The University of Rhode Island is working on a master plan to become a carbon neutral university by 2050, increasing energy efficiency and sustainability on campus. All electricity for URI campuses are from renewable sources like solar, water, wind and nuclear energy, according to Bob Bozikowski, the assistant director of utilities. Energy generators have various…
The University of Rhode Island is working to retain student enrollment and success through the Academic Enhancement Center and re-enrolling students lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. The university has seen an increased interest in students seeking academic support within the past few years, according to Jennifer Burgess, the director of the academic enhancement center. One…
The University of Rhode Island’s Disability, Access and Inclusion office is receiving more complex requests for accommodations as students adjust to post-pandemic classroom requirements, and it is working to address the changing needs of students with disabilities. DAI provided accommodations to 1,425 students, or around 8% of the URI student body, between July 1 and…
University of Rhode Island chapters Tau Epsilon Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Alpha Chi Omega will all be off probation by Dec. 31, lowering the number of university chapters on probation from six to three. Alpha Chi Omega will go off probation first on Dec. 20, according to the chapter status section of URI Greek…
The University of Rhode Island’s International Student Services is prepared to help students in the wake of potential changes to United States immigration policy with the new presidency. It is too early to say what changes, if any, international students could face under the new presidency, according to Melissa De Jesus, the director of International…
Residential assistants on campus are not satisfied with their overall compensation package, a survey conducted by Housing and Residential Life found. RAs make up 179 students on URI’s Kingston campus, including resident academic mentors and senior resident assistants, according to data from HRL. Out of the 36% of RAs that responded to HRL’s survey, over…
The University of Rhode Island announced its plan to build two new dorm buildings by 2027 on Dec. 4, an accelerated timeline to what was proposed in the Housing and Residential Life Master Plan last fall. The university estimated the dorms would produce over 1,100 news beds on campus, through a public-private partnership with the…
Rhode Island released a report on Oct. 24 detailing that the state faces a projected $400 million deficit by fiscal year 2026 as surplus pandemic funds run out, and the University of Rhode Island has started to prepare. “The state is projecting a structural deficit and we certainly rely on state support at the university,”…
An inspection report from Ram’s Den on Nov. 21 revealed a presence of rodents and rodent droppings, which was the subject of two of five health code violations issued by the Rhode Island Department of Health during a yearly inspection. RIDOC issued a food establishment inspection to review the state of health code maintenance in…
The University of Rhode Island student senate met Wednesday to vote on six new senate positions for its internal elections and four bills, all of which were passed. To open the meeting, Vice President Sanah Feroz spoke on meeting with managers from Mainfare and Butterfield dining halls to discuss bringing greater visibility toward dietary restrictions,…