The Center at Moore Hall

What is the Community Cupboard?

The Beloved Community Cupboard is a free resource offering grab-and-go snacks, meals, and pantry items for students when dining services are closed or access is limited. It is rooted in a commitment to hospitality, care, and community well-being.

When can you access the Community Cupboard?

The Cupboard is available daily—including evenings and weekends—when Moore Hall is open. Access is unlocked and self-serve.

Form to Fill out

Students are asked to complete a quick, anonymous check-in form each time they use the Cupboard. The form helps us track use and restock thoughtfully.

Contact Info

If you or someone you know are still experiencing food insecurity or need additional support, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly at ptrembl1@providence.edu or pcastil1@providence.edu. You can also connect with our PC Care Team! 

What is the Student Diversity Advisory Council (SDAC)?
The Student Diversity Advisory Council (SDAC) is a student-led advisory body established in partnership with the Center at Moore Hall and the Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The Council works to foster dialogue, inclusion, belonging, and lasting cultural change within the campus community.

What is the purpose of the SDAC?
The SDAC serves as a platform for students to engage in meaningful discussions on issues that impact campus life. Members act as peer mentors and thought partners, helping to advance initiatives that strengthen equity and inclusion across the institution.

What are SDAC Chats?
SDAC Chats are the Council’s signature programs—student-facilitated conversations that encourage open dialogue and reflection on topics related to identity, community, and social justice. These events create opportunities for shared learning and deeper understanding among members of the campus community.

How does the SDAC engage with the broader campus community?
In addition to SDAC Chats, the Council hosts engagement events and collaborates with student organizations, academic departments, and administrative offices. Through these efforts, the SDAC helps build connections, promote inclusion, and enhance the sense of belonging across campus.

Who is eligible to join the SDAC?
Membership is open to all students through a competitive application process. The Council seeks individuals who demonstrate a commitment to fostering dialogue, promoting inclusion, and contributing to a welcoming and equitable campus environment.

What is the term of service?
Students selected to serve on the Council commit to a one-year term of service. Members are expected to participate actively in Council meetings, programs, and events throughout the academic year.

What opportunities does SDAC membership provide?
Members gain valuable leadership and professional development experience, build facilitation and communication skills, and contribute directly to shaping the campus culture. The Council provides mentorship, training, and collaboration opportunities in partnership with the Division of IDEI and the Center at Moore Hall.

How can students apply?
Application information, including deadlines and eligibility requirements, is shared annually through campus communications and on the Center at Moore Hall website.

Learn about our current members here!

What is the PC Smith Hill Annex?

The PC/ Smith Hill Annex (“Annex”) creates a shared space where the Providence College and Smith Hill community come together in conversation, collaboration, and learning. Rooted in the belief that turning to one another fosters hope and understanding, the Annex supports immediate community initiatives, long-term town and gown relationship building, courses, community dialogues, workshops, and retreats, that strengthen relationships and build a more connected, inclusive community.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ANNEX AND HOW TO BOOK THE SPACE CLICK HERE!

What Are DEI Mini-Grants?

In keeping with Providence College’s mission to educate the whole person—body, mind, and soul, the Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offer Mini-Grants to support innovative, community-centered efforts that foster equity, inclusion, and belonging. 

These grants are open to faculty, staff, departments, administrative units, and student organizations. Proposals should reflect the values of collaboration, creativity, and care, and may be led by individuals or teams across roles. Priority will be given to interdisciplinary efforts and cross-departmental collaborations, especially those that involve faculty-student or staff-student partnerships. 

There are two grant types: Equity, Engagement, and Innovation Grants (up to $2500) and Community & Access Mini-Grants (up to $300)

Program Highlight

Since 2020, the program has supported 41 projects and awarded over $54,000 in funding. Projects have spanned disciplines, from the arts to the sciences, and have touched areas such as student development, intergroup dialogue, inclusive curriculum, and campus climate.

What Projects are funded?

