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Student Life
Salve Studios to premiere “The Second Chance Waltz”
salvetoday Posted On November 16, 2016


Salve Studios, the University’s student-run film and video production club, will premiere its second film, “The Second Chance Waltz,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 in the DiStefano Lecture Hall.

In the film, two lifelong friends encounter an unfortunate twist in a fateful day among their lives. Can anyone be trusted?

“The Second Chance Waltz” stars Colin Burke ’17 and Mariana Bracciale ’16, with guest appearances by Mary Beth Luzitano ’06, ’12 (M) and well-known Rhode Island actor Bob Colonna. From an adaptation written by Jamie McGuire, the film was directed by Ryan Colwell ’17, edited by Kevin Onofreo ’17 and features a score by Greg Luzitano ’03.

A question-and-answer session will follow the premiere. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

Salve Studios is a film and video production club that provides access and opportunity for young videographers and filmmakers on campus to create original content. The club produces promo/event videos for other school clubs and the surrounding community, narrative short films and documentaries.


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Multicultural Programs and Retention hosting election debrief
salvetoday Posted On November 16, 2016


Students who are interested in continuing the dialogue around the election results and the future of the nation are invited to attend an election debrief session this weekend.

Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs and Retention, the session will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 during the Multicultural Leadership Retreat. Transportation will be provided to and from the retreat, which is being held at the Canonicus Camp and Conference Center in Exeter.

Students who are interested in attending should RSVP to Berlenise Castillo at berlenise.castillo@salve.edu.

The annual Multicultural Leadership Retreat, a weekend-long retreat that focuses on building the strengths of student leaders, is designed to teach students how to understand differing perspectives based on social identities of which they are not members.


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Extensions to present fall concerts Nov. 17-19
salvetoday Posted On November 15, 2016


Salve Regina’s Extensions Dance Company, directed by assistant professor Lindsay Guarino with the assistance of Cayley Christoforou ’15, will perform at the Casino Theatre November 17-19.

The dynamic, athletic program will be performed at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with an additional matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $15 for general, $10 for military and seniors and $8 for Salve Regina students, faculty and staff. To reserve tickets, visit tinyurl.com/salvecasino or call (401) 341-2250. Tickets will also be available at the box office immediately prior to each performance.

The program will include a range of dynamic contemporary choreography from invited guest artists, faculty, notable alumni and current students. The dance program’s junior company, Extensions II, will also present a new work by adjunct faculty member Lauren Difede, a dancer in Newport’s Island Moving Co.

Featured guest choreographers include Joshua Blake Carter, Kirsten Harvey, Kat Pantos and Jessica Pearson, who are all nationally recognized, award-winning artists.

Carter, a dancer in Giordano Dance Chicago, has restaged “Keep Me in Your Pocket,” a kinetically-charged contemporary jazz piece that was originally commissioned by DanceWorks Chicago as part of DanceMoves, a competition that highlighted six of the top Chicago-based choreographers in 2013.

Harvey’s work, titled “Slit Red,” is both vibrant and intense, celebrating power and community in a concert jazz aesthetic. Harvey is a Los Angeles-based teacher and choreographer with extensive performing experience in music videos, films, commercials and movies. Her work first premiered last summer when Salve Regina hosted the National Dance Education Organization conference “Jazz Dance: Roots and Branches in Practice.“

Boston-based contemporary choreographer Pantos will present “Tears,” a solo set on biology major Allison Lavoie ’17, and Pearson, also based out of New England, will premier a group piece titled “Yen,” an interpretation of desire, vulnerability and conviction.

Alumni works will feature Christoforou, a New England-based artist whose choreography has been selected for festivals around the region, and Los Angeles-based Emily Paquin ’12, who has been performing, teaching and choreographing since she graduated.


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Gallery featuring assistant professor Matthew Solomon’s “Iterations”
salvetoday Posted On November 15, 2016


The Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery has announced the opening of “Matthew Solomon: Iterations.”

As a practicing artist and graphic designer, Solomon creates screen and print based projects. While his professional studio practice is focused on website design, development and consultation, his artwork and research highlights the process of creation. Through constructed narratives, the printed image, typographic design and iterative creative programming, Solomon’s work communicates the versatility of process with varying mediums.

