bryant connection - fall 2015

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A NewŧleŨŨer for Memberŧ of Ũhe Alumni-Admiŧŧion ConnecŨion Volume 15 Issue 3, FALL 2015 IŶ “epteŵďeƌ, ǁe ǁelĐoŵed the Class of ϮϬϭϵ to BƌLJaŶt UŶiǀeƌsitLJ. ThaŶk LJou to all of LJou ǁho assist- ed us iŶ ƌeĐƌuiiŶg this ǀeƌLJ taleŶt- ed Đlass ďLJ shaƌiŶg LJouƌ BƌLJaŶt stoƌLJ. MaŶLJ of LJou ateŶded a Đollege faiƌ, phoŶed adŵited stu- deŶts oƌ spoke at a ƌeĐƌuitŵeŶt eǀeŶt aŶd ǁe ĐaŶŶot thaŶk LJou eŶough foƌ the ƌole LJou haǀe plaLJed iŶ foƌŵiŶg this Ŷeǁ eŶteƌ- iŶg Đlass. BƌLJaŶt’s Class of ϮϬϭϵ is the laƌgest aŶd ŵost aĐadeŵiĐallLJ taleŶted iŶ ouƌ UŶiǀeƌsitLJ’s ϭϱϮ- LJeaƌ histoƌLJ, seleĐted fƌoŵ oǀeƌ ϲ,ϳϬϬ appliĐaŶts. This Đlass has studeŶts fƌoŵ Ϯϯ U“ “tates, soŵe aƌe gƌaduates fƌoŵ “ŵithield High “Đhool iŶ Rhode IslaŶd; otheƌs hail fƌoŵ Floƌida, MaƌLJlaŶd, AƌizoŶa, Missouƌi, Ioǁa aŶd “outh CaƌoliŶa. The Đlass iŶĐludes ĐiizeŶs fƌoŵ iǀe of the seǀeŶ ĐoŶiŶeŶts aŶd fƌoŵ Ϯϱ difeƌeŶt ĐouŶtƌies iŶĐlud- iŶg PaŶaŵa, ChiŶa, TuƌkeLJ, IŶdia, EĐuadoƌ, “outh AfƌiĐa aŶd HoŶg KoŶg. WithiŶ the Đlass, ϯϮ difeƌeŶt laŶguages aŶd dialeĐts aƌe spokeŶ. IŶteƌŶaioŶal studeŶts ŵake up ŵoƌe thaŶ ϭϬ peƌĐeŶt of the Đlass aŶd oǀeƌ ϭϲ peƌĐeŶt ideŶifLJ ǁith AfƌiĐaŶ AŵeƌiĐaŶ, LaiŶo AŵeƌiĐaŶ oƌ AsiaŶ AŵeƌiĐaŶ ďaĐkgƌouŶds. OŶe huŶdƌed studeŶts aƌe the iƌst iŶ theiƌ faŵilLJ to go to Đollege. FitLJ-eight peƌĐeŶt of the Class of ϮϬϭϵ is ŵale aŶd ϰϮ peƌĐeŶt is feŵale. Oǀeƌ ϭϰ peƌĐeŶt of the Đlass has loŶg staŶdiŶg ƌelaioŶships ǁith BƌLJaŶt. FitLJ-sidž studeŶts folloǁ ďƌotheƌs, sisteƌs oƌ ĐousiŶs to BƌLJ- aŶt aŶd Ϯϲ iƌst LJeaƌ studeŶts haǀe a paƌeŶt ǁho ateŶded. AŶotheƌ Ϯϭ ǁeƌe pƌeĐeded ďLJ aŶ AuŶt, UŶĐle oƌ GƌaŶdpaƌeŶt, aŶd ϯϮ haǀe ŵuliple legaĐLJ ĐoŶŶeĐioŶs. AŶ- otheƌ ϭϬ kŶoǁ BƌLJaŶt ǁell ďeĐause theiƌ paƌeŶts ǁoƌk heƌe. IŶ teƌŵs of aĐadeŵiĐ stƌeŶgths, the Class ďƌiŶgs to BƌLJaŶt aŶ aƌƌaLJ of aĐadeŵiĐ iŶteƌests aŶd aĐhieǀe- ŵeŶts. IŶteƌŶaioŶal ďusiŶess, ŵaƌkeiŶg , aĐĐouŶiŶg, iŶaŶĐe aŶd aĐtuaƌial ŵath top this LJeaƌ’s aƌeas of aĐadeŵiĐ iŶteƌest, ďut the Đlass is oǀeƌǁhelŵiŶglLJ iŶteƌested iŶ studLJiŶg aĐƌoss disĐipliŶes aŶd puƌsuiŶg a ǁide ǀaƌietLJ of Đaƌeeƌ paths. NeaƌlLJ ϭϬϬ studeŶts oiĐial- lLJ deĐlaƌed theŵselǀes as UŶdeĐided. Welcoming the Class of 2019 Annual manual & Directory Update You haǀe ƌeĐeiǀed a haƌd ĐopLJ of this Ŷeǁsleteƌ ďeĐause this ŵailiŶg ĐoŶtaiŶs ouƌ updated AAC MaŶual aŶd DiƌeĐtoƌLJ. We ǁaŶt to eŶsuƌe all ŵeŵďeƌs haǀe aĐĐess to these iŵpoƌtaŶt aŶd helpful puďli- ĐaioŶs. If LJou haǀe ƌeƋuested eleĐtƌoŶiĐ ŵailiŶgs, LJou ǁill ƌeĐeiǀe liŶks to all thƌee puďliĐaioŶs ǀia eŵail, as ǁell. Please ƌeǀieǁ the ƌeǀised MaŶual ďefoƌe tuĐkiŶg it aǁaLJ! It ĐoŶ- taiŶs iŶfoƌŵaioŶ that pƌospeĐiǀe studeŶts aƌe likelLJ to ask LJou aďout aŶd ǁill eŶsuƌe LJou haǀe the latest faĐts to giǀe theŵ! Also, please use the DiƌeĐtoƌLJ to keep up ǁith otheƌ AAC ŵeŵ- ďeƌs. But please do Ŷot shaƌe this iŶfoƌŵaioŶ iŶappƌopƌiatelLJ. Know someone interested in joining ţţC? Easy! - www.bryant.edu/aac - We’ll make them a member before you can say - “Go Ťulldogs!” - AAC Membership

