Brown University

Named: Margaret Klawunn, associate vice president for campus life and dean for student life at the university, has been named vice president for campus life and student services. She replaces Russell Carey, who has been serving in that role on an interim basis and will become Brown’s senior vice president for corporation affairs and governance. Klawunn’s appointment begins July 1.

Community College of Rhode Island

Changing Lives Celebration: The CCRI Foundation’s “Changing Lives Celebration” will be held on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Knight Campus in Warwick. The foundation will honor Rhode Island Sen. Juan Pichardo ’92, Miriam Hospital president Dr. Kathleen Hittner and Rhode Island distribution president for National Grid Michael F. Ryan as leaders in education, community and business. The event will feature music by students and alumna Lois Vaughan ’00, as well as South American wines and hors d’oeuvres from Blackstone Catering. Silent and live auction items — including Red Sox tickets, a weeklong trip to Mexico, a $2,000 AAA travel voucher, a 30-bottle wine cooler, dinner with CCRI president Ray Di Pasquale and more — will also be available. For tickets, contact Geraldine Peixoto at (401) 333-7150 or gpeixoto@ccri.edu. Visit http://www.ccri.edu/foundation/ for more information.

Faculty honored: Three faculty members have been recognized as 2008 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Award recipients. They are Kathleen J. Gazzola, chairwoman of the dental health department and director of the dental hygiene program; Teresa E. Squizzero, chairwoman of the office administration department; and Susie Swenson, chairwoman of the music department.

Since its inception in 1978, NISOD has emphasized the importance of teaching and leadership excellence in institutions of higher education. The three will be honored in a celebration of more than 1,300 faculty, staff and administrators from across the country at this year’s International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence on May 28 in Austin, Texas.

Summer camps: The athletic department is offering baseball and basketball summer camps for area children. The men’s baseball team will hold Baseball Camp during the week of June 23 to 27 from 9 a.m. to noon for girls and boys ages 7 to 15, at the Whitey Fell Field on the Warwick campus. The camp is a fundraising activity for the baseball program and helps finance the team’s annual trip to Florida for spring training.

The summer Basketball Camp will offer two weeks for boys and girls ages 6 to 17. The first week will be held on the Lincoln campus during the week of July 28 to Aug. 1 and the second on the Warwick campus from Aug. 4 to 8. All campers will receive a T-shirt, basketball and evaluation.

The camp is the major fundraiser for the men’s basketball program and allows the team to travel to Florida to compete in three games during midwinter break. Discounts are available for multiple children from the same family and registration for multiple weeks of camp. Brochures are available online at www.ccri.edu/athl/camps.shtml.

Johnson & Wales University

Student Places at Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) National Championship: Jessica Forend, a student in the College of Business equine business management program, placed first in the Lower Training Level competition at the 2008 IDA Nationals, which took place on April 27 at Mount Holyoke College. She is a member of the university intercollegiate dressage team, which is coached by Crystal Taylor. The IDA, which started in 1995 and became a national organization in 2001, now has 44 member colleges. The association’s president is Beth Beukema, who serves as the director of JWU’s Center for Equine Studies, based in Rehoboth.

College of Culinary faculty members honored: Most Valuable Player: Elaine Cwynar, associate professor; Outstanding First Year Teacher: Ray McCue, instructor; Outstanding Service: Frank Terranova, associate instructor; Publishing & Research: Mitch Stamm, associate instructor; Robert M. Nograd; Teacher of the Year: John Aukstolis, instructor; Service Awards: Victor Smurro, associate instructor (culinary), Bill Idell, instructor (nutrition), Susan Marshall, department chair (food service academics), Mark Soliday, instructor (baking & pastry), Linda Pettine, instructor (beverage & dining); Escoffier Award: Russ Zito, associate professor; and the Vollrath Award: Frank Mullaney, instructor.

Summer Samples Classes: Summer vacation can be a real-life experience for high school juniors and seniors who try out Career Explorations® 2008 at the Providence Campus. This three-day program gives students an opportunity to find out firsthand what college life and study is all about.

The Career Explorations Program introduces students to the fields of study the university offers: business, hospitality, technology, and culinary arts. Programs include guest speakers, discussions about career opportunities, visits to local establishments and hands-on classroom training. Students also experience campus dining facilities for all of their meals, and dorm life.

Tracks for exploration include: College of Business: accounting/finance, marketing, management, advertising, entrepreneurship, equine studies, fashion/retail and legal studies/criminal justice; the Hospitality College: food, hotel, restaurant event and tourism management; the School of Technology: the many fields of technology; and the College of Culinary Arts: baking and pastry arts, baking and pastry arts-advanced, culinary arts, culinary camp. Deadlines vary depending upon course of study.

For additional information, e-mail pvd@admissions.jwu.edu, or call 1-800-342-5598 or (401) 598-1000.

New England Institute of Technology

Winners: Two heating and plumbing technology students from the college have each won $2,000 by entering an essay contest sponsored by the National Association of Oil Heat Services Managers. The winners were Michael Cullinan, of Webster, Mass; and Michael Gadbois, of Salem, Conn.

Tech Nite: The college will hold its annual June 2008 “Tech Nite” on June 10 from 4 to 8 p.m. Tech Nite, which follows an open house format, allows people to see the school facilities and learn about more than 30 technical degree programs. Participants can speak with the college’s instructional staff, see labs and classrooms and speak with financial aid and admissions personnel. For additional information, call (401) 467-7744, or visit www.neit.edu.

Elected: John Gauthier, of West Warwick, a member of the academic skills department, was recently elected to the board of directors of the Rhode Island Academic Decathlon.

Providence College

Presenters: Six seniors from the college’s health policy and management program were featured presenters at the New England Political Science Association’s annual meeting, held recently in Providence. It was the first time in the history of the program, which dates back to 1974, that students presented at any professional association meeting without a faculty partner. The students, whose position paper topics ranged from health-care reform in prisons to what schools are doing to address childhood obesity, are Kate Anderson, of Waterbury, Conn.; Sarah Crampton, of Plantsville, Conn.; Jennifer DeAngelis, of Peabody, Mass.; Jamie Gainor, of Cumberland; Brian Newell, of Burr Ridge, Ill.; and Mary Nelle Trefz, of Iowa City, Iowa.

Dr. Robert B. Hackey, professor of health policy and management and acting program chair, said the students were selected based on their performance in his policy analysis class last fall. Instead of having his students submit a typical capstone senior seminar thesis, which is a standard 15-to-20-page paper, Hackey said he pushed them to make multiple revisions to their paper and refine their arguments for an external audience.

Rhode Island School of Design

Appointed: Rhode Island School of Design has announced the appointment of Jessie Shefrin as provost. Shefrin, dean of graduate studies at RISD since 2005, will take the post on July 1. The role of provost includes overseeing all aspects of the academic experience at RISD. Shefrin will work closely with president-elect John Maeda to advance the school’s academic mission. Maeda will assume the presidency on June 1.