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Mercy Mondays: Working towards a more sustainable Salve

salvetoday Posted On July 26, 2021

As staff, students and faculty enjoy the summer months and the natural beauty of Salve Regina’s campus, it’s important to reflect on how the community can support a more Sustainable Salve. It can be easy to take for granted the wondrous shade provided by Salve Regina’s Arboretum, the rose gardens that provide a playground for pollinators — and, of course, the ocean and all of its majesty.

Nevertheless, the earth is a critical concern of Mercy, and Salve Regina is committed to advancing environmental stewardship and sustainability on campus and in the community. Climate change and environmental degradation are pressing moral issues that compromise the future of our common home, threaten human dignity and life, and compound the hardships of the most vulnerable members of society.

The Sustainability Committee — led by Dr. Craig Condella, chair of the department of philosophy, and Jared Coleman, assistant director of facilities — shepherds Salve Regina’s goals in this crucial area by integrating the social, economic and ecological values of sustainable development into institutional policies and practices in accordance with the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future. This work is advanced by the U.S. Catholic Climate Declaration, which was signed in 2018 by former president Sister Jane Gerety, RSM.

The committee’s commitment to sustainability is underwritten by the critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy and Pope Francis’ call towards “a new and universal solidarity” in which the climate is understood as “a common good, belonging to all and meant for all,” as found in his writings (“Laudato Si 14” and “Laudato Si 23”). The advancement of an integral ecology at Salve Regina celebrates its mission to serve as stewards of God’s creation, working as transformative agents to bring about a more harmonious, just and merciful world.

The campus will serve as a living laboratory for sustainable development by:

Promoting responsible water consumption, waste reduction, sustainable and socially just food production, material reuse and recycling, renewable energy investments, ecological land use, green building practices, sustainable campus transportation options, and campus conservation efficiencies.
Advancing interdisciplinary teaching and research to address pressing local and global environmental, economic and social challenges.
Fostering a visible, educated, and active commitment to integral ecology and environmental justice among our students, faculty, staff and graduates.

Maintaining the progress Salve Regina has made in sustainability is a community-wide effort. Challenging our community and campus to go even further is what the University strives for. To advance this work on environmental stewardship and sustainability, the Office of Mission Integration appointed a new student position of sustainability, Cassidy Curry ’23, in the spring of 2020. Together, this team is leading the Sustainability Committee at Salve Regina to complete the Association of Sustainability in Higher Education (ASSHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) — which is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. The effort launched in spring 2020 and will continue throughout the 2021-2022 academic year.

Currently, the Sustainability Committee members are as follows: Craig Condella (co-chair), chair of the department of philosophy; Jared Coleman (co-chair), assistant director of facilities; Rose Albert, assistant director of Multicultural Programs and Retention; Tom Arruda, associate professor of chemistry; Amy Cady, assistant director of the Mercy Center for Spiritual Life; Jameson Chace, chair of the department of biology and biomedical sciences; Genna Duplisea, archivist and special collections librarian of the McKillop Library; Dawn Emsellem-Wichowski, director of library services; Kelly Powers, director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service; Mike Chester, superintendent of grounds; Patrice Coleman, purchasing manager; Mark Rodrigues, Sodexo General Manager; Bill Hall, vice president for administration/Chief Financial Officer; Eric Milner, assistant vice president for Facilities Management; Irving Bruckstein, associate vice president for Information Technology; and Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley, vice president for Mission Integration.

The Sustainability Committee looks forward to the community’s continued support of its work. For more information on sustainability at Salve Regina, visit the University’s sustainability webpage. If anyone would like to get more involved in sustainability, please email sustainability@salve.edu.

This post is part of an ongoing series called Mercy Mondays that highlights Salve Regina’s dedication to its Mercy Mission. Search the tag Mercy Mission for more updates on the Mercy branches of Salve Regina.

Featured photo by Mary Beth Pelletier ’06, ’12 (M)

News

Enter to win $500 prizes by submitting proof of vaccination

salvetoday Posted On July 21, 2021

In light of Salve Regina’s vaccine mandate, the University has been working diligently to process data and prepare for the fall semester. The University wanted to remind the Salve Regina community that it is offering incentives for students, faculty and staff who submit proof of vaccination by Monday, July 26.

