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Summer Sports Camps at Providence Cancelled

Summer Sports Camps at Providence Cancelled

May 28, 2020 - We are sad to announce that, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we cannot hold overnight sports camps at Providence this summer. We delayed our decision as long as possible in the hopes that public health guidelines would change. Unfortunately this year,...

Summer Sports Camps at Providence Cancelled

Summer Sports Camps at Providence Cancelled

May 28, 2020 - We are sad to announce that, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we cannot hold overnight sports camps at Providence this summer. We delayed our decision as long as possible in the hopes that public health guidelines would change. Unfortunately this year,...

How To Apply: Canada Emergency Student Benefit

How To Apply: Canada Emergency Student Benefit

The Canadian government announced in April a number of federally-funded initiatives to help students pay for university or college in the fall. One of those initiatives is the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) which is aimed at helping students who are unable to...

Providence Plans for an On-Campus Opening in September

Providence Plans for an On-Campus Opening in September

May 19, 2020 – It’s been more than two months since the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted our winter term. Our campus closed in March and students finished their courses and exams remotely. But now, as spring is officially here, Providence is well on its way planning for...

Changes to Providence’s Music and Sociology Programs

Changes to Providence’s Music and Sociology Programs

In response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Providence, along with all other universities and colleges across the country, is engaging in the process of planning for different scenarios when our campus reopens in the fall. We now find ourselves in the...

2020 Graduation Postponed To Oct 10th; Student Awards Announced

2020 Graduation Postponed To Oct 10th; Student Awards Announced

April 15, 2020 - DUE TO COVID-19, our students have moved off the Otterburne campus and completed their final assignments and exams online. Our graduation ceremony that was scheduled on April 18th has been rescheduled for the fall. Graduation activities will now take...

Announcement of New Vice President of External Relations

Announcement of New Vice President of External Relations

MARCH 23, 2020 - Providence announces that Samantha Groenendijk is the new Vice President of External Relations. On Saturday, March 14th, the Board of Governors met and approved the recommendation of the search committee to promote Samantha to VP External. She now...

President’s Message: God’s Promises To Us

President’s Message: God’s Promises To Us

Since the Coronavirus was declared a ‘global pandemic,’ it has dominated our news channels and we’ve been witnesses to how the nations are shutting borders and taking other drastic measures to fight the outbreak and curb the number of fatalities. While health experts...

This Year’s Day4Prov Hit Social Media on 03.19.20!

This Year’s Day4Prov Hit Social Media on 03.19.20!

Providence marks the third Thursday in March as our annual ‘Day4Prov.’ It’s a day to proudly wear your Providence hats, t-shirts and hoodies and challenge one another to give what they can whether it’s $10, $25, $50 or more. Hashtags #Day4Prov and #ProvisWhereYouAre...

President David Johnson Announces Retirement

President David Johnson Announces Retirement

March 17, 2020 - After three decades of faithfully serving at Providence, President David Johnson announced this weekend to the Board of Governors that he will retire from his role at the end of his term on June 30, 2021. Johnson is the university’s 14th president...