{"id":86299,"date":"2023-05-16T18:15:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T18:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=86299"},"modified":"2023-05-22T16:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T16:35:58","slug":"commencement-2023-your-guide-to-uris-137th-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/commencement-2023-your-guide-to-uris-137th-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2023: Your guide to 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 137th Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 16, 2023 \u2013 More than 25,000 people will converge on Kingston, Rhode Island, beginning Friday, May 19, for a weekend-long celebration of the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2023\/\">溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 137<sup>th<\/sup> Commencement Ceremonies<\/a>. Family and friends will gather on 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston Campus to mark the achievements of the 3,331 undergraduate and 769 graduate students who will be awarded their degrees. 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School Commencement ceremony will be held Friday, May 19, in the Ryan Center, and the main Undergraduate Commencement ceremony will be held Saturday on the University\u2019s historic Quadrangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the 溏心vlog免费B站 will bestow an honorary degree on writer, naturalist, and freedom-of-speech advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/shg2023\/terry-tempest-williams\/\">Terry Tempest Williams<\/a>. Williams will give the keynote commencement address on Saturday. The University will also confer <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2023\/speakers-and-honored-guests\/\">honorary degrees <\/a>upon Zaven Khachaturiun, widely recognized as&nbsp; the \u201cfather\u201d of modern Alzheimer\u2019s disease research and mentor to countless researchers; Wendy Schmidt, a philanthropist and investor who has spent nearly two decades creating innovative, non-profit organizations to work with communities around the world for clean, renewable energy, resilient food systems, healthy oceans and the protection of human rights; and Clint Smith, an interdisciplinary scholar and inspirational social justice educator, poet, author and renowned speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"oembed oembed-youtu-be\" style=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0mnjSRMx0TQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"溏心vlog免费B站 Class of 2023&#039; Reflections\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0mnjSRMx0TQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what else you should know about this year\u2019s Commencement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduate School Commencement Ceremony<\/strong><br>Friday, May 19, 5 p.m.<br>Ryan Center, 1 Lincoln Almond Plaza<br>Kingston Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Main Commencement Ceremony<\/strong><br>Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m.<br>Procession begins at 9:45 a.m., led by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Class of 1973.<br>溏心vlog免费B站 Quadrangle (Rain site: Ryan Center)<br>Kingston Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday and Sunday, the University\u2019s individual colleges will also hold ceremonies on the Kingston Campus.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2023\/\">溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 137<sup>th<\/sup> Commencement Ceremonies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>How many students will graduate this weekend?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This weekend, 溏心vlog免费B站 will confer 4,473 degrees (781 graduate and 3,692 undergraduate) upon 4,100 students. (Some students will earn multiple degrees.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What are their ages?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students range in age from 20 to 73. 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s oldest and youngest undergraduate students to receive degrees on Saturday are 66 and 20, respectively. Among graduate students, the youngest student to be awarded a degree on Friday is 21, while the oldest is 73.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Where are the graduates from?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>溏心vlog免费B站 students come from all over the United States and the globe \u2013 representing 41 states and 31 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 53% of undergraduate degree recipients are from Rhode Island, 16% are from Massachusetts, 10% are from Connecticut, 9% are from New York and almost 7% are from New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among graduate degree recipients, close to 61% of students are from Rhode Island, 8% are from Massachusetts, 8% are from Connecticut, 3% percent are from New Jersey and 2% are from New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Who are the student speakers?