Sakai will soon be replaced and phased out by another learning management system. | Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island’s Learning Management System Task Force hosted different vendors on campus throughout the past month in their effort to replace Sakai. According to Kathleen Torrens, the chair of the task force, they received…
If you come to URI with at least 15 high school credits, chances are you’re going to be able to graduate early. For me, I arrived at the University in the fall as a freshman with 17 credits after taking Advanced Placement classes in high school. This semester, to my surprise, I was informed by…
Students and organizations were recognized for their leadership at the 31st annual Rainville Awards. |Photo by Grace DeSanti. The 31st annual A. Robert Rainville Leadership Awards were held Tuesday night, honoring students N’Deye Yacino Dabo, Dakota Grenier, Natalie Timas and the group URI D.R.I.V.E. for their excellence in student leadership. The ceremony gives out four…
The University of Rhode Island Foundation will celebrate its second Day of Giving on April 25, and will try to reach their goal of 1,000 donations with no set monetary goal. “Day of Giving is a campus-wide initiative where we ask the community to come together for 24 hours to support an area where they’re…
The criminology and criminal justice (CCJ) program at the University of Rhode Island recently established their chapter of the honor society Alpha Phi Sigma (APS) and elected their inaugural executive board. Dr. Megan Parry, an assistant professor of CCJ, was a member of APS during her undergraduate and graduate programs. She thought that URI students…
Public Safety invested in two electric cars to be more environmentally-friendly. |Photo by Joe Lachance In an effort to make a more environmentally-friendly campus, the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Public Safety recently bought two new all-electric cars. The two Chevy Volts retail at approximately $33,000. They are entirely electric, meaning they are simply…
Professor Rod Mather presents on fake news through shipwrecks and statues in history. |Photo by Chris Crosby History professors talk about the development of fake news throughout centuries In a political climate where fake news is considered commonplace, members of the history department are trying the to make sense of it. On Monday, four history…
Dave Lavallee is incredibly dedicated in his service to the University. Photo by Anna Meassick Dave Lavallee is on his 25th year of working in the communications department for the University of Rhode Island, but his dedication to the University began long before he started his job in 1994. Lavallee’s father attended URI and got…
The URI contingency fund is only set to support the college for 2 weeks. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Since the University of Rhode Island’s President, David M. Dooley’s arrival in 2009, URI has formulated a contingency fund for emergency expenses and has utilized extra money from the annual budget to fund student-centered projects. According to…
Roosevelt Hall offers advising to students to fix problems originally made with their class schedule during summer orientation. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Summer orientation has been notorious among students for messing up schedules and putting students in classes that they already have credit for from high school. In terms of general education classes in the…