On Saturday October 18, 2014 the TD Nation gathered in the Memorial Union Ballroom to honor the life of our late Director Emeritus. The event was appropriately named: Leo F. DiMaio Jr. A Celebration of His Life and Work. The Rainville Ballroom was nearly filled to capacity with TD Nation alumni, students, friends, and family. […]
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URI plans event to honor former Talent Development leader and celebrate the creation of the program, Oct. 18
URI plans event to honor former Talent Development leader and celebrate the creation of the program, Oct. 18 Media Contact: Jhodi Redlich, 401-874-4500 KINGSTON, RI – Oct. 10, 2014 — The University of Rhode Island will hold a special celebration to honor the life and work of the late Leo F. DiMaio Jr., retired director […]
Continue reading "URI plans event to honor former Talent Development leader and celebrate the creation of the program, Oct. 18"In Memoriam: Mr. Leo F. DiMaio, Jr
Leo F. DiMaio Jr., Director Emeritus of the Talent Development Program at the University of Rhode Island, passed away at his home in Cranston on February 20, 2014 surrounded by his loving family and friends. He is survived by his wife Ilene, son Leo III and his wife Jamie, daughter Mary Ellen, as well as […]
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The Fall 2009 issue of the URI Alumni Magazine Quadangles features a look back to the 1992 takeover of Taft Hall and interviews Talent Development Alumnus Malcolm Anderson. In 1992, more than 200 students led by a newly-formed Black Student Leadership Group unhappy with a truncated Malcolm X quote carved into the façade of the URI […]
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URI Press Release from July 2008 announces events for TD at 40. This year, the University of Rhode Island’s Special Programs for Talent Development is turning 40. To celebrate the continued success and vitality of the program, the URI Alumni Association and the Talent Development Program are hosting special anniversary activities August 1 and 2. […]
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URI Press Release in July 2005 features TD Associate Director Sharon Forleo. The first time Sharon Forleo (then Reynolds) applied to be a part-time tutor for the University of Rhode Island’s Talent Development Program, she was rejected. Not one to be deterred, she kept trying. In 1974, she was granted an interview with Rev. Arthur […]
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This article orginally appeared in the Fall 2002 TD Newsletter. Rev. Arthur L. Hardge: The Struggle for Justice The Reverend Arthur L. Hardge, a noted civil rights leader, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 8, 1927. He was a son of the late Rev. Elias and Clara Edith (Smith) Hardge. In 1929, the Hardge family moved to Jersey City, New […]
Continue reading "TD History: Rev. Arthur L. Hardge: The Struggle for Justice"TD History: The Organizing Director of Talent Development, Dr. Harold V. Langlois
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2002 Talent Development Newsletter. Some minor editorial changes have been made. When one thinks of the Talent Development Program, one often of it the way it is today: the advisors, Taft Hall, the PREP and PreMat Programs. Some even remember the days when Reverend Hardge and Mr. D. directed the program and […]
Continue reading "TD History: The Organizing Director of Talent Development, Dr. Harold V. Langlois"TD Honors former director Leo F. DiMaio, Jr.
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2001 Talent Development Newsletter. His Name will carry on… TD Honors former director Leo F. DiMaio, Jr. He is a man who made dreams come true. A man known to come to your door if you did not show up for class. A man who fought for equality and […]
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URI News Release from May 2000. Alumnus Gerald R. Williams is named as Director of Talent Development. “We’re all here because we have a passion to serve students,” said Gerald Williams who will become the third director of the enormously successful Talent Development program on July 2. He replaces Leo DiMaio who retired last fall. The […]
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