Week 0 to prepare you for Week 1We are excited to welcome you all to URI, and we know you are eager to learn more about our campus and the beautiful surrounding area. We have a wide variety of events planned for you! Our goal is to keep you engaged with fun activities as you wait for your first week of classes to begin. This will allow you to be social in a safe way while learning about the new norms on campus.Please visit URInvolved for more information, details, and registration for all the planned events. These events are intended for new students to campus only.If you have any questions, please feel free to email rhode2ram@uri.edu

The exhibit includes 50 works of art (3 series of work) by noted Rhode Island Artist Anthony Tomaselli, and runs through September 5.

Join us for an open house designed for students & faculty, dreamers, doers, and bold thinkers.Explore how the Launch Lab and Makerspace are launchpads for your most ambitious ideas. From the very first week of the semester, discover a space where creativity meets collaboration, and imagination becomes action.Connect with a creative community ready to build, experiment, and innovate together.

The RCR Education Seminar will give graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and staff the knowledge and tools to guide them through the increasingly complex ethical issues they will face during their careers. Attendees will become aware of established norms and ethical principles for responsible scholarly conduct. Attendees will learn how to apply the principles and norms to their own work and conduct their research with integrity. This session will be taught and facilitated by experts on each particular seminar topic. Time will be provided for discussion and Q&A.RCR training is required for all graduate students with a research thesis. Attending 3 seminars of the RCR sessions satisfies the URI Graduate School requirement for RCR training.9/3/2025 Topic: Introduction to Responsible Conduct of Research10/1/2025 Topic: Research Security11/5/2025 Topic: Fabrication, Falsification, and Plagiarism12/3/2025 Topic: Conflicts of Interest and Commitment in Research2/4/2026 Topic: Human Subjects Research3/4/2026 Topic: Animal Welfare4/1/2026 Topic: Rigor and Reproducibility5/6/2026 Topic: Administering Reasonable Accommodation in Research

The URI Gender & Sexuality Center's welcome event for all URI students, faculty, and staff. Join the fun for food, resources, inclusive networking opportunities, and entertainment! The Big Gay BBQ is located in the Memorial Union Ballroom from 4-6 pm on September 3rd! Come to meet other people, re-connect with chosen family, and see what’s in store for the Gender and Sexuality Center for the coming year. Ever year, we provide a barbeque dinner, fun community activities, resources and glimpses into the year ahead.Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

Cool down after the first day of classes with free ice cream and meet other Jewish students at Hillel, the Jewish Student Center.Visit URInvolved for complete event details.