| What do Rockin’ Roger’s
Diner, WaterFire, the Elizabethan Conference and
50th Anniversary Gala have in common? They are
all highlights of this year’s celebration!
The 50th Anniversary Commission has developed
a variety of fun and exciting events and programs
to celebrate throughout the year. Check this website
often for the most up-to-date list of events and
ways you can get involved.
Select a month
February
Feb. 1 – March 15, 2006
The 6th Annual Professor John Howard Birss, Jr.
Memorial Lecture and Exhibition
“A Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of
‘The Good Earth’ by Pearl S. Buck”
Lecture: 4:00 p.m., CAS 157
Exhibition: Main Library
Dr. Peter Conn, the Andrea Mitchell Term Chair
in English at the University of Pennsylvania,
delivered the lecture “‘The Good Earth’
and American Culture, or Who’s Afraid of
Pearl S. Buck?” on Feb. 15. An exhibition
celebrating the 75th anniversary of “The
Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck is on display
is on display in the main library. Free and open
to the public.
February 23-24
50th Anniversary Celebration Kick-off Weekend
Join the fun as Roger Williams University begins
our 50th Anniversary Celebration! Highlights of
the Kick-Off Weekend include the celebration's
launch in Providence, Rhode Island, Blue &
Gold Day, a faculty and staff "Coffeehouse"
and Rockin' Roger's '50s Diner'.
For more information on this event as well as
to download any brochures or programs, see the
Special Programs section.
March
Wednesday, March 8
Spring Sports Pep Rally*
7:00 p.m.
Spring Sports Pep Rally – "Passing
the Torch to Spring Sports '06"
Come out and show your Hawk Pride! Games, prizes
and lots of fun will be had at this fantastic
program. Come support your Spring Sports at the
Olympic Pep Rally.
See the teams for the Spring Sports and have
a chance to win a TV, I-Pod or $10,000! Don’t
miss the unveiling of the 50th Anniversary athletic
apparel and new banners for the Campus Recreation
Center. Hope to see you there.
*Little Roger Event
April
April 4, 2006
Civil Discourse: David Trimble - War, Peace and
Security in the Modern World
Campus Recreation Center Gymnasium
5:00 PM
Northern Ireland, 1995: Hardline Protestant leader
David Trimble leads a hostile parade of Ulstermen
through a Catholic neighborhood in Belfast.
Yet only three years later in 1998, David Trimble
accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering a
peace pact between Protestants and Catholics in
the war-torn region. What were the internal and
external forces that propelled him onto the path
to peace?
For more information: http://civildiscourse.rwu.edu/lectureseries
April 13, 2006
Microbiology in
Biotechnology: past, present and future
Roger Williams University will host the symposium
“Microbiology in Biotechnology: past, present
and future” on April 13, 2006 as one of
the events to celebrate its 50th Anniversary.
Dr. Avelina Espinosa, from the Department of Biology,
is organizing this day-long meeting.
World known speakers will discuss their expertise
on topics such as vaccines for aquaculture and
human health, genetic improvement in agriculture
and bioremediation. Professor Lynn Margulis, the
Keynote speaker, will talk about the natural history
of Anthrax. Margulis is a member of the National
Academy of Sciences and recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Science (1999). The symposium will include
a student poster competition.
Program
Flyer (PDF)
April. 20 – 21,
2006
2006 Macro Conference “Water Management”
Roger Williams University Center for Macro Projects
and Diplomacy
Roger Williams University Center for Macro Projects
and Diplomacy
The Center for Macro Projects and Diplomacy fosters
the interdisciplinary formulation, design, demonstration
and debate of large scale project proposals that
can contribute to human progress through the improvement
of world habitat.
With invited leaders, faculty and students concentrating
on clearly-defined issues of importance to the
world community -- land, water, energy, food supplies,
transportation, environment, housing, education,
health, and heritage -- the Center annually will
follow through on steps needed to design, display,
debate, evaluate, test, and in appropriate cases,
deploy undertakings of relevance and urgency.
This year’s topic will be “water management”
For more information on this event as well as
to download any brochures or programs, see the
Special Programs section.
May
Saturday, May 20
Undergraduate Commencement
Commencement will be bigger than ever this year,
as we welcome back graduates from each of the
last 50 classes to participate in the ceremony.
We also will recognize our “Heritage Faculty”
who have been with Roger Williams since the good
old days to thank them for their many years of
service. The “Heritage Faculty” will
be announced in April.
A special commemorative postcard and U.S. Postmark
to mark the occasion will be available.
August
Thursday, Aug. 17, 5:00 PM
Take us out to the ballpark…. An Evening
of Food, Baseball and Friends!
Spend a night at McCoy Stadium with the Pawtucket
Red Sox. Join Roger Williams University and cheer
on the Paw Sox as they play the Scranton Red Barons.
University faculty, staff, students, alumni and
friends are invited to enjoy the ballgame with
a pre-game BBQ at 5:00 PM and the game at 7:00
PM.
Tickets may be purchased
online or by going to the Office of Special
Events and Conference located in the Campus Recreation
Center.
Monday, Aug. 28
Community Connections
Alumni from across the country are encouraged
to join in the University’s largest community
service project ever!
