URI students excited to partake in experiential learning. Despite COVID-19 blocking most travel plans, there’s been a slight lift on restrictions, allowing some URI students off-campus study opportunities this fall. PHOTO CREDIT: Sophie Bacas After 18 months of study abroad trips being cancelled, the University of Rhode Island has started to reopen programs for students…
Cory Clark and Louis Cerbo, the two finalists for director of the Counseling and Psychological Center, spoke to URI community members about their plans for the Center. PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Pierson In the final steps of the search for a new director of the Counseling and Psychological Center, the University of Rhode Island held virtual…
General assignment classrooms to receive media updates While not all classrooms share the same technology, URI is working to standardize technology in general assignment classrooms. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese With classes returning to in-person instruction at the University of Rhode Island, faculty and staff members are back to navigating the technology within each classroom. For…
Starbucks enters the race to caffeinate students. URI welcomes Starbucks to its Kingston campus in Brookside Bistro, the Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering and the Daily Grind. PHOTO CREDIT: Elizabeth Wong The University of Rhode Island has run on Dunkin’ for many years, but Starbucks is finally making its way to the Kingston campus this…
With a majority of the URI community fully vaccinated and COVID positivity rates remaining low, health services continue to advocate for regular testing. PHOTO CREDIT: Elizabeth Wong With a majority of University of Rhode Island’s students and staff receiving vaccinations for COVID-19, Health Services has reevaluated the procedures surrounding positive cases on campus. URI announced…
After 67 years, Union remains student hub The heart of the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus, the Memorial Union, has housed bowling alleys, lemonade stands and pizzerias since it first opened in 1954. According to Matt Santagata, the coordinator of operational services of the Union, the building was created as a memorial for the…
This Wednesday, the University of Rhode Island Alumni Foundation held a virtual celebration for the 50-year anniversary of The Good Five Cent Cigar. The event was hosted by Michaela Crimmins, program manager for alumni engagement, and URI Journalism Department chair John Pantalone, the first editor-in-chief of the Cigar. Also in attendance was the new Director…
Water scientist Kelsey Leonard spoke about how Indigenous populations are affected by rising sea levels as a result of climate change at the first Honors Colloquium of the semester. PHOTO CREDIT: Erin Brown The University of Rhode Island started their fall 2021 Honors Colloquium series entitled “SOS: Sustaining Our Shores” on Tuesday with water scientist…
The Multicultural Student Services Center welcomes Jean Nsabumuremyi as its new director. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer As he settles into his new position as the director of the Multicultural Student Service Center (MSSC), Jean Nsabumuremyi is ready to create a safe space for students at the University of Rhode Island. “I’ve always considered [Rhode Island]…
Meet Angel Agu, Rhody volleyball’s first woman head coach. Just five years after finishing her volleyball career at Dayton, Agu is back in the A-10, now leading the Rams. Photo Credit gorhody.com. For the first time in the team’s 46-year history, a woman will be leading the Rhode Island volleyball team. Angel Agu was promoted…