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Olivia Khoshatef '13

Theatre major Olivia Khoshatefeh’s last role at URI was the feisty, witty Beatrice in Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing. Her next one: a rigorous three-year MFA program in acting at the Brown University/Trinity Repertory Consortium. Only 14 of 700 applicants were accepted into this prestigious theatre program—and along with Olivia’s acceptance came a generous scholarship. […]

Eugenio Fernandez '13 (B.S., M.B.A. and Pharm.D.)

When Eugenio Fernandez Jr. graduated in May, he left URI with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a second one in psychology. And there was the master of business of administration. And let’s not forget the doctor of pharmacy degree. “The University encourages students to ‘Think Big,’ so I did,” Eugenio says. Eugenio came to […]

Play with the greats.

Take the stage.

Eily Cournoyer '13

Recent Fulbright recipient Eily Cournoyer ’13, has been preparing for a career in the medical field since she was a little girl. That’s when she was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor with such serious growth and progression that doctors said she would die in a month if it wasn’t removed. She underwent surgery three […]

Green business? Naturally.

Emmanuel Logan '13

Emmanuel Logan ’13 collects textbooks that URI students don’t want and ships them to Liberia where it’s common for many university students to share one book. “In Liberia the government doesn’t care about its people,” said Logan, a 2013 graduate of URI’s Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Continuing Education who fled war-torn Liberia as a […]

Emily Anastasia '13

During spring break this year, pharmacy student Emily Anastasia ’13 went to a completely different world, although she traveled less than a mile to get there. As part of her last clinical pharmacy rotation in the sixth and final year of the doctor of pharmacy program, Emily spent eight days living at South Bay Retirement Living […]

Inspire the next generation.

Andrew Pilkington '13

Junior Andrew Pilkington’s big idea is to become a professional film director, and the fact that cerebral palsy limits him to the use of his nose and feet sure isn’t holding him back. He types with his nose, uses a crew for camera operation, and edits with his feet and a joystick. “I don’t think […]

Witness evolution.

Trystan Del Tufo '13

As her family’s first college graduate, Trystan Del Tufo ’13 is living proof that hard work pays off. She received the scholarships from the Narragansett Indian School and the Nursing Foundation of Rhode Island to attend college, entered URI through the Talent Development Intensive Summer Program, and she became a resident assistant so she could […]

Explore the deep.

Dan Belbey ’13

Well-traveled and multilingual, Dan Belbey ‘13 thrives on immersing himself in new cultures. He loves beginning with “zero knowledge and building a foundation of understanding of and appreciation for something entirely foreign.” So when Dan transferred to URI, the International Business Program (IBP) was a perfect fit. He majored in global business and German, spent […]

Play hard. Win big.

Focus on Film.

Elaine Meyer, M.S. '87, Ph.D. '90

Twenty years ago on a national park hike, URI alumna Elaine Meyer, a Harvard Medical School psychologist, and her husband Barry Prizant, an autism expert and adjunct professor at Brown University, had an idea. As they reflected on the beauty around them, they imagined how a retreat in nature could help parents of children with […]