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3/16/2026
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Media Advisory: Senate Education Committee to hold hearing on reappointment of URI trustees
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STATE HOUSE – The Senate Education Committee will hold hearings Wednesday on the reappointment of five members of the University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees.
The committee meets Wednesday, March 18, at 4 p.m. in Room 313 on the third floor of the State House. The committee will make recommendations to the full Senate on the reappointment of trustees Margo Cook, Joseph Formicola, Vahid Ownjazayeri, Thomas M. Ryan and Armand E. Sabitoni, all for terms expiring Feb. 1, 2029.
The meeting will be televised by Capitol Television on Cox channels 15 and 61 for high definition; i3Broadband (Formerly Full Channel) channel 15; and Verizon channel 34. Senate committee hearings may also air on Channel 75 for Cox Subscribers. Livestreaming is available at https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv
Any written testimony on the reappointments must be emailed to SLegislation@rilegislature.gov prior to 3 p.m. Wednesday in order for it to be provided to the members of the committee at the hearing and to be included in the meeting records. Testimony will become a public record.
For more information, contact:
Greg Pare, Director of Communications for the Senate
State House Room 112
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 276-5558
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