Three College of Business students from the University of Rhode Island placed second in the 2018 Business Language case competition hosted by the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business in Utah. In this competition, teams of three are introduced to a startup or a company that has a specific problem they want fixed. The…
Photo by Greg Clark | Students worked in teams during Trivia Night hosted at the visitor center. On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the Office of International Education hosted an international trivia night event at the Welcome Center. The event consisted of six different rounds, with each round having 10 questions. Every round had their own distinctive…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | Students perform in Greek Idol, a singing competition that was part of Philanthropy Week. Last week the University of Rhode Island’s Greek life organizations raised $74,224 for Circle of Sisterhood and Camp Eureka during their annual Philanthropy Week. This is the first year that URI Greek Life worked with Circle…
The University of Rhode Island is celebrating International Education Week this week to enhance international awareness across campus and to support global learning opportunities both nationally and abroad. “We are a global society and it is so important to be a good global citizen,” said Sheri Davis, Coordinator for information, reservations and marketing at URI….
Photo by Joseph Lachance | Carts of books sit outside the campus store to advertise for the $5 “fill a bag” deal. Through Nov. 16, the University of Rhode Island campus store is holding a sale where you can fit as many books as possible into a bag for only $5. The bookstore began with…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Gabby Jeronimo and David Hussong face off in an intense game of foosball in the Ram’s Den. This semester, the Ram’s Den at the University of Rhode Island is offering an assortment of free table and arcade games to increase its popularity amongst students. These games include air hockey, foosball,…
The University of Rhode Island’s College of Business will feature Rusty Rueff, businessman and entrepreneur during their annual Vangermeersch endowed lecture series. Rueff will attempt to inspire the Rhode Island community to become successful in entrepreneurship. “It started many years before I arrived with the endowment of one of our alumni Ms. Deborah Ciolfi, which…
Photo by Jesse Yelin | The Indian Student Association, pictured above, organized the Diwali event. On Saturday, Nov. 10, the Indian Student Association (ISA) held their annual Diwali celebration in the Memorial Union Ballroom. The ISA is a group on campus that serves to promote awareness of the cultural diversity on campus. They hold many…
The Office of International Education at the University of Rhode Island recently announced its list of summer 2019 faculty-led study abroad opportunities for students. The programs allow students to earn credits towards their URI or university degree while studying abroad. The programs are open to almost anyone; you don’t have to be a student at…
The honors program at the University of Rhode Island is offering a three-credit upper-level course called Philosophy of Sport this semester. This course involves “thinking about sports and athletic activity through the prism of philosophy, starting with the idea of human beings as homo ludens, or ‘playing animals,’” as suggested by the URI course catalog….