Bryant applies innovation to teaching In an effort to offer alternatives to the traditional teaching model of textbooks and lectures, Bryant University has established the Center of Innovation in Teaching with the aim of creating programming that provides opportunities for more experiential and engaging learning, connecting students with faculty and staff early in their Bryant careers. Other goals include peaking students’ intellectual curiosity, and helping first-year students make the transition to college learning effectively. Trustee Professor of Management Michael A. Roberto, D.B.A. is heading a steering committee consisting of faculty and staff representing both academic and cocurricular facets of the university. “A known predictor of academic success is the establishment of one-on-one relationships with faculty and staff, so the center’s aim is to create experiences from which these relationships are a natural outcome,” says Roberto.
Alumni-Admission Connection
The Character of Success Bryant University Office of Admission 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917 Phone: 401-232-6100 Toll Free: 800-622-7001 admission@bryant.edu admission.bryant.edu
With an initial focus on first-year students, the center plans to launch several different experiments each year. While these may be purely academic, cocurricular aspects are sought as well. One plan calls for a threeday experiential learning experience with no class but which involves small teams of students, faculty, staff and possibly alumni to address or solve some problem or issue.
Each team would be charged with producing an end product – not merely a PowerPoint presentation, as many standard class assignments call for – but a prototype, such as a model, an actual advertisement, etc. The center will also initiate a Dinner & Discourse Series hosted by more than one faculty member in one of their homes. Following the meal, attendees will discuss a major issue/challenge of the day identified and developed earlier by faculty and staff. Another initiative targets faculty members and involves a series of thought-provoking speakers to explore innovative concepts in teaching. The group has already hosted Saul Kaplan, founder of the Business Innovation Factory, an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to enable business model and system level innovation in areas of high social impact including education. Another presenter was Dave Ager, a Harvard sociology professor, who described some of the innovation being applied to teaching at that institution. Based on a curriculum that already involves much real-life learning, this is one of several fronts on which Bryant is now poised to break new ground in teaching and learning.
Join us for…
SUMMER SEND-OFFS Welcome New Students to the Bryant Community
A Newsletter for Members of the Alumni-Admission Connection
Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2011
Please join AAC for another great year! It’s summer again (finally!) and time for our annual AAC membership renewal. The role our AAC members play in Bryant’s recruitment process is priceless. By sharing your student and post-graduation experiences with prospective students and their families, you are providing them with valuable information in their college search process. The time you devote to keeping current on admission, academic, cocurricular and athletic information, attending on- and off-campus events, making phone calls, conducting interviews, and generally being Bryant representatives in your community is appreciated by the students, their families and all of us here on campus. Please look for the 2011-2012 Membership Renewal Form and postage-paid envelope enclosed with this newsletter. If you are able to continue your participation during the upcoming academic year, please indicate at the top of the form. Then review your personal information and make any needed changes. Of course, if work and/or family obligations make it difficult for you to participate, we understand; just check the “Sorry!” box and we’ll remove you from our database. Notice that we are asking your preferred method to receive this newsletter: hard copy via mail or electronically. Please indicate by checking the appropriate box. Also, if we don’t hear from you by July 22, we will assume you are no longer able to participate, and will remove your name from membership. All renewing members will receive an updated 20112012 AAC manual and directory along with the September newsletter.
Northern New Jersey The Bryant Connection is published three times a year, in January, June, and September for the Alumni-Admission Connection members of Bryant University. Send comments on this newsletter or AlumniAdmission Connection activity to Rebecca Eriksen, Senior Assistant Director for Events and Volunteers, Bryant University Office of Admission, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917, 401-232-6957, 800-622-7001 or reriksen@bryant.edu. 4
Wednesday, August 3 Dan Wystepek 401-232-6109
Port Jefferson, New York Wednesday, August 10 Katie McAtee 401-232-6023
Hartford/Springfield Area Wednesday, August 10 Kristy Almeida-Neveu 401-232-6417 · Chris Horn 401-232-6973
Puerto Rico Sunday, August 21 Priscilla Alicea 401-232-6715
Know someone interested in joining AAC? Give them this URL:
www.bryant.edu/aac They can complete the
Online Personal Contact Form and we’ll make them a member before you can say “Bryant Bulldogs.”
