Bryant Connection - Winter 2014

Upcoming Alumni Events Save the Date!

2014 Reunion @ Homecoming September 12- 13

Upcoming RAN Events Chicago Area @ East Bank Club Thursday, February 6 Boston Skating Party & Winter WarmUp Thursday, February 20 NYC Bryant @ Bowlmor Lanes Wednesday, February 26 Naples, FL St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 15 Fort Myers, FL Red Sox vs. Phillies Saturday, March 15 Details at bryant.edu/Alumni/Alumni Events/ Programs & Events/Upcoming Events

NCAA 6th Fan Competition We need your help!

Bryant is competing in the NCAA 6th Fan Competition to find the Division 1 school with the most school pride and the best supportive fan base in the nation. The winning school will receive $100,000 toward its general scholarship fund. Schools making it to the Sweet Sixteen round will each receive $10,000.

A Newsletter for Members of the Alumni-Admission Connection

Because Bryant is competing against many larger schools, we are the underdogs and need your help! Please vote daily at http://6thfan.ncaa.com and via Twitter using #6thFan and #BRYANT. You can vote once per method, per day.

The competition consists of five rounds, the first of which began on January 7 and will end at midnight on February 16. The final round will culminate on March 16 with the championship announcement. In order to stay in the competition, Bryant needs to be in the top 16 at the end of the first round. We are currently holding our own against some pretty big schools, but we can’t do it without you!

Like our AAC Facebook page for periodic updates on how we are doing in the competition.

Be sure to check our standing on February 16 and continue to vote if we make it into the Sweet Sixteen round!

Volunteer Opportunity!

AAC Phone Calling Campaign We are looking for AAC members to connect with admitted, prospective students in their area to provide information to help them make their final college decisions.

We’ll send you information on about 10 students and ask you to phone between

April 6 and April 17.

Then we ask you to return the call records to us.

We’ll even give you a pre-paid envelope.

It’s easy to sign up!

By March 10, email Judy Famiglietti (jfamigli@bryant.edu) and she will send you a link to the sign-up form.

Alumni-Admission Connection

The Character of Success Bryant University Office of Admission 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917

AAC on Facebook!

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Year after year, we are gratified and amazed by the many offers of assistance with recruitment we receive when we reach out to our AAC members. 2013 was no exception and we send our thanks to each of you!

A large number of you always make it possible for Bryant to be in two places at once (so to speak) by representing your school at college fairs all over the country. This year members covered college fairs in California, Florida and Illinois in addition to the northeastern states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Many thanks to: Kristin Abate ’07 Suzanne Broyles ’90 Natasha Desai ’13 Kathryn Farrell ’13 Adrian Fowler ’10 Mark Giganti ’88 Alicia Kennedy ’12 Chris Kolias ’12 Tiffaney Konkin ’11

Steve Lazarus ’99 Jim Magee ’88 Kim McGraw-Didrickson ’01 Mike Motschwiller ’88 Pratik Parikh ’10 Sonali Shah ’12 Jeff Steacie ’10 Michelle Villa ’13 Jay Weinberg ’85

For every Bryant 101 information session, we like to have an alumnus speak briefly about their Bryant experience and how it has influenced their career and life after Bryant. Last fall Mallory Rousseau ’11 and Nicole Higginbotham ’11 each spoke at one of these sessions.

Our Bulldog Challenge is a one-day business case competition offered to high school students on a Saturday in the fall. Each team of four to six students prepares and presents a business plan in response to a published case study. Judges for this year’s competition were Tracie Moore ’99 and Caitlin Ryan ’08.

Phone: 401-232-6100 Toll Free: 800-622-7001 admission@bryant.edu admission.bryant.edu

The Bryant Connection is published three times a year by Judy Famiglietti for the AlumniAdmission Connection members of Bryant University. Send comments on this newsletter or Alumni-Admission Connection activity to Rebecca Eriksen, Associate Director of Admission for Events and Volunteers, Bryant University, Office of Admission, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917, 401-232-6957, 800-622-7001, or reriksen@bryant.edu.

Our sincere appreciation!

Volume 14, Issue 1, Winter 2014

Like the AAC Facebook page for updates on happenings at Bryant, AAC volunteer opportunities, and watch for pictures of yourself and friends on Throwback Thursdays!

