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Theresa Pearson ’94 reflects on successful career, loss and faith

salvetoday Posted On August 10, 2023

Teresa Pearson ’94 was not long out of college when she was scheduled to give a presentation to an audience of fashion industry experts. Whether it was a mere case of the “butterflies” or full-on stage fright, she wasn’t certain she’d get through it.

“I remember I had to give my first formal part in community service opportunities by volunteering to help presentation of my career in front of 350 people, Newport’s homeless community as well as mentoring students in in fashion, in front of Kenneth Cole — the owner and CEO — and every Kenneth Cole licensee,” said Pearson. “I thought, ‘This may be too big a moment for me, do I run?’”

Pearson could hear the beating of her heart as she wondered how she was going to give the presentation.

“But sometimes, you just need to own the moment and put yourself out there,” she said. “You make the choices.”

Since then, Pearson has navigated great joy and deep loss, taking lessons away from each experience which have had lasting impacts. Her career has taken several sharp turns, but she admitted that she has always been driven to succeed.

As vice president of global franchise strategy and brand management for Hasbro, Inc., Pearson manages the Sports Action side of the business, which includes the popular Nerf brand, which is distributed in more than 120 countries with retail sales of more than $1 billion. Her job entails leading digital marketing, influencer marketing, brand partnerships, content development as well as driving strategic business development for products across toy adjacencies, sports, water play, apparel, location-based entertainment, digital gaming and more.

In addition, she has an impressive background in the fashion industry, working with many well-known brands and celebrities, and has experience as an entrepreneur.

All of this, Pearson credits to Salve Regina.

Graduating from Salve Regina

“I knew right away that Salve was the school for me, and my mother knew it too,” she said. Growing up in a coastal town in New Jersey, Pearson says the environment felt familiar.

“It reminded me of home, yet it was still new,” she said. “I grew up in a large Irish Catholic family, went to church every Sunday, and had attended a Catholic high school.”

Pearson began by declaring sociology as her major — drawn to the idea of understanding how people operate. She also took part in community service opportunities by volunteering to help Newport’s homeless community, as well as mentoring students in Providence.

“My friends from Salve are my team,” said Pearson. “They’re still the closest individuals to me outside of my family. there are no words for it. They’re like sisters and brothers to me and I am forever grateful for all their friendships.

“I had many awakenings at Salve,” she continued. “The school’s commitment to seeing success and not accepting excuses made a massive impact on my life. I had two teachers who personally invested in me; those individuals are pretty much the reason I am where I am today. John Rok and Sister Virginia Walsh were the best mentors. They pushed me, but they pushed me with kindness. I think of them often.”

After graduating, Pearson moved to Boston and worked for an investment firm. A year and a half later, she moved to New York City and began working in the fashion industry, handling advertising and marketing for brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, David Yurman and Burberry.

She discovered that she excelled at not only building and strengthening brands but growing them with new product lines that added new revenue streams to the business. She also discovered an entrepreneurial spirit and ultimately chose to take a risk with her career. She gave up her position and life in New York City to start her own company — a tennis wear line founded on the style of her late grandmother Bridget O’Leary.

“I try to be open to things because usually there’s something in play and I want to be available to it, especially if it involves a growth opportunity,” said Pearson. “At the time it felt like a big step back. I had to move in with my parents and give up my apartment in the city in order to fund my own business, but it taught me a lot of lessons in knowing myself. A title doesn’t make me. An apartment doesn’t make me. What really matters is my understanding of who I am and what I want to do.”

Theresa Pearson (right) with her husband Dana (left) and daughter Bridget.

Balancing motherhood, loss and faith

Pearson later met her future husband Dana during a Salve get-together in Newport. She moved back to Aquidneck Island and the
two married and welcomed their first child, Bridget, to the world. After their second daughter, Sloane, was diagnosed with infantile leukemia, Pearson began a journey she had never anticipated.

The family sought treatment, renting homes close to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Sadly, Sloane passed away in 2012 at 9 months old after extraordinary efforts to overcome the disease, which included being the second family to participate in a worldwide clinical trial involving cellular therapy.

“This is where God, faith and my Salve friends were so incredible,” Pearson said. “We went on a journey of a lot of soul searching and really trying to process the loss of our child. We healed to the best of our ability, but we’ll always carry it. We also find comfort in knowing Sloane is at peace and is with God now.”