Student Incentives

Full-time undergraduate students who upload their vaccination record to the student health portal by July 26 will be entered to win one of four $500 prizes. Students must be registered for the fall 2021 semester in order to qualify. Winners may choose to have their $500 prize loaded to their Salve Card for textbooks and expenses, or they can elect to receive $500 in Visa or Amazon gift cards.

To submit your vaccination record:

Log in to the health portal with your Salve Regina credentials.
In the “My Forms” menu at the top of the page, select and complete the “COVID vaccination form.”

Employee Incentives

Employees who upload their vaccination record via the employee submission form by July 26 will be entered to win one of two $500 prizes. All current employees are eligible, although adjunct faculty must be teaching during the fall 2021 semester in order to qualify. Winners will receive $500 in Visa or Amazon gift cards.

The Fine Print

Vaccination record must show that one dose of Janssen or both doses of Moderna or Pfizer were administered in order to enter and win. A WHO-approved vaccine is acceptable for international students. Winners will be selected at random by Friday, August 13 and notified via their salve.edu email address.

Faculty/Staff

David Altounian named vice provost for graduate and professional studies

salvetoday Posted On July 20, 2021

David Altounian, a longtime business executive and entrepreneurial leader with more than a decade of higher education experience as both a professor and administrator, has been named Salve Regina’s new vice provost for graduate and professional studies. He will be starting the position on Dec. 1.

Altounian brings to Salve Regina 30 years of corporate experience in both domestic and international strategic marketing and operations positions, including serving as a CEO and COO. He has spent the last 13 years in academia, most recently as the associate dean of academic programs and director of the MBA program in the Bill Munday School of Business at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.

“David is an agile, entrepreneurial and creative leader who has had the rare experience of successfully leading people in both the academic and corporate arenas,” said Nancy Schreiber, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Salve Regina. “As Salve’s vision to provide education for the varied needs of lifelong learners unfolds, we are very fortunate to have David bring his vast talent to accelerate programming in areas where our Mercy mission meets the market.”

While at St. Edward’s, Altounian worked closely with the Texas business community as a board member of the Austin Technology Council, and as a partner and mentor at Capital Factory, one of the leading entrepreneurship centers in the country. He served on the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce board, receiving the Chamber’s Volunteer of the Year Award for Global Technology and Innovation in 2018. He said he looks forward to working with Salve Regina’s talented faculty to innovate and expand opportunities for graduate students.

“I firmly believe in the value of cultivating strong partnerships between universities and communities, a pursuit that has underpinned much of what I’ve strived to accomplish throughout my career in business and higher education,” Altounian said. “Salve’s diverse programs in graduate and professional studies stand out because of the faculty’s unwavering commitment to developing opportunities and pathways that empower students to make societal impacts. I look forward to joining this supportive, inclusive community.”

Altounian earned his doctorate in business administration from Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business, a master’s in business administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and his bachelor’s in business administration from California Coast University.

Athletics

Seahawks land 119 on Academic All-Conference Team, achieve record academic success

salvetoday Posted On July 13, 2021

A record-setting 874 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) student-athletes were recently named to the league’s Spring Academic All-Conference Team, and another record-breaking 119 Salve Regina students made the list.

The spring list includes participants from each of the CCC’s member institutions who compete in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse, softball, men’s tennis, and men’s and women’s track and field. In order to be recognized as a member of the Academic All-Conference Team, an athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale) and must also have attained sophomore academic status.

Also noteworthy is that Salve Regina’s student-athletes posted their highest annual GPA from the last five years. Despite adjusting to a “new-normal” for learning, training, competition, and campus life, Salve Regina’s athletes, encompassing its 20 varsity sports, combined to post a 3.439 GPA during the 2020-21 academic year.

That number serves as the new highwater mark, continuing a steadily upward trend since 2016-17 when the annual GPA for that academic year was 3.277 for varsity athletes.

