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Athletics
Six men’s basketball players named to NABC Honors Court
salvetoday Posted On August 3, 2022


The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) recently announced the recipients of the 2021-22 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by collegiate men’s basketball teams and student athletes.

The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men’s basketball programs that completed the 2021-22 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student men’s basketball players who finished the 2021-22 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

Six Seahawks earning the distinction are: Donnie Aikins ’23; Cameron Collins ’21, a current graduate student; Kevin Kelly ’21, a current graduate student; Chris Peasley ’22; Andrew Richards ’22; and Mikey Spencer ’22.

“Our upperclassmen have continued their outstanding academic achievement, and I’m proud of their addition to the NABC Honors Court,” said Sean Foster ’97, head coach for men’s basketball. “These student athletes have exhibited tremendous leadership on campus, in the classroom and on the basketball court, resulting in tremendous success in all areas. They are fantastic examples for our underclassmen of what being a Seahawk Men’s Basketball player is all about and they’ve had a major positive impact on our future culture.”

Over 2,000 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 300 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2021-22.

A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by clicking here.


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Faculty/Staff
Staff Advisory Council continues summer events for staff members into August
salvetoday Posted On August 2, 2022


The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is excited to continue its weekly Staff Summer Sizzlers into August to encourage socializing and unification among Salve Regina employees. All staff are welcome to join and are encouraged to bring teammates and colleagues.

Tuesday, Aug. 2: BYO Lunch Meetup

  • Location: Under the shade of the arboretum trees along the Gerety Hall driveway. Rain location will be the Mercy Center for Spiritual Life.
  • Time: Meet at noon.
  • Bring your lunch, grab an Adirondack chair or blanket, and enjoy a lunchtime visit together on our beautiful campus.

Thursday, Aug. 11: After Work at the Parlor

  • Location: 200 Broadway, Newport
  • Time: Meet after 5 p.m. for a casual visit with colleagues. Partners and friends are welcome.

Tuesday, Aug. 16: Ice Cream Social

  • Location: Gerety Hall front lawn.
  • Time: Noon to 2 p.m.
  • Enjoy Newport Creamery ice cream, Del’s Lemonade, music, popcorn, lawn games and more.
  • You are asked to return to your workplace responsibilities at the conclusion of the event.

Wednesday, Aug. 24: Sunset Beach Party

  • Location: Sachuest Beach, also known as Second Beach. It’s located at 315 Sachuest Point Road in Middletown, Rhode Island.
  • Time: Parking is free after 5 p.m.
  • Meet between lifeguard chairs 1 and 2, which is the opposite end of the beach from Surfer’s End.
  • Bring a chair/blanket and refreshments.
  • Rain date: Thursday, Aug. 25.

Caught Caring and Staff Onboarding Buddy Program

Is there a Salve Regina staff member who has gone above and beyond that should be recognized? Is there an office or department that has been an outstanding campus partner? Send them a “Caught Caring” shout-out. All anyone needs to do is email SAC at staffadvisory@salve.edu with the name of the staff member and how they have been caught caring.

If anyone is interested in being a staff onboarding buddy to a new employee, it’s a great way to get involved. When someone is hired to work for Salve Regina, the Staff Advisory Council will pair them with a friendly face from the staff. A check-in over coffee, a walk around campus, a buddy to an event — this low-maintenance opportunity to show some hospitality can make a huge different in a new community member’s experience.

The Staff Advisory Council would also like to continue offering casual, affordable socials for staff throughout the fall semester.

If anyone has an idea for a social or would like to host a social on or off campus, would like to submit a “Caught Caring” shout-out, and/or would like to become an onboarding buddy, please email the staffadvisory@salve.edu.


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Athletics
Women’s volleyball earns USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award
salvetoday Posted On August 2, 2022


Salve Regina University women’s volleyball has earned recognition with its fifth-consecutive USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award, which was recently announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

“I could not be more proud of our student athletes for this national recognition,” said Sebastian Noordzy, head coach of women’s volleyball. “Academics is one of the pillars of our program, and for a whole team to prioritize academics really shows our commitment to ourselves and our commitment to each other.”

The United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced that more than 1,200 collegiate and high school volleyball teams have earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award this season. The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.

“Academic achievement does not happen by accident,” said Kathy DeBoer, executive director of AVCA. “I’m so proud of the hundreds of coaching staff that make excellence in the classroom a priority.”

View the full press release on AVCA site here.


