Providence College
| Providence College | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1917 |
| Sponsorship | catholic (Dominican) |
| place | Providence |
| president | Rev. Brian J. Shanley, OP |
| Students | 4,874 |
| Website | www.providence.edu |
The Providence College is a private, koedukationale , Catholic University in the US Providence , the capital of the state of Rhode Iceland . It was founded in 1917.
The university's sports team, the Providence Friars , play in the Big East Conference . The Dunkin 'Donuts Center is home to the men's basketball team. Well-known players of the Friars were u. a. Lenny Wilkens , Raymond Flynn , John Thompson , Jimmy Walker and Otis Thorpe .
Well-known graduates
- J. Howard McGrath (1903–1966), Governor and Senator
- Thomas J. Dodd (1907-1971), Senator
- Chris Dodd (born 1944), Senator
- Richard Michael Daley (born 1942), Mayor of Chicago
- Patrick J. Kennedy (* 1967), Congressman
- Robert Tiernan (1929-2014), Congressman
- Brian Burke (born 1955), ice hockey player and official
- Peter Farrelly (* 1956), screenwriter and film director
- Chris Terreri (* 1964), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Sara DeCosta (* 1977), Olympic champion
- Alana Blahoski (* 1974), Olympic champion
- Laurie Baker (* 1976), Olympic champion
- Lisa Brown-Miller (* 1966), Olympic champion
- Tim Schaller (* 1990), ice hockey player
- Noel Acciari (* 1991), ice hockey player
- Brandon Tanev (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
- Julian Gressel (* 1993), German footballer
- Kevin Rooney (born 1993), ice hockey player
- Mark Jankowski (* 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
Web links
Commons : Providence College - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Footnotes
| State universities |
Naval War College • Rhode Island College • University of Rhode Island |
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| Private universities |
Brown University • Bryant University • Johnson & Wales University • New England Institute of Technology • Providence College • Rhode Island School of Design • Roger Williams University • Salve Regina University |
