The University of Rhode Island will participate in a survey regarding technology in higher education to determine the needs and desires of the community. The survey is run by the non-profit group Educause, a group whose mission, according to their website, is to “support those who lead, manage, deploy and use information technology to advance…
Vice President Kathy Collins visited the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate tonight to talk about two topics and bills that were discussed at this week’s meeting. Collins began by answering questions about the Women’s Center, which will be closing and reallocating its resources elsewhere. The Women’s Center, located in an old fraternity house on…
URI Campus Police Officers Erica Vieira and Mike Viola pose with police dogs Figero (left) and Trigger (right). Photo by James McIntosh. Thursday, Feb. 27 At 9:32 p.m. police responded to a medical emergency at Adams Hall on Butterfield Road. The patient was transported to the hospital. At 9:33 p.m. a drug offense occurred at Browning…
The University of Rhode Island is currently designing and developing a new integrated health, wellness and counseling center in hopes of serving the University of Rhode Island’s student body with physical and mental health services and education. Vice President of Student Affairs Kathy Collins and Student Health and Wellness Director Ellen Reynolds are working together,…
Dr. Anne C. Bailey gives the keynote speech as part of Black History Month at URI. Photo by Greg Clark. A future of America told through the struggle of slavery “Of course I’m a historian, but I also consider myself a storyteller,” Dr. Anne C. Bailey said. “At the end of the day, I tell…
This semester, some URI students are getting their first look at Brightspace, which will replace Sakai in full in the Fall of 2020. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island began rolling out the Brightspace learning management system (LMS) this semester, giving the University its first look at Sakai’s replacement in action. URI…
Disabilities are more visible and accepted than ever today, but they can also be invisible and stigmatized. Because of this historic stigmatization, the Fall 2020 Honors Colloquium will address the topic of Challenging Expectations: Disability in the 21st Century. The Honors Colloquium, which is in its 57th year, is overseen by Lynne Derbyshire, director of…
Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. All state institutions in Rhode Island required to purchase furniture from Department of Corrections Students living in Heathman Hall, among others, may have recently noticed new furniture being brought into their building by prisoners, supervised by guards. Rhode Island state law mandates that its state schools, the University of Rhode Island,…
URI’s Active Learning Classrooms are providing students with a more interactive academic experience. Photo by Autumn Walter. Professors at the University of Rhode Island are beginning to see the positive effects of active learning classrooms (ALCs), which promote collaborative work, technological engagement and increased mobility for students. These classrooms are typically filled with small, round…
Although the University of Rhode Island approved of canceling classes for the 2020 general election in November, student voters find it challenging to vote during state primaries. URI will give students a day off on Nov. 3, the date of the general election for president, multiple Senate seats and every seat in the House of…