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The annual Multicultural Leadership Retreat, a weekend-long retreat that focuses on building the strengths of student leaders, will be held Nov. 18-20. The retreat is designed to teach students how to understand differing perspectives based on social identities of which they are not members.

Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs and Retention, the retreat will be held at the Canonicus Camp and Conference Center in Exeter. Transportation, meals and snacks will be provided. An approved Navigator event, the retreat fulfills the “consciousness of self” and “congruence” portions of the social change model.

Participants will learn to confront/shift perceptions and learn perspectives of differing social identities. They will also develop an action plan to further their journey of understanding of social group identities.

The retreat will focus on several learning goals:

• Students will receive information on social group identities and target/agent relationships.
• Students will claim their identities. They will learn how to understand their identity from a societal perspective and how to understand the need to be open to learning about their own identity and those of others.
• Students will engage in exercises that may challenge their current perceptions and/or understandings of people in differing social groups.
• Students will learn to recognize the cues when privilege and oppression take place on both an individual and institutional level, and will explore ways in which they can challenge individual and institutional privilege and oppression.
• Students will learn ways to further their understanding of social group identities, what their responsibilities are to society and how to be socially responsible.

The retreat is open to all undergraduate students. Applications are available in the Office of Multicultural Programs and Retention, located in the Walgreen Hall administrative wing. The application deadline is Monday, Oct. 31.

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Undergraduate students who want to learn more about Salve Regina’s academic programs are invited to attend the annual Major/Minor Fair, scheduled for 2-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 in Ochre Court.

The fair will offer students the opportunity to learn more about majors and minors and meet faculty and students from various academic programs. The Pell and VIA programs and the offices of Career Development, Community Service and International Programs will also be represented at the fair.

Salve Regina offers 46 majors and 37 minors through the following departments: administration of justice; art and art history; biology and biomedical sciences; business studies and economics; chemistry; cultural, environmental and global studies; education; English and communications; history; mathematical sciences; modern and classical languages; music, theatre and dance; nursing; philosophy; political science; psychology; religious and theological studies; and social work.

To learn more about the University’s undergraduate departments and programs, visit salve.edu/academics/departments. For more information on the Major/Minor Fair, email Dr. James G. Mitchell, director of academic advising, at james.mitchell@salve.edu.

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The Office of International Programs has awarded six “Generation Study Abroad” scholarships of $2,500 each to students planning to study abroad in spring or summer 2017. The recipients are Chris Chavarria ’19, Gabrielle Grilo ’18, Hannah Lussier ’18, Noel Pichardo ’17, Sukhi Singh ’20 and Roy Starks Jr. ’20.

“Studying abroad will impact my academic goals positively,” said Singh, an economics and financial management major who will study abroad during the summer of 2017. “I will be able to adjust to a new environment and be able to explore new and various ways of studying and learning, while looking at my academics in a different perspective.”

“Given my field of study, I believe it’s imperative for me to have real world experience available only through opportunities such as study abroad,” said Chavarria, a global business and economics major who will study in Chile during the spring 2017 semester. “It will inspire me to appreciate the practical applications for principles learned in class. As well, studying abroad in Chile will allow me to strengthen my Spanish and develop an international business vocabulary, which will serve my future goals.”

Salve Regina received the scholarship funds through a national competition sponsored by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and was selected as one of 14 Generation Study Abroad commitment partner universities to receive a grant. IIE established the Generation Study Abroad program to diversify study abroad and to encourage students to go abroad who would otherwise not participate in an academic, internship or service-learning experience abroad.

The selection process focused on attracting populations of students currently underrepresented on Salve Regina study abroad programs including, but not limited to, students with high financial need, first generation college students, underrepresented racial/ethnic groups on campus and student athletes.

“I will be engaging in a program that focuses on Spanish language and Latin American studies,” said Lussier, a global studies major and Spanish minor who will study in Chile during the spring 2017 semester. “One of my biggest academic goals has been to become fluent in a foreign language. By studying abroad and taking classes in Spanish while interacting with the community through service learning, my hope is that I will return home to the United States having gained fluency as well as cultural competency.”

“Getting the opportunity to study abroad and learn other countries’ laws and policies would be a great opportunity,” said Pichardo, an administration of justice major who will study abroad during the summer of 2017. “I would love to work in the federal law enforcement field and would like to travel abroad with a federal agency in my career. I believe spending a semester in another country would show future employers my willingness to travel and ability to adapt to other cultures.”

“It is inevitable that when I begin my fieldwork and eventually become a full-time teacher, I will be introduced to many students who come from various backgrounds and cultures,” said Grilo, an elementary and special education major who will study in New Zealand during the summer of 2017. “Having the opportunity to go on a study abroad trip would allow me to see other parts of the world and expose me to the different cultures present in other countries. I will become more culturally aware and will be able to apply my study abroad experiences in my future life and endeavors as an educator.”

After completing their study abroad, the recipients will give campus presentations about their experiences and will become Generation Study Abroad alumni, helping the IIE increase study abroad participation nationally.

For more information on study abroad scholarships, visit the Office of International Programs’ scholarships webpage.

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What can someone do with an English major? Publishing, marketing, law, video production and education – and that’s just for starters.

These career paths and others will be the focus of the Department of English and Communications’ Career Connections Day, scheduled for 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 in the DiStefano Lecture Hall. Co-sponsored by the Office of Career Development and featuring a panel of English alumni, the event is free and open to the public.

The panel will feature alumni in English literature and English communications, and the agenda includes a moderated question-and-answer session and a networking reception.

Alumni participating in the event include:

• Kaitlyn Boisvert ’13, social media/customer service specialist and community manager, Matter Communications
• Gianna Gerace ’15, communications assistant, Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy
• Marina Hare ’14, marketing communications coordinator, WilmerHale
• Daniel Johnson ’12, digital assistant, The Paris Review
• Natalie Malizia ’12, producer, MultiVu/PR Newswire
• Murphy McCann ’15, video editor, Animus Studios and JPMcG Productions
• Courtney Petrucci ’15, English teacher, R.J. Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts

For more information, contact Dr. Matthew Ramsey, associate professor and chairman of the Department of English and Communications, at dmatthew.ramsey@salve.edu or Michael Wisnewski, director of career development, at michael.wisnewski@salve.edu.

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