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Fall 2015 Newsletter for Members of the Alumni-Admission Connection

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Page 1: Bryant Connection - Fall 2015

The Bryant Connection is published three

times a year for the Alumni-Admission

Connection members of Bryant University.

Layout and design is done by Jaewon Back,

Class of 2016. Please send comments on this

newsletter to the Managing Editor, Mallory

Rousseau, ‘11, Assistant Director for Events and Volunteers at [email protected].

Alumni-Admission Connection

The Character of Success

Bryant University

Office of Admission

1150 Douglas Pike

Smithfield RI 02917

Phone:

401-232-6100

Toll Free:

800-622-7001

[email protected]

admission.bryant.edu

Welcoming the 156th entering class! Continued from pAGE 1

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Thei i ol e e ts a e a ied a d i te esi g. O e stude t has al ead pu lished a sho t sto i a a ts jou al, a othe has e -plo ed histo i ship e ks i Lake Cha plai a d et a othe o -pleted th ee ea s of o aio al at h aki g studies i Ge a . The ha e had i te ships o Wall “t eet a d ith the go e e t, at oth the state a d fede al le el. O e stude t su essfull pit hed a a kei g a paig to Nike e e ui es.

Ma stude ts ha e o ked fo thei pa e ts i s all a d ot so s all usi esses a d pla to use hat the lea at B a t to o i -ue fa il t adiio s. O e stude t o ks fo thei fa il ’s o ie thea-te a d a othe helps u the fa il o ete usi ess.

O e pe e t of the lass o ked du i g high s hool i gi g to a pus a a iet of o k e pe ie es. O e is a t ai ed lifegua d ho sa ed a fa il f ie d f o d o i g, o e o ked as a a k

telle , a d o e o ked o essio s fo the Lehigh Valle I o Pigs - the AAA ailiate fo the Philadelphia Phillies. Yet a othe details ai at, o e is a tou guide at the Massa husets “tate House, a d o e is a i dsu fe i st u to . O e stude t tea hes guita lesso s, at least o e is a su e a p ou selo , a d o e is a a ista. A u -

e of stude ts o k i the estau a t i dust , a d o e stude t o ks at a popula ski eso t. This lass is espe iall e t ep e eu ial i spi it. O e has uilt a d

uses his o o pute , o e esto es lassi a s a d a othe o s his o p essu e ashi g usi ess. O e stude t u s his o ak-e a d et a othe o s he o o pa “e sii iies, hi h

eates ut f ee ho olate t eats. O e took he passio fo s eake s a d eated Bosto Got “ole - a su essful s eake o e io i Ne E gla d. O e takes ad a tage of the ha gi g Ne E gla d seaso s a d u s a loai g ate i g o pa se i i g a CT a i a i the su e a d the te ds to the s o o d i e a s a d alk-

a s i the i te . The Class of has e tai l de o st ated a st o g o k ethi .

