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Student Life
Class of 2016 recognized during Honors and Awards ceremony
salvetoday Posted On May 17, 2016


Members of the Class of 2016 were recognized for their excellence and achievements during the annual Honors and Awards ceremony, held May 14 under the Commencement tent.

The following students were recognized:

  • Lucy Agostino – IMA Accounting Honor Society
  • Jocelyn Alexandre – Pi Mu Epsilon
  • Colbi Alvarez – Cum laude
  • Megan Anderson – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Psi Chi
  • Lauren Angel – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma
  • Anamaria Arteaga – Cum laude, Psi Chi, Sigma Phi Sigma, Theta Alpha Kappa
  • Amanda Bailey – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Dr. James Farrington Award (administration of justice), Pi Sigma Alpha, summa cum laude
  • Savanna Baker – Cum laude
  • Ielish Barbati – Chi Alpha Sigma
  • Tiffani Barley – Delta Epsilon Sigma, French Excellence Award, magna cum laude, Pi Delta Phi
  • Michael Bell – Pell Honors Program
  • Bethany Bigos – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Psi Chi, summa cum laude
  • Brooke Binder – Council for Exceptional Children Award, Mary Leonard Memorial Award in Early Childhood Education, Pell Honors Program, summa cum laude
  • Sarah Birkhofer – Alpha Mu Alpha, Anthony Vatalaro Memorial Award in Marketing, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Nancy Hallas Award for Excellence in Solo Performance, Sigma Beta Delta, summa cum laude
  • Kathleen Blais – Social Work Club Award
  • Christina Blevins – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pell Honors Program, Psi Chi
  • Taylore Bottum – Sigma Delta Pi
  • Kaitlin Bove – Delta Epsilon Sigma, IMA Accounting Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta, Sr. Ellen Rita O’Brien Accounting Award, summa cum laude
  • Cheyenne Boyd – Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude, Global Business and Economics Award, Pell Honors Program
  • Matthew Brady – Delta Epsilon Sigma, John and Helen Rok Memorial Award in Religious and Theological Studies, Renewal Bible Study Award, Sigma Phi Sigma, summa cum laude, Theta Alpha Kappa
  • Sarah Brochu – Magna cum laude, Pi Mu Epsilon
  • Mary Brown – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Emily Burgess – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Sigma Phi Sigma
  • Dominique Burnham – Delta Epsilon Sigma, IMA Accounting Honor Society, magna cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Heather Bushmich – Sigma Delta Pi
  • Katherine Butterfield – Magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Mary Cain – Alpha Mu Alpha, Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude
  • Benjamin Campbell – Cum laude
  • Lauren Campbell – Sigma Beta Delta
  • Ariana Caputo – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pi Sigma Alpha
  • Anne Carlson – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Phi Sigma
  • Julia Casberg – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Tau Delta
  • Berlenise Castillo – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Multicultural Student Organization Award, Phi Sigma Tau, Pi Sigma Alpha
  • Lariza Chioco – Cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
  • David Chiokadze – Sigma Beta Delta
  • Kendra Cimaglia – Psi Chi
  • Alexisse Clinger – Cum laude
  • Colleen Cloonan – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Dr. Heriberto Vazquez Memorial Award in Spanish, Global Studies Award, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Sigma
  • Merrill Cordeiro – Alpha Mu Alpha, cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Kelly Corrigan – Cum laude, Sigma Tau Delta
  • Jillian Costa – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Lea Cure – Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Shannon Curran – Alpha Mu Alpha, Delta Epsilon Sigma
  • Paul D’Anneo – Chi Alpha Sigma, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Brianna DaSilva – Pell Honors Program
  • Kelly Davin – Cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Nicole Dean – Choral Ensembles Award, Instrumental Music Award, Sigma Delta Pi
  • Rachel DeLuca – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Marissa DePietro – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Aleksandra Deptula – Salve Surf Club Award
  • Sofia Dias – Cum laude, English Guild Award, Pell Honors Program, Sarah Brown Sullivan Memorial Award in Literature, Sigma Tau Delta
  • Brandon DiGiacomo – Chi Alpha Sigma, Psychology Club Award
  • Alexander DiMauro – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Sigma Delta Pi
  • Taylor Donaldson – Pell Honors Program
  • Catherine Donovan – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Holly Duddy – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Britani Dunbar – Dr. Ronald Atkins Award in Business Studies and Economics
  • Rose Durand – Brother John Buckley Outstanding Senior Thesis (history), cum laude, Phi Alpha Theta
  • Sarah Durso – Delta Epsilon Sigma, summa cum laude
  • Sarah Duxbury – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Emily Enoch – Environmental Club Award
  • Taylor Enos – Knights of Columbus Award, Sigma Delta Pi
  • Andrew Farquharson – Financial Management Award
  • Karissa Finnigan – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Sigma Theta Tau International, Student Nurse Organization Award
  • Sean Flanagan – Cum laude
