A look into end-of-year professor performance rating system At the end of every semester at the University of Rhode Island, students are asked to take IDEA Surveys, but many do not know just how their survey responses change their classroom. The Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) is a survey system that URI implemented to…
The recent Campus Climate Survey conducted at the University of Rhode Island showed a level of discontent with the climate at URI from faculty and students alike. Of all the subgroups, faculty made up the smallest percentage of survey respondents at 11 percent. Kathleen McIntyre, associate director of the honors program and assistant professor of…
Viral TikTok exposes mold in Weldin Hall Black mold raises concerns among some URI students living in residence halls. GRAPHIC CREDIT: Elizabeth Wong A recent trend on TikTok has been warning people about symptoms that may seem like signs of a common cold but could actually be signs of living with or near black mold….
Fine Arts classes set to move to Pastore Hall next Fall, as renovations continue in the Fine Arts Center. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese During the fall 2022 semester, fine arts classes will be moved to Pastore Hall while the Fine Arts Center (FAC) undergoes renovations. The FAC has completed phase one of construction, which included…
Gubernatorial candidate Seth Magaziner visits University Seth Maganizer, the current General Treasurer of Rhode Island, talks to students about his plans to run for governor. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer The current General Treasurer of Rhode Island Seth Magaziner is running as the 2022 Governor of Rhode Island on the foundation of improving education, making the…
Event discusses importance, healing of ocean To wrap up the Fall semester Honors Colloquium, Wallace J. Nichols speaks about reevaluating our relationship to the oceans. PHOTO CREDIT: Nadia Sutryrina For the ninth and final time, The University of Rhode Island held its honors colloquium on the ocean and sustaining our shores entitled “An Ocean State…
Event attended by a university president for first time President Marc Parlange attends the LGBTQIA+ Town Hall and makes statements about campus diversity and inclusion. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards The LGBTQIA+ Town Hall, organized annually by the Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC), has taken place since February 2012, but never with the president of the…
Handicap signs covered for lack of compliance To the dismay of some, bathroom handicapped signs are covered up in the Union. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer Recently, the University of Rhode Island Memorial Union covered some handicapped symbols on bathroom signage. Carl Stiles, the director of the Memorial Union, said the symbols were covered up because…
Faculty Office Hour looks into music theory, therapy The field of music therapy, according to Nicole O’Malley, is one that is growing rapidly. On Dec. 1, the University of Rhode Island Foundation and Alumni Engagement hosted their third virtual faculty office hour live streamed on YouTube at 6 p.m. The office hour, led by O’Malley,…
When Jeremy Bergantini was young, his grandfather sat him down with a book about Native American history and told him he had to understand the importance of his heritage. Bergantini, now a first-year student studying history and studio art after returning to school following military service, said that this memory is what set him on…