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RCO is a grouping of programs, activities and leadership teams that was once known as the Newman Club. Our weekly RCO night, "Rhody Catholic Event," is held every Wednesday. We begin with Mass at 5:00 followed by a home-cooked meal and catechetical, social, or service event.
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2025-2026 Student Exec Board
Applications are open- General Requirements:
- Applicants for any of the Executive Board positions should be:
- Student at the University of Rhode Island for the full academic year 2024-2025
- Practicing Catholic Active in the Catholic Center community
- Attend weekly Catholic Center Sunday Mass at 8:00pm
- Excited to work with the chaplain, FOCUS Missionaries, and Board to bring the Gospel to campus and beyond!
- Applicants for any of the Executive Board positions should be:
- President
- Responsibilities:
- Leads Executive Board meetings.
- Promote the CC on campus and serve as the principle liaison between campus and the CC.
- Meet regularly with the Chaplain/FOCUS.
- Energize and encourage students who are already engaged to be more committed to events sponsored by RCO.
- Help Chaplain plan leadership retreat/formation days.
- Help shape the vision for the CC and define its role on campus.
- Help organize Welcome Week activities/events.
- Provide consistent support and outreach to members of the Executive Board and promote leadership opportunities at CC.
- Responsibilities:
- Spirituality Chair
- Responsibilities:
- Participate in bi-weekly Executive Board meetings.
- Organize a lead team for Fall and Spring retreats and work with the Chaplain to choose themes, schedules, and organize the retreats.
- Brainstorm creative ways to help students grow spiritually and/or learn more about the Catholic faith and provides these opportunities throughout the semester.
- Facilitate opportunities for students to grow as leaders of prayer.
- Responsibilities:
- Liturgy Chair
- Responsibilities: Participate in bi-weekly Executive Board meetings.
- Prepare schedules for liturgical ministers for the weekly 8pm University Mass at CTK.
- Work with the Chaplain to recruit and train new ministers.
- Set up and break down after each Sunday Mass and engage other students to assist with this task.
- Promote the Sunday University Mass on campus.
- Work with the Spirituality/Catechesis Chair to plan and offer spiritual and liturgical opportunities throughout the year.
- Service Chair
- Responsibilities:
- Participate in bi-weekly Executive Board meetings.
- Plan occasional service opportunities for RCO. Continue traditions of service already established at the CC and brainstorm new opportunities.
- Connect and collaborate with other groups on campus who are sponsoring or planning service opportunities.
- Publicize our service opportunities throughout campus.
- Work with Chaplain, FOCUS, and other chairs to incorporate service opportunities in conjunction with other offerings.
- Responsibilities:
- Hospitality Chair
- Responsibilities:
- Participate in bi-weekly Executive Board meetings.
- Create an atmosphere of hospitality at the CC and events sponsored by Rhody Catholic.
- Ensure everything needed for the preparation, serving, and cleanup of weekly RCE meals including developing a menu, providing a weekly shopping list, engaging other students to assist and to commit to taking turns preparing meals.
- Help keep the kitchen clean and organized and engage other students to assist with these tasks.
- Is aware of kitchen inventory and communicates needs to the Chaplain.
- Responsibilities:
- Social Chair
- Responsibilities:
- Participate in bi-weekly Executive Board meetings
- Communicate regularly with the Hospitality Chair to plan social events and community-building activities
- Brainstorm, organize, and execute social events throughout the semester
- Assist with advertising social events on campus
- Work with the Chaplain, FOCUS Missionaries, and other chairs to find or create opportunities for new students to become involved in the CC through social activities and outreach.
- Responsibilities:
- General Requirements:
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2025-2026 Student Executive Board
The RCO Student Executive Board advises the chaplain and staff on programming, mission and outreach to the campus community. Students are appointed positions for a one-year term.
Ciara Walsh
President
Paolo Montelbano
Vice-President
Fisher Everin & Jack Ferns
Spirituality Co-Chairs
Emily Santulli & Hope Gouchie
Hospitality Co-Chairs
Katie Mahon & George Boitano
Service Co-Chairs
Michael Mancini & Shane Fagan
Liturgy Co-Chairs
Julia Lucid
Executive Assistant & Social MediaChris Silveria
Director of Mission