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Arts and Humanities  / Event Coverage  / News
Hamilton Gallery is now exhibiting annual Juried Senior Show 2023
salvetoday Posted On May 10, 2023


The Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the Juried Senior Show 2023, which is currently on display through Sunday, May 21.

This exhibition showcases the creative achievements of the Class of 2023’s graduates from the Department of Art and Art History. It features the work of nine artists working in graphic design, painting, drawing, illustration, interactive media, sculpture and photography.

An opening reception for the artists is scheduled for Friday, May 19, from 5-7 p.m.

The 11 seniors that are showcasing works in the exhibit are listed below:

  • Sydney Austin
  • James Arcoleo
  • Michaela Conway
  • Courtney Collibee
  • Amara D’Antuono
  • Patricia Jurkowski
  • Ray North
  • Rory Smith
  • Alexa Winter

The Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery is located in the Antone Academic Center on the campus of Salve Regina. It is handicap accessible with parking along Lawrence Avenue and Leroy Avenue. Its exhibits are open to the public, although regular hours may be limited through the run of this show as the students finish out their finals.

There will be regular monitored hours through May 21 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays from Noon to 4 p.m. The gallery is closed on Mondays.

If anyone fails to find the gallery open, please contact kirstin.lamb@salve.edu to make an appointment to see the show or come to the opening reception on May 19 from 5-7 p.m.


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Mercy Mission  / Student Life
Mercy Mondays: Sigma Phi Sigma honors seniors and new leaders, applications now open for membership
salvetoday Posted On May 8, 2023


Established as the national mercy honor society in 1951, Sigma Phi Sigma promotes the values of scholarship, fidelity and service to the community. Students who are accepted to Sigma Phi Sigma promise to uphold these values and carry forward the tradition and practices of mercy in their studies, profession and vocation.

On Sunday, April 23, Sigma Phi Sigma recognized its graduating seniors at the Senior Pinning Ceremony.

After an invocation from Shawn Quinn’23, president Kelli J. Armstrong shared a welcome. Then Sarah Belling ’23, executive board president for 2022-23, gave a charge to the seniors, and Sister Therese Antone, chancellor, blessed the pins and cords.

Dr. Linda Forsberg, adjunct professor in the Department of Religious and Theological Studies, shared her thoughts as keynote speaker.

Co-moderators Dr. Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley, vice president for mission integration, and Mary Beth Pelletier ’06, (M) ’12, program manager for mission integration, recognized graduating seniors Sarah Belling ’23, Shawn Quinn ’23, and Jillian Gaffga ’23 for their leadership. They have been active executive board members for two consecutive years, and they also had three years of dedication as members of Sigma Phi Sigma since their indication in 2020.

Sarah Belling ’23, Shawn Quinn ’23, and Jillian Gaffga ’23 were honored for leadership.

The Class of 2023 members of Sigma Phi Sigma are: Sydney Austin, Hannah Autenrieth, Sarah Belling, Sarah Engel, Jillian Gaffga, Miranda Gallagher, Emily Gibson, Mackenna Hadawi, Jasmine Jobe, Lia-Sophie Keller, Bethany A. Martin, Maxwell McFarland, Meghan Mills, Kathleen Mountcastle, Liadan O’Connor, Saarah Papineau, Grace Pelletier, Brittany Philippi, Shawn Quinn, Hannah Rossman, Morgan Shuey, Sophia Strazza and Olivia Thomas.

The executive board of Sigma Phi Sigma for 2023-24 was installed at the ceremony. Its newest executive board members are: Isabelle Cole ’24, president; Lindsey Smith ’24, vice president; Jacob Stolberg ’25, secretary; Patrick Voli ’24, treasurer; Brianna Getzoff ’24, public relations; and Sarah Holcolm ’24, senior advisor.

Sigma Phi Sigma membership applications are open 

In its 72nd year as a society, Sigma Phi Sigma is looking for applicants and nominations.

Applicants must be full-time rising sophomore, junior, or senior students and must have two remaining semesters at Salve Regina before graduation. To fulfill the three pillars of Sigma Phi Sigma, applicants must display scholarship, fidelity, and service. This is demonstrated by having a 3.4 cumulative GPA, displaying evidence of upholding the mission and values of Salve Regina University, and clearly demonstrate a commitment to volunteer service to the University or community.

Each member is required to attend monthly meetings, complete required community service each semester, support certain University events and attend academic events.

If a staff or faculty member has a student to nominate for Sigma Phi Sigma, please email sigma@salve.edu with the student’s full name, year of graduation and reasoning for recommendation.

