The University of Rhode Island student senate internally elected new senators and committee chairs, as well as passed their first bill under the new admin during Wednesday’s general assembly meeting. Following a new senator orientation given by President Goswami, the assembly internally elected eight new senators. These senators required a nomination from a sitting senator…
On Monday, April 8 there was a car accident near East Hall at 4:23 p.m. The police arrived to assist the scene, and it was cleared around an hour later at 5:30 p.m. There was another car accident at the Fine Arts Center at 6:33 p.m. The police arrived and the scene was cleared over…
The University of Rhode Island received a record number of first-year applications in the University’s undergraduate business and nursing programs for the fall 2024 semester. URI received 26,800 first-year undergraduate applications — a “notable increase” of 6%, according to a URI article . This number includes an increase in both in-state and out-of-state students. URI’s…
The A. Robert Rainville Student Leadership Awards held their 36th annual ceremony on Tuesday, April 10, in the Rainville Ballroom of the Memorial Union to commemorate students in leadership, honoring recipients in four categories. The awards focused on honoring outstanding campus employees, mission-driven teams, individuals demonstrating service to social causes and inspirational students that empower…
University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange has implemented town halls into each college as a part of his 10-year strategic plan and new incentive-based budget model. The incentive-based budget model aims to place college deans in a position where they’re able to build programs between colleges and within colleges, Parlange said. The model will…
The University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences has created their new Department of Public Health following increased community attention to public health after the COVID-19 pandemic. The chair of the new department, Molly Greaney, is also a professor for health studies here at URI. Before coming to URI, she was a research scientist…
Students gathered under cloudy skies to commemorate the lives of Black women murdered by law enforcement during an event hosted by the University of Rhode Island Black Student Union and the Women’s Center on Wednesday. The vigil honored 10 women, ranging from ages 11 to 44 years old: Ta’Nesha Chappell, Latoya Denise James, Priscilla Slater,…
On Monday, April 1 there was a car accident at the Fine Arts Lot at 11:04 a.m. The police arrived and filed a report by 11:15 a.m. There was also a well being check called to Weldin Hall. The call was made at 10:32 a.m., and the police had arrived by 10:40 a.m. Assistance was…
The University of Rhode Island announced that Abby Benson will be the new vice president of administration and finance after serving as interim at the position since May 2023. Growing up in Newport, Rhode Island, Benson has had strong ties to the state for her whole life. Her family has been in the state for…
In a recent effort to encourage sustainability at the University of Rhode Island, students and dining services staff have been working to integrate composting into the dining halls. Pierre St-Germain, the director of dining and conference services at URI, began working on this project five years ago, however, the project has been ongoing for about…