For the past few years, we have offered prospective students the choice of interviewing with an alumnus in their local area. While there is not a heavy demand for these, the opportunity can be especially helpful to someone far from campus. Also, alumni interviews offer another perspective to students considering Bryant. In fall 2013, Christa (Berard) Cyr ’08 and Tiago Machado ’10 conducted interviews in their respective locales.

To all those who help in these specific ways and to all of you who represent Bryant in your everyday lives, letting people know of Bryant’s role in your life and career a huge thank you!

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Advanced Applied Analytics Center receives major gift from SAS If you’ve followed the news surrounding Edward Snowden, the CIA and the NSA, you’ve heard the term “big data.” Also known as “analytics,” it’s a new concept for many but Bryant has been integrating its application in coursework for years. In the past year, Bryant has delved more deeply into the application of this field, not only as part of its distinctive applied analytics curriculum but also with the new Bryant Advanced Applied Analytics Center (AAAC) which opened in March 2013. A major gift from business analytics software provider SAS has made much of this possible.

Analytics is the identification and analysis of meaningful patterns in large, complex data sets. Data sets are growing in size because information is being gathered by increasingly prevalent electronic sensing and monitoring devices. Due to the enormous amount of data, traditional data processing applications are difficult to apply.

The algorithms and software used for analytics harness the most current methods in computer science, statistics, and mathematics making available usable, actionable knowledge. Business and industry are obvious beneficiaries but useful applications will be found in such diverse fields as scientific research, public health, crime prevention, and traffic control.

This past spring Bryant introduced one of the few applied analytics programs in the country to be offered at the undergraduate level.

The field crosses disciplines so pervasively that Bryant does not offer it as a major, only as a secondary concentration which means a student must have another major or concentration in another area. As a university-wide program that can be linked with any disciplinary major, the concentration focuses on the integration of technology and analytical methods to acquire, analyze and apply information used for research, decision-making, and organizational effectiveness. A capstone experience matches students with external organizations, providing the opportunity to develop real-world

applications related to their specific major and specializations.

“Analytics is a critical 21st century skill and organizational function that can make or break any endeavor," said Bryant University Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, “… we already have strong programs in the foundational competencies of analytics. We would like to see every one of our students develop analytics skills, and so our new undergraduate analytics concentration can be tied to any degree major. In addition, this new center is pulling together our analytics activities in three areas — education, research and strategic partnerships — in order to create the multidisciplinary synergy that applied analytics require.”

It is the ninth consecutive year Bryant has appeared among the top 20 schools in its category. Last year, the University was ranked No. 15.

Innovations in academics, faculty, and student life earn a university a spot on the “up-and-coming” list. Bryant’s inclusion is in part a reflection of the successful outcomes arising from the University’s nationally recognized First-Year Gateway, launched in 2012.

Mike Malenfant Class of 2014 Major: Management • Minor: Legal Studies

Bryant will use the SAS funds to further develop its innovative applied analytics programs, and to form strategic alliances with private and public-sector organizations to help them advance their analytics endeavors, including internships for Bryant students throughout the United States and abroad. AAAC faculty will be available to provide analytics training and consulting to all kinds of organizations, and students from high schools and other colleges will be invited to attend a Summer Analytics Institute. The center will also provide the northeastern United States with a state-of-theart laboratory for advanced analytics and visualization development and study, providing access to large data sets from multiple disciplines for training and research. The SAS gift will also fund faculty opportunities for software training, analytics research, and participation in leading industry conferences.

During Mike’s high school years, he wanted to emulate his business teacher and DECA advisor, Frank Rosa of Apponequet Regional High School. He planned to go to college, have a career in business for about ten years, and then transition to teaching business and mentoring students. He was influenced by participation in Bryant’s Bulldog Challenge, an annual high school case competition. Attending Bryant became a logical step toward his dream. But during his years here, his plan has changed.

Bryant’s Advanced Applied Analytics Center is designed to bring together not only the analytics leaders currently at Bryant, but others from across the country and around the world. Professor of Computer Information Systems Richard Glass, Ph.D., and Professor of Mathematics and Computer Information Systems Alan Olinsky, Ph.D., are the center’s founding co-directors.

In the meantime, Mike worked on campus at the (then) Bryant Center Info Desk, then as a Bryant Center manager, and ultimately as head manager. During winter break of his junior year, he participated in a business internship which led to the offer of a summer internship.

However, that year he experienced a turning point. He recognized his passion to work with college students and he had an opportunity to pursue that passion. Bryant asked him to work with the Office of Campus Engagement during the 2013 renovation of the building. It didn’t take long for him to accept.