The executive board will reach out to all nominated students and invite them to apply for membership to Sigma Phi Sigma.

Students do not need a nomination to apply. If a student is interested in applying to Sigma Phi Sigma, they are encouraged to do so by completing this online application no later than July 1.

For any questions, please email sigma@salve.edu.


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Event Coverage  / Student Life
Salve Regina to hold Lavender Graduation in honor of LGBTQ+ seniors
salvetoday Posted On May 3, 2023


Salve Regina is holding a Lavender Graduation in honor of its LGBTQ+ students in the Class of 2023. The graduation ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 7, from 1-2 p.m. in Ochre Court. Following the ceremony, there will be a reception with refreshments from 2-3 p.m. Anyone in the Salve Regina community is invited to attend.

A Lavender Graduation is a tradition that originated at the University of Michigan, but it became a national movement to celebrate the queer community, their allies and collegiate success.

Salve Regina’s ceremony will be kicked off by a performance by Aquidneck Island’s first and only all-queer chorus called Quorus, a pilot program of the Choral Collective of Newport County.

During the reception, inaugural Lavender Awards will be given to one student, faculty and staff who demonstrated outstanding allyship and advocacy during the 2022-23 academic year.

Each graduating student honored will be gifted a lavender stole to wear during Commencement.

Throughout the school year, Salve Regina’s LGBTQ+ Center works closely with Alliance, Salve Regina’s club for the LGBTQ+ community. Together, they provide many events and resources for students in the LGBTQ+ community, as well as resources to help allies create a more safe and supportive space on campus.

The Lavender Graduation is a natural way to extend support to graduating LGBTQ+ seniors, and the LGBTQ+ Center and Alliance hope that Salve Regina community members will come support the LGBTQ+ seniors on Sunday.

For questions, please contact salvepride@salve.edu.


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Arts and Humanities  / News  / Salve Success
“The Bible Women’s Project” wins national college festival awards
salvetoday Posted On May 3, 2023


At the beginning of the spring 23 semester, the theatre program’s play “The Bible Women’s Project” was selected to go to the northeast regional division of the Kennedy Center American Theatre College Festival (KCACTF).

“The Bible Women’s Project” went on to be a competitor at the national KCACTF festival in April, which celebrates the top talent from the eight regions across the county.

The national respondents from all eight regions met to discuss the productions submitted for consideration for awards and named “The Bible Women’s Project” as worthy of three national awards: the Citizen Artist Award, the Distinguished Performance Ensemble and the Distinguished Devised Play.

Overall, the northeast regional division received five national production awards, with Salve Regina winning three of those with “The Bible Women’s Project.”

“I’ve been so proud of all our students all year long with the bold shows we’ve produced, but the vulnerability and risk-taking that ‘The Bible Women’s Project’ cast has to do on a regular basis when they perform this show makes me particularly humbled that they continue to give themselves to this work,” said Dr. Tara Brooke Watkins, director of the theatre program.

The Citizen Artist Award, which is KCACTF’s top honor, recognizes programs in higher education using theatrical production to promote long-term societal impact through an artistic lens, to encourage empathetic exploration of the complex cultural and physical world, and to advocate for justice on campus and throughout the world.

Respondents were impressed that “The Bible Women’s Project” boldly challenged the structures of church and theatre while at the same time giving attendees a powerful experience of church and theatre, according to Dr. Watkins.

“At the festival alone, they had to perform in back-to-back performances with very emotional post-show conversations with audience members,” Dr. Watkins described. “Not only did they perform beautifully each time, but they held space for people to respond with their own challenging stories. Sometimes, they went into the audience and actually held people as they cried.”

The cast received the news end of April and immediately began brainstorming about what needs to happen next with the play.

“I’m open to continuing this journey, as it always appears to be a play that speaks to people in ways I am always humbled by,” said Dr. Watkins. “What that next step on the journey is, though, I don’t know.”

Besides their production nomination, Salve Regina students were also nominated for acting and musical theatre categories. Anna Annese ’26 made it to the finals in musical theatre at the regional festival and Nathan Nelson ‘23, a theatre major, made it to the semi-finals in acting.

This isn’t the first time that the theatre program has garnered national recognition, having won an awards at the national level in 2003 and 2004.


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Event Coverage  / News
Mary McAleese, former president of Ireland, will participate in public conversation on May 17
salvetoday Posted On May 2, 2023


Mary McAleese, who served as Ireland’s eighth president from 1997 to 2011, will participate in a public conversation covering a wide range of topics when she visits Salve Regina on Wednesday, May 17, at 2:30 p.m. on the oceanside lawn of McAuley Hall.

