by Sydney Olinger ’23 News Staff John Lee Dumas ’02, author of The Common Path to Uncommon Success and host of the award-winning podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire, spoke to students via Zoom on Tuesday, April 13. Dumas shared his story and journey to financial freedom and fulfillment after graduating from Providence College in 2002. He […]
by Savannah Plaisted ’21 and Nicole Patano ’22 Opinion Editor and Asst. Copy Editor Before Easter break, The Cowl had the opportunity to interview members of Women Empowered’s executive board and discuss the importance of the club’s presence on Providence College’s campus. Women Empowered was founded in 2012 to give a space to women of color […]
by Max Waite ’21 News Staff On Thursday, May 20, commencement exercises for the class of 2021 will be celebrated with an in-person ceremony at Hendricken Field. As much as this past year has been uncertain, it is remarkable to see how far the Providence College community has come in order to make this event […]
by Andrea Traietti ’21 and Hannah Langley ’21 Editor-in-Chief and News Editor At Yale University, Dr. Laurie Santos, a cognitive scientist and psychology professor, studies some of life’s age-old questions—questions like “What makes us happy?” and “What can we do to achieve the good life?” Providence College students have likely encountered these kinds of questions […]
by Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor It was a beautiful day in Providence, RI on Saturday, April 10. With not a cloud in the sky and the promise of a warm 70 degrees, Providence College students began to spill out of their dorm rooms and off-campus houses to enjoy the weather. Ignoring social distancing, mask […]
by W. Cole Patno ’24 Student Congress Representative On April 6, Student Congress invited Erin Corry, resource coordinator for LGBTQ+ inclusion at Providence College, to speak and answer questions. Before answering questions, Corry mentioned that Father Kenneth Sicard, O.P., created her position under his administration to foster a more welcoming and nurturing environment. The first […]
by Katherine Morrissey ’22 News Staff Over the duration of March, the Providence College community has been simultaneously celebrating women’s achievements and raising awareness of women’s and gender issues in light of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day takes place annually on March 8. According to the International Women’s Day website, it is a global […]
by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Co-Editor With the arrival of spring comes a renewed sense of hope and excitement in the Friar community. On March 6, a school-wide email from Dean and Vice President of Student Affairs Steven Sears announced that a gradual return to normalcy would be coming in the next few weeks. Some […]
by W. Cole Patno ’24 Student Congress Representative On Feb. 16, Dean Tiffany Gaffney and Dr. James Campbell came to the Student Congress meeting to answer questions from Student Congress members regarding Title IX. One member asked about any updates or future developments regarding the Culture of Respect committee, a group working towards stopping sexual […]
by Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor Each year, students from Providence College and other schools within the Big East Conference are invited to participate in the Big East Startup Challenge, in which students can create teams to propose product ideas to an experienced panel of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and Big East alumni. After competing against […]