- Website
- involved.risd.edu
- Hours
- Mon - Fri
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Fax
- 401 454-6600
- csi@risd.edu
- Location
- Carr House
- Floor 2
- 210 Benefit Street
The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) is an on-campus hub that offers RISD students several opportunities to grow as critical thinkers and global citizens. In advancing this mission, CSI creates and oversees programs and initiatives in the following areas:
- campus activities
- new student orientation
- the Student Alliance (undergraduate student governing board)
- student organizations
- athletics and fitness
- leadership development
- service and experiential learning
CSI encourages students to visit involved.risd.edu to discover student organizations and volunteer/service opportunities, and to register for events.
Staff
Becky Cole Assistant Director, Student Organizations and Programming 401 427-6914 rcole@risd.eduCJ Crossett Associate Director 401 709-8695 ccrosset@risd.edu
Sarah Knarr Director 401 709-8621 sknarr@risd.edu
Byron Olson Athletic and Fitness Center Coordinator bolson01@risd.edu
Brenda Pacheco Budget and Student Organization Finance Manager 401 454-6776 bpacheco@risd.edu
Student organizations and campus activities
CSI provides general oversight for more than 50 student-led organizations that connect students from similar identities and cultural backgrounds or who share interests in athletics, entrepreneurship, global impact and more. Additionally, CSI sponsors campus-wide events including but not limited to Welcome Week, Block Party, Artist Ball, Care Week, Open Studios and Better World by Design.
To learn more and to find student organizations and events of interest, visit involved.risd.edu.
Leadership development
RISD students can develop leadership skills by participating in programs offered through CSI, including the annual orientation leader program, as well as by running for leadership positions within the Student Alliance, RISD’s undergraduate student governing board, or other student organizations.
CSI also offers service learning opportunities and events centered around community-based leadership.
Service and experiential learning
Throughout their RISD experience, students can participate in a variety of community service programs and experiential learning opportunities. Among these, CSI provides support and oversight for the following:
- Martin Luther King Day of Service
- Alternative Spring Break
- Leadership and Community Engagement (LACE) fellowship program
CSI also partners with RISD’s Center for Community Partnerships to build and maintain relationships with area nonprofits and other organizations by connecting interested students with service and leadership development opportunities, and through other forms of ongoing communication and engagement.
Orientation programs
Incoming undergraduate students participate in one or more of the orientation programs organized by CSI, including events and information sessions for new, transfer and international students. CSI also oversees the orientation leader program as well as Welcome Week activities.