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{{Short description|Private university in Bristol, Rhode Island, US}}
{{Short description|Private university in Bristol, Rhode Island, US}}
{{For|the Tennessee school|Roger Williams University (Nashville, Tennessee)}}
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{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
| name = Roger Williams University
| name = Roger Williams University
| former_names = Roger Williams Junior College (1956–1967)<br />Roger Williams College (1967–1992)
| image = [[Image:RWU 2Color Seal.png|RWU Logo|250px]]
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| motto = Magna Est Veritas
| motto = Magna Est Veritas
| established = {{start date and age|1956}}
| established = {{start date and age|1956}}
| type = [[Private university]]
| academic_affiliations = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
| type = [[Private university]]
| academic_affiliations = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
| affiliation = Non-sectarian
| affiliation =
| faculty = 489 (207 full-time, 282 part-time, 205 tenured or tenure-track)
| faculty = 489 (207 full-time, 282 part-time, 205 tenured or tenure-track)
| administrative_staff = 165 (full-time, as of 2011),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://college-table.wgbh.org/college_local |title=U.S. College Staffing Changes |publisher=WGBH |website= WGBH.org | access-date=2016-02-19}}</ref> 3,578 total employees (as of 2014)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.guidestar.org/ViewPdf.aspx?PdfSource=0&ein=05-0277222 |title=GuideStar Report Generated For: Roger Williams University & Roger Williams College of Law |publisher=Guidestar |access-date= 2016-02-19}}</ref>
| administrative_staff = 165 (full-time, as of 2011),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://college-table.wgbh.org/college_local |title=U.S. College Staffing Changes |publisher=WGBH |website= WGBH.org | access-date=2016-02-19}}</ref> 3,578 total employees (as of 2014)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.guidestar.org/ViewPdf.aspx?PdfSource=0&ein=05-0277222 |title=GuideStar Report Generated For: Roger Williams University & Roger Williams College of Law |publisher=Guidestar |access-date= 2016-02-19}}</ref>
| students = ~4,000 undergraduate, 741 graduate
| students = 4,416 undergraduate, 741 graduate<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rwu.edu/about/who-we-are/fast-facts |title=Fast Facts |publisher=Roger Williams University |access-date=2016-02-19}}</ref>
| campus = [[Suburb]]an, 140 waterfront acres
| campus = [[Suburb]]an, 140 waterfront acres
| city = [[Bristol, Rhode Island|Bristol]]
| city = [[Bristol, Rhode Island|Bristol]]
| state = [[Rhode Island]]
| state = [[Rhode Island]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| coor = {{Coord|41|38|58|N|71|15|38|W|type:edu_region:US-RI|display=inline,title}}
| coor = {{Coord|41|38|58|N|71|15|38|W|type:edu_region:US-RI|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|http://rwu.edu}}
| website = {{URL|http://rwu.edu}}
| logo =
| logo = Statue of Roger Williams at Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island.jpg
| endowment = $80.4 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref>
| endowment = $80.4 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref>
| president = Ioannis Miaoulis
| president = Ioannis Miaoulis
| nickname = Hawks
| nickname = Hawks
| sporting_affiliations = {{hlist|[[NCAA Division III]] - [[Commonwealth Coast Conference|CCC]]|[[New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association|NEISA]]}}
| colors = Royal Blue, Gold, & White<br>{{color box|#003D6E}} {{color box|#EAAB00}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| colors = Royal Blue, Gold, & White<br>{{color box|#003D6E}} {{color box|#EAAB00}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
}}
}}


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==History==
==History==
The university’s operations date to 1919, when [[Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts)|Northeastern University]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], opened a branch campus in the [[YMCA]] building in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. In 1940, the YMCA board of directors began directing the school, and the YMCA Institute granted its first [[associate's degree]]s in 1948. In 1956, the institute received a state charter to become a two-year, degree-granting institution under the name of Roger Williams Junior College.
The university’s operations date to 1919, when [[Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts)|Northeastern University]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], opened a branch campus in the [[YMCA]] building in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. In 1940, the YMCA board of directors began directing the school, and the YMCA Institute granted its first [[associate's degree]]s in 1948. In 1956, the institute received a state charter to become a two-year, degree-granting institution under the name of '''Roger Williams Junior College'''.


