{"id":18700,"date":"2025-04-07T12:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T16:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/?page_id=18700"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:54:54","slug":"emfp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/emfp\/","title":{"rendered":"EMFP"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Environmental Management Fellows Program<\/h1><p>In Partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/iStock-519080067-Napatree-Conservation-Area-Watch-Hill-Cove-Westerly-RI-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"EMFP\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-emfp\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-19027\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-19027\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/emfp\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-19028\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-19028\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/emfp\/apply-to-be-a-fellow\/\">\u00a0Apply to be a Fellow<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-19029\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-19029\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/emfp\/become-a-mentor\/\">Become a Mentor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><h1>VIRTUAL LAUNCH EVENT &#8211; Zoom Recording<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-video  \"><div class=\"poster\" id=\"DlE5UoQo4Sg\" data-video=\"DlE5UoQo4Sg\" data-platform=\"youtube\" data-showinfo=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/DlE5UoQo4Sg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">In partnership with the RI Department of Environmental Management, URI Cooperative Extension has established the Environmental Management Fellows Program (EMFP) for students at URI and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.ccri.edu\/pathways\/paths\/environment\/index.html__;!!Jh1S!jIXPlzW1lBxVGkhjgP1yJbRYBy9k92L393j2jsoKd_XzEs2ZqqD_FWTC_EFQI4VaJneM-0fWK6Gb2dT8WtM$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community College of Rhode Island<\/a>&nbsp;(CCRI) seeking career pathways&nbsp; in environmental protection, resource management and climate resilience. The program creates linkages between industry workforce needs and students engaged in academic programs in natural resources science, geosciences, landscape architecture, civil and systems engineering, communications and marketing, finance, business administration and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For students, the EMFP provides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A year-long, 500 hour PAID experiential learning opportunities with a public or private sector professional working on real-world environmental management projects;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three credits of academic coursework and training in professional development topics, taught by URI faculty and staff;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30 hour Summer Industry Training featuring micro-lectures, site visits and service learning opportunities with industry professionals; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robust professional networking opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCRI and URI students can apply directly in Handshake during the application period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For mentor organizations, the EMFP provides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recruitment, screening and onboarding of intern(s) to support existing organizational projects; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A strong talent pipeline of well-trained candidates seeking early- to mid-level positions in environmental management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles thirds\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/meet\/sejal-lanterman\/\">Sejal Lanterman<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Extension Educator\/Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Kathleen M. Mallon Outreach Center, 3 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston RI 02881<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4453<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:sejal@uri.edu\">sejal@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/meet\/kate-venturini\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/KateHardesty_headshot-scaled-e1744115436100-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/meet\/kate-venturini\/\">Kate Venturini Hardesty<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Program Administrator, Extension Educator<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Kathleen M. Mallon Outreach Center, 3 East Alumni Avenue,  Kingston RI 02881<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4096<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:keventurini@uri.edu\">keventurini@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18720\" style=\"width:474px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-364x182.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-1280x640.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-2000x1000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/logo-RIDEM-primary300-1-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>This program is made possible with generous support from the RI Department of Environmental Management<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In partnership with the RI Department of Environmental Management, URI Cooperative Extension has established the Environmental Management Fellows Program (EMFP) for students at URI and the&nbsp;Community College of Rhode Island&nbsp;(CCRI) seeking career pathways&nbsp; in environmental protection, resource management and climate resilience. 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