  {"id":105838,"date":"2025-12-10T18:51:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=105838"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:18:44","slug":"uri-to-celebrate-the-accomplishments-of-more-than-550-graduates-during-fall-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-to-celebrate-the-accomplishments-of-more-than-550-graduates-during-fall-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 to celebrate the accomplishments of more than 550 graduates during fall commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero super  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/COMM-12142024-NL-061-scaled.jpg);background-position:75% 25%;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-hero-caption-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero-caption\">The University will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 550 of its undergraduate and graduate students on Saturday, Dec. 13. (溏心vlog免费B站 photo\/Nora Lewis)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Dec. 10, 2025 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 550 undergraduate and graduate students during its<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/\"> 2025 Fall Commencement<\/a> on <strong>Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m.<\/strong>, in the Ryan Center on the Kingston Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange will preside over the ceremony, which will include remarks from 溏心vlog免费B站 Board of Trustees member Maria Ducharme, president of The Miriam Hospital in Providence and the chief quality executive for the not-for-profit Brown University Health System, and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Barbara Wolfe.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Student-Speakers-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105846\" style=\"width:567px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Student-Speakers-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Student-Speakers-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Student-Speakers-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Student-Speakers-364x243.png 364w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Student-Speakers-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Student-Speakers-1000x667.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/Student-Speakers.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Abby Forget, an undergraduate student from Newark, Delaware, and Iris Ribeiro, a graduate student from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, will address their classmates as student commencement speakers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Abby Forget, an undergraduate student from Newark, Delaware, and Iris Ribeiro, a graduate student from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, will address their classmates as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/fall-student-commencement-speakers-to-discuss-finding-their-a-ha-moments-at-uri\/\">student commencement speakers<\/a>. Forget, a student in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Harrington School of Communication and Media, is a double major and will receive bachelor\u2019s degrees in sports media and communications and public relations. Ribeiro will receive a Master of Arts degree in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s fall commencement was added as a new tradition to the annual commencement calendar in 2023, allowing the University to recognize students who complete their degrees in the fall and might not be able to return for the spring commencement ceremony. On average, more than 90 percent of 溏心vlog免费B站 graduates are employed or pursuing graduate studies within six months of their 溏心vlog免费B站 graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card   right\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/fall2025\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2025\/12\/2025cover.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Fall Commencement 2025<\/h2><p>On Saturday, Dec. 13, 溏心vlog免费B站 will celebrate more than 550 of its newest alumni during its annual fall commencement ceremony. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">LEARN more and watch<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The ceremony has proven to be popular with students and families and has seen participation grow steadily since its inception. Approximately 3,000 friends and family are expected to join this year\u2019s festivities to cheer on the graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s fall commencement features one, unified ceremony that honors doctoral, master\u2019s, and bachelor\u2019s degree candidates. Spring commencement ceremonies are set for May 15-17, 2026. Graduates who participate in the fall ceremony may also return for the spring program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parking and other information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parking:<\/strong> Guests are asked to park in Lot 25 (Plains Road).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ryan Center bag policy:<\/strong> Guests attending commencement will be subject to the standard Ryan Center bag policy and are permitted one clear plastic or vinyl bag that does not exceed 12\u201dx6\u201dx12\u201d; or one clear drawstring bag not to exceed 12\u201dx12\u201d; or one, one-gallon clear plastic bag. A small clutch no larger than 4.5\u201dx6.5\u201d may also be carried in addition to one clear bag. Diaper bags (with child) and bags approved for medical needs will be permitted after a search by security personnel. All other bags, backpacks, totes, and coolers are strictly prohibited. An exception will be made for empty plastic water bottles of up to 32 ounces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A note to members of the media:<\/em><\/strong> <em>Registration is required; media credentials and parking will be provided on an as-available basis. Office of External Relations and Communications staff will be on hand to assist with media seating and camera locations. Contact Dawn Bergantino at 401-874-4147 or dawn_bergantino@uri.edu to make arrangements.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Dec. 10, 2025 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 550 undergraduate and graduate students during its 2025 Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m., in the Ryan Center on the Kingston Campus. 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange will preside over the ceremony, which will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":105841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105838"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105935,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105838\/revisions\/105935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}