In its third year, the University of Rhode Island’s Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) has exceeded original expectations in terms of student and teacher enrollment and success. As of Nov. 1, the program has 17 undergraduates students participating that are expected to graduate by 2019 or 2020. In five semesters, the program…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | (Left to Right) Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, Rev. Dr. Donnie Anderson, Governor Gina Raimondo spoke at the Honors Colloquium. A panel discussion entitled “Gender in Politics: Voices, Power, Action” finished off the fall 2018 honors colloquium Tuesday, Dec. 3 by discussing women in politics. The panelists were Governor Gina…
URI receives no money from state or tuition for auxiliary enterprises Auxiliary enterprises at universities are self-sustaining businesses designed to reduce the cost of education and provide benefits to students. The University of Rhode Island has five auxiliary enterprises: Housing and Residential Life, Dining Services, Health Services, the Campus Store and the Memorial Union. They…
Courtesy of NOAA Office of Exploration and Research and Kraken Robotics. Rod Mather, professor of history at the University of Rhode Island and an experienced archeologist, is working on a new project involving the imagery of sunken submarines in the Narragansett Bay. As a URI faculty member for about 20 years, Mather teaches maritime and…
Walter Besio, an engineering professor at the University of Rhode Island, is participating in a study involving multiple universities to monitor the brain activity of octopi. Besio attended a neuroscience conference in 2017 and was approached by a colleague from Dartmouth University. Along with a few other professors from different colleges, Besio being the only…
Photo by Joseph Lachance | B.O.N.D delivered 511 cans to Rhody Outpost. The University of Rhode Island student organization, Brothers On a New Direction, teamed up with the Ram’s Den to donate 511 canned and nonperishable goods to Rhody Outpost and other local food pantries. B.O.N.D. is a multicultural organization on campus that focuses on…
The University of Rhode Island has laid out rights for its students that should be honored by professors regarding final exam schedules. The final exam rights for every student at URI is outlined in the University Manual. The rights are designed to ensure that students are treated fairly. There are five final exam rights in…
The University of Rhode Island office of admissions has received around 15,000 applications this year for the early action deadline. Out of the applicants, only around 850 students can be admitted into some of the high demand programs. “[Early action] is mandatory for especially our nursing program since we have the highest volume of applications…
On Dec. 10, the University of Rhode Island Women’s Center will host its first-ever Fem Fest in to promote gender equality inspired by the age of the #metoo movement. The event’s coordinator, junior Shannon McDonnell, said that the event is about celebrating gender equality and discussing modern gender issues. McDonnell said that current events, such…
The former 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush, has died at the age of 94. His death occurred during the night between Friday and Saturday. The Washington Post says Bush was at his home surrounded by friends and family. It was also reported that his last words were “I love you, too,”…