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Archway Investment Fund Archway Investment Fund 
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Equity Fund Monthly Report, October 2024 
Archway Investment Fund 
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Bryant University                 Performance data is calculated from the official portfolio valuation data provided by
National Financial Services LLC, the custodian for the Fund's Fidelity Brokerage
Account. Additional security price and analytic data has been obtained from
Bloomberg LP. Returns for the portfolio and benchmark include reinvestment of
income distributions, and realized and unrealized gains. Returns have not been
audited.
1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917-1284
http://aif.bryant.edu
Portfolio Description
The primary objective of the Archway Investment Equity Portfolio (the Portfolio) is to provide students in Bryant University's Equity Portfolio Management course with a hands-
on learning experience.  Student portfolio managers are organized into teams responsible for managing the holdings in their assigned sectors.  The Portfolio launched in 
August 2005 with $200,000.   Including subsequent inflows and outflows the net capital contributed has been -$25,000 and the cumulative investment return is $2,255,777.
Investment Strategy
The Portfolio strategy focuses on buying stocks for less than their intrinsic value, based on both value and growth considerations, to achieve risk-adjusted returns that equal or 
exceed benchmark returns.  The investment process is built around sector teams responsible for overseeing the holdings and the weightings of the securities in their sectors.  
Formal stock pitches are required to add new names to the portfolio.  Portfolio managers and security analysts use traditional fundamental analysis and valuation modeling, 
and they incorporate ESG metrics to identify risk factors and aid in generating risk-adjusted excess returns.  The overall benchmark used for performance evaluation is the 
State Street SPDR S&P 500 Exchange Traded Fund (SPY), while benchmarks used for individual sectors are the corresponding SPDR sector ETFs.  Each sector is initially weighted 
in the portfolio based on their weighting in the S&P 500 Index and are then adjusted to reflect portfolio manager expectations about the performance of each sector.  While 
the purchase of international equities via ADRs is allowed, the Fund remains heavily weighted in domestic assets.  Option use is limited to covered call and protective put 
strategies. Options are used only to control risk and the underlying security must be held in the Fund.  Performance attribution analysis, and factor risk modeling are integral 
parts of the portfolio management and reporting process.
Performance Commentary
In October, the Archway Equity Portfolio returned -1.42%, underperforming the benchmark return of -0.89%. Global equities faced moderate losses, with volatility coming 
from weaker-than-expected job growth in the U.S., where only 12,000 jobs were added against a forecast of 100,000. Additionally, job gains from prior months were revised 
downward, reflecting a cooling labor market. The strongest-performing sector ETFs for the month were Communication Services (XLC), up 1.81%  and Financials (XLF), up 
2.56%. By contrast, Healthcare (XLV) experienced the largest decline at -4.64%, followed by Consumer Staples (XLP) at -3.47% and Real Estate (XLRE) at -3.29%. Sector 
Allocation detracted -0.02% from alpha, impacted by an overweight in underperforming sectors like Financials and an underweight in the better-performing Consumer 
Discretionary and Technology sectors. Security Selection contributed -0.25% to alpha, with the largest drags from Information Technology (-21 bps) and Healthcare (-25 bps). 
Positive selection effects were seen in Consumer Discretionary (+14 bps) and Consumer Staples (+14 bps). The top contributors to stock selection alpha were Sysco, Nvidia and 
Booking Holdings. Year-to-date, the portfolio has returned 15.66%, compared to the benchmark’s 20.75%. Since its inception in August 2005, the portfolio has achieved an 
annualized return of 9.79%, while the benchmark stands at 10.42%. In October, we executed several transactions in the portfolio. We purchased 24 shares of URI (Industrials) 
costing $20,196.00, we purchased 80 shares of Sysco (SYY) costing $5,976.80, and we purchased 30 shares of American Express (AXP) costing $8,568. We sold 120 shares of 
CSCO netting $6,753.57, we sold 184 shares of EMR (Industrials) netting $20,342.47, we sold 180 shares of the SPDR Financials Sector ETF (XLF) for $8,588.05, and we sold 74 
shares of the SPDR Consumer Staples ETF for $6,063.95.
  The Archway Investment Fund - Equity Portfolio Monthly Report
  Bryant University Data as of 10/31/2024
-100.00%
0.00%
100.00%
200.00%
300.00%
400.00%
500.00%
600.00%
700.00%
Cumulative Return Since Inception
Portfolio (AIF_Equity) Benchmark (SPY)
Portfolio Benchmark Excess Portfolio Benchmark
-1.42% -0.89% -0.53% 2,218,989$   
-0.16% 1.19% -1.34% 79 503
15.66% 20.75% -5.09% 15 0
30.48% 37.80% -7.32% 79.37% 99.92%
8.52% 8.97% -0.45% 19.20% 0.00%
15.18% 15.15% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00%
9.79% 10.42% -0.63% 1.44% 0.08%
1.00 0.99Wtd. Avg. 2 Year Beta to S&P 500
Sector Returns
Sector Weights
Bryant University                 Performance data is calculated from the official portfolio valuation data provided by 
National Financial Services LLC, the custodian for the Fund's Fidelity Brokerage  
Account.  Additional security price and analytic data has been obtained from 
Bloomberg LP.  Returns for the portfolio and benchmark include reinvestment of 
income distributions, and realized and unrealized gains.  Returns have not been 
audited.