The Seahawks on the Spring Academic All-Conference Team are represented by 49 sophomores, 31 juniors, and 39 seniors. A list of all 119 athletes from Salve Regina can be found here. The full list of Academic All-CCC honorees can be found here.

Afamefuna, Pearl ’22, psychology
Aikins, Donnie ’23, mathematics
Amaral, Tori ’23, nursing
Angell, Emilee ’22, English communications
Autenrieth, Hannah ’23, social work
Baldwin, Libby ’23, biology
Barlok, Zach, graduate student
Bauckham, Carley ’21, marketing
Beauchesne, Sophie ’23, undecided
Beniers, Jared ’22, business administration
Black, Molly ’22, biochemistry
Borges, Brandon ’21, business administration
Borshchev, Egor ’23, business administration
Boudreau, Cameron ’23, financial management
Boutoussov, Paul ’21, business administration
Brochu, Thor ’21, chemistry
Brosnan, Amanda ’23, administration of justice
Brown, Kyle, graduate student, holistic counseling
Bruce, Kat ’21, business administration
Callahan, Kiely ’22, exploratory
Cannoe, Tyler ’23, business administration
Carabia, Dylan ’21, business administration
Ceppetelli, Drew ’23, health care administration
Chasse, William ’21, marketing
Collins, Cameron, ’21, chemistry
Cote, Emma ’23, nursing
Coute, Julia ’21, nursing
Cox, Maddie ’23, financial management
Cunningham, Connor ’21, business administration
Da Cruz, Alexis ’21, administration of justice
DiAntonio, Griffin ’23, marketing
DiLoreto, Victoria ’23, administration of justice
Dionne, Zach ’21, financial management
DiPiazza, Clarke ’21, business administration
Doherty, Kaity ’21, elementary education
Donoway, Cole ’22, administration of justice
Erasmi, Cam ’22, marketing
Fluke, Maddy ’22, accounting
Gotthelf, Emma ’23, accounting
Graciale, Ryan ’23, financial management
Hardiman, Eddie ’23, exploratory
Hasting, Rebecca ’21, administration of justice
Henaghan, Megan ’23, education
Hirka, Edward ’21, business administration
Hughes, Kieran ’23, business administration
Johnson, Samuel ’23, environmental studies
Kehoe, Riley ’22, mathematics
Kelly, Kevin ’21, business administration
Ketch, Dylan, graduate student
Kirsch, Zach ’23, business administration
Koester, Jimmy ’22, administration of justice
Kraus, Cayden ’23, exploratory
Kuczorski, Izabella ’23, nursing
Lalor, Ulysses ’21, political science
Latinovich, Nicholas ’21, business administration
LeBeau, Jillian ’21, nursing
Leighton, Connor ’23, financial management
Leonard, John ’21, business administration
Lopez-Balboa, Colby ’22, business administration
Marino, Vincent ’23, economics
Mathews, Michael ’21, business administration
Maybach, Patrick, graduate student
McAllister, Stephen ’23, business administration
McDade, Paige ’23, nursing
McMahon, Dakota ’22, biology
McNerney, Shane ’23, business administration
Mendes, Brynn ’22, biology
Mongelli, Marco ’21, business administration
Moran, Christina ’22, nursing
Mullin, Kathryn ’23, education
Myers, Christina ’21, psychology
Natola, Stephen ’21, biology
Newfield, Tyler ’22, biology
Norton, Catherine ’22, nursing
Nurme, Tate ’23, exploratory
O’Donnell, Ryan ’21, political science/European history
Packer, Lauren ’22, administration of justice
Page, Alyvia ’23, psychology
Palzkill, Celia ’22, global studies
Perachi, Dominic ’23, business administration
Rawnsley, Bryanna ’23, education
Renda, Vincenzo ’21, biology
Resende, Benjamin ’23, administration of justice
Richards, Andrew ’22, administration of justice
Rinke, Grant ’23, global business and economics
Rorke, Mary ’21, education
Rossetti, Georgia ’21, administration of justice
Ryder, Meghan ’21, nursing
Salvato, Kyla ’21, marketing
Saunders, John ’22, business administration
Scalzulli, Mary Kate ’23, exploratory
Schneiders, Nicole ’23, undecided
Schwartz, Grace ’23, biology
Sennott, George ’22, business administration
Sheehan, Chris ’21, financial management
Shuey, Morgan ’23, health care administration
Silva, Jennifer ’22, education
Simon, Jacob ’22, political science
Smith, Hanah ’21, early childhood education
Smith, Nicole ’22, administration of justice
Spencer, Mikey ’22, economics
Stanley, Spencer ’23, business administration
Stapleton, Paige ’21, marketing
Stewart, Morgan ’23, nursing
Strazza, Sophia ’23, elementary education
Sweeney, Timothy ’21, business administration
Szelest, Stephanie ’22, marketing
Tabak, Magda ’23, nursing
Tallini, Joseph ’23, accounting
Udahl, Erik ’21, business administration
Vanelli, Nikki ’23, environmental studies
Veneruso, Chris ’23, exploratory
Ventura, Kelly ’23, administration of justice
Von Beren, Gabriella ’23, exploratory
Vonasek, Brooke ’21, nursing
Wagner, Emily ’23, business/psychology
Watson, Caroline ’23, business administration
Welch, Justice ’23, health care administration
Williams, Talia ’23, biology
Wilmot, Lauren ’23, accounting

