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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING DR. NANCY CARRIUOLO FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE AS PRESIDENT

OF RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Hull, Melo, Bennett, Barros, and Azzinaro

     Date Introduced: May 19, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Dr. Nancy Carriuolo was named the ninth president of the state’s first public

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institution of higher education, Rhode Island College (RIC), on May 12, 2008, by the Rhode

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Island Board of Governors for Higher Education; and

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     WHEREAS, Dr. Carriuolo earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the State

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College of New York at Brockport, and her Ph.D. from the State University of New York at

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Buffalo. In addition, she attended the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, where she

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completed post-doctoral studies in organizational behavior and management, fundraising, and

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negotiation; and

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     WHEREAS, During her tenure at RIC, Dr. Carriuolo oversaw the construction of a $21

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million arts center at the college, and a $9 million addition to Fogarty Life Science, which will be

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completed in the summer of 2016. In addition, the college received a $50 million bond to fund

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renovations to Gaige Hall and Craig Lee Hall, as well as funding and donations to complete

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myriad construction and modernization projects across the campus; and

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     WHEREAS, Academically, Dr. Carriuolo has initiated many innovative programs

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including the college's first solo doctoral program, the Doctor of Nursing Practice, degree

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programs in global studies, health care administration, medical imaging, youth development, and

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environmental studies, and programs focusing on the STEM disciplines; and

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     WHEREAS, Prior to joining RIC, Dr. Carriuolo served as Deputy Commissioner and

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Chief Academic Officer at the then Rhode Island Office of Higher Education, and in 2007-2008,

 

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she served as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs at RIC; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to her responsibilities at RIC, Dr. Carriuolo has worked with a

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number of regional, national and international higher education and business organizations as a

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consultant, is affiliated with several professional associations, and is a past president of the

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National Association for Developmental Education. She is also the author of more than 30

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publications with regional, national or international audiences; and

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     WHEREAS, Dr. Carriuolo has amassed a plethora of awards and honors during her

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distinguished career including being named as one of Rhode Island's 30 Women of Power by RI

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Monthly and as Woman of the Year by GoLocalProv; and

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     WHEREAS, Following RIC's commencement, Dr. Carriuolo will step down as President

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on May 21, 2016. Her dedication and efforts are directly responsible for creating our leaders of

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tomorrow and she is eminently worthy of our recognition and gratitude; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby honors and thanks Dr. Nancy Carriuolo for her dedicated service

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as President of Rhode Island College. We moreover wish her much happiness, fulfillment, and

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success in all her future endeavors; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Dr. Nancy Carriuolo.

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