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URI News for March 9, 2010

President Dooley

Transformation

Formal inauguration of President David M. Dooley to usher in new era for university. For the first time in more than 35 years, a formal inauguration ceremony will be held at the University on April 8, to install Dooley as the 11th president. Like a commencement, the inauguration ceremony will be filled with rich academic pageantry, symbols and long-standing traditions. President Dooley has invited internationally known theologian Greg Boyd to speak at the inauguration ceremony.

piano

Birthday Tunes

Composer, baritone, pianist, and Professor Emeriti Geoffrey Gibbs invites all to celebrate his 70th birthday as he premieres two major works in "Songs of Land and Sea," March 12. Gibbs's concert is the first of two that weekend. The URI Symphonic Wind Ensemble will present their annual winter concert on March 14.

Helping Haiti

New Endeavor

URI's research vessel Endeavor left Rhode Island on Feb. 17 for a two-fold mission in Haiti. A team of scientists will study the seafloor in Haitian waters to find geologic evidence of the recent earthquake activity and the ship will deliver humanitarian supplies procured by Plan USA, including dozens of large tents and other materials. View coverage from the ship's send-off and follow the Endeavor online.

Helping Haiti

Helping Haiti

The University community launched a campaign to raise funds to help Haiti rebuild. Concerts and other events were held in February and URI's Multi-Cultural Dance Group, eXposure, will hold an event on April 2. Their goal is to encourage people from different backgrounds to work as a community for one common cause. The event will include about 12 campus organizations and more.

Big

Très Grand

No matter how you say it - URI has BIG enrollment in language programs. The popularity of language courses here has skyrocketed, making URI's one of the largest college language programs nationwide. About 20 percent of URI's undergraduates take courses in one of 10 languages offered.

Helen Czerski

Bubble Behavior

Physicist counts bubbles in the ocean to answer questions about climate, sound, light. The bubbles in your champagne that appear to jump out of your glass and tickle your nose exhibit a behavior quite similar to the tiny bubbles found throughout the world's oceans, according to bubble physicist Helen Czerski.

Brett Geaber

Vision

Recent graduate fulfilled his late mother's vision with his internship working with children in Fiji. During his internship, he kept his cameras rolling while teaching the kids things like martial arts and hip hop. He then created a documentary of his time there.

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