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The University of Rhode Island is known regionally and worldwide for its innovative, big ideas, adaptive intelligence and breakthrough solutions to today's puzzling problems. URI's pioneering research extends the University's influence well beyond its coastal borders, while its unique interdisciplinary courses provide its 16,637 undergraduate and graduate students with global opportunities in an intimate environment. The University of Rhode Island - a small, beautiful place with some of the biggest thinkers in the world.

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The University of Rhode Island is known regionally and worldwide for its innovative, big ideas, adaptive intelligence and breakthrough solutions to today's puzzling problems. URI's pioneering research extends the University's influence well beyond its coastal borders, while its unique interdisciplinary courses provide its 16,637 undergraduate and graduate students with global opportunities in an intimate environment. The University of Rhode Island - a small, beautiful place with some of the biggest thinkers in the world.

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URI honors student leadership excellence

The University of Rhode Island honored student leaders at its 25th annual A. Robert Rainville Leadership Awards. Four highly competitive awards are presented by the URI Office of Student Involvement to students who have shown exemplary leadership and teamwork skills while maintaining good academic standing. Students are nominated by faculty, staff, and fellow students.
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Honors List - 2013 Jun 10

Rhode Island Onyx Honor Society

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.
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Honor Society - 2013 Jun 5

URI's 2013 Black Scholar Awards

The University of Rhode Island has announced the recipients of its 10 Black Scholar Awards, who were also inducted into the Rhode Island Onyx Senior Honor Society.
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Honor Society - 2013 Jun 5

University of Rhode Island stages Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

URI Theatre students are making a big tadoo about William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. This production features several stellar graduating seniors who have dazzled audiences for most of tenure on the Kingston Campus. In fact, two of URI's top performers, Olivia Khoshatefeh and Andrew Burnap will bring the verbal sparring of the Bard's top characters to stage before they leave for their graduate studies at Brown and Yale universities respectively.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2013 Apr 11

More than 4,200 University of Rhode Island students are named to the Dean's List

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that more than 4,200 undergraduates have qualified for the Fall 2012 Dean's List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island's cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and nations. The following local students have been named to URI's Fall 2012 Dean's List:
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Honors List - 2013 Feb 16

Nearly 4,200 University of Rhode Island students are named to the Dean's List

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that 4,199 undergraduates have qualified for the Fall 2012 Dean's List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island's cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and nations. The following local students have been named to URI's Fall 2012 Dean's List:
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Honors List - 2013 Jan 29

More than 4,000 University of Rhode Island students are named to the Dean's List

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that 4,042 undergraduates have qualified for the Spring 2012 Dean's List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island's cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and nations. To be included on the Dean's List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 quality point average. The following local students have been named to URI's Spring 2012 Dean's List:
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Honors List - 2012 Jun 14

More than 4,000 University of Rhode Island students are named to the Dean's List

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that 4,042 undergraduates have qualified for the Spring 2012 Dean's List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island's cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and nations. To be included on the Dean's List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 quality point average. The following local students have been named to URI's Spring 2012 Dean's List:
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Honors List - 2012 Jun 13

University of Rhode Island awards almost 3,750 degrees at commencement

At the University of Rhode Island's 126th Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20, 2012, almost 3,000 undergraduate and 738 graduate students became the University's newest alumni. The following local residents were among the students who received their undergraduate or graduate degrees:
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Graduation - 2012 May 30
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