Calling All Alumni!

Shinn Study Abroad is interested in hearing from our alumni Shinn Scholars. We would like to hear your stories and reflections about what studying abroad as part of your undergraduate curriculum meant to you, and we would like to invite you to help pass along the same opportunities to our current and future Shinn Scholars. If you are an alumnus of the program, and would like to become involved in the Shinn Study Abroad Committee, so that you can help exemplary RIC undergraduates achieve their dreams of studying abroad, contact us here through this blog, or email us at ShinnFund@gmail.com.

Hi All Shinn Fund Followers,

We are coming up to the final events in this 25th Anniversary year celebration. It has been a wonderful year so far and we want to finish in style. Therefore, do join us at the co-sponsored with the History Department Spring Lecture on Roger Williams. Dr. Stan Lemon will be speaking on March 27th  in the evening.

Our final event will be the Awards Reception on April 26th. Join us for the RIC Student Theater production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as a matinee and then meet new and past Shinn Scholars at the reception in Alger 100.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Beth Shinn
Shinn Committee Chair

August 2, 2013

Shinn Fund Commemorative Concert! September 8th with "Music from Six Continents". Come join us to celebrate the start of our 25th Anniversary events. We are excited to celebrate with you the 75 students and and excess of a quarter of a million dollars given in scholarships. Imagine what we can do in the next 25 years! See you in Sapinsley Hall 2:30pm for the concert. Visit the RIC website for tickets and donation information.

Spring means it's the time for the newest Shinn Scholars!

Come celebrate and recognize our SIX newest scholars on Saturday, April 20 after the matinee performance of the musical Urinetown. 
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Alger 110 on the RIC campus
Purchase tickets online or make a donation!

Meknessi Life - My Semester in Morocco

Check out Cathleen's blog from Morocco: http://semesterinmeknes.wordpress.com/

Mark your calendar - November 15, 2012

A Portuguese Shinn-Dig!

Thursday, November 15, 2012 – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 Riviera Restaurant

               580 No. Broadway

               East Providence, RI
Tickets - $35 in advance or $40 at the door

Come taste and enjoy the aromatic foods and wines of Portugal (Cash Bar), while listening to the exotic strains of twin guitars and a Fado singer.

QUESTIONS? Call Silvia Oliveira, Event chair, at (401) 456-8748

RIC SHINN STUDY ABROAD FALL RAFFLE 2012

                                                                                                                              

1.  NEW HAMPSHIRE WEEKEND -  Beachfront abode (sleeps 8) on Newfound Lake, Bridgewater, NH during June of September 2013 - $600 value

2.   BEACH GET-AWAY - One long weekend in Scarborough, RI beach house (sleeps 6), plus a porch futon - $600 value        

3. SWEET CAROLINE - Two tickets the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, 2013 season - $170 value

4.  TEE FOR TWO – Two people to play at the Country View Golf Club, Burrilville, RI  Spring 2013-$100 value

 5.  BROADWAY TO PROVIDENCE - Two tickets to four 2012-13 productions at the Providence Performing Arts Center - $480 value

6.  CULTURAL SERIES -Two tickets to four Rhode Island College 2012- 13 Performing Arts Series events-$200 value

7.  A CAPITAL NIGHT - Includes two tickets to Trinity Repertory Theatre in Providence and a gift certificate to BRAVO restaurant
8.  A PORTUGUESE WINE BASKET - Compliments of I.M. Gam Discount Liquor - $100 value

9. MUNCH ON BRUNCH - Take in a weekend brunch for four at CAV in Providence’s Jewelry District, includes free coffee refills.
 

For information or to purchase call Don Babbitt at (401) 270-2484

$5.00 per ticket/5 for $20.00                  Winner need not be present to win

Drawing: Thursday, Nov. 15, 8:30 p.m.      Riviera Restaurant, 580 No. Broadway, E. Prov., RI

 

Come meet the newest Shinn Scholars

It is that time of year again! The annual Around the World with Shinn Scholars reception will be held on April 14 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Forman Theater on campus. The suggested donation is $35 and $5 reduced priced tickets for the 2 p.m. Drowsy Chaperone are also available.

