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{edih} }}Providence College is a private Catholic university in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1917 by the Dominican Order and the local diocese, it offers 47 undergraduate majors and 17 graduate programs.WEB,weblink Providence College Application Guide, Providence College, 2014, September 10, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140911023832weblink">weblink September 11, 2014, The college requires all of its undergraduate students to complete 16 credits in the Development of Western Civilization, a major part of the college's core curriculum.WEB,weblink Providence College – Development of Western Civilization, Providence College, March 16, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150529134732weblink">weblink 2015-05-29, dead, In the spring of 2021, it enrolled 4,128 undergraduate students and 688 graduate students for a total enrollment of 4,816 students.In athletics, Providence College competes in the NCAA's Division I and is a founding member of the original Big East Conference and Hockey East. It was part of the original six other basketball-centric Catholic colleges which broke off from the original Big East (today's American Athletic Conference) to form the current Big East at the start of the 2013–14 academic year.

History

Founding

In 1917, Providence College was founded as an all-male school through the efforts of the Diocese of Providence and the Dominican Province of St. Joseph. The central figure in the college's incorporation was Matthew Harkins, Bishop of Providence, who sought an institution that would establish a center of advanced learning for the Catholic youth of Rhode Island.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20031009150253weblink">weblink dead, October 9, 2003, College History, Providence College, March 16, 2011, Opening its doors at the corner of Eaton Street and River Avenue with only one building, Harkins Hall, the college under inaugural president Dennis Albert Casey, O.P. (1917–1921), began with 71 students and nine Dominican faculty members. Under second president William D. Noon, O.P. (1921–1927), the college added its first lay faculty member and opened its first dormitory, Guzman Hall (now known as Martin Hall).WEB,weblink Providence College: 1917–1935, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110522034707weblink">weblink May 22, 2011, Under President Lorenzo C. McCarthy, O.P. (1927–1936), Providence College athletics soon received their moniker as the "Friars." With black and white as team colors, the school had early success in basketball, football, and baseball. In 1933, the school received regional accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The college conferred its first Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, and Master of Science degrees by 1935, which was also the year that the school's newspaper (The Cowl) was first published.The college's fundraising efforts during World War II spurred the physical growth of the campus. One of the most notable gifts came from a young MGM film star, Judy Garland, who at just fifteen years old, sold autographs in front of the Loew's State Theater for $5-$10 per copy on February 18, 1938. Judy brought the gifts to a Bridge and Fashion Show and gave them to Father Dillon's Aquinas Hall Fundweblink 1939, Aquinas Hall dormitory had been built to accommodate more students enrolling in general studies, but with the impact of World War II upon enrollment, President John J. Dillon, O.P. (1936–1944) lobbied Rhode Island's congressional delegation to pressure the War Department to assign Providence College an Army Specialized Training Program unit. Unit #1188 arrived on campus in the summer of 1943, allowing the college to continue operation.WEB,weblink Providence College: 1936–1946, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110522035430weblink">weblink May 22, 2011, A class of approximately 380 soldiers-in-training studied engineering at Providence College for a year before going overseas.

Post-World War II expansion

Robert J. Slavin, O.P. served as president from 1947 to 1961. During his tenure in 1955, Providence acquired the House of Good Shepard property that pushed the original boundaries of campus to Huxley Avenue.WEB,weblink Providence College: 1947–1964, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110522034309weblink">weblink May 22, 2011, Slavin also oversaw the establishment of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) on campus in 1951, and the Liberal Arts Honors Program in 1957.The athletics program of the college gained acceptance into the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1948. Prior to the opening of Alumni Hall in 1955, the men's basketball team played in local Providence high schools. The college also hired Joe Mullaney as the men's basketball coach.President Vincent C. Dore, O.P. (1961–1965) opened the doors of the college's graduate school as well as a new dormitory building, now called Meagher Hall. President William P. Haas, O.P. (1965–1971) opened Phillips Memorial Library in 1969.WEB,weblink Providence College: 1965–1970, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110522034717weblink">weblink May 22, 2011,

