University of Rhode Island
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Former names | Rhode Island College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1892–1909) Rhode Island State College (1909–1951) |
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| Motto | Think Big. We Do. |
| Type | Flagship Public Land Grant Sea Grant |
| Established | May 19, 1892 (1892-05-19) |
| Endowment | $145.6 million (2017)[1] |
| President | David M. Dooley |
| Provost | Donald H. DeHayes |
Administrative staff | 675 full time |
| Students | 18,072 (Fall 2017)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 15,092 (Fall 2017)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 3,033 (Fall 2017)[2] |
| Location | Kingston , Rhode Island , U.S. |
| Campus | Rural, 1,254 acres (5.07 km2) |
| Colors | Keaney Blue, White & Navy Blue |
| Nickname | Rams |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference Colonial Athletic Association (football) |
| Mascot | Rhody the Ram |
| Website | www.uri.edu |
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The University of Rhode Island, commonly referred to as URI, is the flagship public research as well as the land grant and sea grant university for the state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in the village of Kingston in southern Rhode Island. Additionally, smaller campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich.
The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in 80 undergraduate and 49 graduate areas of study through eight academic colleges. These colleges include Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Professional Studies, Engineering, Health Sciences, Environment and Life Sciences, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Another college, University College for Academic Success, serves primarily as an advising college for all incoming undergraduates and follows them through their first two years of enrollment at URI.
The University enrolled about 13,600 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students in Fall 2015.[2]U.S. News & World Report classifies URI as a tier 1 national university, ranking it tied for 161st in the U.S.[3]
Contents
1 History
2 Main campus
3 Gallery
4 Academics
5 Athletics
6 Notable alumni
6.1 Politics and Government
6.2 Sports
6.3 Arts, broadcast and entertainment
6.4 Business
6.5 Science and Academia
6.6 Military
7 Film
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
History
The university was first chartered as the state's agricultural school and agricultural experiment station in 1888. The site of the school was originally the Oliver Watson Farm, whose original farmhouse is now a small museum. In 1892, the school became known as the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.[4] The first class had only seventeen students, each completing their course of study in two years. In 1909, the school's name was again changed to Rhode Island State College as the school's programs were expanded beyond its original agricultural education mandate. In 1951 the school was given its current title through an act of the General Assembly following the addition of the College of Arts and Sciences and the offering of doctoral degrees. The Board of Governors for Higher Education, appointed by the governor, became the governing body of the University in 1981 during the presidency of Frank Newman (1974–1983). The Board of Governors was replaced by the Rhode Island Board of Education in 2013.[5] The current president is David M. Dooley.[6]
A list of Presidents of the University of Rhode Island:
- John Hosea Washburn (1892–1902)
Kenyon L. Butterfield (1903–1906)- Howard Edwards (1906–1930)
- Raymond G. Bressler (1931–1940)
Carl R. Woodward (1941–1958)- Francis H. Horn (1958–1967)
Werner A. Baum (1968–1973)
Frank Newman (1974–1983)
Edward D. "Ted" Eddy (1983–1991)
Robert L. Carothers (1991–2009)
David M. Dooley (2009–present)
In 2013 the faculty adopted an open-access policy to make its scholarship publicly accessible online.[7]
Main campus
URI's main campus is located in northern South Kingstown, and is accessed via Rhode Island Route 138 from either the west (Interstate 95) or east (United States Route 1). The campus was mostly farmland when it was purchased by the state in 1888, and still includes the c. 1796 Oliver Watson Farmhouse. The early buildings of the campus are set around its main quadrangle, and were built out of locally quarried granite. The campus master plan was developed by the noted landscape architects Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot in the 1890s. The central portion of the campus, where most of its pre-1950 buildings are located,[8] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
Gallery
East Hall (1909)[9] and Washburn Hall (1921)
Lippitt Hall, named for Governor Charles W. Lippitt, was originally a drill hall and armory (1897)
Green Hall, named for Theodore F. Green (1937)
Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons (built 1965, renovated 1991)
Memorial Student Union
Multicultural Center (1998)
Planetarium
The Chester H. Kirk Center for Advanced Technology (1995)
Academics
University rankings | |
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| National | |
ARWU[10] | 126-146 |
Forbes[11] | 426 |
U.S. News & World Report[12] | 161 |
Washington Monthly[13] | 185 |
| Global | |
ARWU[14] | 401-500 |
U.S. News & World Report[15] | 632 |
U.S. News & World Report classifies URI as a tier 1 national university, ranking it tied for 161st overall.[3]
The average incoming freshman at the Kingston campus for the fall of 2017 had a GPA of 3.54 and an SAT score of 1178 (out of 1600) (with ACT scores convereted to SAT scale).[16]
Athletics
URI Athletics Logo
University of Rhode Island Rams Football at Meade Stadium
The University of Rhode Island Department of Athletics and Recreation fields teams that compete in 17 intercollegiate sports. The University is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference and the Colonial Athletic Association in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Athletic facilities include the Ryan Center, Keaney Gymnasium, Meade Stadium, Mackal Field House, Tootell Aquatic Center, Bradford R. Boss Arena, URI Soccer Complex, Bill Beck Field, and URI Softball Complex.