Faculty/Staff

Farley named associate vice president and dean of students

salvetoday Posted On July 8, 2021

Kathleen Farley, associate dean of students and Title IX coordinator at Canisius College, is joining the Salve Regina community as its new associate vice president and dean of students.

A native of South Buffalo, New York, Farley comes to Salve Regina with more than a decade of experience in student affairs and higher education administration, having worked in the areas of residential life, international student programs, new student orientation, leadership development and student conduct.

While at Canisius, Farley managed assessment and evaluation for the student affairs division. Deeply committed to advancing efforts towards diversity, equity and inclusion on campus, she also served as co-chair of the college’s Bias Resource and Response Team.

“I am really looking forward to returning to the Sisters of Mercy tradition,” said Farley, who attended Mount Mercy Academy, a college-preparatory high school. “I feel a strong connection with Catherine McAuley’s vision for educational experiences.”

A current doctoral candidate at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education, Farley is studying how students experience institutional mission through the prism of their social identities, and whether these experiences impact their sense of belonging.

“From the very start of the interview process, the Salve community drew me in with just how welcoming, passionate and committed they are to the Salve student experience,” she said. “I am excited to join the incredible student affairs team and support students in establishing their sense of belonging within the Salve Regina community.”

Farley’s higher education experience includes serving as an instructor for graduate courses in student development in higher education, assessment and advanced research, and first year experience courses. She is an active member in many higher education and student affairs professional organizations, including the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) and the College Student Personnel Association of New York State (CSPA-NYS). She has also held leadership positions with the Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

Athletics / Event Coverage

Salve Regina’s college teams will host summer sports clinics for teenagers

salvetoday Posted On July 7, 2021

Many of Salve Regina’s sports teams are hosting a variety of clinics and camps this summer in July and August for teenagers. These camps are to help students who are interested in pursuing college-level sports evaluate and improve their current skills, learn about college sports and prepare for the college-level arena.

Women’s Lacrosse Elite Clinic
Friday, July 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Women’s Lacrosse Elite Clinic will be hosted by the Salve Regina women’s lacrosse coaches and current players. This one-day lacrosse clinic is designed for high school players who intend to compete at the college level. The clinic objective is to allow players an opportunity to improve their lacrosse fundamentals and knowledge of the game while learning about Salve Regina and the women’s lacrosse program.

To register for this clinic, go here.

Women’s Soccer ID Clinic
Friday, July 30 from 3-7 p.m.

Salve Regina’s women’s soccer will host a one-day clinic for high school females who wish to pursue a future in NCAA Division III collegiate soccer. Players will learn new skills and tactics geared towards advancing their game and experience a taste of what training is like at the college level. Participants will have a Q&A session with current rostered players. A certified athletic trainer will be on-site at all times for the safety of the attendees.

