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The 105-acre campus of Providence College, situated in Rhode Island’s capital city, is removed from the traffic and noise of the metropolitan area but still remains close to the many cultural and educational offerings of Providence, a city that is enjoying a lively urban renaissance. The city is located only an hour’s drive from Boston and just a few hours’ drive from New York City. Interstate bus, train, and air transportation are conveniently available.
Campus Parking
Parking is allowed only upon issue of a permit from the Office of Safety and Security, open at times convenient for graduate students. Students must present a current student ID card, driver’s license, automobile registration, and proof of automobile insurance. All cars must be registered with the Office of Safety and Security. Strict ticketing and driving rules are enforced.
NOTE: While display of a campus parking permit allows a student access to designated parking areas, the availability of a parking space is not guaranteed. Students may have to park on adjacent streets, as city parking codes allow.
Academic Facilities
Classroom and laboratory facilities are found in Accinno Hall, Albertus Magnus Hall, the Ceramics Building, the Feinstein Academic Center, Harkins Hall (also the main administration building), Hickey Hall, Howley Hall, Hunt-Cavanagh Hall, Koffler Hall, Moore Hall, Phillips Memorial Library, St. Catherine of Siena Hall, Smith Center for the Arts, Sowa Hall, and Sullivan Hall.
Disabilities Services and Policies
The College prohibits discrimination of its students with certain documented disabilities. Students with documented disabilities (learning, physical, medical, temporary) may qualify for reasonable academic accommodations, coordinated by the Office of Academic Services (OAS). Students with specific physical or medical disabilities may qualify for reasonable residential accommodations, coordinated by the Office of Residence Life. The College provides these services to students in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and relevant Rhode Island law. For more information, please visit the Office of Academic Services or the Office of Residence life.
The Student ADA/504 Procedures for ADA/504 Grievance Resolution are detailed in the Student Handbook, which is available at www.providence.edu/Student+Life/Student+Handbook.htm.
Technology Classrooms/Facilities
Providence College continues to increase the number of its SMART™ and multimedia classrooms. These classrooms have the latest in audio, visual, and computer and Web connectivity to enhance the instructional environment. Most classrooms have wireless network access as well.
Technology facilities are located in buildings across the campus. Accinno Hall houses the College’s Department of Information Technology and four computer laboratories. Additional computer labs for PC faculty, staff, and students are found in Albertus Magnus Hall, Howley Hall, and Koffler Hall.
Technology Resources
Providence College is focused on providing anytime, anywhere access to information. With CyberFriar, the main Web system that interfaces with the College’s administrative database, students can manage their personal and academic records from their desktops or laptops. They can view address and personal information, view mid-term and final grades, view all financial aid and billing information on their accounts, view and request academic transcripts, and monitor their progress toward completion of their degree requirements.
With ANGEL (A New Global Environment for Learning), a learning management system used by many PC faculty members, students have another way to communicate with instructors, participate in online discussion groups, check course syllabi, submit assignments, and efficiently manage their class work.
Please refer to itweb.providence.edu/helpdesk/aup.htm for detailed information on the usage policy for Information Technology Resources.
Phillips Memorial Library
The Phillips Memorial Library is at the heart of the College’s intellectual life. Much of the architecturally impressive facility, which was built in 1969, has been recently renovated.
The library maintains a collection of approximately 379,000 print volumes, 340,000 eBooks, 800 print periodical subscriptions, and more than 39,000 full text-electronic journals. The library also offers an extensive collection of print and electronic reference materials, including 120 bibliographic and full-text electronic databases, the second largest collection of electronic databases in Rhode Island (after Brown University). In addition, the library houses the Providence College Special and Archival Collections, several academic departments, and the Office of Academic Services.
The library is a member of the HELIN (Higher Education Library Information Network) consortium, which gives students access to nearly six million volumes from any of eight collegiate libraries in Rhode Island. In addition, the library’s interlibrary loan service connects students and faculty to worldwide resources.
Most of the Phillips Memorial Library has been recently renovated. In the “commons” tradition, the library offers: 105 public access computers; robust digitization resources; 32 laptops (PC & Mac) and several iPads with Web access for student check-out; a full array of productivity software (Adobe CS), collaborative space for 70 in the TecHub, IT assistance at the TechStation, as well as 4 instructional rooms for 75 and an 18-station electronic classroom. The Phillips Memorial Library accommodates approximately 700 patrons in technology-rich quiet, group-study and instructional areas and offers faculty collaborative research, study, and meeting resources in the Faculty Commons facility.