During the 1960s, Roger Williams College began granting [[bachelor’s degree]]s. Needing a larger campus, the college purchased {{convert|80|acre|ha}} of [[shore|waterfront]] land and moved its main campus to Bristol in 1969. (RWU continues to operate a branch campus in Providence.) In 1989 new president Dr. Natale A. Sicuro initiated the Roger Williams Plan for the 90s, and became concurrently the president of the newly established [[Roger Williams University School of Law|Roger Williams School of Law]] and, in 1992, led the name change of Roger Williams College to Roger Williams University. RWU celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rwu.edu/about/history/ |title=History & Traditions | publisher= Roger Williams University |work= rwu.edu |access-date=2012-08-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227181730/http://www.rwu.edu/about/history/ |archive-date= 2007-12-27 }}</ref>
During the 1960s, the school began granting [[bachelor's degree]]s, and–in 1967–it subsequently adopted a new, shorter name: '''Roger Williams College'''. Needing a larger campus, the college purchased {{convert|80|acre|ha}} of [[shore|waterfront]] land and moved its main campus to Bristol in 1969. (RWU continues to operate a branch campus in Providence.) In 1989 new president Dr. Natale A. Sicuro initiated the Roger Williams Plan for the 1990s, and became concurrently the president of the newly established [[Roger Williams University School of Law|Roger Williams School of Law]] and, in 1992, led the name change of Roger Williams College to Roger Williams University. RWU celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rwu.edu/about/history/ |title=History & Traditions | publisher= Roger Williams University |website=rwu.edu |access-date=2012-08-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227181730/http://www.rwu.edu/about/history/ |archive-date= 2007-12-27 }}</ref>


Ioannis Miaoulis was appointed the eleventh president of Roger Williams University in 2019.<re>[https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190213/former-director-of-museum-of-science-in-boston-named-president-of-roger-williams-university ''Providence Journal'']</ref> Miaoulis previously served as both the president and director of the Boston Museum of Science since 2003 and brings a STEM philosophy to the university as he seeks to guide the university's mission and commitment in providing education through community-engaged learning and civic scholarship.
Ioannis Miaoulis was appointed the eleventh president of Roger Williams University in 2019.<ref>[https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190213/former-director-of-museum-of-science-in-boston-named-president-of-roger-williams-university "Ex-Boston museum chief to take the helm at Roger Williams"]. ''The Providence Journal''.</ref> Miaoulis previously served as both the president and director of the Boston Museum of Science since 2003 and brings a STEM philosophy to the university as he seeks to guide the university's mission and commitment in providing education through community-engaged learning and civic scholarship.


In 2012, Roger Williams University initiated a tuition freeze in which all entering freshmen would have a guarantee that their tuition would not increase for the next four years. The university renewed this promise for all freshmen entering in fall of 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rwu.edu/about/partnerships-initiatives/affordable-excellence |title=Affordable Excellence | publisher= Roger Williams University |work= rwu.edu |access-date= 2016-02-18}}</ref> As a result of this program, enrollment at the university has been steadily increasing, while enrollment at many peer institutions has been decreasing. In 2019, the university terminated this policy.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20141013/NEWS/310139997 |title=Roger Williams University grows enrollment by freezing tuition |work= [[Providence Journal]] |access-date= 2016-02-18}}</ref>
In 2012, Roger Williams University initiated a tuition freeze in which all entering freshmen would have a guarantee that their tuition would not increase for the next four years. The university renewed this promise for all freshmen entering in fall of 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rwu.edu/about/partnerships-initiatives/affordable-excellence |title=Affordable Excellence | publisher= Roger Williams University |access-date= 2016-02-18}}</ref> As a result of this program, enrollment at the university has been steadily increasing, while enrollment at many peer institutions has been decreasing. In 2019, the university terminated this policy.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20141013/NEWS/310139997 |title=Roger Williams University grows enrollment by freezing tuition |work= [[The Providence Journal]] |access-date= 2016-02-18}}</ref>