Co-educational shift

In 1967, the college added its first lay faculty members in its Departments of Theology and Philosophy, as well as its first full-time female faculty member. Two years later, the student dress code was abolished. In 1970, the college decided to admit women starting with the 1971–1972 school year. The same year, the first female administrator was hired. By 1975, the first year women graduated after completing a four-year course of study, women had attained highly visible positions in school organizations. Anne Martha Frank was the first women to edit The Cowl, the school weekly newspaper. Patricia Slonina became the first woman editor of the literary magazine, The Alembic. Ana Margarita Cabrera was the first woman to edit the school yearbook, The Veritas.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}Subsequent president Thomas R. Peterson, O.P. (1971–1985) instituted the Development of Western Civilization program, while in 1974, the college acquired the property of the former Charles V. Chapin Hospital on the other side of Huxley Avenue.WEB,weblink Providence College: 1971–1984, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110104234125weblink">weblink January 4, 2011, The campus was then split in half by Huxley Avenue, providing an "Upper" campus (due to the uphill nature of the landscape on Smith Hill) and "Lower" campus (the new, flatter area of the college). In 1974, the School of Continuing Education awarded the college's first Associate's degree.With men's basketball tickets becoming a hot commodity at the 2,600-seat Alumni Hall gymnasium, and with the opening of the Providence Civic Center in 1972, the Friars moved downtown in time for their Final Four appearance behind Providence natives Ernie DiGregorio and Marvin Barnes. Two years later, the men's hockey team played their first season in the new home on campus, as Schneider Arena opened in 1974 with Ron Wilson leading the way.In the early morning hours of December 13, 1977, a dormitory fire killed ten female residents of Aquinas Hall.WEB,weblink 7 Are Killed Dormitory Fire at Providence College, The New York Times, Michael, Knight, December 14, 1977, March 24, 2011, Meanwhile, the demographics of the student body continued to change, as women outnumbered men in incoming classes and non-Rhode Island students soon outnumbered in-state students. In 1984, Peterson also opened St. Thomas Aquinas Priory at the entrance of campus to accommodate the growing number of Dominican brethren living on campus.

Expansion

John F. Cunningham, O.P. (1985–1994) succeeded Peterson as president in 1985 and saw the Friars men's hockey team win the inaugural Hockey East Championship the same year over rival Boston College and reach the championship game of the NCAA tournament to lose 2–1 to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.WEB,weblink Providence College: 1985–1993, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110522033744weblink">weblink May 22, 2011, Men's basketball again took center stage on the Providence campus, as coach Rick Pitino and senior Billy Donovan took the Friars to their second Final Four appearance in the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Cunningham used the exposure and fundraising opportunities to build two apartment-style residence halls on campus, Davis and Bedford Halls, providing an alternative to dormitory and off-campus housing for upperclassmen.Philip A. Smith, O.P. (1994–2005) succeeded Cunningham in 1994WEB,weblink Providence College: 1994–2004, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110104234159weblink">weblink January 4, 2011, and oversaw the new influence of women's athletics at Providence, as several alumni and then-current students won the gold medal for women's ice hockey as part of the U.S. national team in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}By 2001, a new on-campus chapel was built, St. Dominic Chapel, followed three years later by the construction of two other major buildings on "Lower" campus: Suites Hall, a suite-style residence hall to provide added upperclassmen housing, and the Smith Center for the Arts. President Brian J. Shanley, O.P. (2005–2020) oversaw the construction of the Concannon Fitness Center in 2007 as part of an overall renovation to Alumni Hall, as well as renovation and expansion of the Slavin Center in 2009.WEB,weblink Providence College: 2005-Present, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110522034724weblink">weblink May 22, 2011, In 2012, a groundbreaking was held for the Ruane Center for the Humanities.WEB,weblink College Breaks Ground on Ruane Center for the Humanities, Providence College, June 7, 2012, September 12, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120905003725weblink">weblink September 5, 2012, Shanley also removed the college's SAT requirement for admissions in addition to transferring a significant portion of the school's scholarship funds to need-based aid, in order to give more diverse students the opportunity to afford the college. In 2008, Shanley oversaw the founding of the Providence College School of Business, creating separate Schools of Arts and Sciences and Professional Studies.WEB,weblink School of Business, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110317114257weblink">weblink March 17, 2011, In 2018, Providence College constructed a new building dedicated to the study of natural science, called the Science Complex. Furthermore, in 2018, Providence College opened the $30 million Ruane Friar Development Center (RFDC). The RFDC is a multi-purpose building that features improvements for student-athletes, including a new innovation lab, an expanded sports medicine center, and a student-athlete fueling station.WEB,weblink Providence College Dedicates Ruane Friar Development Center, Providence College Athletics, September 29, 2018, en, 2019-02-11,

