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- Dec 1811:00 AMUnwind Your Mind-Stress Relief EventsUnwind your Mind with Health Promotion in the Carothers Library Lobby.Fun activities to relieve some stress during finals week.Visit URInvolved for complete event details and to RSVP.
- Dec 181:00 PMFinals Week Grade-a-ThonGrading doesn’t have to be lonely. Tackle your end-of-semester grading in a supportive environment at our Grade-a-Thon! Bring your assignments, projects, or exams, and join fellow faculty for a productive co-working session. Two opportunities are available, one in-person and one virtual. Join for the whole time or just a portion, on either day or both days. All faculty (full- and part-time) and graduate TAs welcome!RSVP and come knock out that grading pile!Two options:Tues. Dec. 17 from 9:30-11:30am in-person in Hardge ForumWed. Dec. 18 from 1-3pm virtually via Zoom Outcomes:Foster a sense of community and support among faculty through a shared, productive workspace.Help faculty wrap up the semester’s responsibilities in a timely and enjoyable manner.
- Dec 181:30 PMTechSmith: Unlock the Power of Camtasia - Register Now!Join us for this two-hour SUPER WEBINAR, as we walk through some of the most powerful and practical tools in Camtasia to help you unlock its full potential. This event will include four highly-requested sessions in which we open up the product and walk you through how to effortlessly create powerful videos. Join Jason, Ryan, and Kelly for….High Quality Videos Fast - An Intro to Camtasia RevCamtasia Rev (a feature of Camtasia) was designed to accelerate video creation and make it super simple to create great looking videos. With just a few clicks, users can change the size, layout, and add common effects to get their video 90% of the way done, without even entering the Camtasia Editor. In this session we will dive into Camtasia Rev to show users how to create on-trend and compelling video content in minutes, not hours!.5 Ways to Focus Your Viewers AttentionThe key to making a successful video is ensuring the viewer is focused on what’s most important. Whether you’re making a training video, onboarding, or even a demo video for marketing, there are a number of ways to direct your viewers attention in Camtasia, like zooming in on an area, pointing with arrows, using animated cursor effects, and more. In this session we will cover five of the most effective ways to focus your viewers attention, with step-by-step instructions on how to implement each one.Create Content in Multiple LanguagesCreate content that speaks to your customers... in their own language! With Camtasia Pro, you can easily leverage AI to translate video captions and even audio with the click of a few buttons. In this session we’ll walk you through the both processes and provide tips and tricks along the way to ensure you’re successfulA look at the future of Camtasia!Camtasia 2025 is almost here and we’re so excited about the new features we’re giving you a sneak peek. In this session we’ll pull back the curtain and show you what features are going to be available in just a few months!
- Dec 186:00 PMForest Foundation Summer Fellowship - Information SessionForest Foundation is seeking undergraduate applicants for its fully paid summer fellowship, which places 45 students into fully funded internships with Greater Boston nonprofits while also providing extensive professional development education. Interested students should contact Prof. Cheryl Foster (cherylf@uri.edu) or register to attend an upcoming information session - see website link below!
- Dec 19All dayFinal Examinations
- Dec 19All dayThe Synergy Project: A Collaboration of Art and ScienceArt League RI and the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography are featuring the works of artists and scientists in a new exhibition titled “The Synergy Project: A Collaboration of Art and Science” at Studio Blue on the URI Narragansett Bay Campus.With its goal to communicate oceanographic research to wider audiences through art exhibits and events, The Synergy Project has paired artists across many mediums with scientists from URI and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since 2020. This third Synergy Project group exhibition features 50 pieces from returning artists and scientists as well as new work exploring new topics. Each exhibition is an opportunity for guests to learn about ocean science in an engaging and unconventional way, prompting new conversations about science and its importance in climate regulation and ocean health with communities near and far.