==Academics==
==Academics==
Roger Williams University enrolls approximately 3,800 undergraduate and 850 graduate students in eight schools. These schools offer more than 50 liberal arts majors and professional degrees, such as law, architecture, construction management, and historic preservation. The university has a [https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/roger-williams-university/academic-life/faculty-composition/#secRatio student to faculty ratio of 14:1] while almost half of the classes offered have less than 20 students.<ref name="Roger Williams University">{{cite web |url= http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/roger-williams-university-4917 |title=Roger Williams University |publisher=US News and World Report |access-date=2016-02-18}}</ref>
Roger Williams University enrolls approximately 3,800 undergraduate and 850 graduate students in eight schools. These schools offer more than 50 liberal arts majors and professional degrees, such as law, architecture, construction management, and historic preservation. The university has a student to faculty ratio of 14:1 while almost half of the classes offered have less than 20 students.<ref name="Roger Williams University">{{cite web |url= http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/roger-williams-university-4917 |title=Roger Williams University |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=2016-02-18}}</ref>


The largest majors are business, management, and marketing (24%); architecture (10%); security, law enforcement, and related protective services (9%); communication and journalism (8%); and psychology (7%).<ref name="collegescorecard.ed.gov">{{cite web |url= https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?217518-Roger-Williams-University |title=Roger Williams University |publisher=College Scorecard |access-date=2016-02-18}}</ref>
The largest majors are business, management, and marketing (24%); architecture (10%); security, law enforcement, and related protective services (9%); communication and journalism (8%); and psychology (7%).<ref name="collegescorecard.ed.gov">{{cite web |url= https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?217518-Roger-Williams-University |title=Roger Williams University |publisher=College Scorecard |access-date=2016-02-18}}</ref>


Roger Williams University has several degree programs that are unique:
Roger Williams University has several degree programs that are unusual in the United States:
* [[Marine Biology]] program: offers a B.S. in Marine Biology, which is one of about fifteen in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbcolleges.html |title=Marine Biology Web |publisher=Stonybrook University |access-date=2016-02-17}}</ref>
* [[Marine Biology]] program: offers a B.S. in Marine Biology, which is one of about fifteen in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbcolleges.html |title=Marine Biology Web |publisher=Stonybrook University |access-date=2016-02-17}}</ref>
* [[Architecture]] program: One of a few M. Arch. (Master’s of Architecture) in a traditional [[liberal arts]] environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naab.org/architecture_programs/home|title=NAAB schools|publisher=National Architectural Accrediting Board|access-date=2016-02-17|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20160312104956/http://www.naab.org/architecture_programs/home|archive-date=2016-03-12}}</ref>
* [[Architecture]] program: One of a few M. Arch. (Master’s of Architecture) in a traditional [[liberal arts]] environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naab.org/architecture_programs/home|title=NAAB schools|publisher=National Architectural Accrediting Board|access-date=2016-02-17|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20160312104956/http://www.naab.org/architecture_programs/home|archive-date=2016-03-12}}</ref>
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Approximately 63% of students live on campus.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rwu.edu/about/who-we-are/fast-facts |title=Fast Facts |publisher=Roger Williams University |access-date=2016-02-18}}</ref> 88% of the students attend school full-time. About 14% have a family income of less than $40k. 75% of the student population is white, 5% is [[Hispanic]], and 2% is [[African Americans|African American]]; less than 1% of the students are from other races or ethnicities.<ref name= "collegescorecard.ed.gov"/>
Approximately 63% of students live on campus.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rwu.edu/about/who-we-are/fast-facts |title=Fast Facts |publisher=Roger Williams University |access-date=2016-02-18}}</ref> 88% of the students attend school full-time. About 14% have a family income of less than $40k. 75% of the student population is white, 5% is [[Hispanic]], and 2% is [[African Americans|African American]]; less than 1% of the students are from other races or ethnicities.<ref name= "collegescorecard.ed.gov"/>


