{"id":16666,"date":"2024-03-04T14:02:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/?p=16666"},"modified":"2026-08-17T14:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:32:58","slug":"thank-an-instructor-program-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/thank-an-instructor-program-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank-an-Instructor Program &#8211; Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/thank-you-note-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"thank you note on a table with a pen and flowers\" class=\"wp-image-19738\" style=\"width:390px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/thank-you-note-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/thank-you-note-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/thank-you-note-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/thank-you-note-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/thank-you-note-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/thank-you-note-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/thank-you-note-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/thank-you-note-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/thank-you-note.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ATL&#8217;s &#8216;Thank-an-Instructor&#8217; 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\u2019s event and we look forward to accepting new submissions in March of 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 2026 Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Overall # of Complete Submitted Notes<\/td><td>431<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall # of \u2018Thanked\u2019 Instructors (unduplicated)<\/td><td>324<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall # of Represented Colleges or other URI Centers\/Units&nbsp;<br><br>ATL<br>College of Arts &amp; Sciences<br>College of Business<br>College of Engineering<br>College of the Environment &amp; Life Sciences<br>College of Health Sciences<br>College of Nursing<br>College of Pharmacy<br>Graduate School of Oceanography<br>Feinstein College of Education<br>Fannon Institute for Student Success<br>Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program<br>Campus Recreation<br>Talent Development<\/td><td>14<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Summary of Spring 2026 Thank-an-instructor program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ATL extends appreciation to the following individuals and offices for their support of the &#8216;Thank-an-Instructor&#8217; program:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kat Randall \/ Starfish Coordinator<br>Jennifer Burgess and the team in the Academic Enhancement Center<br>Kim Stack and the Fannon Institute Academic Advising team<br>Sky Laurent-Kingsley \/ URI Summer Sessions and Winter J-term<br>Catherine Scott and Tony LaRoche \/ Communications and Social Media &amp; Marketing<br>Cara Mitnick \/ Graduate School Professional &amp; Community Development<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Questions?<\/strong> Contact us via <a href=\"mailto:teach@uri.edu\">teach@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Thank-an-Instructor program is not an evaluation of instructors, nor is it connected to any formal University process of instructor evaluation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATL&#8217;s &#8216;Thank-an-Instructor&#8217; program\u00a0provides students an opportunity\u00a0to express appreciation for instructors who have positively impacted their educational journey. 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