  • Courtney Flynn – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Shannon Flynn – Cum laude
  • Hope Foster – Art and Art History Guild Award
  • Brenden Fowler – IMA Accounting Honor Society
  • Christine Fraga – Chi Alpha Sigma, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Marissa Gagnon – Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude
  • Megan Gallo – Magna cum laude
  • Kathleen Gamez – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Phi Sigma Tau
  • Sean Garrity – Magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Madilin Gates – Sigma Beta Delta
  • Ellen Gensicki – Schank Award (ROTC)
  • Jenna-Lyn Geysen – Dance Award
  • Caroline Glusko – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Allison Gold – Sigma Delta Pi
  • Mark Grande – American Institute of Chemists Award
  • Julie Grant – Alpha Mu Alpha, Chi Alpha Sigma, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Hailey Graustein – Cum laude
  • Julia Grover – Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Sigma Delta Pi
  • Gaylen Hanes – Alpha Mu Alpha
  • Brandon Harrington – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pell Honors Program, Philosophy Club Award, Philosophy Department Award, Phi Sigma Tau, summa cum laude, Theta Alpha Kappa, Theta Alpha Kappa Distinguished Achievement Award (religious and theological studies)
  • Lauren Hartnett – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, John X. Kerins Microbiology Award
  • Jenna Hood – Patricia Egan Glancy Memorial Scholarship Award, SRU Dance Award
  • Chelsea Howerton-Mcwillie – Pell Honors Program, Phi Sigma Tau
  • Meghan Huber – Alpha Phi Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude
  • Vanessa Iten – Alpha Mu Alpha
  • Daniel Ives – Chi Alpha Sigma, Special Olympics Award
  • Kevin Jesiolowski – IMA Accounting Honor Society
  • Janilia John – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Female Empowerment Organization Award
  • Tyler Jones – Sigma Beta Delta
  • Jennifer Kane – Northeast Conference Award for the Study of French, Pi Delta Phi
  • Shannon Killian – Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude
  • Samantha Kozlowski – Cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Serena Lafond – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Amanda Latini – Cum laude, Pi Mu Epsilon
  • Sarah Lavallee – Group Inspired for Today Award
  • Jeffrey L’Heureux – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Regina Liquori – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, IMA Accounting Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Conor Lucey – Alpha Mu Alpha
  • Victoria Luerssen – Cum laude
  • Erin Luibrand – Helweg Award (ROTC), Sigma Phi Sigma
  • Lindsey Macedo – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Eva Machado – Magna cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Alicia Magrini – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pell Honors Program
  • Mark Marino – Chi Alpha Sigma, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Gena Marquardt – Alpha Phi Sigma
  • Jessica Martina – Alpha Mu Alpha, American Marketing Association Award, cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pell Honors Program
  • Amelia Mason – Pell Honors Program, Seahawk Down Award
  • Olivia Maxell – Catherine McAuley RN Nursing Award, Chi Alpha Sigma, magna cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Victoria Maxson – Chi Alpha Sigma
  • Alyssa McCracken – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • John McDermott – Alpha Mu Alpha
  • Kristin McDermott – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Leo Bottari Jr. Research Award (biology and biomedical sciences), Pell Honors Program, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Sigma
  • Michael McNamara – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Chi Alpha Sigma, magna cum laude, Phi Alpha Theta
  • Brittany Melanson – Delta Epsilon Sigma, IMA Accounting Honor Society, Judith A. Keenan Memorial Award for Excellence in Business Education, Pell Honors Program, Phi Sigma Tau, summa cum laude
  • Katherine Miele – Chi Alpha Sigma
  • Grace Mills – Pell Honors Program, Sigma Delta Pi
  • Gabriella Milo – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude
  • Sarah Morehouse – Psi Chi
  • Rhiannon Morrissey – Leo Bottari Jr. Research Award (biology and biomedical sciences), magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Mariah Mosher – Cum laude, Psi Chi
  • Matthew Murphy – Cum laude
  • Tannis Neal – Multicultural Student Organization Award
  • Hunter Nicolson – Arthur R. Masterson Award/Theatre Department Award, cum laude,
  • Danielle Niebuhr – Delta Epsilon Sigma, summa cum laude
  • Jacqueline Ofria – Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Social Work Department Field Award
  • Cleora Ohar – Instrumental Music Award, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Sigma
  • Christopher O’Keefe – Chi Alpha Sigma, Pell Honors Program, Phi Sigma Tau
  • Aubrey Palmquist – Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Christina Paolella – Cum laude, IMA Accounting Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Nicole Parry – Chi Alpha Sigma
  • Joseph Pate – Chi Alpha Sigma, Christopher M. Kiernan Scholar-Athlete Award, magna cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Nicole Paternostro – Accounting and Finance Club Award, IMA Accounting Honor Society
  • Desiree Peterson – Group Inspired for Today Award, Sigma Phi Sigma, summa cum laude