Our newest Shinn Scholars are: Breanna Canning, a biology major heading to Panama, Amber Lopez a history major heading to Rome and Cathleen Williams, a history and modern languages scholar heading to Morocco.

We are also excited to announce a performance by the Rhode Island's Children's Chorus under direction of Christine Noel, a 1998 Shinn Scholar.

Deadline approaching

February 1, 2012 is fast approaching for RIC students to apply to be 2012-2013 scholars!

Italian Shinn Dig!

Our Fall fun-raiser is just around the corner! Join us on Nov. 10, 2011 at Nick-a-Nee's Pub, 75 South Street in Providence's Jewelry District. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for great food and music. Raffle drawing at 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Call Elaine Perry for event tickets at 941-1542.

Open a book, open the world

The Fund is preparing for its annual Homecoming book sale beginning Saturday, Oct. 1. We are looking for donations - books, DVDs, and CDs. Smaller donations can be dropped off at the bins inside the main door of the Adams Library. For larger donations, contact either Debra Thomson X9651 or Brenda Bocchini X9605 to arrange pick-up or delivery. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

First 2011 Scholar Departs!

Brandi Jackson is off to Florence, Italy for the fall 2011 semester. She is the first of four Shinn Scholars to depart for study abroad this year. Keep up with her through her blog (which is also linked on this page).

Tickets Available!

Tickets are now available for FAME at a Shinn supporter discount ($5), as well as to the Spring Benefit & Awards Reception on April 16. The suggested donation for the reception is $35. Your presence and donation are greatly appreciated as we continue our work to support RIC students with study abroad scholarships. Click here to donate (click Shinn in the Choose Gift Designation drop down menu)

FAME!

The Shinn Annual Spring Benefit & Awards Reception is slated for Saturday, April 16. Please save the date! This year's show is FAME. More details to come...

Time is running out!

If you want to be like Daniel, Sarah and Kevin and study abroad make sure to get your scholarship application in by February 1st!

Where in the world?

Welcome home to Shinn Scholars Daniel Reeves (Australia) and Sarah Petronio (Spain)! And best of luck to Kevin Gravier who is off to Spain in the next few days. Check out his new blog:
KevinInCadiz.blogspot.com

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

Less than four weeks and I'll be back home in Rhode Island. I have the opportunity to spend a week in Papua New Guinea with a village outside of Port Moresby, the capital - flying out tomorrow morning at 3:30am. And then a week to study before final exams. And finally, a few days on the south island of New Zealand - driving around, experiencing, and photographing the breath-taking beauty of the island's wildlife and topography. It's hard to believe the semester is coming to a close - and my only regret is not being able to stay longer! On the other hand, it will be exciting to return to friends and family with a new-found enthusiasm for science and nature. Experiencing the wildlife throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory has given me a renewed interest in my own backyard wildlife in Rhode Island - I'll return an avid bird-watcher, insect-collector, "bush-hacker", and nature photographer! I can't thank the Shinn foundation enough for all these great experiences that have, and continue to shape my academic and personal perspectives!

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (taken from my room window!)

Scholars Giving Back

Check out the latest on the Shinn Fund in What's News. Thank you Joy, Maria, Patrick and Brian for sharing your experiences. Daniel's photos also help illustrate how great study abroad is. Hopefully you have inspired others to apply and give!

Open a book, open the world

If you are planning to attend Homecoming, stop by the Adams Library and support the Shinn Fund by buying a book or two to benefit our study abroad scholarships!

Study Abroad Fair

Monday, October 4, 2010 – The RIC Study Abroad Office will host the first annual Study Abroad Fair for students to learn about how and where to study abroad while they are students at the college. Representatives from off-campus affiliated programs (AIFS, CIS, API and TEAN) as well as on-campus programs will be there to answer questions from 11:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the President’s Dining Room in Donovan Dining Center (mezzanine level).

Shinn: Retired

Thanks Jim and Richard for being excellent spokesmen! It is their dedication, along with other retired members of the RIC community that keep us going. Thank you also to our current "retired" board members - Elaine Perry and Elli Panchias.