TD News

TD Meets PwC

On Monday, July 16, 2018 our incoming Business scholars had the opportunity to engage with professionals at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to learn more about the accounting profession and their unique internship initiatives with the URI College of Business. We appreciate our scholars for their thoughtful contributions during group breakouts. We also thank PwC for their outstanding […]

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TD Nation 2018 Student Life Fair

On Tuesday July 10th, the Talent Development Program hosted our Annual Student Life Fair. The Student Life Fair is an opportunity for our scholars in the summer program to have an opportunity to get to meet various student organizations that will be present on campus during the academic year. Through this event, the 50th incoming […]

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TD Nation 2018 Move-In Day

On Sunday, June 17, 2018 we at the Talent Development Program welcomed in our 50th class. This milestone marks 50 years of access and opportunity and with that, we celebrate not only this incoming class, but also the previous classes who have contributed to this legacy. It was a full day spent with our Scholars […]

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TD Scholars Become TD Alum

On Sunday, May 20, 2018, our TD scholars were welcomed as alumni of the University of Rhode Island. It has been a pleasure to witness their growth, both academically and personally along their journey. No matter where life takes them, they’ll always be a part of TD Nation!

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2018 Graduation Breakfast

On Saturday the 12th of May, the Talent Development Program acknowledged our graduating seniors at our annual Spring Graduate Breakfast. All seniors graduating during the Spring semester of URI’s class of 2018 (or December 2017) were invited to share their final moments together as TD Scholars along with the Talent Development team. The breakfast was […]

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Two TD Scholars Highlighted for Their Honors Projects

On Wednesday, May 2, 2018 the University of Rhode Island hosted its Annual Honors Conference. The conference is an opportunity for scholars to showcase their capstone Honors projects through oral presentations and poster presentations. Talent Development would like to highlight our graduating scholars who successfully completed the Honor’s Program. Congratulations to Jeffrey Munoz, a Sociology […]

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TD Alumna Featured In Short Film

In April of 2018, the first Rhode Island Black Film Festival debuted. One of the featured films was created by URI professor Dr. Kendall Moore. Her short film “Jalen and Joanna”, focused on the impact of led poisoning from their experience of a mother and her son. Dr. Joanna Ravello, whom the story focused on is […]

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TD Scholar Laeticia Soro Featured In URI Political Science Newsletter

TD Scholar, Laeticia AD Soro, has been recognized in the URI Political Science Newsletter. In the piece, Laeticia discussed her experience being born in the Ivory Coast before immigrating to the United States in 2014; her favorite part of being a political science major and dream career; and her support team in Talent Development. To review […]

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URI’s Alumni of Color Network Meets Boston

Greetings TD Alumni, The URI Alumni of Color Network has been working hard to build their community and expand their events outside of Rhode Island. Now, for the first time ever, the ACN is going to Boston! Help them kick off Cinco de Mayo wekend as they bring together alums from RI + the Greater Boston area. […]

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TD Nations Mourns the Loss of Alumna Viany Fernandez

It is with tremendous grief and sadness that the TD Nation Family recognizes the loss of one of our own, Viany Fernandez. Viany entered URI through Talent Development in the summer of 2002. As an undergraduate, she majored in Human Development and Family Studies and also completed her masters from URI with the College Student […]

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