Announcements for the weeks of May 13 and 20

New Announcements

Join the Commencement 2013 conversation

Graduation season is here and the Community College of Rhode Island is excited to celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2013. The official celebration is this Friday, May 17, but there are lots of events taking place this week. The Department of Marketing and Communications will be featuring some of this year’s graduates and commemorating end-of-year activities on the college website, www.ccri.edu, and social media. Graduates and the CCRI community are encouraged to share photos and tell their own stories about the CCRI experience on Facebook and on Twitter (@CCRINews) using #CCRIgrad. Read more.

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Faculty Association scholarships available

The CCRI Faculty Association is offering six financial awards in the amount of $600 each to students continuing at CCRI in the fall. For details, visit the Faculty Association website. The deadline to apply is May 20.

Student email upgrade

The Department of Information Technology will convert the student email system from Live@edu to Office365 starting at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 17. The upgrade is expected to conclude at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 19. Student email will be unavailable during this time. For more information, visit the IT system status page.

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What's new in the arts?

The Community College of Rhode Island Department of Art has published the Spring 2013 issue of ART-I-FACTS, its department newsletter, featuring news and updates about students, alumni and faculty. Read more.

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Common Reading Project book selected

The Common Reading Project book for the 2013-14 academic year is "All Souls" by Michael Patrick MacDonald. It is a memoir about his early life in a South Boston project where mostly Irish Catholics resided. Theft, drugs, violence and death affected his family and neighborhood. Even though life was difficult, "Southies" formed a strong bond and identity in order to survive. Assistant Professor Beth Anish, English Department, has invited MacDonald to speak at the Knight Campus's Irish Studies Conference in the fall. For more information, contact Professor of English Alicia Lyon.

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Anonymous HIV testing

AIDS Project Rhode Island will provide free, anonymous, rapid HIV tests from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, May 13 in Room 3140 at the Knight Campus in Warwick and from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20 in Room 2229 at the Liston Campus in Providence. . Testing is painless and takes approximately half an hour. For more information, contact Andrew Cook.

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Events

• Join the Commencement 2013 conversation
• Anonymous HIV testing

Ongoing News and Events

URI, RIC transfer deadlines are approaching

It's not too late to apply to transfer. The deadline to apply for Fall 2013 admission to URI is June 1 and the deadline to apply for Fall 2013 admission to RIC is June 11. But don't wait until the last minute! If you need more information or help with the transfer application process, contact Andrew Cookfrom the College Advising Corps at Liston Campus in Providence.

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Registration for summer and fall courses underway

Students can register for summer session and fall semester courses. Check available courses online. If you have questions about which courses to take for your program of study, advisers are available to assist you.

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New student group celebrates Cape Verdean culture

The Cape Verdean Student Association is a new student organization at the Liston Campus in Providence for CCRI students of Cape Verdean descent and those who have an interest in the culture. This organization, which will be active in Fall 2013, will assist students in learning the Cape Verdean language and expose them to the culture's food, customs, dance genres and popular music. Meetings times and more details will be announced soon. Contact Octavian Goncalves, club president, for more information.

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2013-14 financial aid forms available online

Students are encouraged to complete their 2013-14 financial aid files before the end of the Spring 2013 semester. To access the forms, and for instructions on how to view your financial aid information in MyCCRI, visit the financial aid website.

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