University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

President………………………….. Marc B. Parlange
Type………………………………… 4-year, Public
Campus Housing……………….. Yes
Student Population……………. 17,465
Student-to-Faculty Ratio……. 16 to 1
International Students (2019) 528 from at least 38 Countries.
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam.
*Additional Campuses:
     Feinstein Providence Campus
     Nursing Education Center, Providence, RI
     Narragansett Bay Campus
     W. Alton Jones Campus

Mission Statement
“The University of Rhode Island is the State’s public learner-centered research university. We are a community joined in a common quest for knowledge. The University is committed to enriching the lives of its students through its land, sea, and urban grant traditions. URI is the only public institution in Rhode Island offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the distinctive educational opportunities of a major research university. Our undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, research, and outreach serve Rhode Island and beyond. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are united in one common purpose: to learn and lead together. Embracing Rhode Island ’s heritage of independent thought, we value:”

This Campus Has NOT Been Adopted

Known Christian Groups on Campus:
InterVarsity…………………………………. Zoe Cute
Orthodox Christian Fellowship………. Constantine Codin
PENSA Campus Ministry……………… Jacqueline Afriyie
Rhody Catholic Organization………… Katie Mossbarger
Rhody Christian Fellowship………….. Matthew Albanese
Sankofa Campus Ministries…………… Enoch Osamaye

Prayer Request:
1) The semester is up and rolling, let us remember to pray for an out pouring of the Holy Spirit on this campus, the like of which they have never seen.

2) Please remember to pray Luke 10.2 “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

3) Please pray that the first several weeks of Christian group outreaches will be blessed by God and inspired by the Holy Spirit.

4) Please pray for international students, if present, that God would reach their hearts and minds. Pray that they would go back to their home countries filled with Holy Spirit fire for the Kingdom of God.

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