  | It’s no secret that the Internet has changed the way we communicate. We’re taking advantage of the latest advances in this technology to stay in touch with alumni and supporters. | ||||||||
 MAKE YOUR MARK NOW! With the URI Convocation Center near completion, act now to make your mark in URI history! Order your own specially-inscribed brick to be installed at the North Plaza Entry of the Convocation Center. Bricks are available for $150 each, and must be ordered by JUNE 30, 2002. To make your mark now, go to our Web site at http://advance.uri.edu/fundraising/convocationcenter/bricks. FUN FAMILY PROGRAMS Summer brings with it some great alumni programs for the whole family. On July 26 and 27, there’s the URI Alumni Family Camp, two days of fun activities geared to adults and children, ages 8-12 years old. And on August 9, don’t miss Pride in URI Night at Pawtucket’s McCoy Stadium. For more information and to register for these summertime events, go to http://www.advance.uri.edu/alumni/familycamp and http://www.advance.uri.edu/alumni/Pawsox. GET THE MESSAGE WITH URI’S ONLINE COMMUNITY More than 2075 of your friends and former classmates have signed onto the URI Online Alumni Directory. Have you? This free service is available to all alumni. Register at http://www.alumniconnections.com/rhodeisland and you can search for friends and former classmates using a variety of criteria, such as class year and geographic area. We are excited about our most recent addition to alumni online services. The URI Online Community now offers a message board feature, providing alumni with a number of bulletin board and mailing list groups to discuss a range of topics from politics to homecoming events. So, connect with old friends and new, sign on now at http://www.alumniconnections.com/rhodeisland. MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME Construction on the new URI Alumni Center on Upper College Road is targeted to begin in August. To take a look at a model of the proposed Alumni Center and follow the project’s progress, go to our Web site at http://www.advance.uri.edu/alumni/almunicenter. EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS Grab your passport and take a look at our exciting new alumni travel packages. For details, go to http://www.advance.uri.edu/alumni/trips. HIT THE RHODE! Ram football fans, don’t miss the URI vs. Syracuse “Rhode Trip” on Saturday, September 14. For more information, go to our Web site at http://www.advance.uri.edu/alumni/rhodetrips. QUAD ANGLES ONLINE If you prefer to do your reading online, don’t forget to take a look at this issue of QUAD ANGLES at http://www.advance.uri.edu/quadangles. The latest issues of the magazine are now available in HTML format, which makes for easier access on the Web. STAY IN TOUCH URI offers several email communications, and alumni are welcome to subscribe. You can sign up for any of them by sending your name, class year, address, phone, and email address to the following: ALUMNI DIGESTA biweekly summary of news and events of interest to alumni, including updates on Alumni Weekend, Homecoming, and alumni achievements. Contact: webmaster@advance.uri.edu. URI NEWSLINEProduced by the URI Department of Communications/News Bureau, the NewsLine is a weekly summary of news briefs with links to University press releases announcing the latest in research, large gifts and grants awarded, facilities improvements, and links to articles about URI appearing in The Providence Journal and Providence Business News. To subscribe, contact: jredlich@advance.uri.edu. THIS WEEK @ RHODE ISLAND Distributed by URI’s official athletics Web site, www.GoRhody.com, this newsletter contains updates about URI athletics. To subscribe, contact: mmancuso@etal.uri.edu. |
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