The Director of Athletics is Thorr Bjorn, who previously worked at the University of Massachusetts. The most notable team would be Rhode Island Rams men's basketball.
Quadrangle on an early September evening at University of Rhode Island.
Notable alumni
Politics and Government
Lincoln Almond, Governor of Rhode Island from 1995–2003[17]
Peter Courtney, 55th President of the Oregon State Senate (2003–present), Member of the Oregon Senate (1991–present)[18]
Charles J. Fogarty, (graduate degree) Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1999–2006
J. Joseph Garrahy, Governor of Rhode Island from 1977–1985
William B. Gould IV, Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board 1994–1998.
Edwin R. Pacheco, Chairman of Rhode Island Democratic Party 2010–2013
Robert Weygand, Lieutenant Governor of RI 1993–1997, U.S. Representative from RI 1997–2001.
Sports
Rams Basketball at Ryan Center
Lou Abbruzzi – Former NFL player for the Boston Yanks
Pat Abbruzzi – Former CFL player for the Montreal Alouettes
Jimmy Baron – Played in the NBA Summer League for the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards. He is currently playing basketball for Lagun Aro GBC in Spain's ACB League. He is the all-time three-point shooter in the University of Rhode Island and Atlantic 10 history.
Tavorris Bell – Former basketball player at URI who scored 1,147 career points and was a teammate of Lamar Odom, was a featured streetball player in the AND1 Mixtape Tour Volume 2 video.
Parfait Bitee – Former point guard for URI, also played on the Cameroonian men's national basketball team that won the silver medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007
Danleigh Borman – MLS player for Toronto FC
Geoff Cameron – MLS player for Houston Dynamo, MLS All-Star in 2009 and 2011, member and starter on the 2014 World Cup US Men's National Soccer Team
Todd Bozeman – Head Coach, Morgan State University men's basketball
Ernie Calverley – Former NBA player with the Providence Steamrollers, former URI Head Coach
Derek Cassidy – Former Arena Football League player
Jim Christian – Head Coach, Boston College men's basketball
Steve Chubin – Former NBA player for the Indiana Pacers
Sean Colson – Former NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets
Tony DeLuca – Former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
Shelagh Donohoe – Olympic athlete, current Women's rowing head coach.
Johnny Ezersky – Former NBA player for the Providence Steamrollers, the Baltimore Bullets, and the Boston Celtics
Frank Ferrara – Former NFL defensive end for New York Giants and Hollywood stunt man
Jason Foster – Former NFL player
Steve Furness – Former NFL player for Pittsburgh Steelers and the Detroit Lions
Tom Garrick – Former NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Clippers[19]
Sasha Gotsmanov – MLS player for the Colorado Rapids
Virgil Gray – Arena Football League player
Andy Gresh – Sports analyst, Fox Sports, WSKO, ESPN Radio, Patriots Rock Radio Network
Nick Greenwod – MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals
P. H. Horgan III – PGA Tour golfer
Chester Jaworski – Basketball player, led the nation in scoring in his senior season, also won national player of the year award in his senior season.
