ATL’s ‘Thank-an-Instructor’ program provides students an opportunity to express appreciation for instructors who have positively impacted their educational journey. The 2026 program was a great success! See below for a recap of this year’s event and we look forward to accepting new submissions in March of 2027.

Spring 2026 Summary:

Overall # of Complete Submitted Notes	431
Overall # of ‘Thanked’ Instructors (unduplicated)	324
Overall # of Represented Colleges or other URI Centers/Units  ATL College of Arts & Sciences College of Business College of Engineering College of the Environment & Life Sciences College of Health Sciences College of Nursing College of Pharmacy Graduate School of Oceanography Feinstein College of Education Fannon Institute for Student Success Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program Campus Recreation Talent Development	14

ATL extends appreciation to the following individuals and offices for their support of the ‘Thank-an-Instructor’ program:

Kat Randall / Starfish Coordinator
Jennifer Burgess and the team in the Academic Enhancement Center
Kim Stack and the Fannon Institute Academic Advising team
Sky Laurent-Kingsley / URI Summer Sessions and Winter J-term
Catherine Scott and Tony LaRoche / Communications and Social Media & Marketing
Cara Mitnick / Graduate School Professional & Community Development

Questions? Contact us via teach@uri.edu.

The Thank-an-Instructor program is not an evaluation of instructors, nor is it connected to any formal University process of instructor evaluation.