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News
Salve Regina celebrates 75 years of fulfilling the mercy promise through variety of upcoming events
salvetoday Posted On August 1, 2022


The founding Sisters of Mercy opened the gates of Salve Regina to the institution’s first class of students in 1947. Seventy-five years later, their vision endures as the University moves forward under a Strategic Compass built upon the mercy-inspired values that are a hallmark of a Salve Regina education.

Members of the campus community will commemorate the anniversary with a variety of events throughout the upcoming academic year that highlight the University’s history and showcase transformative initiatives under way that are designed to challenge students as they discover all the Salve Regina experience offers.

Inspired by Catherine McAuley’s love for “a comfortable cup of tea,” the mercy tea will provide the opportunity to gather Sept. 21 to listen to stories from friends and colleagues from across the campus community.

Fall Festival Weekend events begin Friday, Sept. 23 with a day of service and ‘Carrying the Light of Mercy,’ an artistic storytelling walk beginning at the gates of Gerety Hall and featuring student performances at illuminated stations along the driveway. Followed by the annual Hunger Concert, the evening is an opportunity for students, families, alumni, faculty and staff to gather, united in honor of this important milestone in the University’s history.

Additional kick-off events include a heritage walk, StoryCorps memory project, Saturday seminars, Mercy Day Mass, a 75th anniversary birthday party and festival, and much more.

“Salve’s 75th anniversary is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on our past and all that we have achieved as a campus community,” says Dr. Kelli J. Armstrong, president of Salve Regina. “It is also a time to build upon the power of our University mission and our commitment to the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy, which together empower our students and alumni to fulfill the mercy promise by effecting change and making a difference in our world.”

Registration is now open for the many 75th anniversary events planned during Fall Festival Weekend and Mercy Week. For the most up-to-date program and registration information throughout the anniversary year, visit salve.edu/75th.


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Business and Economics  / News  / Salve Spotlights
Economics major Jacob Geary presents at national conference
salvetoday Posted On July 27, 2022


Economics major Jacob Geary was one of 28 undergraduate students from across the globe who was selected to present at the 46th meeting of the Association for Private Enterprise Education (APEE) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Geary came to Salve Regina as a business administration major but switched to economics because he was enjoying the classes. Presenting at a conference was an experience that might never have happened without his professors – especially Dr. Adam Witham, assistant professor in the Department of Business and Economics.

“One day after class, I went up to Dr. Witham and expressed my interest in going to grad school for economics,” Geary said. “He said, ‘If you’re interested in grad school, this conference should be a nice place to go, because you can see what it’s like, you can meet with other people that have done it and directors of graduate school programs.'”

Geary’s paper, “The Reality of the American Dream,” discussed wealth in America and how the growing income inequality of the last 50 years has made it more difficult to achieve the quintessential American dream.

“I created an economic model that tracked it over time and made it easier to understand from an economic standpoint how the reality and the lives of most Americans are changing over the last 50 years,” he said.

Geary also presented his paper to a room full of conference attendees from around the country. During the conference, he was able to network with other undergraduate students, as well as professionals in the field of economics and representatives from graduate schools.

“It was a great experience, just getting to meet all the people who have been doing the thing that I’m considering doing,” Geary said.


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Athletics
Women’s track and field team earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Team recognition
salvetoday Posted On July 27, 2022


More than 150 teams were recently honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), including Salve Regina’s women’s track and field team. This is the ninth year in a row they have achieved this honor. The Seahawks also placed 23 out of a possible 27 athletes on the Commonwealth Coast Conference All-Academic team as well, showing an academic strength throughout the entire roster.

“It is no surprise that our women’s track and field team has been selected as a national All-Academic team,” said Hird, head coach for the women’s track and field team. “It has been said that smart people are fun to coach, and that absolutely is the case with these young women. They train hard and effectively. They understand coaching points quickly and are able to incorporate them into their preparation. They are massively enjoyable to coach.”

It was Matthew Hird’s final season as head coach.

To be named an All-Academic Team, the cumulative team GPA of all student-athletes in the season of eligibility must be at least a 3.1 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent semester/quarter. It is computed by the following method:

  • Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility, including the most recent grading period;
  • Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility, including the most recent grading period;
  • Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
  • Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale than 4.0 then must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. Data must be certifiable by the institution’s registrar.
  • Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.

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Faculty/Staff
Dr. Elizabeth Fitzgibbon named associate dean of undergraduate studies
salvetoday Posted On July 26, 2022


Dr. Elizabeth Fitzgibbon, associate professor of in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, has taken on additional responsibilities in faculty development and academic leadership with her appointment as associate dean of undergraduate studies.

