It was not until Sept. 17 that the University of Rhode Island’s parking permit website was fully operational after experiencing some technical difficulties at the start of the semester. This past summer, URI’s Parking and Transportation Services brought in a new vendor to aid in the process of purchasing a parking permit from the university….
Costs associated with paying for college are a concern for most students. In some cases, students aren’t entirely sure what all these fees are covering. Gwendlyn Chai, a University of Rhode Island junior, has started a petition to raise awareness about the $494 off campus study fee that students must pay before studying abroad. “That’s…
The Students Rights and Responsibilities Committee has decided to remove the “three-strike†policy from the University of Rhode Island campus policies. “With the three-strike policy, the student conduct administrators are held to ‘one, two, three, I have to suspend you,’†said Katrina Dorsey, associate dean of Students and Community Standards for URI. “In that we…
Governor Gina Raimondo is teaming up with the Rhode Island Housing team to help college graduates purchase homes in Rhode Island, with intent to encourage them to live and work in Rhode Island. According to the Rhode Island Housing website, students that have graduated within the last 36 months from an accredited academic institution…