Frank Keaney – Former URI men's basketball coach. The inventor of URI's team color Keaney Blue. He is also in the Basketball Hall of Fame
Cuttino Mobley – Former NBA player for the Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, and the New York Knicks
Rick Moser – Former NFL player
Xavier Munford – Point Guard for the Memphis Grizzlies
Pat Narduzzi – Head football coach for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers
Lamar Odom – NBA player for the Los Angeles Clippers
Josh Oppenheimer – Israeli-American professional basketball coach, and former professional basketball player
Tom Penders – Former college basketball coach
Stephen Peterson – Rower on the 1996 U.S. Olympic team and Gold Medal winner at the 1990 World Rowing Championships
Dana Quigley – PGA Tour golfer
Dawan Robinson – NBA player (point guard) for the Los Angeles Clippers
Ron Rothstein – Former coach in the NBA for the Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons, first coach of the Miami Heat
Kahiem Seawright – Former forward for URI, currently playing professional basketball for Valladolid in Spain's ACB League
Bob Shea – Former NBA player for the Providence Steamrollers
Dave Stenhouse, Former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Washington Senators from 1962 to 1964 and coach of the Brown University baseball team from 1981 to 1990.
Stanley Stutz – Former NBA player for the New York Knicks
- Jared Trout – Former Pitcher with the New Market Rebels and in the Oakland Athletics system
Tyson Wheeler – Former NBA player for the Toronto Raptors
Bob White – Former NFL player
Andy Williams – MLS player for Real Salt Lake, formerly for Columbus Crew
Jeff Williams – Former NFL player
Sly Williams – Former NBA player for New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, and Boston Celtics
Arts, broadcast and entertainment
Masta Ace, rapper
Kim Alexis, model
Christiane Amanpour, journalist and CNN correspondent
Judith A. Boss, writer
Steve Cascione, television news anchor
Vladimir Duthiers, journalist
Josh Feinman, actor
Benjamin Fine, journalist
Mat Franco, magician
Sage Francis, rapper
Peter Frechette, actor
Matt Gallant, television host
John M. Geddes, journalist and managing editor of The New York Times from 2003–13
Leila Goldkuhl, model
Jose B. Gonzalez, poet
Donald M. Grant, publisher
Ann Hood, novelist
John King, television journalist
Kevin Kelly, magazine editor
J. Michael Lennon, writer and editor
Tony Longo, actor
Theo Martins, singer and rapper
Jim O'Connor, television personality and Food Network host
Freddie Scott, singer
J. T. Walsh, actor
Business
Robert Crandall, former President and Chairman of the Board, American Airlines
Michael D. Fascitelli, President and Trustee of Vornado Realty Trust
Giovanni Feroce, former CEO of Alex and Ani
Tony Horton (exercise instructor), fitness guru and developer of P90X
Nancy McKinstry, Chairman and CEO of Wolters Kluwer
Olivier Pastré, French economist and banker
Thomas Ryan, former CEO of CVS Corporation
Eric Ryan, Co-founder of Method Products
Science and Academia
Daniel G. Aldrich '39, founding chancellor of University of California, Irvine
Robert Ballard '75 PhD, '86 Hon., oceanographer, discoverer of the RMS Titanic, Professor and Director of URI's Center for Ocean Exploration.
Elizabeth A. Craig, professor and chair of biochemistry at University of Wisconsin-Madison and member of the National Academy of Sciences
Deneb Karentz, '73, PhD '82, professor and chair of biological sciences at University of San Francisco
Cornelius M. Kerwin, '73 MA, President of American University (2007–2017)
Robert B. Rheault, Jr., '96 PhD, marine biologist and aquaculture consultant
Sandra Thornton Whitehouse, PhD '94, marine biologist and wife of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse[20]
Military
Admiral Jeremy M. "Mike" Boorda, 25th Chief of Naval Operations
Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (former), National Security Advisor for President Donald Trump (former)
General Leon J. LaPorte, United States Army four-star general
Rear Admiral Francis D. "Bill" Moran, third director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
- Rear Admiral Sigmund R. Petersen, fourth director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
Film
Hachiko: A Dog's Story starring Richard Gere, shot pivotal scenes in Edwards Auditorium, Green Hall, and the Fine Arts Center.
Hard Luck was shot on the W. Alton Jones Campus.
Outside Providence shot its private school sequences at Green Hall, among other locations at the Kingston Campus.
The Clique Movie shot its private school sequences at Green Hall
Underdog shot some of its scenes at the Providence campus.
See also
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- URI Botanical Gardens
- Joint Degrees in law at Roger Williams University School of Law
- Barbara K. Sullivan
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