1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917-1284
http://aif.bryant.edu
3 Year Trailing Return (Annualized) Weight in ETFs
5 Year Trailing Return (Annualized) Weight in Options
Since Inception Return (Annualized) Weight in Cash
Academic Term to Date Return Number of Individual Equities Held
Year to Date Return Number of ETFs Held
1 Year Trailing Return Weight in Individual Equities
Investment Performance Portfolio and Benchmark Characteristics
Historical Returns through 10/31/2024 Characteristics as of 10/31/2024
Month to Date Return Portfolio Market Value
2.6%
-0.2%
-1.3%
2.9%
2.5%
-6.7%
-2.7%
-2.2%
-1.5%
-6.3%
-2.7%
1.8%
-1.7%
-3.5%
0.9%
2.6%
-4.6%
-1.2%
-1.6%
-3.1% -3.3%
-1.1%
-8.00%
-6.00%
-4.00%
-2.00%
0.00%
2.00%
4.00%
Monthly Sector Returns:  Portfolio vs. Benchmark
Portfolio SPDR Sector ETF
1.4%
9.3% 9.6%
6.4%
3.8%
12.9%
11.7%
9.0%
29.6%
2.0% 2.0% 2.2%
0.1%
9.1%
10.0%
5.8%
3.4%
13.4%
11.2%
8.5%
31.7%
2.2% 2.3% 2.5%
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
Sector Weights:  Portfolio vs. Benchmark
Portfolio Benchmark
Ticker Shares Price % of Portfolio
Historical 
Cost
Unrealized 
Gain/Loss
AAPL 552 225.91 5.62% $18,888.48 $105,813.84
MSFT 290 406.35 5.31% $62,183.49 $55,658.01
NVDA 700 132.76 4.19% $6,254.19 $86,677.81
AMZN 460 186.4 3.86% $54,347.82 $31,396.18
GOOGL 475 171.11 3.66% $20,928.10 $60,349.15
V 178 289.85 2.33% $24,791.78 $26,801.52
ADBE 100 478.08$         2.15% $48,202.70 -$394.70
WMT 582 81.95$           2.15% $23,805.48 $23,889.42
META 76 567.58$         1.94% $20,450.09 $22,685.99
BRK/B 90 450.92$         1.83% $24,184.88 $16,397.92
Ticker Shares Price % of Portfolio
Historical 
Cost
Unrealized 
Gain/Loss
XLK 463 222.24$         4.64% $78,338.54 $24,558.58
XAR 298 153.80$         2.07% $39,866.38 $5,966.02
XLF 879 46.48$           1.84% $33,196.85 $7,659.07
XLV 208 146.87$         1.38% $29,906.87 $642.09
KIE 515 56.03$           1.30% $17,409.58 $11,445.87
XLE 290 88.59$           1.16% $20,561.88 $5,129.22
XLI 177 133.83$         1.07% $20,468.54 $3,219.37
XLRE 485 43.20$           0.94% $19,830.97 $1,121.03
XLU 249 79.91$           0.90% $15,727.50 $4,170.09
XLC 215 92.04$           0.89% $16,428.34 $3,360.26
1.45%
14.61% 15.14% 3.23% -0.19 0.98 0.94 -0.03% 0.10                0.67                
10.50% 10.95% 1.49% -4.91 0.99 0.95 -4.41% 0.54                4.86                
16.26% 16.97% 2.05% -0.22 0.99 0.95 0.26% 0.15                0.87                
17.13% 17.88% 2.05% 0.02 0.99 0.95 0.91% 0.19                1.08                
Portfolio Benchmark Excess 
-1.42% -0.89% -0.53% Ticker Weight
Return 
Contrib. Ticker Weight
Return 
Contrib.
-1.18% -1.16% -0.02% NVDA 3.78% 0.3523% MSFT 5.54% -0.3086%
-0.25% -0.25% V 2.17% 0.1178% KLAC 1.72% -0.2403%
0.00% 0.00% GOOGL 3.50% 0.1110% REGN 1.03% -0.1858%
0.01% 0.01% TSM US 0.93% 0.0933% ADBE 2.30% -0.1764%
0.01% 0.27% -0.27% BKNG 0.75% 0.0825% AAPL 5.71% -0.1739%
Bryant University                 Performance data is calculated from the official portfolio valuation data provided by
National Financial Services LLC, the custodian for the Fund's Fidelity Brokerage
Account. Additional security price and analytic data has been obtained from
Bloomberg LP. Returns for the portfolio and benchmark include reinvestment of
income distributions, and realized and unrealized gains. Returns have not been
audited.
1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917-1284
http://aif.bryant.edu
Total
Return Contribution from Sector Allocation
Alpha from Equity and ETF Selection and Trading
Alpha from Option Selection and Trading
Income from Cash Account
Tracking/Rounding Difference
1 Year Trailing
3 Year Trailing
5 Year Trailing
Monthly Performance Attribution Results Top 5 Return Contributors Bottom 5 Return Contributors
Correlation 
to 
Benchmark
Beta to 
Benchmark
Jensen's 
Alpha Treynor Ratio Sharpe Ratio
Since Inception
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR COMMUNICATION 19,788.60$                               
Cash 32,070.34$                               
Performance Analytics
Historical Risk Statistics and Ratios
Annualized 
Portfolio 
Volatility
Annualized 
Benchmark 
Volatility
Annualized 
Tracking 
Error
Annualized 
Information 
Ratio
SECTOR SPDR TR SHS BEN INT INDUSTRIAL 23,687.91$                               
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR RL EST SEL SEC 20,952.00$                               
SECTOR SPDR TR SHS BEN INT UTILITIES 19,897.59$                               
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR HEALTH CARE 30,548.96$                               
SPDR SER TR S&P INS ETF 28,855.45$                               
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR ENERGY 25,691.10$                               
SECTOR SPDR TR SHS BEN INT TECHNOLOGY 102,897.12$                             
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ETF 45,832.40$                               
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR FINANCIALS 40,855.92$                               
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 43,136.08$                               
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B 40,582.80$                               
Exchange Traded Funds Market Value
VISA INC COM CL A 51,593.30$                               
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC 47,808.00$                               
WALMART 47,694.90$                               
NVIDIA CORP 92,932.00$                               
AMAZON INC 85,744.00$                               
ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A 81,277.25$                               
Top 10 Individual Equity and ETF Holdings
Equities Market Value
APPLE INC 124,702.32$                             
MISCROSOFT CORP INC 117,841.50$                             