To register for this clinic, go here.

Baseball Prospect Clinic
Tuesday, August 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, August 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Seahawk baseball is offering several prospect clinics for position players, pitchers or both on August 3 or August 17. These multi-session clinics include a pro-style workout, drills, batting practice, arm maintenance and routines for pitchers, campus tours, instruction, collegiate evaluations and more.

To register for the clinics on August, go here. For the ones on August 17, go here.

Basketball Elite Camp
Friday, August 6 from 1-4 p.m.

The Salve Regina Men’s Basketball Elite Camp objective is to give athletes who have completed grades eight through twelfth an opportunity to learn more about Salve Regina and engage in the proper fundamentals of the game of basketball. Players will be given opportunities to improve with personal instruction from an enthusiastic college staff.

To register for this clinic, go here.

Men’s Lacrosse Clinic
Tuesday, August 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Salve Regina Summer Men’s Lacrosse Camp will be hosted by the Seahawk coaching staff and current student-athletes. Participants will enjoy visiting Salve Regina’s oceanfront campus and getting after it on the lacrosse field. This 1-day camp is designed for high school players who wish to compete at the next level. Campers will get a realistic experience of what it is like to compete as an intercollegiate men’s lacrosse student-athlete.

To register for this clinic, go here.

For more information and a list of all clinics and camps, go here.

Event Coverage / News

University community invited to Night at the Newport Gulls

salvetoday Posted On July 5, 2021

Members of the University community are invited to join alumni, parents and friends for Salve Regina’s Night at the Newport Gulls on Monday, July 12. This annual event celebrates the longtime partnership between the University and the Newport Gulls and highlights local students and graduates who learn, lead and make a difference.

Opening ceremonies begin at 6:15 p.m. and the game starts at 6:35 p.m. as the Gulls take on the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks at historic Cardines Field.

Several members of the Salve Regina community will participate in the evening’s festivities. Participating in the first pitch are Lorrie and Tim Burns. Lorrie Burns is a faculty member in the Department of Business and Economics at Salve Regina, and Tim Burns is a Salve Regina trustee. Also included is Mike Melillo, Newport Gulls Hall of Famer and founder of Dockwa. The Burns were among the first host families for the Newport Gulls, and Melillo was their player. Melillo now regularly participates in Lorrie Burn’s internship classes and has shared his experience and expertise with many Salve Regina students.

More people included in the first pitch lineup are Randy ’94 and Alison ’95 Early, who are coming back home to Newport from North Carolina because they’ve been awarded with an Alumni Volunteer Service award this year. It’s the first time this award has even been presented to an alumni couple. Last but not least, Pocasset Elementary School Principal Suzette Wordell ’96, who is the 2021 Rhode Island Principal of the Year, will be joining the first pitch as well.

Father Scott Pontes will be delivering the opening prayer, and children of Salve Regina faculty and staff will appear during the opening ceremonies as baseball buddies. Children ages four through 12 can sign up to be baseball buddies by emailing brooke.newsome@salve.edu.

Proceeds from the evening’s 50/50 raffle will benefit Salve Regina’s scholarships for local students, including the Beatrice B. and Samuel Z. Bazarsky Endowed Scholarship, Florence F. and Mary L. Sullivan Scholarship, Mason D. Rector Scholarship and the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship.

Tickets are complimentary, but members of the Salve Regina community are asked to take only as many as they need for their family to attend the game. Faculty, staff and summer work-study students can pick up tickets in Ochre Court room 312 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday beginning on July 6.

Parking is available in the municipal lot behind the Gateway Center for a reduced rate with a Newport Gulls ticket stub.

News / Salve Success

Salve Regina’s AMA chapter wins honors, professor wins lifetime achievement award

salvetoday Posted On June 29, 2021

Salve Regina’s chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) received multiple honors during the virtual 2021 AMA International Collegiate Conference, including “Outstanding Achievement in Internal and External Communications,” being named a “Top 20 Small School Chapter in the Country.” In addition to the honors, a Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Traci Brady, Salve Regina’s AMA faculty advisor and professor of business and economics.

