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Official Account of #ProvidenceCollege est. 1917. Tweets about news, events, teaching, learning & sports. Trending: #gofriars #friartown
Providence Rhode Island
Joined May 2008
What a ride it was. Thank you for an unforgettable season, Friars. #GoFriars #PCBB #BEDancing #MarchMadness
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For everyone who packed the @DunkinDonutsCtr, cheered in McPhail's, or watched at home — thank you for an unforgettable season, Friar fans. @PCFriarsMBB #GoFriars #PCBB
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Providence College sends its love and support to @PCFriarsmbb as the team gears up for @marchmadness. #InCooleyWeTrust #GoFriars #pcbb
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Congratulations to Alexandra "Ali" Marr '24 and Bryce Hopkins '25, who received the sacraments last weekend in St. Thomas Aquinas Priory on campus through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults program of @PCCampMin.
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The time has come — @taylorswift13 has acknowledged @PCfriarsMBB's incredible 2022 season! Relive the excitement with the @PCFriarFanatics in the student section:
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College President Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. and Athletics Director Steve Napolillo have announced that the college will begin a national search for a men’s basketball coach to replace Ed Cooley, who resigned today. He coached the Friars for 12 seasons.
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Who spotted the Friartown-themed clue on @Jeopardy on Monday night? Don't forget to answer in the form of a question!
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Good morning, Friars, on the first day of the fall semester! Good luck for another great year.
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No president in the 100-year history of @providencecol has impacted this institution so deeply as Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. ’80. Join us as we give profound thanks for his life and labor — and the fruits of that labor.
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Coach Cooley appreciation post! Vote for @PCfriarsMBB's @CoachCooleyPC today: . #GoFriars #pcbb #ForeverAFriar
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Thanks to @USNews for naming @Providencecol the top regional university in the north — again! #gofriars
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Watch coverage of Raymond students who raised money to allow a security guard to visit family in Nigeria for the first time in more than 11 years. Thanks to Brandon Reichert '27, Daniel Singh '26, and the other students for their kind gesture! . More:
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Three days to remember in New York. Proud of our Friars.
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Providence College Men's Basketball Coach Kim English was the guest speaker at a recent Providence College Campus Ministry Open Table. English spoke to a room full of Friars about his faith and how he stays connected with the Lord. View his full talk:
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College President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. ’80 on Coach Cooley’s contract extension: ‘’Ed Cooley has done a remarkable job, both on and off the court, here at Providence College. I am thrilled that he will continue to be with us as head coach for the next several years.”
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Congratulations to Oscar-winning screenwriter Peter Farrelly ‘79! #GoFriars #ForeverAFriar.
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#PCserves: Students in Raymond Hall raised money to allow a beloved @ProvidenceCol security guard to visit his family in Nigeria for the first time in more than a decade. They collected more than $6,000 in about eight days. #GoFriars. More media coverage:
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Friars WIN! Congratulations to @PCFriarsMBB as they head to the @BIGEAST semifinals on Friday. #GoFriars
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It's 2:44 a.m. in Italy, but the PC in Rome students have plenty of energy to cheer on @PCFriarsmbb! #GoFriars
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On game day, everyone is a Friar. Good luck to @PCfriarsMBB in their first #MarchMadness game Thursday. Let the dancing begin!
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"As I end my time as President today, what I feel most is a profound sense of gratitude to God for the goodness that I have seen in the people that I have met in my fifteen years of service." Read a farewell message from Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. '80:
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The Friars ADVANCE! The @BIGEAST tournament quarterfinals are Thursday night on FS1. The @pcfriarsmbb take the court to face No. 2 seed Creighton at 7 p.m. EST. #MINDSET
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We're grateful that Providence College is once again #1 on @USNews and World Report's list of regional universities in the north. Credit goes to everyone in Friartown — faculty, students, staff, and alumni — who make this campus a great place to live and learn. #BestColleges
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Friartown is sending all of its luck to Paris, France, where Friar alum Emily Sisson '14 will compete in the 2024 Olympic Marathon as one of three American women. Check out Sisson's Team USA bio page and tune in on Sunday, August 11:
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College Chaplain Rev. Simon Teller, O.P., and Rev. Justin Bolger, O.P., former PC chaplain, took the stage with @zacbrownband at Late Night Madness for a special Dominican friars rendition of 'Chicken Fried.'
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Help kickstart a new era at Providence College. It's #FriarsGive, and @PCFriarsMBB head coach Kim English (@Englishscope24) wants you to be a part of the momentum. Ready to help move PC forward? Visit for details. @PCAthletics #GoFriars #PCBB
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A new study shows @PCathletics is an economic engine for #RI with an annual economic impact of $100.3 million and ~630 jobs. The impact on #PVD is $65.9 million and 450 jobs. The report calls out @PCFriarsmbb, which brings in $24 million annually. More:
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PC is excited to welcome the approximately 1,170 members of #PC2026, the largest class in the college's history. As Father Sicard said, the success of @PCFriarsmbb this season — and the spirit of the fans in the student section — motivated some to enroll.
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Due to severe weather anticipated for Tuesday, March 13, all Providence College offices will be closed, and all undergraduate, graduate, and SCE classes are cancelled.
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🎶 "Every little thing . gonna be alright." 🎶 . Four Dominicans from @PCcampmin, equipped with a guitar and a mandolin, embarked on a mission Sunday to serenade students under the stay-at-home order and boost their spirits. #FriarsProtectFriars
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All 20 PC students studying in Paris this semester are safe. The thoughts and prayers of our campus are w/the people of Paris this evening.
