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Spirits were high on June 4, 2022, as RISD celebrated the Class of 2022, and awarded degrees to 413 undergraduate and 241 graduate students at the 139th Commencement ceremony. Additionally, the 457 undergraduate and 207 graduate students from the Class of 2020 were recognized during this event. This year’s exercises also marked President Crystal William’s first Commencement … Read more
Over the past several months, RISD Residence Life has welcomed two new colleagues to their team: Director of Residence Life Josh Jones and Associate Director of Residence Education Jasmine Mahoney. Prior to joining our community this past April, Josh spent the last five years working on the third-party side of Student Housing, and most recently in partnership with … Read more
On May 2nd, RISD launched its annual End-of-Year Conversation process, an opportunity that enables managers to create a positive and productive work environment that fosters employee success, and ensures that staff are empowered to bring their best self to their work. These conversations are scheduled to take place through June 30, 2022. Staff who complete electronic reviews should have received … Read more
This month, we are putting the spotlight on new RISD Fund Officer Gabriel Navarro. Gabriel joined the RISD community in August 2020 as a Community Coordinator for Residence Life before taking on his new role within Institutional Advancement. “I really enjoyed working directly with students in my previous role and I wanted to share all of … Read more
RISD’s Student Employment Office recently announced its first ever Student Employee Supervisor of the Year Award Recipients and Nominees. Congratulations to Assistant Director for Writing and Related Literacies Meredith Barrett for being selected as this year’s Undergraduate Student Employee Supervisor of the Year, and to Associate Professor for Landscape Architecture and Graduate Program Director Tiago Torres-Campos for … Read more
Last month, RISD Human Resources welcomed our new Compensation and HRIS Analyst Dayna Kingsland to our team! Dayna has worked in Human Resources for the past 11 years, most recently at Meeting Street where she served as their Talent Acquisition Specialist and provided Human Resources Generalist support. In speaking with Dayna about what she enjoys most about her … Read more
You may recognize Eric from seeing him around campus. A longtime friend and colleague of the RISD community, Eric was recently promoted to Project Manager for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP), Contracts, Fire, and Life Safety with RISD Facilities. Prior to his promotion, Eric worked with the Planning, Design, and Construction Team. Eric chose to apply for the Project … Read more
March is Women’s History Month—a celebration and recognition of the vital influence and contribution women have played throughout our nation’s history (and still today.) For this year’s celebration, we are featuring longtime RISD community member and current Senior Career Advisor and Internship Manager Karen Harris 86 IL. Karen was recently recognized by GoLocalProv as an “Artist to Know.” In the article, … Read more
Meet Derek Furry, Lead Integration Analyst/Developer in Information Technology Services, who was recently promoted into this role after applying for the open position through Workday. Prior to his promotion, Derek worked with the ITS team for more than eight years as an Application Developer/Analyst. “I had always thought about being a lead developer at some … Read more
On March 24, Interim President Dave Proulx issued a memo to the community with updates regarding the Future of Work and RISD’s Remote and Hybrid Work Pilot Program; the 2021 Staff Engagement Survey; and the recently announced staff compensation study. Highlights include: Continued support for ongoing flexible work arrangements, with guidelines and support resources to follow in the coming … Read more
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