Equity Fund Monthly Report, October 2024

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Archway Investment Fund Archway Investment Fund 
12-2024 
Fixed Income Fund Report, December 2024 
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Portfolio Benchmark Excess Portfolio Benchmark
-1.74% -1.69% -0.05% 6.08 6.10
-1.80% -1.81% 0.01% 4.54% 0.33%
1.42% 1.30% 0.12% 4.79% 5.09%
1.42% 1.30% 0.12% 13 12,107
-2.18% -2.35% 0.17% 13 0
-0.20% -0.45% 0.25% 17.30% 99.64%
6.37% 4.71% 1.66% 81.47% 0.00%
0.86% 0.64% 0.22% 1.24% 0.36%
980,104.08$        
Since Inception Return (Annualized) Weight in Cash
Portfolio Market Value
Bryant University                 
Performance data is calculated from the official portfolio valuation data provided by National Financial
Services LLC, the custodian for the Fund's Fidelity Brokerage Account. Additional security price and analytic
data has been obtained from Bloomberg LP. Returns for the portfolio and benchmark include reinvestment
of income distributions, and realized and unrealized gains.  Returns have not been audited.
1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917-1284
http://aif.bryant.edu
5 Year Trailing Return (Annualized) Weight in Bonds
Since Inception Return (Cumulative since October 27, 2017) Weight in ETFs
Academic Term to Date Return Current Yield
Year to Date Return Yield to Worst
1 Year Trailing Return Number of Individual Bonds Held
Month to Date Return Option Adjusted Duration
Fund Objective
The primary objective of the Archway Investment Fixed Income Fund (the Fund) is to provide students in Bryant University's Fixed Income Portfolio Management course with a hands-on learning experience.
The Fund launched on October 27, 2017 with $500,000. After including subsequent capital inflows and outflows, the net capital contribution is $945,000.
Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks returns from income and price appreciation, in excess of its Benchmark, while maintaining a volatility less than 120% of that of its Benchmark.   The Benchmark was changed from the Fixed 
Income ETF GVI to the Fixed Income ETF AGG, which broadly tracks the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Index, on September 30, 2021.  That index includes fixed rate debt securities priced in USD and traded in 
the US market, that are issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies,  U.S. corporations, and taxable debt issued by sovereign, supranational and local government entities rated investment grade.  It 
also includes highly rated MBS, CMBS and ABS securitized credit tranches.  The benchmark was chosen for its diversification, and its use as a benchmark for both active and passive core fixed income 
portfolios.  The tracking error of the portfolio versus its benchmark, defined as the annualized standard deviation of excess returns, is kept below 2%.   Historical benchmark return and risk metrics use a 
chained return series reflecting the benchmark in use at the time.
Performance Commentary
The Archway Fixed Income Portfolio returned -1.74% during December, while the benchmark returned -1.69%. The economy appears to have settled into a slow to moderate growth pattern. Holiday spending
was strong, and most sectors of the economy appear to be doing well. The stock market sold off into year end, but ended the year with another strong gain led by a small group of mega-cap growth names.
Employment gains continued at a modest pace and the inflation rate has stabilized in the range of 2.5% to 3% depending on which measure is examined. Inflation remains above their 2% target, but it is clear
that the Fed now views the risks to employment and inflation as roughly balanced. The Fed reduced the target Fed Funds rate by another 25 basis points at its December meeting. However, the most
important information from that meeting was that they signaled fewer rate cuts in 2025. In his post-meeting press conference, Chairman Powell indicated that there was no rush to push policy rates
significantly lower at this point. The revised dot plot signaled fewer rate cuts in 2025 than previously forecast by FOMC members. In addition, the bond market began to worry about the sheer volume of
Treasury debt issuance that will be needed in the coming years to fund the significant fiscal deficits implied by the expected path of spending versus tax revenue. The result was a significant steepening of the
yield curve. The 2-year Treasury yield increased by 9 bps, the 5-year yield increased by 33 bps, the 10-year yield increased by 40 bps, and the 30-year yield increased by 42 bps. For the first time since 2022, the 
Treasury yield curve is no longer inverted. The portfolio's duration is 0.02 years shorter than its benchmark, with underweight exposures at the 3- and 5-year points on the curve and overweight exposures at
the 7-, 10-, 20- and 30-year points. The small duration and curve exposures contributed 0.01% and -0.02% in alpha for the month. The portfolio is underweight in duration in investment grade corporate
bonds and MBS, and overweight in Treasuries and Agencies. This contributed 0.01% to alpha during the month. The conservative positioning of the portfolio results in a yield that is below that of the
benchmark. As a result, income and security selection contributed -0.05% in alpha to the portfolio during the month. For 2024 as a whole, the portfolio returned 1.42%, while the benchmark returned 1.30%.
Since its inception in October 2017, the portfolio has an annualized return of 0.86% and outperformed the benchmark by 0.22% per year.
3 Year Trailing Return (Annualized) Number of ETFs Held
  The Archway Investment Fund - Fixed Income Portfolio Monthly Report
  Bryant University Data as of 12/31/2024
Investment Performance Portfolio and Benchmark Characteristics
Historical Returns through 12/31/2024
-10.00%
-5.00%
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
Cumulative Return Since Inception
Portfolio (AIF_FIP) Benchmark
5.02% 5.24% 1.31% 0.97
5.03% 5.25% 0.82% 0.99
4.89% 4.96% 0.68% 0.99
5.41% 5.46% 0.73% 0.99
5.41% 5.46% 0.73% 0.99
6.96% 7.07% 0.93% 0.99
5.85% 6.08% 1.44% 0.97
Portfolio Benchmark Excess 
-1.74% -1.69% -0.05%
-1.29% -1.30% 0.01%
-0.92% -0.91% -0.02%
-0.14% -0.15% 0.01%
0.61% 0.66% -0.05%
Ticker Shares Share Price Weight Current Yield Yield to Worst
Option Adj. 
Duration
MBB 2120.037 91.68$            19.83% 5.22% 5.22% 6.25
IEI 652.159 115.55$          7.69% 4.38% 4.38% 4.32
IGIB 1359.191 51.51$            7.14% 5.41% 5.41% 5.90
IEF 704.045 92.45$            6.64% 4.54% 4.54% 7.14
TLT 711.324 87.33$            6.34% 4.82% 4.90% 16.33
SHY 665.921 81.98$            5.57% 4.23% 4.23% 1.86
SUSC 2052.591 22.72$            4.76% 5.57% 5.57% 6.80
SPSB 1560.795 29.86$            4.76% 4.82% 4.77% 1.77
IGLB 847.969 49.40$            4.27% 5.24% 5.85% 12.41
SPMB 1679.693 21.55$            3.69% 5.71% 5.23% 6.31
TLH 358.223 99.54$            3.64% 4.41% 4.85% 12.69
SPIB 1,081 32.76$            3.61% 4.31% 5.25% 4.05
TIPX 1,857 18.49$            3.50% 4.13% 2.07% 4.22
CUSIP Face Value Bond Price Weight Current Yield Yield to Worst
Option Adj. 
Duration
9128283Z1 24000 99.75 2.47% 2.76% 3.98% 0.15
9128283F5 25000 94.55 2.42% 2.38% 4.28% 2.72
91282CDQ1 20000 94.32 1.92% 1.33% 4.25% 1.93
91282CHM6 18000 100.36 1.88% 4.48% 4.24% 1.44
91282CGA3 15000 99.83 1.53% 4.01% 4.13% 0.92
3137EAEP0 12000 99.68 1.23% 1.51% 4.42% 0.11
3133EJ2D0 12000 96.38 1.18% 3.56% 4.42% 3.62
912810QY7 15000 74.73 1.15% 3.67% 4.87% 13.42
91282CFJ5 9000 94.72 0.88% 3.30% 4.38% 4.23
3133ENJZ4 10000 82.10 0.84% 2.20% 4.86% 6.13
88059ESN5 10000 82.06 0.83% 0.00% 4.71% 4.23
91282CEH0 5000 99.53 0.51% 2.64% 4.12% 0.28
912810RP5 6000 75.20 0.46% 3.99% 4.90% 14.56
1.24% 4.27% 4.27%Fidelity Government Money Market 12,120.06$                                
Bryant University                 
Performance data is calculated from the official portfolio valuation data provided by National Financial
Services LLC, the custodian for the Fund's Fidelity Brokerage Account. Additional security price and analytic
data has been obtained from Bloomberg LP. Returns for the portfolio and benchmark include reinvestment
of income distributions, and realized and unrealized gains.  Returns have not been audited.
1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917-1284
http://aif.bryant.edu
US Treasury 2.625% 04/15/2025 5,004.66$                                   
US Treasury 3% 11/15/2045 4,534.18$                                   
US Treasury 3.125% 8/31/2029 8,621.03$                                   
FFCB 1.80% 1/05/2032 8,219.70$                                   
Tennessee Valley Authority 0% 5/01/2029 8,117.30$                                   
Federal Home LN MTG CORP Note 1.5% 2/12/2025 12,026.44$                                 
FFCB 3.43% 12/06/2028 11,578.89$                                 
US Treasury 2.75% 11/15/2042 11,269.54$                                 
US Treasury 1.25% 12/31/2026 18,860.76$                                 
US Treasury 4.5% 7/15/2026 18,438.96$                                 
US Treasury 4% 12/15/2025 15,002.72$                                 
Bonds Market Value
US Treasury 2.75% 02/28/2025 24,165.14$                                 
US Treasury 2.25% 11/15/2027 23,705.45$                                 
iShares 10-20 Year Treasury ETF 35,657.52$                                 
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Corporate ETF 35,404.65$                                 
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-10 TIPS ETF 34,327.81$                                 
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term Corporate Bond ETF 46,605.34$                                 
iShares Long Term (10+ year) Corporate ETF 41,889.67$                                 
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Mortgage Backed Bond ETF 36,197.38$                                 
iShares 20+ Year Treasury ETF 62,119.92$                                 
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury ETF 54,592.20$                                 
iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF 46,634.87$                                 
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury ETF 75,356.97$                                 
iShares Intermediate (5 to 10 year) Corporate ETF 70,011.93$                                 
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury ETF 65,088.96$                                 
Contribution from Income and Security Specific Returns
Portfolio Holdings
Exchange Traded Funds Market Value
iShares MBS ETF 194,364.99$                              
5 Year Trailing
Monthly Performance Attribution Results
Total
Contribution from Duration
Contribution from Curve Exposure
Contribution from Sector Spread Duration
Since Inception
Month to Date
Academic Term to Date
Year to Date
1 Year Trailing
3 Year Trailing
Performance Analytics
Historical Risk Statistics
Annualized 
Portfolio 
Volatility
Annualized 
Benchmark 
Volatility
Annualized 
Tracking Error
Correlation to 
Index
Treasury
46.57%
IG Corp
24.03%
Agency
4.40%
Sov.+Supra.
0.00%
Cash
1.58%
Taxable Muni
0.00%
HY Corp
0.00%
Other
0.00%
HY Loan
0.00%
MBS
23.42%
Portfolio Sector Allocation
0.01
-0.01 -0.01
-0.10
-0.15
0.10
0.04
0.08
0.01
-0.20
-0.15
-0.10
-0.05
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
6M 1Y 2Y 3Y 5Y 7Y 10Y 20Y 30Y
Key Rate Duration Exposure versus Benchmark
2.97
1.48
0.16
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.47
2.57
1.69
0.03 0.11 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.08 0.00
1.58
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
Contribution to Spread Duration by Sector
Portfolio Benchmark


