{"id":23005,"date":"2015-05-27T15:33:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T15:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/?p=23005"},"modified":"2015-05-27T15:33:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T15:33:47","slug":"23005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2015\/05\/27\/23005\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean&#039;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/newsletter\/spring2015\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"61\" class=\" size-full wp-image-23003 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/spring2015newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"spring2015newsletter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/spring2015newsletter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/spring2015newsletter-300x18.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/spring2015newsletter-768x47.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/spring2015newsletter-80x5.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Dean&#8217;s Message<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/graduation.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[23005]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-23218\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/graduation.jpg\" alt=\"graduation\" width=\"218\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/graduation.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/graduation-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/graduation-143x150.jpg 143w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/graduation-76x80.jpg 76w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a>Dear URI Pharmacy community,<br \/>\nWe often focus on the College\u2019s needs and aspirations.\u00a0 Please allow me to take a few moments to share with you some accomplishments of this past year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We graduated 155 Bachelor of Science, Doctor of Pharmacy, Masters and Ph.D. students in May.<\/li>\n<li>On April 16, after two years of intensive evaluation, planning, and input, the Faculty Senate voted to approve the formation of the Academic Health Collaborative with three colleges: Pharmacy, Nursing, and a newly created College of Health Sciences; an Institute for Integrated Health and Innovation; and an Office of Shared Services. I will be providing more information about this exciting new opportunity in the near future.<\/li>\n<li>The College\u00a0awarded over 100 scholarships totaling almost $140,000 to our B.S, Pharm.D. and graduate students, and we provided over $30,000 assistance for student travel to professional conferences for approximately 130 students.<\/li>\n<li>We welcomed three new faculty and several new staff members to the College family.<\/li>\n<li>The College ranks in the top 25 in NIH funding among all colleges of pharmacy and in the top 10 in the match rate for the highly competitive Pharm.D. Post Doctoral Residency Program.<\/li>\n<li>Our students, whether they are B.S. (pharmaceutical sciences), Pharm.D. or graduate students, can still count on nearly-universal employment post-graduation.<\/li>\n<li>We launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/corporate-affiliates\/\">Corporate Affiliates Program<\/a> and unveiled the <a href=\"http:\/\/urifoundation.org\/Impact\/StudentStories\/JessicaSandoval16\/tabid\/169\/smid\/621\/ArticleID\/118\/reftab\/36\/Default.aspx\">Alex and Ani Positive Impact Lab<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is clear that President David Dooley\u2019s visionary plan and our Academic Plan, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1836\/academic_plan_handbook.pdf\">Charting Our Path to the Future<\/a>, have provided the right vision for URI, and that the proposed multi-disciplinary initiatives are worth the risk.\u00a0 We remain committed to them through the College of Pharmacy, to the expansion of our faculty, and to the support of student needs. \u00a0In these changing times at URI,\u00a0we will continue to look to those closest to the College to keep our standards high through\u00a0investment in URI and the College of Pharmacy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bluebox\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/126624729\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" 0=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 1=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 2=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<br \/>\nCollege of Pharmacy Mobile App &#8211;\u00a0Please check out the video introducing the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Mobile App (isn\u2019t that pretty cool?).This was developed by our Experiential Education and Professional Continuing Education offices and our friends (and alums) at RxInsider.<\/div>\n<p>As we\u2019ve noted before, there are still essential program enhancements and capital projects to invest in, opportunities to attract productive\u00a0faculty to support our research\u00a0and teaching, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/research\/\">research<\/a> that must be supported, and\u2014most of all\u2014an expanding financial aid mission to which we are committed.\u00a0 We have fared much better than some of our peer institutions, but rely on a\u00a0much smaller endowment than most of them.\u00a0 So there is work to be done, and I hope we can continue to count on your help.<br \/>\nWhile the academic year is coming to a close, our work to strengthen alumni, parent, and industry relationships continues.\u00a0 You may remain confident that the effectiveness of our outreach efforts will be measured through the progress of the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/COP_Strategic_Plan_2010-2015-OCT-23-14-LaPlante.pdf\">College\u2019s Strategic Plan<\/a>.\u00a0 In the uncertainty of our financial times, we hope this responsible management communicates to you that URI\u2019s College of Pharmacy is a sound investment\u2014and that strengthening the University will also enrich lives globally through the transformative work of our students, faculty and alumni in a variety of teaching, research and professional disciplines.<br \/>\nAs always, please let me know of your thoughts and questions about these efforts.\u00a0 Thank you again for your generosity.<br \/>\nWith respect and best wishes,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/meet\/e-paul-larrat\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14857 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/Larrat-Signature.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/Larrat-Signature.jpg 307w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/Larrat-Signature-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/Larrat-Signature-80x28.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/meet\/e-paul-larrat\/\"><strong>Paul Larrat, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Interim Dean and Professor<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often focus on the College\u2019s needs and aspirations.  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