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Majora Carter, Urban Revitalization Strategist, To Speak At Rwu On Feb. 13, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University Feb 2019

Majora Carter, Urban Revitalization Strategist, To Speak At Rwu On Feb. 13, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

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Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategist and Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, will come to Roger Williams University on Wednesday, Feb. 13, to speak about “Environmental Equality in Low-Status Communities: How a Clean Economy Fits in Our Shared Future.”


Rwu Launches Sophomore Year Program, Hannah Kaplan Feb 2019

Rwu Launches Sophomore Year Program, Hannah Kaplan

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Brooke LaVallie, a sophomore at Roger Williams University, just discovered something about herself: She is a leader.


Rwu And Bon Appétit Offering Brunch And Super Bowl Party Packages To Coast Guard Families, Edward Fitzpatrick Jan 2019

Rwu And Bon Appétit Offering Brunch And Super Bowl Party Packages To Coast Guard Families, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Active-duty members of the Coast Guard and their families are welcome to come to Roger Williams University on Sunday, Feb. 3, for brunch and a “Super Bowl Party Package” to take home for the big game.


Rwu Alumni Launch A New Way To Wage The Fight Against Malaria, Jill Rodrigues Jan 2019

Rwu Alumni Launch A New Way To Wage The Fight Against Malaria, Jill Rodrigues

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For two Roger Williams University alumni, seeing the first thriving crops of the sweet wormwood plant in the fields of Kentucky represent seeds of hope that their company’s new method of producing antimalarial medicine will revolutionize the fight against malaria.


Boston District Attorney Rachael Rollins Shares Six Secrets For Success With Rwu School Of Law, Julia Rubin Jan 2019

Boston District Attorney Rachael Rollins Shares Six Secrets For Success With Rwu School Of Law, Julia Rubin

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Boston's new District Attorney Rachael Rollins is changing the culture of criminal justice.


Rwu To Host Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Training On Feb 9, Julia Rubin Jan 2019

Rwu To Host Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Training On Feb 9, Julia Rubin

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On Saturday, Feb 9, Roger Williams University will host a nonviolent civil disobedience training to provide community members with tangible tools for dissent.


Leaving Their Mark: Internship Provides Students Work Experience On Seccm Labs Project, Courtney Dell'agnese Jan 2019

Leaving Their Mark: Internship Provides Students Work Experience On Seccm Labs Project, Courtney Dell'agnese

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As the grinding clash of massive steel beams coming together pierces the walls of the construction trailer, sophomore Julia Pateman examines shop drawings and material data submitted from subcontractors while senior Chris Bartorelli marks up floor plans with last-minute changes. While most students and staff aren’t allowed in the construction area, these two construction management majors were working with Shawmut Design and Construction on the SECCM Labsconstruction project during the fall semester.


Students Leading Effort To Measure Sustainability At Rwu, Courtney Dell’Agnese, Jill Rodrigues Jan 2019

Students Leading Effort To Measure Sustainability At Rwu, Courtney Dell’Agnese, Jill Rodrigues

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With sustainability embraced as a university mission and campus culture, students are tracking and evaluating how Roger Williams University measures up in making greater strides toward sustainability from energy conservation to teaching concepts.


Rwu And Bon Appétit Offering Hot Meals To Coast Guard Families Amid Federal Government Shutdown, Edward Fitzpatrick Jan 2019

Rwu And Bon Appétit Offering Hot Meals To Coast Guard Families Amid Federal Government Shutdown, Edward Fitzpatrick

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In response to the partial federal government shutdown, Roger Williams University and its food service provider, Bon Appétit Management Company, will provide free hot meals to active-duty members of the Coast Guard and their families on Tuesday, Jan. 15.


Boston Da Rachael Rollins To Deliver Mlk Address At Rwu Law, Edward Fitzpatrick Jan 2019

Boston Da Rachael Rollins To Deliver Mlk Address At Rwu Law, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Rachael Rollins, the first African-American woman to serve as District Attorney in Massachusetts and the first female DA in Suffolk County, will deliver this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Lecture at the Roger Williams University School of Law.


Rwu Ranks No. 1 Among Four-Year Colleges In Rhode Island, According To Schools.Com, Edward Fitzpatrick Jan 2019

Rwu Ranks No. 1 Among Four-Year Colleges In Rhode Island, According To Schools.Com, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Roger Williams University ranks No. 1 among four-year colleges and universities in Rhode Island, according to a new analysis by Schools.com.


Esl Teacher Certification Program Gets Approval To Expand Statewide, Edward Fitzpatrick Jan 2019

Esl Teacher Certification Program Gets Approval To Expand Statewide, Edward Fitzpatrick

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University College at Roger Williams University will be able to expand its English-as-a-Second Language Teacher Certification Program throughout the state now that the Rhode Island Department of Education has granted approval.


In The Roger Seminar, First Year Rwu Students React To The Past, Kindell Brown, Justin Wilder, Julia Rubin Jan 2019

In The Roger Seminar, First Year Rwu Students React To The Past, Kindell Brown, Justin Wilder, Julia Rubin

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A fisherman with a giant sea turtle, an elderly gentleman with a cane, and a pastor walk into a church.


