Commencement 2012 Student Profile and Video of Talent Development Alumna Reudi Correia. Reudi Correia said she has always had “the caring gene,” and she proved it by taking care of her family in good times and bad while she was growing up. As a nursing student at the University of Rhode Island, she continued in that […]
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TD Student Spotlighted by URI Computer Science Department
Talent Development Student, Patrick Eads, is now featured as one of the Computer Science Department’s Student Spotlights. Patrick Eads, born in Charlotte, NC moved to Rhode Island in 2001 and is now in his 5th year at URI, finishing a triple major in Computer Science, German, and Mathematics. Starting his freshman year, Patrick decided to […]
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Commencement 2011 Student Profile of Talent Development Alumna Karolina Gaide. The University of Rhode Island’s International Business Program was the ideal opportunity for graduating senior Karolina Gaide to see the world and prepare for a career filled with international travel. “From the very beginning I knew I wanted international business and German,” said Gaide, 23, who […]
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Talent Development Student Ivan Brooks is featured on URI Today. When he picked up the phone, Ivan Brooks heard his friend crying. “Help me feel better,” she said. “Sing to me, Ivan.” So the University of Rhode Island student began an impromptu performance, crooning about a woman’s worth. His friend stopped crying. That personal touch […]
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Commencement 2011 Student Profile of Talent Development Alumnus Brandford Davis. Whether it is changing the culture of intolerance on campus, or the educational climate in his hometown of Providence, University of Rhode Island senior Brandford Davis is committed to improving life for everyone. The first in his family to graduate from a four-year university, Davis was […]
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Commencement 2010 Student Profile of Talent Development Alumnus Brandon Brown. Ask University of Rhode Island senior Brandon Brown what he sees when he thinks about his hometown of Central Falls, and his answer is direct. “When I think of Central Falls, the immediate thing that comes to mind is my future,” Brown said. “I made […]
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Commencement 2010 Student Profile of Talent Development Alumna Tyrene Jones. University of Rhode Island senior Tyrene Jones wants to help people empower themselves. Whether it is her classmates at URI or the community in her hometown, Jones has a passion for helping people find the tools they need to improve their own situations. That’s why […]
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Commencement 2009 Student Profile and Video of Talent Development Alumna Robin Covington. When Robin Covington was kicked out of her house at age 17, her future was not looking bright. Her mother’s struggle with mental illness had caused great conflict between them. She was rebellious, and she didn’t think college was right for her. But […]
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Commencement 2009 Student Profile of Talent Development Alumna Martha Ofeibea-Tenkorang. As a teenager, Martha Ofeibea-Tenkorang moved with her father and sister from Ghana to Pawtucket to rejoin her mother, who had emigrated to Rhode Island 10 years previously to continue her nursing career. As she prepares to graduate from the University of Rhode Island on May […]
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Commencement 2009 Student Profile of Talent Development Alumna Somravanh Litthisack. Somravanh Litthisack readily admits that she didn’t have the usual college experience. She didn’t live on campus, pledge a sorority or participate in extracurricular activities. Yet as she prepares to graduate from the University of Rhode Island on May 17, she knows that the atypical path […]
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