Bryant adopts test-optional admission policy After much research and discussion, we are very pleased to announce that Bryant University has adopted a test-optional admission policy beginning with applications submitted in fall 2011, for students entering in fall 2012. As an institution committed to developing the student as a whole, this was a natural progression in our admission process as it gives students more opportunities to demonstrate their strengths and talents. While we recognize that standardized tests accurately measure aptitude for many students, there are many whose talents are not measured by such tests. Students who feel their standardized test scores are not an accurate representation of their academic achievement or talent will now have the option of completing two to three short essay questions in place of submitting their test scores to Bryant. Please share this information with prospective students you meet. You can tell them if they are satisfied with their test scores and believe the scores are indicative of their academic potential, they should submit them with their other credentials. However, if a student has a strong academic record, but does not feel their test results are a good indicator of their academic potential, they can choose not to submit them, and instead, submit answers to several essay questions. The process for students who submit test scores and those who do not will be very similar. The difference is students choosing to apply testoptional will respond to several short essay questions. When students submit their applications to Bryant (using either the Common Application or the Universal College Application and supplements), they will indicate on the supplement if they would like to be considered testoptional. Once Bryant receives the application, students selecting testoptional will be sent a link to the essay questions required to complete the test-optional application. We strongly recommend that students carefully consider this choice; once they have submitted their application, they will be unable to change to the other option. Bryant has a well-rounded and holistic application review. The factors in an admission decision include overall high school academic record, recommendations, co-curricular activities, community involvement, writing ability and other achievements along with personal character and integrity. While the high school transcript will continue to be the most important part of application evaluation, we strongly believe that by allowing the individual student to decide how best to present their academic potential, the test-optional alternative allows us to consider students’ strengths that may be demonstrated in areas other than test scores. More detailed information about the policy and answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found at http://admission.bryant.edu/ testoptional. If a student has any questions about applying testoptional to Bryant, please have them contact the Office of Admission at (800) 622-7001 or admission@bryant.edu, or contact their admission counselor directly.
Ambassador Angle
New College of Business dean
When looking at the unfamiliar, there is nothing like hearing from someone who has been there; we often refer to it as “the voice of experience.” And that is just what you are for our prospective students. Your voices add a dimension to our message that would be missing without you. Even if you do not participate in a specific event or activity, being an advocate in your community is a vital extension of our recruitment effort. So please accept our heartfelt thanks for all you have done in your role as an AAC member.
Michael R. Cooper, Ph.D., most recently the dean of Rutgers Business School, is the new dean of Bryant University's College of Business. Cooper's appointment was effective this May.
Nicole Higginbotham Class of 2011 Major: CIS Minor: Marketing & Psychology
Unlike most students, Nicole was well acquainted with Bryant before she began her college search. The sister of Meghan Hittinbouh{m ’07, she h{d wisiued {nd su{yed owernithu { nvmber of times before she had to think seriously about where she would go to college. Attracted by the positive role Bryant has pl{yed in her sisuer’s c{reer, Nicole {lso knex Bry{nu offers { CIS major along with the opportunity to minor in marketing and psychology. Through her visits she had also learned that she liked Bry{nu’s {umosphere {nd uhovthu uhe size x{s rithu – big enough to offer all she needed but small enough that she would be able to develop significant relationships on campus. An Ambassador for all four years, Nicole has worked in the Admission Events Office since her sophomore year. She has belonged to the Association of Computing Machinery, a club for CIS majors, and participated in Relay for Life. During the spring semester of her junior year, Nicole participated in an internship at FM Global, a leading commercial property insurance company headquartered in Johnston, RI. This experience confirmed her career choice and gave her a postgraduation job goal: to work for FM Global. The company works to protect assets and minimize the potential for losses for its clients worldwide through a unique combination of engineering, underwriting and claims. The company conducts research and deploys on-the-ground engineers to ensure its policies and services directly support risk management processes and objectives. Dvrint her inuernship, Nicole xorked on uhe comp{ny’s Windows 7 deployment, helping employees around the globe convert to Windows 7. She provided training materials for endusers including a database of over 500 videos and articles available company-wide, which were made available in an IT Reference Center. The IT Reference Center allowed users to query training material that was more specific to their company applications than would be available through a public search engine. She also contributed to a manual for trainers worldwide to use with local employees.
Thank you for your help!
"I look forward to the vision Michael Cooper will bring to the University's College of Business," said Vice President for Academic Affairs José-Marie Griffiths. "His distinguished record of success - not only in academia but as a senior executive in the corporate world - will help the University reach the ambitious strategic goals we have set for ourselves in the coming decade."
