{"id":5681,"date":"2006-07-20T18:32:29","date_gmt":"2006-07-20T18:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/?p=5681"},"modified":"2006-07-20T18:32:29","modified_gmt":"2006-07-20T18:32:29","slug":"uri-college-of-pharmacy-dedicates-brooks-eckerd-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2006\/07\/20\/uri-college-of-pharmacy-dedicates-brooks-eckerd-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"URI College of Pharmacy dedicates Brooks Eckerd classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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William Z. Welsh, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy in Warwick, left, accepts a plaque from University of Rhode Island Pharmacy Dean Donald E. Letendre after the College named its animation auditorium in the chain\u2019s honor. URI News Bureau photo by Michael Salerno photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Support from pharmacy chain exceeds $100,000<\/h3>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. — July 20, 2006 — The University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of Pharmacy has dedicated a classroom with the latest animation technology to Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy. The pharmacy chain has supported several College projects, its total support exceeding $100,000.
\nDuring springtime ceremonies with company officials, the College renamed the facility in Fogarty Hall the Brooks Eckerd 3D Visualization Auditorium.
\n\u201cThis room, which is now one of the most technologically advanced classrooms in New England, is a reflection of the great changes going on here at the College,\u201d said Pharmacy Dean Donald E. Letendre. \u201cWe dedicate this facility with sincere thanks for all Brooks Eckerd does for the College.\u201d
\nBrooks Eckerd, which is based in Warwick, funded a full renovation of the facility, including the reconstruction of the stage and screen area, a drop ceiling, and in collaboration with the University, installation of stadium seating. A $100,000 Champlin Foundations grant funded the animation equipment and software.
\nStudents and faculty use the facility to view animations that depict drug interactions and biological processes at the molecular level.
\n\u201cThis classroom is reflective of how we like to work in the community,\u201d said William Z. Welsh, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Brooks Eckerd. \u201cIn all our visits to the College, we see the hope and the optimism that are so needed in health care today. People who graduate from the College are real difference makers.\u201d
\nAfter the ceremonies, the dean gave Brooks Eckerd executives a tour of Fogarty Hall, home of the College of Pharmacy. Letendre explained how the College has outgrown Fogarty, and that URI seeks voter approval in November for a new pharmacy headquarters.Daniel Haron, vice president of pharmacy and professional affairs, said Brooks Eckerd is the fourth largest pharmacy chain in North America, filling 125 million prescriptions per year.
\n\u201cWhen you graduate, stay connected and stay involved with the profession,\u201d Haron told the students. \u201cIf you follow your passion and have some fun along the way, you\u2019ll be in good shape.\u201d
\nGinger Lemay, a 2000 graduate of the College and manager of pharmaceutical care for Brooks Eckerd, urged the students to follow their hearts. \u201cExpose yourself to a wide variety of experiences because you never know what is going to catch your eyes.\u201d
\nMedia Contact: Dave Lavallee<\/a>, 401-874-5862<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Support from pharmacy chain exceeds $100,000 KINGSTON, R.I. — July 20, 2006 — The University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of Pharmacy has dedicated a classroom with the latest animation technology to Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy. The pharmacy chain has supported several College projects, its total support exceeding $100,000. During springtime ceremonies with company officials, the College […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":639,"featured_media":5683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[35,128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-development"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/639"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}