The university's campus newspaper, ''The Hawks' Herald'',<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.thehawksherald.com/ | title= The Hawks' Herald | publisher= Roger Williams University| website= thehawksherald.com }}</ref> publishes approximately 20 issues per academic year. An [[FM broadcasting|FM]] radio station, [[WQRI|WQRI 88.3]], plays everything from [[college alternative music|college alternative]] to [[hip hop music|hip hop]]. The college's 20 varsity athletic teams play at the [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] level as members of the [[Commonwealth Coast Conference]].
The university's campus newspaper, ''The Hawks' Herald'',<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.thehawksherald.com/ | title= The Hawks' Herald | publisher= Roger Williams University| website= thehawksherald.com }}</ref> publishes approximately 20 issues per academic year. An [[FM broadcasting|FM]] radio station, [[WQRI|WQRI 88.3]], plays everything from [[college alternative music|college alternative]] to [[hip hop music|hip hop]]. The college's 20 varsity athletic teams play at the [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] level as members of the [[Conference of New England]].


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File:RWU University Library Clock Tower.jpg|Clock tower of University Library
File:RWU University Library Clock Tower.jpg|Clock tower of University Library
File:RWU School of Engineering.jpg|School of Engineering
File:RWU School of Engineering.jpg|School of Engineering
File:RWU Commons.jpg|RWU Commons
File:RWU Commons.jpg|RWU Commons Dining Hall
File:RWU Gabelli School of Business.jpg|Gabelli School of Business
File:RWU Gabelli School of Business.jpg|Gabelli School of Business
File:Marine & Natural Sciences, Roger Williams University RI.jpg|School of Marine and Natural Sciences
File:Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, Rhode Island.jpg|RWU School of Law
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The university does not have a track and field and therefore uses the nearby Portsmouth High School facility in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
The university does not have a track and field and therefore uses the nearby Portsmouth High School facility in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

==Reputation and campus culture==
{{Panorama
|image = File:Roger Williams University panorama.jpg
|height = 250
|alt = Roger Williams University campus
|caption = Left to right: University Library; Global Heritage Hall; Gabelli School of Business.
}}

The university established a program in civil discourse, including the journal ''Reason and Respect'', which brought in speakers such as [[Salman Rushdie]], [[David Gergen]], First Minister and [[Nobel Prize]]–winner [[David Trimble]], [[Khaled Hosseini]], author of ''[[Kite Runner]]'', [[Bob Geldof]] of [[Live Aid]], and others to campus. The university has established campuses in [[London, UK|London]] and [[Florence, Italy|Florence]]; collaborates with sister institutions in [[France]], [[Brazil]], [[Vietnam]], and [[Hong Kong]]; features a broad portfolio of study-abroad opportunities encompassing over 30 countries; and is home to a Center for Macro Projects and Diplomacy, which brings together engineering, architecture, technology, economic development, and international relations for a common purpose. Furthermore, it was recently recognized as a non-governmental member of the United Nations.