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Outstanding Scholarly Achievements by Students in the Form of a Poster 
Presentation, as represented by significant contributions to an academic field of study, a 
specific outstanding discovery, or the development of innovative technology or practice. 
o Jeffrey Herrera and Gabe Kaar for their poster “How the University Benefits 
from Installing Roof-Top Solar” 
 
o Ramsha Gul for her poster, “Investigating the Role of Seratonin in the Escalation 
of Alcohol Consumption” 
 
o Skylar Dacey, Gianna Ferrarese, and Madison Poetto whose poster was “The 
Physiological Profile of NCAA Division One Collegiate Athletes at Bryant 
University”  
 
o Jett DuVal and Chris Reid, “Breaking Free:  Selective Amide Hydrolysis in 
Monosubstituted Glycine Diamides” ** Winner** 
 
o Madison Scherner, “Investigating the Increased Prevalence of Food Allergies in 
Relation to Glyphosate” 
 
Outstanding Scholarly Achievements by Students in the Form of an Oral Presentation, 
as represented by significant contributions to an academic field of study, a specific 
outstanding discovery, or the development of innovative technology or practice. 
o Charlotte Christo for her presentation, “A Time Series Analysis of the Impact 
of Climate Change on the Rocky Mountain Ski Industry on Antimicrobial 
Discovery” 
o  
o Katelyn Calderon and Kristin Scaplen, “Investigating the Role of Dopamine 
in Alcohol Consumption” 
o  
o Jose Espinal, Eduardo Peralta, Emerson Swartz, and Alexander Valente 
who presented “Creating the Strategy for Edesia Nutrition’s Warehouse 
Expansion” 
 
o Andreas Kotsironis for his work entitled, “Implementing Universal Design for 
Learning in Financial Literacy Education” **Winner** 
 
o Alyssa Alviti who presented on “Omnichannel Retail Effectiveness”  
 
o Connor Emery for his presentation “From Dialogue to Action:  A Study of 
Climate Change Discussion on Twitter” 
 
o Nicholas Velardi, for his work “Stunted Growth in the Pacific Islands.” 
 