In her new role, Fitzgibbon will serve as a resource for faculty, supporting their efforts to craft an exceptional academic experience for undergraduate students in accordance with the vision of Salve’s Strategic Compass. She will provide leadership in curricula development and assessment and will also represent undergraduate studies in further developing collaborations with offices across campus.

“I’m excited by this opportunity to support my faculty colleagues as they work to maintain the highest quality undergraduate academic programs aligned to Salve’s mercy mission and meeting the needs of today’s students,” Fitzgibbon said. “I look forward to continued collaborations with our partners across campus, including Institutional Research and Effectiveness, the Center for Teaching and Learning, Information Technology, Student Affairs and the Registrar.”

During her eight years at Salve Regina, Fitzgibbon has taken on leadership responsibilities among faculty, serving as chair of the Curriculum Committee and the Faculty Executive Committee and serving on the Assessment Advisory Board. She has worked closely over the last two years with Dr. Steve Rodenborn, dean of undergraduate studies, on faculty development projects through the Center for Teaching and Learning – including partnering with Information Technology on Canvas training and to assess instructional technology needs.

“Liz is an inspiring teacher and respected scholar deeply grounded in the mission that makes Salve unique,” Rodenborn said. “In her new role as associate dean, her leadership and innovative vision will be invaluable as we continue to advance our distinctive undergraduate academic experience.”

Fitzgibbon said faculty are always appreciative of the support she can provide to help them achieve their goals, whether it is navigating the curriculum approval process or advising on which University departments and offices should be looped in on proposals. She said the process always begins and ends with student learning outcomes.

“What do we want our students to accomplish in their time here at Salve?” she said. “Are the students meeting those outcomes – and if they’re not, what might we do differently that would help improve their success? That really is the focal point. The end result is that we’re going to have programs that are as good as they possibly can be.”


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News
Update on Salve Signature Experience, hiring underway for executive director
salvetoday Posted On July 26, 2022


Over the past year, Salve Regina’s faculty and staff have been hard at work developing the vision and design of the Salve Signature Experience. The aim is to develop a distinctive, intentional and developmental experience for every Salve Regina student that includes rigorous transformative education, inclusive community, adaptive resilience and compassionate mercy leadership.

Leadership of the Salve Signature Experience

Dr. Kelli J. Armstrong intentionally brought together leadership from student affairs, academic affairs and mission integration to lead this effort to ensure that the Salve Signature Experience seeks to address the whole person of our students.

The co-chairs of the Compass Design Working Groups were Kathleen Farley, associate vice president for student life and dean of students; Dr. Steven Rodenborn, dean of undergraduate studies; and Dr. Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley, vice president for mission integration.

Together with two working groups of faculty and staff from across the University, they worked through the spring semester to develop blueprints for pilot Signature Experience programs for the First-Year Foundations and Sophomore Explorations components of the Signature Experience.

In May 2022, these Compass Design Working Groups presented the Signature Experience foundational questions along with blueprint pilot proposals to faculty and staff throughout campus at open workshops. They also conducted student focus groups to invite further input and feedback.

On the hunt for an executive director

A next step in this work is to identify the executive director of Signature Experience Initiatives, who will continue to lead our campus community forward in the development and design of the Signature Experience and the implementation of proposed pilots.

The full position description for the executive director is available here for anyone’s reference. Finalists for the position of the executive director of Signature Experience Initiatives will be visiting campus in the coming weeks. Faculty and staff across campus will be invited to meet the finalists, attend their campus presentations and offer feedback.

If members of the Salve Regina community would like to learn more about the Signature Experience, please reach out to Kathleen Farley at kathleen.farley2@salve.edu, Dr. Steven Rodenborn at steven.rodenborn@salve.edu and Dr. Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley at t.ladriganwhelpley@salve.edu.


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Athletics
Seahawks land 134 on Academic All-Conference Team, achieve record academic success
salvetoday Posted On July 21, 2022


Salve Regina has landed 134 student-athletes on the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) 2022 Spring Academic All-Conference Team. This is a record-breaking number for Seahawks who have achieved academic success while being student athletes.

The Academic All-Conference Team consists of any starter or significant reserve who has attained at least sophomore status at start of competition and has maintained an overall minimum GPA of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00. This is the 10th time the honor has been separated into two seasons – fall and spring.

