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As of 2019, the University of Rhode Island enrolled 14,653 undergraduate students
University of Rhode Island (URI)
is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of Rhode Island. The university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[4] As of 2019, the URI enrolled 14,653 undergraduate students, 1,982 graduate students, and 1,339 non-degree students, making it the largest university in the state.[5][6]
Its main campus is located in the village of Kingston in southern Rhode Island. Satellite campuses include the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence's Jewelry District, 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 nine academic schools and colleges. 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.
Former names:
Rhode Island College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1892–1909)
Rhode Island State College (1909–1951)Motto"Hope"
Type:
Public land-grant research university
Established:
May 19, 1892; 131 years ago
Accreditation:
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Endowment:
$203 million (2022)[1]
President:
Provost:
Barbara E. Wolfe
Administrative staff:
675 full time
Students:
18,061 (Fall 2021)[2]
Undergraduates:
14,654 (Fall 2021)[2]
Postgraduates:
3,407 (Fall 2021)[2]
Location:
Kingston, Rhode Island
United States
Campus:
Large Suburb, 1,254 acres (5.07 km2)
Other campuses:
Newspaper:
The Good 5¢ Cigar
Colors:
Blue and Yellow[3]
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History
The University of Rhode Island was first chartered as the Rhode Island State Agricultural School, associated with the state agricultural experiment station, in 1888. The site of the school was originally the Oliver Watson Farm in Kingston, whose original farmhouse is now a small museum. In 1892, the school was reorganized as the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.[7] That year, it extended courses of study from two years to four years; URI reckons 1892 as its founding date. 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,[8] and by a 17-member Board of Trustees in 2019.
In 2013 the faculty adopted an open-access policy to make its scholarship publicly accessible online.[9]
Notable alumni
Main article: List of University of Rhode Island people
Notable University of Rhode Island alumni in politics and government include Lieutenant General (retired) Michael Flynn (B.Sc. 1981),[37] 38th mayor of Providence Jorge Elorza (B.Sc. 1998),[38] and governors of Rhode Island Lincoln Almond (B.Sc. 1959) and J. Joseph Garrahy (1953).
Notable graduates in journalism and media include CNN correspondent John King (B.A. 1985),[39] CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour (B.A. 1983), and CBS correspondent Vladimir Duthiers (B.A. 1991).
Among URI's alumni in the arts and entertainment are actors J. T. Walsh, Peter Frechette (B.F.A.), Amanda Clayton, and Andrew Burnap (recipient of the 2020 Tony Award- Best Actor in a Play, The Inheritance.)
Notable graduates in business and finance include billionaire Ben Navarro (B.Sc. 1984); former president of American Airlines, Robert Crandall (1960); and former CEO of CVS, Thomas Ryan (1975).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Rhode_Island
Marc Parlange
(born 1962)[1] is an American academic, recognized for his research expertise in environmental fluid mechanics and research in hydrology and climate change.[3] His contributions primarily relate to the measurement and simulation of air movement over complex terrain, with a focus on how atmospheric turbulence dynamics influence urban, agricultural and alpine environments and wind energy.[4] He has also been active in addressing water resources challenges and environmental change in remote communities, particularly West Africa.[5]
Parlange has occupied senior academic roles at the University of California Davis, Johns Hopkins University, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and University of British Columbia.[6] From 2017-2021 he was Provost and Senior Vice-President of Monash University, where he led the Melbourne Experiment research initiative analysing the impact of the Victorian Government's COVID-19 response on the urban environment.[7][8]
In August 2021 Parlange became the twelfth President of the University of Rhode Island, succeeding David M. Dooley.[9]
Career
2021: President, University of Rhode Island[10]
2017-2021: Provost and Senior Vice-President, Monash University[11]
2013-2017: Dean, Faculty of Applied Science (Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Nursing), University of British Columbia[12]
2008-2013: Dean, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, EPFL[13]
2004-2008: Professor, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland[14]
1996-2004: Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University[15]
1990-1996: Assistant and Associate Professor, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, and Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California Davis[16]
The Melbourne Experiment
In March 2020, the Victorian Government announced a shutdown of non-essential venues and services to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.[17] With the implementation of the restrictions, Parlange established the Melbourne Experiment to bring together research expertise across Monash University to monitor and analyse elements of the urban environment before, during and after the COVID-19 shutdown.[18] Featuring more than 40 unique interdisciplinary projects, the Melbourne Experiment focused on new approaches for urban renewal in alignment with the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals to advance the capital’s recovery.[19]
Awards, honors and societies
2020: Hydrologic Sciences Medal, American Meteorological Society (Centennial)[20]
2020: Fellow, American Meteorological Society[21]
2017: Member, U.S. National Academy of Engineering[22]
2017: Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering[23]
2017: Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Cecil Green College, University of British Columbia[24]
2017: UBC Teaching Award. ‘Just desserts’, Student Society (Alma Mater Society)
2015: Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science[25]
2015: Professional Engineer, Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia[26]
2010: University Teaching Award EPFL, La Polysphere - Agepoly, Faculty ENAC[27]
2009: Hydrologic Sciences Award, American Geophysical Union[28]
2006: Dalton Medal, European Geosciences Union[29]
2004: NCAR Outstanding Publication Award (Joint with NCAR & JHU colleagues)[30]
1997: Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union[31]
1997: Fellow, American Geophysical Union[31]
1994: Japan Visiting Lecturer Award in Hydrology and Hydraulics (Organizer, Civil Engineering Research Institute, Sapporo)[32]
Journal Editorships
2004-2009: Editor in Chief, Water Resources Research[33]
1997-2002: Co-Editor Advances in Water Resources[34]