Outstanding Achievements in Social Justice by Students,  
as represented by research and/or creative projects that have contributed significantly to 
peace, civil rights, education, public health, environmental justice, or social justice. The 
award honors members of the Bryant community who have demonstrated their 
compassion, perseverance, courage, and leadership by engaging in the difficult work of 
fostering human dignity and our common humanity through their research and/or creative 
projects. 
o Casey Thomas for his work, “Cross Section Analysis of Factors Affecting 
Interstate Migration” **Winner-Tie** 
 
o Javier Soler Gandia for his presentation, “Legal and Social Protections of 
Sexual Minorities in Men’s Sports” 
 
o Nicole Dioh for her film, “Business for the Rest of Us” **Winner-Tie** 
 
o Paulina Herrera for work, “Sustainability and Printmaking.” 
 
"Excellence in Student Research Supervision Award,"  
as represented by exceptional dedication, mentorship, and guidance provided by faculty 
and staff members in supervising students' research endeavors, resulting in high-quality 
presentations in REDay2024. 
o Drs. Chris Morse and Inge-Lise Ameer for their project “Putting the Fun in 
Late Night:  A Re-Evaluation of Late Night Programming at Bryant,” with 
students Sherif Gross-Bullock, Diamand Khalil, Lili LaGoy, Charles Pride, and 
Tyler Stringfellow 
 
o Dr. Kristin Scaplen for her work with Katelyn Calderone “Investigating the 
Role of Dopamine in Alcohol Consumption” AND for the project 
“Investigating the Role of Seratonin in the Escalation of Alcohol 
Consumption” with Ramsha Gul 
 
o Dr. Chris Reid for his work with: **Winner** 
 
o Jett DuVal on “Selective Amide Hydrolysis,”  
o with Jingmei Zeng, Page Ring, Jett DuVal, Sunil Shaw, and Joseph Bliss 
on the project “Fluorescent Based Assay” 
o and with Alex Spitznagel and Steven Weicksel on “Characterization of 
CodY” 
 
o Dr. Michael Gravier for the project,” An Investigation of the Potential Role of 
AI in Marketing,” with students Abigail Trimble, Allison Kostiw, and Trystan 
Salvador 
 
 
 
The Outstanding Achievement in Creative Expression by Students is our fourth award.  
It recognizes promising creative contributions including painting, sculpture, film, drama, 
musical composition, choreography poetry, a novel, creative non-fiction, and creative 
media programming. 
o Delanie Pickering, for her work, “Critical and Creative Response to Art by 
Yayoi Kusama” 
 
o Acadia Joniec for Critical and Creative Response to the Art and Music of 
Bjork” **Winner** 
 
o Pushpika Thoutireddy for Pushpanjali. 
 
 
Dean’s and Provost Awards 
Provost Award:  
• Connor Emery for his presentation From “Dialogue to Action:  A Study of Climate 
Change Discussion on Twitter Using the 3-Stages of the COVID Pandemic.” 
 
College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award:  
• Paulina Herrera, “Sustainability and Papermaking” 
 
College of Business Dean's Award:   
• Alyssa Alviti for her presentation, “Omnichannel Retail Effectiveness:  Consumer 
Attitudes and Attributes Impacting Cross-Category Success Post-Pandemic. 
 
School of Health and Behavioral Sciences Director’s Award:  
• Katelyn Caldarone and Kristin Scaplen, “Investigating the role of Dopamine in 
Alcohol Consumption.” 
 
REDay Student Research Ambassador Award: Lucie Castagne for founding the Bryant 
Research Association 
 
International Hub “Audience Favorite”: Michaela Pond 
 
Creativity Hub “Audience Favorite”: Pushpika Thoutireddy 
 
 


