While some people joke that a Bachelor of Arts degree is useless, there are number of unique and rewarding careers opportunities available to students after they graduate. As the associate curator at the Art Institute of Chicago, Jonathan Tavares has had the privilege of helping to collect rare arms and armors dating back to the…
After receiving a degree in communication studies and minors in journalism and writing less than a year ago, University of Rhode Island alumna Sharla Geremia is off to great places. With many opportunities to use the skills that she acquired on campus, Geremia took a job with the Boston Bruins as a Communications and Youth…
The University of Rhode Island’s Lecturer Sara Murphy, Ph.D. is looking to engage students in the history and culture of HIV/AIDS. There are currently two sections of the class, the honors topics class HPR 310: AIDS in America and the thanatology special topics class THN 429: AIDS in US. “I designed this course because students…
Ask not what you can do for your student ID, but what your student ID can do for you. Your student ID is one of the most valuable things that you carry with you at all time while on campus. You know that it can get you into the dining halls, swipe you into the…
On Oct. 16, the University of Rhode Island celebrated a dedication ceremony for the naming of the pharmacy building, now known as the Paramaz Avedisian ’54 Hall. In the past two years, there have been only two buildings named after a donation to the University. The Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences…
In the lobby of the Fine Arts Center is a visual reminder of some most notorious shootings that have affected the nation in modern history. Edward Clarke, a junior theater major, began the wall, though he does not want to take credit for the display. “It’s less about wanting credit for the art and more…
The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, held from November 1st to the 4th gave two URI students the opportunity to present their research as well as open doors to graduate and Ph.D. programs. The conference, held in Phoenix, Arizona, was the goal at the end of countless experiments, studies, and hypotheses for many…
The University of Rhode Island’s Office of International Education kicked off their International Education Week, initiated by the U.S. Departments of State and Education with Taste the World, an international food celebration in the Rainville Ballroom, Memorial Union. The event was free and open to the public featuring food and drinks from a variety of…
Growing up only a mile from campus, Brendan O’Malley never considered going anywhere else. Fast forward 25 years and he is nowhere close to Kingston, Rhode Island. Currently living out in California, O’Malley has come a long way since graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 1992. He just recently completed his stint as…
Emily Carter was a high school senior when she decided to pursue a degree in theatre. Now a junior theatre major at the University of Rhode Island, with a double concentration in acting and directing, Carter has done a lot of soul-searching to get where she is today. While in high school, Carter always had…