After the pandemic eased, Pearson returned home to New Jersey and currently resides in Rumson with Dana, 14-year-old Bridget, and Australian labradoodle Memphis, who was named for the city in which the family spent much of Sloane’s life. However, she remains very connected to Rhode Island, which includes her position at Hasbro.

“The company holds family-friendly values and they’re very supportive of working moms,” said Pearson, who has been with Hasbro for 13 years. “I’m still there because it’s a company that’s close-knit and very much based on community. It’s similar to Salve in this way.”

Giving back to her community

A staunch advocate for giving back, Pearson currently serves on the marketing sub-committee board of Hackensack Meridien Health Systems and was on the Advisory Board at both St. Jude’s as well as Girls on the Run. She also mentors countless women entering the workforce, teaching them how to own and use their voice.

“Being of service to individuals is very much a part of me,” said Pearson. “Women need to be empowered so they feel they can compete in a much more expansive way and go beyond traditional roles for women in business.”

According to Pearson, a strong work ethic is critical.

“In order to be successful, you need to continue to do your own work,” she says. “Salve taught me that you’re only going to get where you want to go by working hard. Not only did Salve help me to define who I am and to meet the challenges I’ve faced, but also understand the success that I could achieve. I truly don’t know if I would have received this somewhere else.

“I was never a number at Salve,” Pearson continued. “It’s a testament to their investment in me — to who I am today professionally, and this also includes being able to process the loss of my daughter. Life isn’t always a straight line; it involves facing a lot of unexpected twists and turns. However, if you learn to hold on tight to your faith and take it all one step at a time, you will end up living a life of resiliency and will always be able to get the job done.”

This story originally appeared in the Report From Newport Spring/Summer 2023 edition. It has been slightly changed from its original formatting.

Salve Spotlights is a series of people-centered stories periodically featured on SALVEtoday. Check out the tag Salve Spotlights for more stories.

Faculty/Staff

Update from Staff Advisory Council for summer, upcoming academic year

salvetoday Posted On August 4, 2023

In the spirit of summer and in an effort to increase engagement and build community, the Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is excited to highlight some upcoming summer events, cross-campus partnerships and opportunities to help out at beginning of the 2023-24 academic year. There are also some fall dates below to keep in mind as employees plan for their fall semester.

Employee Appreciation Social

An Employee Appreciation Social will be held on 12:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, Gerety Hall lawn. There will be ice cream from Newport Creamery, Del’s Lemonade, popcorn, lawn games and music. This is co-sponsored by the Office of Human Resources and Staff Advisory Council, and there is no need to register in advance.

Staff Workshops

Staff Workshops will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 16 and Thursday, Aug. 17, with SAC’s Onboarding, Training and Professional Development Committee for workshops hosted by Salve Regina staff. Participants can learn more about LinkedIn Learning, 25Live and best practices for events, and get questions answered regarding timecards, check requests, building repairs and more.

Specific time and more information will be available closer to the date of these workshops, and there is no need to register in advance.

Play Catch and Have Treats with Ruggles

A Play Catch and Have Treats with Ruggles event will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17, in Ruggles’ yard behind 162 Webster St. Join Michelle Caron, officer in Safety & Security, and Salve’s favorite dog for lemonade, cookies and play time with Ruggles. There is no need to register in advance.

McAuley Movers

The Office of Residence Life is seeking volunteer McAuley Movers to engage with families and help move in our newest Seahawks on Friday, Sept. 1. Shifts are 7:30-11 a.m. or 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sign up to participate here.

Resident Advisor Training

Fall Resident Advisor training will be held Aug. 21 to Sept. 1 with a “Let’s Be Real” series, which offers honest, engaging and productive conversations about the outcomes of being a student leader.

The Office of Residence Life is looking for staff to host a 30-minute presentation about student leadership opportunities offered through their area. If anyone is interested, email Susan Bernath, assistant director, at susan.bernath@salve.edu and Grace Darko, area coordinator, at grace.darko@salve.edu for more information.

Fall Staff Assembly

The next SAC assembly will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Bazarsky Lecture Hall in O’Hare Academic Building. There will be SAC updates, announcements and guest speakers, and a full agenda will be shared out this fall. If someone has something that needs to be shared at the assembly, email staffadvisory@salve.edu.

2nd Annual Friendsgiving

The annual Friendsgiving to be held at Noon on Thursday, Nov. 9, in Ochre Court. This will be a wholesome event with light refreshments, ways to share gratitude, Thanksgiving service and, of course, the Great Staff Bake-Off. If anyone is interested in getting involved in planning Friendsgiving or have a baked good to enter into the bake-off, email staffadvisory@salve.edu.

