Toray Plastics Pledges $2M to University of Rhode Island

The pledge is contingent on the passage of the bond referendum by Rhode Island voters in November.

The proposed College of Engineering building is needed because current facilities do not allow for the innovative research demanded by contemporary engineering firms and such research may be leveraged for economic development. It will also accommodate a projected 18 percent increase in student enrollment, for a college that has seen the number of undergraduates grow by about 22 percent between 2008 and 2012.