This message was emailed to all resident students.

As senior leadership at URI actively manages this unprecedented situation and determines how to proceed with the rest of the semester, we want to provide our students and families with sufficient time and information in order to make the decisions that are best for them.

Therefore, we have extended the deadline for submission of a Housing Agreement Cancellation request (and the associated 20% refund) until April 3 with a URI announcement about the conclusion of the semester made well before then. In other words, students and families will have sufficient time to learn about the conclusion of the spring semester, and then make a decision. They can then begin the process of cancellation if warranted. Residents with meal plans need only submit the housing cancellation request to also cancel their meal plan.

We will be very flexible with students and families about the deadline for removing belongings and completing the checkout process, recognizing that travel restrictions, self-quarantine measures or other safety-related issues can affect when or if students may be able to return. We are also developing a process through which students can designate a proxy to pick up their belongings if they are unable to do so. Details will be provided after the semester announcement has been made.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we all deal with an international health challenge of this scale for the first time. We will continue to update you with more information as it becomes available. Until then, please check our website, including our FAQs, feel free to contact us (customerservice@housing.uri.edu, 401.874.4151), check out URI’s Coronavirus webpage, or call the Coronavirus Call Center 401.874.3082 (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.)