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Alumni OnlineIt'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. WEB SITE UDPATECheck out http://advance.uri.edu for our redesigned Web site. We've given ourselves a fresh new look and reorganized the site to make it easier to use. Choose from a variety of alumni and campus-wide events held throughout the year and across the country. Treat yourself or a friend to a URI sweatshirt from URI's OnLine Store. Get the latest updates on our fund-raising campaigns, including the Convocation Center and Green and Ballentine Halls. Update your address and business information via the Internet. These and many other features should make the Advancement Web site more useful to our alumni and friends. Email us with suggestions for additions or improvements to webmaster@advance.uri.edu. GIVE ONLINE TO THE ANNUAL FUNDIn just two short weeks after going "live," we received almost $2,000 in online gifts to the URI Annual Fund. Online giving is a convenient, private, and secure option for our donors. It also helps us cut down on gift processing costs, so more of the money we raise goes where it's needed most. Go to http://advance.uri.edu/giveonline to give online to the URI Alumni Fund or Parents Fund. WINTER GALA ON THE WEBFor the latest updates on URI's Tenth Annual Winter Gala to be held on February 3, 2001, see http://advance.uri.edu/alumni/wintergala. This sell-out event promises an evening of dining, dancing, and romance (along with a live and silent auction) with proceeds to benefit alumni scholarships and grants. Check out the Web site for details on how you can win a 2001 BMW or $23,000 in cash. Tickets for the BMW raffle must be sold by January 15, so don't delay! ALUMNI START PAGEWe're almost ready! Soon you'll be able to start your day at urialum.com. Think of it as an electronic newspaper, which you design with news, national and local weather reports, stock information, online shopping, and more. We're nearing completion of this new feature and will make it active in the new year. Check back at http://advance.uri.edu/alumni/startpage.htm for updates and watch for our ad in the spring issue of QUAD ANGLES. |
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