The spring college fair season saw 12 AAC members representing Bryant at 13 college fairs: Gerry Berard ’80 Steven Cowen ’69 David Crosby ’05 Beth Feresten ’89 Mark Giganti ’88 Brenda Kahler ’00
"Bryant University is on an exciting trajectory. I am honored to have been selected to lead the College of Business, and I look forward to working with Bryant's faculty, administrators, students and alumni to build upon the strong foundation that exists," Cooper said. Cooper, who joined Rutgers Business School (RBS) as dean in May 2007, has 25 years of leadership experience in senior executive positions in international market research, marketing services, management consulting and technology companies.
Stephanie Kirk ’10 James Magee ’88 Kim McGraw ’01 Mike Motschwiller ’88 Wilberte Paul ’07 Dave Suaviso ’96
In February, Ryan Hansen ’08 spoke to prospective transfer students and their families at our Transfer Information Session. Then, Kyle Kadish ’01 spoke to 62 students at our April Bryant 101 information session.
As dean of RBS, Cooper managed faculty and programs across two main campuses (Newark and New Brunswick), three international campuses (Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore), and multiple satellite locations. He initiated new programs that increased the school's success in recruitment and placement of graduates. RBS is recognized as one of the top three business schools in the New York Tri-State Region, and is the highest-ranked business school in New Jersey.
During the last push before the common reply date of May 1, 19 AAC members, along with many faculty members and current Student Ambassadors, called admitted students to offer their congratulations, answer questions, and share their Bryant experiences. They are: Nickie Archambault ’10 Jack Bergersen ’07 Steve Berman ’68 Michael Boyd ’92 Lloyd Cahoon ’66 Michael Connor ’87 Ryan Daley ’08 Joe Emma ’90 Michael Gargiulo ’08 Jeffery Gates ’99
Mark Giganti ’88 Megan Hatt ’99 Wendy Hildreth ’02 Allyson Lagassé ’10 Bruce Reirden ’76 Kristen Soule ’09 Alicia Townsend ’10 Bryan Wojtowicz ’08 Alan Zuckerman ’80
We wrapped up our annual event calendar in May with an Admitted Transfer Student Dinner, attended by Ryan Hansen ’08. Our deep appreciation goes out to all of you.
Mark your calendar for these alumni events!
Other hallmarks of Cooper's leadership at RBS include creation of the Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Center and the Ethics Leadership Institute, and development of corporate relationships with partners around the world. From 1989 to 1999, Cooper served as chair, president and chief executive officer of Opinion Research Corporation (ORC), which he took public on the NASDAQ. Prior to ORC, he was president of Hay Research for Management for 10 years and senior partner of the Hay Group.
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Friday, September 23—Sunday, September 25 Bryant Football vs. Wagner College
(more details in the September Connection)
Saturday, October 22
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Cooper earned a doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology from The Ohio State University. He served as a psychologist in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps from 1972 to 1974.
After what seemed like a long wait during the first part of her senior year, the interview process for a post-graduation position evolved rather quickly and in February, Nicole received the call she had been hoping for. On May 31, she will return to FM Global, this time as a Quality Assurance Specialist. She will be the liaison between project developers and business analysts and will be on track to advance to either of those positions. As a QAS, Nicole will monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency between business analysts, who work with clients on their needs, and developers, who provide the end product.
Soho Spanish Wine Tasting
Dog Park Outing
July 14 · 6:00PM 8:00PM ET Eyeball NYC, 187 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor
August 10 · 6:00PM 8:00PM ET Peters Park, 1277 Washington Street, South End/Boston
WaterFire and Chinese Culture Reception
Rock Cats Baseball and BBQ
July 16 · 7:30PM 9:30PM ET Steeple Street, Providence
August 23 · 6:00PM 8:30PM ET New Britain Rock Cats Stadium at Willow Brook Park
The Hartford Club Patio
Newport International Polo
July 20 · 6:00PM 8:00PM ET The Hartford Club, 46 Prospect Street, Hartford, CT
August 27 · 4:30PM 7:00PM ET Newport International Polo at Glen Farm 715 East Main Road (Route 138), Portsmouth, RI
Check online at www.bryant.edu/alumnievents for all the details, and more events in your area.
