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RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2016
Nursing wing Counseling Center starts grand opening LGBTQ support group ceremony TAYLOR DAME
the nursing wing.
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small crowd gathered Friday to see the grand opening of RIC’s new School of Nursing wing. A ribboncutting ceremony was held to commemorate the opening at 1 p.m. and was attended by notable guests such as Governor Gina Raimondo, Congressman David Cicilline and House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello. Rhode Island College President Frank Sanchez began by thanking those present, then went on to talk about the quality of RIC’s nursing program, which he cited as being “#10 in the nation.” Congressman Cicilline reiterated this point, and Governor Raimondo reiterated highlighted the wealth of new technology which has been added to
Barbara Cottam, the Chair of the Rhode Island Board of Education, described the nursing program as an investment for students, which “provides an opportunity to discover, create, and train.” She went on to say that John Fogarty would be pleased with all that RIC’s nursing program has achieved. The 9,190-squarefoot wing, which cost $6.3 million, houses a simulation lab and a human patient simulator lab, which contains a lifelike mannequin designed to mimic a real patient. The lobby also features a spacious lounge in which students can socialize between classes and while studying. During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dean of Nursing Jane Williams said the funding dedicated to the wing was “money well spent.”
RIC hosts panel of political speechwriters
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he Counseling Center is cutting the ribbon on a new group for LGBTQ people to talk and get support. This group’s launch has been spearheaded by counselor Julia Kamenetsky to help fill the gaps left by the absence of other LGBTQ groups on campus. Kamenetsky is new to Rhode Island College, marking her one-year RIC anniversary in April of 2017. She has run a support and empowerment group at another counseling center and says that she has “always enjoyed working with the LGBTQ community.”
When she came to campus, she polled her colleagues and RIC community members about the potential need for such a group, and everyone agreed, especially now that Helping Others Promote Equality (HOPE) is no longer on active on campus.
This confidential support group will meet in the Counseling Center and serve as a “safe space for people to talk about issues related to their identities.”
did say that their was a possibility for others to be included, as long as members of the group to have input. “The way I am hoping to do it is that any student interested in it; I am going to ask them if they want it to be open to allies as well.”
In order to keep everyone
For more information, visit the Counseling Center in Craig-Lee room 130, or call 456-8094 to book an appointment. The Counseling Center also
LGBTQ Support and Empowerment Group
RIC students who identify as bisexual, gay, gender-variant, lesbian, queer, transgender, and as any other sexual identity minority or gender identity minority: a support and empowerment group is starting at the Counseling Center.
If you are interested in taking part in this, or want more information, please contact the Counseling Center at 4568094, or stop by Craig-Lee, 130 to set up an appointment.
The group is not open to everyone. Kamenetsky says that it is “specifically for folks who identify as a sexual minority or gender minority.” However, she
confidential, the group will not be doing LGBTQ advocacy outside of the Counseling Center, but if members wish to do so, they can. Additionally, the Counseling Center supports Student Community
speechwriter—Sarada Peri, will speak on the process of producing political dialogue, and all the intricacies of their processes.
as well as press secretary for former Congressman Anthony Weiner, will be in attendance hopefully with plenty of stories.
Among them, NASA’s senior advisor for thier Office of Communications, Steve Rabin, who was the senior speech writer for Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley
Government President Jose Rosario’s goal of getting an LGBTQ coordinator on campus to assist in aiding that community at RIC.
The accomplished Sarada Peri, Special Assistant and Senior Presidential Speechwriter for President Obama, Principle at a speechwriting and strategy
hosts a Meditation and Mindfulness group, which is open to anyone (including students, faculty or staff) who wants a quiet place to practice meditation.
firm, former member of the Democratic Conventions speechwriting team & former adjunct professor at the American University School of Public Affairs, will speak on writing everything from op-eds to communications strategies for CEO’s, nonprofit leaders, and our Commander-In-Chief.
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