“Our chapter successfully invested time toward building up our media presence through creating a new AMA website and by communicating more frequently through our Instagram page postings,” said Kaitlyn Brilhante ’21, who served as vice president of communications for Salve Regina’s chapter.

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Brilhante said focusing communications efforts around the theme, “What will your 20/21 vision be?” opened the chapter to new perspectives, new ideas, new leadership styles and new communication opportunities within the community — where members’ marketing skills directly benefited organizations such as Amenity Aid.

“The idea of using eyeglasses and eyes within our marketing posts throughout the semester showcased how to have 20/20 vision, which is learning the willingness to see beyond a problem and find new ways to communicate,” Brilhante said. “Hence, we decided to take the 2020/21 academic year and make it our vision to improve our chapter, increase membership and enhance our community outreach to ultimately guide our chapter forward.”

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Stephanie Szelest ’22, the chapter president, said their mission is always to represent the University with the highest ethical standards of professionalism.

“Networking and developing strong ties with our school and community are among the chapter’s priorities,” she said. “Also, to ‘pay it forward’ by donating time and fundraising for local causes, learning some of life’s lessons while doing so and recognizing the personal rewards of philanthropy.”

Szelest said the chapter’s elected executive board allocates responsibilities in the pursuit of being successful, and she praised all club members for their presence and dedication in making these national awards possible.

In addition to Brilhante and Szelest, executive board members included Julia Sampayo ’23, Meaghan Corkery ’23, Caroline Chapell ’23, Ruby Palma ’21, Zoe Kasinskas ’23 and Samantha Rivera ’20, ’21 (MBA).

“A club is only as good as its members, elected E-board officials and administrative advisor,” said Szelest. “It was a privilege to work with fellow students and our advisor, Dr. Traci Brady, especially during this last past year.”

Dr. Tracy Brady earns lifetime achievement award

Dr. Tracy Brady

Szelest said the entire AMA chapter was excited and pleased to hear that Dr. Brady had been chosen among her peers for a lifetime achievement recognition. She said it was well deserved because of her exceptional personal dedication, contributions and hard work over these past few years.

“Her ability to listen and provide guidance when necessary was a vital part to the success of our club,” Szelest said. “She let us develop new ideas and encouraged our club to continue to persevere, especially through the last past year, which was full of uncertainty and unpredictably due to the COVID-19.”

Brilhante praised Dr. Brady for always taking the time to help her students and AMA members achieve skills that will carry well beyond Salve’s campus.

“[She] has shared her time, knowledge and insight … and has helped guide us toward achieving greatness by allowing us to expand our marketing skills beyond the AMA competitions,” Brilhante said. “She has supported our endeavors to reach out to different non-profits and organizations throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts, knowing that we could help support different accomplishments beyond Salve’s campus.”

Dr. Melissa Varao, chair of Salve Regina’s business and economics department, said no one was more deserving for the lifetime achievement award than Brady.

“This award, in particular, is a tremendous honor that is given to a marketing scholar who has made long-term and significant contributions to various streams of inter-organizational research, has a sustained record of research excellence in their domain, and has provided significant service to future leaders in academic and/or professional settings,” Varao said. “I think we can all agree that there is no one who deserves this honor more.”

The AMA is one of the largest marketing associations in the world with more than 30,000 members who work, teach and study in the field of marketing across the globe. The organization’s principal role is to serve as a forum to connect like-minded individuals and foster knowledge sharing, provide resources, tools and training and support marketing practice and thought leadership around the globe. The AMA Collegiate Chapters Council holds competitions throughout the academic year to help university chapters learn valuable marketing and networking skills before students graduate, as well as network within the AMA itself for job opportunities after graduation.

Athletics

Four students headline Seahawks as All-CCC performers in women’s track and field

salvetoday Posted On June 29, 2021

The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) recently announced its 2021 women’s track and field honorees and major award winners, and a total of four Salve Regina students were selected to be part of the All-CCC teams.