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/commencement-2023-my-journey-really-began-at-uri-pharmacy-student-former-football-student-athlete-to-deliver-uri-commencement-student-address\/\">Mazen M. Taman <\/a>will deliver the undergraduate commencement address on Saturday, May 20. A former football student-athlete, he will earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, and in the fall, enter Brown University\u2019s Warren Alpert Medical School. The <strong>Cranston<\/strong> native worked two paid internships this semester at Rhode Island Hospital and CVS Pharmacy in East Greenwich. He also worked on two research teams investigating the efficacy of home electronic blood pressure monitoring for renal transplant patients and a software platform for managing investigational drugs. While completing 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Doctor of Pharmacy program, including six clinical rotations at Rhode Island Hospital, Taman played football for the Rams for four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/commencement-2023-from-a-small-city-in-brazil-to-the-graduate-commencement-stage-at-uri\/\">Tania Silva de Oliveira<\/a>, a chemical engineer and an analytical research scientist at a Boston-based global pharmaceutical company that develops drugs to treat some of the world\u2019s most serious conditions, will give the graduate commencement address Friday, May 19. With her drive and the support of her family, she completed two bachelor\u2019s degrees in her native Brazil and also completed an undergraduate study-abroad experience at 溏心vlog免费B站. After completing her studies in Brazil, she returned to 溏心vlog免费B站 to earn her doctorate in chemical engineering in December 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What else can you tell me about the graduating class?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University is proud to graduate 49 military veterans this year \u2013 32 undergraduates and 17 graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Class of 2023 also includes seven sets of twins and one mother-daughter combo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>How is this 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 137th commencement?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong>How could a University that is 131 years old be holding its 137th commencement? According to University history, from 1943 through 1948, two ceremonies were held each year to accommodate war veterans. Ceremonies were held in June and January or February. In 1944, there were three ceremonies \u2014 held in January, May and September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Are ceremonies always on the historic Quad?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Main Commencement returns to the Quadrangle for the second time since 2019. In a pandemic driven oddity, 溏心vlog免费B站 held nine separate college commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021 two years ago at Meade Stadium, and then in October 2021, during Alumni and Family Weekend, the University held ceremonies for the Class of 2020 in the Ryan Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Can I watch the ceremony online?<br><\/em><\/strong>The University will offer a live broadcast of the ceremony&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2023\/main-ceremony\/\">online<\/a>. The webcast will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and will end at the conclusion of the formal ceremony on the Quadrangle. Streaming for 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School commencement and individual college commencements can also be found <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2023\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What happens if it rains?<br><\/em><\/strong>On Saturday, if the rain plan is activated, the main commencement ceremony will be held at the Ryan Center. The decision will be made by 6 a.m., and information will be posted on the 溏心vlog免费B站 homepage, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uri.edu\/\">www.uri.edu<\/a>, and the University\u2019s social media channels @UniversityofRI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/universityofri\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/universityofri<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/universityofri\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/universityofri<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/universityofri\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>Special Instructions for media:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Members of the media who are scheduled to cover the event should be in touch with Dave Lavallee and Nancy Gillespie, 溏心vlog免费B站 Communications and Marketing, no later than Friday, May 19, at 3 p.m. This is especially important if the University switches to its rain plan at 6 a.m. Saturday and holds the main ceremony in the Ryan Center.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If the rain plan is not implemented, members of the media should check in at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Communications and Marketing located on the second floor of the Alumni Center, 73 Upper College Road, after 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, to pick up a media pass. The pass allows members of the media access to podium guests, provides for seating at the press table, access to a\/v hookups and other materials as needed. Staff members will be available for assistance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In the event of rain, media parking will be available in the Ram Lot at the north entrance of the Ryan Center. Members of the media will need to show credentials to the parking attendant to gain entrance to the Ram Lot. Staff from the University\u2019s Communications and Marketing office will be at the Ryan Center to assist. Media should go directly to the Ryan Center\u2019s main entrance and present press credentials, including a business card and photo ID.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Day-of questions can be directed to members of the Department of Communications and Marketing: Dave Lavallee at 401-874-5862 or 401-465-4291; Dawn Bergantino at 401-874-4147 or 202-270-3211; Tony LaRoche at 401-874-4894 or 401-837-8275 or Nancy Gillespie at 401-874-4508 or 401-578-8396.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 16, 2023 \u2013 More than 25,000 people will converge on Kingston, Rhode Island, beginning Friday, May 19, for a weekend-long celebration of the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 137th Commencement Ceremonies. 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