Q: What does your job entail? A: “As director of Enrollment Services, I supervise the following areas, financial aid, records of registration… billing and collections.” Q: What is your favorite thing about URI? A: “Working with students. In addition to here in the administrative capacity, I also teach a class each semester. So, I…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| “I want every student athlete to leave here with their degrees and the opportunity to earn a championship.” Q: What does your job entail? A: “I am the Director of Athletics… and my job… the way I equate it is running a division of a company, so its one part…
I had the same thoughts going into college as every other freshman. I wondered what it would be like, who I would meet, how many parties I would go to and what cool things I would get to experience. But, the issue that I and many other freshmen have is that I also expected it…
The University of Rhode Island offers a class that utilizes The Good Five Cent Cigar newspaper utilized as a teaching instrument throughout its lessons. The class, PRS 320 Strategic Media Relations, is a required course for Public Relations majors, and is taught by Hollie Smith and Lisa Bergson in the department. Smith has been teaching…
Photo by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| Alumna Renee Kent started her own class of aerial art last year after picking up the sport only three years ago. Alumna teaches aerial arts classes A 1998 graduate of the University of Rhode Island is teaching aerial art classes at Arielle Arts Entertainment in East Greenwich. Renee Kent didn’t…
Dr. Donald DeHayes has been the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of Rhode Island for the last nine years. In charge of all things academics, DeHayes is responsible for everything from budgets of the academic programs to the admissions and enrollment process, overseeing many things that are vital to keep…
Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| Saturday’s TEDx Talks includes speeches ranging in topics from disabilities, living like you’re dying and clothing to help Parkinson’s Disease. The University of Rhode Island’s slogan “Think Big, We Do” was exemplified on Saturday, Feb. 10, as 14 speakers, including students, alumni and professors, presented about topics ranging from “Artificial Intelligence” to…
Photos by Kayla Michaud | CIGAR | The Sheppard’s Campus B&B is located on Campus Ave. Below: The inn contains accommodations such as quaint bedrooms and comfortable reading rooms. The University of Rhode Island’s campus includes a wide variety of places, even a family-owned bed and breakfast. Sheppard’s Campus Ave B&B, owned by The Sheppard Family, has…
Photo by Margeaux Gagnon| CIGAR |“Our students are better than ever. More young people want to come here, more adults want to return to college. That is encouraging.” President David Dooley is a well-known name at the University of Rhode Island, tasked with the responsibility of all things URI. Needless to say, Dooley is a…
Photos courtesy of Emma Gauthier After a week full of new experiences and adventures, ten students experienced what living a vastly different life was like for a week in Cuba. This year’s Winter J-Term trip to Cuba was like no other. With trips to places such as Havana and Viñuales, students experienced many new and…