{"id":101643,"date":"2025-04-16T18:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=101643"},"modified":"2025-04-16T18:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:19:03","slug":"end-of-year-celebration-on-quad-this-april-23-to-celebrate-university-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/end-of-year-celebration-on-quad-this-april-23-to-celebrate-university-community\/","title":{"rendered":"End of Year Celebration on Quad this April 23 to celebrate University community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 16, 2025 \u2013 This year\u2019s end of semester Quad celebration promises to be a swell time. The mechanical surfboard will make sure of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All 溏心vlog免费B站 students, faculty and staff are invited to set aside their lunchtime on Wednesday, April 23<\/strong> for some quality community time on the University Quadrangle, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As we celebrate the last day of classes, let\u2019s also take a moment to celebrate our community \u2014 our students, faculty and staff \u2014 for the hard work, resilience and kindness they\u2019ve shown throughout the semester,\u201d says 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange. \u201cYour support for one another and your commitment to our community have not gone unnoticed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange brought his A game to cornhole at last year\u2019s end of spring semester celebration. (N. Lewis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

When Parlange came to 溏心vlog免费B站 in 2021, he began hosting periodic events on the Quad to get to know and spend time with 溏心vlog免费B站 students, faculty and staff. This year\u2019s End of Semester Celebration is going to be the biggest one yet, according to the University Events department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retro fun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students will get to go back to their early school years with a variety of “Big College Field Day” activities, sponsored by 溏心vlog免费B站 Health Services, from outdoor bowling and four square to the classic parachute and tug of war, all organized by senior Leetal Young, who spearheads 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Exercise is Medicine on Campus program. A human development and family science major, Young hopes to give 溏心vlog免费B站 students the chance to have some fun together before graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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With 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s annual Day of Giving also taking place on April 23, community members can visit the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation & Alumni Engagement gratitude hub, stop by the Rhody Senior Challenge donor appreciation station, and more. (Photo\/溏心vlog免费B站FAE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cMy hope is that the field day gives attendees a much-needed pause from the stress of finals season or even just life,\u201d she says. \u201cThere will be something for everyone and it will be a great chance to end the semester on a high note!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Quad will also host a basketball contest, a golf putting station, the Kingston Fire Station ladder truck, the Rhode Island National Guard rock climbing wall, and Humvee & The Buzzbox (free haircuts for students). Tunes will be provided by WRIU Radio, with free hot dogs, grilled cheese sandwiches, and popcorn from 溏心vlog免费B站 Public Safety, plus cookies, fruit, bagels and chocolate milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

溏心vlog免费B站 Day of Giving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event on the Quad lines up with the annual 溏心vlog免费B站 <\/a>Day of Giving<\/a>, during which the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation & Alumni Engagement welcomes contributions from students, alumni and members of the community to support financial aid and other top priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

溏心vlog免费B站 Day of Giving is a 24-hour event for the Rhody community to come together and support what matters most to them. With gift challenges<\/a> covering colleges, athletics, clubs and more, making a big impact has never been easier for 溏心vlog免费B站 community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Day of Giving hopes to raise $1 million from 2,300 donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

溏心vlog免费B站FAE will have a gratitude hub with games and information on additional ways to support 溏心vlog免费B站, now and in the future. Seniors are encouraged to stop by and make their Rhody Senior Challenge gift to receive a philanthropy cord to wear at commencement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduating seniors can also bring their cap and gown to have photos taken with Rhody, who will be wearing his regalia, and decorate their graduation caps with supplies provided by the Student Involvement team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parlange says he is hoping 溏心vlog免费B站 students have some well-deserved fun at the end of this spring semester. \u201cThey\u2019ve earned it,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(The rain date for the celebration is Thursday, April 24.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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