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University Partners
Within Roger Williams University there are several academic centers and organizations who work to improve the community. Many of them collaborate on CPC projects, and offer programs of their own:
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Program name |
Department/School |
Mission (excerpted from RWU website) |
Contact |
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Roger Williams University Cooperative Committee |
RWU President's Office |
In September 2007, when Roger Williams University and the Town of Bristol reached agreement on the landmark PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) pact, a group comprising key representatives from both the town and the University was established to jointly consider items of mutual interest or concern. In the years since, the Town of Bristol / Roger Williams University Cooperative Committee has provided an open venue for discussion and decision-making and has assisted in building upon a truly symbiotic relationship between both parties. Through the Fund for Civic Activities – one of its most visible initiatives – as of summer 2012 the Committee has awarded $106,326 to local organizations and residents in support of more than 10 projects and initiatives designed to enhance the civic experience of Bristol residents. |
Peter B. Wilbur |
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CEED |
Marine & Natural Sciences |
The Center for Economic and Environmental Development (CEED) draws upon the scientific, legal and business resources of the University to promote the economic development of marine industries that are compatible with a healthy environment. CEED encourages innovative environmental stewardship by involving students, faculty and the local community in strategic educational, management and entrepreneurial initiatives that yield a sustainable environment. |
Dr. Timothy Scott |
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Community Partnerships Center |
Community & Government Relations |
The Roger Williams University Community Partnerships Center (CPC) delivers project-based services to organizations and municipalities in local and regional communities. Community partnerships broaden and deepen the academic experiences of RWU students by allowing them to work on real-world projects, collaborating with residents and citizens. CPC projects often focus on architectural and urban design and historic preservation, and the Center was housed in the School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation, which has a solid foundation of project-based community outreach before moving to Community & Government Relations to reflect its focus beyond the built environment. In a true collaborative model, the Center is able to draw upon the diverse talents of RWU programs in law, business, construction management, engineering, environmental science, community development, the arts and many others. |
Arnold Robinson |
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Latino Policy Institute |
Community & Government Relations |
The Latino Policy Institute (LPI) is committed to generating and communicating non-partisan data of Latinos in Rhode Island. The LPI will stimulate public policy discourse and enhance the public's understanding of the Rhode Island Latino experience. With this information, Latinos’ social, economic and civic contributions to the state can be better documented and understood. |
Prof. Jorge Elorza |
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Macro Center |
School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation |
The Center for Macro Projects and Diplomacy fosters the interdisciplinary formulation, design, demonstration and debate of large-scale project proposals that can contribute to human progress through the improvement of world habitat. With invited leaders, faculty and students concentrating on clearly-defined issues of importance to the world community -- land, water, energy, food supplies, transportation, environment, housing, education, health and heritage -- the Center annually follows through on steps needed to design, display, debate, evaluate, test, and in appropriate cases, deploy undertakings of relevance and urgency. |
Stephen White - Dean of the School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation |
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Field Experiences |
School of Education |
Field experience is an integral part of the curriculum in all of RWU's School of Education programs. Through it, prospective educators in the School of Education at Roger Williams University:
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Sheila McGraw |
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Partnership Schools and Districts |
School of Education |
The School of Education at Roger Williams University has partnerships with elementary, middle and high schools across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts where many of our students perform their student teaching. Schools and locations include the RI communities of Bristol, East Providence, Middletown, Johnston, Newport, North Kingstown, Pawtucket, Portsmouth, Providence and Tiverton. Massachusetts communities include New Bedford, Fall River, Seekonk and Somerset. |
Sheila McGraw |
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Practicum |
School of Education |
This course is designed to engage pre-service teachers in teaching experience at the elementary or secondary school level. Students are placed in a public school for a minimum of 100 hours of participation. During this field experience, students are required to perform several teaching actions and provide corresponding artifacts in their portfolio. This is a supervised field experience. University Clinical Supervisors observe participants in their school settings, assess their performance artifacts and provide seminars to debrief experiences and explore teaching/learning topics. Pre-service teachers work toward meeting the Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards (RIPTS) in an authentic classroom setting. |
Sheila McGraw |
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Feinstein Institute for Legal Service |
RWU School of Law |
RWU Law is committed to the belief that lawyers should serve their communities, and that introducing students to public service can set the stage for a lifetime of valuable contributions to society. The vehicle for this mission is our Feinstein Institute for Legal Service, which provides a staggering array of hands-on learning experiences through its Public Interest and Judicial Externship Program and its Public Service Program. It also offers generous summer stipends, public-interest scholarships, a speaker series and other distinctive law school/community partnerships. |
Laurie Baron - Executive Director - Feinstein Institute |
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Pro Bono Collaborative |
RWU School of Law |
RWU School of Law's unique Pro Bono Collaborative mobilizes Rhode Island law firms, law students and community organizations to provide needed legal assistance for underserved residents of the state. |
Eliza Vorenberg |
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Public Service/Community Partnerships |
RWU School of Law |
The School of Law values service to the community as a fundamental part of legal education. The public service requirement is intended to help law students develop a commitment to pro bono legal service and public service that they will take into their legal careers. All students must complete at least 50 hours of law-related public service in order to graduate. This service may be done at any time during the student’s three years of law school. At least 20 hours must be completed at one placement. |
Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler |
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Sea Grant Law Fellows |
RWU School of Law |