For more information, including library hours, call 401.865.2242 or visit their Web site.
Smith Center for the Arts
This building serves as the premier teaching and performance facility for undergraduates enrolled in performing arts courses or participating in extracurricular activities involving music, theatre, and dance. The Smith Center also includes several general use classrooms that serve both undergraduate and graduate courses. The primary performance venues are the 283- seat Angell Blackfriars Theatre and the 272-seat Ryan Concert Hall. Teaching spaces include a “black box” studio theatre, the Bowab Studio Theatre, the Higgins Clark Dance Studio; the O’Hurley Rehearsal Room; a 20-keyboard piano lab; a film screening classroom; a music library; and choral and instrumental practice rooms. The building also contains the Reilly Art Gallery, as well as offices, conference rooms, and storage areas for the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film and the Department of Music.
Slavin Center
Slavin Center, the student union, is one of the main hubs of the Providence College campus and is home to the College’s many student organizations and clubs. It also houses a variety of offices and facilities that provide services to students, the Office of Off-Campus Living, the Providence College Bookstore managed by Barnes and Noble, a branch of Sovereign Bank, an ATM machine, the Office of Career Services, and PC Perk. Additionally, it offers numerous meeting rooms and comfortable lounge space.
The Alumni Hall Food Court - and McPhail’s Entertainment Facility, which is open seven days a week and hosts events throughout the academic year - are accessed through the lower level of Slavin Center.
Bookstore
The bookstore is located in the lower level of Slavin Center. Textbook ordering information is available to students in compliance with the federal Higher Education Act (2008). Please visit the College’s bookstore Web site to view a listing of required and/or optional textbooks for courses: www.providence.bncollege.com. Faculty will submit textbook information to the College bookstore as materials are identified and retain the right to change book orders at any time. As good practice, students should carefully evaluate all suppliers of course materials, including refund policies and shipping charges. It is recommended that students check the Providence College bookstore Web site prior to the start of the semester for any changes to course materials. Store contact information and updated store hours are available online or by calling 401.865.2181.
Dining Services
There are a variety of places where graduate students can dine on campus. The Alumni Hall Food Court, accessed from the lower level of the Slavin Center, is where most graduate students gather. Full meals may also be purchased at Raymond Dining Hall. Late-night snacks can be obtained at PC Perk, also in the lower level of Slavin Center. On East Campus, snacks can be purchased at Jazzman’s or at the C-Store, both in the lower level of Davis Hall. Menus and hours of operation for all these establishments may be found at http://providencecollegedining.com/.
Concannon Fitness Center
Full-time graduate students may purchase membership to the state-of-the-art Concannon Fitness Center for a nominal fee of $50 per semester.
Campus Chapels
Providence College encourages the spiritual as well as the intellectual growth of each student. St. Dominic Chapel and the Campus Ministry Center are the center of spiritual life on campus. Additional chapels are located in Harkins Hall and in the St. Thomas Aquinas Priory-Gragnani Dominican Center, the principal Dominican residence on campus, and the oratory in Siena Hall.
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies
The Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies is located in the former Aquinas Chapel, opposite St. Dominic Chapel. Administratively, the Center serves under the auspices of the Office of Mission and Ministry and, in collaboration with the Office of the Chaplain/Campus Ministry, it assists in coordinating the collegewide process of maintaining, enhancing, and promoting the distinctive mission of Providence College as a Catholic and Dominican college.
Believing that we are transformed by God’s grace so that we might help change the society around us, the Center serves as a place of intellectual exploration and dialogue where students, faculty, staff, administration and alumni can gather for study, discussion and reflection on the ministry shared by all God’s children.
Through a variety of events and educational opportunities for the College community, the Center strives to share the richness and diversity of the Catholic and Dominican intellectual and spiritual traditions, which offer crucial perspectives for today’s challenges and concerns and invite us together to partake of and benefit from a common mission inspired by faith and enabled by grace.
Safety and Security
The Office of Safety and Security operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round. The principal objective of the office is to safeguard members of the College community and to protect private and institutional property on campus. As a service organization, the security department attempts to contribute to the smooth functioning of College community life by stressing the importance of crime prevention, the individual’s obligation to take necessary precautions, the cooperation of each member of the College community to safeguard personal and College property, and the care that must be taken to comply with fire regulations. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available at the security office and online at www.providence.edu/Student+Life/Safety+and+Security/.
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