Campus

File:Harkins_Hall,_Providence_College,_Rhode_Island.jpg|thumb|Harkins Hall (1919) designed by Matthew Sullivan in the Collegiate Gothic style ]]File:Martin Hall Providence College.jpg|thumb|right|Martin Hall (1850) designed by Thomas Alexander TefftThomas Alexander TefftFile:Dominic Hall Providence College RI.jpg|thumb|right|Dominic Hall (c. 1850)]](File:Slavin Center, Providence College.jpg|thumb|right|Slavin Center)The college is located on a gated {{convert|105|acre|km2}} campusWEB,weblink Providence College – Location, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110720030823weblink">weblink July 20, 2011, in the city's Elmhurst neighborhood atop Smith Hill, the highest point in the city of Providence. The campus is located in a residential urban neighborhood about two miles west of downtown Providence. The Smith Hill neighborhood, which borders the east end of campus, is a predominantly low-income area with crime rates higher than the city average.WEB,weblink Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence, State of Rhode Island Public Safety Grant Administration Office, March 15, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110721061550weblink">weblink July 21, 2011, WEB,weblink Smith Hill at a Glance, The Providence Plan, March 15, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110719081012weblink">weblink July 19, 2011, There are three main gates to campus, at Cunningham Square (the intersection of River Avenue and Eaton Street) and on Huxley Avenue to the upper campus, and at the southeast corner of the lower campus, along Eaton Street. The campus consists of nineteen academic and administrative buildings, nine dormitories, five apartment complexes, three residences, four athletic buildings, a power plant, a physical plant, and a security office gate house. There is also a Dominican cemetery, two quads, four athletic fields, a 25-meter swimming pool, a six-court tennis court complex, an artificial turf field, and several parking areas (including a structure below the turf field).WEB, Providence College – Campus Buildings,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20040206180405weblink">weblink February 6, 2004, March 16, 2011, Providence College, Renovations completed in 2009 to the Slavin Center, the campus student union, added solar panels and a bioretention system.WEB, September 28, 2009, Slavin Center Addition Hailed as "Inviting" During Dedication,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110104031720weblink">weblink January 4, 2011, March 21, 2011, Providence College, WEB,weblink Providence College – Biorentention System, Providence College, March 21, 2011, {{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}After purchasing Huxley Avenue in 2013, the college began a campus transformation project with plans to develop campus facilities to meet the growing needs of the students.WEB, PC to Buy Huxley,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304192615weblink">weblink 2016-03-04, 2015-10-12, www.providence.edu, WEB, Campus Transformation – Momentum – Providence College,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150108214713weblink">weblink dead, 2015-01-08, www.providence.edu, 2015-10-12, The renovations as of October 2015 include the groundbreaking of the Arthur and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies, handicap accessibility to Aquinas Hall, and the addition to outdoor classrooms.WEB, Arthur and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies – Momentum – Providence College,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304083436weblink">weblink 2016-03-04, 2015-10-12, www.providence.edu, WEB, Summer Projects 2015 – Momentum – Providence College,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150919232022weblink">weblink 2015-09-19, 2015-10-12, www.providence.edu, WEB, Classroom Enhancements – Momentum – Providence College,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150619072328weblink">weblink dead, 2015-06-19, www.providence.edu, 2015-10-12,

