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Setting the Standard: Kim Stack, executive director of undergraduate student success and academic support at the University of Rhode Island, has spent 30 years supporting students, launching programs like the Level Up! Math pilot with a 94% success rate. 
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Kim Stack

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 KIM STACK University of Rhode Island executive director of undergraduate student success and academic support When it comes to leadership,...

Oliver Tutt

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 OLIVER TUTT NCU Investment Solutions senior vice president and director of wealth management and financial planning Oliver Tutt, founder of...

Rhode Island Foundation awards $290K to Newport County nonprofits

NEWPORT – More than 50 nonprofit organizations serving Newport County residents will share $290,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to support programs...

Rhode Island Foundation awards $5.4M to nonprofits across state

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded more than $5.4 million in grants to dozens of nonprofit organizations across the state, the third...

URI receives $1.9M federal grant for cybersecurity scholarships

PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island will receive $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to support scholarships for students pursuing a Master...

Olneyville Library to close temporarily before relocating

PROVIDENCE – The Olneyville Library will temporarily close as it prepares to move from Olneyville Square to a new location at the Joslin Recreation...

Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England donates $2,605 to Glimmer of Hope Foundation

WARWICK – Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England has donated $2,605 to the Glimmer of Hope Foundation through its 2026 Cookie Program Community Service Project,...

PBN’s 2026 Leaders & Achievers celebrated and honored

WARWICK – Gina Helm believes that to succeed, the environment can be just as important as the individual. "Find a company that values you,"...

Brown University Health reports $23.4M operating income in Q3

PROVIDENCE – Brown University Health ended its third quarter of fiscal year 2026 in the black, reporting $23.4 million in operating income compared with...

Medeiros steps down as Kent County YMCA executive director

WARWICK – Kent County YMCA is now searching for its next leader. Scott Medeiros stepped down as executive director on Aug. 7 following a nearly...
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