  • Amy Piccicacco – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Alexis Pike – Chi Alpha Sigma, Christopher M. Kiernan Scholar-Athlete Award, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Mary Green O’Connor Award in Elementary Education, summa cum laude
  • Jenna Plausky – Administration of Justice Club Award, Delta Epsilon Sigma, summa cum laude
  • Kathryn Poff – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Alexander Pompeo – Chi Alpha Sigma
  • Jessica Popik – Delta Epsilon Sigma, IMA Accounting Honor Society, summa cum laude
  • Melissa Prunier – Pell Honors Program
  • Francis Quigley – Florence K. Murray History Award, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Sigma Tau
  • Victoria Regensburger – Alpha Phi Sigma
  • Savannah Repucci – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Gorman Award for Excellence in Music, Pell Honors Program, Salve Music Ensembles Club Award
  • Juan Roldan – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Spanish Club Award
  • Celina Rodriguez – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award
  • Joelle Ross – Chi Alpha Sigma, magna cum laude
  • Cassidy Rota – Cum laude, Sigma Tau Delta
  • Marisa Rothwell – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Susan Hatfield Dwyer ’59, ’82 (M) Award in Special Education
  • Emily Sabbag – Pell Honors Program, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Mariel Sager – Summa cum laude
  • Michael Salvatore – Cum laude, Psi Chi
  • Derrick Sarfo-Darko – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude, IMA Accounting Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Emily Sarsfield – IMA Accounting Honor Society, magna cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
  • Jenifer Sartanowicz – Alpha Phi Sigma, cum laude, Stagefright Award
  • Brigid Sawyer – Bower Award in Politics, Dr. and Mrs. E. William Burrell Economics Award, Pell Honors Program, Pi Sigma Alpha, Stagefright Award, summa cum laude
  • Elysa Schuhmacher – Cum laude
  • Taylor Seelen – Cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Meaghan Senack – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Environmental Studies Award, magna cum laude, Sigma Phi Sigma
  • Malaree Shields – Secondary Education Award, summa cum laude
  • Anna Shultz – Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude
  • Alysia Sjoberg – Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Julia Simoneau – Pell Honors Program, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Matthew Sinkewicz – Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude, Helene Kelly Burrell Award, Psi Chi
  • Maria Smith – Cum laude, Environmental Club Award
  • Samantha Smithwick – Alpha Mu Alpha
  • Wilmaris Soto – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Social Work Club Award
  • Emma Spang – Cum laude
  • Kimberly Spring – Chi Alpha Sigma, Pell Honors Program
  • Diane Staebler – Sister Madeline San Souci Nursing Award
  • Jenna Stanley – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude
  • Tara Stanzione – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Communication Studies Award, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Mosaic News Award, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Phi Sigma, Sigma Tau Delta, Willow Literary Journal Award
  • Alexis Stewart – Dance Award, SRU Dance Award, summa cum laude
  • Michaela St. Jean – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Psi Chi, Psychology Club Award
  • Katharine Stoeckel – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma
  • Thomas Stracensky – Chemistry Department Award, Rhode Island Section of the American Chemistry Society Award, summa cum laude
  • Rachel Stueve – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Connor Sullivan – IMA Accounting Honor Society
  • Megan Sullivan – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Psi Chi
  • Shannon Sullivan – Cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International, Walsh Senior Prize (nursing)
  • Ellena Sweet – Communication Studies Award, Sigma Tau Delta
  • Megan Sylvia – Biology Department Award, Pell Honors Program, summa cum laude, Theta Alpha Kappa
  • Allyssa Tamblingson – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Psi Chi
  • Abigail Tepper – Chi Alpha Sigma, magna cum laude
  • Jordan Thuman – C. Edward Flood Memorial Award (art and art history), cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Angelina Todaro – Business Administration Award, Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Melanie Tognazzi – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
  • Dominick Torro – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Mathematical Sciences Department Award, Pell Honors Program, Pi Mu Epsilon, summa cum laude
  • Kathryn Travers – Chi Alpha Sigma
  • Victoria Travis – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude
  • Meaghan Trzasko – Magna cum laude
  • Samuel Valentine – Capt. Michael Dasovich ’84 (M) Memorial Award in Management
  • Brandon Van Vlack – Sigma Beta Delta
  • Clarissa Verleur – Sigma Tau Delta
  • Kasey Walther – Chi Alpha Sigma
  • Nathaniel Ward – Cum laude
  • Mary-Kate Wells – Cum laude, Psi Chi, Theta Alpha Kappa
  • Kristin Wilinkiewicz – Cum laude, Mosaic News Award
  • Breanna Willard – Cum laude, Student Education Association Award
  • Brittany Withers – IMA Accounting Honor Society
  • Ashley Woodworth – Cum laude, Phi Alpha Theta

