Student Programs, Leadership, & Orientation

Student Programs, Leadership, & Orientation works to provide diverse opportunities for students to connect with clubs and organizations across campus.

Make the most of your college experience and GET INVOLVED! Our students create and foster learning environments to gain awareness of self and others, discover leadership as an action, and value the responsibility to contribute positively to the campus and greater community. We want to help you connect your passions to our various groups on campus to make your time at RWU a memorable one! 

Our mission is to engage the student body in meaningful and complex co-curricular activities that foster individual and peer development through leadership and experiential opportunities.

The Hawks' Hangout

The Hawks' Hangout is a perfect place for students to pass the time between classes. Located in the Campus Recreation Center, the Hawks' Hangout provides students a place to play a quick game between classes. Enjoy air hockey, foosball, Skee-Ball, pinball, board games, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest 2, or simply watch TV while enjoying a smoothie or coffee from the snack bar.

Any member of the Roger Williams community can utilize the Hawks' Hangout games by providing your RWU student ID to our Hawks' Hangout Handlers.

Hours  

Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Weeks of Welcome

Our Weeks of Welcome (WOW) program is 30 events in 30 days at the beginning of each fall semester. We encourage students to get involved and attend one of the many opportunities. You can learn more about the WOW events by visiting the Hawk Link webpage or the CORQ app, we hope to see you at these events.

 

Carol Sacchetti (she/her/hers)
Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Programs, Leadership, & Orientation
(401) 254-3088
csacchetti@rwu.edu

  • Advises WQRI 88.3FM and the Graduate Student Association (GSA). Coordinates Homecoming & Family Weekend, Weeks of Welcome (WOW) Programming and New Student & Family Orientation program.  Supervises Social Media & Marketing Team

Adrianne Harris (she/her/hers)
Associate Director of Student Programs, Leadership, & Orientation
(401) 254-3076
aharris@rwu.edu

  • Advises Student Senate and The Hawks' Herald; Coordinates Student Senate-chartered clubs and Graduate Directory; Supervises Office Assistants.

Matthew Bourgeois (he/him/his)
Assistant Director of Student Programs, Leadership, & Orientation
(401) 254-3088
mbourgeois@rwu.edu

  • Advises Campus Entertainment Network (CEN) and Multicultural Student Union (MSU); Coordinates department web and Swoop Spirit Squad.

Kiana Skager (she/her/hers)
Assistant Director of Student Programs, Leadership, & Orientation
(401) 254-3054
kskager@rwu.edu

  • Advises Inter Class Council (ICC) and Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) and supervises the Design Center

Gordon Wood (he/him/his)
Manager of Event Operations
(401) 254-3425
gwood@rwu.edu

  • Supervises Event Staff; Advises Campus Entertainment Network (CEN)

Colin Clephane '18 (he/him/his)
Assistant Manager of Event Operations
(401) 254-5204
cclephane@rwu.edu

  • Supervises Building Managers, Hawks' Hangout Handlers, and Event Staff

Rebecca Pye (she/her/hers)
25Live Scheduling Manager
(401) 254-5748
rpye@rwu.edu

  • Coordinates meeting, event spaces and van reservations for clubs and organizations and campus scheduler

Robin Lancaster (she/her/hers)
Office (401) 254-5366
Fax (401) 254-3355
rnlancaster@rwu.edu

  • Supervises Student office staff; Coordinates club purchasing.

Contact

We're located in the Recreation Center in suite 206, just past the WQRI 88.3 FM radio booth, down the ramp, in the first office suite on the right. We can be reached via telephone at (401) 254-3088, via email at studentprograms@rwu.edu, or via fax at (401) 254-3355. 

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