The University of Rhode Island has ascended to the highest level of research universities in the United States by earning R1 designation in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The recognition reflects URI’s broad impact and evolution into a world-class hub for research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and public scholarship. Members of the URI community joined University leaders, Gov. Dan McKee and state lawmakers, including Sen. Alana DiMario, and Reps. Kathy Fogarty, Carol McEntee, and Teresa Tanzi for a campus celebration on Feb. 13, 2025.
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- 4:04College of Engineering - Commencement 2024 - Student SpeakerSarah Mayer, East Lyme, Connecticut
- 4:16College of Health Sciences - Commencement 2024 - Student SpeakerEmma Simas, Bristol, Rhode Island
- 4:36College of Nursing - Commencement 2024 - Student SpeakerMelany Feliz Garcia, Providence, Rhode Island
- 4:56Graduate School of Oceanography- Commencement 2024 - Student SpeakerVictoria Fulfer, Narragansett, Rhode Island
- 54:012024 ROTC Commissioning CeremonyThe University of Rhode Island is excited to celebrate both undergraduate and graduate students in a new fall ceremony to be held Saturday, December 16, at 10 a.m. in the Ryan Center.All undergraduates and graduate students who are scheduled to complete degree requirements by December 2023 are eligible to participate. Graduate School students who complete degree requirements by August 2023 are also eligible to participate in the December ceremony. Graduates can still choose to participate in the May 2024 ceremony, too.
- 2:09:512024 College of the Environment and Life Sciences and Graduate School of Oceanography CeremonyThe University will honor graduates over three days, May 17-19, in formal ceremonies at the Ryan Center, and will host other celebratory events throughout the weekend. The ceremonies will recognize both undergraduate and graduate degree candidates from the respective colleges.