Interested in getting more involved with the Staff Advisory Council? Email staffadvisory@salve.edu or check out SAC’s Campus @ Salve portal page, its Linktree page, or the anonymous feedback form.

Event Coverage / News

Pell Center is hosting conversation with Elizabeth Rush, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author

salvetoday Posted On July 26, 2023

Elizabeth Rush, author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book “The Rising,” will be in conversation with Jim Ludes, executive director for the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, at Salve Regina on Tuesday, August 1, at 6:30 p.m. on the lawn of Ochre Court. This event is also in partnership with RI Center for the Book. To register for this event, go here.

A reception and book signing will follow this event. Attendees should bring their chairs and blankets for the lawn, as seating will not be provided. In the event of inclement weather, this discussion will be held inside Ochre Court.

Elizabeth Rush is the author of “The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth” and “Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore,” a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Rush was the 2021 recipient of the Bronze Telly Award for her episode of “Story in the Public Square,” which is produced by the Pell Center.

Central to Rush’s writing practice is the act of listening. She listens to those who live in front-line climate changed communities, to Antarctica’s great glaciers as they go to pieces, and to all those voices long locked out of environmental conversations. Her work explores a couple of fundamental questions — like what does the disassembling world ask of its inhabitants? How can people continue to live and love while also losing so much?

In 2019, Rush joined fifty-seven scientists and crew onboard a research icebreaker for months. The destination: Thwaites Glacier. The goal: to learn as much as possible about this mysterious place, never before visited by humans, and believed to be both rapidly deteriorating and capable of making a catastrophic impact on global sea-level rise this century.

In “The Quickening,” Rush documents their voyage, offering the sublime — seeing an iceberg for the first time; the staggering waves of the Drake Passage, the torqued, unfamiliar contours of Thwaites — alongside the workaday moments of this groundbreaking expedition.

Along the way, she takes readers on a personal journey around a more intimate question: What does it mean to bring a child into the world at this time of radical change?

Rush’s work has appeared in a wide range of publications from the New York Times to Orion and Guernica. She is the recipient of fellowships from the National Science Foundation, National Geographic, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Howard Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

To register for this event on Tuesday, August 1, go here.

News / Salve Spotlights

Amanda Goodheart Parks ’08 featured on the History Channel

salvetoday Posted On July 25, 2023

Joining modern-day CEOs, historians and entrepreneurs on the History Channel’s “Titans that Built America,” Amanda Goodheart Parks ’08 served as a commentator throughout the series, sharing her historical insights on the early days of aviation and those who helped define the era and industry.

History Channel producers reached out to Goodheart Parks in March 2021 after finding her name through the New England Air Museum, where she serves as the director of education. Following a quick check of her credentials, they asked if she would be willing to be interviewed on various topics relating to aviation between WWI and WWII.

The filming was done over the course of several hours at the museum with a crew brought in from New York City. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the producer interviewed Goodheart Parks via Zoom. “Titans that Built America” premiered on the History Channel in 2021.

“I was hoping that at least one clip from my interview would make the final cut, so you can imagine how delighted I was when I was featured multiple times in all three episodes,” she said. “It was surreal seeing my name and hearing my voice alongside celebrities like Mark Cuban as well as incredible historians like Douglas Brinkley.”

A fascination with the past

Goodheart Parks’ fascination with the past began when she was a child and so Salve Regina and Newport itself, both rich with history, provided the perfect backdrop for her undergraduate studies. A double major in history and secondary education, she initially thought that she would become a teacher.

“I was always sort of a history nerd, so I knew as early as my freshman year what I wanted to study,” said Goodheart Parks. “When I said that I wanted to study history, my friends and family said, ‘What will you do with it? Will you pursue law or teaching?’ And I said that I loved people, so I assume that I would become a high school history teacher.”

Plans changed in her junior year, however, when Goodheart Parks enrolled in Introduction to Public History, a course that introduces students to museum studies, archival studies, oral history, historic site interpretation and historic preservation. That semester, she discovered a love for museum studies and a new career path opened for her.

Immediately following her junior year, Goodheart Parks interned at the Preservation Society of Newport County and the Mystic Seaport Museum. While at Mystic, she was involved with the children’s theater program and also gave tours of the Charles W. Morgan whaling ship, one of America’s oldest commercial whaling vessels. She also interned at Strawbery Banke Museum and Historic Deerfield and worked part-time at the Newport Historical Society and the Newport Restoration Foundation.

