About this Place
45 Upper College Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
https://web.uri.edu/visit/higgins-welcome-center/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
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Upcoming Events (5)
URI Board of Trustees Meeting
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 9am
Law School Admissions Information Session
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 5pm to 6:30pm
Soul Value with April H. Brown and Jessica T. Pearson
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 4pm to 5pm
Higgins Welcome Center, Hope Room
Stream Available
Environmental Legacies: How the War of Independence Affected the Natural World in Predictable and Surprising Ways with David Hsiung
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 4pm to 5pm
Higgins Welcome Center, Hope Room
Stream Available
A Complicated Revolution: Indigenous Slavery and Dispossession during the War for Independence with Linford Fisher
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 5pm to 6pm
Higgins Welcome Center, Hope Room
Stream Available
Recent Events
Why Shakespeare?
Thu, Apr 23, 2026 5pm
Higgins Welcome Center, Hope Room
Stream Available
A Celebration of German Creativity: Art, Science and Engineering in RI
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Higgins Welcome Center, Hope Room
URI Board of Trustees Governance Committee
Wed, Apr 8, 2026 2pm to 3:30pm
Higgins Welcome Center, Anchor Room
The Genius of Taylor Swift: A Crash Course on the Pop Superstar
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 4pm
Higgins Welcome Center, Hope Room
Stream Available
Ways of Knowing: A Sonic Celebration of the Humanities
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 7pm
Higgins Welcome Center, Hope Room
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Weekly Tai Chi classes offered every MON from 24 NOV - 21 DEC in Higgins Welcome Center/Anchor Room.
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