There’s No Place Like Salve

As the University prepares for an All-Class Reunion unlike any other, featuring a beach party, sailing in Newport, an oceanside block party, and more, we take a look across the decades at how student life becomes ‘Salve for life’ in the hearts of our beloved alumni. Members of our Salve family are always welcome home and invited to stay involved with networking events, athletics, giving campaigns and campus events.

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The University that exists today is a far cry from Salve of 1969-1973. However, I believe that Salve today offers so much more than it did 54 years ago. It was there that I made friends with a group of young ladies whom I can say with great joy and pride and have remained dear friends for life.”

– Margaret Fallow ‘73

“ Salve is a unique connection and bond that all community members can share. We are the ones who know what a Salve education means and will share those common experiences for a lifetime.”

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Reunion reminds alums that Salve is not simply a part of our collective history but is a living, breathing institution that is evolving and adapting to the challenges that current and future students will face and tackle years from now. It inspires me and reignites my commitment and focus to the basic tenets of a Salve education. ”

JOIN US at the All-Class Reunion, June 2-4, 2023. Learn more at salve.edu/reunion-weekend and mark your calendars for next year’s event, which will be held June 7 - 9, 2024.

Salve Is…

Alumni were challenged in fall 2022 to unleash their inner Ernest Hemingway, who once wrote a complete short story consisting of only six words. More than 80 entries were received, as alumni de ned Salve using six words or less. ough the contest is over, alumni are welcome to continue sharing their thoughts at salve.edu/salve-is.

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Dr. Mary DeMarino Lavin ’72 received the Alumni Achievement Award during Reunion Weekend in June 2022. Lavin has excelled in a career in nursing education that includes teaching at Salve Regina, University of Massachusetts and as an associate clinical professor at the University of Rhode Island. She also provided excellent care to patients in family practice at NHCC and Lifespan. In 1992, Lavin became the health center coordinator at Camp Marist, New Hampshire. After losing her husband in 2000, she continued to work as a faculty member, as an APRN in family practice, and at Camp Marist while raising her three young children. Lavin currently serves on Camp Marist’s board of directors and is chair of the health committee, which includes coordinating the COVID-19 response. e campgrounds have provided an opportunity for annual fall getaways for her Salve Regina classmates. Lavin has provided a good “listening ear” and telehealth visits for family and friends and has been instrumental in keeping her college friends connected. She continued her education, culminating with the Doctor in Nursing Practice and was named Rhode Island Nurse Practitioner of the Year in 20212022.