RI Women in Higher Education

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Friday, April 27th, 2012
for the
9th Annual Spring Conference

Higher Education professionals living and working in Rhode Island may network with us in at our group on Linkedin. Come join us!

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2010 RIWHE Leadership Team

President
Dr. Debra Cohen
Academic Advisor /Learning Specialist
University of RI
Debra.cohen@mail.uri.edu

Vice President
Shana Murrell
Interim Director of Alumni Affairs
Rhode Island College
smurrell@ric.edu

Secretary
Erin Casey
Academic Advisor
Bryant University
ecasey@bryant.edu

Treasurer
Annette Cerilli
Director
Bryant University
acerilli@bryant.edu

Nadia Abgrab Noormohamed, Associate Professor, Salve Regina
Institutional Representative
nadia.abgrab@salve.edu

Karen Arnold Schultz ,
Assistant Provost,
New England Institute of Technology
Institutional Representative
karnold@neit.edu

Winifred Brownell,
Dean of Arts and Sciences,
University of RI
Institutional Representative
winnie@uri.edu

Helen Caldwell,
Assistant Professor,
Providence College
Institutional Representative
hcaldwell@providence.edu

Nancy Carriuolo, President,
Rhode Island College
Institutional Representative
ncarriuolo@ric.edu

Virginia Dunleavy, Director,
RI School of Design
Institutional Representative
vdunleav@risd.edu

Lorna Hunter, Vice President,
Bryant University
Institutional Representative
lhunter@bryant.edu

Lela Morgan, Vice President, Community College of RI
Institutional Representative
lmorgan@ccri.edu

Anice O’ Connor, Professor, Johnson & Wales
Institutional Representative
aoconner@jwu.edu

Laura McPhie Oliveira,
Vice President,
Salve Regina
mcphiel@salve.edu

Jayne Richmond, Dean
University of RI,
Institutional Representative
Richmond@uri.edu

Associate director of residence life at Bryant University is recognized by Rhode Island’s chapter of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

When first-year students move into the residence halls each September, they are sometimes leaving the comforts of home for the first time. At Bryant, dedicated people like Kristin Biggins, associate director of residence life, help ease the transition.

For her efforts, Biggins was recently awarded the Outstanding Mid-Level Professional Award by Rhode Island’s chapter of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). The honor is presented to a student affairs professional with a minimum of five years’ experience who is experienced in creating a campus environment that promotes student learning and personal development.

Rhode Island Women in Higher Education (RIWHE) was organized officially at its first meeting on April 25, 2003. For a detailed description of the organization, please see the RIWHE Operating Guidelines. Dr. Nancy Carriuolo, associate commissioner for academic and student affairs at the RI Office of Higher Education, was the first state coordinator.

Women leaders in higher education in the state are encouraged to join RIWHE by contacting RIWHE at info@riwhe.org. Annual dues will not be collected; however, yearly events may require one-time fees.

Benefits of membership

Events. RIWHE will be hosting one event per year to bring RI women in higher education together. Please visit this site periodically to learn more about events. In addition, regional events and other items of interest will be announced on this site.

Networking. Make connections with other female leaders in the state. The current membership includes women from all areas of higher education, such as academic, student and financial affairs.


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Kristin Biggins named one of the top student affairs administrators in the state.

Associate director of residence life at Bryant University is recognized by Rhode Island’s chapter of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.