{"id":1200,"date":"2019-10-24T15:27:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T19:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/visit\/?page_id=1200"},"modified":"2025-02-21T14:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T19:55:00","slug":"higgins-welcome-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/visit\/higgins-welcome-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fullwidth\"><strong>Start your URI visit at the Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center, the gateway to the University.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Higgins Welcome Center\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-higgins-welcome-center\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-1491\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1491\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/visit\/higgins-welcome-center\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1206\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1206\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/visit\/higgins-welcome-center\/higgins-welcome-center-rooms\/\">Available Rooms<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1209\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1209\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/visit\/higgins-welcome-center\/higgins-welcome-center-reservations\/\">Reserving Space<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1212\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1212\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/visit\/higgins-welcome-center\/higgins-welcome-center-event-parking\/\">Event Parking<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1215\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1215\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/visit\/higgins-welcome-center\/robert-j-higgins-67\/\">Robert J. Higgins &#8217;67<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">Campus tours begin at the Higgins Welcome Center, the Admission staff have offices here, and visitor parking is available nearby. A comfortable spot to begin and end your campus visit, the Higgins Welcome Center tells the story of URI through a history wall highlighting alumni, student life, and academic programs. Many rooms in the building are also available to members of the University community for meetings and conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>45 Upper College Road<br>Kingston, RI 02881<br>401.874.2133<br><a href=\"mailto:welcomecenter@uri.edu\">welcomecenter@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GPS Address:<\/strong><br>75 Briar Lane<br>Kingston, RI 02881<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Year:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday \u2013 Friday: 7:30 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturdays: 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sundays: Closed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday \u2013 Friday: 7:30 a.m. \u2013 4:30 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturdays and Sundays: Closed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/admission\/visit-us\/\" title=\"\">PLAN YOUR VISIT<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Map and Directions<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d11955.789977688271!2d-71.5255222!3d41.483738!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x1cdd91685badc735!2sHiggins%20Welcome%20Center!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1572375248031!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start your URI visit at the Robert J. 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