Campus Resources

Career Services

The RISD Career Center website is where you can find valuable information about art and design career opportunities and explore career resources.

Note: A few areas of the website can only be accessed by RISD degree program students and RISD alumni, separate from RISD Continuing Education students and certificate recipients. These include ArtWorks, Career Advising Appointments and any link that requires a login and password.

• Internships/Jobs: Research a broad range of creative fields and search for opportunities that closely correspond to your certificate program (arranged by RISD majors). Includes job listings, internship opportunities, and industry and organization directories.
• Career Prep: Learn what you need to be prepared for job applications, freelancing, grant or fellowship applications, and artist residency applications. You’ll find examples of resumes and artist statements, as well as information about posting your work online.
• Artist Resources: Explore this page to get a sampling of some of the career options fine artists might pursue, as well as key resources to connect with the art world such as grants, residencies, studio spaces, and exhibition opportunities.

RISD Mobile App

Download the RISD Mobile app for quick access to campus services, campus maps and more. After downloading, select the “Visitors and Guests” persona for information relevant to CE students.

Eating on Campus

RISD Dining
Dining Website
RISD offers a variety of places to eat on campus, available to RISD CE students on a cash basis.

The Met Dining Hall
55 Angell Street
The largest dining venue on campus, The Met provides variety across several stations in an all-access service style. Here you can enjoy vegetarian and vegan specials, globally inspired entrées, special-diet meals, a woodstone pizza oven, and housemade desserts and pastries.

Portfolio Café
15 West
A full-service café located in 15 West across from the library, Portfolio offers vegan and vegetarian entrées, international comfort foods, a bibimbap station, salad bar, and convenient grab-and-go items and late-night options. (Closed in summer)

Jolly Roger Café
257 South Main Street
A short walk from both the CE office and the BEB, this café features customizable rice and noodle bowls, and housemade teas.

Watermark Café
2nd Floor of the RISD Store
Design Center, 30 North Main Street
Watermark Café offers freshly-prepared sushi, pastries, snacks, coffee from Borealis—a small-batch, Rhode Island-based roasting company—and other beverages.

RISD Rides

As a RISD CE student, you have access to RISD Rides—a free, late night shuttle service for students, staff and faculty. Access to the services is available through the RISD Mobile app. Once you’ve downloaded the app, you can request a ride from any location within the designated service area to any college building, 7 days per week (during the academic year) from 5 pm to 2:30 am. Hours of operation will vary during the summer; check the RISD Mobile app for updates.

Public Safety

30 Waterman Street
Emergency: 401 454-6666
Non-Emergency: 401 454-6376
Public Safety website (includes annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report)

RISD Public Safety is staffed 24 hours a day and is the office to call for all emergencies. From RISD phones dial ext. 6666 or (from the outdoor blue emergency phones) simply pick up the receiver to be connected to Public Safety. In an emergency on campus, a call to 401 454-6666 initiates a faster response than a call to 911. In an emergency off campus only, dial 911. Public Safety’s non-emergency phone number is 401 454-6376.

Personal Safety Recommendations

RISD makes every effort to maintain a safe, secure campus. However, there are things that you should do to increase your personal safety. Some suggestions:

• Opt in to RISD’s emergency text notification system (RISDAlerts) by texting “RISDALERT” to 226787. These are used for emergencies, weather closures, and urgent safety information.
• Park in well-lit areas.
• Walk in groups of two or more when possible. Never work alone in studios.
• Know your surroundings. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with evacuation maps and identify more than one way in and out of buildings.
• Do not prop exterior doors or let unknown individuals “tailgate” into secure RISD buildings. This is one of the simplest ways to keep our campus safer. While RISD academic, residential, and administrative buildings are equipped with security cameras and normally require card/PIN access for entry, everyone’s participation in this is critical.
• Contact Public Safety at 401 454-6666 for any concern, injury, emergency, or to report suspicious activity—even if you’re unsure.
• Familiarize yourself with nearby emergency resources (Code Blue phones, AEDs, exits).
• Report any suspicious activity to Public Safety.
• Some art and design techniques require the use of toxic materials; identify such materials and use caution when handling them. If you are pregnant or have a respiratory problem, please discuss alternative solutions with your instructor.