Phone:(401)874-2029
Email: artmon@uri.edu

Art Tuveson begins his 28th year at URI and his third year as Assistant Director, Facilities Management and Planning in 2008.

Tuveson assumed his current role in January, 2008 and is responsible for facility management and planning with respect to the intercollegiate, club and recreational sports programs. He handles all facility maintenance issues while serving as the athletic department's liaison with architectural firms. Tuveson is responsible for special operations/projects which may be on-going or short-term and which require planning, coordination and supervision. He served as Asst. Director for Recreational Services and Facilities from 1990-2004.

Most recently, Tuveson was instrumental in the completion of the $12 million Bradford Boss Ice Arena in 2002 while also helping with the plans for The Ryan Center. He has also helped with the planning and construction of Mackal Field House, Arrigan Sailing Pavilion, and Campanella Rowing Center.

Tuveson came to Kingston in 1980 as Director of Recreational Services, a post which he held until his promotion in 1990. During that time, he was responsible for the planning, organization, and coordination of a comprehensive and diverse recreational services program that would meet the needs of the URI community. This included open recreation, club sports, fitness/wellness, aquatics, sailing, and intramurals, as well as maintaining a master schedule of all indoor and outdoor events.

After serving as the Coordinator of Club Sports and the Asst. Director of Recreation and Student Activities as both an undergrad and post-grad at UNH, Tuveson was named Director of Recreation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1978. While at UW-Stout, he was responsible for the administration, organization, and development of the intramural and club sport programs. Two years later, Tuveson relocated to Kingston.

Tuveson has served on a myriad of committees and has affiliations with the National Intramurals Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), Ontario Recreation Facility Association (ORFA), Serving the American Rink (S.T.A.R.) (USA Hockey), North East Ice Skating Managers Association (NEISMA), Ice Skating Institute (ISI), International Association of Assembly Members (IAAM), and Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA).

A 1972 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Tuveson received his master's degree in recreation administration from the University of Oregon in 1977.