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Archway Investment Fund Archway Investment Fund 
6-2024 
Fixed Income Fund Report, June 2024 
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Portfolio Benchmark Excess Portfolio Benchmark
0.93% 0.88% 0.05% 6.13 6.13
0.93% 0.88% 0.05% 3.83% 3.72%
-0.49% -0.71% 0.23% 4.95% 5.03%
2.65% 2.58% 0.07% 13 11,708
-2.79% -3.06% 0.27% 12 0
-0.22% -0.52% 0.29% 18.05% 99.51%
4.37% 2.63% 1.74% 81.18% 0.00%
0.64% 0.39% 0.25% 0.77% 0.49%
928,441.18$      
Since Inception Return (Annualized) Weight in Cash
Portfolio Market Value
Bryant University                 
Performance data is calculated from the official portfolio valuation data provided by National Financial
Services LLC, the custodian for the Fund's Fidelity Brokerage Account. Additional security price and
analytic data has been obtained from Bloomberg LP. Returns for the portfolio and benchmark include
reinvestment of income distributions, and realized and unrealized gains.  Returns have not been audited.
1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917-1284
http://aif.bryant.edu
5 Year Trailing Return (Annualized) Weight in Bonds
Since Inception Return (Cumulative since October 27, 2017) Weight in ETFs
Academic Term to Date Return Current Yield
Year to Date Return Yield to Worst
1 Year Trailing Return Number of Individual Bonds Held
Month to Date Return Option Adjusted Duration
Fund Objective
The primary objective of the Archway Investment Fixed Income Fund (the Fund) is to provide students in Bryant University's Fixed Income Portfolio Management course with a hands-on learning experience.
The Fund launched on October 27, 2017 with $500,000. After including subsequent capital inflows and outflows, the net capital contribution is $815,000.
Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks returns from income and price appreciation, in excess of its Benchmark, while maintaining a volatility less than 120% of that of its Benchmark.   The Benchmark was changed from the Fixed 
Income ETF GVI to the Fixed Income ETF AGG, which broadly tracks the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Index, on September 30, 2021.  That index includes fixed rate debt securities priced in USD and traded in 
the US market, that are issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies,  U.S. corporations, and taxable debt issued by sovereign, supranational and local government entities rated investment grade.  
It also includes highly rated MBS, CMBS and ABS securitized credit tranches.  The benchmark was chosen for its diversification, and its use as a benchmark for both active and passive core fixed income 
portfolios.  The tracking error of the portfolio versus its benchmark, defined as the annualized standard deviation of excess returns, is kept below 2%.   Historical benchmark return and risk metrics use a 
chained return series reflecting the benchmark in use at the time.
Performance Commentary
The Archway Fixed Income Portfolio returned 0.93% during June, while the benchmark returned 0.88%. Economic data releases during the month of June were mixed. Inflation appears to have stabilized and
various spending and productions data releases pointed to a slowing economy. The Federal Reserve met in July and made no changes to the Federal Funds target band. Commentary indicated that Fed
officials remain concerned about inflation and that any rate adjustments in 2024 are going to come toward the end of the year. Nonetheless, the markets priced in two rate cuts for the year, and the Treasury
yield curve moved lower. The rally stalled with a bearish curve steepener on the last trading day of the month. For the month overall, the 2-year yield fell by 12 bps, the 5-year yield fell by 13 bps, the 10-year
yield fell by 10 bps and the 30-year yield fell by 9 bps. The portfolio and benchmark are close to each other, and curve exposures are relatively small. The duration and curve exposures contributed -0.01%
and -0.01% in alpha for the month. The portfolio is overweight in duration in the Treasury, Agency, and MBS sectors, while it is underweight in investment grade corporates. These exposures contributed
0.03% to alpha during the month. Income and security selection contributed 0.04% in alpha to the portfolio during the month. For the year thus far, the portfolio has returned -0.49%, while the benchmark
returned -0.71%.  Since its inception in October 2017, the portfolio has an annualized return of 0.64% and outperformed the benchmark by 0.25%. There were no trades in the portfolio in the month of June.
3 Year Trailing Return (Annualized) Number of ETFs Held
  The Archway Investment Fund - Fixed Income Portfolio Monthly Report
  Bryant University Data as of 6/30/2024
Investment Performance Portfolio and Benchmark Characteristics
Historical Returns through 6/30/2024
-10.00%
-5.00%
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
Cumulative Return Since Inception
Portfolio (AIF_FIP) Benchmark
5.01% 5.24% 1.34% 0.97
5.27% 5.02% 0.61% 0.99
5.27% 5.02% 0.61% 0.99
5.59% 5.64% 0.82% 0.99
6.77% 6.71% 0.99% 0.99
6.74% 6.85% 0.94% 0.99
5.67% 5.91% 1.46% 0.97
Portfolio Benchmark Excess 
0.93% 0.88% 0.05%
0.59% 0.61% -0.01%
-0.01% 0.00% -0.01%
-0.12% -0.15% 0.03%
0.47% 0.43% 0.04%
Ticker Shares Share Price Weight Current Yield Yield to Worst
Option Adj. 
Duration
MBB 2480.102 91.81$            24.52% 3.99% 5.06% 6.08
IEI 666.313 115.47$          8.29% 3.13% 4.39% 4.33
IGIB 1250.779 51.26$            6.91% 4.47% 5.47% 6.02
TLT 626.591 91.78$            6.19% 3.81% 4.62% 16.65
IEF 572.222 93.65$            5.77% 3.65% 4.37% 7.21
SHY 620.63 81.65$            5.46% 3.97% 4.76% 1.86
SUSC 2001.637 22.72$            4.90% 4.34% 5.57% 6.93
SPSB 1516.937 29.70$            4.85% 5.01% 5.41% 1.78
IGLB 729.915 50.04$            3.93% 5.21% 5.75% 12.57
SPMB 1642.381 21.57$            3.82% 3.56% 5.07% 6.16
SPIB 1053.218 32.56$            3.69% 4.52% 5.41% 4.05
TLH 253 102.70$          2.79% 4.07% 4.62% 12.93
CUSIP Face Value Bond Price Weight Current Yield Yield to Worst
Option Adj. 
Duration
9128283Z1 24000 98.38 2.57% 2.80% 5.21% 0.64
9128283F5 25000 93.02 2.51% 2.42% 4.51% 3.17
91282CDQ1 20000 92.18 1.99% 1.36% 4.61% 2.41
91282CHM6 18000 99.57 1.97% 4.52% 4.73% 1.88
91282CGA3 15000 98.71 1.60% 4.05% 4.93% 1.39
3137EAEP0 12000 97.70 1.27% 1.53% 5.24% 0.60
912810QY7 15000 76.64 1.24% 3.60% 4.67% 13.73
3133EJ2D0 12000 96.21 1.25% 3.61% 4.66% 4.02
91282CFJ5 9000 94.31 0.92% 3.32% 4.39% 4.64
3133ENJZ4 10000 81.32 0.89% 2.23% 4.83% 6.39
88059ESN5 10000 79.65 0.86% 0.00% 4.89% 4.69
91282CEH0 5000 98.03 0.53% 2.68% 5.16% 0.76
912810RP5 6000 77.43 0.50% 3.89% 4.69% 14.88
0.77% 5.05% 5.05%Fidelity Government Money Market 7,187.78$                                   
Bryant University                 
Performance data is calculated from the official portfolio valuation data provided by National Financial
Services LLC, the custodian for the Fund's Fidelity Brokerage Account. Additional security price and
analytic data has been obtained from Bloomberg LP. Returns for the portfolio and benchmark include
reinvestment of income distributions, and realized and unrealized gains.  Returns have not been audited.
1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917-1284
http://aif.bryant.edu
US Treasury 2.625% 04/15/2025 4,928.91$                                   
US Treasury 3% 11/15/2045 4,668.79$                                   
US Treasury 3.125% 8/31/2029 8,582.17$                                   
FFCB 1.80% 1/05/2032 8,219.70$                                   
Tennessee Valley Authority 0% 5/01/2029 7,965.10$                                   
Federal Home LN MTG CORP Note 1.5% 2/12/2025 11,793.38$                                 
US Treasury 2.75% 11/15/2042 11,548.23$                                 
FFCB 3.43% 12/06/2028 11,573.90$                                 
US Treasury 1.25% 12/31/2026 18,437.48$                                 
US Treasury 4.5% 7/15/2026 18,296.45$                                 
US Treasury 4% 12/15/2025 14,832.88$                                 
Bonds Market Value
US Treasury 2.75% 02/28/2025 23,830.84$                                 
US Treasury 2.25% 11/15/2027 23,327.59$                                 
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Corporate ETF 34,292.78$                                 
iShares 10-20 Year Treasury ETF 25,944.90$                                 
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term Corporate Bond ETF 45,053.03$                                 
iShares Long Term (10+ year) Corporate ETF 36,524.95$                                 
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Mortgage Backed Bond ETF 35,426.16$                                 
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury ETF 53,588.59$                                 
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury ETF 50,674.44$                                 
iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF 45,477.19$                                 
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury ETF 76,939.16$                                 
iShares Intermediate (5 to 10 year) Corporate ETF 64,114.93$                                 
iShares 20+ Year Treasury ETF 57,508.52$                                 
Contribution from Income and Security Specific Returns
Portfolio Holdings
Exchange Traded Funds Market Value
iShares MBS ETF 227,698.16$                              
5 Year Trailing
Monthly Performance Attribution Results
Total
Contribution from Duration
Contribution from Curve Exposure
Contribution from Sector Spread Duration
Since Inception
Month to Date
Academic Term to Date
Year to Date
1 Year Trailing
3 Year Trailing
Performance Analytics
Historical Risk Statistics
Annualized 
Portfolio 
Volatility
Annualized 
Benchmark 
Volatility
Annualized 
Tracking Error
Correlation to 
Index
Treasury
42.27%
IG Corp
23.76%
Agency
4.56%
Sov.+Supra.
0.00%
Cash
1.43%
Taxable Muni
0.00%
HY Corp
0.00%
Other
0.00%
HY Loan
0.00%
MBS
27.98%
Portfolio Sector Allocation
0.01
-0.01
-0.02
-0.07
-0.08
0.07
0.05
0.07
-0.04
-0.10
-0.08
-0.06
-0.04
-0.02
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
6M 1Y 2Y 3Y 5Y 7Y 10Y 20Y 30Y
Key Rate Duration Exposure versus Benchmark
2.75
1.46
0.18
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.72
2.57
1.72
0.03 0.11 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.08 0.00
1.57
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
Contribution to Spread Duration by Sector
Portfolio Benchmark