Organization and administration

Since 1934, Providence College has been governed by a 12-member corporation and a board of trustees consisting of 25 to 35 members.WEB,weblink Providence College – Governance, Providence College, March 24, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110117092342weblink">weblink January 17, 2011, The corporation consists of four ex officio members: the president of the college, the Prior Provincial of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph, the Bishop of the Diocese of Providence, and the chairman of the board of trustees. In addition, there are eight other members, each of whom serve three-year terms; four are Dominican friars and four are lay persons. The corporation has the "ultimate authority to exercise control over ownership of property, to promulgate and amend the by-laws, to accept or reject the recommendation for election to the Presidency of the College by the Board of Trustees, and to elect members of the Corporation and of the Board of Trustees."All other affairs of the college not reserved to the corporation are handled by the board of trustees, which meets three times a year. These duties include "establishing major institutional goals, engaging in long-range planning and policy-making, overseeing the annual operating budget of the College and overseeing the review process and recommending a Dominican Friar for election to the Presidency of the College." All members of the corporation and the executive vice president of the college serve on the board of trustees as ex officio, in addition to candidates elected by the corporation who serve a maximum of three, three-year terms.

Academics

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As of 2019, Providence College reports an undergraduate acceptance rate of 47.5 percent.WEB,weblink Providence College Common Data Set 2019-2020, Part C, Providence College, The average class size is 21 students, with nearly half of all classes including fewer than 20 students. There is a student-to-faculty ratio of 12-to-1.All classes are taught by full-time professors. The college offers 49 majors and 34 minors. The majority of students declare majors in the liberal arts or business. Regardless of major, all undergraduate students are required to complete a core curriculum which includes credits in the Development of Western Civilization, mathematics, philosophy, theology, natural science, English, fine arts, and social science.WEB,weblink Providence College – Core Curriculum, Providence College, March 16, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160423151628weblink">weblink 2016-04-23, dead, Beginning with the Class of 2016, the core curriculum was modified to reduce the required credits in natural science and social science, while adding credits in a "core focus" area, as well as proficiencies in intensive writing, oral communication, diversity, and civic engagement.WEB,weblink Providence College's New Core Curriculum, Providence College, September 12, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121006033930weblink">weblink 2012-10-06, dead, Constructed in 1969, the Phillips Memorial Library consists of 242,000 volumes and has access to 3.5 million volumes as a member of the HELIN library consortium of Rhode Island.WEB, Providence College – Library Name History,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110105013856weblink">weblink January 5, 2011, March 21, 2011, Providence College, WEB, Providence College – About the Library,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101206113521weblink">weblink December 6, 2010, March 21, 2011, Providence College, WEB,weblink About HELIN, Helin Library Consortium, March 21, 2011,

Academic divisions

Providence College comprises four schools: the School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Business, the School of Education and Social Work and the School of Nursing and Health Sciencesweblink{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}The School of Arts & Sciences was created in 2008 as part of the college's addition of a stand-alone School of Business. The school offers undergraduate degrees in social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, the humanities, and fine arts.WEB,weblink Providence College – School of Arts and Sciences, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110411031150weblink">weblink April 11, 2011, It also offers graduate programs with Masters of Arts in history, biblical studies, mathematics, and theology, as well as a Master of Theological Studies degree.The School of Business was created in 2008 and immediately began the accreditation process for the AACSB. The college's successful accreditation was received in 2012.WEB,weblink Providence College School of Business Awarded Accreditation by AACSB International, Providence College, July 24, 2012, September 12, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120729225511weblink">weblink July 29, 2012, The school offers four undergraduate degrees, in management, finance, accountancy, and marketing and two graduate programs, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate program. and a Master of Science in Business Analytics.WEB,weblink Master of Science in Business Analytics, The school also offers three graduate certificates in business analytics, digital marketing, and sports management.WEB,weblink PCSB Graduate Certificate Programs, Created as a separate school in 2008, the School of Professional Studies includes undergraduate and graduate degree programs in education and special education, social work, and health policy.WEB,weblink Providence College – School of Professional Studies, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110411025741weblink">weblink April 11, 2011, It also offers a certificate program in special education administration.The School of Continuing Education offers courses to complete an associate's degree or bachelor's degree with programs including social sciences, theology, organizational studies, humanities, and liberal studies.WEB,weblink Providence College – School of Continuing Education, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110218013417weblink">weblink February 18, 2011, In addition, it offers numerous certificate programs, including a Teacher Certification Program (TCP).

