Spring 2021

Features

Why Poetry Now?

VOICE. CONNECTION. SOLACE. MEANING

IMMERSE YOURSELF

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From the presidential inauguration to the Super Bowl, poetry is everywhere—and URI is no exception.

Green Hall, Kingston Campus

President Dooley’s Legacy

A closer look at the most important changes during the 12 years of David M. Dooley’s presidency

Ryan Kleinert giving the thumbs up with a Saltmarsh Sparrow perched on his hand

Something to Tweet About

Meet some of URI’s student, faculty, staff, and alumni birders—and find out how they got hooked.

Nursing student with a teacher examines a patient using a small light

The Evolution of Nursing

The stories of URI’s nursing alumni shed light on changes in the profession.

From the President

Thank You, University of Rhode Island

Read his message

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“Working with the people of the University of Rhode Island has been the highlight of my career.”

David M. Dooley

Currents

Feedback - We are grateful for the comments and letters you shared in response to our Fall issue.
Writing a Pandemic Playbook - URI athletic director Thorr Bjorn on adapting to college athletics during COVID
Attracting Excellence: Faces of URI - Meet recipients of the Ryan and Verrecchia Scholarships.
Redefining Sustainable Fashion - Grad student Lauren Machado’s winning business plan puts sustainable fashion forward.

You Can Quote Me - URI experts are quoted in the media frequently. Here are a few that bear repeating.
A New Way—and Good Reasons—to Go Back to School - The new URI Online program offers accessible education for working students.
Learning Is Engagement - Communication studies professor Kathleen Torrens wants her students to become citizen-participants.
Lessons in Pandemic Survival, or How Shakespeare Became a Superstar - English proffessor Travis Williams on what Shakespeare can teach us about pandemic survival.

Edwards in Bloom

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Network

A group of Black student activists standing on the second floor balcony of the Carlotti Administrative Building

Your Stories

The legacy of the late Leo DiMaio Jr., director of Talent Development from 1980-1998 as told by the late Daniel Price Jr. ’73.

Student volunteer firefighters Anthony White, left, Robert Davis, center, and Rachel Gomes in front of a parked fire truck outside the Kingston Fire Station.

Close Up

Meet Rachel Gomes, M.E.S.M. ’20, the Kingston Fire Department’s first female firefighter cleared for primary duty.

Tom Ohanian

Niche

A Q&A with inventor, author, techie—and Oscar and Emmy Award winner—Tom Ohanian, M.B.A. ’14

Coastal Colors

Kristina Cinquegrana Petrilli ’07
“Dusk on the Rocks,” 2021

The full picture

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Caption This

Stroll down Memory Lane, check out last issue’s winners, and send your best caption for this issue!

Two students look at an LP record

Fall Winners: Contemplating Crops

This photo from the URI Archives sparked a lot of funny captions from alumni of all ages.

A group of people wearing suits and hats examining a garden — WINNING CAPTION
“I don’t know…I can’t see this kale thing ever catching on.” —Matt Petterson ’06, M.S. ’07

Fall Winner’s Circle

Epilogue

Binge-Watch in the Backyard

Katherine McKiel Faella ’80 captured this sweet photo of a pair of eastern bluebirds at her home in South Kingstown, R.I., last year.

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