Free and open to the public, those interested in attending are asked to register in advance.

McAleese, the first person hailing from Northern Ireland to serve as Ireland’s president, will discuss her longstanding interests in issues such as justice, equality, social inclusion, anti-sectarianism and reconciliation when she sits down with Dr. Kelli J. Armstrong, Salve Regina’s president, on May 17.

This is one of several special events the University planned throughout the 2022-23 academic year to commemorate its 75th anniversary. The connections to Ireland run deep for Salve Regina, as the school was founded in 1947 by the Sisters of Mercy in the tradition of Catherine McAuley — who opened the first House of Mercy on Baggot Street in Dublin, Ireland, in 1827.

A statue of Catherine McAuley resides in Salve Regina’s campus.

“Salve Regina’s connections to Ireland are an important part of our history,” Armstrong said. “Mary McAleese is an inspiring person and a model of how to lead with great integrity. She was mercy-educated and will undoubtedly be a fascinating speaker. We very much look forward to welcoming her on her first trip to Newport.”

Currently chancellor of Trinity College Dublin, McAleese is also professor of children, law and religion at the University of Glasgow. She holds a doctorate and licentiate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University Rome and a master’s degree in canon law from the National University of Ireland.

She graduated in Law from the Queen’s University of Belfast in 1973 and was called to the bar of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland and the King’s Inns Dublin. In 1975, she was appointed Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin and in 1987, she returned to her alma mater to become Director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies. In 1994, she became the first female Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Queen’s University of Belfast.

She is also an experienced broadcaster, having worked as a current affairs journalist and presenter in radio and television.

Salve Regina recognizes the commitment of its corporate partners for advancing the University’s mercy mission throughout its 75th anniversary celebration, including Berkshire Bank, 1829 Legacy Fund, Peregrine Group, Bank Newport, and BankRI — as well as AR Global, Delta Dental RI, Farrar Associates, iDesignEdu, Metropolitan Wealth Management, Navigant Credit Union, PepsiCo, Sodexo Tufts Health Plan, a Point32Health Company and Washington Trust.

 Mary McAleese


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Mercy Mission  / News
Come celebrate “Living Mercy,” a book that honors Salve Regina’s core values
salvetoday Posted On May 2, 2023


In honor of the continuing celebration of Salve Regina’s 75th anniversary, the University community is invited to celebrate the book launch of “Living Mercy: Reflecting on the Vocation and Values of Salve Regina University” on Thursday, May 4, at 3 p.m. in Ochre Court. To register, go here.

In “Living Mercy,” twelve faculty and staff authors reflected together on Salve’ Reginas mission and core values. In this book, these authors consider the University’s core values find expression today through purpose-driven education, respect and dignity for all, faith and spirituality, mercy community, integrity, compassionate service and solidarity.

“With this collection of essays, we honor this sense of vocation and this spirit of mercy that has enlivened and guided our University for the last 75 years,” said Dr. Jayme Hennessy, professor emerita of the Department of Religious and Theological Studies and editor of “Living Mercy,” in his introduction accompanying the book.

Attendees can toast their colleagues over light hors d’oeuvres and a glass of wine, beer, or soft drink, as well as discuss the vocation and values with the authors.

“Inspired by the accomplishments of the past and looking forward to the call of the future, these essays provide a starting point for University-wide conversations to support Salve Regina in discerning how it will move into the increasingly complex challenges of the future,” Dr. Hennessy concluded.

All attendees will receive a copy of “Living Mercy.”

To register, go here.


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Graduate News  / News
Salve Regina launches Ph.D. program in behavior analysis
salvetoday Posted On April 27, 2023


Salve Regina’s graduate program in behavior analysis – which includes one of only 25 ABAI-accredited master’s degree programs worldwide and one of just four in New England – is responding to the growing demand for the highest trained professionals in the field by launching a Ph.D. program.

Students who complete the new doctoral program will meet the qualifications to become Board Certified Behavior Analysts-Doctoral (BCBA-D), the highest credential in the profession. Individuals with BCBA-D credentials are highly sought for placement in advanced clinical, research and teaching positions. Classes for the new program will launch in the fall.

In addition to its ABAI-accredited master’s degree program in behavior analysis, Salve Regina offers an accelerated master’s degree and an undergraduate minor in behavior analysis within the Department of Psychology. The new doctoral program will provide students with the coursework, research mentorship and supervised clinical work necessary to help them establish a well-rounded behavior analytic repertoire.

