Welcoming Change--items

Three women standing on grass outside wearing graduation regalia. One graduate is holding a degree. There are several people in the background and a parked car.

1975 Commencement

Graduating students standing on the lawn at Providence College commencement, May 27, 1975. Brenda Chapman McGill '75, Wanda Johnson Ingram '75, and Eva Irby Davis '75.

Providence College Student Handbook 1971-1972

Providence College Student Handbook, 1971-1972. The handbook includes information for services, academic guidelines, and other policies regarding students at Providence College.

The Providence College new student register.

New Student Register 1971

New Student Register booklet for fall 1971. Booklet features basic campus information, a welcome message from the college president, and names, photos, and intended majors of the freshman class.

Several students wearing graduation regalia walk down an aisle outdoors as audience members stand on either side of the aisle.

Providence College Commencement, 1975

Group of Providence College students in commencement regalia. Graduates walk in two lines between others forming a border on either side of the procession.

A piece of paper taped to a door that reads 'Gym will be open for girls only each Tuesday 6:00pm until 7:00pm Wednesday 2:00pm until 3:00pm.'

Gym Hours Signage

Sign taped to the Alumni Hall gymnasium. Sign indicates the hours the gym will be available for "girls only".

Providence College Student Handbook 1971-1972

Cover of the Providence College Student Handbook, 1971-1972.

Cover of a 'New Student Register' for Providence College. The cover features the college's seal in the center, which includes a shield with a cross and an open book with the word 'Veritas' written on it. Surrounding the shield are the words 'SIGILLUM COLLEGII PROVIDENTIENSIS.' The title 'PROVIDENCE COLLEGE' is written above and below the seal.

New Student Register 1971

Cover of the New Student Register booklet for fall 1971.

Two women sit on the floor of a dark room looking in one direction. There are some people also sitting on the floor in the background.

Student sitting on the floor

A female student sits cross-legged on the floor looking up and off in the distance.

Four women sit on the grass outside. One woman is holding a microphone, interviewing the other three.

Journalist Interviews Women Students at Providence College

A journalist sits in the grass and holds a microphone in front of three women college students at Providence College, fall 1971.

Black and white photograph showing three people in a room. One person is seated at a table with a box of files, reaching out towards another person who is standing and pointing to the right. The third person is partially visible in the background.

Women at Providence College

Two Providence College women at registration.

A group of young people, both men and women, standing outside a building talking to one another. The photograph is part of a display about the college's Summer Orientation Program, highlighting the anticipation of the fall opening with the first coeducational class and new curriculum at the college.

Providence College Orientation

Photo clipping from a summer orientation flyer, July 1971. In anticipation of the fall opening with the first coeducational class and new curriculum, the College instituted its Summer Orientation program.

Cover of the Providence Magazine showing a woman sitting on grass outside with several men sitting on a stone wall in the background. The top reads 'Providence Volume VI, No. 4 October 1970' and the bottom reads 'The first coed.'

Providence College 1970 October

Cover of Providence College Magazine, October 1970. Cover image features Maureen Whelan in the foreground with male students sitting on the stone wall in the background.

PC's Come A Long Way

Collage of an article from the Providence Evening Bulletin, May 27, 1975. The article covers the first coeducational class to graduate from Providence College.

Record Breaking Class Enters PC

Article from the Providence College student newspaper, The Cowl which describes the largest freshman class to date at the college. The article includes statistics compiled by the Director of Admissions.

Collage of black and white photographs from a newspaper page, featuring various scenes of people, text snippets, and headlines.

Collage Welcoming the First Coeducational Class at Providence College

Photo and clipping collage printed in the Providence College student newspaper, The Cowl, in the September 15, 1971 issue.

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