The Center for Career and Experiential Education (CCEE) at the University of Rhode Island is bringing in nearly 15 different companies across different fields in the College of Arts and Sciences to speak with students virtually. In this “lunch and listen” series, students will have the opportunity to speak virtually with professionals from the public…
Professors encouraged to offer flexible classes The Faculty Senate, Interim Provost Laura Beauvais and President Marc Parlange recently informed the University community in an email there’s going to be a “Catch-up Day” on Wednesday, Nov. 24. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards Asynchronous work, Zoom classes, office hours or a complete day off to get work done…
Kevin Lopes ’05, the current senior director of business development at ESPN, was one panel member offering advice to aspiring media professionals. PHOTO CREDIT: Harrington School Journalism is a business of telling stories, and the four journalists of the Harrington School of Communication and Media Professionals Panel had a lot to tell students at the…
URI’s Academic Testing Center, a place for students with accommodations to take exams, is finally back after being shut down due to COVID-19. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese After being shut down in March 2020 due to COVID-19, the Academic Testing Center (ATC) reopened for the first time on Nov. 2. The University of Rhode Island’s…
Influenza outbreak overwhelms Rhody Health Services has seen a recent uptick in visits as influenza swarms the student population. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards An increase in viral illnesses on and off campus has led the University of Rhode Island’s Health Services to deal with unprecedented demands, as more students than ever before have gone to…
New graduate school dean hopes to increase support systems URI’s Graduate school names Brenton DeBoef as its new dean. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu When Brenton DeBoef was living in New York and studying for his Ph.D. in chemistry at Columbia University, he decided to take a road trip to Newport, Rhode Island with his wife. On…
“Constellations + Cartographies: Black” is the newest gallery on display at the Fine Arts Center. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille The newest exhibit at the University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Center displays art that transforms the idea of intersecting identities onto the work we see. “Constellations + Cartographies: Black” is a two-person exhibition featuring work…
After being disbanded for three years, URI’s Roller Hockey team is back and has already kicked open the season. PHOTO CREDIT: Contributed Before it was reestablished this semester, the University of Rhode Island’s roller hockey team was disbanded for almost three years, according to organization president Jordan Couto. Couto, a freshman majoring in computer science,…
English professor Mohamed Anis Ferchichi brings global perspective to students When Tunisian native Mohamed Anis Ferchichi initially left for Rhode Island after arriving as a Fullbright scholar back in 2015 to teach Arabic at URI, he hadn’t the slightest idea he’d be here six years later. Two years after coming to America, Ferchichi applied for…
Pasada dancing, traditional foods and learning new languages can all be found at the Cape Verdean Student Association (CVSA). Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde in the native language of Portuguese, is a country made up of a group of small islands off the coast of West Africa. According to Cape Verde USA’s website, Rhode Island…