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University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island Seal
Motto:Hope
Established:1892
Type:Public
Endowment:$79. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested 8 million USD [1]
President:Robert Carothers
Faculty:675
Students:19,095
Undergraduates:14,546
Postgraduates:4,549
Location:Flagship Campus:
Kingston, RI, USA
Commonwealth Campuses:
Narragansett
Providence
West Greenwich
Campus:Rural
1,250 acres (5. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Robert Carothers (born September 3rd 1942 has served as the president of the University of Rhode Island since 1991 A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Kingston is an unincorporated village and National historic district in the town of South Kingstown Rhode Island in the United States. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Narragansett is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. West Greenwich is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 06 km²)
Colors:Keaney Blue, Dark Blue and White
Nickname:Rams
Mascot:Rhody the Ram
Affiliations:Atlantic 10 Conference, Colonial Athletic Association (football)
Website:www.uri.edu

The University of Rhode Island, commonly abbreviated as URI, is the principal public research university in the State of Rhode Island, with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, and three other campuses located throughout the state. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification Columbia blue is a light Blue tertiary Color. The typical Columbia blue is defined by Pantone as Columbia Blue 3 (PANTONE 292 For the shade of blue see Dark blue (color. For the song see Everything in Transit, the album by Jack's Mannequin. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Rhody the Ram is the official Mascot of The University of Rhode Island. The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10 is a Mid-major college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard The Colonial Athletic Association, also known as the CAA, is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in East A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States Kingston is an unincorporated village and National historic district in the town of South Kingstown Rhode Island in the United States. URI has 14,546 undergraduates and 4,549 graduate students. It is a land grant, sea grant, and urban grant institution. Land-grant universities (also called land-grant colleges or land grant institutions) are institutions of higher education in the United States that have The sea grant colleges are a group of 30 US universities that are involved in the National Sea Grant College Program.

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History

The University was first chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888 by Joseph Santilli. The site of the school was originally the Oliver Watson Farm, and the original farmhouse still lies on the campus today. In 1892, the school became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The first class comprised only seventeen students, and they graduated two years later. In 1909, the school's name was again changed to Rhode Island State College and the school's programs expanded beyond its original mandate. In 1951, the college became the University of Rhode Island by an act of the General Assembly. The Board of Governors for Higher Education, appointed by the governor, became the governing body of the University in 1981. [1]

Athletics

URI Athletics Logo
URI Athletics Logo
URI Football Helmet
URI Football Helmet

The University of Rhode Island Department of Athletics and Recreation offers 22 intercollegiate sports (12 women and 10 for men) and 17 club sports programs. The university is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association, and the Colonial Athletic Association in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision for football. The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10 is a Mid-major college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard 2008-2009 Teams Lehigh University University of Maryland Stony Brook University Towson University The Colonial Athletic Association, also known as the CAA, is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in East Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The wide range of athletic facilities include the Ryan Center, Keaney Gymnasium, Meade Stadium, Mackal Field House, Tootell Aquatic Center, Boss Ice Arena, URI Soccer Complex, Beck Field and URI Softball Field. Ryan Center is a 7657-seat multi-purpose Arena in Kingston Rhode Island. Keaney Gymnasium is a multi-purpose Arena in Kingston Rhode Island. Meade Stadium is a 5180-seat multi-purpose Stadium in Kingston Rhode Island. Other facilities available for students include fitness rooms, indoor track, swimming and diving pools, twelve tennis courts, and two beach volleyball courts, among others.

The team colors are light blue (formerly officially referred to as "Keaney blue"), white and navy blue. Navy blue is a dark shade of the Color Blue. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white worn by officers in the Royal Navy since The school's mascot is a ram. It was chosen in 1923 as tribute to the school's agricultural history. There has not been a live ram at the school since 1974, with "Rhody", a student in an anthropomorphic ram costume, roaming the sidelines in his place. [2]

Fight Song

Original University of Rhode Islandight Song Circa 1922
We're Rhode Island born
We're Rhode Island bred
And when we die

We'll be Rhode Island dead

So go go Rhode Island, Island go go Rhode Island, Island GO RHODE ISLAND U! R! I! The fight song features a physical aspect as well as a vocal. To begin the fight song, students start with a slow clap that eventually stops when the words begin. At the end, the "U-R-I!" is emphasized by making a fist with the right hand. Then placing said fist on the left shoulder on "U," the right shoulder on "R," and is completed by throwing it up in the air on "I!"

Student Organizations

Quadrangle on an early September evening at University of Rhode Island.
Quadrangle on an early September evening at University of Rhode Island.

Other Student organizations are funded by the URI Student Senate, which is in turn funded by fees levied on all students. Prominent organizations are:

Traditions and trivia

Notable alumni

Politics

Sports

Arts and entertainment

Business

Science

Military

Film

See also

References

  1. ^ NACUBO Endowment Survey - Public NEWS Tables (2006). The Clique is an upcoming Direct-to-DVD film based on the popular teens series by author Lisi Harrison. Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Actor. The University of Rhode Island Botanical Gardens (45 acres are Botanical gardens located on the University of Rhode Island campus in Kingston Rhode Island Roger Williams University School of Law is the only Law school in the state of Rhode Island. NACUBO. Retrieved on 2007-09-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina.

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