University of Rhode Island

At the University of Rhode Island's 129th Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, 2015, about 3,200 undergraduate and 660 graduate students became the University's newest alumni.

Each year, the University of Rhode Island honors graduating seniors with superior academic achievement in a particular field with a University Academic Excellence Award. Their selection is based on grade point average, as well as other criteria determined by the individual department. For example, criteria might include an honors project, a research presentation, or a student's professional promise.

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that more than 4,600 undergraduate students have qualified for the Spring 2015 Dean's List.

At the University of Rhode Island's 129th Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, 2015, more than 3,200 undergraduate and 660 graduate students became the University's newest alumni.

The U.S. Fulbright Student Program is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by providing high-achieving students with the opportunity to study or teach abroad. The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program places grantees in schools overseas to supplement local English language instruction and to provide a native speaker in the classrooms.

Among the most competitive study abroad awards in the country, the Boren Scholarship is designed to build a broader and more qualified pool of U.S. citizens with foreign language and international skills. Boren awards provide undergraduate and graduate students with resources and encouragement to acquire language skills and experience in countries critical to the future security and stability of the nation.

The University of Rhode Island's Black Scholar Awards program honored this year's Rhode Island Onyx Senior Honor Society inductees based on their academic excellence, community service, and cultural pride.

The first student-created and led regional conference took place at the University of Rhode Island in the spring. Called "Diversifying Individuals Via Education" (D.I.V.E. RI), this event focused on enhancing student leadership and social change on college campuses.

Ten University of Rhode Island seniors were honored for their academic excellence and achievements at the 18th annual Black Scholar Awards Ceremony this spring. Donald Cunnigen, professor of sociology and anthropology at URI and a member of the URI Black Faculty Association, established the awards program in 1998 to recognize and honor outstanding African-American seniors.

The URI Senior Student-Athlete Awards Banquet is an annual event to recognize and celebrate the hard work and devotion of the University's graduating student-athletes.

The goal of URI's orientation program is to welcome new students and their families to the URI community and to start them along a path for a success. The Orientation Team represents URI's diverse and enthusiastic community of learners.

Last month, a team of URI public relations students fought global childhood malnutrition, by spreading the word and raising money for Edesia with the #MakeYourGreenCount Plumpy'Nut Challenge. This was a social media campaign encouraging people to "get their green on" and donate by St. Patrick's Day. The students raised more than $4,800 to help children worldwide.

Marketing students from the University of Rhode Island's College of Business Administration had amazing experiences last month during the American Marketing Association's 37th Annual International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans.

The URI Harrington School of Communication and Media recently recognized outstanding students at its third annual Public Relations Excellence Awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 1. The awards are given presented to students who "capture the essence of achievement.''

The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department is proud to present William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy, "As You Like It."

The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department continues its 2014-2015 season with the play, "All My Sons," by Arthur Miller.

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that the following students qualified for the Fall 2014 Dean's List.

The URI chapter of the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi inducted new members at a ceremony on Dec. 9. Fifty-two junior and senior students, representing all eight engineering programs at the University, were inducted.

During the Fall 2014 semester, members of URI's Chi Epsilon Honor Society received scholarships and awards in recognition of their achievements in URI's College of Engineering.

The University of Rhode Island's Chapter of Chi Epsilon inducted 19 engineering students. Chi Epsilon members in various civil engineering disciplines play significant roles on campus and within the surrounding community.

For the second year in a row, a team from the University of Rhode Island's College of Business Administration won the student case competition, while a second URI team took third place, at the 30th Annual Minority Business Conference sponsored by the Boston Metropolitan Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants. The event was held Oct. 4.

For the second year in a row, a team from the University of Rhode Island's College of Business Administration won the student case competition at the 30th Annual Minority Business Conference sponsored by the Boston Metropolitan Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants. The event was held Oct. 4.

The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department presents the award-winning musical, "Avenue Q." URI performers bring the cast of human and puppet characters to life in a production that's "part flesh, part felt and full of heart."

The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department begins the fall semester with one very funny seminar on stage. In fact, the department will present the fresh comedy, Seminar by Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck.

In an internship, URI students have the opportunity to apply theory to practice in the field, and then return to the classroom ready to apply practice to theory. URI's experiential learning coordinators partner with faculty to design internships with structured learning outcomes that will provide students with a competitive advantage when they graduate.

URI 101 Mentors play an influential role helping first-year students in their transition to college. Mentors create effective and comfortable partnerships with instructors and become resourceful team leaders for all students.

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that more than 4,000 undergraduates have qualified for the Spring 2014 Dean's List. The students represent all of Rhode Island's cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, many other states and more than a dozen countries. More than half of the students are Rhode Islanders.

Five URI engineering students recently won first place in a national FAA competition with their design of airport collision avoidance system. The team will travel to Washington, D.C., to present their invention to FAA officials.

Many URI undergraduates who excel in their studies in the STEM fields were named as URI's 2014 Science and Engineering Fellows. Through this competitive 14-week fellowship, which began in May, students have the opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge to real-world problems in a range of disciplines.

At the University of Rhode Island's 128th Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, 2014, about 3,000 undergraduate and 680 graduate students became the University's newest alumni.