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Vladimir Duthiers, Vladimir Duthiers, Honorary Degree Recipient The Honorary Doctorate Degree is the high the is Degree Doctorate Honorary The In addition to Duthiers and Farragher, the Uni In addition to Duthiers and Farragher, a renowned economist, professor, composer composer a renowned economist, professor, '55; and a visionary Tella Alfred J. and author of Rhode leader in higher education, University Carothers. L. Robert Emeritus President Island and will est honor bestowed by the University unique opportunity to recognize these individu unique opportunity contri lasting and their achievements als for University of Rhode Island, the butions to the Island, the nation, and the State of Rhode world." degrees to: versity will present honorary doctoral of Rhode Island's Executive Director of the State Museum LorénIndian Spears '89; Tomaquag THE URI EMPLOYEES' NEWSLETTER THE URI EMPLOYEES' - - - - - at the main ceremony at the main ceremony Commencement Weekend May 20-21 May Weekend Commencement Award-winning journalists to speak at URI's journalists to speak Award-winning Honoris Causa "As we mark The University of Rhode Island's The University of Rhode Island's "As we mark On Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 9 a.m. at the at the a.m. 9 May 20, 2017 at On Saturday, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning broad Award-winning Peabody and Emmy As the University of Rhode Island commem Island Rhode of University the As and Thomas Farragher," said URI President said URI President Thomas Farragher," and this have to proud are "We Dooley. M. David to present the University’s highest honor, the the highest honor, to present the University’s Honorary Doctorate degree, to stellar accom plished graduates, such as Vladimir Duthiers success the celebrate and Anniversary 125th privileged are we graduates, newest our of Farragher will receive the Doctor of Humane of Humane Farragher will receive the Doctor Letters, on Sunday. will address the students who will receive their will receive their will address the students who Duthiers and graduate degrees that morning. Boston Globe Columnist and Associate Editor Associate Editor Boston Globe Columnist and Thomas Farragher, URI's of graduate 1977 a and Media, Harrington School of Communication 2017 at 12:30 p.m. on the URI Quadrangle. 2017 at 12:30 p.m. on the URI Pulitzer Prize winning Thomas M. Ryan Center, 15,000 students and families gathered with gathered with 15,000 students and families the undergraduate com for staff and faculty May 21, mencement ceremony on Sunday, URI 1991 a Duthiers, Vladimir journalist cast address about political science graduate, will weekend, May 20-21, 2017, will showcase the the showcase will 2017, 20-21, May weekend, honor sev of students and extraordinary work eral renowned alumni and guests. during a year-long celebration, the focus now celebration, the focus now during a year-long of the accomplishments turns to acknowledge Commencement class. graduating 2017 the Anniversary of its founding orates the 125th

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URInformed COMMENCEMENT 2017 PAGE 3 - - - - - by Dave Lavallee by Dave continued on page 6 The key feature of the building is the truss truss the is building the of feature key The With shovels in hand, dignitaries tossed dirt dirt tossed dignitaries in hand, With shovels will house seven of eight The new building pare engineering students and fully serve fac pare engineering students and ulty members. bridge in used often is which system, support The new engineering and design construction. eliminate which trusses, three have will facility of site where demolition today at the in the air the continued through structures has existing way for the new building. Nearly spring to make Crawford Hall, Gilbreth the five buildings, all of and Wales Annex Kelly Hall Hall, Kelly Hall, opened in the late 1950s and Hall, all of which been razed. early 1960s, have programs: biomedical, University engineering electrical, industri computer, chemical, civil, engineering. mechanical and systems and al at the Narragan Ocean engineering is based the older build sett Bay Campus. Not only had improvements in ings not undergone any major provide not did they but years, 50 than more learning and the open and flexible teaching, adequately pre research spaces necessary to