Fixed Income Fund Report, June 2024

Equity Fund Monthly Report, January 2024

STAFF CHANGES
Welcome Emely - Lynn Perri with contributions by Emely Cortez
Welcome Pippin - Lynn Perri with contributions by Pippin Macdonald
Welcome Abby - Lynn Perri with contributions by Abby Walker
Congratulations
Graduating Library Student Workers - Marla Cipriano
New this Spring
New Student Worker Display - Lynn Perri with contributions from Cassandra Heirl
New on Campus
Introducing the Bryant Research Association - Lucie Castagne
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Douglas and Judith Krupp Library - George E Bello Center for Information Technology
Spring 2024 Volume 14 issue 1
I N  T H I S
I S S U E
STAFF CHANGES
Welcome Emely p.1
Welcome Pippin p.2
Welcome Abby p.3
CONGRATULATIONS
Graduating Library
Student Workers p.3
NEW THIS SPRING
New Student Worker
Display p.4
NEW ON CAMPUS
Introducing Bryant
Research Association
p.5
1
WELCOME EMELY CORTEZ, OUR NEW LIBRARY
ASSISTANT! 
Written by Lynn Perri with contributions
from Emely Cortez
Emely has a unique history in Folkloric dancing. In college, she was a
part of a Mexican dancing troupe, and danced Jarabe Tapatio and
Danza Azteca, traditional dances practiced in Jalisco Mexico and
Mexico city respectively. Recently, Emely channels her creativity
into cooking and photography. She also enjoys watching films and
reading sci-fi novels. When asked about her dream vacation, Emely
stated that she holds a personal connection with Berlin, having
been gifted a piece of the Berlin Wall by a friend and hoping she
can see where the piece she has is from. She also remarked on the
city’s vibrant art scene. 
Emely was drawn to Bryant due to its strong sense of community
and she looks forward to making meaningful contributions to the
library, and becoming involved in the Bryant community. We are
excited to see the positive impact she’ll have on the library and the
Bryant community.  Stop by the Research & Instruction desk to join
us in welcoming her to Bryant! 
We are thrilled to welcome Emely
Cortez (she/her/hers) to the Krupp
Library as our new part-time
Research and Instruction Library
Assistant. Emely is a Rhode Island
native, born and raised in
Providence. She has a strong
background in education, earning
her B.A. and M.A. degrees in English
from Rhode Island College, and
working as a substitute teacher for
Adventure Academy, a charter
school in the greater Providence
Area. 
We are exceedingly pleased to welcome Pippin Macdonald (she/her/hers) to the Krupp
library team as our new Research and Instruction librarian. Pippin was born and raised in a
remote area of northern New Hampshire, of which she says, “there are more moose than
people and the closest traffic light was over an hour away.” She has her MLIS from Rutgers
University and an undergraduate degree in English Literature from Simmons University.
She comes to us from Antioch University in Keene, New Hampshire where she worked
since 2019. 
 Pippin says she’s a homebody and in her spare time, she enjoys watching tv, playing
video games, cross stitching, and reading all kinds of genres as long as it has a good story.
When asked to share some fun facts about herself, she told us that she has a twin
brother, humorously self-proclaimed as "the good twin." Her name, surprisingly isn’t
derived from the Lord of the Rings’ hobbit, and it instead has a nerdier origin—inspired by
her mother's best friend from grad school, Melissa, who went by Peregrynne Wyndrider in
the Society of Creative Anachronism. 
When asked what drew her to Bryant, Pippin remarked that she appreciated how
dedicated the library staff is to prioritizing the needs of the student population and that
she’s looking forward to contributing to and learning from the Krupp Library team as she
continuously grows as a librarian.
We are lucky to have such a passionate librarian who is eager to make a positive impact
on our patrons and the Bryant community as a whole.  Stop by the Research and
Instruction desk to join us in welcoming her to the Bryant community, and to ask her your
research questions.
2
W E L C O M E  P I P P I N
M A C D O N A L D ,
O U R  N E W
L I B R A R I A N !
Written by Lynn Perri with contributions from
Pippin Macdonald
We are delighted to welcome Abby Walker
(She/her/hers) to the Krupp library as our new
evening Borrower Services Library Assistant.
Abby is a recent college graduate, having earned a
B.A. from Colby-Sawyer College in Creative Writing
and Literature as well as Communications Studies.
There she worked as a student employee in the
library and the opportunity to return to an
academic library is what drew her to Bryant
University. That, and the university’s proximity to
Asia Grille, one of her favorite places to eat! 
In her spare time, Abby is an avid birdwatcher and
bird fan in general. With several bird feeders in her
yard, she finds joy in observing and counting
different bird species. When asked for a fun fact,
she shared this piece of trivia:
 “Kiwis, birds endemic to New Zealand, lay the
largest egg of any bird (when compared to their
own body size). During development, the egg takes
up 30% of the kiwi’s body mass!” 
Alongside bird watching and learning bird facts,
Abby has several creative pursuits that she enjoys
including photography, cooking, drawing and
reading narrative non-fiction and poetry. Lastly,
she enjoys playing videogames. Currently, her
favorites include the Uncharted series, Stardew
Valley and the Fallout games.  
Abby is excited to learn new skills and grow as she
becomes a part of the library team, and the Bryant
community at large, and we couldn’t be happier to
have her! Stop by the Borrower Services desk after
5:30pm to meet her. 
WELCOME ABBY WALKER,
OUR NEW LIBRARY
ASSISTANT!
Written by Lynn Perri with contributions from Abby
Walker
The Krupp Library staff would like to
congratulate Bryant’s Class of 2024. It
has been an awesome experience to
watch you all these last 4 years. We
would especially like to dedicate a
special congratulations to our own
student workers. 
Congrats to our Spring 2024 graduating
students from our Borrower Services
department: 
Acadia Joniec, Casey Godin and Jill
McNeil.
Congrats to our Spring 2024 graduating
students from our Research and
Instruction department: 
Charlotte Christo, Jett DuVall and
Samantha Mendez
Thank you all for your dedication to the
library work environment and for all the
time spent working along with us. We will
miss you all and wish you so much
success in your future endeavors.
CONGRATS TO OUR
GRADUATING SENIORS!
Written by Marla Cipriano
3
4
New Recommended Books
Display by Library Student
Workers
Written by Lynn Perri with contributions from Cassandra Heirl
The Krupp Library recently introduced a new display featuring leisure reading books
handpicked by our library student workers. The student workers curate the collection,
handling the entire process from selection to presentation. They choose their books,
create decor and organize the look of their display. They also craft social media posts
that showcase their recommended books, providing annotations and reasons behind
their picks. When asked for a statement about her display, Cassandra Heirl, the first
student worker to contribute to the display, shared,
 "I curated a collection of some of my favorite books that I've recently read. Having
been an avid reader (my whole life) and a part of the Douglas and Judith Krupp
Library for two years, I aimed for a broad spectrum of genres, from fantasy to
biographies, showcasing the library's rich book offerings. My selection includes both
the Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas, high
fantasy novels featuring strong female heroines, magic, and intricately built worlds.
Sarah J Maas, with her detailed and imaginative writing, has become one of my and
the world's favorite authors. Additionally, I included a variety of realistic fiction books
like Daisy Jones and the Six, We Were Liars, and The Impossible Knife of Memory.
These offer a more casual reading experience, allowing for a quick escape without
the depth required by an epic fantasy series.” 
Cassandra and all our student workers are such an important part of the Krupp library
team, and their input is vital to us. This new display provides a unique perspective on
reading choices, allowing patrons to discover books that align with the diverse
interests and preferences of their fellow students. Stop by the first floor of the Krupp
library, and head over to our Leisure Reading section to see what books our student
workers are loving! 
The Krupp library is committed to supporting all facets of research, and we are dedicated to cultivating
an environment where students can freely learn to conduct research. This is why we are in full support
of the newly founded club, the Bryant Research Association. The following is a summary of the Bryant
Research Association and its goals written by club founder, Lucie Castagne. 
The Bryant Research Association aims to build, support and expose the interdisciplinary research
community. We believe that implementing more research would benefit both students and the
institution.
 