==Notable faculty members and alumni==
==Notable faculty members and alumni==
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* [[Adam Braver]], writer
* [[Adam Braver]], writer
* [[Roberto DaSilva]], first mayor of [[East Providence, Rhode Island]]
* [[Roberto DaSilva]], first mayor of [[East Providence, Rhode Island]]
* [[Edward "Ted" Delaney]]
* [[Jason Mattera]], conservative blogger and writer.{{cn|date=January 2022}}
* [[Jason Mattera]], conservative blogger and writer.{{cn|date=January 2022}}
* [[James W. Nuttall]], [[United States Army]] [[Major general (United States)|major general]] who served as deputy director of the [[Army National Guard]] and deputy commander of the [[First Army (United States)|First Army]]
* [[James W. Nuttall]], [[United States Army]] [[Major general (United States)|major general]] who served as deputy director of the [[Army National Guard]] and deputy commander of the [[First Army (United States)|First Army]]
* [[Joe Polisena]], former member of the [[Rhode Island State Senate]] and mayor of [[Johnston, Rhode Island]]
* [[Joe Polisena]], former member of the [[Rhode Island State Senate]] and mayor of [[Johnston, Rhode Island]]
* [[Jerry Remy]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=remyje01 |title=Jerry Remy Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac |publisher=Baseball-almanac.com |access-date=2012-08-24}}</ref> Former [[Boston Red Sox]] broadcaster and [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player
* [[Jerry Remy]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=remyje01 |title=Jerry Remy Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac |publisher=Baseball-almanac.com |access-date=2012-08-24}}</ref> Former [[Boston Red Sox]] broadcaster and [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player
player
* [[Chris Sparling]], screenwriter and director
* [[Chris Sparling]], screenwriter and director
* [[June Speakman]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/representatives/Speakman/default.aspx |title=June Speakman}}</ref> member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
* [[June Speakman]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/representatives/Speakman/default.aspx |title=June Speakman}}</ref> member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
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Latest revision as of 04:37, 7 October 2024

For the Tennessee school, see Roger Williams University (Tennessee).

Roger Williams University
Former names
Roger Williams Junior College (1956–1967)
Roger Williams College (1967–1992)
MottoMagna Est Veritas
TypePrivate university
Established1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
Endowment$80.4 million (2020)[1]
PresidentIoannis Miaoulis
Academic staff
489 (207 full-time, 282 part-time, 205 tenured or tenure-track)
Administrative staff
165 (full-time, as of 2011),[2] 3,578 total employees (as of 2014)[3]
Students~4,000 undergraduate, 741 graduate
Location
Bristol
,
Rhode Island
,
United States

41°38′58″N 71°15′38″W / 41.64944°N 71.26056°W / 41.64944; -71.26056
CampusSuburban, 140 waterfront acres
ColorsRoyal Blue, Gold, & White
     
NicknameHawks
Sporting affiliations
Websiterwu.edu

Roger Williams University (RWU) is a private university in Bristol, Rhode Island. Founded in 1956, it was named for theologian and Rhode Island cofounder Roger Williams. The school enrolls over 5,000 students and employs over 480 academic staff.

History

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The university’s operations date to 1919, when Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, opened a branch campus in the YMCA building in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1940, the YMCA board of directors began directing the school, and the YMCA Institute granted its first associate's degrees in 1948. In 1956, the institute received a state charter to become a two-year, degree-granting institution under the name of Roger Williams Junior College.

During the 1960s, the school began granting bachelor's degrees, and–in 1967–it subsequently adopted a new, shorter name: Roger Williams College. Needing a larger campus, the college purchased 80 acres (32 ha) of waterfront land and moved its main campus to Bristol in 1969. (RWU continues to operate a branch campus in Providence.) In 1989 new president Dr. Natale A. Sicuro initiated the Roger Williams Plan for the 1990s, and became concurrently the president of the newly established Roger Williams School of Law and, in 1992, led the name change of Roger Williams College to Roger Williams University. RWU celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006.[4]

Ioannis Miaoulis was appointed the eleventh president of Roger Williams University in 2019.[5] Miaoulis previously served as both the president and director of the Boston Museum of Science since 2003 and brings a STEM philosophy to the university as he seeks to guide the university's mission and commitment in providing education through community-engaged learning and civic scholarship.