“Building a Ph.D. program will complement the existing behavior analysis programs by extending the pipeline students can follow from undergraduate studies through master’s studies and now doctoral studies,” said Dr. Cody Morris, graduate program director and assistant professor. “This program will be sustained by the large demand from current undergraduate and master’s level students at Salve and the many students who will be attracted to Salve because of the unique opportunity offered by the addition of a Ph.D. program.”

Behavior analysis, best known for its evidence-based treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities (DD), provides essential services in a wide array of other specialty areas like education, behavioral pediatrics, behavioral gerontology and sustainability.

With the number of children diagnosed with ASD and DD increasing (one in 44 children are diagnosed with ASD and one in six children with DD, according to the CDC), demand for the highest-credentialed professionals to serve these populations is soaring. It is a rapidly growing profession in which over 80% of its credentialed behavior analysts have joined the field in the last 10 years. Relatively few of those (one in 20) are credentialed at the doctoral level.

Labor market analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies tracked a 5,852% increase in demand for behavior analysts holding master’s and doctoral degrees from 2010 to 2021. In Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts alone, demand for behavior analysts with master’s and doctoral degrees increased 350% from 2018 to 2021.

“More BCBA-Ds are needed in the profession of behavior analysis to help it continue to thrive,” Morris said. “Salve’s Ph.D. program will help students gain the leadership, research and advanced clinical skills needed to flourish as leaders and impact meaningful change in behavior-analytic organizations and the field.”

To complete the Ph.D., students with master’s degrees in behavior analysis will be required to complete 12 courses (36 credits) in behavior analysis consisting of five core courses, two electives, three experiential courses and two semesters of dissertation research. In addition, students will be required to complete a preliminary examination.

“Our program provides a high-touch educational experience that will optimize each student’s outcome while maintaining academic rigor and emphasizing experiential learning through coursework, practicum and the dissertation phase,” Morris said. “Students will conduct research and provide services to help address societal issues, including helping individuals with developmental disabilities to increase their autonomy and independence.”

Focused on helping individuals with developmental disabilities to increase their autonomy and promote positive, pro-social behaviors within communities, organizations and classrooms, Salve Regina’s program in behavior analysis exemplifies the core tenets of the University’s Strategic Compass. Those foundational principles are to provide a purpose-driven, rigorous and transformative education while fostering compassionate mercy leadership.


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Event Coverage  / News  / Student Life
The Student Government Association honors faculty during 2022-23 academic year
salvetoday Posted On April 25, 2023


Ever since its inception, Salve Regina’s Student Government Association (SGA) has always worked alongside the Office of Student Engagement to host activities and events for the student community.

But at the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, SGA decided they wanted to not only provide for the student body, but for the hardworking faculty as well.

Faculty recognition all academic year

In early December, the SGA created “Professor Shoutouts” where they asked students to anonymously nominate a professor through QR codes posted around campus. The QR code led to a link for students to enter their professor’s name, classes they teach, and how they go above and beyond for their students.

After submissions closed, the committee read through the nominations and selected three professors for the prizes. The professors who were highlighted were Dr. Jameson Chace, professor and chair of cultural, environmental and global studies; Dr. William Leeman, professor of history and the program director of the Pell Honors Program; and Justin Gerace, adjunct faculty of art and art history.

SGA highlighted the professors on social media, and they presented them with a gift bag consisting of Salve Regina and SGA swag, along with a $50 gift certificate to Empire Tea and Coffee. The professors also received their full nomination so they could read what students said about them.

Here’s an example of the shout outs on social media that SGA created to recognize professors in the fall 23 semester. Picture here is Justin Gerace, adjunct faculty of art and art history.

“We chose Empire because it’s close to campus and provides delicious coffee, tea and lunch,” explained Samantha Shalongo ’23, a double major in secondary education and English, as well as the academic affairs committee chair of the SGA.

As a student teacher for her secondary education major, Shalongo has seen first-hand the stressors that teachers have to handle — so helping with these awards meant a lot to her.

It also meant a lot to the professors.

“It was an incredible honor to be recognized by the student body, and I am extremely grateful,” reflected Gerace. “To be appreciated by the students means the world to me, because we have developed a trusting bond that makes us all strive for excellence.”

For all of the professors at Salve Regina, SGA hosted a Professor Appreciation Event Dec. 5-6 in the lobby of the O’Hare Academic Building. All professors were welcomed to enjoy hot chocolate, coffee, muffins and donuts provided by Ma’s Donuts.

“It was a thank you appreciation for all that the professors do,” said Shalongo. “They all got emails to come, and we completely ran out of everything the full two days we were there.”

Faculty appreciation in May 2023

Teacher Appreciation Week is a national holiday celebrated in U.S. during May, and many places turn the week into a full Teacher Appreciation Month.