Best of luck, Nicole! 3
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Also see SUMMER SEND-OFFS on Page 4.
Ambassador Angle
Bryant applies innovation to teaching
New College of Business dean
In an effort to offer alternatives to the traditional teaching model of textbooks and lectures, Bryant University has established the Center of Innovation in Teaching with the aim of creating programming that provides opportunities for more experiential and engaging learning, connecting students with faculty and staff early in their Bryant careers. Other goals include peaking students’ intellectual curiosity, and helping first-year students make the transition to college learning effectively.
Michael R. Cooper, Ph.D., most recently the dean of Rutgers Business School, is the new dean of Bryant University's College of Business. Cooper's appointment was effective this May.
Nicole Higginbotham Class of 2011 Major: CIS Minor: Marketing & Psychology
Unlike most students, Nicole was well acquainted with Bryant before she began her college search. The sister of Meghan Hittinbouh{m ’07, she h{d wisiued {nd su{yed owernithu { nvmber of times before she had to think seriously about where she would go to college. Attracted by the positive role Bryant has pl{yed in her sisuer’s c{reer, Nicole {lso knex Bry{nu offers { CIS major along with the opportunity to minor in marketing and psychology. Through her visits she had also learned that she liked Bry{nu’s {umosphere {nd uhovthu uhe size x{s rithu – big enough to offer all she needed but small enough that she would be able to develop significant relationships on campus. An Ambassador for all four years, Nicole has worked in the Admission Events Office since her sophomore year. She has belonged to the Association of Computing Machinery, a club for CIS majors, and participated in Relay for Life. During the spring semester of her junior year, Nicole participated in an internship at FM Global, a leading commercial property insurance company headquartered in Johnston, RI. This experience confirmed her career choice and gave her a postgraduation job goal: to work for FM Global. The company works to protect assets and minimize the potential for losses for its clients worldwide through a unique combination of engineering, underwriting and claims. The company conducts research and deploys on-the-ground engineers to ensure its policies and services directly support risk management processes and objectives. Dvrint her inuernship, Nicole xorked on uhe comp{ny’s Windows 7 deployment, helping employees around the globe convert to Windows 7. She provided training materials for endusers including a database of over 500 videos and articles available company-wide, which were made available in an IT Reference Center. The IT Reference Center allowed users to query training material that was more specific to their company applications than would be available through a public search engine. She also contributed to a manual for trainers worldwide to use with local employees.
"I look forward to the vision Michael Cooper will bring to the University's College of Business," said Vice President for Academic Affairs José-Marie Griffiths. "His distinguished record of success - not only in academia but as a senior executive in the corporate world - will help the University reach the ambitious strategic goals we have set for ourselves in the coming decade." "Bryant University is on an exciting trajectory. I am honored to have been selected to lead the College of Business, and I look forward to working with Bryant's faculty, administrators, students and alumni to build upon the strong foundation that exists," Cooper said.
Trustee Professor of Management Michael A. Roberto, D.B.A. is heading a steering committee consisting of faculty and staff representing both academic and cocurricular facets of the university. “A known predictor of academic success is the establishment of one-on-one relationships with faculty and staff, so the center’s aim is to create experiences from which these relationships are a natural outcome,” says Roberto.
Cooper, who joined Rutgers Business School (RBS) as dean in May 2007, has 25 years of leadership experience in senior executive positions in international market research, marketing services, management consulting and technology companies. As dean of RBS, Cooper managed faculty and programs across two main campuses (Newark and New Brunswick), three international campuses (Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore), and multiple satellite locations. He initiated new programs that increased the school's success in recruitment and placement of graduates. RBS is recognized as one of the top three business schools in the New York Tri-State Region, and is the highest-ranked business school in New Jersey. Other hallmarks of Cooper's leadership at RBS include creation of the Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Center and the Ethics Leadership Institute, and development of corporate relationships with partners around the world.
Alumni-Admission Connection
The Character of Success Bryant University Office of Admission 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917
From 1989 to 1999, Cooper served as chair, president and chief executive officer of Opinion Research Corporation (ORC), which he took public on the NASDAQ. Prior to ORC, he was president of Hay Research for Management for 10 years and senior partner of the Hay Group.
Phone: 401-232-6100 Toll Free: 800-622-7001 admission@bryant.edu admission.bryant.edu
Cooper earned a doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology from The Ohio State University. He served as a psychologist in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps from 1972 to 1974.