Academic programs

Liberal Arts Honors Program

The Liberal Arts Honors Program was created in 1957WEB,weblink Providence College – Liberal Arts Honors Program, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110223051058weblink">weblink February 23, 2011, and accepts approximately the top 125 students in each freshman class, offering three levels of academic scholarships for participation in the program. Honors students take separate Development of Western Civilization courses with smaller classes, in addition to one or two honors-level classes in other programs and a capstone honors "colloquium" course.

Development of Western Civilization

(File:Providence College Ruane Center for the Humanities.jpg|thumb|right|The Ruane Center for the Humanities was built in 2013 for the Development of Western Civilization program)The Development of Western Civilization (commonly referred to by students as "Civ" or "DWC") is a two-year-long program of courses required of all students attending the school, taken in students' first four semesters at the school.WEB,weblink How It Works - Development of Western Civilization - Providence College, May 10, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140512221551weblink">weblink May 12, 2014, Meeting in the Ruane Center for the Humanities, a lecture hall specifically built in 2013 for the program, the class meets three days a week, with one day being typically reserved for seminar work and/or exams. The class is taught by a team of professors, usually three, who specialize in literature, theology, philosophy, or history. Students move through Western history, studying original texts in each of the four course disciplines. The new Development of Western Civilization Program, implemented in late 2012, features three semesters of standard lectures which move chronologically from ancient history to the modern period. The fourth and final semester of the program is organized into various colloquia, specialized courses taught by two professors that are more concentrated to students' interests and majors.WEB,weblink Spring 2015 Colloquia - Development of Western Civilization - Providence College, May 10, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140512231328weblink">weblink May 12, 2014, There is a tradition which has grown over time from the course called "Civ Scream." The event takes place the night before DWC final exams in December and May, and is usually centered on the "Quad" area between Aquinas, Meagher, and McDermott Halls.WEB,weblink Safety and Security Warns Students About the Civ Scream, The Cowl, Rick, Kurker, May 2, 2008, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110716230129weblink">weblink July 16, 2011, It is intended to be a harmless gathering to let off steam from the long hours of studying for the intense course's final exam, and is completely unsanctioned. As such, the "Civ Scream" can become loud and rowdy with wild behavior, partying, and streaking.Student body composition as of May 2, 2022">

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The Providence College student population is made up of about 3,852 undergraduates and 735 postgraduate students. As of 2012, 58 percent of the student body is female, while 42 percent is male. The student population is drawn mostly from the southern New England states of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, as well as New York, New Jersey, and other Mid-Atlantic states. About one-third of incoming students attended Catholic high schools.

Diversity

A 2007 survey published by The Princeton Review rated Providence College as having the most homogeneous student population in the country, as well as ranking the college eighth nationally in the survey's "little race/class interaction" category.WEB,weblink REVIEW: Brown students happy, PC students drinkers, Providence Business News, August 24, 2007, March 16, 2011, As of 2012, 88 percent of the student body is white or unreported, while four percent of students come from outside of the United States. In 2011, President Brian Shanley created an Office of Institutional Diversity, while hiring a Chief diversity officer, to "help balance the College's socioeconomic representation."WEB,weblink President's Statement to the Campus Community on Diversity, Providence College Alumni Office, March 9, 2011, March 15, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110811094327weblink">weblink August 11, 2011, dead, mdy-all, In 2017, the school topped The Princeton Review's list of most segregated colleges.WEB, Fenton, Josh, PC Ranked Most Segregated College By Princeton Review,weblink 2021-04-05, GoLocalProv, en, While 95 percent of the student population are residents, 17 percent live in nearby off-campus housing. Parietal rules applying to all undergraduate freshmen limit visitation hours of opposite-sex students in dormitories.WEB,weblink Questioning Parietals at PC, The Cowl, Rick, Kurker, January 24, 2008, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110123100925weblink">weblink January 23, 2011, As of 2011, Providence College is ranked first in the country by The Princeton Review in the "Lots of Hard Liquor" category.WEB,weblink The Best 373 Colleges-Social Scene: Lots of Hard Liquor, The Princeton Review, January 24, 2008, April 14, 2011,