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Happy Feast Day of St. Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Order of Preachers, or the Dominicans. Providence College is the only college in the United States run by Dominican friars.
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We did it. More than 3,989 Friars came together today, in record numbers. We’ve unlocked the $250,000 Trustee Challenge, and our #FriarsGive total is now over $1 million. Thank you, #FriarFamily, for being ALL IN!
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You belong with us, Taylor. Look what @audjgunth of @PCathletics spotted on the highway Thursday night! . #GoFriars @taylorswift13 @PCfriarsmbb @PCAthletics #PCBB.
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May your days be merry and bright. Merry Christmas, Friartown. 🎄 ❤️
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Good luck 🍀 to @PCfriarsMBB as the team takes on Richmond in their second game in @MarchMadnessMBB. The game starts at 6:10 p.m. on @TNT. More details: #GoFriars #pcbb
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Congratulations to the hockey Friars. On to Boston!
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FALLing in love with Friartown . 🍂 Happy first day of fall, Friars!🍁
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Thanks to @KirFlem '00 for breaking down why Friar fans are hoping @TaylorSwift13 comes to watch @PCfriarsMBB on Saturday. #GoFriars @taylorswift13.
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Let's go, @FriarsHockey! Good luck taking on Clarkson University in the @NCAAIceHockey Tournament 🏒 Friday night. #gofriars #pcmih
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Take a look — @ProvidenceCol is tops on @usnews' list of regional universities in the north. Thanks to the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who make Providence College great every day. #GoFriars
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Spend a day in the lab with Olivia Belt '25, a @friarbiology and @pcneuroscience double major and @friarsxctrack athlete. With faculty mentor Ryan Post, Ph.D. '14, Belt and her classmates are researching how the brain prioritizes fear versus hunger and competing motivations.
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Congratulations to @CoachCooleyPC! Flashback to his first news conference, when he predicted the future . .
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Thanks, @USnews, for placing @providencecol at the top of its undergraduate teaching category among Regional Universities - North, as well as recognizing it as a top institution in the same region.
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Providence College celebrates close of record $185 million fundraising campaign:
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Students shared their excitement for the Ben Mondor Center for Nursing and Health Sciences, which opened for classes on Monday as the spring semester began. The future of nursing and health sciences at Providence College has never looked brighter!
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Get ready for four years of growth, support, and endless opportunities. We are so excited to welcome you to your new home at Providence College — where you'll seek more, achieve more, and become more. 🖤🤍
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The Friars win over Northeastern, 3-2 in overtime.
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The Providence College community is invited to a 4:30 p.m. Mass in St. Dominic Chapel today, Friday, Oct. 12, in memory of Augustus Cardello, a 19-year-old sophomore from Westport, Conn., who died during the night in his residence hall room.
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Wishing our PC community a star-spangled Fourth of July! Happy Independence Day, Friartown! 🇺🇲
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A $2 million gift from trustee William F. Concannon ’77 and Claudia Concannon will establish a $1 million endowment for the Concannon Fitness Center and a $1 million scholarship fund to close the financial gap for underrepresented students.
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Wishing the Providence College community a joyous and blessed Easter! May this day be filled with love and hope for all. 🐰🌷
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Important news for #PC2020:. ∙ Commencement has been rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.∙ Degrees will be conferred virtually on Sunday, May 17.∙ A senior formal will be held Thursday, Oct. 29. More details to come.
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Finishing touches are going on Shanley Hall just in time for the return of our Friars in the fall. See you soon!
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Congratulations on getting your first week of classes under your belt, Friars! Special shoutout to our first-year students who are finishing up orientation. Everyone is so glad that you're back, especially Coach Kim English of @PCFriarsMBB and Coach Erin Batth of @ProvidenceWBB.
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Congratulations to Billy Donovan ‘87! Now there are two @pcfriarsmbb @pc_alumni in the Windy City . .
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According to a @WSJ survey, "You Belong With Me" is @taylorswift13's fifth best song . but if you were to ask Friar fans like @JennOM '93, president of the @PC_alumni association, you'd get a different answer. #GoFriars.About this unlikely sports anthem:
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Sean Richardson '20 spent his time at the College advocating for others while on Student Congress, as an RA, and as a mentor for younger students of color at PC. Soon, he will begin a graduate program in higher education student affairs at Boston College.
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The students are coming, the students are coming! 😍😍😍. Students from hot spot states started arriving Friday, dropping off their belongings in their regular residence halls before moving into Davis Hall to quarantine for two weeks. #FriarsProtectFriars
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"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." — Luke 2:14
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Please welcome Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. ’78 & ’82G on his first day as @providencecol’s president. About Father Sicard:
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FALL SEMESTER UPDATE.∙ Undergrad classes begin Mon., Aug. 31, in-person on campus, with remote access for students & faculty as needed. ∙ No holidays in the fall. ∙ In-person courses end Fri., Nov. 20, shifting to remote. ∙ Grad/@PCSCE dates to come.
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"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship." — St. Thomas Aquinas #InternationalDayofFriendship
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In an interview, @PCFriarsMBB icon Ernie DiGregorio ’73 discusses his life in basketball and Star with a Broken Heart, the paperback reprint of his 2020 memoir. #GoFriars . For the full video & details on author events: Buy it now:
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Happy to welcome more than 2,000 people (738 accepted students and their families) to Family Day. It’s a great day to be, or become, a Friar. #futureFriars #pc2022
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