{"id":97449,"date":"2024-09-12T13:14:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T13:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=97449"},"modified":"2024-09-12T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T13:14:09","slug":"new-scholarship-for-student-athletes-pursuing-graduate-business-degrees-at-uri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/new-scholarship-for-student-athletes-pursuing-graduate-business-degrees-at-uri\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>New scholarship for student-athletes pursuing graduate business degrees at 溏心vlog免费B站<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Sept. 12, 2024 \u2013 David Barrett \u201978 and his wife, Kristin Cobb Barrett, have made a $5 million multi-part commitment to the 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Included in the gift is the establishment of the David E. Barrett Business Scholarship, an endowed fund for student-athletes pursuing a master\u2019s degree in business administration, as well as an estate bequest that will benefit the long-term interests of both the College of Business and 溏心vlog免费B站 Athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This significant gift continues the momentum of the recently completed <em>Big Ideas. Bold Plans. The Campaign for 溏心vlog免费B站<\/em>, which surpassed its goal of raising $300 million for strategic priorities across the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRhody left its mark on me,\u201d said David. \u201cI\u2019ve got great appreciation for my undergraduate experiences as a student and as an athlete, which helped lay the foundation for my career and life. Our family is pleased to have an opportunity to give something back to future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barrett has enjoyed an over 40-year career as a technology entrepreneur, operating executive, and venture capital investor. He currently serves as a managing partner of Polaris Partners, a health-care and technology-focused venture capital firm where he has been general partner for the past 25 years. For the past 15 years, he has also served as a trustee of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and for the past year, as a 溏心vlog免费B站 Edwards Society advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDave\u2019s personal interactions with our students, his active involvement as an advisor, and the commitment which he and Kristin have made will benefit business students for generations to come,\u201d said Dean Sean Rogers. \u201cHe\u2019s been an involved advocate for the leadership role 溏心vlog免费B站 can play in entrepreneurship education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of our current and future student-athletes, I want to thank Dave and Kristin for this very generous gift,\u201d said Athletic Director Thorr Bjorn. \u201cThe scholarship will enable student-athletes to apply their purposeful leadership skills towards pursuit of a graduate degree while continuing to compete at the Division I level. They will be incredibly well-prepared to be tomorrow\u2019s leaders as a result of this unique opportunity.\u201d <s><\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDave and I are pleased to support the University and its leadership team as they continue to provide students with access to outstanding educational opportunities,\u201d said Kristin. \u201cOur family hopes that what we are doing will inspire others to do the same.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Business has been a leader in business, research, and outreach in Rhode Island since being established in 1923. The College has more than 2,300 undergraduates and 350 graduate students across 10 undergraduate majors, eight master\u2019s programs, three Ph.D. specializations, and one executive doctorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Division I intercollegiate athletics program sponsors 19 men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams, with more than 400 student-athletes. 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