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Eleven employees received degrees during Commencement
salvetoday Posted On May 17, 2016


Photo: Stephanie Moniz, senior records manager, received a B.A. in management during last year’s Commencement.

Eleven Salve Regina employees received degrees during last Sunday’s 66th Commencement exercises, bringing a whole new meaning to the term “work-study.” The employees were awarded bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fields ranging from accounting to philosophy to administration of justice and homeland security.

Kevin McDonald, area coordinator in the Office of Residence Life, received an M.A. in holistic counseling. “As a student affairs administrator, I knew that a degree in counseling would be applicable and useful in my work with students,” he said.

McDonald noted that he enjoyed delving into practices that demonstrated and highlighted the interconnectivity of all life. “I would like to thank my family and the whole Salve community for supporting my pursuit of this degree,” he added.

Other Salve Regina employees who received degrees last Sunday include:

  • Benjamin Barrett, part-time assistant football coach: M.S. in administration of justice and homeland security
  • Kaitlin Bove, part-time secretary: B.S. in accounting
  • Daniel Buonocore, part-time assistant football coach: Master of Business Administration
  • Berlenise Castillo, part-time staff assistant: B.A. in philosophy and political science
  • Elizabeth DiFilippo, part-time assistant men’s tennis coach: M.S. in administration of justice and homeland security
  • Sean Garrity, part-time help desk specialist: B.A. in English communications
  • Daniel Labrie, part-time media support assistant: B.A. in administration of justice
  • Carol Melrose, administrative specialist: B.S. in business administration
  • Frank Musco, part-time assistant football coach: Master of Business Administration
  • Matthew Traynor, part-time assistant football coach: Master of Business Administration

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Athletics
Sharp Jones named to academic all-New England team
salvetoday Posted On May 17, 2016


Men’s lacrosse attack Sharp Jones ’16 has been named to the 2016 New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s academic all-New England team.

The teams are nominated by head coaches in Divisions I, II and III, and are comprised of student-athletes who have excelled both in the classroom and on the field over the course of their career. Nominees must have senior standing, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and have been nominated for an all-conference selection.

Jones scored 46 goals in his final season as a Seahawk. His 133 career goals rank second in program history.


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Desrosiers to discuss Newport notable John Banister
salvetoday Posted On May 17, 2016


Dr. Marian Mathison Desrosiers, a two-time Fulbright Scholar and adjunct professor of history and humanities at Salve Regina, will discuss how 18th-century Newport merchant John Banister changed colonial lives at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at the Redwood Library.

An independent scholar, Desrosiers is a former executive board member of the National Council for Social Studies. She has researched and published on women in positions of leadership during wartime and in the judiciary, 19th century Irish immigration and colonial Newport.

Desrosiers’ talk is free for Redwood Library members and $10 for non-members, and will be preceded by a wine and cheese reception at 5:30 p.m. As seating is limited, those interested in attending should call the Redwood Library at (401) 847-0292 Ext. 112.