Wrapping up her senior year at Salve Regina, Goodheart Parks was awarded the Department of History’s Florence K. Murray Award for her undergraduate thesis, which explored the role of whaling captains’ wives in the 19th century. Her first full-time job in the museum field was in the education department at the Springfield Museums in Massacheusetts.

“It was the history department that was responsible for so much of my personal and professional growth while at Salve,” said Goodheart Parks. “Dr. Tim Neary, in particular, has continued to support me to this day. He helped me get into graduate school, served as a professional reference, and welcomed me back to campus to join the Salve history department as an adjunct.”

Inspired by her internships, Goodheart Parks submitted her senior thesis as a graduate admissions writing sample and went on to earn her master’s degree in history with a concentration in public history from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2010.

Furthering her research on the subject, she successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, titled “No Seas Can Divide Us: Captains’ Wives, Sister Sailors, and the New England Whalefishery 1840-1870” in 2018, earning her Ph.D. in History. Her focus was on whaling captains’ wives who defied social and industrial norms by going to sea together with their husbands aboard whaleships in the mid-19th century.

Moving from the seas to the skies, Goodheart Parks has been with the New England Air Museum, the largest aerospace museum in the region, since 2015. One of her K-12 school programs was awarded the American Alliance of Museums EdComm Award for Excellence and Innovation in Museum Education in 2021. She also serves as a board member of the New England Museum Association, which is the region’s professional development, advocacy and affinity group for museum professionals.

Goodheart Parks at the New England Air Museum.

Knowing that the field is highly competitive, Goodheart Parks advises new graduates to be flexible and be involved.

“Breaking into the New England museum field is often challenging … so having internships, part-time jobs, or volunteering on your resumé, along with a network of faculty and museum professionals to support you, is vital to standing out,” said Goodheart Parks. “Volunteer and internship opportunities are particularly helpful, because they allow you to explore different areas of the field.”

Returning to Salve Regina

Goodheart Parks met her husband Michael Parks Jr. ’08 on move-in day in Miley Café during their first year at Salve Regina. He, too, majored in secondary education and history. The two started dating shortly thereafter and were married at Ochre Court in 2014. Now a school administrator, Parks graduated from Salve Regina and became a high school history teacher, earning the Harold Grinspoon Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award in 2016.

“Mike has been my rock since our time together as students at Salve and has supported me in every aspect of my career,” said Goodheart Parks. “I would not be the person I am today without him.”

She returned to Salve Regina in September 2022 to offer a workshop through the Department of History about careers in the museum field. The weekend seminar covered all aspects of the museum studies field, along with a tour of the Tennis Hall of Fame, where students participated in a scavenger hunt to familiarize themselves with the museum — including the exhibits, facilities and gift shop.

Amanda Goodheart Parks ’08 and her husband Michael Parks Jr. ’08.

“Amanda’s success is a result of talent but also hard work,” said Dr. Tim Neary, chair of the Department of History. “Throughout her time at Salve, in graduate school, and during her career in museum education, she continually has sought out opportunities for self-improvement and professional development. She personifies the concept of lifelong learning. We in the Department of History are so proud of Amanda.”

As Goodheart Parks is proud of everything she’s been able to accomplish, and she is excited to be back on campus teaching students.

“I am often asked by students when I realized I wanted to become a historian,” she reflected. “The story I share involves a 10-year-old girl who, after her family got the History Channel in the mid-90s, watched a documentary and pointed to the screen when a woman was being interviewed with the title of historian under her name. According to my family, I looked at them and said, ‘That’s going to be me someday.’ I have been telling that story for years — and now I can only hope that a new generation of girls is watching the History Channel and pointing at me saying they will be historians someday, too.”

This story originally appeared in the Report From Newport Spring/Summer 2023 edition. It has been slightly changed from its original formatting.

Salve Spotlights is a series of people-centered stories periodically featured on SALVEtoday. Check out the tag Salve Spotlights for more stories.

Mercy Mission / News

Mercy Mondays: Meet the Vision of Mercy Fellows serving their communities this summer

salvetoday Posted On July 17, 2023

Each summer, the Vision of Mercy Fellowship offers a small number of undergraduate students a summer opportunity to participate in a high-impact, community-based experience rooted in the mercy mission of Salve Regina. After an application process, selected students work with organizations committed to the critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy: immigration, earth, anti-racism, nonviolence and women.

