{"id":15191,"date":"2023-07-27T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/?page_id=15191"},"modified":"2024-10-01T10:52:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T14:52:55","slug":"75th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/75th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Arts and Sciences 75th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/AS-Banner-v14.jpg);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">75 years of putting knowledge into practice.<\/h1>\n<div class=\"type-intro\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In 1939, as Rhode Island State College was preparing to become the University of Rhode Island, state leaders noted that the school was missing &#8220;a foundation stone in the edifice&#8221;: a college for the liberal arts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In 1948 that foundation stone was put in place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Seventy-five years later, the College of Arts and Sciences is URI&#8217;s largest college, with more than 4,000 students in one or more of the College&#8217;s 58 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The college is home to a diverse and vibrant scholarly community with interdisciplinary curricula, experiential learning opportunities, and research and outreach centers that continue our 75-year tradition of putting knowledge into practice.<\/p>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-promo-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo  \"><div class=\"cl-promo-backdrop-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo-backdrop style-brand\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-promo-content\"><div class=\"cl-promo-text\"><h1>Celebrate 75 Years With Us<\/h1><p>Join us all semester long for music and theater performances, insightful lectures, and much more.<\/p><p><a class=\"cl-promo-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news-and-events\/events\/\">Find out what's happening<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"cl-promo-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo-img\"><a class=\"cl-promo-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news-and-events\/events\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/DJI_0173.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<p>The value of an Arts and Sciences education has only increased over the past 75 years. Programs that incorporate diverse perspectives, foster creativity, and develop critical thinking skills are critical to building stronger communities, addressing key societal challenges, and developing the workforce of the 21st century. The College of Arts and Sciences remains committed offering cutting-edge research and educational opportunities, state-of-the-art facilities, and programming that helps students prepare for success after college.<\/p>\n<div class=\"breakout\" style=\"background: #eee;padding-top: 2rem;margin-bottom: 2rem\">\n<div class=\"cl-tiles fourths content-width\">\n<div><div class=\"cl-metric clear fitted \"><span>4,000<\/span><span>Students<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-metric clear fitted \"><span>58 <\/span><span>Degree programs<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-metric clear fitted \"><span>350<\/span><span>Faculty<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-metric clear fitted \"><span>50K<\/span><span>Active alumni<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The large and diverse Arts and Sciences community continues to grow each year. Graduates, faculty, and staff all contribute to the spirit of the College, its mission, and its legacy.&nbsp; The footsteps and the voices of thousands of Arts and Science students, graduates, faculty, and staff echo in the classrooms, in the halls, in the studios, in the labs, in the college buildings and on the quad. The College of Arts and Sciences continues to innovate, to educate, to inspire and to put knowledge into practice for the next generation and beyond.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/alumni\/rhodynow\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/Chemistry.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Arts and Sciences Natural Sciences and Mathematics brochure\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>RhodyNow: College of Arts and Sciences<\/h2><p>Make a Life-Changing Gift<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Give today<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\">\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/about\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/Scott-Foley-Amaral-Felize.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Scott, Foley, Amaral, Felize\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>About<\/h2><p>Find out about our community, vision, and leadership.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Learn about us<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news-and-events\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/Amanpour-Lecture-Hero-e1663349311483.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Amanpour Event\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>News and Events<\/h2><p>Find out what\u2019s happening in our community.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Read more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/alumni\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/Main-Grad-Dylan-2WEB.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Main-Grad-Dylan-2WEB\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Alumni<\/h2><p>Your college. Your network. Connect today. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Stay connected<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cl-panel-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>75 years of putting knowledge into practice. In 1939, as Rhode Island State College was preparing to become the University of Rhode Island, state leaders noted that the school was missing &#8220;a foundation stone in the edifice&#8221;: a college for the liberal arts. In 1948 that foundation stone was put in place. 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