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Salve Regina to award 704 degrees during 66th Commencement
salvetoday Posted On May 12, 2016


President Jane Gerety, RSM, will confer 704 degrees Sunday, May 15 when the University celebrates its 66th Commencement on the oceanside lawn of McAuley Hall. The academic procession steps off at 9:15 a.m., with the ceremony slated to begin at 10 a.m.

Sister Jane will confer a total of 467 baccalaureate degrees, 231 master’s degrees and six doctoral degrees, in addition to presenting three honorary doctorates.

Dr. Barry Black ’89 (M), the first African American to serve as chaplain of the United States Senate, will return to his alma mater to address the graduating class and be awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters. Also receiving an honorary degree will be Claudia Fritsche, ambassador of Liechtenstein to the U.S.; and a posthumous degree will be presented to the family of philanthropist, businessman and longtime University trustee Thomas A. Rodgers III.

To learn more about the weekend’s activities, visit the Commencement website.

Dr. Barry Black

Elected in 2003 as the first African American Senate chaplain, Black had previously served for 27 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a rear admiral and as chief of Navy chaplains. He received a master’s degree in human development from Salve Regina in 1989.

In addition to opening the Senate each day in prayer, Black provides counseling and spiritual care for senators, their families and staff – a combined constituency of more than 7,000 people. He also meets with senators about spiritual and moral issues, assists with research on theological and biblical questions, and facilitates discussion and reflection. The office of the chaplain is nonpartisan, nonpolitical and nonsectarian.

Ambassador Claudia Fritsche

Fritsche assumed her duties as the ambassador of Liechtenstein to the U.S. in 2002, following 12 years of service representing the principality as ambassador to the United Nations. She has served as vice president and member of the General Committee of the U.N. General Assembly, and as president of the International Association of Permanent Representatives to the U.N.

Thomas A. Rodgers III

As trustee of the Rodgers Family Foundation, Rodgers made significant gifts to University projects, including the Antone Academic Center, Our Lady of Mercy Chapel’s La Farge windows and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. He was a generous supporter of the Governor’s Ball scholarship fundraiser and the University’s annual golf tournament. Earlier this month, University trustees named the Rodgers Family Department of Nursing in his memory.

Rodgers retired as president of Globe Manufacturing Company in Fall River, Massachusetts, which was founded by his father. Under his direction, Globe became the third largest supplier worldwide of Spandex and elastic fibers.


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Athletics
Baseball team wins conference championship
salvetoday Posted On May 12, 2016


Salve Regina defeated Endicott College twice on May 11 to capture the 2016 Commonwealth Coast Conference baseball championship. With the pair of wins, the Seahawks earned the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III baseball tournament.

Game 1: Salve Regina 10, Endicott 3

Trailing 2-1 in the top of the third, the Seahawks’ offense exploded for nine runs on nine hits and zero errors, and never looked back. Zack Smith ’19 had a two-run double and Ryan Kelly ’16 added a two-run single to account for the majority of the scoring. Hunter Sleeper ’17, Alex Perry ’18 and Tristan Dacey ’19 also drove in solo runs in the inning.

Endicott got a run back in the bottom of the third, but Cory Poplawski ’17 blanked the Gulls’ offense the rest of the way to force a second game between the two clubs. Poplawski earned his fourth victory of the season with a complete-game effort on 118 pitches.

Game 2: Salve Regina 2, Endicott 1

In the winner-take-all game, Salve Regina won its eighth championship in program history behind strong pitching from Billy Humes ’18 and Dylan Jepsen ’18. Humes improved to 5-2 on the year by completing seven innings of work, while Jepsen picked up his first save of the season on two shutout innings out of the bullpen.

Deadlocked in a pitchers’ duel through the first five innings, Salve Regina finally cracked the scoreboard with two runs in the sixth inning. Smith gave the Seahawks a 1-0 lead when he drove home Kelly with a bases-loaded RBI single, while Dacey plated the second run on a fielder’s choice.

Endicott cut the deficit to 2-1 in the eighth, but Jepsen stranded the tying run at third with a strikeout to end the inning. The Gulls also put the tying run at second base in the ninth, although Jepsen squandered the scoring threat once again, this time with back-to-back strikeouts.


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University to award six doctorates during Commencement
salvetoday Posted On May 12, 2016


Pictured: Salve Regina’s 2015 doctoral candidates

Salve Regina will award doctorates in humanities to six candidates during the 66th Commencement ceremony Sunday, May 15. The doctoral program provides an interdisciplinary investigation of the question: “What does it mean to be human in an age of advanced technology?”

