Summer 2020

FEATURES

Art as Activism

What Connects US
A graphic with stylized depictions of animals, a lock and key motifs

Origins of a Pandemic

How do zoonotic diseases, like COVID-19, make the jump from animals to humans?

Lessons from a Team-First Leader

President of Fry’s Food Stores Monica Garnes ’94 leads by making sure her team succeeds.

Confessions of a Yankees Fauxtographer

Arnie “Tokyo” Rosenthal ’73 documented an era of baseball history. 

The Other Athletes

Meet the dedicated and competitive athletes of URI Club Sports.

SPECIAL SECTION

Big Ideas. Bold Plans.

The Campaign for the University of Rhode Island

Let’s move the University forward together.

CURRENTS

From the President

Opportunity for Change
  • Barbara Caron in her home office with her dog, Hammy From the Editor - Editor Barbara Caron offers her own in-kind note from quarantine after receiving numerous messages from alumni.
  • Watch, Listen, and Read Like a Professor - URI professors share their tips on books, podcasts, virtual exhibits, music, and streaming video.
  • Theresa Brown, editor-in-chief of the Good Five-Cent Cigar Adaptation - Theresa Brown ’21, editor-in-chief of URI’s student newspaper, The Good Five-Cent Cigar, reflects on lessons learned covering the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Cheryl Foster The Ambient Texture of Days - Professor of Philosophy Cheryl Foster explains how students and faculty were missing the sensory and aesthetic variety of living, working, and learning on campus.
  • Blue open quotation mark You Can Quote Me - Memorable quotes from researchers, administrators, and alumni in the URI community.
  • A cartoon of Rhody wearing a graduation cap and gown Phenomenal Grads - Meet four phenomenal members of the class of 2020, and help us celebrate our grads.

CLASS NOTES

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A Special Edition

The coronavirus pandemic has changed life for all of us. We invited our alumni to share how their lives have changed and how they’re adapting.

Read their stories

APERTURE

Browse the winning photos from the 2019 URI Research and Scholarship Photo Contest.

Winner’s circle
“Look to art and see what genius emerges in turbulent times.”
Emmett Goods, trombonist and URI music lecturer

NETWORK

URI rowers practicing on Narrow River in the early 70's

The Power of Persistence

Susan Burlew Southard ’77 writes about her experiences rowing at URI and the ways it influenced her life.

Julia Santucci wearing a mask and scrubs

Nursing from the Heart

In her first year on the job as a nurse, Julia Santucci ’19 found herself fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

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Do you have a funny idea for a caption for this photo from the URI Archives?

Enter THE CONTEST
Students propping themselves above the floor in a corridor using their hands and feet agains the walls

An old black and white photo showing a ballet class held in a gymnasium

Winning Caption, Spring 2020
Peter Pan auditions.
—Norm Campbell ’57

Read the story behind this photo.

EPILOGUE

ESSENTIAL EXpression

URI lecturer and trombonist Emmett Goods shares his perspective on the cultural importance of music as a form of social protest and a way to build connection.