The Providence Clemente Veterans' Initiative (PCVI), now in its 5th year, is accepting applications for the spring semester of our 2022-2023 program, which will begins on Monday January 16th. We meet on Zoom on Monday and Thursday evenings, 6pm to 8pm.
The PCVI is a free humanities program that is open to all Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut veterans, regardless of age, deployment, disability, rank, education and discharge status. The goal is to provide a meaningful intellectual community to veterans who are trying to process their thoughts and experiences, and grappling with readjustment to civilian life.
Those who participate are eligible to earn 6 college credits. Books and school supplies are free, and computer/internet assistance is available. In 2020 the PCVI won the "Innovation in the Humanities" award from the RI Council for the Humanities.
The course enrolls 12-15 veteran-scholars, and is taught by faculty from UMass-Dartmouth, University of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island School of Design. In the fall we explore the ancient Greeks and the American Civil War through history, literature, philosophy, art history, theater, and creative writing. In the spring, we discuss the World Wars, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
In addition to our online classes, we meet up for visits to museums, monuments, historical societies, and plays. All are free. A brochure is attached.
Why should a veteran participate in the PCVI?
To apply online, please click here.
If you have any questions, or if you would like a paper application mailed to you, please email Dr. Mark Santow, PCVI Academic Director, at PVDClementeVets@gmail.com
The PCVI is supported by our partners: Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, the RI Council for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Clemente Course in the Humanities, the URI College of Arts and Sciences, Trinity Repertory Company, the RI Department of Veterans Affairs, the RI State Council for the Arts, and the Providence Journal Legacy Fund
