With a $100 million goal, the University of Rhode Island Making a Difference campaign is one of the largest currently being undertaken by a non-profit entity in Rhode Island.

The campaign seeks to recruit and retain outstanding faculty, enhance the student-centered campus experience, provide undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships, and fund cutting-edge academic and research initiatives.

The public phase of the campaign was launched on October 13, 2007. More than 500 alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the University gathered for a special evening at the Westin Hotel in Providence to celebrate the success of the Making a Difference campaign leadership phase and to launch its public phase. Tom Ryan, ’75, Hon. ‘99, president and CEO of CVS/Caremark and chair of the University's Making a Difference campaign, announced the campaign had raised $54.1 million in its leadership gift phase.

Giving opportunities are as diverse as our donors and their interests--and every gift makes a difference. We invite you to learn more about the Making a Difference campaign and to participate in the future of the University of Rhode Island