Fully accredited in 1994, the program was developed to integrate philosophical and humane insights into the educational process while addressing current and anticipated technological challenges.

The candidates and their dissertation titles are:

  • Fred Abong: “Bringing Back the Magic: Philosophical Temperaments and the Entwined, Embodied, and Enchanted Self”
  • Mary Keator: “Re-appropriating the Ancient Monastic Practice of Lectio Divina: A Contemplative Pedagogical Method of Inquiry to Experience Wisdom Embedded in the Humanities”
  • Marc Gerard Levasseur: “Classical-Christian Friendship Operating in Western Literature: Oral Traditions to the Apex of Print Culture”
  • Laura Anne Macaluso: “Art for the Elm City: Public Art in New Haven, Connecticut”
  • Paul A. Povlock: “Environmental Ethics and the Electric Power Grid: A Case for Technological Momentum”
  • Kirsti Svendsen: “Relationships Between Measures of Human/Moral Development, Happiness and the Technology Driven, Centralized Way of Being”

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Athletics
Softball team wins conference championship
salvetoday Posted On May 9, 2016


The pitching tandem of Nicole Parry ’16 and Kelsey Boarman ’17 combined for their second straight shutout as the Seahawks captured the Commonwealth Coast Conference softball championship with a 2-0 win against Roger Williams University on Saturday, May 7.

Salve Regina (24-16; 14-4 CCC) entered the postseason as the No. 3 seed and went undefeated in four games. This is the fifth conference title for the Seahawks, who earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III softball championship for the first time in program history.

Second baseman Francesca Galeazzi ’18 led off the bottom of the first inning with a single over third base, and left fielder Lindsey Florent ’19 beat out a bunt single. After a fielder’s choice removed Galeazzi from the base paths, Kara O’Riley ’17 grounded out to put Seahawk runners on second and third. A wild pitch from Roger Williams’ starter allowed Florent to score the first run from third.

Salve Regina also had base hits from the first two batters in the second inning – Lexi Soucie ’17 and Genevieve Benoit ’16 – but no advancement beyond second base.

Parry started the game and gave up just two hits over three innings, stranding both runners, and Boarman inherited the 1-0 lead when she started to work the top of the fourth.

Salve Regina added an insurance run in the bottom of the fourth, with Benoit lining a one-out triple to right field. Melissa Figueiredo ’16 pinch ran for her classmate and scored the second run on an RBI single to left field by Megan Guest ’19.

Pitching and defense finished the job for Salve Regina, as Boarman induced three straight groundouts in the final inning.

The Seahawks will learn their spot in the NCAAs during a selection show on Monday, May 9.


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Athletics
Nine baseball players earn conference honors
salvetoday Posted On May 9, 2016


Nine baseball players were recently named to the Commonwealth Coast Conference all-conference team: Tristan Dacey ’19, Colton Eremian ’19, Sean Healy ’17, Ryan Kelly ’16, John Militano ’18, Alex Perry ’18, Cory Poplawski ’17, Zack Smith ’19 and Christian Vargas ’18.

A first team designated hitter, Dacey shared the league lead in home runs (6) heading into the postseason, and was second on the team with 35 RBI.

A third team third baseman, Eremian had four home runs, 61 total bases and a .555 slugging percentage during the regular season.

A third team reliever, Healy made nine appearances on the season (10.2 innings), striking out 12 batters and earning three saves.

A first team outfielder, Kelly is the Seahawk record holder in at bats (563), runs scored (190), triples (19) and times hit by a pitch (69). Heading into the postseason, the two-year captain was tied for third in the league in home runs (4) and second in stolen bases (18), and his 47 runs scored led all conference players.

A third team second baseman, Militano led the league in stolen bases (25) and was tied for second in runs scored with 43.

A second team first baseman, Perry hit three triples and 16 doubles in the regular season. He also scored 35 runs and ranked second in the league in RBI (40).

A third team pitcher, Poplawski started six and completed five games for a 3-3 won-loss record while posting a 2.84 ERA. In four conference starts, he had a 2.77 ERA and 10.38 strikeouts per game.

A first team outfielder, Smith played both corner positions. He had the most base hits (56) of any Seahawk and ranked third on team with 34 RBI. Smith added a dozen doubles, a triple and two home runs on the season.