A record 941 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) student-athletes were named to the league’s Spring Academic All-Conference Team. The spring list includes participants from each of the CCC’s member institutions who participated 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.

The Seahawks on the Spring Academic All-Conference Team are represented by 46 sophomores, 51 juniors, and 26 seniors, and 11 graduates. A list of all 134 athletes from Salve Regina can be found here. The full list of Academic All-CCC honorees can be found here.

  • Aikins, Donnie ’23, mathematics
  • Autenrieth, Hannah ’23, social work
  • Azary, Alexander, graduate student
  • Azzano, Anthony ’24, psychology
  • Baldwin, Libby ’22, biology
  • Batstone, Ned ’24, global studies
  • Beniers, Jared ’22, business administration
  • Benson, Seth ’24, exploratory
  • Borges, Brandon, graduate student
  • Boudreau, Cameron ’23, financial management
  • Breen, Michael ’24, business administration
  • Brochu, Clay ’24, financial management
  • Brosnan, Amanda ’23, administration of justice
  • Burke, Kaitlyn ’23, English communications
  • Callahan, Kiely ’22, exploratory
  • Cannoe, Tyler ’23, business administration
  • Capetta, Maddie ’24, psychology
  • Carlo, Ryan ’24, mathematics for pre-engineering
  • Ceppetelli, Drew ’23, health care administration
  • Chiappetta, Wiss ’24, exploratory
  • Clair, Ryan ’24, administration of justice
  • Clark, Brayden ’24, marketing
  • Collins, Cameron, graduate student
  • Cooney, Liam ’24, education
  • Cote, Emma ’23, nursing
  • Cox, Maddie ’23, financial management
  • DiAntonio, Griffin ’23, marketing
  • DiLoreto, Victoria ’23, administration of justice
  • Englund, Sage ’22, financial management
  • Erasmi, Cam ’22, marketing
  • Escandon, Joe ’23, exploratory
  • Esposito, Bridget ’24, psychology
  • Fidrocki, Kaelyn ’24, nursing
  • Fluke, Maddy ’22, education
  • Folan, Amanda ’24, exploratory
  • Forbes, Olivia ’24, nursing
  • Fox, Kaitlyn ’24, business administration
  • Garrigan, Jaycee, graduate student
  • Gasuik, Matt ’24, business administration
  • Gilmore, Grace ’24, psychology
  • Gneiding, Rich ’22, marketing
  • Gotthelf, Emma ’23, accounting
  • Govoni, Julia ’24, marketing
  • Graciale, Ryan ’23, financial management
  • Grover, Brandon ’24, business administration
  • Hardiman, Eddie ’23, exploratory
  • Hassler, Andrew ’24, accounting
  • Henaghan, Megan ’23, education
  • Hughes, Kieran ’23, business administration
  • Johnson, Samuel ’23, environmental studies
  • Kehoe, Riley ’22, mathematics
  • Kelly, Kevin, graduate student
  • Ketch, Dylan, graduate student
  • Kirsch, Zach ’23, business administration
  • Kopecky, Ellee ’24, biology
  • Kraus, Cayden ’23, exploratory
  • Kruse, Jack ’24, economics
  • Kubat, Grace ’24, economics
  • Kuczorski, Izabella ’23, nursing
  • Latinovich, Nicholas, graduate business
  • Laundry, Brendan ’23, economics
  • Leary, Pat, graduate student
  • Leighton, Connor ’23, financial management
  • Leonard, John, graduate student
  • Lopez, Aliciarose ’23, political science
  • Lopez-Balboa, Colby ’22, business administration
  • Martin, Olivia ’24, administration of justice
  • Maybach, Patrick, graduate student
  • Mazzei, Rocco ’23, business administration
  • McAllister, Stephen ’23, business administration
  • McDade, Paige ’23, nursing
  • McDonough, Abbie ’24, psychology
  • McHugh, Olivia ’24, nursing
  • McKee, Heather ’24, sociology
  • McMahon, Dakota ’22, biology
  • Mendes, Brynn ’22, biology
  • Mildrum, Madeleine ’24, social work
  • Mitchell, Levi ’24, business administration
  • Moran, Christina ’22, nursing
  • Mullin, Kathryn ’23 education
  • Naglieri, Jack ’24, education
  • Neary, Briana ’24, biology
  • Nenninger, Nicole ’24, psychology
  • Newfield, Tyler ’22, biology
  • Norton, Cate ’23, nursing
  • Norton, Molly ’24, psychology
  • O’Donnell, Ryan ’22, administration of justice
  • Packer, Lauren ’22, administration of justice
  • Page, Alyvia ’23, psychology
  • Palzkill, Celia ’22, global studies
  • Perachi, Dominic ’23, business administration
  • Petrosino, Tyler ’24, exploratory
  • Rawnsley, Bryanna ’23, education
  • Resende, Benjamin ’23, administration of justice
  • Richards, Andrew ’22, administration of justice
  • Rickard, Jennifer ’24, exploratory
  • Rinke, Grant ’23, global business and economics
  • Roberts, Jessica ’24, history
  • Rossetti, Georgia ’22, administration of justice
  • Rubino, Francesca ’24, nursing
  • Santo, Nicolas ’24, financial management
  • Saucier, Stephanie ’24, business administration
  • Saunders, John ’22, business administration
  • Scalzulli, Mary Kate ’23, exploratory
  • Schneiders, Nicole ’23, undecided
  • Schwartz, Grace ’23, biology
  • Sennott, George ’22, business administration
  • Shuey, Morgan ’23, health care administration
  • Silva, Jenny ’22, education
  • Sirois, Lindsey ’24, nursing
  • Skrelja, Dominic ’24, business administration
  • Smith, Nicole ’22, administration of justice
  • Spencer, Mikey ’22, economics
  • Stanley, Spencer ’23, business administration
  • Stapleton, Paige, graduate student
  • Stewart, Morgan ’23, nursing
  • Strazza, Sophia ’23, elementary education
  • Szeremley, Garrett ’24, financial management
  • Tabak, Magda ’23, nursing
  • Tallini, Joseph ’23, accounting
  • Thiel, Madi ’22, nursing
  • Treacy, Brendan ’23, business administration
  • Trebbe, Nora ’23, biology
  • Vanelli, Nikki ’22, environmental studies
  • Veneruso, Chris ’23, health care administration
  • Vento, John ’24, theatre arts
  • Von Beren, Gabriella ’23, exploratory
  • Wagner, Emily ’23, business/psychology
  • Ward, Riley ’24, financial management
  • Watson, Caroline ’23, business administration
  • Welch, Justice ’23, health care administration
  • Williams, Talia ’23, biology
  • Wilmot, Lauren ’23, accounting

