Rhode Island College Digital Commons @ RIC What's News? Newspapers 9-10-2007 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" (2007). What's News?. 82. https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/whats_news/82 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]. 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. Zhou’s research interests involve what she terms “mathematical models and computer The campus community gathers for the Open Meeting on August 29 (top). RIC President John Nazarian (left) and Nancy Carriuolo, simulations that describe Cont. p 14 interim vice president for academic affairs (right), address faculty and staff. In the center photo, Ying Zhou, professor of the electrical behavior in mathematics, accepts the Thorp Professorship Award from Nazarian and Ron Dufour, last year’s Thorp Professor. RIC opens new residence hall This is the sixth dorm for the Some upper classmen at Rhode College and the largest building Island College will have a new on the 50-year-old campus. place to call home. The sixth and newest residence hall was ready It will house 367 students. for occupancy when classes began at the College on Sept. 5. Students were able to move in the day before. The new hall is 125,500 square feet and is the largest building on campus. Living quarters are designed in apartment or suite styles, with four students per unit, and single or double bedrooms around a common living area. Suites include a kitchenette with microwave ovens and under-the- counter refrigerators. Apartments have a breakfast bar, full-size Three looks at refrigerator and microwave. the new residence The hall holds 367 hall – full view, beds. The hall has front entrance Cont. p 14 and inside a suite. been designated for Page 2 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Sept. 10, 2007 “People are very mobile these days, it’s the “I graduated from the children’s center. WN Quotes… best way to communicate quickly.” The cottage was my home. I’m very “The people you graduate with are your – Richard Prull, assistant vice president thankful to RIC.” family, the Upward Bound family.” for information services at RIC, on why a – Bob Allaire, a former resident of a state – Victor K. Hernandez, giving the keynote new emergency notification system will use orphanage once located on RIC’s east cam- address at the Upward Bound commence- cell phone text message transmissions to pus, at a reception celebrating an exhibit of ment ceremony in June. Hernandez is a alert students, faculty and staff of a crisis or the orphanage at Adams Library. The exhibit 2001 graduate of the program. [P 3] disaster on campus. [P 15] was part of the RIC’s State Home and School Project to research the history of the home, preserve its documents, and connect with past residents. [P 13] WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College Grade-schoolers, grad students gain Editor: Jane E. Fusco from RIC summer reading program Managing Editor: Rob Martin No, it wasn’t a Design Manager: Jennifer Twining ’92 day at the beach, but Information Aide: Pauline McCartney this year’s Summer Photographer: Gene St. Pierre ’77 Literacy Clinic at Graphic Designers: Henry Barnard School Charles Allsworth ’82, M ’86 Lance Gorton ’09 certainly benefi ted Paul J. Silva ’03 the grade-school Copy Editor: Ray Ragosta participants and their grad-student tutors. Staff Writers: The annual six-week Ericka Atwell ’08 clinic offered about 60 Gita Brown children from grades Nick Lima ’10 1-9 the opportunity to Robert P. Masse ’08 improve their reading Lauren Mesale ’06 skills, while enabling Kerry McCartney 31 RIC students Peter Silveira ’08 pursuing a master’s Alison Strandberg degree in reading the chance to develop their teaching skills. What's News at Rhode Island College Children attending (USPS 681-650) is published by: the clinic usually Kerri Salhany ’04 assists student Jena Hindy with her work during the summer Literacy Camp. Rhode Island College have average or above- Two reading observe the interaction and offer Offi ce of News and Public Relations average intelligence, but are 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave. specialist feedback. performing below expectations. Providence, RI 02908 practitioners, Upon completion of the clinic, They are chosen from schools Julie Francis each child’s parent received a in Rhode Island and abroad, It is published monthly from of the case study report with 10 or more September to June. Periodicals giving the clinic a diverse ethnic Woonsocket postage paid at Providence, RI. composition. Frequently, teachers recommendations to be followed school district in the Rhode Island school systems at home, and a similar number of and Rude’s Printing: TCI Press, Seekonk, Mass. recommend potential enrollees, recommendations for the schools wife, Deborah and many of these teachers have the children attend. ROBERT RUDE Rude MEd ’90 previously been tutors in the The grad student tutors earned of the Cumberland school district, POSTMASTER: program, which has existed for six credits for their efforts. were on hand to work with the grad Send address changes to: about 25 years. “It’s a great experience for the What's News at students and youngsters. Both are This year, there were more kids, and for the tutors,” said Rude, Rhode Island College trained in Reading Recovery, an than twice as many applicants as who noted that the clinic, which Offi ce of News and Public Relations, early literacy intervention strategy. available openings, according to is a requirement for a graduate 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave. Teaching sessions were Providence, RI 02908 clinic director Robert Rude, RIC degree in reading, is always ranked videotaped so that the grad student professor of elementary education. very highly by RIC students. Deadline: tutors, practitioners and Rude can Deadline for submission of copy and photos is noon the Tuesday two weeks before publication date. FOCUS ON Telephone: (401) 456-8090 Fax: (401) 456-8887 Faculty & Staff Jim Barton, professor of Rebeka Merson, assistant elementary education, presented a professor of biology, has been talk entitled “Facilitating Content awarded a three-year “Transition Area Literacy in the Secondary to Independent Positions” grant Classroom Through Coaching funded by the National Institute of and Embedded Professional Environmental Health Sciences. The next issue of Development” at the Annual This program is designed to foster What’s News International Reading Association the professional development will be Oct. 15, 2007 Conference in May in Toronto, of exceptionally promising JIM BARTON Canada. Barton’s co-presenter REBEKA MERSON research scientists as they make Story ideas are welcome. was Dolores Smith M ’04, a secondary literacy coach the transition from post-doctoral positions to faculty Call (401) 456-8090 at Cranston East High School and graduate of RIC’s appointments. The award will provide Merson an or email [email protected]. master’s program in reading education. opportunity to expand her existing research program to include genetic aspects of environmental toxicology. Page 3 — WHAT’S NEWS @ Rhode Island College, Sept. 10, 2007 Hard work, family atmosphere keep grads of Upward Bound college bound 2007 Upward Bound Graduates Shelly Marie Andrade Luis Arroyo Jean W. Aubourg Sandy Avila Stacy Adriana Bermudez Marcela Betancur Karley Carto Tania O. Carvalho Doria Maria Clark Steven Fernando Corrales Caroline DeBarros Stephanie Neuza DosSantos Solinta Douk Jabier De Jesus Espinal Michelle Andrea Estrada Carlene Patricia Fonseca Jessie A. Godfrey Students stand and react enthusiastically to RIC Vice President Gary Penfi eld’s remarks commending them on a job well done. Yairy Hernandez to Thanksgiving Jayvon T. Holder because it is a “time Jessica E. Knight BY ROBERT P. MASSE '08 for the family to Naoala Josy Laguerre gather in order to Ana M. Lizarazo Staff Writer give thanks for our Katherine Lopera many blessings.” The Luis M. Marcano “The people you graduate with family he referred to Shauntel Alice-Marie Martin are your family, the Upward Bound includes the extended Myriam Alicia Martinez family,” said Victor K. Hernandez, Upward Bound clan of Floreen Mason keynote speaker graduates, alumni and Katrina Joy McClintock at Upward administrators past and Michael De Jesus Mendoza Bound’s present, many of whom Rosanna Mercedes were in the auditorium. Nicole Ann Miranda commencement Upward Bound Alumni Scholarship winners (left to right) ceremony, Nazarian also noted Steven Corrales, Rosanna Mercedes and Jeiza Munoz receive Jeiza Marie Muñoz held June 4 that education is a their awards at the graduation ceremony.