JWU College of Arts & Sciences

06/03/2026

Mark Peres, professor of leadership and ethics, leads The Charlotte Center for the Humanities and Civic Imagination, which hosts the annual Charlotte Ideas Festival. This year the Festival convened four days of panels, presentations, and interviews that brought together thinkers, creators, and community members to explore topics ranging from AI to affordability.

05/27/2026

JWU pre-vet students partnered with Occupational Therapy students during a hands-on visit to the Easter Seals MA Bridge Center, exploring the science behind hippotherapy and adaptive riding. This interdisciplinary experience highlighted the connection between animal science, rehabilitation, and human health while giving students valuable real-world exposure to animal-assisted therapies.

Hippotherapy is a specialized type of therapy that uses a horse’s movement to help treat patients with physical, occupational or speech challenges. (It does not involve hippopotamuses, which was news for this writer.) This spring, students in the Animal Science, Health Science, and Exercise and Sp...

05/12/2026

Jonathan Stark, adjunct professor of art history and fine art photographer, took his class to the member exhibit at the Providence Art Club. After a talk by Gallery Director Michael Rose the students explored the space and found their favorites.

05/06/2026

In February, Professor Church's LIT3001 Studies in Drama course attended the Trinity Rep's production of Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale. It was a joy to see the production while studying the play in class. Many students had never seen a Shakespeare production live, so it was a wonderful learning experience. Trinity Rep's production's set design, acting and costume choices led to many class discussions.

04/29/2026

04/23/2026

Dr. Nicole Urban's undergrad research team presented their posters at the recent Rhode Island IDeA Symposium at Brown University, and all three groups won the poster competition! This year's symposium theme, AI in research; Promises and Perils, was ideal for Dr. Urban's team, since they recently began leveraging AI to support their device design projects. Please join Dr. Urban in congratulating Sam Davy, Amanda Toledo, Colin Laidlaw, and Sadie Davignon for their winning presentations as well as the work of Valerie Rosario and Hailey Soares on the new device prototypes. The team thanks Johnson & Wales University and RI-INBRE for their funding, support, and encouragement, and Brown University and Advance - CTR (Advance Rhode Island Clinical & Translational Research) for an incredible symposium and this impactful opportunity.

04/16/2026

It is our pleasure to invite you to a special celebration of the Senior Reveal for the Class of 2026 from Johnson & Wales University’s College of Arts & Sciences – showcasing the incredible work of our JWU Design students.

Please join us on Friday, April 24, between 12:00 and 2:00 PM in the gallery at the John J. Bowen Center for Science & Innovation, 75 Chestnut Street, Providence.
Come explore our seniors' portfolios and exhibits, meet the talented designers behind the work, and celebrate their achievements. Student awards will be presented around 1:00 PM.

This event is open to all—please feel free to bring colleagues, friends, or anyone who would enjoy being part of this celebration.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our students. We look forward to seeing you!

04/14/2026

Last month, JWU welcomed over 70 College of Arts & Sciences accepted students to the first Spring Accepted Students' Day! This celebratory event included a Senior Student Intern Panel featuring Selena Perez in Criminal Justice, Abigail Therrien in Psychology, Karen Ng in Data Analytics and Olivia Giuliano in Animal Science. Accepted students got to take their photo with Wildcat Willie and have a Lunch & Chat with faculty in the Yena Center Library.
Can't wait to see you this fall!

02/26/2026

Enjoy the break, Wildcats!