With an initial focus on first-year students, the center plans to launch several different experiments each year. While these may be purely academic, cocurricular aspects are sought as well. One plan calls for a threeday experiential learning experience with no class but which involves small teams of students, faculty, staff and possibly alumni to address or solve some problem or issue.
Each team would be charged with producing an end product – not merely a PowerPoint presentation, as many standard class assignments call for – but a prototype, such as a model, an actual advertisement, etc. The center will also initiate a Dinner & Discourse Series hosted by more than one faculty member in one of their homes. Following the meal, attendees will discuss a major issue/challenge of the day identified and developed earlier by faculty and staff. Another initiative targets faculty members and involves a series of thought-provoking speakers to explore innovative concepts in teaching. The group has already hosted Saul Kaplan, founder of the Business Innovation Factory, an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to enable business model and system level innovation in areas of high social impact including education. Another presenter was Dave Ager, a Harvard sociology professor, who described some of the innovation being applied to teaching at that institution. Based on a curriculum that already involves much real-life learning, this is one of several fronts on which Bryant is now poised to break new ground in teaching and learning.
Join us for…
SUMMER SEND-OFFS Welcome New Students to the Bryant Community
Northern New Jersey The Bryant Connection is published three times a year, in January, June, and September for the Alumni-Admission Connection members of Bryant University. Send comments on this newsletter or AlumniAdmission Connection activity to Rebecca Eriksen, Senior Assistant Director for Events and Volunteers, Bryant University Office of Admission, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917, 401-232-6957, 800-622-7001 or reriksen@bryant.edu.
After what seemed like a long wait during the first part of her senior year, the interview process for a post-graduation position evolved rather quickly and in February, Nicole received the call she had been hoping for. On May 31, she will return to FM Global, this time as a Quality Assurance Specialist. She will be the liaison between project developers and business analysts and will be on track to advance to either of those positions. As a QAS, Nicole will monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency between business analysts, who work with clients on their needs, and developers, who provide the end product. Best of luck, Nicole! 3
4
Wednesday, August 3 Dan Wystepek 401-232-6109
Port Jefferson, New York Wednesday, August 10 Katie McAtee 401-232-6023
Hartford/Springfield Area Wednesday, August 10 Kristy Almeida-Neveu 401-232-6417 · Chris Horn 401-232-6973
Puerto Rico Sunday, August 21 Priscilla Alicea 401-232-6715
Bryant applies innovation to teaching In an effort to offer alternatives to the traditional teaching model of textbooks and lectures, Bryant University has established the Center of Innovation in Teaching with the aim of creating programming that provides opportunities for more experiential and engaging learning, connecting students with faculty and staff early in their Bryant careers. Other goals include peaking students’ intellectual curiosity, and helping first-year students make the transition to college learning effectively.
A Newsletter for Members of the Alumni-Admission Connection
Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2011
Please join AAC for another great year! It’s summer again (finally!) and time for our annual AAC membership renewal. The role our AAC members play in Bryant’s recruitment process is priceless. By sharing your student and post-graduation experiences with prospective students and their families, you are providing them with valuable information in their college search process. The time you devote to keeping current on admission, academic, cocurricular and athletic information, attending on- and off-campus events, making phone calls, conducting interviews, and generally being Bryant representatives in your community is appreciated by the students, their families and all of us here on campus. Please look for the 2011-2012 Membership Renewal Form and postage-paid envelope enclosed with this newsletter. If you are able to continue your participation during the upcoming academic year, please indicate at the top of the form. Then review your personal information and make any needed changes. Of course, if work and/or family obligations make it difficult for you to participate, we understand; just check the “Sorry!” box and we’ll remove you from our database. Notice that we are asking your preferred method to receive this newsletter: hard copy via mail or electronically. Please indicate by checking the appropriate box. Also, if we don’t hear from you by July 22, we will assume you are no longer able to participate, and will remove your name from membership. All renewing members will receive an updated 20112012 AAC manual and directory along with the September newsletter.
Know someone interested in joining AAC? Give them this URL:
www.bryant.edu/aac They can complete the
Online Personal Contact Form and we’ll make them a member before you can say “Bryant Bulldogs.”
Bryant adopts test-optional admission policy After much research and discussion, we are very pleased to announce that Bryant University has adopted a test-optional admission policy beginning with applications submitted in fall 2011, for students entering in fall 2012.
