Submitted by readMedia for the University of Rhode Island

Heather Ann Smith of Northborough was among one of the nearly 3,000 undergraduate and 738 graduate students who received their degrees at the University of Rhode Island's 126th Commencement exercises on Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20, 2012.

Smith received an MLIS degree in library and information studies.

Students who received the honor summa cum laude graduated with a cumulative grade point average (GPA ) of at least 3.7; students who received the honor of magna cum laude graduated with a GPA of at least 3.50; and students who received the honor of cum laude graduated with a GPA of at least 3.3.

The University of Rhode Island is known regionally and worldwide for its innovative, big ideas, adaptive intelligence and breakthrough solutions to today's puzzling problems. URI's pioneering research extends the University's influence well beyond its coastal borders, while its unique interdisciplinary courses provide its 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students with global opportunities in an intimate environment.