The lass also i gs to B a t tale ts i a t, usi , theate a d da e. We ha e a u e of tale ted usi ia s ho pla the pia o, tu a, t o o e, ukele, Chi ese Pipa, a d o e ho is said to pla the sa opho e like Cla e e Cle o s of B u e “p i gstee ’s E-“t eet Ba d. O e o ks as a stage a age , o e sta ted a i p o o ed lu a d o e stude t has sta ed i il s a d TV p og a s i Chi-a. A stude t i this lass pe fo ed i Ma ’s Tha ksgi i g Da

Pa ade, o e olle ts old e o ds, a d a othe pla s i the Rhode Isla d Philha o i O hest a. O e is a e pe ie ed I ish “tep Da e a d o e fou ded the Bo e C ushe s - a eakda i g tea that o petes a d pe fo s th oughout Ho g Ko g.

Ma stude ts ha e disi guished the sel es i spo ts, o -pei g o all league, all state a d all o fe e e tea s. O e stude ts aptai ed at least o e spo t hile i high s hool. O e stu-de t has o edals i i te aio al judo o peiio ; o e has his p i ate pilot’s li e se a d o e has o peted i o e tha e uest ia sho s.

O e stude t is a e e of the Tu kish Naio al golf tea , a d a othe has hiked iles i the dese t of Ne Me i o. O e has

o the state ha pio ship i f eest le th ee ea s i a o a d o e is a aio all e og ized i ket pla e . O e stude t is a o -peii e ou tai ike , o e has o pleted the Pa Mass Challe ge a d se e al stude ts a e e iied s u a di e s. At least stude ts hold la k elts i the a ial a ts a d ill add to B a t’s a si-t tea s.

O e olu tee ed at Ca p “u shi e hose issio is to p o ide jo a d hope to hild e ith life-th eate i g ill esses. O e o ga ized a d led a a p to p o ide a ii ial li s to o e tha

people. O e is a oa h fo “pe ial Ol pi s a d o e olu tee s at a theate p og a that assists hild e ith disa iliies. O e stude t is a ha te e e of a lu that p a i es a do a ts of ki d ess ith a

pa -it-fo a d odel a d a othe se es his o u it as a ju io i e-ighte a d EMT loggi g o e hou s of se i e. “ill othe s spe t ou tless hou s i a i al shelte s, u si g ho es, a d olu tee i g fo

o ga izaio s i ludi g edi al e te s a d soup kit he s. “i tee se ed as thei lass p eside ts, a e Eagle “ outs a d

ha e ea ed the Gi l “ out Gold A a d. The lass has sho o e fo lo al a d o ld o u iies a d e a i ipate that thei passio fo

aki g the o ld a ete pla e ill o l o i ue to g o du i g thei ea s at B a t. Thei a ualiies ill e i h ou a pus a d the o ld a ou d us.

The official site of ryant thletics is the place for news stories and vide-os, schedules and scores, rosters and stats, ticket information and more! Www. ryant ulldogs.com

Share your lumni Pics! Do ou ha e pi tu es of ou -self ith fello B a t alu s? O pi tu es f o ou da s at

B a t?

We’d love to See & share them on our

Facebook page! E ail Mallo Rousseau at ousse @ a t.edu ith ou

pi tu es toda !

A New le er for Member of he Alumni-Admi ion Connec ion

Volume 15 Issue 3, FALL 2015

I “epte e , e el o ed the Class of to B a t U i e sit . Tha k ou to all of ou ho assist-ed us i e uii g this e tale t-ed lass sha i g ou B a t sto . Ma of ou ate ded a ollege fai , pho ed ad ited stu-

de ts o spoke at a e uit e t e e t a d e a ot tha k ou e ough fo the ole ou ha e pla ed i fo i g this e e te -i g lass.

B a t’s Class of is the la gest a d ost a ade i all tale ted i ou U i e sit ’s -

ea histo , sele ted f o o e , appli a ts. This lass has

stude ts f o U“ “tates, so e a e g aduates f o “ ithield High “ hool i Rhode Isla d; othe s hail f o Flo ida, Ma la d, A izo a, Missou i, Io a a d “outh Ca oli a. The lass i ludes iize s f o i e of the se e o i e ts a d f o dife e t ou t ies i lud-i g Pa a a, Chi a, Tu ke , I dia, E uado , “outh Af i a a d Ho g Ko g. Withi the lass, dife e t la guages a d diale ts a e spoke . I te aio al stude ts ake up

o e tha pe e t of the lass a d o e pe e t ide if ith

Af i a A e i a , Lai o A e i a o Asia A e i a a kg ou ds. O e hu d ed stude ts a e the i st i thei fa il to go to ollege. Fit -eight pe e t of the Class of

is ale a d pe e t is fe ale.

