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Voice Off: American Sign Language At Rwu, Juan Siliezar Oct 2018

Voice Off: American Sign Language At Rwu, Juan Siliezar

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RWU’s sign language courses helps students learn unique skills and communication method in courses where words are rarely spoken.


Rwu/Wpri 12 Poll: R.I. Gov. Raimondo Extends Lead Over Mayor Fung, Edward Fitzpatrick Oct 2018

Rwu/Wpri 12 Poll: R.I. Gov. Raimondo Extends Lead Over Mayor Fung, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Sen. Whitehouse holds 19-point lead, 56% of RI voters support legalizing recreational marijuana.


Tim Baxter ’83 Elected Chair Of Rwu Board Of Trustees, Edward Fitzpatrick Oct 2018

Tim Baxter ’83 Elected Chair Of Rwu Board Of Trustees, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Baxter, President and CEO of Samsung Electronics, will be the first RWU graduate to lead the board.


Rwu Celebrates Groundbreaking For School Of Engineering, Computing And Construction Management Labs Building, Edward Fitzpatrick Oct 2018

Rwu Celebrates Groundbreaking For School Of Engineering, Computing And Construction Management Labs Building, Edward Fitzpatrick

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New building named for outgoing RWU Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Bready.


Richard L. Bready Stepping Down After 11 Years As Chair Of Rwu Board Of Trustees, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University Oct 2018

Richard L. Bready Stepping Down After 11 Years As Chair Of Rwu Board Of Trustees, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

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Former Nortek CEO leaves remarkable legacy of growth, innovation and investment.


Research Rundown: Innovative Science At The Wet Lab, Jill Rodrigues Oct 2018

Research Rundown: Innovative Science At The Wet Lab, Jill Rodrigues

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A look at three students’ unique research projects that aim to advance marine science and improving the environment.


Richard L. Bready Stepping Down After 11 Years As Chair Of Rwu Board Of Trustees, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University Oct 2018

Richard L. Bready Stepping Down After 11 Years As Chair Of Rwu Board Of Trustees, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

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Former Nortek CEO leaves remarkable legacy of growth, innovation and investment.


University College Community Development Experts To Create Shared Data System In Newport, Juan Siliezar Oct 2018

University College Community Development Experts To Create Shared Data System In Newport, Juan Siliezar

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University College faculty and student pair will work with a consortium of public and private partners in Newport to develop the system.


Rwu Criminal Justice Program Ranks In Top 10% In U.S., 1st In R.I., Edward Fitzpatrick Oct 2018

Rwu Criminal Justice Program Ranks In Top 10% In U.S., 1st In R.I., Edward Fitzpatrick

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College Factual finds graduates of RWU program earn above average national average.


Rwu Professor Helps Scholars At Risk Network Establish U.S. Section, Edward Fitzpatrick Oct 2018

Rwu Professor Helps Scholars At Risk Network Establish U.S. Section, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Professor Adam Braver, chair of SAR-United States Steering Committee, says higher education has responsibility to advocate when its values are under threat.


Making The Most Of Homecoming And Family Weekend, Courtney Dell'agnese Oct 2018

Making The Most Of Homecoming And Family Weekend, Courtney Dell'agnese

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A quick guide to what’s happening Friday, Oct. 19 to Sunday, Oct. 21.


Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: A Conversation With Two Student Leaders, Julia Rubin, Xaviea Brown Oct 2018

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: A Conversation With Two Student Leaders, Julia Rubin, Xaviea Brown

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Yesterday, the atrium was adorned with globes and flags from more than twenty Spanish-speaking countries. Students played dominoes, danced Bachata, ate delicious food, and listened to a speaker, celebrating and learning about Hispanic culture, heritage, and history.


Roger Williams University Partners With Google And Labster To Launch Virtual Reality Science Labs, Jill Rodrigues Oct 2018

Roger Williams University Partners With Google And Labster To Launch Virtual Reality Science Labs, Jill Rodrigues

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Standing inside a private room in the University Library last week, Joshua Abston performed a biology lab assignment on cellular respiration, but it was actually taking place inside a virtual reality lab.


A Summer With National Center For Transgender Equality, Julia Rubin Oct 2018

A Summer With National Center For Transgender Equality, Julia Rubin

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Phoebe Thaler `19 spent her summer running around D.C–– from her office to protests, to rallies, to Capitol Hill. As an intern at National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), no two days were the same. "The Supreme Court would hand out a decision or something would be happening on The Hill or the president would do something,” Thaler says, “and they’d just be like, ‘interns, get in an Uber––we’ll pay for it."


Rwu And Miami Dade College Establish Course Pathway For Architecture Students, Edward Fitzpatrick Oct 2018

Rwu And Miami Dade College Establish Course Pathway For Architecture Students, Edward Fitzpatrick

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A new agreement charts the course for architecture students to earn an associate’s degree at Miami Dade College, in Florida, before pursuing bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Roger Williams University’s highly regarded architectural program.


Handshake, Rwu’S New Employment Platform Matches Students’ Skills With Opportunities, Juan Siliezar Oct 2018

Handshake, Rwu’S New Employment Platform Matches Students’ Skills With Opportunities, Juan Siliezar

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When RWU students of any major or year begin their search for an internship or job, their first stop should be Handshake, the university’s new employment management platform which has replaced Hawks Hunt.


R.I. State Police Unveil Innovative Opioid Outreach Initiative At Rwu, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University Oct 2018

R.I. State Police Unveil Innovative Opioid Outreach Initiative At Rwu, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

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With 323 overdose deaths in 2017, Rhode Island is at the epicenter of the opioid crisis.


