URI IEP Graduate Continues Family Tradition
When Ian McElroy graduated from the University of Rhode Island International Engineering Program in May 2019, he became the most recent engineer in his family and the latest to continue a special...
View ArticleURI Bestows Honorary Doctorate to IEP Co-Founder John Grandin
John Grandin, who co-founded the URI International Engineering Program in 1987 with former dean of the URI College of Engineering Hermann Viets, received an honorary doctorate in engineering at the...
View ArticleNiche Knowledge: Michael Videtta ‘18 on the Power of Bilingualism
With both a passion for engineering and a foreign language he wanted to incorporate into his studies, Videtta enrolled as one of the first students in the Italian International Engineering Program...
View ArticleArielle De Souza: Offshore Engineer, Leading with French
“I’m grateful that I took advantage of learning French in college, because it gave my engineering career a global opportunity that I would never have imagined.”
View ArticleSix URI Students Win Boren Scholarships, Fellowships to Study Languages Overseas
All participate in URI’s Chinese Language Flagship Program, while Keara Cole and Zachary Smith also participate in the University’s International Engineering Program and Sarah Chambers studies in the...
View ArticleSixteen URI Students Win Grants to Study Foreign Languages Across the Globe
Of the sixteen students, eight are participating in the International Engineering Program.
View ArticlePassion for Oceans Inspires URI IEP Student to be Renewable Energy Entrepreneur
Despite having spent most of her childhood in South Dakota – far from the coast – Ellie Dunkle has always loved the ocean. That’s why she chose to study ocean engineering and oceanography through the...
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R.I. can be National Leader in Language Education
By Sigrid Berka and Andrew Corsini Posted on April 26, 2019 In this global economy, local companies are looking for a multilingual workforce with cultural intelligence, flexibility to move across...
View ArticleURI German IEP Alumna Receives Fulbright Award
Cherish Prickett, who graduated summa cum laude from the URI’s International Engineering Program in 2018, with bachelor’s degrees in industrial and systems engineering and German, was recently awarded...
View ArticleIEP Co-Founder John Grandin to Receive Honorary Degree from URI
John M. Grandin, the founding director of URI’s International Engineering Program, will receive at honorary degree at URI commencement ceremony on May 19.
View ArticleNew York Times Article Commends URI’s IEP
An ope-ed in The New York Times described the University of Rhode Island’s International Engineering Program as a program “for students looking to become truly global engineers.”
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Immerse Yourself in a Language This Summer
German STEM Immersion Summer School in Berlin, Germany Program Dates May 24 – July 6 Application Deadline: March 1 For more information, contact Niko Tracksdorf Take Your Spanish Skills to the Next...
View ArticleURI IEP Alumnus Trades One Keyboard for Another on Weekends
Chris Capuano, who graduated from URI’s International Engineering Program in 2015 with bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and Spanish, works as an engineer for the Naval Undersea Warfare...
View ArticleThe Internationalists
URI faculty and staff in international education as well as URI students, including IEP’s own Alison Otto (’18, GIEP/MCE), discuss how studying languages here takes their interdisciplinary studies to...
View ArticleURI Student Returns to His Roots Thanks to International Business Program
Simon Hoeps was born in Germany of German parents, but moved to the U.S. when he was 10 years old. Read about how his experience in the University of Rhode Island’s International Business Program (IBP)...
View ArticleURI Hosts German-STEM Immersion Day
To engage high school students who have an interest in studying the German language and science-related subjects, the URI International Engineering Program (IEP) welcomed 79 students to campus for the...
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URI Hosts German-STEM Immersion Day
Science entertainer Joe Hecker conducts an experiment on sound waves with the assistance of Sarah Cook-Wheeler of Cony High School in Augusta, Maine. URI photo by Michael Salerno. By Neil Nachbar The...
View ArticleDr. Berka Discusses the True Value of Learning a Second Language
Dr. Sigrid Berka, executive director of the URI International Engineering Program (IEP), describes how learning a new language can lead to a better understanding of the world.
View ArticleIEP Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowship to Study in Berlin
JohnRobert Gimler, a student in URI’s International Engineering Program, who is earning bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and German, was chosen from a national pool of 75 candidates to...
View ArticleGerman IEP Students Visit Cranston East High School
Students in URI’s German International Engineering Program recently had the opportunity to connect with students in the German club at Cranston East High School, due to the efforts of URI German...
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