O e pe e t of the lass has lo g sta di g elaio ships ith B a t. Fit -si stude ts follo

othe s, siste s o ousi s to B -a t a d i st ea stude ts ha e a pa e t ho ate ded. A othe

e e p e eded a Au t, U le o G a dpa e t, a d ha e

uliple lega o e io s. A -othe k o B a t ell e ause thei pa e ts o k he e.

I te s of a ade i st e gths, the Class i gs to B a t a a a of a ade i i te ests a d a hie e-

e ts. I te aio al usi ess, a kei g , a ou i g, i a e

a d a tua ial ath top this ea ’s a eas of a ade i i te est, ut the lass is o e hel i gl i te ested

i stud i g a oss dis ipli es a d pu sui g a ide a iet of a ee paths. Nea l stude ts oi ial-l de la ed the sel es as U de ided.

Welcoming the Class of 2019 Annual manual & Directory Update

You ha e e ei ed a ha d op of this e slete e ause this aili g o tai s ou updated AAC Ma ual a d Di e to . We a t to

e su e all e e s ha e a ess to these i po ta t a d helpful pu li-aio s. If ou ha e e uested ele t o i aili gs, ou ill e ei e

li ks to all th ee pu li aio s ia e ail, as ell.

Please e ie the e ised Ma ual efo e tu ki g it a a ! It o -tai s i fo aio that p ospe i e stude ts a e likel to ask ou a out

a d ill e su e ou ha e the latest fa ts to gi e the !

Also, please use the Di e to to keep up ith othe AAC e -e s. But please do ot sha e this i fo aio

i app op iatel .

Know someone interested in joining C? Easy!

- www.bryant.edu/aac - We’ll make them a member

before you can say - “Go ulldogs!” -

AAC Membership

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Bryant: Top Return on Investment

The B a t U i e sit o e 's so e tea el o ed its e est e e “ep-te e , ith a e lusi e D at Da sig i g of se e - ea -old Malia Jus z k f o Plai ille, Mass. Malia as el o ed i to the e e o , alo gside he pa e ts Gle a d Mega Jus z k, Di e to of Athlei s Bill “ ith a d the e i e o e 's so e tea . The e e t ki ked of ith a i t odu io f o head oa h A d Biggs,

ho p ese ted Malia ith a B a t t-shi t a d stufed Bulldog. Bill “ ith follo ed up

ith the p ese taio of Bulldog all-a ess passes fo Malia a d he fa il to all B -a t e e ts. “ ith the ha ded Malia the oi ial d at lete a d i k to sig he alle-

gia e to the B a t o e 's so e tea a d the Bulldog fa il . With a s ile, Malia sig ed o the doted li e, a d Biggs p e-se ted he as a oi ial e e of the tea . The e e t losed ith ake, ef esh e ts a d laughs sha ed all. Malia as diag osed ith eu o lasto a i Ap il a d u de e t agg essi e t eat e t i Ha fo d a d Bosto . I Jul

, she as de la ed a e -f ee a d si e the has ee i e issio . I Malia's ho o , he pa e ts ha e set up the Fou Kids' “ake Fou daio , aisi g o e to suppo t pediat i a e esea h a d to help fa ilies pa thei hild e 's edi al ills. Malia has joi ed he lass ates i egi i g i st g ade this ea . “he lo es so e a d aki g e f ie ds, so she ill e a g eat addi-io to the Bulldogs. Tea IMPACT is a o -p oit o ga izaio hose issio is to i p o e the ualit of life fo hild e fa i g life-th eate i g a d h o i ill esses th ough the po e of tea . Tea IMPACT hild e a e d ated o to ollege athlei tea s, lo al to he e the li e, a d to the g eatest e te t possi le, e o e a e e of the tea f o D at Da th ough to g aduaio .

B a t U i e sit o i ues to e e og ized a o g the top olleges i the ou t he it o es to etu o i est-

e t. B a t a ks i st i Rhode Isla d i post-g aduaio sala , a o di g to data f o the U.“. Depa t e t of Edu a-io 's College “ o e a d. A de ade ate e olli g at B a t, the edia sala of alu i ho e ei ed fede al i a ial aid as $ , , a o di g to the site. The aio al a e age

as $ , . B a t as follo ed B o U i e sit

$ , a d P o ide e College $ , . College “ o e a d as de eloped i espo se to o e that it as too dii ult fo stude ts a d thei pa e ts to i d the a s e s to thei ost i po ta t uesio s: ho u h ollege ill ost a d hethe stude ts ill se u e jo s ate

g aduaio . It p o ides i fo aio a out g aduaio ates a d a e age a ual ost i addiio to edia ea i gs.

