August 22, 2018

Welcoming the Class of 2022

Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum '18Hon. — Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum ’18Hon.

Celebrate the start of a new academic year at Providence College. Classes begin on Monday, Aug. 27, with an abbreviated course schedule so that faculty and students may attend Academic Convocation at 3 p.m. in the Peterson Recreation Center. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum ’18Hon., president emerita of Spelman College and author of the landmark book, ”Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria” and Other Conversations About Race.

New professors join PC's faculty

Class of 2022 profile

Curriculum Overview

100% took four years of English
- 43% took at least one year of AP/IB English
99% took four years of mathematics
- 48% took calculus
- 37% took at least one year of AP/IB mathematics
- 67% of math/science majors took calculus
85% took four years of science
- 78% took biology/chemistry/physics with lab
- 37% took at least one year of AP/IB science
93% took four years of history/social science
- 63% took at least one year of AP/IB history
67% took four years of foreign language
- 17% took at least one year of AP/IB foreign language

Co-Curricular Activities

190 participated in student government
40 were class or council presidents
781 participated in community service
877 participated in athletics (varsity)
379 were captains
266 participated in music/art/theater/dance
114 participated in newspaper/radio/yearbook/literary journal

*Information is accurate as of July 1, 2018.

Move In Day and Advice for the Class of 2022

What words of wisdom would you give the newest Friars? Parents and family members shared advice with Providence College’s Class of 2022 as they moved into their new homes-away-from-home in Friartown on Thursday, Aug. 23.

After the Welcome Mass, Fall Orientation began, featuring greetings from many including Men’s Basketball Coach Ed Cooley.

Move-In Day 2018

Class of 2022 students participate in first Joint Day of Service

Students pick up trash outside Robert F. Kennedy Elementary as part of the Joint Day of Service.

Incoming Class of 2022 students representing four programs united to take part in the first Joint Day of Service on Tuesday, Aug. 21.

Three hundred students, including upper-class mentors, cleaned and prepared the classrooms, hallways, and grounds of the nearby Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School for the start of the Providence public school’s academic year.

The students were members of one of four groups: Urban Action, FaithWorks, the Multicultural and First Generation Student Transitions Program, and the International Student Welcome Program. The groups traditionally have conducted their own programming prior to the start of the academic year to ease and enhance the transition to college life but joined for the first time for a community service project.

“We’ve never done anything like this. We decided to coordinate the groups to help students meet and get to know each other better. We also wanted to form a sense of community among them and start building the understanding that this is what the College is about,” said Heidi Fraitzl ’14, campus minister, who coordinates FaithWorks.

In anticipation of the Joint Day of Service, the four groups gathered with student leaders of the New Student Orientation Program for a barbecue on Slavin Lawn on Sunday, Aug. 19.

Following the service day, all the students were invited to dinner and to take part in a series of Olympic-type games on campus.

New academic options offered for PC students

Students who choose PC's new environmental biology major will be able to take classes that include fieldwork. — Students who choose PC’s new environmental biology major will be able to take classes that include fieldwork.

A new major, Environmental Biology, is being offered for the first time to students in the Class of 2022. It is designed to prepare students for graduate studies and careers in research or applied environmental fields, such as environmental consulting. The foundations for the major are ecology, environmental science, evolution, and conservation.

Students work in the Finance Lab. — Students work in the Finance Lab at the Providence College School of Business.

A new minor in Business and Innovation is also available for non-business majors. The minor will introduce concepts and practices in business and innovation, including tools for writing a business plan. It is interdisciplinary, with courses in accountancy, computer science, and art and art history. There are four tracks from which to choose: Organizations and Entrepreneurs, Global Engagement, Applied Science, and Design Thinking.

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Welcoming the Class of 2022

New professors join PC's faculty

Dr. Richard J. Barry IV

Dr. Christopher S. Chambers

Rev. Michael Thomas Davenport, O.P.

Dr. Matteo Di Giovanni

Lawrence V. Jenkins

Dr. Mary Karker

Rev. Humbert Kilanowski, O.P.

Dr. Antonella Mallozzi

Sydnee C. Manley

Dr. Mintzi A. Martinez-Rivera

Rev. Isaac Morales, O.P.

Dr. Mark Pedretti

Dr. Natoschia Scruggs

Dr. John Seiffertt

Dr. Jennifer Swanberg