The annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Sojourn Collegiate at the University of Rhode Island brought students together for a night of fun, excitement and community bonding on April 16 and gave students a chance to unwind and have a good time with friends before the start of finals week. Prior to the event, club…
The University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media hosted the Communication and Media Career Fair on Feb. 27 in the Memorial Union ballroom for students to speak to future employers for internship or post-graduate jobs. Twenty-one organizations were in attendance including popular ESPN, Hasbro, WPRI 12, Fox and URI athletics to engage…
The 97th Academy Awards took place on Sunday, which crowned the best movie actors and actresses in Hollywood. To open the night, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo sang “Defying Gravity,” which was the perfect way to start because of their talent and harmony. Following, first-time host Conan O’Brien made his opening speech by making jokes…
The University of Rhode Island welcomed 200 new transfer students coming from 85 different schools across the country for the spring semester. The Community College of Rhode Island made up 33% of the new students, many of them either transferring after one semester or coming from CCRI after completing their associate degree, said Dean Libutti,…
With a warm atmosphere and student-led tours, the University of Rhode Island welcomed 2,888 prospective students and family members into the university community on Oct. 6 at the first of two open houses. The open house’s turnout was higher than last year’s by 639 people, according to Erin Earle, the director of undergraduate enrollment and…
More than 1,000 students visited the quad on Oct. 1 for the University of Rhode Island’s annual Quad Fest, where there were plenty of hot dogs, games and various student organizations. URI President Marc Palange and Special Events Coordinator Ann Marie Smiley hosted the event and welcomed students to try free food, provided opportunities to…
The University of Rhode Island’s class of 2028, made up of around 3,350 students, were welcomed to the community on Aug. 30 and 31. Along with 600 transfer and 600 graduate students, the accomplishments of the new first-year class were praised by Dean Libutti, associate vice president for enrollment management and student success at URI….