B a t is also o Mo e agazi e's list of Colleges That Add the Most Value, othe ise k o as s hools that

est help stude ts e eed e pe taio s. B a t e ei ed a alue added g ade of A- a d pla ed

st o the list.

What’s i pressi e is he a ollege a help stude ts do far eter tha

ou’d e pe t ased o their a ade i a d e o o i a kgrou ds a d the

i of ajors at their s hools. These 50 s hools do just that.

- Mo e Magazi e

The U i e sit also a ked No. i Mo e ’s assess-e t of olleges that p o ide the est alue fo ou tui-

io dolla . Mo e ’s lists e e ased o edu aio al ualit , afo da ilit , a d alu i ea i gs.

Bulldogs sign newest member: 7-yr-old Malia Jusczyk

Brown

University

Bryant University

Providence College

$61,900

$59,600

$59,700

Top 50 College that

adds the most Value

No. 68 best value per

tuition dollar

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)HUHAI, CHINA - O “epte e , B a t U i e sit el-o ed its histo i i st e te i g lass of Chi ese stude ts at

B a t )huhai, lo ated i Gua gdo g P o i e, Chi a. B a t has eated this u i ue p og a ith Beiji g I situte of Te h olog

)huhai BIT)H to edu ate oth Chi ese a d U.“. stude ts. The e u de g aduate p og a ill p epa e B a t stude ts ith

the glo al pe spe i e that is esse ial fo su ess i toda ’s i -te aio al usi ess o ld. The a ade i p og a i )huhai has ee desig ed to i o B a t’s aio all e og ized u i ulu igo a d ualit of fa ult a d ill e taught i E glish. The g aduai g stude ts ill e ei e a B a t U i e sit deg ee. B a t )huhai is the i st p i-ate joi t p og a he e oth i situio s a e p i atel u .

Bryant Zhuhai Fast Facts: Fi st a d o l A e i a u i e sit ith a

p ese e i )huhai Fi st u i e sit to esta lish a pa t e ship ith a p i ate i situio i Chi a

O l U.“.-Chi a joi t fou - ea u de g ad-uate usi ess deg ee p og a i Chi a

Gua gdo g P o i e, the site of B a t )huhai, p o ides pe e t of Chi a’s total GDP a d is the lo aio fo a of Chi-

a’s i o ai e a ufa tu i g ope aio s. A - ile-lo g idge is u de o st u io ; he o pleted i it ill e Ho g Ko g's i st o e io to ai la d Chi a a d ill li k Ho g Ko g to )huhai a d Ma au.

Chi a has ee a o e sto e of ou i te aio al st ateg .

-Preside t Ro ald K. Ma htle

Da id Lu , Ph.D., fo e l Dea at B a t’s “ ithield a pus, has ee appoi ted A ade i Dea fo B a t )huhai.

Lu ill o e see a full o ple e t of p edo i a tl U ited “tates fa ult , aug e ted se e al Chi ese fa ult e e s. The s hool ill also allo Chi ese stude ts the oppo tu it to stud at B a t's Rhode Isla d a pus.

A leade i i te aio al edu aio , B a t’s de isio to es-ta lish Chi a as a p io it of its i te aio al st ateg ega i

. The U.“.-Chi a I situte at B a t has fo ged a ade i ,

usi ess, a d ultu al pa t e ships that ha e p o ided stude ts a d fa ult ith oad glo al e pe ie es. The U i e sit is also ho e to a su essful Co fu ius I situte that has edu ated B -a t stude ts a d those i the eigh o i g high s hools i oth Ma da i la guage a d Chi ese ultu e. Mo e tha B a t stude ts, fa ult , a d staf ha e isited Chi a th ough the “opho o e I te aio al E pe ie e si e that p og a as

eated at B a t i .

Bryant Zhuhai

The Social Corner

“MITHFIELD, RI - All e e s of the B a t

o u it e e e-e tl i ited to sig

the , -pou d gi de that as used i the toppi g-of e e o at p. . F ida , O to-

e . It as a g eat oppo tu it fo all B -a t Bulldogs to lea e a lasi g a k o ou A ade i I o aio Ce te .

