Study Abroad Fair Representative Information
This page is for program representatives that have reserved space for our annual Study Abroad Fair held Wednesday, September 11, 11a.m. – 2p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Please review all the information below and don’t hesitate to call the office or e-mail us at oie@etal.uri.edu if you have any questions or require additional information.
Travel and accommodations
For directions to URI and campus maps:
Visit URIIf you plan to stay in the area overnight, the South County Tourism Council has a comprehensive list of local accommodations. Many campus visitors stay at the Holiday Inn or Hampton Inn of South Kingston due to their proximity to campus.
Parking at URI
Please view the following web site and register for a parking pass prior to arrival: uri.edu/visit/parking-information. If you are unable to do this, you will need to stop at the Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center when you arrive on campus and arrange your parking details.
As there is a significant amount of construction on campus, please advised arrive early to find parking. Review the current parking map here. If the Briar Lane Lot (#1 on the map) is full/inaccessible, Parking Services has advised that you park in the Boss Lot (#27 on the map). Most visitor parking lots are about a 10-15 minute walk to the Memorial Union.
If you need to unload materials at the Memorial Union prior to parking, drive to the Ranger Hall security gate located on Ranger Road. We will have a staff member at the gate from 9.30am-11.00am to let you through. We will also have staff available at the Memorial Union to help you unload your materials and carry them to the exhibition space.
Set-up
If you arrive at 10:00a.m., you will have ample time to bring your promotional materials to your exhibit area and arrange your display.
Please bring your promotional materials with you on the day of the event. Typically between 1,000-1,300 students visit the event. If you have any additional promotional materials left over at the end of the fair, just leave them at the table and the Office of International Education & National Student Exchange will be happy to keep them for our resource room.
Use the map and table key below to determine where you will be located the day of the event and go directly to your table upon arrival. Table placement is already determined, please do not relocate to another space. We will have name tags waiting for program representatives at their tables.
| Program | Table |
|---|---|
| Office of International Education | 1 |
| National Student Exchange (NSE) | 2 |
| URI Faculty-led Programs | 3 |
| Academic Programs International (API) | 8 |
| AIFS Study Abroad | 19 |
| Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) | 6 |
| CAPA Study Abroad | 42 |
| CEA Study Abroad | 27 |
| CET Study Abroad | 31 |
| CIEE Study Abroad | 41 |
| DIS | 25 |
| Gilman Scholarship Program | 24 |
| PAIDEIA Study Abroad Program in Greece | 18 |
| Sea Education Association: SEA Semester | 34 |
| Semester at Sea | 35 |
| SIT Study Abroad | 40 |
| The Education Abroad Network (TEAN) | 45 |
| Program | Table |
|---|---|
| The School for Field Studies (SFS) | 28 |
| US Dept. of State, Boston Passport Agency | 23 |
| UNH – EcoQuest New Zealand | 38 |
| University College Cork | 7 |
| URI Exchange: University of East Anglia | 30 |
| URI Exchange: Hamburg University of Applied Sciences | 37 |
| URI International Development Minor | 12 |
| URI International Engineering Program (IEP) | 20 |
| URI Internship in Ireland | 36 |
| URI Peace Corps Prep Program | 11 |
| URI Summer in Calabria | 4 |
| URI Summer in Greece | 29 |
| URI Summer in Israel | 13 |
| URI Summer in Peru | 10 |
| URI Summer in Salamanca | 21 |
| URI Winter J-Term in Belize – Film Studies | 26 |
| URI Winter J-Term in Cabo Verde | 44 |
| Program | Table |
|---|---|
| URI Winter J-Term in Cuba | 5 |
| URI Winter J-Term in Hawaii | 15 |
| URI Winter J-Term in India | 9 |
| URI Winter J-Term in Indonesia – Biodiversity | 16 |
| URI Winter J-Term in Indonesia – Global Health | 17 |
| URI Winter J-Term in Italy | 43 |
| URI Winter J-Term in Korea | 32 |
| URI Winter J-Term in the Philippines | 12 |
| URI Winter J-Term in Portugal | 14 |
| URI Winter J-Term in Taiwan | 39 |
| URI Winter J-Term TMD Study Tour | 33 |
Additional details
URI offers guest Wifi access. For details click here. Those who requested access to electrical outlets were assigned accordingly. Please bring your own extension cord.
Coffee, tea and soft drinks are available to program representatives starting at 10:00am in the Gallery Room (take a left as you leave the Ballroom). Bottled water will be available in the cooler in this room all day. Lunch and drinks can be purchased by vendors located in the Memorial Union. Restrooms are located near the entrance of the Ballroom, to your right as you exit.
Fair promotion
Our office will be promoting the fair and your participation across campus, but we can always use more assistance! Please help promote our fair by following, liking, or tagging us on your social media accounts.
Thank you to all our participants! We look forward to seeing you soon and helping us to make the fair a success!