One More Time: URI team takes first place at 30th Annual Minority Business Conference

Featured in this article are Talent Development students: Kelechi Agwunobi, Richmond Sam, Jazmin Tangui, Brayan Dajer, Lukman Busari, Raven Sannon, Anthony Markey, and Mark Torres. October 29, 2014 — For the second year in a row, a team from the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business Administration won the student case competition at the […]

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2014 Black Scholar Awards

The University of Rhode Island has announced the 9 recipients of its 2014 Black Scholar Awards. Talent Development Students who won awards this year are: Kenny Adefiyiju – Harvey Robert Turner Award for Outstanding Service to the University of Rhode Island Black Community. Kevin E. Lima – Arthur L. Hardge Award for All-Around Outstanding Community Service. Also, Talent […]

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Talent Development junior wins prestigious Fulbright to study for summer in England

Talent Development Student, Alyssa Mason, is URI’s first-ever participant in the Fulbright UK Summer Institute. In a few weeks, Alyssa Mason will board a plane and fly to England to spend a month at a university polishing her writing skills. Oh, and she might eat some shepherd’s pie, too. The trip is a dream come […]

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TD Student Mecca Smith Awarded the 2013 Robert L. Carothers Servant Leadership Award

The Robert L. Carothers Servant Leadership Award is one of the  A. Robert Rainville Leadership Awards given each year at University of Rhode Island.  Mecca Smith of Providence, R.I., and Melissa Reilly of Mahopac, N.Y., were both awarded the Robert L. Carothers Servant Leadership Award. Smith, a senior, is double majoring in cultural anthropology and […]

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2013 Black Scholar Awards

The University of Rhode Island has announced the 10 recipients of its 2013 Black Scholar Awards. Talent Development Students who won awards this year are: Trystan Del Tufo – William Gould Award for All-Around Outstanding Achievement Annabell Tagoe  – Sojourner Truth Award for Scholarly Persistence and Dedication Alethea Russell – Noreen Coachman Award for Outstanding Achievement by an […]

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2012 Black Scholar Awards

The University of Rhode Island has announced the recipients of its 2012 Black Scholar Awards. Talent Development Students who won awards this year are: Mecca Smith – William Gould Award for All-Around Outstanding Achievement Maria L. Beltre – Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Outstanding Leadership and Contribution to the University Community Marissa Norman – Althea Gibson Scholar-Athlete […]

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TD Student David Coates Awarded the 2012 Rainville Student Leadership Award

The Student Leadership Award is one of the  A. Robert Rainville Leadership Awards given each year at University of Rhode Island.  From the Press Release: This year, there were two recipients of the Student Leadership Award, Anthony Aiudi of Woonsocket, R.I. and David Coates, of Narragansett, R.I. … Coates, a political science major, admits that he […]

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URI’s Peer Advocates Awarded 2011 Rainville Team Excellence Award.

The Team Excellence Award is one of the  A. Robert Rainville Leadership Awards given each year at University of Rhode Island.  The Peer Advocates include Talent Development Students Alex Bio and Kristine Rarmirez. URI’s Peer Advocates received the Team Excellence Award for their extensive training programs for members, educational outreach presentations and peer advocacy. The […]

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2011 Black Scholars Awards

The University of Rhode Island has announced the recipients of its 2011 Black Scholar Awards. Talent Development Students who won awards this year are: Stephen Larbi – Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Outstanding Leadership & Contribution to the University Community Albert B. Coelho – David Edmonds Award for Outstanding Artistic and Creative Expression Ruth Phillips – Sojourner […]

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2010 Black Scholars Awards

The University of Rhode Island has announced the recipients of its 2010 Black Scholar Awards. Talent Development Students who won awards this year are: Brandon F. Brown –  William Gould Award for All-Around Outstanding Achievement Wayne James Montague Jr. – Arthur L. Hardge Award for All-Around Outstanding Community Service Douglas Tondreau – Martin Luther King Jr. Award for […]

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