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Bryant: Top Return on Investment

The B a t U i e sit o e 's so e tea el o ed its e est e e “ep-te e , ith a e lusi e D at Da sig i g of se e - ea -old Malia Jus z k f o Plai ille, Mass. Malia as el o ed i to the e e o , alo gside he pa e ts Gle a d Mega Jus z k, Di e to of Athlei s Bill “ ith a d the e i e o e 's so e tea . The e e t ki ked of ith a i t odu io f o head oa h A d Biggs,

ho p ese ted Malia ith a B a t t-shi t a d stufed Bulldog. Bill “ ith follo ed up

ith the p ese taio of Bulldog all-a ess passes fo Malia a d he fa il to all B -a t e e ts. “ ith the ha ded Malia the oi ial d at lete a d i k to sig he alle-

gia e to the B a t o e 's so e tea a d the Bulldog fa il . With a s ile, Malia sig ed o the doted li e, a d Biggs p e-se ted he as a oi ial e e of the tea . The e e t losed ith ake, ef esh e ts a d laughs sha ed all. Malia as diag osed ith eu o lasto a i Ap il a d u de e t agg essi e t eat e t i Ha fo d a d Bosto . I Jul

, she as de la ed a e -f ee a d si e the has ee i e issio . I Malia's ho o , he pa e ts ha e set up the Fou Kids' “ake Fou daio , aisi g o e to suppo t pediat i a e esea h a d to help fa ilies pa thei hild e 's edi al ills. Malia has joi ed he lass ates i egi i g i st g ade this ea . “he lo es so e a d aki g e f ie ds, so she ill e a g eat addi-io to the Bulldogs. Tea IMPACT is a o -p oit o ga izaio hose issio is to i p o e the ualit of life fo hild e fa i g life-th eate i g a d h o i ill esses th ough the po e of tea . Tea IMPACT hild e a e d ated o to ollege athlei tea s, lo al to he e the li e, a d to the g eatest e te t possi le, e o e a e e of the tea f o D at Da th ough to g aduaio .

B a t U i e sit o i ues to e e og ized a o g the top olleges i the ou t he it o es to etu o i est-

e t. B a t a ks i st i Rhode Isla d i post-g aduaio sala , a o di g to data f o the U.“. Depa t e t of Edu a-io 's College “ o e a d. A de ade ate e olli g at B a t, the edia sala of alu i ho e ei ed fede al i a ial aid as $ , , a o di g to the site. The aio al a e age

as $ , . B a t as follo ed B o U i e sit

$ , a d P o ide e College $ , . College “ o e a d as de eloped i espo se to o e that it as too dii ult fo stude ts a d thei pa e ts to i d the a s e s to thei ost i po ta t uesio s: ho u h ollege ill ost a d hethe stude ts ill se u e jo s ate

g aduaio . It p o ides i fo aio a out g aduaio ates a d a e age a ual ost i addiio to edia ea i gs.

B a t is also o Mo e agazi e's list of Colleges That Add the Most Value, othe ise k o as s hools that

est help stude ts e eed e pe taio s. B a t e ei ed a alue added g ade of A- a d pla ed

st o the list.

What’s i pressi e is he a ollege a help stude ts do far eter tha

ou’d e pe t ased o their a ade i a d e o o i a kgrou ds a d the

i of ajors at their s hools. These 50 s hools do just that.

- Mo e Magazi e

The U i e sit also a ked No. i Mo e ’s assess-e t of olleges that p o ide the est alue fo ou tui-

io dolla . Mo e ’s lists e e ased o edu aio al ualit , afo da ilit , a d alu i ea i gs.

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)HUHAI, CHINA - O “epte e , B a t U i e sit el-o ed its histo i i st e te i g lass of Chi ese stude ts at

B a t )huhai, lo ated i Gua gdo g P o i e, Chi a. B a t has eated this u i ue p og a ith Beiji g I situte of Te h olog

)huhai BIT)H to edu ate oth Chi ese a d U.“. stude ts. The e u de g aduate p og a ill p epa e B a t stude ts ith

the glo al pe spe i e that is esse ial fo su ess i toda ’s i -te aio al usi ess o ld. The a ade i p og a i )huhai has ee desig ed to i o B a t’s aio all e og ized u i ulu igo a d ualit of fa ult a d ill e taught i E glish. The g aduai g stude ts ill e ei e a B a t U i e sit deg ee. B a t )huhai is the i st p i-ate joi t p og a he e oth i situio s a e p i atel u .