Clubs and activities

Students run the college's radio station, WDOM, as well the on-campus television station, PCTV. The station was ranked the 11th-best college radio station in the country by the Princeton Review in 2011.WEB,weblink PCTV Up and Running, The Cowl, Meghan, Conway, April 22, 2010, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110716230514weblink">weblink July 16, 2011, The student-run campus newspaper since 1935 has been The Cowl.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}The college does not officially sanction Greek life; there are no recognized fraternities or sororities on or off campus. Although there are a few unaffiliated fraternities and sororities that some Providence College students join from surrounding schools such as Brown University and Rhode Island College.WEB,weblink Chapters of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc., www.columbia.edu, August 14, 2022, The college's oldest club/student organization is Providence College Debate Society. It was founded in 1921 and has had several periods of inactivity and subsequent revival.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Athletics

File:Cornell_vs._Providence_College_NCAA_ice_hockey.jpg|thumb|Playing Cornell University at the Dunkin' Donuts CenterDunkin' Donuts CenterThe school's 19 varsity men's and women's sports teams are called the Friars, after the Dominican Catholic order that runs the school.WEB,weblink This is Providence College Athletics, Friars.com, March 16, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110711040440weblink">weblink July 11, 2011, dead, mdy-all, They are the only collegiate team to use that team name. All teams participate in the NCAA Division I and in the Big East Conference, except for the men's and women's ice hockey programs, which compete in Hockey East. In 2015, the men's hockey team won its first NCAA Division I National Championship.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}The school's current athletic director is Robert Driscoll. The team colors are black and white, the same as the Dominicans, with silver as an accent color. The school's current logos and identity marks were released in 2002, and feature the profile of a friar wearing the black cappa (hood) of the Dominicans, above the word mark. All teams use the primary logo except the hockey teams, which have used the "skating Friar" logo since 1973. In addition to the Friar mascot, the school's animal mascot was a Dalmatian named "Friar Boy."WEB,weblink Mascot History, Friars.com, March 16, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110711040445weblink">weblink 2011-07-11, dead, The school's closest rivalries are Boston University and Boston College in hockey and the University of ConnecticutWEB,weblink Providence-UConn: The Black and Blue Rivalry, The Cowl, Chris, Torello, February 10, 2011, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110716230531weblink">weblink July 16, 2011, and the University of Rhode IslandWEB,weblink College basketball: PC-URI rivalry may mean more to Rams players, The Providence Journal, Kevin, McNamara, December 4, 2009, March 16, 2011, in the school's other sports, especially in soccer, tennis, swimming and diving, and basketball. Providence College once had a well-respected intercollegiate football team: two former students played professional football for the New York Football Giants (Charles Avedisian and Hank Soar). The Providence Friars football program was discontinued in 1941.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Men's basketball

