\documentclass{urithesis}

%% See http://www.ele.uri.edu/info/thesis/guide for details.

\usepackage{graphics}

%% This makes the pdf file contain active links for all references,
%% urls, the table of contents, etc., and creates a pdf menu.
\usepackage[pdfborder={0 0 0},plainpages=false,pdfpagelabels]{hyperref}

%% These will be placed on the signature lines in the order they appear
%% when the electronic option is given in the \documentclass command.
%% There should be one \signature for each committe member.
\signature{Major Professor}
\signature{First Committee Member}
\signature{Second Committee Member}
\deansignature{Nasser H. Zawia}

\begin{document}

%% This should be the title of this dissertation/thesis.
\title{The Title of My Thesis Which was Written
       as Part of My Degree Requirements}

%% This should be the author of this dissertation/thesis.
\author{Stew L.~Dent}

%% This is the name of the .bib files that holds all of your references.
%% It can be a comma separated list if there is more than one file.
\reffile{references}

%% These are the names of the .tex files which hold the
%% respective section of the thesis.  If one of these sections
%% is not included, comment out the corresponding line.
\abstract{abstract}
%\acknowledgements{acknowledgements}
%\dedication{dedication}
%\preface{preface}

%% Include the chapters.
\newchapter{chapter1}
%\newchapter{chapter2}
%\newchapter{chapter3}
%\newchapter{chapter4}

%% Include any appendices.
%\newappendix{appendixA}
%\newappendix{appendixB}

%% Include any references which should appear in the bibliography,
%% but are not explicitly referenced in the thesis.
\nocite{re:toolan:as03}

\end{document}