During the summer, the Center for Community Engagement and Service provides grant funding to the fellows. These Vision of Mercy Fellows must serve for a least five weeks for 30 hours per week with a nonprofit organization locally, domestically or abroad.

The Vision of Mercy Fellowship is intended as an opportunity for students who are discerning how best to dedicate their lives professionally or vocationally to the work of mercy.

So what have the Vision of Mercy Fellows for summer 2023 been up to? Read below to find out.

Abigail Mensonides ’24, Double Major in Social Work and Sociology & Anthropology with a Minor in Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Abigail Mensonides ’24

During Mensonides’ summer fellowship, she is at a community-based organization called EDGE New Jersey. EDGE New Jersey is a social service organization based in Morris County, New Jersey. The mission of EDGE New Jersey is to respond compassionately and responsibly to those living with HIV, those at risk, and LGBTQ+ communities by providing supportive services, housing opportunities, prevention strategies and education to enhance the community.

Mensonides believes that these offerings align with the values of the Sisters of Mercy in so many ways. The main goal is to start by bringing educational tools to the community partner so that they have the opportunity to learn how mercy and justice intersect with the existing services that the organization offers. In collaboration with EDGE New Jersey, Mensonides has designed an opportunity to fulfill her Vision of Mercy Fellowship and work to deepen the connection between her social work program at Salve Regina and experiences with the critical concerns of mercy.

Carina Gallagher ’24, Double Major in Administration of Justice and Economics

The focus of Gallagher’s summer fellowship is on nonviolence and the opportunity to promote justice at Turning Around Ministries, which offers after-care services to previously incarcerated persons who are returning to Newport County from the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institution (ACI).

Gallagher plans to attend law school and stay in Rhode Island after graduation. It was through the stories of professors at Salve Regina that she decided that she would like to promote justice by being a lawyer, in the hope that in some way she can give back to the community. Gallagher plans to continue to help guide people when they are going through difficult times and give them a voice by promoting justice in the world, by using fair procedure and being an advocate for others in society.

“Nonviolence is a key aspect in law as it allows to eliminate discrimination and inequality in the world,” she said. “Laws are meant to solve conflicts and promote peace and safety in society, and laws ensure that all humans are granted their rights and prevent others from taking advantage of them. They are also meant to help provide justice in our society when disorder arises.”

Graysen Scherer ’24, Major in Social Work with a Minor in Marketing

Graysen Scherer ’24

For Scherer’s summer fellowship, she is working with Higher Edge in New London, Connecticut. This organization works to empower and support low-income, first-generation students to apply, enter and graduate from college. Scherer is creating informational sessions for students to come, talk and relate to each other about this phase in their life as it is much changing and evolving.

Graysen Scherer is very grateful to go to a University that showcases the importance of mercy within the outside world as well as on campus.

“I can see mercy in everyday life at Salve Regina through the students, faculty and staff,” she said. “And I hope to continue to see mercy throughout schooling experience at Salve Regina, as social work is a field where mercy is necessary more so than any other career.”

Roseanne Lacy ’24, Major in Psychology and French with Double Minors in Neuroscience and Applied Behavior Analysis

During Lacy’s summer fellowship, she will partner with the St. Mary of the Assumption School in Brookline, Massachusetts. This school is a nonprofit that is connected to her home parish. From mid-May to mid-June, Lacy worked in the school both with the children and in the administrative offices. Due to the diverse background of the student body, Lacy created a project that further allowed students to explore these different cultures and learn from one another. After identifying some of the countries that are represented in the backgrounds of the students, she helped students engage in a series of projects that would help to learn more about these countries. It is Lacy’s hope that this project will help students to embrace the cultural diversity of the school.

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.

Salve Spotlights / Student Life

Tallya Maciel ’23, is researching ways to fight cancer in Boston

salvetoday Posted On July 13, 2023

Tallya Maciel ’23, who graduated with a degree in biology with minors in chemistry and neuroscience, is now working as a research technician at the Dana Farber Institute of Cancer at the Longwood Medical Center in Boston, Massachuesetts. While there, she is working alongside Dr. Annamaria Gulla — an accomplished doctor specializing in cancer treatment — within her lab to further understand treatment options for various stages of multiple myeloma.

