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Get PDFFifty Washington Square is the address of an imposing Neo-Renaissance building occupying a prominent position diagonally across from the Colony House at the head of Washington Square, in the heart of old colonial Newport. Since 1989, it has also been Newport’s low-income Single Room Occupancy housing and homeless shelter. Many are unfamiliar with the numerous arts programs that flourished at Fifty Washington Square during the early 1990s. In this issue of Newport History, Jan Shapin details these activities and illustrates them with many previously unpublished images from the archives of the Community Development Training Institute (CDTI), one of the founding organizations of the building. The Naval Historical Collection, housed in the library of the Naval War College at Newport, is the main repository for documents relating to the naval history of Narragansett Bay. Dr. Evelyn M. Cherpak, Head of the Naval Historical Collection since 1974, provides a comprehensive breakdown of the contents of the collection, with illustrations drawn from the collection and the files of the Naval War College Museum
Evaluating the impact of precision -guided munitions on human suffering in war, 1967-1999: An ethics-based approach
No full textThroughout history, humans have demonstrated a proclivity for using violence against one another as a means to achieve an end, means enabled, in many respects, by the technologies available at the time. For much of that history, advancing technology has been a prime enabler of ever- increasing levels of violence and attendant human suffering. However, at a few junctures in history, certain technologies have seemingly provided the armed forces that possess them the ability to fight wars with decreasing levels of violence and suffering. In the seventeenth century, for example, such hopes, later unrealized, were held for gunpowder and artillery. Today, precision-guided munitions (PGMs) with their high degree of discrimination and accuracy again hold such promise. This multidisciplinary study, integrating ethics, history, religion, and philosophy seeks to answer the question: Do PGMs mitigate suffering in war, and have these weapons changed the way decisions regarding war and peace have been made? To do so, it develops a three-part evaluative framework that combines core principles of the Just War Tradition with concerns about technology expressed by the French philosopher Jacques Ellul. The framework first examines the impact that PGMs have on human suffering during a conflict, and then extends that analysis forward by examining the future implications caused by unintended consequences. The final part of the framework examines the influence of PGM capability on national leaders\u27 decision-making when considering using violence. Across four case studies, comprising eleven times when military force was used as a tool of national power, the study concludes that, between 1967 and 1999, PGMs have indeed had a positive impact on reducing human suffering in war
Salve Regina\u27s Longstanding Partnership with the City of Newport and its Police Department [audio]
No full textDr. Willis discusses the importance of relationships built in conjunction with the municipal government, Newport police department, and Salve Regina University‘s administration that led to the development of a successful program where off-campus students are “better neighbors” in Newport
The Net Generation and E-textbooks
Get PDFThe traditional college student of today is part of the Net Generation who has been raised in an era of instant access. Their communication and learning is complemented by the Internet, a major influence on this cohort (Roberts, 2005). The regular method of contact is text messaging, instant messaging and cell phones. Learning methods for the Net Generation includes Internet tools such as Web-CT, Blackboard, online courses, online journals and i-pod downloads. Students were surveyed for their attitudes on using and learning with e-textbooks. Their views depict the changing attitudes towards media as precipitated by network connectivity popular with this generation
Rhode Island\u27s Greatest Natural Tragedy
Get PDFThe infamous hurricane of 1938 accelerated the ongoing transformation of Rhode Island’s way of life
AS Minutes 2009 10 07
Get PDFAGENDA: FACULTY ASSEMBLY
October 7, 2009 O’Hare Academic Center, Room 260, at 2:30 p.m.
Scheduled Time
Call to Order 2:30
Approval of Minutes of April 29 meeting 2:30 - 2:35
Old Business
Forum on academic rigor: Plans for 2009 – 2010 2:35 – 2:45
New Business 2:45 – 3:00
NEASC
Reports and Announcements
Treasurer’s Report 3:00 – 3:05
FACSB 3:05 – 3:15
Father Kris von Maluski 3:15 – 3:20
Academic Development Center (Susan Pratt) 3:20 – 3:30
Counseling Services (Liz Minifie) 3:30 – 3:45
Adjourn 3:4
Tobin Hall
No full textImage of Tobin Hall.Back of image: Facilities Tobin HallThis Colonial Revival shingled cottage was originally part of the Vinland estate. Tobin Hall is named for the beloved former faculty members, the Tobin twins, Sister Mary Jean and Sister Mary Eloise.Black and white photograph. 17.78 x 12.7 cm. (7 x 5 in.)https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/heritage/1045/thumbnail.jp
Mercy Day, Blessing, 1947
No full textThe formal opening of Salve Regina University on Mercy Day.Front of photograph: Formal Opening--September 24, 1947. Mercy Day. Blessing.The opening of Salve Regina College was celebrated on Mercy Day, September 24, 1947.1947. Black and white photograph. 20.32 x 31.11 cm. (8 x 12.25 in.)https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/heritage/1049/thumbnail.jp