Solomon is an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Salve Regina. He teaches in the areas of typography, web design and development, branding, motion, and book and paper arts. Solomon holds an MFA in graphic design from the Rhode Island School of Design and a collegiate teaching certificate from Brown University’s Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. He received his BFA in graphic communication from the University of Houston.

The exhibition runs from Nov. 17 through Dec. 20. On Thursday, Nov. 17, the campus community and the general public are invited to attend an opening reception, which will run from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.

The gallery is handicap accessible with parking along Lawrence and Leroy avenues. Its exhibits are open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The gallery is closed on Mondays.


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Athletics
Two football players earn conference honors
salvetoday Posted On November 15, 2016


Congratulations to Seahawk football players Drew Balestrieri ’20 and James Dawson ’18, who recently received honors from the New England Football Conference.

Balestrieri was named rookie defensive player of the week after racking up a dozen tackles, including 11 solo stops, in Salve Regina’s 45-12 win at Maine Maritime Academy last weekend. He also had a tackle for loss included in his totals.

Dawson was named special teams player of the week after he ran back a kickoff 80 yards to give the Seahawks the lead in the first quarter versus Maine Maritime. He added a second return of 25 yards and rushed for 124 yards.

Salve Regina (8-1, 6-1 NEFC) will host Framingham State University in the 2016 New England Bowl at noon Saturday, Nov. 19 at Gaudet Field.


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Faculty/Staff
HR seeking nominations for staff community service awards
salvetoday Posted On November 14, 2016


Many Salve Regina staff members demonstrate their commitment to others by volunteering in their communities. To recognize their efforts, the Office of Human Resources will once again hand out staff community service awards.

Salve Regina’s staff community service awards honor up to three staff members each year. Donations in the amount of $300 are given to the charities of their choice.

Employees may self-nominate, or may be nominated by a co-worker. Nominations should be emailed to Cindy Donnelly by Friday, Dec. 2. Include the nominee’s name along with a description of the community service performed by the nominee (organization name, type of volunteer work performed, average number of hours served, length of time the volunteering has taken place).

Award recipients will be announced at the staff Christmas and holiday luncheon.

Previous award recipients still employed at Salve Regina include:

  • Carol Andos, secretary in the Mercy Center for Spiritual Life (2010)
  • Charles Avenengo, faculty services secretary (2011)
  • Barbara Bessette, office coordinator for the dean of academics (2013)
  • Jason Black, senior director of digital communications (2012)
  • Carla Brownell, administrative assistant in the Office of Admissions (2009)
  • Victoria Duclos, senior director of advancement operations and programs (2009)
  • Mary Edwards, associate director of university relations (2013)
  • Nancy Finn, assistant in the Office of Admissions (2012)
  • William Hall, vice president for administration/chief financial officer (2007)
  • Kristine Hendrickson, associate vice president for university relations/chief communications officer (2008)
  • Kelly Powers, director of community service (2008, 2015)
  • Kathleen Rendos, office coordinator in the Office of Community Service (2015)
  • Gianna Sullivan, faculty services secretary (2014)
  • Dan Titus, associate director of user support services (2014)
  • Olga Verbeek, associate director of information systems and library services (2009)
  • Gerry Willis, director of alumni/parent programs (2010)

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Student Life
Panel discussion focusing on police and community relations
salvetoday Posted On November 11, 2016


Several academic departments and campus offices are coming together to sponsor a panel discussion on current national issues of police and community relations. “Uniting not Dividing: Finding Our Inner Voice of Reason as a Nation” will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the DiStefano Lecture Hall.

Pizza and dessert will be provided.

The panel will identify the issues facing police and communities today, focus on developing positive police and community relationships and develop action steps. The goal is to heighten awareness among Salve Regina students.

Moderated by Dr. Arthur Frankel, professor in the Department of Psychology, the panel will include:

Kobi Dennis, consultant with the Partnership to Address Violence Through Education. He has extensive expertise in advocating and addressing issues pertaining to the urban community. Dennis founded Project Night Vision, a free after-school program for kids ages 12-18, and recently re-launched the Providence Midnight Basketball Leagues to provide an athletic outlet to inner-city adult men.

Abdelnasser Hussein, principal of the Islamic School of Rhode Island. Born and raised in Egypt, he worked in Dubai for 10 years and has lived in Indiana, Kansas and Rhode Island. Hussein is a Ph.D. student at the University of Rhode Island and a member of the Rhode Island Council for Muslim Advancement, which represents the leadership council of the Muslim community of Rhode Island.