Bryant rises to No. 14 in U.S. News rankings, No. 2 on ‘up-and-coming’ list Bryant University ranks 14 th in the Regional Universities (North) category and second on a list of eight “up-and-coming” universities in the region, according to rankings released recently by U.S. News & World Report.

Ambassador Angle

“The First-Year Gateway is the initial component of a multi-year plan that is transforming Bryant's approach to teaching and learning,” said José-Marie Griffiths, Ph.D., the University’s vice president for academic affairs. “Its aim is to produce graduates equipped not only with the professional skills to succeed but also with global context and critical thinking and reasoning skills to succeed as citizens of the world.”

“Since its founding 150 years ago, Bryant has been an innovative leader in preparing students to achieve success,” President Machtley said. “This latest ranking by U.S. News confirms what we already know: A Bryant education prepares our students to take advantage of the unlimited global opportunities available to them.”

In his first year, Mike became involved in leadership development and student mentoring. He participated in the Learn, Lead and Change program and became an orientation leader for the class of 2015.

At some point, a Bryant student affairs staff member told Mike he had the personality to work in student affairs. At the time, he says he didn’t even realize what a career in student affairs was all about, but a seed was planted. Then his sister became a resident director while working toward a master’s degree in college student personnel and another seed was planted.

As the renovation assistant, Mike supported the complete transformation of the student center, now called the Michael E. ’67 and Karen L. Fisher Student Center, completed between May and September. He authored the renovation blog, complete with photos taken during hardhatted walks through construction areas. He worked with the architect and construction company to influence design changes that have enhanced the building’s function. He collaborated with the locksmith to work out the keying system. He contributed to the employee handbook and even had a say in the employee uniforms. He assisted in developing building opening and closing procedures and helped the Student Ambassador program develop a new tour route to showcase the building.

“I was part of every conversation related to the project,” Mike says, “Five years from now, I’ll be able to walk through the building, point to various features, and know I had a hand in their creation.”

Bryant faculty lend their expertise to state economic research Bryant University is playing an integral role in a statewide consortium charged with providing policymakers with academic research that supports their decision making. The College & University Research Collaborative in Rhode Island, known as the Collaborative, includes presidents and faculty from the state’s 11 higher education institutions.

It awards research grants from $7,500 to $10,000. Scholars across Rhode Island are collaborating “to produce research related to critical policy issues in the state.” The Collaborative “is an opportunity for scholars across Rhode Island to work together to produce research related to critical policy issues in the state,” says Amber Caulkins, program director.

This year, research is focused on economic development in advanced manufacturing, arts and culture, and regional competitiveness. Bryant professors Jongsung Kim, Ph.D., and Joseph Ilacqua, Ed.D., are among the experts enlisted by the Collaborative. Ilacqua is working with Brown University’s Dawn King, visiting assistant professor of Environmental Studies, on “Analyzing the State of Local Business and Organizational Purchasing in Rhode Island.” Their findings will provide insight for legislators working to advance the positive impact of that spending.

“The goal of the study is to provide an evidence-based foundation for government decision-making. Through our study, we will not be making policy recommendations but rather be providing evidence and information that can be the basis of good decision making,” says Ilacqua.

Tackling another local issue, Professor Kim is collaborating with Shani Carter, Ph.D., professor of Management at Rhode Island College, on “Competitiveness in Occupations and the Optimal Tax in Rhode Island.”

“Answering these questions will help determine whether Rhode Island personal income tax rates impact that state’s regional competitiveness in regard to attracting and maintaining a highly skilled labor force,” says Kim. “Based on the findings, we will provide research and data that allow state government to establish the optimal tax policies that are beneficial to both municipal government and residents.”

President Ronald K. Machtley serves on the Collaborative’s leadership team and Edinaldo Tebaldi, Ph.D., was named a Fellow to facilitate campus relations. The Collaborative was launched in August 2013 with funding from the Rhode Island Foundation and the R.I. Economic Development Corporation. Additional funding opportunities for scholars will be announced in spring 2014, according to Caulkins.

Additional information is available at the Association of Independent Colleges & University of RI website: aicuri.org/collaborative.

The culmination of the project was the opening day ceremony. Among several campus leaders, in what Mike calls a “pretty big honor,” he was invited to speak.

Currently, Mike is waiting to hear from a number of master’s degree programs in higher education/student affairs to which he has applied.

We’re wishing you the best, Mike!

