A DAY AT THE BEACH: Watch kinesiology students and special needs children have an afternoon of fun surfing in Narragansett.



ANIMAL PLANET
Join fellow alumni and their families on July 15 for a special Family Day at Roger Williams Park Zoo, hosted by the Alumni Association.

SMILE
Browse photo albums from recent alumni events, including Golden Grad Weekend, the Alumni Golf Tournament, and more photos from the Class of 1961 50th Reunion.

OUTSTANDING WOMEN
The Providence Business News recently honored five alumnae and a university faculty member with its 2011 Business Women Awards. Congratulations!

AT THE CHAPTERS
The Delta Zeta Chapter from the '50s, '60s and '70s is hosting a luncheon on July 12, and Minnesota Chapter alumni are getting together on August 10 for a Twins-Red Sox game. What's your chapter up to?

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JUNE 25–26 GSO 50th Anniversary Celebration

JUNE 26–28 Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium

JUNE 28 Tuesday Twilight Tours of the URI Botanical Gardens

Through June 30 The State of the Arts in Rhode Island Exhibit

partnership
R.I. Treasurer, College of Business Administration to work together on pension reform The Rhode Island General Treasurer is joining forces with the College of Business Administration to craft a comprehensive solution for state pension system reform. In an effort to keep the community and all stakeholders involved, a comment period and advisory group have been launched as part of the Secure Path RI initiative. More...

RESEARCH
College of Nursing study finds effects of premature birth can reach into adulthood In the longest running U.S. study of premature infants, Professor of Nursing Mary C. Sullivan has found that premature infants are less healthy, have more social and school struggles, and face a greater risk of heart-health problems in adulthood. The subjects of the study, which began with premature infants born in the 1980s, are now 23 years old. More...

experiential LEARNING
Kinesiology students hang ten with special needs children Assistant Professor Emily Clapham’s kinesiology students recently provided several special needs children with an afternoon of surfing at Narragansett Town Beach. As part of the adaptive physical education certification program, students have 45 contact hours with special needs children. More...

ACHIEVEMENT
Alumnus named Adjutant General of Rhode Island Major General Kevin McBride, the commander of the United States Army North’s Contingency Command Post 1, has been named Adjutant General of the State of Rhode Island and Commanding General of the Rhode Island National Guard. McBride is a 1980 civil and environmental engineering grad. More...

WOMEN'S HEALTH
Newly crowned Miss Rhode Island gets to heart of the matter URI junior Robin Bonner, crowned 2011 Miss Rhode Island in May, will be talking a lot about women's cardiac care in the months leading up to January's Miss America pageant. Bonner wants to help educate women about heart disease, the largest single cause of death among women. More...

SCIENCE SATURDAY: The Science Saturday Open House at the Narragansett Bay Campus on Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. will feature great activities for the kids, tours, exhibits, and demonstrations. It's all part of the GSO's 50th anniversary celebration.