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Mercy Mission  / News
Mercy Mondays: Chaplain’s Corner – What is the Synod on Synodality?
salvetoday Posted On July 18, 2022


The Synod on Synodality is a two-year process of listening and dialogue for the Catholic Church beginning with a solemn opening in Rome on October 9 and 10, 2021 with each individual diocese and church celebrating the following week on October 17. The synodal process will conclude in 2023.

The Synodal Process at Salve Regina began in Feb. 2022 with an in-person viewing of Pope Francis and his encounter with university students at a global online meeting. Rev. Scott J. Pontes, the chaplain at Salve Regina, followed up with Salve Regina students in his theology class to discuss the important topics for university students in the church today.

Salve Regina is a mercy institution and is proud of its rich religious history and mercy tradition. Students and faculty at Salve Regina both recognize the need to acknowledge the five critical concerns of Mercy as an extremely important part of this process. The earth was recognized as one of the most important concerns to the students.

After prayerfully looking at Laudato Si, the University students felt this concern leads all of us to examine our own behaviors and policies. They found common ground here for the church to implement and to adopt more environmentally sustainable practices that can be shared in our region of the United States.

Students were very interested in learning more about the critical concern of nonviolence. They expressed concern with the lack of peaceful resolutions to conflict and would like to see the church actively work to prevent domestic violence and abuse of women and children, stop human trafficking and reduce violence in our communities. Following this concern, students also spoke out about racism, women and immigration.

The faculty and staff spoke about the lack of participation in the sacramental life of the University. Some common reasons for the lack of participation were lack of previous catechesis, lack of family participation at home, lack of understanding of the tenets of Catholicism and many students identify as spiritual rather than religious.

In looking forward students expressed a desire to learn more about getting involved in different movements that address their concerns in the church. As chaplain, Fr. Scott agrees with the faculty and staff that we as a Catholic university need to be more engaging in the celebration of the sacraments to draw students into the chapel.

Some resources to help students, faculty and staff get involved and learn more about the Catholic Church’s response to some of these issues can be found here.

Offered by Fr. Scott Pontes, chaplain at the Mercy Center for Spiritual Life

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.


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