Join us for an informative session tailored for new and returning graduate students. Discover how the University Libraries can enhance your research and teaching efforts. We'll guide you through accessing our extensive resources to help you make the most of what we offer. Learn effective research strategies, explore valuable tools and databases, and connect with library staff who are here to support your academic journey. Start your semester with the knowledge and skills to navigate the libraries effectively.Led by Amanda Izenstark, Reference & Instructional Design Librarian.Register here.

Starting a new semester can be stressful! However, staying organized and utilizing student support services at the university can help prepare you for success. Start establishing good habits by participating in the University Libraries Student Success Bingo during the month of September. You can pick up and submit your bingo card in the lobby of Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning Commons. A winner will be drawn from submitted bingo cards and receive a $25 Amazon gift card.Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

URI students! Join us every Thursday from September 4th through October for free produce from the URI farms! Both locations offer free produce to URI students, while supplies last. Don't forget to bring a reusible shopping bag!THE MARKET SOUTH: THURSDAY: 11:30 am – 2:00 pm (Quad)THE MARKET WEST: THURSDAY: 2:30 – 4:00 pm (Outside Mackal/Tootell)If it rains? Fogarty HallVolunteers are also welcome at the market or on URI’s farms.Follow @urifreefarmersmarket on Instagram or visit the Farmers Market website for up-to-date news, weekly produce previews, recipes, and more.

🍦 Get Ready for the Ultimate Ice Cream Treat! 🍦Join us for a sweet time at our Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Truck Fundraiser! Indulge in your favorite flavors scooped fresh from the iconic B&J truck. Every scoop helps support the Society of Women Engineers and URI Hydrobotics, so bring your friends, your appetite, and your good vibes. It’s a feel-good, do-good event you won’t want to miss!Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

Consider applying to Tashal Brown's short-term faculty-led program running this Winter J-term in the Dominican Republic: A Cross-cultural Understanding of Socio-political Issues, Educational Challenges, and Interventions within the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. Students will earn 3 credits in EDC 441. Open to all majors so share widely with other interested students!This course examines the nexus of Dominican history and culture with the political and economic dynamics that contribute to contemporary societal issues. Through hands-on activities with community-based organizations and youth-led programs, students will examine interventions that promote social change, to formulate diverse perspectives and experiences to construct a critical analysis that draws comparisons between social inequities in the Dominican and U.S.Link to the Application (with cost info): uri-studyaway.via-trm.com/program_brochure/23766Applications DUE 9/17 - Don't wait to start the application!Questions? We are here (even over the summer!) so feel free to contact us now before school starts to learn more so you are ready to apply by the upcoming deadline.Reach out to Alyssa Poey, alyssapoey@uri.edu, Office of International Education or get in touch with the following staff & faculty leading the program:Tashal Brown, Ph.D. tashal_brown@uri.edu 2024 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow Assistant Professor, Urban Education and Secondary Social Studies, Feinstein College of EducationColleen Rossignol, M.A. crossignol@uri.edu Coordinator, Global Education & Partnerships, Feinstein College of EducationWe look forward to hearing from you!Best, The Office of International Education

REGISTER HEREMeet on the Sidewalk at Health Services for this services project.All participants will be entered to win a gift card.We will provide bags and gloves.Visit URInvolved for complete event details.