Next Week @URI

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• 3rd Annual Academic Summit, Jan. 18, Engaging Students in Learning with Technology

• Big Chill Online Auction, now through Jan. 14, If you can't attend the big event, you can submit absentee bids on the "Best of the Best" items!
• Big Chill Weekend, Jan. 21-23
• Upcoming Athletic and Boss Ice Arena events

• Concerts, Jan. 21-22, The Southern New England Honors Band Festival includes open rehearsals, faculty recital, and The American Band as part of the two-day event
• Sesame Street, 1, 2, 3 Imagine with Elmo and Friends at the Ryan Center, Jan. 28-30

• Undergraduate Research Initiative, Awards for Scholarly, Creative and Artistic Projects. Proposals due Feb. 7.
• Research Opportunity, 2011-2012 Council for Research Grant Program for career enhancement and proposal development. Proposals due Feb. 18.
• Graduate Student Funding Opportunities, URI Graduate School offers a listing of funding options for graduate study
• Rhode Island Sea Grant, Proposals are sought for various research projects

• URI Diversity Award nominations, Open until Feb. 11
• Black Scholar Award nominations, Open until Feb. 16

Spring Semester
Classes begin, Jan. 24

Faculty/Staff Parking
New parking hangtags will not be distributed in January. The current expiration date of December 31, 2010 has been extended to July 1, 2011. Download the flyer here

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Next Week @URI
Is an internal email to inform the University community of official announcements and events planned for the week ahead. We include events from the calendar of events, official university general notices, and some facilities and administrative information.