In 2012, Roger Williams University initiated a tuition freeze in which all entering freshmen would have a guarantee that their tuition would not increase for the next four years. The university renewed this promise for all freshmen entering in fall of 2015.[6] As a result of this program, enrollment at the university has been steadily increasing, while enrollment at many peer institutions has been decreasing. In 2019, the university terminated this policy.[7]

Academics

[edit]

Roger Williams University enrolls approximately 3,800 undergraduate and 850 graduate students in eight schools. These schools offer more than 50 liberal arts majors and professional degrees, such as law, architecture, construction management, and historic preservation. The university has a student to faculty ratio of 14:1 while almost half of the classes offered have less than 20 students.[8]

The largest majors are business, management, and marketing (24%); architecture (10%); security, law enforcement, and related protective services (9%); communication and journalism (8%); and psychology (7%).[9]

Roger Williams University has several degree programs that are unusual in the United States:

School of Art, Architecture, and Historic Preservation

Student life

[edit]

Approximately 63% of students live on campus.[13] 88% of the students attend school full-time. About 14% have a family income of less than $40k. 75% of the student population is white, 5% is Hispanic, and 2% is African American; less than 1% of the students are from other races or ethnicities.[9]

The university's campus newspaper, The Hawks' Herald,[14] publishes approximately 20 issues per academic year. An FM radio station, WQRI 88.3, plays everything from college alternative to hip hop. The college's 20 varsity athletic teams play at the Division III level as members of the Conference of New England.

  • Clock tower of University Library
    Clock tower of University Library
  • School of Engineering
    School of Engineering
  • RWU Commons Dining Hall
    RWU Commons Dining Hall
  • Gabelli School of Business
    Gabelli School of Business
  • School of Marine and Natural Sciences
    School of Marine and Natural Sciences
  • RWU School of Law
    RWU School of Law

Arts

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On September 21, 2017, music icons The Beach Boys were honored by Roger Williams University, and music historians Al Gomes and Connie Watrous of Big Noise, and plaques were unveiled to commemorate the band's concert on September 22, 1971 at the university's Baypoint Inn & Conference Center in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The 1971 concert was the first-ever appearance of South African Ricky Fataar as an official member of the band and Filipino Billy Hinsche as a touring member, essentially changing the Beach Boys' live and recording act's line-up into a multi-racial group. Diversity is a credo of Roger Williams University, which is why the school chose to celebrate this moment in the band's history.[15][16]

Athletics

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Roger Williams University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III aside from the co-ed sailing team, which is Division I and is currently ranked number six in the sailing world's college rankings. Most of the Hawks are a member of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), except for the swimming and diving team, who compete in the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA).[17]

Men's sports include:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Polo
  • Soccer
  • Swimming & diving
  • Tennis
  • Track & field
  • Wrestling

Women's sports include:

  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Field hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Polo
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming & diving
  • Tennis
  • Track & field
  • Volleyball

Co-ed sports include:

  • Equestrian
  • Sailing

The university does not have a track and field and therefore uses the nearby Portsmouth High School facility in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

Notable faculty members and alumni

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. College Staffing Changes". WGBH.org. WGBH. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "GuideStar Report Generated For: Roger Williams University & Roger Williams College of Law". Guidestar. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "History & Traditions". rwu.edu. Roger Williams University. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "Ex-Boston museum chief to take the helm at Roger Williams". The Providence Journal.
  6. ^ "Affordable Excellence". Roger Williams University. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "Roger Williams University grows enrollment by freezing tuition". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Roger Williams University". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Roger Williams University". College Scorecard. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  10. ^ "Marine Biology Web". Stonybrook University. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  11. ^ "NAAB schools". National Architectural Accrediting Board. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  12. ^ "NCPE Academic Programs". National Council for Preservation Education. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  13. ^ "Fast Facts". Roger Williams University. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
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