A third team catcher, Vargas caught 31 games this season and upped his batting average to a steady .300 on the season. He had 20 assists and threw out four attempted stolen bases.

Salve Regina finished as the No. 4 seed in the regular season. The Seahawks will continue their bid for the tournament championship at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 against a TBD opponent.


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Salve Regina names nursing department to honor Rodgers family
salvetoday Posted On May 6, 2016


The Rodgers Family Department of Nursing was officially dedicated May 5 by Salve Regina’s Board of Trustees to honor the passion of their longtime fellow trustee, the late Thomas A. Rodgers III, and to pay tribute to the multi-generational support of the entire Rodgers family.

The action was taken on the eve of National Nurses Day during a private campus ceremony attended by the Salve Regina community and members of the Rodgers family.

Rodgers (1945-2015), who had a deep interest in health care, nursing and education, was to receive an honorary degree during Salve Regina’s 66th Commencement May 15, an award that will be presented posthumously to his family. His father, Thomas A. Rodgers Jr. (1914-2006), the founder of Globe Manufacturing Co. in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1945 and the original developer of Newport’s Goat Island, was also a longtime Salve Regina board member and friend who first joined the University’s President’s Council for Development in 1977. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1998.

“Over many years – from generation to generation – the vision and leadership of the Rodgers family has empowered our academic community to continue its tradition of excellence in nursing education,” said President Jane Gerety, RSM. “We know Tom would be proud to have his family’s name attached to a program striving to develop nursing graduates who are the most highly skilled and Mercy filled caregivers in all the communities in which they serve.”

The Rodgers family has worked closely with three Salve Regina presidents, all Religious Sisters of Mercy: Sister Lucille McKillop, Sister M. Therese Antone and Sister Jane Gerety. Across three generations and four decades, their family’s commitment through friendship, service and leadership has helped advance the University in myriad ways, including the construction of a recreation center, the creation of an arts center, the building of a chapel and the establishment of a graduate program in nursing – the Doctor of Nursing Practice.

“My family’s relationship with Salve Regina University has been built on the dual interests of advancing education and health care,” said Sarah Rodgers McNeill, daughter of Thomas A. Rodgers III. “My grandfather believed that a strong university system benefited every student. And my father’s contributions to the nursing program helped create a graduate program that previously didn’t exist. I’m proud to represent my family’s commitment to Salve Regina University, which my grandfather and father so willingly supported.”

Salve Regina’s undergraduate nursing program, which accepted its first class of students during the 1947-1948 academic year, is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The baccalaureate degree program offers two plans of study – the pre-licensure track and the degree completion track. At the graduate level, the University offers the Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN-DNP) terminal degree, which was established in 2014.

In fall 2016, the Rodgers Family Department of Nursing will relocate to the second floor of a new 23,000-square-foot addition to the O’Hare Academic Center, part of the University’s $27.8 million renovation and expansion project. The increased space will feature new classrooms, offices, common learning areas and an enlarged nursing simulation laboratory.

In the 2015-2016 academic year, 322 students enrolled in the University’s traditional pre-licensure undergraduate program and 145 licensed nurse professionals enrolled in its RN-to-BS program, each representing the largest undergraduate nursing enrollments in Salve Regina’s history. For 2016-2017, more than 1,000 students applied to fill about 80 available nursing spots, making it the University’s most competitive academic program.

“The Rodgers family has demonstrated its belief in higher education and is helping to move our mission forward,” said Dr. Eileen Gray, associate professor and chairwoman of the Rodgers Family Department of Nursing. “It is clear that Tom III saw the value of advancing nursing education. His vision and leadership, along with the Rodgers family’s steadfast commitment, communicates to our students and faculty that someone believes in them, someone they might not even know. And that’s powerful.”

According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, nursing school enrollment is not growing fast enough to meet the projected demand for both RN and Advanced Practice Nursing services. There is growing pressure to balance quality and cost, causing health planners to rely increasingly on nurse practitioners as the providers of choice for a range of front-line health services.

“We cannot stop time, the Baby Boomers continue to age,” Gray said. “By 2030, 20 percent of U.S. residents will be older than 65. At the same time, the need for RNs will increase by 19 percent. The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a shortage of 20,400 primary care physicians in 2020, and other experts, too, have projected a large shortfall in the coming years.

“Studies show that NPs can manage 80-90 percent of care provided by primary care physicians,” Gray said. “In addition, substantial research shows that primary care outcomes are comparable between patients served by NPs and patients served by physicians.”


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