Rwu's Year In Review, Jill Rodrigues, Justin Wilder, Juan Siliezar, Edward Fitzpatrick Dec 2018

Rwu's Year In Review, Jill Rodrigues, Justin Wilder, Juan Siliezar, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Despite an unexpected loss, this was a great year of progress for Roger Williams University. This was the year we mourned the passing of our beloved president; but from grief, we found inspiration in his legacy to renew an even stronger commitment to empowering students to use their knowledge and skills toward making a positive impact in local and global communities. It also heralded many successes, from state-of-the-art educational facilities added to campus to the first-ever alumnus leading the Board of Trustees, an exciting, new look for the Hawk, and a reinvented mission and identity for University College. As 2018 …


Rwu Expanding Merit Scholarship Opportunities For Transfer Students, Edward Fitzpatrick Dec 2018

Rwu Expanding Merit Scholarship Opportunities For Transfer Students, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Roger Williams University is significantly expanding its Transfer Merit Scholarships, extending our commitment to affordability for all transfer students with this uncommon step for a private university. RWU will begin offering Transfer Merit Scholarships ranging from $7,500 to $22,500.


Rwu Holds Steel “Topping-Off” Ceremony For Engineering, Computing & Construction Management Labs, Edward Fitzpatrick Dec 2018

Rwu Holds Steel “Topping-Off” Ceremony For Engineering, Computing & Construction Management Labs, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Roger Williams University on Monday held a steel “topping-off” ceremony, marking completion of the steel framework for a laboratories building for RWU’s School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management.


Latino Policy Institute At Rwu Selects Marcela Betancur As New Director, Edward Fitzpatrick Dec 2018

Latino Policy Institute At Rwu Selects Marcela Betancur As New Director, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Betancur brings experience in housing, education, civil liberties and workforce development to a role that “has never been more needed”.


Roger Williams University Receives $100,000 From Fm Global For Seccm Labs Project, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University Dec 2018

Roger Williams University Receives $100,000 From Fm Global For Seccm Labs Project, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

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Roger Williams University received a $100,000 donation from FM Global toward building one of the main laboratory spaces in SECCM Labs.


Rwu’S University College And Acopia Harvest International Launching Educational Programs In Hydroponics, Edward Fitzpatrick Dec 2018

Rwu’S University College And Acopia Harvest International Launching Educational Programs In Hydroponics, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Acopia Harvest International and University College at Roger Williams University are partnering to create education and training programs in the hydroponics industry for students, military personnel, senior citizens, homemakers and career-chasers alike.


Tents On Rwu Campus Will Focus Attention On Syrian Refugee Camps In Lebanon, Edward Fitzpatrick Dec 2018

Tents On Rwu Campus Will Focus Attention On Syrian Refugee Camps In Lebanon, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Eight tents will soon appear in the heart of Roger Williams University’s Bristol campus as part of an architecture student’s graduate thesis, which draws attention to the 1.1 million refugees who have fled to Lebanon since the Syrian Civil War began in 2011.


Cultivating A Global Connection, Julia Rubin Dec 2018

Cultivating A Global Connection, Julia Rubin

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A Hassenfeld Fellow’s transatlantic teaching experience demonstrates the impact of experiential learning through cultural exchange.


Alexander Heffner, Of Pbs’S “The Open Mind,” Will Speak At Rwu On Thursday, Edward Fitzpatrick Dec 2018

Alexander Heffner, Of Pbs’S “The Open Mind,” Will Speak At Rwu On Thursday, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Host will talk about “Civil Discourse in an Uncivil Age: The Quest for a Post-Partisan Citizenship”.


Rwu To Host Training On Naloxone Intervention For Overdose Prevention, Julia Rubin Dec 2018

Rwu To Host Training On Naloxone Intervention For Overdose Prevention, Julia Rubin

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The RWU community will soon have access to a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. Community members can learn how to use it to save lives, as part of a campuswide effort to combat the opioid epidemic.


Inside The Construction Operating Theater At Seccm Labs, Jill Rodrigues, Justin Wilder Dec 2018

Inside The Construction Operating Theater At Seccm Labs, Jill Rodrigues, Justin Wilder

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Shawmut Design & Construction welcomes students on-site to observe and dissect the construction process as the new laboratories building takes shape.


Rwu Law Student Receives Skadden Fellowship To Pursue Public-Interest Law, Edward Fitzpatrick Nov 2018

Rwu Law Student Receives Skadden Fellowship To Pursue Public-Interest Law, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Third-year law student Michaela Bland will work with Rhode Island Center for Justice to find legal solutions to “school-to-prison pipeline”.


Rwu Rolls Out Team Bus With New Hawks Logo, Edward Fitzpatrick Nov 2018

Rwu Rolls Out Team Bus With New Hawks Logo, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Roger Williams University Athletics and Fisher Bus Inc. unveil bus emblazoned with redesigned logo and updated color scheme.


Making Seccm Labs Construction Meetings Part Of The Course, Jill Rodrigues Nov 2018

Making Seccm Labs Construction Meetings Part Of The Course, Jill Rodrigues

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Construction management students learn the process of a major construction project directly from the builders and project owners.


Rwu’S Dunseath Elected President Of North East Association For Institutional Research, Edward Fitzpatrick Nov 2018

Rwu’S Dunseath Elected President Of North East Association For Institutional Research, Edward Fitzpatrick

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RWU’s Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research will be the first person from a Rhode Island institution to serve as NEAIR president.


Rwu Fall 2018 Poetry Slam, Julia Rubin Nov 2018

Rwu Fall 2018 Poetry Slam, Julia Rubin

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Students use poetry as a vehicle for voicing their passions, anger, and ideas for change, in the slam on Thursday, November 8. A new Spring course will offer an opportunity to continue this powerful work.


Preparing For Any Emergency: A Student’S Internship At The Providence Emergency Management Agency, Courtney Dell'agnese Nov 2018

Preparing For Any Emergency: A Student’S Internship At The Providence Emergency Management Agency, Courtney Dell'agnese

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Public Health major Emma Feeley gets real-world training on keeping communities safe.