Steven O’Donnell ’93 (M), former superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police. For 23 years he served in several capacities with the state police, including trooper, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, captain and major. In 2009, O’Donnell received a presidential appointment as the U.S. Marshal for the district of Rhode Island. A lecturer on various topics around the world, he is an adjunct faculty member at Salve Regina.

Nathan Rose ’13, Baltimore police officer. He entered the Baltimore City Police Academy in December 2013 and has been a Baltimore police officer since the spring of 2014. While at Salve Regina, Rose interned with the Newport Police Department, tutored at the Rhode Island Training School and was involved with the Rugby Club and WSRU Radio.

Jim Vincent, president of the Providence branch of the NAACP. A graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania, he is also president of the East Bay Community Action Program and the Rhode Island Affirmative Action Professionals, as well as a past president of the Rhode Island Urban League. Vincent is currently the civil rights compliance officer for RIPTA.


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Jubilee Year closes with “Hands Across Campus” ceremony
salvetoday Posted On November 11, 2016


Please note: Due to inclement weather, the “Hands Across Campus” ceremony has been moved to the Ochre Court great hall.

The Salve Regina community will gather to close the University’s Jubilee Year of Mercy with “Hands Across Campus” ceremony beginning at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the gates of Ochre Court.

President Jane Gerety, RSM will open the ceremony with a reflection on the enduring animating spirit of mercy alive on the campus. Following Sister Jane’s remarks, the crowd will be asked to form a human chain stretching along Ochre Point Avenue to the O’Hare Academic Building.

Once in place, a small plaque will be passed, person to person, from Ochre Court to O’Hare, where it will be hung at the conclusion of the renovation. As the plaque passes, participants will be asked to gather on the McAuley Hall lawn for the conclusion of the event.

In April 2015, Pope Francis announced an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, a year that calls us to reflect on the tender mercy of God, to seek that mercy for our own lives, and to dedicate our lives to bring that mercy to the world. The Jubilee Year began Dec. 8, 2015 and will close Nov. 20, 2016.

Throughout its celebration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Salve Regina presented numerous events allowing for reflection on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.


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Athletics
Student-athletes attending leadership forum in Baltimore
salvetoday Posted On November 11, 2016


Student-athletes Nikki Bukovsky ’17 and Jonathan Lynch ’18 are attending a four-day leadership forum in Baltimore, Maryland sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Both are returning members of the Seahawks’ 2016 conference championship teams in softball and baseball, respectively.

“We will engage with other student-athletes, coaches, faculty and administrators, and then bring that experience back to our campus to not only share with our teams, but the entire athletic community,” Bukovsky said.

Lynch volunteers as a public address announcer and broadcaster at various Seahawk sporting events during the fall and winter. “It’s great energizing our fellow athletes in all sports,” he said.

NCAA leadership development provides education and training for college athletes, coaches and administrators to assist with the transition to life after college sports, to foster the growth of the next generation of leaders and to encourage athletics administrators to translate lessons learned through competition.

Student-athletes identify values, build character and examine the role college athletics plays in higher education. They return to campus with invaluable leadership skills; a thorough understanding of the differences between NCAA divisions as well as campus, conference office and national office responsibilities; and an expanded peer network.


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Student Life
Campus Activities Board hosting Veterans Day events
salvetoday Posted On November 10, 2016


All members of the University community are invited to participate as the Campus Activities Board hosts a Veterans Day march, dinner and speaker on Friday, Nov. 11.

Let by ROTC cadets from the Cramer’s Sabers battalion, which includes Salve Regina students, the march will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the McAuley Hall lawn and proceed to the Rodgers Recreation Center. Following the march, an American-themed dinner will be served in the Miley cafeteria at 6 p.m.

The evening will conclude at 7 p.m. in the Rodgers Recreation Center with a presentation by Brent Gleeson, a Navy SEAL combat veteran with multiple tours to Iraq and Africa. After leaving SEAL Team 5, Gleeson turned to the world of business and has become an accomplished entrepreneur, writer and acclaimed speaker on topics ranging from leadership to building high performance teams.

“We hope you will take part in our event by giving thanks to all those who have served to protect our freedom,” said Lauren Healy ’18, associate director of the Campus Activities Board’s spotlight committee.


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