{"id":169917,"date":"2021-04-15T12:10:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T16:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=169917"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:03:00","slug":"campus-renewal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/about\/campus-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"Narragansett Bay Campus Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re on Course for New Frontiers<\/h1>

Campus Renewal will modernize facilities, optimize ship operations, and empower world-class educators, students and scientists.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Sitework<\/h1>
\nTransformation of campus features and contours throughout the Campus Renewal process will yield a new level of efficiency and accessibility, and create a more campus-like environment.<\/p>\n

Learn more about campus-wide sitework<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ocean Robotics<\/h1>The future of ocean exploration, research and enterprise lies in rapid development and deployment of sophisticated systems. Construction is imminent for a building in which technologically-driven solutions can be designed and developed.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the ocean robotics laboratory. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Pier<\/h1>The pier at the Narragansett Bay Campus provides support services to research vessels and full access to Narragansett Bay. The original wooden pier, built in 1963, had more than exceeded its designed service life and was unable to accommodate the new, 199-foot-long R\/V Narragansett Dawn,<\/em>. This project demolished the original pier and erected a larger, more capable, steel-and-concrete pier in its place.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the research vessel pier. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Vessel<\/h1>GSO\u2019s next-generation RCRV, Narragansett Dawn<\/em>, will bring new technologies, greater capabilities, and course-altering discoveries.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the advent of Regional Class Research Vessel Narragansett Dawn. <\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Marine Operations<\/h1>A new marine operations facility will have the capacity to support R\/V Narragansett Dawn<\/em>. \u201cMarine Operations\u201d provides logistical support for seagoing expeditions, including administrative services and provisioning of food, scientific equipment and supplies.<\/p>\n

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Looking ahead<\/h1>The priorities and costs of projects on the drawing board remain under consideration.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Bay Campus projects in development. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Meet the People<\/h2>

Faculty, scientists and students will benefit for decades to come<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

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Destination: Completion<\/h2>

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Your Support Matters<\/h2>

Opportunities to help make this vision for renewal a reality<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Thinking Big, and Long-Term<\/h3>\n
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The University of Rhode Island\u2019s Narragansett Bay Campus has begun a multi-year series of infrastructure improvements that will modernize its facilities and enable it to build upon its global reputation for oceanographic research and education. Much of the investment in this vision is derived from the generosity of R.I. taxpayers who, in two state-wide referendums, have approved more than $140 million in borrowing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs international leaders in understanding the world\u2019s oceans, we are preparing the next generation of oceanographers and ocean engineers to be at the forefront of the advancements in ocean science,\u201d said Paula Bontempi, professor at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography. \u201cTo continue this important work, we need the proper facilities that will allow our faculty and students to make lasting contributions that we can share with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

An exhaustive master planning process identified numerous strategies for upgrading or replacing existing campus facilities to accommodate the needs of modern research technologies, enabling oceanography and ocean engineering faculty and students to push the boundaries of ocean exploration and discovery. The upgrades will also service the requirements of a new research vessel and improve conditions for personnel throughout the campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bay Campus is more than 60 years old, and it has evolved opportunistically, with buildings erected where they were most convenient as they were needed. There was no master plan back then,\u201d said David Palazzetti, senior director of URI Facilities Operations. \u201cBy creating a campus master plan, we were able to determine what makes the most sense for the operation of a world-class oceanographic research institution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Palazzetti said that when the dust has settled, the Bay Campus will look quite different than it does today, largely because it will be more pedestrian-friendly, like a typical campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cBy creating a campus master plan, we were able to determine what makes the most sense for the operation of a world-class oceanographic research institution.\u201d<\/em><\/blockquote>David Palazzetti, senior director of URI Facilities Operations<\/cite><\/div><\/section>\n
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