The SGA wanted to honor this idea at Salve Regina. To end the academic year, the SGA plans to host an event to honor faculty on Tuesday, May 2, through Wednesday, May 3, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the O’Hare Academic Building’s lobby.

Instead of having breakfast and coffee, SGA has decided to switch it up and will be providing popcorn, iced teas and lemonades to go along with the warm weather of spring.

Members of SGA will also be walking around campus with food for professors who can’t make it to O’Hare Academic Building during those days.

Faculty will receive an email closer to the event with specific details.

The positive responses from the faculty makes SGA want to continue this tradition of honoring faculty for years to come.

“I think it has made a big difference that it isn’t just the president or the deans doing this for them, but it has been the student body,” said Shalongo.

Story written by student writer Morgan Rizzo ’23

Featured photo is of the entire SGA governing student body, taken in fall 2023. 


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Business and Economics  / Event Coverage  / News
Lecture by Dr. Robert Lawson to address problems with popular ideas around socialism
salvetoday Posted On April 25, 2023


The Department of Business and Economics is hosting its annual Entrepreneurship Speaker Series, and this year they are bringing in Dr. Robert Lawson, a well-known professor from Southern Methodist University.

The lecture will be held on Monday, May 1, at 6 p.m. in Ochre Court. It will be open to Salve Regina community, as well as the general public. There is no need to register in advance, and there is no admission fee.

With regulations and public policies affecting the decision of individuals to operate and grow businesses, there is tremendous overlap between entrepreneurship and economic growth. The annual Entrepreneurship Speaker Series considers a range of topics all centered on what affects a business’s growth, success stories of Rhode Island and New England-based businesses, and challenges facing entrepreneurs in the world.

During the lecture, Dr. Lawson will be discussing his book “Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World,” which was coauthored with Benjamin Powell, a professor at Texas Tech University. Socialism and socialist programs are popular subjects nowadays, and the book considers what socialism actually is, its inherent problems, and the misconceptions surrounding it.

“Socialism Sucks” also investigates cases of economic freedom around the world as well as how property rights affect long-run growth and prosperity.

Dr. Robert Lawson’s other research focuses on economic freedom, property rights and public policies, and economic growth and development. He is a clinical professor and holds the Jerome M. Fullinwider Centennial Chair in Economic Freedom; he also is director of the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business. He earned his doctorate and master’s in Economics from Florida State University and his bachelor’s in economics from Ohio University. He previously taught at Auburn University, Capital University and Shawnee State University.

Dr. Lawson is a founding co-author of the Fraser Institute’s “Economic Freedom of the World” annual report, which presents an economic freedom index for over 160 countries. Lawson has authored or co-authored over 100 journal articles, book chapters, policy reports and book reviews. Lawson’s research has been cited over 12,000 times, according to Google Scholar.

The lecture is on May 1 will be free, and there is no need to register in advance.


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Arts and Humanities  / Event Coverage  / Student Life
A list of upcoming spring concerts from Salve Regina’s music program
salvetoday Posted On April 25, 2023


The spring always brings the sound of music to campus—so get ready to listen to the final academic year performances presented by the music program in the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance. There will be five performances in total by the University’s music ensembles, each offering a different musical experience for the listener.

Spring Choral Concert
3 p.m. on Sunday, April 30 

The annual Spring Choral Concert at Ochre Court will feature the University Chorus and Madrigals Chorus, as well as the a cappella groups Pitches with Attitude and Mixtapes. The program is open to the public.

Tickets will be available online and at the door, and they will cost $10 for general admission; $8 for for seniors, military and non-Salve students; and free to the Salve students.

Jazz Summit
6 p.m. on Thursday, May 4

The Jazz Summit at The Parlor on Broadway in Newport will feature music by the Salve Jazz Ensemble and Combo. Admission is free.

A Cappella Concert
2 p.m. on Sunday, May 7

The A Cappella Concert at the Casino Theatre will feature music from Pitches with Attitude, Mixtapes, A Cappella Arrangements and Medleys. Admission is free.

Orchestra Concert
7 p.m. on Friday, May 5

The Orchestra Concert at Casino Theatre will feature music from Rossini, Schubert, Weber, Elgar, and Borodin.

Tickets will be available online and at the door.

Band Concert
7 p.m. on Saturday, May 6

Salve Regina’s Newport Community Band and Jazz Ensemble at Casino Theatre will feature the music of John Williams, Brian Balmages, Julie Giroux and more.

Tickets will be available online and at the door.

For more information, call the music program at 401.341.2297.


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