URI professor receives national award for research, scholarship

Annmarie Vaccaro honored for social justice oriented work KINGSTON, R.I., February 15, 2017 – The leading association of the student affairs profession is honoring a faculty member at the University of Rhode Island with a lifetime achievement award for outstanding research and scholarship. NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education has named Annemarie Vaccaro recipient […]

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HDF Senior Internship

ATTENTION HDF SENIORS Dates for Information Sessions for HDF  480 and HDF 481  HDF 480 Field Experiences in Common Agencies (6-12 credits) HDF 481 Field Experience in Seminar and Reflection (1 credit) April 6, Thursday Kingston Campus, 2:00-3:00PM, Quinn Hall, Conference Room 109D Providence Campus, 6:00-7:00PM, Room 432 April 12, Wednesday Kingston Campus, 2:00-3:00PM, Quinn […]

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Tom Balestracci, CSP Grad 2016 recently received some prestigious professional awards

Tom Balestracci (CSP, 2016) recently received some prestigious professional awards. Tom received the 2016 New Professional Award from NACA (National Association for Campus Activities) as well as the 2016 Richard F. Stevens Outstanding New Professional Award for NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) Region 1.  Congratulations Tom!  

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URI researchers awarded $176,000 grant to study long-term impact of financial education

300 Rhode Island students will participate in study Posted on September 13, 2016 KINGSTON, R.I. — September 13, 2016 –Research has shown that effective financial education strongly predicts a young adult’s overall financial capability and well-being. Yet, the research also shows that financial literacy is not as resilient as other learned skills. “Much like wandering […]

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HDF Faculty News

Hans St.-Eloi Cadely was selected as one of three winners of the 2016 Auburn University Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Awards in the Social Sciences.  He also has been selected to represent Auburn University in the national competition for distinguished dissertations sponsored by the Council of Graduate Schools and ProQuest.  Congratulations Hans!

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Strong sales spur wider release of URI junior’s novel tackling sexual assault, drug use, mental health

Media Contact: Brian Pernicone, 401-874-7245 Publishing company releases paperback edition of Barren KINGSTON, R.I. – April 26, 2016 — University of Rhode Island junior Elizabeth Miceli wasn’t sure what to expect when her first novel, Barren, was released in October. She wondered if readers would connect with the book despite — or perhaps because of […]

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