URI’s Active Learning Classrooms are providing students with a more interactive academic experience. Photo by Autumn Walter. Professors at the University of Rhode Island are beginning to see the positive effects of active learning classrooms (ALCs), which promote collaborative work, technological engagement and increased mobility for students. These classrooms are typically filled with small, round…
URI Campus Police Officers Erica Vieira and Mike Viola pose with police dogs Figero (left) and Trigger (right). Photo by James McIntosh. Thursday, February 20 At 8:46 a.m. there was a report of vandalism at the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons on Lippitt Road. A police report was filed. At 3:32 p.m. a…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate discussed bills at length, chose an interim representative for their designated board of trustees position and discussed issues with the ongoing elections during their meeting yesterday. The bill that caused the most controversy on the floor called for the passage of a new First Amendment to the Student…
Gender and women’s studies professor Jody Lisberger spoke about nuclear waste’s impact on ecology and gender on Tuesday night as part of a colloquium series. The Dana Shugar Colloquium is held once or twice a semester and acknowledges scholarly talent, contributes to the community and supports dialogue. At the event, Lisberger presented research about the…
Photo courtesy of URI Theatre’s website. When the lights dim in J Studio, audiences may think they walked into a rave as strobe lights fill the intimate space and Martin Garrix’s “Animals” blasts. But when the dialogue begins, it quickly becomes clear that you’re in for a night of Shakespeare. The University of Rhode Island’s…
The top applicants for the position of Chief Diversity Officer conduct open forums to connect with the community. Photo by Greg Clark. After a national search, the University of Rhode Island hosted community forums with the final three candidates for the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) position on campus this week. The CDO position is an…
Austyn Ramsay, a transfer student from a community college in her hometown of New London, Connecticut, does not shy away from her love of this University and all it has given her. Now in her second year in Student Senate as a senior, Austyn Ramsay has served as Student Senate Student Organizations Committee Chair, founding…
As a senator for the last two years, Joe Lachance has found his place in the University of Rhode Island community. As a Rhode Island native with roots in Coventry, Lachance always knew that this was the place for him. A former member of the URI crew team, staff photographer for The Good 5-Cent Cigar,…
Professor Michael David teaching his Ethics in Criminal Justice course. Photo by James McIntosh. A new lecturer in the University of Rhode Island’s Criminology & Criminal Justice (CCJ) Program is dedicated to developing ethical knowledge and experience to challenge common thought processes. Michael David previously worked for over 20 years at the East Providence Police…
Student Senate poses for picture after their weekly Wednesday night meeting. Photo by James McIntosh. At this week’s meeting, the Student Senate passed a resolution, provided information about elections and held a public forum. A resolution by Senator Tim Berard to provide free menstrual products in all bathrooms passed unanimously with no abstentions. “I talked…