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Salve Regina has launched a residential living and learning community allowing students to focus on their target language of either French or Spanish.

During the 2014-2015 academic year, nine Salve Regina students are living in Carnlough Cottage with two Fulbright language teaching assistants – Romina Fetta from Argentina and Christelle Miskizak from France.

The students signed an honor code to speak only in the target language while in the house. In addition, they will host cultural events at the house and participate in weekly language tables along with the broader University community.

“As this house project is growing, more cultural exchange is taking place, such as Latin dinners, movie nights, board games, volunteering at primary schools and other engaging cross-cultural activities,” Fetta said. “What I enjoy the most about this involvement is to be in contact with other cultures and share different ways to see the world.”

The house residents are aiming to become fluent in their target language for a variety of personal and professional reasons, and are seeking to engage with and share the French and Spanish language and the cultures they represent with the broader community.

Interested members of the Salve Regina community are invited to join the language tables for an informal chat in French or Spanish over lunch.

• French language tables are held from noon to 1 p.m. Mondays in the Miley Hall executive dining room and 1-2 p.m. Tuesdays in Global Cafe.
• Spanish language tables are held from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays in the Miley Hall executive dining room and 1-2 p.m. Thursdays in Global Cafe.

“Being non-native English speakers, we know what it means to learn a foreign language and how hard it can be,” Miskizak said. “Good news! We are here to help. Come join us in the language house/language tables for some cool activities, lots of sharing and language exchange, whether you are a beginner or already advanced.”

The French and Spanish living and learning community is a collaboration between the Office of International Programs and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages.

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Our nation is deeply divided on abortion, the Affordable Care Act, the proper limits of religious toleration, and the moral status of corporations. These divisions all surfaced in the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Burwell v. Hobby Lobby decision, which limited abortifacient coverage under the ACA. The result was a political storm and widespread confusion about the meaning and implication of the decision.

Dr. Luigi Bradizza, assistant professor of political science, will clear up the confusion and probe some of the more important causes of the controversy when he presents the University’s annual Constitution Day lecture.

“Abortion, Religion, Obamacare, and the Constitution: Untying a Gordian Knot of Political Confusion after Burwell v. Hobby Lobby” will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 in the Young Building boardroom. The talk will be impartial, evenhanded and non-partisan. Everyone is welcome, and there will be an opportunity for audience questions.

Seating for Bradizza’s lecture is limited and reservations are suggested. To RSVP, email pellhonors@salve.edu.

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Salve Regina has again been ranked among the best institutions of higher education in the United States, earning accolades for both its undergraduate and graduate programs, in an annual survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report.

In the 2015 edition of U.S. News’ best college rankings, Salve Regina ranked 43rd among regional universities – north and was designated the 17th best college for veterans. U.S. News’ best grad school rankings cited the rehabilitation counseling program 71st and the publication’s best online programs rankings selected the graduate business program 143rd.

The survey’s northern region includes colleges and universities in New England, New York and the Mid-Atlantic states.

According to the magazine’s methodology, regional universities offer a full range of undergraduate programs and some master’s degree programs. Salve Regina also offers doctoral program in humanities and nursing. The University’s military friendly designation derives from its membership of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges Consortium, its certification for the GI Bill, and its participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The magazine annually rates more than 1,400 colleges and universities on 16 indicators of academic excellence including selectivity, peer assessment, retention rate, financial resources, class size, student-faculty ratio, proportion of full-time faculty and alumni giving.

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Members of the Salve Regina community and the general public are invited to audition for the Pell Center’s production of Sophocles’ “Ajax,” which will be performed statewide this November.

Auditions will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16 in the Young Building ballroom. Those wishing to audition should bring a recent headshot and a resume.

Made possible by grants from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the production will bring together recent veterans, future soldiers, faculty and students to explore the emotional trauma of war.

Performances will build upon a long tradition of “activist performance” in the theater that views storytelling as a positive force for social change. The production is using a contemporary translation by James Scully, who will join the effort to see his work performed live on stage for the first time in New England.

The following performances are confirmed, with one or two additional dates to be determined:

• 7 p.m. Nov. 11-13 at Salve Regina’s Megley Theatre
• 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield
• 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at Providence College’s Bowab Studio Theater
• 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton

Cast and crew must be available for all performances, and cast members will receive a $500 stipend. Rehearsals will begin in late September.

For more information, email Bob Hackey at rhackey@providence.edu or Tom Gleadow at gleadowwar@aol.com.

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