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Salve Regina’s ranking among the best institutions of higher education in the United States climbed nine places from the previous year in an annual survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report.

 In the 2019 edition of U.S. News’ Best College rankings, Salve Regina was ranked 28th among Regional Universities – North, which includes colleges and universities in New England, New York and the Mid-Atlantic states. Additionally, the University ranked 13th in the magazine’s “Best Colleges for Veterans” category and 42nd in its “Best Value Schools” category.

 According to the magazine’s methodology, regional colleges and universities offer a broad scope of undergraduate and some master’s degrees, with fewer than half of those degrees granted in liberal arts disciplines. Salve Regina also offers a doctoral program in the humanities, nursing and a fully online doctoral program in international relations.

 A “Best College for Veterans,” Salve Regina is certified for the GI Bill, participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program and has consistently enrolled a minimum of 20 veterans and active service members.

To determine which colleges and universities offer the best value for students, U.S. News takes into account both academic quality and cost of attendance for a student who received the average level of need-based financial aid. The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the U.S. News ranking. 

U.S. News annually rates more than 1,800 colleges and universities on 16 indicators of academic excellence including first-year student retention, graduation rates and the strength of the faculty. This year, the methodology expanded to take into account additional social mobility indicators. 

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Christophe Sauerwein, academic director for The International Conference on Addiction and Associated Disorders, and Dr. Philippe Wuyts, a psychiatrist with expertise in anxiety, depression and burnout, will present back-to-back lectures on these critical health topics when they visit Salve Regina on Wednesday, Sept. 12.

Both experts will present their lectures – free and open to the public through the support of the Gruben Charitable Foundation – beginning at 5 p.m. in the DiStefano Lecture Hall. Those interested in attending are asked to register at salve.edu/addiction.

Christophe Sauerwein: “Who says I’m an addict?”

Sauerwein, a psychotherapist based in London, will share what is known and not yet known about addiction, challenging pre-conceived ideas and reviewing avenues to help those experiencing pain and struggle. He will explore the origins of the disease of addiction and explain how it develops progressively, always manifesting itself in multi-faceted ways – some obvious and some hidden. He will also focus his talk on how the disease affects upper social classes with specific traits and symptoms, and how it is actually more difficult to help individuals from this social background to get the help they deserve.

Sauerwein holds an MBA and MSc in psychology, with a practice that specializes in the treatment of childhood traumatic experiences and complex multiple addictive disorders. He has conducted several clinical studies highlighting their links. He is one of the few French therapists to have culturally transposed Anglo-Saxon therapeutic models.

Dr. Philippe Wuyts: “The Rise of Burnout”

Wuyts will look into the reasons for the current increase in “burnout syndrome” on a global level, linking the tenets of globalization, automation and technology in modern society as contributing factors to the rise of burnout pathology. He will review statistics on the syndrome and discuss its complex psychopathology and development over time. With the audience, he will also examine how chronic stress leads to the emergence of symptoms and, eventually, burnout, which can manifest itself as compassion fatigue syndrome and major depressive disorder.

Wuyts obtained his M.D. from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. He trained in general adult psychiatry at the University Psychiatric Center at Leuven and at King’s College, London. He also holds an MBA from EDHEC Business School, France. He is currently active in his private practice in Paris where he works predominantly with the international population of expats, students and diplomats.

Based in New England, The Gruben Charitable Charitable Foundation’s mission is to preserve, improve and rehabilitate the health of people and the places in which they live. The foundation’s trustee and executive director, Diana Oehrli, is the daughter of Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince of Newport, who together with her children, including sons Guillaume and Regis de Ramel, established The Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute with a transformational gift from The Frederick Henry Prince 1932 Trust.

The Gruben Charitable Foundation recently gave $184,000 to the Lifespan Addiction Recovery Center’s Family Education and Support Program at Rhode Island Hospital. Developed specifically for family and friends of individuals struggling with opioid use disorder, the program employs a dual-pronged approach. Patients and their loved ones together attend a weekly group session, learning about addiction, recovery, treatment, and interpersonal dynamics. Separately, family and friends are also provided a group forum to share their experiences and the challenges of supporting someone in recovery.

“My family’s historical philanthropy has always centered on health, so focusing on addiction keeps with that tradition,” Oehrli says. “Addiction is a painful, chronic disease and I truly believe educating the family is key to helping people get better and halting addiction’s spread to future generations. There is an incredible need to provide comprehensive treatment, and I believe Rhode Island Hospital and Lifespan have begun to create a model for addiction recovery medical centers across our country.”

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An upcoming roundtable discussion moderated by philosophy faculty Dr. Peter Colosi and Dr. Craig Condella will focus on capital punishment in America.

Last month, Pope Francis declared capital punishment to be an attack on human dignity and called for a worldwide ban of the practice. Two weeks later, the opioid fentanyl was used to put a Nebraska man to death in the state’s first execution in 20 years.

In the wake of Sister Helen Prejean’s Convocation address, participants will consider the place of the death penalty today. Should there be a federal ban, or is it better left to each state? Does it violate human dignity or uphold it? Does it make for a safer society or one more prone to violence? How does the pope’s statement relate to previous papal statements on the death penalty?

The roundtable will be held at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11 in the O’Hare Academic Building, Room 242. Sponsored by the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, roundtable discussions are open to Salve Regina students, faculty and staff. The Pell Center provides a free lunch.

As space is limited, those interested in attending should RSVP to (401) 341-2927 or pellcenter@salve.edu.

 

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