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

Want to check out our amazing facilities? Come by for a meal and take a tour! We will be showing off all our new and exciting spaces, including our lounge, our wellness room, and our brand new Community Care Closet! Stopping by is a perfect way to spend an afternoon between classes. We hope to see you!Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

Enjoy ice cream, take a tour of the center, meet our staff, and learn about the programs, events, and opportunities we have planned for the year.Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

Join us for our annual Block Party outside of Ballentine Hall!Meet the Student Clubs within the College and explore all the possibilities. Talk with the student representatives from each club and find a group that challenges you and embraces your passions. American Assoc. of Textile Chemists & Colorists (AATCC) Student Chapter, Beta Alpha Psi, Financial Management Association (FMA), Supply Chain Management Club, National Association of Black Accountants – NABA, URI Consulting Club, URI SHRM, Women in Business, Women in Finance, and more.The College faculty and staff will be there to answer all of your questions and welcome you to another year. We have also invited campus partners that support you holistically from mental health to physical health and everything in between. JOIN US!

Join us in welcomingBrianna Vega '19URI AlumnaOB/GYN Registered Nurse,Personal Trainer,and the currentMiss Rhode Island USACome hear Brianna’s inspiring story of passion, perseverance, and purpose, from healthcare to the pageant stage!Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

URI Department of Art and Art History presentsREVELATIONS! Education: Behind The Curtain – In Words and Images Exhibition (ART EXHIBIT)Join us for a reception and art conversations on September 17 4:30-7 in Lippitt Hall 401What is it like being in the classroom? What challenges do educator’s face? What restrictions are there preventing education from occurring? Are the requirements, expectations and limitations changing the way Educators function? What are the successes - giving students the opportunity to find their expressive voice?This exhibit will include the artwork and voices of a group of area educators from public, private and independent educational settings on all levels. The artist/educators will share their creative voices in various forms of expression as they also reflect on the challenges and celebrations they experience in and out of the classroom.Among the more than twenty artists are: Mary Jane Andreozzi, Deanna Camputaro, Ruth Clegg, Raff Diaz, Raphael Diaz, Tamara Diaz, Melanie Ducharme, Adam Ferbert, Susan Garland, Melissa Guillet, Catherine Davis-Hayes, Chris Kelley, Susan Kolenda, Jason Robert LaClair, Don Mays, Kerry Murphy, Sam Peck, Lisa Marie Ricci-Russo, Monique Rolle-Johnson, Jade Sisti, Janice Lee Strain, John Tedeschi, Katie Walck.On exhibit in URI Lippitt Hall (3rd & 4th floor), Green Hall and The Higgins Welcome CenterOpen To Monday – Friday 7:30-4:30, closed weekends and holidaysFor information: (401)286-4620/ spennell@uri.eduVisit URInvolved for complete event details.