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 It’s no secret that the Internet has changed the way we communicate. We’re taking advantage of the latest advances in this technology to stay in touch with alumni and supporters. WHAT’S NEW WITH ESERVICES Through the Eservices feature on our Web site, you can update your postal address, email address, and job and biographical information online in a password-protected program. Eservices also allows you to change your online subscriptions at any time. And through our new lost alumni feature, you can help us search for former classmates. Coming up next—online class notes! For all the details, go to www.advance.uri.edu/eservices. MAKE THE CONNECTION Nearly 5,000 of your former classmates have joined the URI Online Community, a free resource available to all alumni. Benefits include access to the Online Alumni Directory where you can search for old friends using a variety of criteria, including class year and geographic area, and to a Yellow Pages feature that allows you to create an online business listing at no charge. Now’s the time to make the connection! Register at www.alumniconnections.com/rhodeisland. HOMECOMING ON THE WEB Homecoming 2003 is Saturday, October 11! Take a look at our Web site and you’ll find everything you need to know about this fun-filled day. Go to www.advance.uri.edu/alumni/homecoming for a complete listing of all the day’s festivities before and after the game-from the 3rd Annual Homecoming 5K Road Race to the 25th, 30th, 35th, and 40th Class Reunions. STAY IN THE LOOP The URI Alumni Digest, a biweekly electronic newsletter for alumni and friends, is emailed to 17,000 subscribers every other Friday. The Digest includes announcements about alumni services, upcoming events, and a variety of programs of interest. If you would like to subscribe to the Alumni Digest, go to www.advance.uri.edu/eservices. To take a look at the latest issue, go to www.advance.uri.edu/alumni/digest. ADVENTURE AWAITS! The Alumni Relations Office is sponsoring a trip to Tuscany this fall, followed by travel packages in 2004 to England’s Cotswolds, the hill towns of Umbria, and the Greek Islands. Take a look at our Web site at www.advance.uri.edu/alumni/trips for all the details. EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS Take advantage of the variety of cultural and educational events offered at URI every day. From the weekly Honors Colloquium programs on globalization to the Great Performances series and URI Theatre productions, there is a world waiting for you here at URI. Bookmark the University calendar at www.news.uri.edu/calendar and check it regularly. QUAD ANGLES ONLINE If you like to do your reading online, don’t forget to take a look at this issue of QUAD ANGLES at www.advance.uri.edu/quadangles. All the latest issues of the magazine are available in HTML format, which makes for easier access on the Web. STAY IN TOUCH URI offers several email communications, and alumni are welcome to subscribe. You can sign up for any of them by sending your name, class year, address, phone, and email address to the following: ALUMNI DIGEST A biweekly electronic newsletter for alumni and friends, is emailed to subscribers every other Friday. The Digest includes announcements about alumni services, upcoming events, and a variety of programs of interest. To take a look at the latest Alumni Digest, go to http://www.advance.uri.edu/alumni/digest. To subscribe, go to http://www.advance.uri.edu/eservices. URI NEWSLINE A weekly summary produced by the URI Department of Communications/News Bureau of news briefs linking to University press releases of the latest in research, large gifts, and grants awarded, facilities improvements, and links to articles about URI from The Providence Journal and Providence Business News. Contact: jredlich@advance.uri.edu. THIS WEEK @ RHODE ISLAND Distributed by URI’s official Athletics Web site, www.GoRhody.com, this newsletter contains updates about URI athletics. Contact: mmancuso@etal.uri.edu. |
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