Bryant Zhuhai Fast Facts: Fi st a d o l A e i a u i e sit ith a

p ese e i )huhai Fi st u i e sit to esta lish a pa t e ship ith a p i ate i situio i Chi a

O l U.“.-Chi a joi t fou - ea u de g ad-uate usi ess deg ee p og a i Chi a

Gua gdo g P o i e, the site of B a t )huhai, p o ides pe e t of Chi a’s total GDP a d is the lo aio fo a of Chi-

a’s i o ai e a ufa tu i g ope aio s. A - ile-lo g idge is u de o st u io ; he o pleted i it ill e Ho g Ko g's i st o e io to ai la d Chi a a d ill li k Ho g Ko g to )huhai a d Ma au.

Chi a has ee a o e sto e of ou i te aio al st ateg .

-Preside t Ro ald K. Ma htle

Da id Lu , Ph.D., fo e l Dea at B a t’s “ ithield a pus, has ee appoi ted A ade i Dea fo B a t )huhai.

Lu ill o e see a full o ple e t of p edo i a tl U ited “tates fa ult , aug e ted se e al Chi ese fa ult e e s. The s hool ill also allo Chi ese stude ts the oppo tu it to stud at B a t's Rhode Isla d a pus.

A leade i i te aio al edu aio , B a t’s de isio to es-ta lish Chi a as a p io it of its i te aio al st ateg ega i

. The U.“.-Chi a I situte at B a t has fo ged a ade i ,

usi ess, a d ultu al pa t e ships that ha e p o ided stude ts a d fa ult ith oad glo al e pe ie es. The U i e sit is also ho e to a su essful Co fu ius I situte that has edu ated B -a t stude ts a d those i the eigh o i g high s hools i oth Ma da i la guage a d Chi ese ultu e. Mo e tha B a t stude ts, fa ult , a d staf ha e isited Chi a th ough the “opho o e I te aio al E pe ie e si e that p og a as

eated at B a t i .

Bryant Zhuhai

The Social Corner

“MITHFIELD, RI - All e e s of the B a t

o u it e e e-e tl i ited to sig

the , -pou d gi de that as used i the toppi g-of e e o at p. . F ida , O to-

e . It as a g eat oppo tu it fo all B -a t Bulldogs to lea e a lasi g a k o ou A ade i I o aio Ce te .

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Thei i ol e e ts a e a ied a d i te esi g. O e stude t has al ead pu lished a sho t sto i a a ts jou al, a othe has e -plo ed histo i ship e ks i Lake Cha plai a d et a othe o -pleted th ee ea s of o aio al at h aki g studies i Ge a . The ha e had i te ships o Wall “t eet a d ith the go e e t, at oth the state a d fede al le el. O e stude t su essfull pit hed a a kei g a paig to Nike e e ui es.

Ma stude ts ha e o ked fo thei pa e ts i s all a d ot so s all usi esses a d pla to use hat the lea at B a t to o i -ue fa il t adiio s. O e stude t o ks fo thei fa il ’s o ie thea-te a d a othe helps u the fa il o ete usi ess.

O e pe e t of the lass o ked du i g high s hool i gi g to a pus a a iet of o k e pe ie es. O e is a t ai ed lifegua d ho sa ed a fa il f ie d f o d o i g, o e o ked as a a k

telle , a d o e o ked o essio s fo the Lehigh Valle I o Pigs - the AAA ailiate fo the Philadelphia Phillies. Yet a othe details ai at, o e is a tou guide at the Massa husets “tate House, a d o e is a i dsu fe i st u to . O e stude t tea hes guita lesso s, at least o e is a su e a p ou selo , a d o e is a a ista. A u -

e of stude ts o k i the estau a t i dust , a d o e stude t o ks at a popula ski eso t. This lass is espe iall e t ep e eu ial i spi it. O e has uilt a d

uses his o o pute , o e esto es lassi a s a d a othe o s his o p essu e ashi g usi ess. O e stude t u s his o ak-e a d et a othe o s he o o pa “e sii iies, hi h

eates ut f ee ho olate t eats. O e took he passio fo s eake s a d eated Bosto Got “ole - a su essful s eake o e io i Ne E gla d. O e takes ad a tage of the ha gi g Ne E gla d seaso s a d u s a loai g ate i g o pa se i i g a CT a i a i the su e a d the te ds to the s o o d i e a s a d alk-

a s i the i te . The Class of has e tai l de o st ated a st o g o k ethi .

The lass also i gs to B a t tale ts i a t, usi , theate a d da e. We ha e a u e of tale ted usi ia s ho pla the pia o, tu a, t o o e, ukele, Chi ese Pipa, a d o e ho is said to pla the sa opho e like Cla e e Cle o s of B u e “p i gstee ’s E-“t eet Ba d. O e o ks as a stage a age , o e sta ted a i p o o ed lu a d o e stude t has sta ed i il s a d TV p og a s i Chi-a. A stude t i this lass pe fo ed i Ma ’s Tha ksgi i g Da

Pa ade, o e olle ts old e o ds, a d a othe pla s i the Rhode Isla d Philha o i O hest a. O e is a e pe ie ed I ish “tep Da e a d o e fou ded the Bo e C ushe s - a eakda i g tea that o petes a d pe fo s th oughout Ho g Ko g.

