Events
Welcome to our centralized, chronological listing of RIC events. View the landscape of activity and happenings on campus and become an active participant in our lively community. Offices across campus submit events to be included here, so questions about any particular event should be directed to that event's point of contact. The Web Team is not responsible for event accuracy.
Centenary of Amílcar Cabral, 1924-2024
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- room Alger Hall 110
The PAIGC-USA Support Committee and the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College invite the community to a commemoration of the centenary of the birth of the African leader Amílcar Cabral.
New Voices in the Latin American Literature Collection
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Discover new acquisitions in our Latin American Literature book collection! The selection includes contemporary voices from different parts of Latin America, writing in different genres and languages.
Difficult Conversations Program | Dialogic Classroom Workshop
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- room Gaige Hall 200
Some of the most important issues we all face-such as social justice, racism, institutional equity-may seem impossible to talk productively about across ideological and personal divides. Yet we must find ways to have those talks if we are to progress as a society, and a college is the ideal place to learn how to do so.
Open Books - Open Minds Teaching Roundtable
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- room Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Adams Library 406
Join us for a roundtable about teaching this year’s Open Books – Open Minds book, Ryka Aoki’s LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS...
Measure Theory and Machine Learning in Remote Sensing Data
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- room Craig-Lee 220
Join us for a talk on the use of Machine Learning to remote sensing as part of the 2024 Mathematical Sciences Lecture Series.
Homecoming Week 2024
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- room Rhode Island College Campus
Homecoming week will take place from Monday, September 23 to Sunday, September 29, culminating in our signature event, RICFest, on Saturday, September 28 from 12–3 pm at the RIC Quad. Rain date will be Sunday, September 29.
Majors Fair
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- room The Quad
Join us for a "Majors Fair" where you can meet with over 30 programs from across the College.
We Don't Talk About Stigma
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- room ALEX AND ANI Hall
We will be showing the movie Encanto, with a conversation to follow about mental health stigma and how it is represented in the movie. We can also reflect on how this relates to students' own life experiences.
Alumni Awards Dinner
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- room Donovan Dining Center, Room 600
Join us as we honor thirteen exceptional RIC alumni and community leaders during Homecoming Week.
Unity Center 30th Anniversary Gala
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- room Franchesca's at Waterplace
Join us in celebrating the “Legacy of Home” and 30 years of the Unity Center.