional trans-Atlantic Design Manager: Cynthia Page study abroad meeting at RIC: “No up the international program at visit rather than just an occasional M ’93 person knows his own culture who Queens was one of balance and postcard. Graphic Designer: Paul J. Silva ’03 knows only his own culture.” beauty where everyone accommo- As for the future, now that my Staff Writers: Having read the quote 10 times dated and assimilated accordingly, year abroad is behind me? I am or more before I even left for and in a way created the “melting looking for any other possible op- Lauren M. Mesale ’06, Alison Strandberg Northern Ireland, I often wonder pot” metaphor right before my very tions that will allow me this won- why it wasn’t until I arrived back eyes. derful opportunity again. that I really understood the mean- Spending an entire year away Through the course of this whole What's News at Rhode Island ing. seemed like a long time, espe- experience, from applications to College (USPS 681-650) is pub- Having spent a year at Queens cially to my parents, but I believe acceptance forms, I have learned lished by: University in Belfast, I found that it would have been very hard to en- that self-motivation is essential. my time in class was not the only gage in another culture had I been Being able to motivate myself to Rhode Island College intellectual interaction that I was away only one semester. It was not get out there and experience new Offi ce of News and Public Relations learning from. My relations with 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave. until the end of the fi rst semester things taught me a lot about other Providence, RI 02908 the other international students and that I felt comfortable in Belfast, cultures, but even more about my- local students were awakenings not and ready to explore other places. self. It is published monthly from August to June, except twice monthly in Call for Honorary Degree nominations October and March. Periodicals post- age paid at Providence, RI. The Honorary Degrees Commit- be appropriate. 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