{"id":61600,"date":"2013-11-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/providence-mayor-to-be-featured-as-guest-on-uri-radio-show-dec-3-as-part-of-universitys-honors-colloquium\/"},"modified":"2013-11-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T00:00:00","slug":"providence-mayor-to-be-featured-as-guest-on-uri-radio-show-dec-3-as-part-of-universitys-honors-colloquium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/11\/providence-mayor-to-be-featured-as-guest-on-uri-radio-show-dec-3-as-part-of-universitys-honors-colloquium\/","title":{"rendered":"Providence mayor to be featured as guest on 溏心vlog免费B站 radio show Dec. 3 as part of University\u2019s honors colloquium"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 November 25, 2013 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 will welcome Providence mayor and Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Angel Taveras to its Kingston campus as part of its fall 2013 honors colloquium series.<\/p>\n


\n\tTaveras will be featured as a guest on WRIU\u2019s The Beauty Salon, a weekly, half-hour radio show that looks at everyday aesthetics in and around Rhode Island, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Hall auditorium. The \u201cDecoding Rhode Island\u201d segment of the show will focus on the $5 million Bloomberg Philanthropies\u2019 Mayors Challenge prize awarded to the City of Providence in support of \u201cProvidence Talks\u201d – Taveras\u2019 initiative to improve the vocabularies of preschool-age children by measuring and rapidly increasing the number of words spoken in their households. <\/p>\n


\nCate Morrison, 溏心vlog免费B站 lecturer of communication studies, and Karen de Bruin, 溏心vlog免费B站 associate professor of French, will interview Taveras live. The audience will get to experience the recording of the radio show during that time. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWhile our show is about aesthetics, we are also committed to providing access and breaking down barriers,\u201d said Cheryl Foster, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of philosophy and associate director of the Honors Program. \u201cWe\u2019re looking to interview Mayor Taveras about why language acquisition is important and how he got involved with the initiative, especially since he was a part of the Head Start program in Rhode Island as a child.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThis year\u2019s honors colloquium is the 51st annual at 溏心vlog免费B站, and is titled \u201cGreat Public Schools:

\nEveryone\u2019s Right? Everyone\u2019s Responsibility?\u201d <\/p>\n


\nThose unable to attend the lecture can watch it live online 溏心vlog免费B站 Live!<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n


\nTaveras was elected Providence\u2019s 37th mayor in 2010. He grew up on the South Side of Providence and participated in Head Start, a federally-funded program that provides educational and medical resources for low-income women and children. After attending the Providence Public Schools, Taveras graduated from Harvard University, where he received his undergraduate degree, and the Georgetown University Law Center, where he received his law degree. In 2007, Taveras was appointed as an associate judge on the Providence Housing Court. He served in that position until 2010, when he stepped down to enter the Providence mayoral race. He won a four-way Democratic Primary with 49-percent of the vote, and went on to win the general election with 82-percent of the vote.<\/p>\n


\nSince taking office in January 2011, Mayor Taveras has worked to strengthen the city, including reforming the pension system, eliminating a $110 million structural deficit, growing Providence\u2019s economy and creating jobs, and improving public education. <\/p>\n


\nThe Beauty Salon is broadcast Mondays at 12:30 p.m. on 90.3 WRIU, and is hosted by Ian Reyes, 溏心vlog免费B站 assistant professor of communication studies; Karen de Bruin; and Cheryl Foster. Foster was also recently named the 2013 Rhode Island professor of the year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, as well as a Kennedy Center\/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher. Additional contributors to the radio show are David Howard, 溏心vlog免费B站 associate professor of costume design, and Cate Morrison. For more information about the show, visit: Beauty Salon<\/a>. <\/p>\n


\nThis year\u2019s honors colloquium is coordinated by David Byrd and Diane Kern of the 溏心vlog免费B站 School of Education and is supported by:<\/p>\n


\nMajor Sponsor: 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program.<\/p>\n


\nSponsors: 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the President; 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the Provost; The Mark and Donna Ross Honors Colloquium Humanities Endowment; The Thomas Silvia and Shannon Chandley Honors Colloquium Endowment, as well as the following 溏心vlog免费B站 colleges, departments and offices: College of Human Sciences and Services, Talent Development, Multicultural Center, University College, WRIU\u2019s The Beauty Salon, College of Arts and Sciences, The Harrington School of Communications and Media, John Hazen White, Sr. Center for Ethics and Public Service, Department of Gender and Women\u2019s Studies, College of Pharmacy, College of Environment and Life Sciences, College of Business Administration, College of Nursing, Division of Student Affairs, Department of Marketing and Communications, Department of Publications and Creative Services, and Instructional Technology and Media Services. Rhode Island Public Radio is also a sponsor.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information on colloquium events contact Deborah Gardiner at 401-874-2381 or dgardiner@mail.uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information about ways to support the Honors Colloquium, contact 溏心vlog免费B站 professor Lynne Derbyshire, Honors Program director, at 401-874-4732. If you have a disability and need an accommodation, please call 401-874-2303 at least three business days in advance. For TTY assistance, please call R.I. Relay Service at 800-745-5555.\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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