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Advanced Applied Analytics Center receives major gift from SAS If you’ve followed the news surrounding Edward Snowden, the CIA and the NSA, you’ve heard the term “big data.” Also known as “analytics,” it’s a new concept for many but Bryant has been integrating its application in coursework for years. In the past year, Bryant has delved more deeply into the application of this field, not only as part of its distinctive applied analytics curriculum but also with the new Bryant Advanced Applied Analytics Center (AAAC) which opened in March 2013. A major gift from business analytics software provider SAS has made much of this possible.

Analytics is the identification and analysis of meaningful patterns in large, complex data sets. Data sets are growing in size because information is being gathered by increasingly prevalent electronic sensing and monitoring devices. Due to the enormous amount of data, traditional data processing applications are difficult to apply.

The algorithms and software used for analytics harness the most current methods in computer science, statistics, and mathematics making available usable, actionable knowledge. Business and industry are obvious beneficiaries but useful applications will be found in such diverse fields as scientific research, public health, crime prevention, and traffic control.

This past spring Bryant introduced one of the few applied analytics programs in the country to be offered at the undergraduate level.

The field crosses disciplines so pervasively that Bryant does not offer it as a major, only as a secondary concentration which means a student must have another major or concentration in another area. As a university-wide program that can be linked with any disciplinary major, the concentration focuses on the integration of technology and analytical methods to acquire, analyze and apply information used for research, decision-making, and organizational effectiveness. A capstone experience matches students with external organizations, providing the opportunity to develop real-world

applications related to their specific major and specializations.

“Analytics is a critical 21st century skill and organizational function that can make or break any endeavor," said Bryant University Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, “… we already have strong programs in the foundational competencies of analytics. We would like to see every one of our students develop analytics skills, and so our new undergraduate analytics concentration can be tied to any degree major. In addition, this new center is pulling together our analytics activities in three areas — education, research and strategic partnerships — in order to create the multidisciplinary synergy that applied analytics require.”

It is the ninth consecutive year Bryant has appeared among the top 20 schools in its category. Last year, the University was ranked No. 15.

Innovations in academics, faculty, and student life earn a university a spot on the “up-and-coming” list. Bryant’s inclusion is in part a reflection of the successful outcomes arising from the University’s nationally recognized First-Year Gateway, launched in 2012.

Mike Malenfant Class of 2014 Major: Management • Minor: Legal Studies

Bryant will use the SAS funds to further develop its innovative applied analytics programs, and to form strategic alliances with private and public-sector organizations to help them advance their analytics endeavors, including internships for Bryant students throughout the United States and abroad. AAAC faculty will be available to provide analytics training and consulting to all kinds of organizations, and students from high schools and other colleges will be invited to attend a Summer Analytics Institute. The center will also provide the northeastern United States with a state-of-theart laboratory for advanced analytics and visualization development and study, providing access to large data sets from multiple disciplines for training and research. The SAS gift will also fund faculty opportunities for software training, analytics research, and participation in leading industry conferences.

During Mike’s high school years, he wanted to emulate his business teacher and DECA advisor, Frank Rosa of Apponequet Regional High School. He planned to go to college, have a career in business for about ten years, and then transition to teaching business and mentoring students. He was influenced by participation in Bryant’s Bulldog Challenge, an annual high school case competition. Attending Bryant became a logical step toward his dream. But during his years here, his plan has changed.

Bryant’s Advanced Applied Analytics Center is designed to bring together not only the analytics leaders currently at Bryant, but others from across the country and around the world. Professor of Computer Information Systems Richard Glass, Ph.D., and Professor of Mathematics and Computer Information Systems Alan Olinsky, Ph.D., are the center’s founding co-directors.

In the meantime, Mike worked on campus at the (then) Bryant Center Info Desk, then as a Bryant Center manager, and ultimately as head manager. During winter break of his junior year, he participated in a business internship which led to the offer of a summer internship.

However, that year he experienced a turning point. He recognized his passion to work with college students and he had an opportunity to pursue that passion. Bryant asked him to work with the Office of Campus Engagement during the 2013 renovation of the building. It didn’t take long for him to accept.

Bryant rises to No. 14 in U.S. News rankings, No. 2 on ‘up-and-coming’ list Bryant University ranks 14 th in the Regional Universities (North) category and second on a list of eight “up-and-coming” universities in the region, according to rankings released recently by U.S. News & World Report.

