An estimated 15,000 people will converge in Kingston on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 20 through 22 for the University of Rhode Island’s 136th Commencement Ceremonies. As family, friends and loved ones gather on URI’s Kingston Campus to celebrate the achievements of the approximately 3,265 undergraduate and 804 graduate students who will be awarded their degrees, the University itself will be celebrating a return to tradition. For the first time since prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University will hold its Main Commencement Ceremony on the historic URI Quadrangle. Similarly, URI’s Graduate School Commencement Ceremony will return to the Ryan Center. .