Photo courtesy of Nikki Noya. University Alumna Nikki Noya (center) poses with her co-anchors Gailen David (left) and Bobby Laurie (right). A University of Rhode Island communications alumna has recently landed a job as an anchor on the travel television show, “The Jet Set.” Nikki Noya, class of 2000, attended URI as a communication studies…
Photo courtesy of Stephen Brenner. Former MSC student, Stephen Brenner, holds and studies an American Woodcock that was caught during the study. Graduates, volunteers, professors, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and others are making contributions to research the tiny American Woodcock, known as the Timberdoodle. The research has been conducted at the University…
The beautiful state of Rhode Island has a lot to offer, with only a short drive to all of these fun locations. Whether you are planning a date with a significant other, or just looking for a fun day trip with a friend, here are a few worthwhile “Rhode” trips The first trip on the…
Graduate student Charles Kell wrote and published a poetry book titled, “Cage of Lit Glass,” that was awarded the Autumn House Press Poetry Prize. Kell is an English major and part-time writing and rhetoric professor at the University of Rhode Island. URI provided Kell with his start in poetry after taking classes with poetry professor…
Photo by Gabriela Jeronimo | A zookeeper feeds an elephant at the Roger Williams Zoo. For the first time at the University of Rhode Island, a zoo management class is available to any animal science major to take at the Roger Williams Park Zoo. Justin Richard is currently teaching the course at the zoo and…
Photo courtesy of Hillel. The University of Rhode Island’s Hillel Center welcomed their new Jewish Student Life director Michael Schreiber on Nov. 12 right in time to begin planning for holiday celebrations. This time of year is very busy for the Hillel Center, as the first day of Hanukkah began on Dec. 2. To celebrate…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | The Career Center features team members that specialize in different fields. In addition to balancing school work, social life and sleep, students at the University of Rhode Island also face the unknown of what comes after graduation. In order to prepare for the inevitability of post-graduation life, students turn to…
This holiday season, the University of Rhode Island tour guide team is giving back by adopting a family through the Children’s Friend and Family Services organization. The team is fundraising money which they will use to supply a family with presents. “We have adopted a family through the URI Rotaract Club,” Imke Scheepers, the public…
Photo courtesy of the Society of Women Engineers. Careers in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) field, are becoming much more popular amongst modern day women pursuing higher education. The University of Rhode Island has numerous student organizations and professional societies to help Women in STEM further themselves. One national organization that has been…
Former University of Rhode Island Talent Development alumna, Rhonda Price, started a nonprofit called Man Up, Inc. where she helps men of color and men from disadvantaged backgrounds find their place in the workforce. Price graduated from URI in 1984 with a degree in psychology. Afterward, she spent nearly 20 years working in the court…