To mark its 50th
Anniversary, Roger Williams will host several
special event programs throughout the year.
These special programs are major
celebrations and multi-day events that are sure
to be some of the most celebrated events that
the University has had
to date.
Select a program to view its information
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:
Thursday, Feb. 23
Celebration launch in our first
home, Providence, R.I.
Governor Don Carcieri will be on hand to declare
Friday, Feb. 24, Roger Williams University Day!
President Nirschel will unveil the anniversary
logo and share some of our unique history.
Friday, Feb. 24
The celebration will return
to campus with Blue & Gold Day. Show your
spirit by wearing the University colors or gear!
Friday morning, faculty and staff are invited
to a “Coffeehouse” in the Mary Tefft
White Cultural Center for the official launch
of the 50th Anniversary Celebration Website. President
Nirschel will share the exciting initiatives special
to the 50th, like the Little Roger contest and
the Presidential Medallion Recognition Program.
Students are invited to Rockin’ Roger’s,
a ’50s Diner in the Campus Recreation Center
Field House, complete with foods, decor and music
from the 1950s, prizes, contests and fun!
2006 Macro Conference
“Water Management”
April 20-21
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”
The Center is inspired by the work of Frank
Davidson, best known as co-founder of the English
Channel Tunnel Study Group in the 1950's, and
participant in large scale undertakings from the
US Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's and
1940's, to MIT's Macro-Engineering Research Group
from the 1970's to the 1990's
Homecoming & Family Weekend 2006
October 20-22, 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.
50th Anniversary Gala
Saturday, October 21
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.
Other Gala Information:
University Employees:
The 50th Anniversary Gala Committee is
pleased to announce that payroll deductions will
be accepted for the purchase of Gala tickets.
To utilize payroll deduction, download
the Gala Payroll Deduction Form,
fill it out and return the completed it along
with your R.S.V.P. in the response envelope provided
with your Gala invitation.
Elizabeth I: Ruler & Legend Exhibition
October 25 - November 30
Location: 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.
Saturday, 10/21
Exhibition Preview for Homecoming
Location: 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.
Wednesday, 10/25
Exhibition Keynote Lecture
Location: Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences
-- Room 157
Time: 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, 10/25
Exhibition Official Opening
Location: Library -- Mary Tefft White Center
Time: 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, 10/29
Alive Arts! – Musical Workshop & Performance
with Renaissonics
Location: 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.
Tuesday, 11/7
Exhibition Featured Lecture
Location: Library -- Mary Tefft White Cultural
Center
Time: 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, 11/16
“Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words”
Location: Library -- Mary Tefft White Cultural
Center
Time: 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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