Ambassador Angle

“The First-Year Gateway is the initial component of a multi-year plan that is transforming Bryant's approach to teaching and learning,” said José-Marie Griffiths, Ph.D., the University’s vice president for academic affairs. “Its aim is to produce graduates equipped not only with the professional skills to succeed but also with global context and critical thinking and reasoning skills to succeed as citizens of the world.”

“Since its founding 150 years ago, Bryant has been an innovative leader in preparing students to achieve success,” President Machtley said. “This latest ranking by U.S. News confirms what we already know: A Bryant education prepares our students to take advantage of the unlimited global opportunities available to them.”

In his first year, Mike became involved in leadership development and student mentoring. He participated in the Learn, Lead and Change program and became an orientation leader for the class of 2015.

At some point, a Bryant student affairs staff member told Mike he had the personality to work in student affairs. At the time, he says he didn’t even realize what a career in student affairs was all about, but a seed was planted. Then his sister became a resident director while working toward a master’s degree in college student personnel and another seed was planted.

As the renovation assistant, Mike supported the complete transformation of the student center, now called the Michael E. ’67 and Karen L. Fisher Student Center, completed between May and September. He authored the renovation blog, complete with photos taken during hardhatted walks through construction areas. He worked with the architect and construction company to influence design changes that have enhanced the building’s function. He collaborated with the locksmith to work out the keying system. He contributed to the employee handbook and even had a say in the employee uniforms. He assisted in developing building opening and closing procedures and helped the Student Ambassador program develop a new tour route to showcase the building.

“I was part of every conversation related to the project,” Mike says, “Five years from now, I’ll be able to walk through the building, point to various features, and know I had a hand in their creation.”

Bryant faculty lend their expertise to state economic research Bryant University is playing an integral role in a statewide consortium charged with providing policymakers with academic research that supports their decision making. The College & University Research Collaborative in Rhode Island, known as the Collaborative, includes presidents and faculty from the state’s 11 higher education institutions.

It awards research grants from $7,500 to $10,000. Scholars across Rhode Island are collaborating “to produce research related to critical policy issues in the state.” The Collaborative “is an opportunity for scholars across Rhode Island to work together to produce research related to critical policy issues in the state,” says Amber Caulkins, program director.

This year, research is focused on economic development in advanced manufacturing, arts and culture, and regional competitiveness. Bryant professors Jongsung Kim, Ph.D., and Joseph Ilacqua, Ed.D., are among the experts enlisted by the Collaborative. Ilacqua is working with Brown University’s Dawn King, visiting assistant professor of Environmental Studies, on “Analyzing the State of Local Business and Organizational Purchasing in Rhode Island.” Their findings will provide insight for legislators working to advance the positive impact of that spending.

“The goal of the study is to provide an evidence-based foundation for government decision-making. Through our study, we will not be making policy recommendations but rather be providing evidence and information that can be the basis of good decision making,” says Ilacqua.

Tackling another local issue, Professor Kim is collaborating with Shani Carter, Ph.D., professor of Management at Rhode Island College, on “Competitiveness in Occupations and the Optimal Tax in Rhode Island.”

“Answering these questions will help determine whether Rhode Island personal income tax rates impact that state’s regional competitiveness in regard to attracting and maintaining a highly skilled labor force,” says Kim. “Based on the findings, we will provide research and data that allow state government to establish the optimal tax policies that are beneficial to both municipal government and residents.”

President Ronald K. Machtley serves on the Collaborative’s leadership team and Edinaldo Tebaldi, Ph.D., was named a Fellow to facilitate campus relations. The Collaborative was launched in August 2013 with funding from the Rhode Island Foundation and the R.I. Economic Development Corporation. Additional funding opportunities for scholars will be announced in spring 2014, according to Caulkins.

Additional information is available at the Association of Independent Colleges & University of RI website: aicuri.org/collaborative.

The culmination of the project was the opening day ceremony. Among several campus leaders, in what Mike calls a “pretty big honor,” he was invited to speak.

Currently, Mike is waiting to hear from a number of master’s degree programs in higher education/student affairs to which he has applied.

We’re wishing you the best, Mike!

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Upcoming Alumni Events Save the Date!

2014 Reunion @ Homecoming September 12- 13

Upcoming RAN Events Chicago Area @ East Bank Club Thursday, February 6 Boston Skating Party & Winter WarmUp Thursday, February 20 NYC Bryant @ Bowlmor Lanes Wednesday, February 26 Naples, FL St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 15 Fort Myers, FL Red Sox vs. Phillies Saturday, March 15 Details at bryant.edu/Alumni/Alumni Events/ Programs & Events/Upcoming Events

NCAA 6th Fan Competition We need your help!