Ma stude ts ha e disi guished the sel es i spo ts, o -pei g o all league, all state a d all o fe e e tea s. O e stude ts aptai ed at least o e spo t hile i high s hool. O e stu-de t has o edals i i te aio al judo o peiio ; o e has his p i ate pilot’s li e se a d o e has o peted i o e tha e uest ia sho s.

O e stude t is a e e of the Tu kish Naio al golf tea , a d a othe has hiked iles i the dese t of Ne Me i o. O e has

o the state ha pio ship i f eest le th ee ea s i a o a d o e is a aio all e og ized i ket pla e . O e stude t is a o -peii e ou tai ike , o e has o pleted the Pa Mass Challe ge a d se e al stude ts a e e iied s u a di e s. At least stude ts hold la k elts i the a ial a ts a d ill add to B a t’s a si-t tea s.

O e olu tee ed at Ca p “u shi e hose issio is to p o ide jo a d hope to hild e ith life-th eate i g ill esses. O e o ga ized a d led a a p to p o ide a ii ial li s to o e tha

people. O e is a oa h fo “pe ial Ol pi s a d o e olu tee s at a theate p og a that assists hild e ith disa iliies. O e stude t is a ha te e e of a lu that p a i es a do a ts of ki d ess ith a

pa -it-fo a d odel a d a othe se es his o u it as a ju io i e-ighte a d EMT loggi g o e hou s of se i e. “ill othe s spe t ou tless hou s i a i al shelte s, u si g ho es, a d olu tee i g fo

o ga izaio s i ludi g edi al e te s a d soup kit he s. “i tee se ed as thei lass p eside ts, a e Eagle “ outs a d

ha e ea ed the Gi l “ out Gold A a d. The lass has sho o e fo lo al a d o ld o u iies a d e a i ipate that thei passio fo

aki g the o ld a ete pla e ill o l o i ue to g o du i g thei ea s at B a t. Thei a ualiies ill e i h ou a pus a d the o ld a ou d us.

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I “epte e , e el o ed the Class of to B a t U i e sit . Tha k ou to all of ou ho assist-ed us i e uii g this e tale t-ed lass sha i g ou B a t sto . Ma of ou ate ded a ollege fai , pho ed ad ited stu-

de ts o spoke at a e uit e t e e t a d e a ot tha k ou e ough fo the ole ou ha e pla ed i fo i g this e e te -i g lass.

B a t’s Class of is the la gest a d ost a ade i all tale ted i ou U i e sit ’s -

ea histo , sele ted f o o e , appli a ts. This lass has

stude ts f o U“ “tates, so e a e g aduates f o “ ithield High “ hool i Rhode Isla d; othe s hail f o Flo ida, Ma la d, A izo a, Missou i, Io a a d “outh Ca oli a. The lass i ludes iize s f o i e of the se e o i e ts a d f o dife e t ou t ies i lud-i g Pa a a, Chi a, Tu ke , I dia, E uado , “outh Af i a a d Ho g Ko g. Withi the lass, dife e t la guages a d diale ts a e spoke . I te aio al stude ts ake up

o e tha pe e t of the lass a d o e pe e t ide if ith

Af i a A e i a , Lai o A e i a o Asia A e i a a kg ou ds. O e hu d ed stude ts a e the i st i thei fa il to go to ollege. Fit -eight pe e t of the Class of

is ale a d pe e t is fe ale.

O e pe e t of the lass has lo g sta di g elaio ships ith B a t. Fit -si stude ts follo

othe s, siste s o ousi s to B -a t a d i st ea stude ts ha e a pa e t ho ate ded. A othe

e e p e eded a Au t, U le o G a dpa e t, a d ha e

uliple lega o e io s. A -othe k o B a t ell e ause thei pa e ts o k he e.

I te s of a ade i st e gths, the Class i gs to B a t a a a of a ade i i te ests a d a hie e-

e ts. I te aio al usi ess, a kei g , a ou i g, i a e

a d a tua ial ath top this ea ’s a eas of a ade i i te est, ut the lass is o e hel i gl i te ested

i stud i g a oss dis ipli es a d pu sui g a ide a iet of a ee paths. Nea l stude ts oi ial-l de la ed the sel es as U de ided.

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