“RIC is a school that works at giving support to those who are not as fortunate as I was,” says
#ricalumni Fred Harrison ‘07.
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Fred was already in his 50s and retired from a career in chemical engineering and manufacturing when he decided to pursue his passion for
#teaching. He discovered RIC’s teacher certification programs and embarked on an unexpected path of pursuing a second bachelor’s degree. It was not an easy transition back into life as a
#collegestudent, but math
#professor Helen Salzberg became instrumental to his success. So profound was her impact on Fred that he decided to fund a
#scholarship in her name to support
#math or
#matheducation #students in need.
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Now he’s doubling down on that support, creating the RIC
#Giving Challenge for
#GivingTuesday. From now until Dec. 6, Fred will match all
#donations to the RIC Annual Fund up to $20k. 100% of the donations and
#matchingfunds will benefit
#rhodeislandcollege stu...