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Celebrating its 28th year, the Newport Winter Festival features more than 150 events and offers a unique experience combining food, festivities, music and fun for all ages. Salve Regina students are invited to take advantage of special discounts being offered throughout the festival, which will be held Feb. 12-21.

With a valid Salve Regina ID, students can purchase a Winter Festival button for only $7, a discount from the regular price of $10. The button provides discounted admission to all Winter Festival events and is available for purchase at several locations throughout Aquidneck Island.

For a complete schedule of events, visit the Newport Winter Festival website.

Salve Regina students with a valid ID may also receive discounted admission to the following events:

Beatlemania

9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 at the Hyatt Regency on Goat Island, admission $12 with Salve ID

Relive the Beatles revolution with members from “The Cast of Beatlemania.” These four seasoned musicians capture the spirit, look and sound of the Beatles in 29 renditions that take us back to “Yesterday” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” to “Here Comes the Sun” and “Hey Jude.”

Chili Cook-Off

11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Hyatt Regency on Goat Island, admission $7 with Salve ID

Winter heats up as area restaurants and caterers compete to see who has the best chili in town. Bring your appetite, sharpen your taste buds and join in the fun as you choose your favorite chili. A free trolley to the Hyatt will stop at the Gateway Center, Newport Harbor Hotel and the Red Parrot.

Changes in Latitudes

8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Hyatt Regency on Goat Island, admission $12 with Salve ID

Changes in Latitudes is the country’s premier tribute show to the Mayor of Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffet. This nationally acclaimed band travels the country performing such classics as “Come Monday,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise” 
and the Alan Jackson/Jimmy Buffet smash hit “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere.”

Walkin’ The Line

8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Hyatt Regency on Goat Island, admission $12 with Salve ID

Boston’s premiere Top 40 country band brings years of experience opening for country legends like Charlie Daniels, Lorrie Morgan and Travis Tritt. With influences ranging from Miranda Lambert to Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean to Kip Moore, this band is sure to keep you dancing all night.

Students who are interested in completing their language requirement in Spain are encouraged to consider this summer’s short-term study abroad program in Seville, scheduled for June 3-25.

The program will be led by Dr. Linda Crawford, professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Participants will receive six credits, three of which will count toward the language requirement.

An information session about the program will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 in the O’Hare Academic Center, Room 268.

In the mornings, students will study language at an institute in the heart of Seville, blocks from the Cathedral and the Alcazar. In the afternoons, a cultural course led by Crawford will introduce them to the history, art and culture of Spain, with an emphasis on Andalusia.

Students will stay with a Spanish host family, travel to Cordoba to see the world-famous mosque with its stunning double arches, see the Roman ruins at Italica and take optional side trips to Cadiz and other parts of Spain or Portugal.

The cost of the program is $6,800, which includes six credits, housing, three meals per day, visits to local museums and points of interest and airport transfers.

The deadline to submit an application to the Office of International Programs is Friday, Feb. 26. For more information, stop by Thursday’s information session or contact Crawford at crawforl@salve.edu or (401) 341-3146.

Female students interested in learning how to be better, more effective leaders are invited to participate in the prestigious National Education for Women (NEW) leadership program this summer. Along with the Office of Student Affairs, the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy will sponsor up to three women to attend the program.

NEW Leadership New England is a leadership training program designed to educate and empower young women and give them the skills to be part of the next generation of women leaders. NEW Leadership New England will host its annual five-day summer program for undergraduate women June 5-10 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, on the campus of Saint Anselm College.

The program will include workshops for students to actively develop leadership skills such as public speaking and networking, as well as presentations from politically active women throughout New England. Participants will also benefit from faculty-in-residence, a group of women public leaders who serve as mentors for students throughout their stay.

As part of its investment in leadership development, the Pell Center will cover the $650 cost to attend this program for up to three women from Salve Regina.

Students who are interested in applying should complete an application and submit it to Jennifer Jensen, associate dean of students, by Tuesday, March 1. A panel will review applications and select up to three women to put forth to the main applicant pool by the March 13 deadline.

Click here for more information on the program. For questions regarding the application process, contact Jensen at jensenj@salve.edu or (401) 341-2209.