Upon her arrival at Salve Regina, Maciel knew that she wanted to do something regarding medicine. She began her academic career as a biology major, but found herself able to pick up two minors along the way thanks to the courses offered. Looking back, she is grateful that she took advantage of the opportunity to find new interests through advising and classwork.

While enrolled at Salve Regina, Maciel worked at a local eye clinic in Middletown, Rhode Island, called Eye Care for Rhode Island. As a medical technician, she was able to gain about three years of experience in the medical field. She also discovered two passions while working at the clinic: taking care of those in need and discovering new methods to prevent diseases.

Tallya Maciel ’23

As she looks back on her time at the University, Maciel is grateful that she was able to find the epitome of a mentor within Dr. Belinda Barbagallo, assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Biomedical Sciences.

“Dr. Barbagallo has become more than just my mentor and professor,” she said. “She has become someone I trust wholeheartedly, and I have come to see her as a role model and friend.”

Maciel recounts moments where she felt lost and insecure in what she needed to do, but Dr. Barbagallo was always there to offer her support and guidance. She credits Barbagallo with the personal growth she has found at Salve Regina. She also credits her summer research in 2021 as being the most memorable part of her academic career, getting to know all her professors on a personal level and connect with them before she would take their classes in the following years.

“The experience was so wonderful that I founded an association right after for future student researchers to have a similar opportunity throughout the entire school year,” she said.

Maciel’s organization, the Association of Student Researchers, won Organization of the Year in 2021.

Maciel is overjoyed that she was able to take advantage of all the opportunities that Salve Regina gave her during her four years. She found that the proximity to the beach was a lovely privilege, as well as the multiple events such as SRyou Student Exposition.

“I have always enjoyed how students can do research and showcase their talent on such a special day like SRyou Student Exposition,” she said. “Very few institutions do such a thing, and it’s a highlight of Salve.”

As she graduates and leaves Salve Regina behind, Maciel will keep with her the memories and experience that she has gained within her accomplished four years. She is excited to bring her research beyond the Salve Regina campus and begin saving lives around the world.

For more Class of 2023 stories, go here.

This story was written by student writer Caitlyn Rubino ’25

Salve Spotlights is a series of people-centered stories periodically featured on SALVEtoday. Check out the tag Salve Spotlights for more stories.

Event Coverage / News

Teenage musicians are invited to attend the Newport Jazz Summer Camp

salvetoday Posted On July 12, 2023

For any teenage musicians ages 14-18 who are looking to refine their musical abilities, the Newport Jazz Summer Camp at Salve Regina is an exciting new partnership with the Newport Jazz Festival that will be held on Sunday, July 30, through Saturday, August 5.

“We have been offering a jazz camp in recent years, but the partnership enables us to have the camp coincide with Newport Jazz Festival events,” said Peter Davis, senior lecturer in the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance. “The partnership will bring a level of distinction which will bring more attention to Salve Regina, which has been developing significant offerings in jazz education and performance over recent years.”

This week-long summer camp, students will learn from experienced music educators and festival artists, and they will also experience a guest appearance from Christian McBride, artistic director of the Newport Jazz Festival.

“The biggest piece of this for the students is the opportunity to actually perform at the Newport Jazz Festival,” said Davis. “Campers will be on hand in Newport working with our faculty and students in a performance intensive atmosphere. They also have the opportunity to meet and talk with artists from the festival, which will provide them with invaluable first-hand experience and anecdotes from the artists themselves.”

Financial assistance opportunities are available.

Last-minute spots are available, but participants are encouraged to apply as promptly as possible. A placement audition recording and full tuition must accompany all applications. For more information, visit the Jazz Camp’s website. Anyone interested can also call (401) 341-2297 or email jazzcamp@salve.edu.

Featured photo is of a past Newport Jazz Festival

Athletics / Event Coverage

Salve Regina’s sports teams hosting summer clinics

salvetoday Posted On July 5, 2023

Many of Salve Regina’s sports teams are hosting a variety of clinics this summer in July and August. These clinics are for high school students who are interested in pursuing college-level sports, and they will offer a great way to introduce students to the opportunities that might await them in college.

More events may be added, so please check Salve Regina’s athletics website for an up-to-date list of all clinics and camps.

Baseball Prospect Clinics
Thursday, July 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Friday, August 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Seahawk baseball is offering several prospect clinics for position players, pitchers or both on July 20 or August 11. 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. These clinics are meant for high schoolers, and there is an option for both full-day or half-day attendance.