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Gina Raimondo, University of Rhode Is University Gina Raimondo, Gov. pand Bliss Hall, the college’s historic home on historic home on pand Bliss Hall, the college’s the Quadrangle. for the sec proved an additional $25.5 million upgrade and ex ond phase of the project to gineering facilities is the largest construction construction gineering facilities is the largest and it is set history, project in the University’s for completion in summer 2019. and which can evolve to meet the technology- and which can evolve to meet of engineering. driven changes in all segments and labor leaders, the project will result in a a in result will project the leaders, labor and foster to designed facility 190,000-square-foot innovation, and collaboration interdisciplinary Rhode Island voters in 2014 and whelmingly by business by Rhode Island’s strongly supported launch construction of URI’s new $125 million million $125 new URI’s of construction launch engineering complex. lege of Engineering Dean Raymond Wright Wright Dean Raymond of Engineering lege business and University state, other joined to groundbreaking ceremonial a in leaders URI Col M. Dooley and David land President URI Launches Construction of $125 Million Engineering Complex Engineering Million $125 of Construction URI Launches Photo: An architectural rendering of the future URI College of Engineering Philadelphia. complex. Courtesy of Ballinger of URInformed COMMENCEMENT 2017 PAGE 4 ------Be , that , that many more many more the book . continued on page 5 Spotlight . A quintessential journal quintessential A . honoris causa. honoris The Boston Globe The Spotlight team uncovered Farragher is a columnist and associate editor associate editor Farragher is a columnist and Team, Spotlight Farragher was on the Globe’s co-authored Farragher 2002, In Carothers will be awarded the Doctor of Let the Doctor be awarded will Carothers emy Award-winning emy Award-winning film, breaches in public faith, including rampant pa Depart Probation Massachusetts the in tronage and hospitals, by practices monopolistic ment, in students college of overcrowding dangerous at 40 years using ist, Farragher has spent nearly to determination dogged and talent instinct, his stories. find, research and share genuine and sustained whose courageous research cover- decades-long a revealed determination by priests up of the sexual abuse of children exhaus Its Boston. of Archdiocese the within egre the catalogued and exposed series tive at were that crimes and sins, mistakes, gious The the core of what became a national crisis. team received a Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2003. trayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church pulled together more than a decade of the The chilling, reporting on the scandal. team’s Acad truthful story was captured in the 2015 McDowell School of Law, University of Akron. 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University of School of Law, McDowell a poet, of being the unique distinction He has administrator. and scholar, lawyer, ters, Thomas Farragher ------continued from page 2 continued .. chancellor of the Minnesota State Univer State Minnesota the of chancellor Carothers received his bachelor's degree from Carothers received his bachelor's degree from Before joining the University, Carothers Carothers University, the joining Before President Carothers was vocal, visible, and President Carothers was vocal, visible, and To mark the University's centennial in 1992, in 1992, mark the University's centennial To President Emeritus Carothers served as the served as the President Emeritus Carothers Kent his doctorate from Edinboro University, from the and his Juris Doctor State University, sity System, president of Southwest State Uni professor and dean president, vice and versity, at Edinboro University. active learners, as opposed to passive listeners. was affects the health and safety of millions in high in millions of safety and health the affects er education. Carothers' progressive views on students in becoming education also assisted visionary in his efforts to curb alcohol use on on use alcohol curb to efforts his in visionary nation. He is the in in the state, and campus, renowned for his leadership on this issue that sity for its future campaigns. and notably led the institution's first capital first capital and notably led the institution's The campaign exceeded its $50 mil campaign. the Univer lion target and strongly positioned reputation and profile. reputation and profile. events Carothers hosted a series of memorable ture, culture, diversity, curriculum and fund ture, culture, diversity, and size both in grew University The raising. its national prestige and significantly enhanced University's 10th president from 1991- 2009. 2009. 1991- from president 10th University's were During his tenure, enduring improvements infrastruc made in the University's structure,

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continued on page 8 honoris causa. honoris causa. A native Rhode Islander, Tella is known for is known for Tella native Rhode Islander, A began his career as an economist for Tella Spears received her undergraduate degree degree undergraduate received her Spears the Doctor of Humane Spears will be awarded moved to the Federal Reserve Board. Special Tella izing in labor markets and forecasting, models econometric unique several developed that had substantial impact on economic analy sis and policy development in the United States. He was also part of the team that constructed Alfred J. Tella graduate of An economics an array of talents. and New in 1955 of Rhode Island University the University's Stern School of Business in York expertise goes far beyond the de Tella's 1957, velopment and utilization of the highest-level economic models and well into academia and the arts. then City, York the Conference Board in New the arts, and education.” Spears also received received Spears also and education.” the arts, Rhode from Award Woman an Extraordinary Isand’s Woman Institute. Development 1989 and Island in University of Rhode from the her master’s the University of New degree from focus on elementary education. England with a affiliated School Nuweetooun the founded She a teach Museum and was Tomaquag with the public schools for 12 years. er in the Newport as an activist, essayist, Spears is well-known tribal councilwoman of the artist, and two-term Narragansett Tribe. Letters, ------. A 1977 jour A in 1997, Farragher Farragher in 1997,

