{"id":5295,"date":"2022-04-11T12:28:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T16:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/?p=5295"},"modified":"2022-04-11T12:28:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T16:28:47","slug":"history-of-anna-fascitelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/2022\/04\/11\/history-of-anna-fascitelli\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Anna Fascitelli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/uri-inside-rec-blog\/episodes\/History-of-Anna-Fascitelli-e1g4kfo\"><em>Listen to a reading of the History of Anna Fascitelli blog.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5298 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-20-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Building Anna Fascitelli\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2013, doors opened to our newest wellness and fitness center named after Anna Fascitelli. Oftentimes, buildings receive names after their most impactful donors. However, University of Rhode Island Alumni of 1978, Micheal Fascitelli, decided to dedicate the building in his mothers honor. Her name was Anna.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urifae.org\/s\/1638\/03-Foundation\/interior-wide.aspx?sid=1638&amp;gid=3&amp;calcid=3255&amp;calpgid=965&amp;pgid=1169&amp;crid=0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5300 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-1-9-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Fascitelli Running\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-1-9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-1-9.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>URI Alumni Foundation article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> explains that The Fascitellis wanted to give back to the URI community and emphasize their families commitment to education. Education spans beyond majors, labs and classrooms. There is so much to learn about health and wellness and Anna Fascitelli is a center that provides students with countless ways to get in touch with their health.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5302 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-2-7-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Meditation Room\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-2-7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-2-7.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center has always been my favorite place to got. What I enjoy most is their focus on creating more outlets for mindfulness. The Alumni Foundation Article quoted, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe new state of the art fitness and wellness center will help URI students keep their bodies healthy while they exercise their minds in the classroom,\u201d said Bill Hatfield, Rhode Island president, Bank of America.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their mind\/body study holds some of my favorite classes like Barre, Yoga, Pilates. They also run programs on wellness like self-care night, reiki demos, and a meditation room available for students to take a break during the day.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most group ex classes I take out of anna Fascitelli because of the locational convenience. It also has a great locker room for commuters like me to take advantage of, including locker, changing rooms, bathrooms and showers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5301 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-3-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Yoga Room\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">For nearly 10 years, Anna Fascitelli has been a great hub for students to go for physical and mental health outlets, and to learn more about how to balance health and school.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5159 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-17-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Madeline\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-17-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/unnamed-17.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><em>Hello there! My name is Madeline Bataille, I\u2019m from Long Valley, New Jersey. I\u2019m a junior Journalism and Spanish major with a minor in Gender and Women&#8217;s Studies. I work as a barista at Fuel Coffee bar in Narragansett. You can also see me on campus in my position as the current Photo Editor of The Good Five Cent Cigar. In my free time I like to thrift, do yoga, and play guitar with some friends. This is my first semester being a part of the Campus Rec marketing team as a blog writer and photographer. I am so excited to share my love of well being through this platform and continue to be a part of the Rhody experience!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to a reading of the History of Anna Fascitelli blog. In 2013, doors opened to our newest wellness and fitness center named after Anna Fascitelli. Oftentimes, buildings receive names after their most impactful donors. 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