September
September 9
Roger Williams University
night at Waterfire
Roger Williams University is proud to sponsor
this year’s season of WaterFires located
in Providence, RI. Barnaby Evans’ award
winning fire sculpture installation on the three
rivers in downtown Providence, has been praised
by Rhode Island residents and international visitors
alike as a powerful work of art and a moving symbol
of Providence’s renaissance. Please join
us to enjoy this memorable experience of fire,
art, and music under the open skies of Rhode Island’s
capital city.
Members of the RWU community and friends will
take part in the lighting of the fire and will
host special activities that evening to celebrate
our 50th anniversary. Look for the RWU banners
and stop in to our gathering under the tent!
October
October
20-22
Homecoming & Family Weekend 2006
Students, families, alumni,
and friends are invited to campus for this traditional
weekend. Highlights of the weekend include Casino
Night, Midnight Madness, BBQ lunch, athletic events,
coronation, keynote speaker, Homecoming Ball,
and the Student Affairs Brunch.
There will be additional activities throughout
the weekend to mark our anniversary. Of special
note in the dedication of the 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Garden designed by students in the
School of Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation,
on Saturday, October 21.
For more information on this event as well as
to download any brochures or programs, see the
Special Programs section.
Saturday, October 21
50th Anniversary Gala
An elegant evening at the MarbleHouse, one of
Newport, RI’s most beautiful historic mansions,
is the perfect way to celebrate our 50th anniversary
in style. RWU faculty, staff, students, alums
and friends of the University are invited to this
black-tie affair to dine, dance and celebrate
50 wonderful years. This event promises to be
one of the most special of the year’s celebration.
For more information on this event as well as
to download any brochures or programs, see the
Special Programs section.
Saturday, October 21
Exhibition Preview for Homecoming
Library – Mary Tefft White Cultural Center
The RWU Library will offer a preview of the
Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend exhibition specifically
for alumni, parents and students as part of the
Homecoming festivities.
October 25 – November
30
Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend Exhibition
Library -- Mary Tefft White Cultural Center
The RWU Library is one of 40 libraries across
the country chosen to host this exhibition commemorating
the 400th anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth
I of England. This traveling exhibition is composed
of digitally reproduced images of Elizabethan
portraits, paintings, maps and artifacts.
It encourages audiences not only to reacquaint
themselves with the Queen, but also to become
more familiar with the historical and cultural
forces that shaped her personality and her time,
and to examine the mixture of history and legend
that continues to surround her today. The exhibition
is sponsored by the American Library Association
in partnership with the Newberry Library of Chicago
and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information on this event as well as
to download any brochures or programs, see the
Special Programs section.
Wednesday, October
25
Exhibition Keynote Lecture
Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences -- Room
157
5:00-6:00 PM
Carole Levin, Willa Cather Professor of History
at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Senior
Historical Consultant for this exhibition, will
deliver a lecture entitled “Princess Elizabeth
Travels across Her Kingdom in Life, in Text, and
On Stage.” Dr. Levin has written extensively
about Elizabeth I, including the well renowned
Heart and Stomach of a King: Elizabeth I and the
Politics of Sex and Power. She is a captivating
speaker who is passionate about all things Elizabethan.
Wednesday, October 25
Exhibition Official Opening
Library -- Mary Tefft White Center
6:00-7:00 PM
The official opening will be celebrated with
a brief summary of the highlights of the exhibition
followed by a reception sponsored by the Elizabethan
Society and the Library. Elizabethan music and
light faire will be provided.
Sunday, October 29
Alive Arts! – Musical Workshop & Performance
with Renaissonics
Performing Arts Center
Workshop Time: 11:00 AM
Performance Time: 2:30 PM
Take a step back in time as Renaissonics delivers
a lively performance of the music of Elizabeth’s
court, theater music of the Shakespearean stage,
and popular songs of the city, court and countryside.
Renaissonics features John Tyson with his band
of talented musicians playing lute, recorders,
harpsichord, pipe and tabor, harp, violins, ‘cello
and percussion. This popular band from Cambridge
is sure to deliver a historically accurate and
rousing evening of entertainment.
November
Tuesday, November 7
Exhibition Featured Lecture
Library -- Mary Tefft White Cultural Center
5:00-6:00 PM
Clark Hulse is Professor of English and Art
History and Dean of the Graduate College at the
University of Illinois at Chicago as well as the
Curator for the Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend
exhibition and author of the exhibition catalog.
Dr. Hulse is a most engaging speaker with infectious
enthusiasm for his discipline. His presentation,
entitled “The Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend
Exhibition,” will provide an account of
the design of the exhibition as well as fascinating
details about the featured images.
Thursday, November 16
“Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words”
Library -- Mary Tefft White Cultural Center
5:00-6:00 PM
Spend an evening with Elizabeth I as Marilyn
Meardon delivers a stunning performance as the
Virgin Queen. Ms. Meardon created this role as
Elizabeth Tudor through an invitation from the
Women Writers Project at Brown University and
with support from the Rhode Island Committee for
the Humanities.
Dressed in Tudor costume and using speeches,
prayers, poetry and letters of Elizabeth I, Ms.
Meardon will provide a performance that truly
brings the Queen’s words to life.
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