The University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees recognizes that few milestones have more significance in the life of a university than the selection of and transition to a new president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Board is committed to a smooth transition for our incoming president Marc Parlange, and one that results in the building of vital connections and relationships with faculty, staff, students, and alumni,\u201d said Margo Cook, chair of the URI Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cook appointed a Presidential Transition Committee at the end of March 2021 to help plan and guide the process through the first year. The committee\u2019s charge is to support the immediate and long-term success of the incoming president. Composed of faculty, staff, alumni and trustees, the Transition Committee will update the community at key milestones during the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPlans are taking shape and we want everyone to have ample opportunities to interact with incoming President Parlange when he arrives August 1,\u201d Cook said. \u201cOutreach to the broader community of government, education, business, and civic leaders will also be important throughout the first six months.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mike McNally, vice chair of the URI Board of Trustees and chair of the Presidential Transition Committee, says that while \u201cMarc is learning about URI \u2014 its history, culture and challenges \u2014 he will also be sharing with all of us his hopes for URI\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Transition Committee finalized plans for a formal acknowledgment of our 11th<\/sup> president, David M. Dooley, in appreciation of his 12 years of distinguished service and dedication to the University. The Board will recognize President Dooley and Lynn Baker-Dooley at its meeting on June 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Members of the Committee are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Linda Acciardo, Interim Executive Director, External Relations and Communications A feature on incoming President Parlange will be published in the summer issue of The University of Rhode Island Magazine \u2014 \u2014 Going Big, Coming Home<\/em> \u2014 where he shares some thoughts on building a more inclusive community, advancing knowledge and providing rich and engaging experiences for our students to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are excited about the possibilities on the state and national levels, as well as the global stage,\u201d said Cook. \u201cWhen President-elect Parlange arrives in August a new era for the University of Rhode Island will begin.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees recognizes that few milestones have more significance in the life of a university than the selection of and transition to a new president. \u201cThe Board is committed to a smooth transition for our incoming president Marc Parlange, and one that results in the building of vital connections […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1277,"featured_media":0,"parent":1164,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3863","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1277"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3864,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3863\/revisions\/3864"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Temidayo Akinjisola, URI Alum, Class of 2017
Thorr Bjorn, Director of Athletics
Kathy Collins, Vice President for Student Affairs
Margo Cook, Chair, URI Board of Trustees
Michelle Curreri, Chief of Staff; Secretary to URI Board of Trustees
Megan Echeverr\u00eda, Associate Professor of Spanish; URI Faculty Senate
Christine Heenan, Chair, URI Board of Trustees University Advancement & External Affairs Committee
Neil Kerwin, Chair, URI Board of Trustees Academic Affairs, Research & Student Life Committee
Matthew Lopes, Esq., Principal, Lopes Pannone Devereaux O\u2019Gala LLC
Mike McNally, Vice Chair, URI Board of Trustees
Alycia Mosley Austin, Assistant Dean, Graduate Recruitment and Diversity\u00a0Initiatives; Associate Director, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program
Lil\u00a0Breul\u00a0O\u2019Rourke, President, URI Foundation and Alumni Engagement
Marisa Quinn, Transition Coach
Thomas M. Ryan, Chair, URI Board of Trustees Governance Committee
Alfred J. Verrecchia, Chairman, URI Foundation and Alumni Engagement<\/p>\n\n\n\n