File:Myles_Davis_Xavier.jpg|thumb|Xavier University playing Providence College at the Dunkin' Donuts CenterDunkin' Donuts CenterThe Friars men's basketball team is an original member of the Big East Conference, which was created in 1979 by a group led by former Providence coach Dave Gavitt and headquartered in Providence.WEB,weblink A history of the Big East, Cincinnati Enquirer, November 5, 2003, March 16, 2011, The Friars play their home games at the 13,000-seat Amica Mutual Pavilion in downtown Providence, a facility that underwent an $80 million renovation completed in 2008.WEB,weblink The extensive renovation of The Dunk has yet to produce the revenue that was expected, The Providence Journal, Benjamin N., Gedan, March 31, 2009, March 16, 2011, Despite having the smallest enrollment of any Big East Conference school, the Friars have routinely averaged over 10,000 fans per game during the 30-plus year history of the facility,WEB,weblink Year-by-Year Results, Providence College athletics, 2010, March 16, 2011, all while earning postseason berths and placing many players in the National Basketball Association. In addition to producing NBA players, former Friars players and coaches have also gone on to become basketball icons in the coaching world, such as Rick Pitino, Billy Donovan, Lenny Wilkens, Pete Gillen, Rick Barnes, Johnny Egan, and John Thompson. They were coached by Ed Cooley from 2011 to 2023.Providence College won the 1961 and 1963 NIT championship and participated in the 1973 and 1987 Final Four, and the 1965 and 1997 squads advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. Overall, the team has earned 19 NCAA basketball tournament berths and 18 NIT berths,WEB,weblink Providence Friars Index, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com, as well as having numerous players named All-Americans.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Marks and seals

The college's graphic identity represents the shape of a window in Harkins Hall with a flame inside, representing Veritas, or Truth, the official college motto.WEB,weblink Providence College – Graphic Identity, Providence College, March 16, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110516171353weblink">weblink May 16, 2011, The college motto was borrowed from the Dominican Order, and has been used since the college's inception.The official seal of Providence College is an ornate triangle, representing the Trinity, with the flame of learning and a scroll with the College Motto, Veritas, superimposed on it. The seal is surrounded by a ring with the words Sigillum Collegii Providentiensis ("Seal of Providence College") inside it.

Notable alumni

A number of prominent local and national politicians and judges are Providence College alumni. Former United States Senator from Connecticut Chris Dodd graduated in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature,WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20030823033245weblink">weblink dead, August 23, 2003, Providence College – Notable Alumni, Providence College, March 16, 2011, while his father, Thomas J. Dodd, also a long-serving U.S. Senator from Connecticut, graduated in 1930 with a degree in philosophy. Former United States Representative from Rhode Island Patrick J. Kennedy, the son of former United States Senator Ted Kennedy, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1991.In addition, 1963 graduate and star basketball player Raymond Flynn (Class of 1963) earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education–social studies before serving as a three-term Mayor of Boston and the United States Ambassador to the Holy See. Six-term Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley graduated in 1964 from Providence College. Former United States Attorney General, United States Senator from Rhode Island, and Governor of Rhode Island J. Howard McGrath was a 1926 graduate of the college.In athletics, two Basketball Hall of Fame players or coaches have graduated from Providence College: Lenny Wilkens and John Thompson. Olympic champion, ice hockey goalie Sara DeCosta, played for Providence. In addition, two-time NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament champion, former University of Florida men's basketball and current Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan (Class of 1987), graduated from Providence College. Actor John O'Hurley (Class of 1976), film directors Peter Farrelly (Class of 1979) and James O'Brien (Class of 1992), actress and comedian Janeane Garofalo (Class of 1986) are graduates of Providence College, as are ESPN NBA and college basketball commentator Doris Burke (Class of 1987), and sports journalist Sean McAdam (Class of 1981).File:Gallo, Robert C. (3) (cropped).jpg|Biomedical researcher and discoverer of HIV Robert Gallo '59File:Richard M. Daley USMC-12379.jpg|Six-term Mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley '64File:Christopher Dodd official portrait 2-cropped.jpg|Former U.S. Senator Chris Dodd '66File:John O'Hurley (47401353142) (cropped).jpg|Actor and comedian John O'Hurley '76File:Janeane Garofalo 2012.jpg|Stand-up comedian, Janeane Garofalo '86File:Patrick J. Kennedy 2016 (cropped).jpg|Former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy '91

See also

• Catholic school
• Catholic university
• List of Rhode Island schools

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References

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External links

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• Providence College Athletics website

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