{"id":186978,"date":"2024-09-25T15:54:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T19:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=186978"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:51:46","slug":"narragansett-bay-campus-progress-celebration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/about\/campus-renewal\/narragansett-bay-campus-progress-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Narragansett Bay Campus\u00a0Progress\u00a0Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Narragansett Bay Campus\u00a0Progress\u00a0Celebration<\/h1>

October 3, 2024<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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This event celebrates the progress of the sweeping transformation of the Narragansett Bay Campus, home to the Graduate School of Oceanography, the Department of Ocean Engineering, programs from several other URI colleges, and numerous state, federal and nonprofit partners.<\/h2>\n\n\n

Event details<\/h1>\n\n

Date: October 3, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time: 9:00 a.m. \u2013 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: URI Narragansett Bay Campus, 215 S. Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI  02882<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking available across from the Ocean Science and Exploration Center (OSEC). Please proceed through OSEC to get to the quad.<\/p>\n\n\nCampus Map<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

URI\u2019s Narragansett Bay Campus is an interdisciplinary hub of the blue economy for the state of Rhode Island. The Narragansett Bay Campus is in the midst of a multi-year series of infrastructure improvements that will modernize facilities and enable the University to build upon its global reputation for blue economy research, education, and economic development. The revitalization of the Narragansett Bay Campus has been funded by two state-wide, voter-approved general obligation bonds, in 2018 and 2022, as well as state and private support totaling nearly $200 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony will include key speakers, a beam signing, a special tour of the Inner Space Center with Professor Robert Ballard, and several outdoor exhibits highlighting examples of the groundbreaking work conducted on the Bay Campus. Light refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Marc Parlange, President<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Honorable Joseph Shekarchi, Speaker, Rhode Island House of Representatives <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • David Martirano, URI Board of Trustees<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Paula Bontempi, Dean, Graduate School of Oceanography <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Honorable Jack Reed, United States Senate (recorded remarks)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Senate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Honorable Seth Magaziner, United States House of Representatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Honorable Gabe Amo, United States House of Representatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Anthony Marchese, Dean, College of Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Honorable Susan Sosnowski, Rhode Island Senate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Elizabeth Tanner, Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Honorable Alana DiMario, Rhode Island Senate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Honorable Carol McEntee, Rhode Island House of Representatives <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Closing:<\/strong> President Parlange<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beam signing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tour of the Inner Space Center <\/strong>led by Dr. Bob Ballard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Light refreshments<\/strong> on the quad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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