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Campus-Wide Safe Zone Trainings Promote Inclusive Excellence
Safe Zone is a campus-wide training program designed to create a nonjudgmental, safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community.
Ribbon Cutting of South Street Landing and the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center
“This is a great day,” said R.I. Gov. Gina Raimondo at the Nov. 29th ribbon cutting of South Street Landing, a $220 million redevelopment of South Street Station.
RIC Campus Now Equipped with Naloxone, an Antidote for Opioid Overdose
“The opioid epidemic is the worst public health crisis in decades,” said RIC Professor of Nursing Joanne Costello.
OBOM Book Club to Discuss Mind-Altering Technology
“The Net may well be the single most powerful mind-altering technology that has ever come into general use,” writes Nicholas Carr in his bestselling book, “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.”
RIC is First College to Incorporate Wind/Solar Lighting Technology
RIC’s OmniLED lighting system in Parking Lot E8, powered by OmniFlow
2017 Open Books – Open Minds Student Conference
A record number of RIC students – 50 in all – will present their research at the 6th annual Open Books – Open Minds (OBOM) Student Conference on Wednesday, April 19, based on this year’s common book, “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains.”
Inaugural Speech of 10th RIC President Frank D. Sánchez - archived during 11th president inauguration period
"It is because of our unmatched legacy, a student-focused inspiration and the unbound possibilities of a brilliant future that I proudly, and with great optimism, accept the 10th presidency of Rhode Island College."
Launch of President’s Inclusive Excellence Commission
“We will not wait for others to show us how to be inclusive. We will lead the way,” said RIC President Frank D. Sánchez to members of the President’s Inclusive Excellence Commission.
RIC’s New Associate Vice President for Community, Equity and Diversity
Rhode Island College ImpactOn Jan. 17, 2017, RIC alumna Anna Cano Morales ’99 became Rhode Island College’s first associate vice president for community, equity and diversity. Her focus will be on the college’s strategic goal of inclusive excellence.
Are We Being Controlled by Our Technology?
Nicholas Carr, author of “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains,” presented a lecture at Rhode Island College, sponsored by Open Books – Open Minds.