In partnership with the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program, the Institute hires law students as Sea Grant Law Fellows to conduct legal research and analysis for government agencies, industry and non-profit organizations. Fellows are supervised and work on timely legal issues such as fisheries management and coastal access, honing their legal research and writing skills while acquiring hands-on application of their classroom knowledge. Constituents benefit from receiving balance, neutral research while also providing students with real world experience. |
Susan Farady |
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Marine Affairs Institute |
RWU School of Law |
RWU Law’s Marine Affairs Institute, in partnership with Rhode Island Sea Grant and University of Rhode Island, is a comprehensive clearinghouse for marine law and policy, engaged in preparing the next generation of marine law professionals. |
Susan Farady |
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Justice System Training & Research Institute |
School of Justice Studies |
The mission of the Roger Williams University Justice System Training & Research Institute is to provide high quality, academically challenging training to public safety personnel, and to serve as an applied research resource and information provider for the criminal justice community to enhance the professionalism of public safety personnel as they effectively police with the community. |
Robert McKenna |
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Teaching Police Department Initiative |
School of Justice Studies |
It is the intent of the Teaching Police Department Initiative [TPDI] to help advance the “profession of policing” by creating a new paradigm for police leadership, professional development and organizational change. Envisioned as a multi-year, multi-stage effort, the TPDI will begin by designing, developing and piloting the implementation of a model for transforming police departments. This new model will challenge and support police departments - first in New England and subsequently nationally – to become working laboratories for conceptualizing, developing, testing and implementing new crime reduction and crime prevention strategies, and for creating and fostering a police culture committed to innovation and organizational learning, as well as to life-long learning for officers. |
Robert McKenna |
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Center for Business Support |
Gabelli School of Business |
The Center facilitates the formation and advancement of small businesses in the Rhode Island, Connecticut and Southeastern Massachusetts areas and assists existing small businesses in achieving their business goals. Activities of the Center include: 1) Organizing workshops, seminars, and conferences directly relevant to small and medium-size businesses and non-profit organizations, 2) Providing small and medium size businesses and non-profit organizations with student consulting teams, 3) Coordinating student internships and cooperative education assignments for eligible businesses and 4) Providing planning assistance for small businesses. |
Joel Cooper |
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Leadership Institute |
Gabelli School of Business |
The Leadership Institute at Roger Williams University leads the way in providing developmental opportunities for participants to build the refined skills needed to lead high-performing organizations. The Institute provides the expertise, resources and support necessary for participants to explore and strengthen leadership skills through a portfolio of services. The mission of the Institute is to deliver excellent, contemporary leadership education and to serve the developmental needs of local and global constituents. The Leadership Institute portfolio of services includes: •Customized Professional Development Opportunities - The Institute designs individualized leadership education experiences for all types of organizations. Instruction is provided by highly-qualified and talented faculty, experienced in delivering education to professional adults. Rather than using a set group of faculty, The Institute recruits and selects instructors based on the client’s need. Delivery of instruction is also customized; options include online instruction, classroom settings or a combination of both. |
Barbara Grota |
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Feinstein Center For Service Learning & Community Engagement |
Student Affairs |
At Roger Williams University, we believe the college experience should encompass a lot more than classroom study and on-campus activities. In fact, engaging in the local community can play a major role in helping students to create post-graduation paths. With a day-long service program central to the freshman-year Weeks of Welcome program, service to the community plays a part in students’ lives from the day they arrive on campus. And for each of them, myriad service opportunities throughout the year mean endless chances to connect and serve the communities in which they live. |
KC Ferrara |
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Housing Works RI |
Community & Government Relations |
Housing Works RI is a coalition of nearly 140 organizations working to ensure that all Rhode Islanders have a quality, affordable home—an essential component of our state’s economy. Our members include banks, builders, chambers of commerce, colleges, community-based agencies and advocates, faith groups, manufacturers, preservationists, realtors, municipal officials and unions…and that’s just a small sample. Our collective aim is to improve housing rental and ownership opportunities in Rhode Island, especially for the state’s workforce, thus strengthening the state’s economy. We identify best practices, conduct research, and analyze data to support: policy recommendations, public education strategies, and communication initiatives. We educate stakeholders, advocate, and work to build consensus around the connection between housing and economic development. |
Nellie Gorbea |
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The Housing Network of Rhode Island |
External Partnership/School of Graduate & Continuing Studies |
The Housing Network of RI provides a forum for communication and resource-sharing among non-profit housing developers and others who support their goals; identifies resources and creates delivery systems to build the organizational and technical capacity of nonprofits; promotes policies and programs that facilitate the development and preservation of affordable housing by non-profits; and increases public awareness of non-profit housing corporations as important tools in addressing Rhode Island’s housing . |
Elizabeth Debs |
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Career Center |
Student Affairs |
Utilizing HAWKS HUNT, the University's online Career Center database system, students can search for full-time, part-time, summer and co-op/internship positions. Alumni can also use HAWKS HUNT to search for full-time and part-time positions. Employers can upload their full-time, part-time, summer and co-op/internship positions. Mentors can use HAWKS HUNT to share their expertise in a given career field with current students and alumni. Mentors may be alumni, employers, family members or other friends of the University |
Robbin Beauchamp |
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University Advancement |
University Advancement |
By supporting RWU with your philanthropic donations, you are helping to preserve and improve an institution that is helping generations of young men and women on their own paths of professional and personal growth. The University has identified key priority areas requiring on-going support, including capital projects, scholarships, faculty support and research. In addition, the University offers opportunities to support special campaigns and program initiatives. |
Polly Hutcheson |
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Spiegel Center for Global and International Programs |
Academic Affairs |
The Spiegel Center develops, administers, and supports global and international programs and partnerships that build the global competencies of RWU students, faculty and staff. In addition, the Spiegel Center reaches out to the local community to foster opportunities for Rhode Islanders to learn about and engage with the world. |
Kate Greene |
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