Banned Books Week At Rwu, Julia Rubin Sep 2018

Banned Books Week At Rwu, Julia Rubin

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You might remember this classic, bittersweet tale: A little girl named Fern raises a pig, Wilbur. Once full grown, Wilbur is sold to Fern’s uncle’s farm. Lonely in his barn, Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur discovers he will soon be slaughtered, Charlotte has a plan. She weaves phrases into her web. “Some Pig,” she writes, “Humble, Radiant.” The community attributes the magical messages to Wilbur having a special gift and the pig’s life is spared, but Charlotte passes away soon after. Despite his grief, Wilbur finds comfort in his new friendship with Charlotte’s offspring.


Rwu Kicks Off “State Of The Ocean” Series With Lecturer, Book Examining Impact Of Sea-Level Rise, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University Sep 2018

Rwu Kicks Off “State Of The Ocean” Series With Lecturer, Book Examining Impact Of Sea-Level Rise, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

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Sea-level rise is one of the most pressing issues of our time, bringing with it potentially devastating impacts on the environment and humanity. As a campus surrounded by water and in a state where most of the population lives near water, Roger Williams University will examine this critical issue through a year-long series of events, titled “Ocean State/State of the Ocean: The Challenge of Sea-Level Rise Over the Coming Century.”


Design By Rwu Professor’S Architectural Firm Among Finalists For Mlk Memorial In Boston, Juan Siliezar Sep 2018

Design By Rwu Professor’S Architectural Firm Among Finalists For Mlk Memorial In Boston, Juan Siliezar

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RWU Professor of Architecture Julian Bonder’s architectural firm is among five finalists to design a multimillion-dollar memorial to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King on the Boston Common.


Protest: A Teach-In, Julia Rubin Sep 2018

Protest: A Teach-In, Julia Rubin

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More than once in the last several years, Roger Williams' waterfront campus has been the scene of peaceful, yet impactful dissent. Students have protested a lecture celebrating Christopher Columbus. They have gathered at the library to remember victims of the tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida and speak out against gun violence. They have laid down on campus concrete, signs with messages like, “We Can’t Breathe,” “No Justice, No Peace,” and “Black Lives Matter,” scattered amidst their chalk-outlined bodies.


Rwu School Of Continuing Studies Changes Name To University College, Edward Fitzpatrick Sep 2018

Rwu School Of Continuing Studies Changes Name To University College, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Roger Williams University today changed the name of its School of Continuing Studies to University College and unveiled a revamped website: https://www.rwu.edu/uc.


Rwu’S School Of Continuing Studies Launching Four Career Pathways Programs On Oct. 1, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University Sep 2018

Rwu’S School Of Continuing Studies Launching Four Career Pathways Programs On Oct. 1, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

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The Roger Williams University School of Continuing Studies is launching four Career Pathways programs on Oct. 1 at RWU’s Providence campus.


Rwu’S Master Of Architecture Program Reaccredited With Distinction, Edward Fitzpatrick Sep 2018

Rwu’S Master Of Architecture Program Reaccredited With Distinction, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Not only has the Roger Williams University’s Master of Architecture program been reaccredited, it has achieved all 46 conditions for accreditation, meeting five of those criteria with distinction.


A Behind The Scenes Look At Building An Architecture Model, Juan Siliezar Sep 2018

A Behind The Scenes Look At Building An Architecture Model, Juan Siliezar

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On weekdays during the summer, Gabrielle Porter '20 spent most of her time focused on perfection. It came with the nature of her internship at a small architecture firm consistently ranked among the top in the nation where her main responsibility was building scaled models of the some of the firms current architecture projects.


Celebrating President Farish: A Life And Legacy, Jill Rodrigues Sep 2018

Celebrating President Farish: A Life And Legacy, Jill Rodrigues

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On Wednesday, the Roger Williams University community and greater community gathered to share a powerful celebration of the life and legacy of Donald J. Farish, who died on July 5, 2018, while serving his eighth year as our president.


From 1967 To 2022: A Student’S Deep Roots To The Rwu Campus, Courtney Dell’Agnese Sep 2018

From 1967 To 2022: A Student’S Deep Roots To The Rwu Campus, Courtney Dell’Agnese

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When selecting a college, students seek a fit that feels just like home. But for freshman business major Lily Ramsay, choosing Roger Williams University already meant coming home. That’s because the building known on campus as the “Farmhouse” – the Center for Global and Community Engagement – was once the childhood home of Lily’s father. And as she begins her first semester, Lily aspires to continue the family’s business legacy built on the very land the University sits on today.


Discovering A Career Niche In Scientific Illustration, Jill Rodrigues Sep 2018

Discovering A Career Niche In Scientific Illustration, Jill Rodrigues

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With flowing strokes, Nicholas Bezio strives to capture the golden sunlight bathing a North American moose, drawing the viewer’s eye around the composition. And just as much as he entices viewers aesthetically, he uses colored pencils like scientific tools to render with meticulously accurate detail the majestic mammal’s distinctive nose, the shape and prongs of its sinewy horns.


Highlights From The Arrival Of The Class Of 2022, Juan Siliezar Sep 2018

Highlights From The Arrival Of The Class Of 2022, Juan Siliezar

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The start of the academic year brings with it the start of the college experience for first-year students around the country. At RWU that's no different. The RWU Class of 2022 arrived to mark the start of their four-year journey at RWU just last week but they've already made their stamp on our community and in the state.


National Science Foundation Awards $1 Million To Rwu, Edward Fitzpatrick Aug 2018

National Science Foundation Awards $1 Million To Rwu, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Professor of Biology Brian Wysor, Associate Professor of Engineering William J. Palm, Center for Student Academic Success Associate Director Karen Bilotti, and Science Center Coordinator Tracey McDonnell Wysor were awarded a $999,999 grant from the National Science Foundation to offer scholarships and provide training to academically talented, low-income undergraduates pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors at RWU.