Dean of Students Office

The Dean of Students Office is here to help you as you navigate your transition through college.

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The Dean of Students Office offers a wide variety of services designed to empower our students and facilitate their involvement in the university’s decision making process.

Students

families

faculty & Staff

Our Units

The Dean of Students Office is made of many individual units, which each specialize in supporting students in specific areas.

Commuter Affairs

Providing resources and support to the commuter student population.

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Community Standards

Promoting a safe and accountable university community.

learn about student conduct

a group of greek life students at fundraising week

Greek Affairs

Cultivating a vibrant and engaged Greek community.

go Greek!

two young women stand together at a resource fair

Disability, Access, and Inclusion

Working with students to create inclusive and sustainable learning, living, and working environments.

formerly disability services for students

Student Support and Advocacy Services

Providing support and helping to identify resources to help you get back on track.

formerly outreach and intervention

Alcohol and Other Drugs Education

Empowering students to make healthy choices to support their academic and social success.

formerly substance abuse and prevention services

University of Rhode Island Land Acknowledgment

The University of Rhode Island occupies the traditional stomping ground of the Narragansett Nation and the Niantic People. We honor and respect the enduring and continuing relationship between the Indigenous people and this land by teaching and learning more about their history and present-day communities, and by becoming stewards of the land we, too, inhabit.

Our Stories

Panel presentation at NASPA’s Student Success in Higher Education leads to spotlight in Inside Higher Education

Research from a student conduct officer at the University of Rhode Island reveals opportunities to make conduct processes clearer to first-generation students. Dr. Kristin Ridge, associate dean of students and community standards at the University of Rhode Island, discussed her doctoral research on first-generation students and how they interact with the student handbook and conduct […]

DAI staff is 2025 Inclusive Excellence Awardee

DAI staff is 2025 Inclusive Excellence Awardee Nina Schiarizzi-Tobin was named the 2025 Staff/Administrative Excellence Awardee at the University of Rhode Island’s Inclusive Excellence Awards, honoring members of the URI community who were nominated and selected for demonstrating and promoting inclusion in community leadership, academic excellence, and service at the University. Staff/Administrative Excellence Award: Nina […]

URI administrator earns dissertation of the year award

Kristin Ridge, URI’s Associate Dean of Students, was recently recognized for her dissertation on the treatment of first-generation students in the student conduct system by the Association of Student Conduct Administration (ASCA).

Report It Page

A network of campus resources, focusing on prevention and early intervention or navigating other concerns that may impact academic progress.

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Rhody Outpost Food Pantry

Assistance for food-insecure students.

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Bias Resource Team

Ensuring inclusion and fairness at the university.