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WHO: 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange
WHAT: State of the University address
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Edwards Hall, 64 Upper College Road, Kingston Campus
The address will also be at uri.edu.
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