Salve Regona’s Courtney Collibee ’23 made the All-CCC Second Team, earning her spot with a silver medal in the javelin. The Salve Regina trio of Grace Gilmore ’24, Alicia Lopez ’23 and Bryanna Rawnsley ’23 earned their spots on the All-CCC Third Team as legs of the 4x100m relay. Meanwhile, their teammate Jenny Silva ’22 earned a third team nod in the shot put.

Voting for the major awards was conducted by the conference’s seven women’s track and field head coaches during the week following the CCC Championship. All-Conference designation was assigned based on each student-athlete’s finish at the CCC Championship meet. Gold medalists were named to the All-CCC First Team, silver medalists were named to the All-CCC Second Team, and bronze medalists were named to the All-CCC Third Team.

For the complete list of All-CCC honorees and major award winners, go here.

The Commonwealth Coast Conference, founded in 1984, is an NCAA Division III athletic conference comprised of 10 full member and two associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition, and a meaningful student life. The conference administers championships in 19 intercollegiate sports.

Mercy Mission / News

Mercy Mondays: Congratulations to participating faculty in the Mercy Faculty Forum

salvetoday Posted On June 28, 2021

This past 2020-21 academic year, the McAuley Institute for Mercy Education convened the first cohort of the Mercy Faculty Forum. The Mercy Faculty Forum is a four-part mission integration series for new faculty to engage with readings and resources from the Mercy, Catholic tradition and reflect together on their vocations as teaching-scholars in the landscape of Mercy Higher Education.

In a survey of the first cohort, 100% of responders strongly agreed that they made significant gains in connection with Salve Regina’s Mercy Catholic mission, the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, and the heritage and tradition of Catherine McAuley and the Sisters of Mercy. One hundred percent of responders strongly agreed or agreed that the Mercy Faculty Forum developed their understanding of their own vocation as a teaching-scholar in the Mercy tradition.

The impact of the forum has been cited as follows by participating faculty anonymously:

“The Mercy Faculty Forum gave me a greater understanding of Salve’s Mercy Mission and my role.”

“It was more than learning about the Mercy tradition of Salve; I also felt that we were taken care of during this pandemic!”

“My experience in the Mercy Faculty Forum has helped me identify ways to shape my teaching practice. Here is one: I see my teaching more as deed of service to my students.”

“I have been thinking a lot about what mercy looks like in a college classroom. I am planning to spend time this summer reflecting on this and making changes to my classes that will help to facilitate this.”

Eight new full-time faculty joined the Salve Regina community this past academic year and participated in the inaugural cohort of the Mercy Faculty Forum. They are listed as following: Regina Dublin, lecturer in the nursing program; Dr. Emma Grauerholz-Fisher, assistant professor of psychology; Dr. Paul Joyce, assistant professor and chairman of administration of justice; Dr. Hyoyuen Jun, assistant professor in English and communication; Dr. Sharon Keating, assistant professor in the nursing program; Dr. Carlos Paniagua, assistant professor in mathematical studies; Dr. Gabriella Papale, assistant professor in chemistry; and Dr. Heather M. Rockwell, assistant professor in cultural and historic preservation.

The forum is facilitated by Dr. Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley, vice president for mission integration, with the collaboration of senior faculty and administrators — including Dr. Tony LoPresti, assistant professor of religious and theological Studies, and Dr. Seven Rodenborn, dean of undergraduate studies.

If anyone would like to learn more about the Mercy Faculty Forum, visit this website or email mcauleyinstitute@salve.edu.

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Mercy Mondays: Working towards a more sustainable Salve

Enter to win $500 prizes by submitting proof of vaccination

David Altounian named vice provost for graduate and professional studies

Seahawks land 119 on Academic All-Conference Team, achieve record academic success

Farley named associate vice president and dean of students

Salve Regina’s college teams will host summer sports clinics for teenagers

University community invited to Night at the Newport Gulls

Salve Regina’s AMA chapter wins honors, professor wins lifetime achievement award

Four students headline Seahawks as All-CCC performers in women’s track and field

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