The Mini-Grants program is rooted in Providence College’s commitment to Justice, Truth, and Love. These are not abstract values—they are lived through our relationships, policies, and daily choices. Applicants are invited to submit proposals that reflect the College’s deepest commitments to human dignity, dialogue, and belonging through one of the following categories: 

• Justice in Action
  • Justice is not a favor—it is what every person is due. This track supports projects that affirm human dignity, advance equity, address harm, or remove barriers to participation. Proposals may respond to both structural and interpersonal inequities with care and intention. These projects should recognize that justice does not flatten our differences but attends to them, ensuring that every person can participate fully and freely in campus life. 
• Truth Through Dialogue and Engagement 
  • In the Dominican tradition, truth is pursued through dialogue and shared inquiry. This track funds projects that bring people together across differences for storytelling, historical recovery, courageous conversation, or educational engagement. Whether amplifying marginalized voices or exploring difficult conversations, these efforts foster deeper understanding and community trust. 
• Love as Care and Flourishing
  • Love is what allows people not just to survive, but to thrive. This category funds initiatives that affirm dignity, celebrate culture, and foster joy and belonging. Projects may include affinity group programming, hospitality events, peer mentorship, mutual aid networks, or community care efforts—anything that nurtures connections and uplifts the whole person. 
• Integrated Projects: Embodying Beloved Community
  • These proposals weave together justice, truth, and love for holistic, mission-aligned impact. They may include cross-disciplinary collaborations, artistic or spiritual expression, restorative practices, or projects that reimagine campus spaces and systems with equity and inclusion at their core. 

How to Apply

We encourage proposals from all areas of campus. This includes academic departments, student organizations, and administrative offices. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and funding will continue until the annual budget is fully allocated. To apply or learn more, visit the Mini-Grants Program page. Questions can be directed to the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at pcastil1@providence.edu.

Celebrating Impact

At the end of each academic year, the campus community is invited to a Mini Grants Showcase, where grant recipients present their projects and reflect on their impact. This celebration uplifts the voices and efforts of those building bridges across difference and contributing to the beloved community at Providence College.

To learn more or apply for a Mini Grant, click here!

What is the Intellectual Engagement Community Program (IEC)?

The Intellectual Engagement Communities (IEC) program at Moore Hall supports grassroots initiatives that showcase the power of the liberal arts in addressing today’s most pressing social issues. Each IEC is a thematically focused collaboration between students and faculty, centered on co-curricular learning experiences that foster active engagement, skill development, and discovery beyond the classroom. Through workshops, events, and collaborative inquiry, IECs aim to deepen understanding and encourage critical thinking around their chosen theme. Each community is expected to maintain a dynamic schedule of activities throughout the academic year and to contribute to broader campus dialogue through at least one public-facing event. To support this work, IECs receive a dedicated budget that includes stipends for both faculty and student leaders, as well as start-up funds to help bring their ideas and initiatives to life.

Program Leaders

The IEC Program is co-chaired by Dr. Alyssa Lopez of the History and Classics Department and Perla Castillo Calderon, Director of the Center. Together, they bring a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to guiding this initiative, fostering dialogue, engagement, and inclusive excellence across campus.

What are the Current Communities?

1. Led by Dr. Virginia Thomas (Art & Art History/Women’s and Gender Studies), The Queer StoRIes Project is a collaborative research and public humanities project that trains students in the collection and processing of oral histories about Rhode Island’s LGBTQ+ history, including the archiving and cataloging of those histories. Students will partner with a broad intellectual community in determining how the archive can promote community dialogue regarding RI’s LGBTQ history and the role BIPOC and low-income individuals have played in that history.  The Queer StoRIes Project was the founding collection of Rhode Island’s first LGBTQ-specific archive and the Providence Public Library and has worked with a variety of partners including Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island Foundation. This year The Queer StoRIes Project is creating a digital zine centering stories of several individuals featured in the archive. 
2. Led by Dr. Ana Cecilia Iraheta, (World Languages and Cultures), Our Heritage: Short Stories of Latino Youth invites students to write and translate autobiographical stories in Spanish and English, which are then shared with Latinx youth at the Community Library of Providence.

To learn more or apply for an IEC, click here!

What is the Dialogue, Inclusion, and Democracy (DID) Lab?

The Dialogue, Inclusion, and Democracy (DID) Lab is a collaborative learning space where students, faculty, and staff come together to explore civic learning, practice inclusive dialogue, and reflect across lines of difference.

Rooted in a commitment to community, the DID Lab helps foster a more thoughtful and connected campus through programs that center dialogue, belonging, and personal growth.

Dialogue, Inclusion, Democracy (DID) Wall

The Center at Moore is the DID Lab’s second site on PC’s campus. It continues to promote community dialogue on a variety of cultural, intellectual, and ethical topics. There are 7 DID walls across campus. Look out for new questions every other week during the school year!

Learn more about DID Lab and the DID Walls by clicking here!