Our mission consists of three main goals:
 
Build a diverse and inclusive network for students and faculty passionate about interdisciplinary
research. We wish to take advantage of Bryant's cross-disciplinary education to improve one's
research through effective collaboration. We would be thrilled to see students co-writing papers
and benefiting from one another's expertise.
 
Support students with workshops, mentorship, peer-evaluation, and valuable resources
throughout their research journey. Most students come to college with no to little experience in
conducting research. We shall encourage students to engage in research while pursuing their
undergraduate degree. Financial support is also part of the conversation as we would like to
grant students the opportunity to attend conferences, or access superior datasets.
 
Expose Bryant students through various mediatic tools to build record and facilitate
collaboration between current students, alumni, and faculty. Bryant students work on a wide
variety of projects in the context of courses, which involves research in one shape or another.
While the Bryant Library provides a powerful tool for published research, non-published Bryant
researchers could benefit from group project exposure, in collaboration with faculty.
 
The Bryant Research Association extends a warm invitation to all students, alumni, and faculty members
to actively engage with our organization. Whether you are an entrepreneur's exploring markets, a
business students seeking collaboration with data science majors, a writing specialist eager to partner
with researchers, a biology major looking to do research for a professor, or anyone with a passion for
innovative research, the doors of the association are wide open. We are happy to connect and don't
hesitate to reach out to us via email (lcastagne@bryant.edu), or through Instagram (bryant.reseach).
Introducing the Bryant Research
Association
Written by Lucie Castagne
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Borrower Services: 401.232.6125 
Research and Instruction: 401.232.6299
Don't want to call? No problem!
 Librarians are waiting for your questions on our website. Visit the Bryant App on your mobile phone
or go to our website (https://library.bryant.edu/) to chat with a librarian right now with our "Ask a
Librarian" chat service. We will get back to you within seconds and are always excited to help you!
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What can you get at the Krupp Library?
Books 
you ne
ed for
class Books for fun
Manga
Comics
Magazines laptop chargers
phone chargers
laptops
DVDs
DVD players Record players
Headphones
Office supplies likemarkers, glue,highlighters etc. 
Research help
whiteboard markers
Cricut machine and
supplies 3D printing access
HDMI cords and other useful cables
Hand sewing Kit
Sewing machine
Want more? Tell us what else we should carry!
