Education & Employment – at the Colleges

Brown University

Discussion: Former Sen. Lincoln Chafee and the Bolivian, Ecuadorian, and Venezuelan ambassadors to the United States will participate in a roundtable discussion this week on the dramatic political changes that have swept through the Andean Region. The event takes place on Tuesday, at 7 p.m. at the Salomon Center, Room 001, on the College Green. Details are available at www.watsoninstitute.org/clas.

Bryant University

Health-care lecture: Michael Fine, M.D., who calls the U.S. health-care model a “wealth-extraction system, not a health-care system,” will speak on Monday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. in Stepan Grand Hall of the Bello Center.

His lecture will be followed by a response from heath care economist Sam Mirmirani, of the university, and a question-and- answer session. The lecture is sponsored by the university’s departments of economics, history and social sciences, and the office of academic affairs.

Community College of Rhode Island

Observatory open to public: The public is invited to explore the cosmos at the Margaret M. Jacoby Observatory on the Knight Campus in Warwick from 6 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Guided by assistant Prof. Brendan Britton of the physics department, visitors can view the moon and other nighttime objects in the winter sky through the college’s 14-inch reflective telescope. There is no admission fee. The observatory is not heated, so remember to dress for the weather. Cloudy or rainy skies will cancel the event; call (401) 825-2212 for updates.

Kids’ College: This February vacation, children ages 8 to 12 can design jewelry, create their own story book, build a rocket, make unique crafts, learn Chinese and much more at Community College of Rhode Island’s Kids’ College.

Students can register for one or two 90-minute classes that meet each morning Monday through Friday from Feb. 18 to 22 at the William M. Davies Career & Technical School in Lincoln. Each weeklong course costs $65 plus a $5 registration fee. For full course descriptions, view the brochure online at http://www.ccri.edu/ lifelong/pdfs/kidscollegevacation.pdf. Call (401) 825-2003 for registration information.

Johnson & Wales University

Open House: The university will hold an open house for all colleges on Saturday.

The open house for prospective business, hospitality and technology students will be held at the Downcity Campus starting with registration at 10 a.m. The College of Culinary Arts Open House will take place at the Harborside Campus located at 265 Harborside Blvd. starting with registration at 10 a.m. Prospective students and their families have an admissions and faculty presentation followed by a campus tour.

The Open House at both locations starts promptly at 11. Program length is approximately 3 hours. For additional information and directions, call 1-401-JWU-1000 or 1-800-DIAL-JWU.

Officer honored for volunteer service: Campus Safety & Security Capt. Jim Beauvais was presented with the MacColl Field YMCA’s Spirit Award for his volunteer service at a Jan. 30 ceremony at the Pawtucket Country Club.

For the past five years, he has been a Water Babies instructor, teaching children from 6 months to 36 months how to swim. Beauvais has been with the JWU Campus Safety & Security Office for 15 years.

New England Institute of Technology

Certification test: Christopher Bannister, chairman of the Automotive Technology Department, reminds all automotive and collision repair technicians that the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) will hold ASE Certification and Recertification tests in May. The registration deadline is March 31. Technicians interested in taking the tests on May 8, 13, or 15, may register online at www.ASE.com.

Spring registration: The college will hold Spring 2008 Registration Day on Sunday, March 16, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call (401) 467-7744 or 1-800-736-7744.

Providence College

Production: The department of theater, dance and film will present the student-directed project, The Underpants, today, at 2 p.m. in the Bowab Studio Theatre of the Smith Center for the Arts. Adapted by Steve Martin and directed by junior theatre major Craig Schutz, the play takes a humorous look at the serious question of society’s standards and expectations of behavior.

Tickets are $5 and are general admission. To purchase tickets, visit the box office at the main entrance of the Smith Center Monday through Friday, 1:30 to 5 p.m. and 1 hour before performances or purchase over the phone with a credit card by calling (401) 865- 2218.

Panel presentation: The education department’s diversity advisory group will sponsor the interactive panel presentation, “Immigration: Policies, Practices, and Outcomes,” on Tuesday, at 7 p.m. in Moore Hall I on campus. Dr. Peter Margulies, professor of law, will discuss the impact of immigration policy on children, families, and communities, with an overview of current policies and practices.

Panelists will include individuals who work with children and families in community- and school-based settings. Sponsored with financing provided by Project RITER, a teacher quality enhancement grant, this event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Laurie Grupp at lgrupp@providence.edu.

Lecture: The Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies will sponsor the lecture, “The Rhineland Mystics and the Dominican Mystical Tradition,” by the Rev. Leonard P. Hindsley, professor of modern languages, on Thursday, at 3:30 p.m. in the Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies on campus.

Responding will be the Rev. Thomas D. McGonigle, associate professor of history and director of the Center. For more information, call (401) 865-2870.

Rhode Island College

Art: The “Scholastic Art Exhibition,” featuring the work of students from grades 7 through 12, will be on display at Bannister Gallery today through Feb. 29. An opening reception will be held today from 1 to 5 p.m. Gallery hours during exhibits are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m. The exhibition is closed weekends and holidays. For information, check the Web site at www.ric.edu/Bannister/ or call (401) 456-9765.

Theater: Benefit performances of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play The Vagina Monologues will be staged Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Nazarian Center’s Sapinsely Hall. Proceeds will benefit the Rhode Island Indian Council.

Tickets are $10 for students and $12 for the general public, and can be purchased at the box office. For more information, call the RIC Unity Center at (401) 456-8255.

Roger Williams University

Arts series: Gamelan Galak Tika, Boston’s leading Balinese gamelan group that performs both traditional and modern Balinese music and dance, will bring their lively performance to the University’s Performing Arts Center on Monday, at 8 p.m.

The event is free. The Performing Arts Center is located on the University’s Bristol campus at 1 Old Ferry Rd. For more information about Gamelan Galak Tika, visit www.galaktika.org. For more information about the performance, call the theater box office at (401) 254-3626.

Salve Regina University

Exhibit: “Globalization: The New Perspective on India,” an exhibit by Providence-based photographer David Wells, will be on display in the University Gallery Feb. 20 through March 12. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. The opening reception and the exhibit are free. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call (401) 341-2981.

Lecture: The university’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy is offering a series of public lectures sharing the theme of “Courage to Speak: Voices of Women Who Are Changing the World.” The first lecture in the series, My Story of Genocide: A Reason for Hope, will be presented by Rose Mukankomeje on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. in Bazarsky Lecture Hall, in the O’Hare Academic Center. Those interested in attending the free lecture are asked to RSVP by Feb. 25 to pellcenter@salve.edu or (401) 341-2927.

University of Rhode Island

Discussion: Henry Horenstein, professor of photography at Rhode Island School of Design, will discuss art and education on Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Cherry Auditorium of the Kirk Engineering Building, Upper College Road, Kingston Campus. A reception will follow the lecture. For further information, contact the department of art and art History at (401) 874-5821.

Seminars: URI’s Forensic Spring Seminar Series is under way and includes such topics as SUV rollover accidents, serial killers and Internet security. The talks are held Fridays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Pastore Hall, Room 124, 51 Lower College Rd., Kingston campus.The next seminar, on Feb. 15, features Virginia Maxwell, professor at the University of New Haven, who will discuss glass and soil. Her expertise is in trace evidence where she works with the Connecticut State Crime Lab. For a full schedule, go to http:// www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=4288.

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