Trustee Professor of Management Michael A. Roberto, D.B.A. is heading a steering committee consisting of faculty and staff representing both academic and cocurricular facets of the university. “A known predictor of academic success is the establishment of one-on-one relationships with faculty and staff, so the center’s aim is to create experiences from which these relationships are a natural outcome,” says Roberto.
As an institution committed to developing the student as a whole, this was a natural progression in our admission process as it gives students more opportunities to demonstrate their strengths and talents. While we recognize that standardized tests accurately measure aptitude for many students, there are many whose talents are not measured by such tests. Students who feel their standardized test scores are not an accurate representation of their academic achievement or talent will now have the option of completing two to three short essay questions in place of submitting their test scores to Bryant. Please share this information with prospective students you meet. You can tell them if they are satisfied with their test scores and believe the scores are indicative of their academic potential, they should submit them with their other credentials. However, if a student has a strong academic record, but does not feel their test results are a good indicator of their academic potential, they can choose not to submit them, and instead, submit answers to several essay questions. The process for students who submit test scores and those who do not will be very similar. The difference is students choosing to apply testoptional will respond to several short essay questions. When students submit their applications to Bryant (using either the Common Application or the Universal College Application and supplements), they will indicate on the supplement if they would like to be considered testoptional. Once Bryant receives the application, students selecting testoptional will be sent a link to the essay questions required to complete the test-optional application. We strongly recommend that students carefully consider this choice; once they have submitted their application, they will be unable to change to the other option. Bryant has a well-rounded and holistic application review. The factors in an admission decision include overall high school academic record, recommendations, co-curricular activities, community involvement, writing ability and other achievements along with personal character and integrity. While the high school transcript will continue to be the most important part of application evaluation, we strongly believe that by allowing the individual student to decide how best to present their academic potential, the test-optional alternative allows us to consider students’ strengths that may be demonstrated in areas other than test scores. More detailed information about the policy and answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found at http://admission.bryant.edu/ testoptional. If a student has any questions about applying testoptional to Bryant, please have them contact the Office of Admission at (800) 622-7001 or admission@bryant.edu, or contact their admission counselor directly.
Alumni-Admission Connection
The Character of Success Bryant University Office of Admission 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917 Phone: 401-232-6100 Toll Free: 800-622-7001 admission@bryant.edu admission.bryant.edu
With an initial focus on first-year students, the center plans to launch several different experiments each year. While these may be purely academic, cocurricular aspects are sought as well. One plan calls for a threeday experiential learning experience with no class but which involves small teams of students, faculty, staff and possibly alumni to address or solve some problem or issue.
Each team would be charged with producing an end product – not merely a PowerPoint presentation, as many standard class assignments call for – but a prototype, such as a model, an actual advertisement, etc. The center will also initiate a Dinner & Discourse Series hosted by more than one faculty member in one of their homes. Following the meal, attendees will discuss a major issue/challenge of the day identified and developed earlier by faculty and staff. Another initiative targets faculty members and involves a series of thought-provoking speakers to explore innovative concepts in teaching. The group has already hosted Saul Kaplan, founder of the Business Innovation Factory, an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to enable business model and system level innovation in areas of high social impact including education. Another presenter was Dave Ager, a Harvard sociology professor, who described some of the innovation being applied to teaching at that institution. Based on a curriculum that already involves much real-life learning, this is one of several fronts on which Bryant is now poised to break new ground in teaching and learning.
Join us for…
SUMMER SEND-OFFS Welcome New Students to the Bryant Community
Northern New Jersey The Bryant Connection is published three times a year, in January, June, and September for the Alumni-Admission Connection members of Bryant University. Send comments on this newsletter or AlumniAdmission Connection activity to Rebecca Eriksen, Senior Assistant Director for Events and Volunteers, Bryant University Office of Admission, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917, 401-232-6957, 800-622-7001 or reriksen@bryant.edu. 4
Wednesday, August 3 Dan Wystepek 401-232-6109
Port Jefferson, New York Wednesday, August 10 Katie McAtee 401-232-6023
Hartford/Springfield Area Wednesday, August 10 Kristy Almeida-Neveu 401-232-6417 · Chris Horn 401-232-6973
Puerto Rico Sunday, August 21 Priscilla Alicea 401-232-6715