ATL’s ‘Thank-an-Instructor’ program provides students an opportunity to express appreciation for instructors who have positively impacted their educational journey. The 2025 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 2026.
Spring 2025 Summary:
| Overall # of Complete Submitted Notes | 347 | |
| Overall # of ‘Thanked’ Instructors (unduplicated) | 252 | |
| Overall # of Represented Colleges or other URI Centers/Units 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 University College of Academic Success | 10 |
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
Linda Moffat and the UCAS Academic Advising team
John Olerio / Summer & J-Term Director
Catherine Scott, Tony LaRoche and Dina Dionizio / Communications and Social Media & Marketing
Julia Al Amir / Student Involvement and Student Affairs
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.