University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island
motto	Hope
founding	1888
Sponsorship	state
place	Kingston Providence West Greenwich, United States
president	Robert Carothers
Students	12,516 undergraduates, 2,564 graduates
Employee	2,419 (as of 2007)
including professors	606 (as of 2007)
Annual budget	$ 332.4 million (as of 2004)
Foundation assets	$ 72.2 million (as of 2004)
University sports	URI Rams Atlantic 10 Conference ( NCAA )
Website	www.uri.edu

The University of Rhode Island , ( URI ), is the leading public university in the US state of Rhode Island . The main campus is in Kingston , Rhode Island. Additional locations are in Narragansett , Rhode Island (RI), Providence , RI and West Greenwich, RI. The URI has around 14,000 students. The URI is a “ land grant ”, “ sea ​​grant ” and “ urban grant ” institution.

history

The university was originally founded as a Rhode Island State School of Agricultural Sciences under the name Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892. Two years later the first 17 students graduated. The Morrill Act of 1862 was the first source of funding for the newly formed college. The resulting land grant was used to establish agricultural educational institutions in all states of the United States. URI later received funding from other federal education funds, the sea ​​grants and urban grants . The first university location was the Oliver Watson Farm , which had housed an agricultural school since 1888. The farm can still be viewed today on the main Kingston campus . In 1909, the school was renamed Rhode Island State College and the range of subjects expanded. In 1951 the college was renamed the University of Rhode Island . The Board of Governors for Higher Education set up by the state governor has served as the university's board of directors since 1981 .

Faculties

The university consists of 10 faculties (colleges).

• University College - General Faculty for undergraduate education
• College of Arts and Sciences - natural science, math, social sciences, visual arts
• College of Continuing Education - continuing education courses
• College of Business Administration - Business Administration
• College of Engineering - mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, production and systems engineering, computer science and information technology, biotechnology and medical technology, chemical engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering, marine engineering
• College of Environment and Life Science - Biology, Landscape Architecture, Earth Sciences, Food Science, Natural Resources, Marine Affairs, Sustainable and Ecological Economics
• College of Human Science and Services - Communication Therapy, Personality Development, Family Studies, Teaching, Sports Science, Fashion Design and Economics, Textile Technology
• College of Nursing - Nursing Sciences
• College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
• Graduate School of Oceanography - Oceanography

University partnerships

The International Engineering Program ( IEP ) is in charge of the conception of university partnerships in the field of engineering and business administration. In addition to other programs with other European universities, there is the possibility of a double diploma with the TU Braunschweig , which gives Braunschweig students the opportunity to acquire a Master of Business Administration or Master of Science . In return, the URI students study in Germany for some time. There is also a university partnership with the economics department of the HAW Hamburg .

University sports

The URI Sport Team are the Rams. Their colors are dark blue, light blue and white. Your teams kick u. a. in the NCAA Division I (Division 1-AA for American Football), the Atlantic 10 Conference, and the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association.

The university sports center finances 22 university teams and 17 sports clubs. Numerous facilities are available for university sports, including a. the 7700-seat Ryan Center basketball arena, 8000-seat Meade Stadium, Keaney Sports Hall, Mackal Athletics Center, Tootell Aquatic Center, Boss Ice Hockey Arena, URI Football Complex, Beck Field and URI Softball Field. Further facilities are open to all students, for example fitness studios, an indoor running track, swimming and plunge pools, 12 tennis courts, 2 beach volleyball courts.

Well-known graduates

Politician

• Lincoln Almond (* 1936), Governor of Rhode Island 1995–2003
• Robert Weygand (* 1948), Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1993–1997 and member of the US Congress for Rhode Island 1997–2001
• Charles J. Fogarty (* 1955), Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1999–2006

athlete

• Ernie Calverley, former NBA player and former URI head coach.
• Tom Garrick, former NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers . Currently head coach of the URI women's team.
• Sly Williams, former NBA player for the New York Knicks , Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics .
• Cuttino Mobley, NBA player for the Los Angeles Clippers .
• Lamar Odom (* 1979), NBA player for Los Angeles Lakers .
• Steve Furness, former NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers .
• Frank Ferrara, former NFL player for the New York Giants and Hollywood stunt man.
• Sasha Gotsmanov, MLS player for the Colorado Rapids .
• Dana Quigley, PGA golfer.
• Patrick Horgan, PGA golfer.

watch TV

• Christiane Amanpour (* 1958), Chief International Correspondent at CNN .

economy

• Robert Crandall, former chairman of the board for American Airlines .
• Thomas M. Ryan, CEO of drugstore chain CVS Caremark Corporation
• Alfred Verrecchia, CEO of toy maker Hasbro .
• Rodger B. Dowdell, CEO of American Power Conversion.

scientist

• Robert Ballard (* 1942), discoverer of the RMS Titanic

military

• Admiral Jeremy Michael Boorda (1939-1996), the 25th Chief of Staff of the US Navy .

Trivia

Quadrangle

• Robert Ballard , the discoverer of the RMS Titanic wreck , is a professor at URI's Graduate School of Oceanography

• Since the University of Rhode Island was voted into the top ten American “party universities” several times by the American Playboy magazine, the university management has been forced to declare the dry campus - a strict ban on alcohol.

• Pepsi-Cola has an exclusive contract with the URI. Therefore one looks in vain for the products of the big competitor from Atlanta, Georgia .

Movie

Scriptwriter and producer Peter Farrelly's comedy Outside Providence (well-known productions: Dumb and Dumber and Crazy About Mary ) was shot in part on the University of Rhode Island's campus. For example, all private school sequences were filmed in Roosevelt Hall .

The university was also used as a filming location in the film Hachiko .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Facts
2. ^ Distribution of URI Students, Employees, and Alumni RI Residents by Town
3. ↑ Facts
4. ↑ Peer Study - Finance Data  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Peer Study - Finance Data  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

Commons : University of Rhode Island  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• University of Rhode Island
• Official URI Athletics page
• The Good 5c Cigar - URI's student newspaper
• College of Business Administration

Coordinates: 41 ° 28 '50.6 "  N , 71 ° 31' 32.9"  W.