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The Good 5 Cent Cigar The Good 5 Cent San Jose Mercury News. for Creative Achievement in the Humani for Creative Earlier this year, the museum received the Na Earlier this year, Executive Director of the State of Rhode Is Executive Director of the State Farragher will be awarded the Doctor of Hu Farragher will Before joining the Before manities. She was honored for her “compelling “compelling her for honored was She manities. work as an advocate of indigenous people’s history and cultural heritage in preservation, this year, Spears received the Tom Roberts Roberts Tom the Spears received this year, Prize ties from the Rhode Island Council on the Hu year, thousands of visitors learn about Native learn about Native thousands of visitors year, Also museum. the at history cultural American tional Medal for Museum and Library Service, tional Medal for Museum and Library Service, highest honor given to museums the nation’s Each and libraries for service to the community. and leads this state's only Native American Indianand leads this state's only Native museum. plished a great deal throughout her career. She She her career. plished a great deal throughout experience has worked to preserve the history, American people and culture of the local Native Museum, Spears has accom Tomaquag land's Lorén Spears mane Letters, nalism graduate, Farragher cut his teeth as a as a teeth his Farragher cut graduate, nalism student URI's for editor and reporter dedicated newspaper, was a reporter and editor of several publica of several and editor was a reporter including tions and the Prize finalist in 2015. Prize finalist URI Commencement URI Pulitzer a was that series a apartments, Boston URInformed COMMENCEMENT 2017 PAGE 6 ------continued on page 8

The fourth-floor bridge will house two labs for for labs two house will bridge fourth-floor The The first floor, or what is called the Quad- The first floor, stu it is all is that about this area “What I love and four teaching to second floor is home The building the of part central the said Wright On the lower- or ground-level floor, there there or ground-level floor, On the lower- home to vibra The ground floor will also be and which is a nod to the bridging of teaching and which is a nod to the bridging of teaching and research. smart cities disciplines and robot the college’s additional some and facility the said Wright ics. faculty hires will put URI in a leadership po sition in undersea robotics. He said electrical terfere with the testing. will look out to the new Engineer level floor, an exterior patio ing Quadrangle. It will feature there will be a with seating and walls. Inside materials. composite modern out of made cafe observers allow will section glassed-walled A space for to see into senior capstone project The first floor will seven engineering programs. first student shop, also house the College’s access able to be will from which students home be also will It clock. the round equipment electronic stu to two computer labs and two dent centers. said. “Plus, you will dent-centric,” Dean Wright be able to observe students as they do their work.” as well as labs, research four and labs learning two wings of offices. uses truss design, commonly used in bridges, meier, president and chief executive officer of of officer and chief executive president meier, the support for (America). “Our Plastics Toray ex is just another of Engineering new College to work collaboratively our willingness ample of educa provide the best to ensure we with URI fa educational the best world-class tion and to the students we hope to have cilities we can in the future." work for our company active classrooms, and will be two, 72-seat of learning classroom. Each a 60-seat active will contain circular tables and those spaces will allow students and faculty technology that mo the other in each with interact to members ment. to all en tion-proof core laboratories available and a clean room. Since much gineering faculty, nanoparticles of the testing involves measuring would in and vibrations, any outside vibrations ------continued from page 3 continued .. "Toray is very proud of our long-standing rela long-standing our of proud very is "Toray Even before a single spade of earth was Even before a single spade of earth was “Increasingly, our engineering students and our engineering students and “Increasingly, “Today marks a critical step toward a new and step toward a new and marks a critical “Today “Today’s groundbreaking has been a long has been a long groundbreaking “Today’s and Island Rhode of University the with tionship the College of Engineering,” said Mike Brand leader. The College has set a $20 million private The College has set a $20 million private leader. fundraising goal to invest in additional equip ment and faculty recruitment. class of 1976, $1 million; Jerry Deroy, URI class class URI class of 1976, $1 million; Jerry Deroy, of 1971, $500,000; and an anonymous gift of corporate and alumnus URI a from million $2.5 gift pledges. Among the top pledges are: Toray Toray Among the top pledges are: gift pledges. $1 Global, FM million: $2 (America) Plastics Barry Gertz, URI Inc., $400,000; Taco million; turned or a single excavator showed up at the private in million $7 attracted project the site, the state forward will be strongly enhanced,” the the state forward will be strongly enhanced,” the URI president said. essential drivers of innovation and economic and economic essential drivers of innovation and with these development in Rhode Island, role in moving URI’s new facilities, we know that ing and research. It will lead to discoveries that that discoveries to lead will It research. and ing Our engineering we cannot even imagine today. have always been alumni, students, and faculty well as companies and corporations around the the around corporations and companies as well This new facility will state, region and the world. learn stimulate collaborative, multidisciplinary faculty from across the University in oceanog faculty from across the University computer chemistry, pharmacy, health, raphy, as few, a but name to business, and science, interdisciplinary faculty are not only working in with students and teams within the College, but deeply grateful to Rhode Islanders for continu deeply grateful to Rhode Islanders leader global a as position URI’s support to ing in higher education. engineering, and in many other disciplines, as as in many other disciplines, engineering, and will that facilities new on construction begin we are said. “We rival the best in the world,” Dooley the next step.” in our students, faculty and staff exciting era for this one, we’re building the workforce of the fu the of workforce the building we’re one, this meets the needs of our modern ture—one that is This come so far already. businesses. 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