Bryant is competing in the NCAA 6th Fan Competition to find the Division 1 school with the most school pride and the best supportive fan base in the nation. The winning school will receive $100,000 toward its general scholarship fund. Schools making it to the Sweet Sixteen round will each receive $10,000.

A Newsletter for Members of the Alumni-Admission Connection

Because Bryant is competing against many larger schools, we are the underdogs and need your help! Please vote daily at http://6thfan.ncaa.com and via Twitter using #6thFan and #BRYANT. You can vote once per method, per day.

The competition consists of five rounds, the first of which began on January 7 and will end at midnight on February 16. The final round will culminate on March 16 with the championship announcement. In order to stay in the competition, Bryant needs to be in the top 16 at the end of the first round. We are currently holding our own against some pretty big schools, but we can’t do it without you!

Like our AAC Facebook page for periodic updates on how we are doing in the competition.

Be sure to check our standing on February 16 and continue to vote if we make it into the Sweet Sixteen round!

Volunteer Opportunity!

AAC Phone Calling Campaign We are looking for AAC members to connect with admitted, prospective students in their area to provide information to help them make their final college decisions.

We’ll send you information on about 10 students and ask you to phone between

April 6 and April 17.

Then we ask you to return the call records to us.

We’ll even give you a pre-paid envelope.

It’s easy to sign up!

By March 10, email Judy Famiglietti (jfamigli@bryant.edu) and she will send you a link to the sign-up form.

Alumni-Admission Connection

The Character of Success Bryant University Office of Admission 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917

AAC on Facebook!

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Year after year, we are gratified and amazed by the many offers of assistance with recruitment we receive when we reach out to our AAC members. 2013 was no exception and we send our thanks to each of you!

A large number of you always make it possible for Bryant to be in two places at once (so to speak) by representing your school at college fairs all over the country. This year members covered college fairs in California, Florida and Illinois in addition to the northeastern states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Many thanks to: Kristin Abate ’07 Suzanne Broyles ’90 Natasha Desai ’13 Kathryn Farrell ’13 Adrian Fowler ’10 Mark Giganti ’88 Alicia Kennedy ’12 Chris Kolias ’12 Tiffaney Konkin ’11

Steve Lazarus ’99 Jim Magee ’88 Kim McGraw-Didrickson ’01 Mike Motschwiller ’88 Pratik Parikh ’10 Sonali Shah ’12 Jeff Steacie ’10 Michelle Villa ’13 Jay Weinberg ’85

For every Bryant 101 information session, we like to have an alumnus speak briefly about their Bryant experience and how it has influenced their career and life after Bryant. Last fall Mallory Rousseau ’11 and Nicole Higginbotham ’11 each spoke at one of these sessions.

Our Bulldog Challenge is a one-day business case competition offered to high school students on a Saturday in the fall. Each team of four to six students prepares and presents a business plan in response to a published case study. Judges for this year’s competition were Tracie Moore ’99 and Caitlin Ryan ’08.

Phone: 401-232-6100 Toll Free: 800-622-7001 admission@bryant.edu admission.bryant.edu

The Bryant Connection is published three times a year by Judy Famiglietti for the AlumniAdmission Connection members of Bryant University. Send comments on this newsletter or Alumni-Admission Connection activity to Rebecca Eriksen, Associate Director of Admission for Events and Volunteers, Bryant University, Office of Admission, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917, 401-232-6957, 800-622-7001, or reriksen@bryant.edu.

Our sincere appreciation!

Volume 14, Issue 1, Winter 2014

Like the AAC Facebook page for updates on happenings at Bryant, AAC volunteer opportunities, and watch for pictures of yourself and friends on Throwback Thursdays!

For the past few years, we have offered prospective students the choice of interviewing with an alumnus in their local area. While there is not a heavy demand for these, the opportunity can be especially helpful to someone far from campus. Also, alumni interviews offer another perspective to students considering Bryant. In fall 2013, Christa (Berard) Cyr ’08 and Tiago Machado ’10 conducted interviews in their respective locales.

To all those who help in these specific ways and to all of you who represent Bryant in your everyday lives, letting people know of Bryant’s role in your life and career a huge thank you!

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