{"id":158532,"date":"2020-06-04T11:09:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T15:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?p=158532"},"modified":"2020-06-09T08:22:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T12:22:19","slug":"change-of-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/publications\/aboard-gso\/change-of-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Change of Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dr. Barclay P. Collins, Chair, Dean’s Advisory Council<\/p>\n

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\"Aerial<\/p>\n

Before a new dean takes the helm later this year, it is important and exciting to review Bruce Corliss\u2019 achievements during his seven-plus years as dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography, and how the initiatives and programs implemented during his tenure will impact the future of GSO and the entire University of Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A model for collaboration<\/h3>\n

Major accomplishments during Dean Corliss\u2019 tenure include the strategic decision to establish the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium (ECOC). The ECOC brings together the resources and expertise of 16 circum-Atlantic oceanographic institutions and is a model for interdisciplinary collaboration in research, education and outreach. ECOC brings to URI\u2019s Narragansett Bay Campus a global perspective on collaborative oceanographic institution cooperation.<\/p>\n

The future of ocean research<\/h3>\n

Building on this was the National Science Foundation\u2019s selection of GSO to operate, on behalf of the ECOC, the new $125 million oceanographic research vessel, Resolution.<\/em> Under GSO\u2019s leadership, the ECOC made a compelling case to be awarded one of only three new generation research vessels, leveraging GSO\u2019s decades-long history of successful ship operations and the capabilities of the ECOC\u2019s three founding institutions: GSO at URI, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering at the University of New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

Campus renewal<\/h3>\n

Fundamental to the exciting future of GSO is the Narragansett Bay Campus Master Plan, a comprehensive proposal that will create state-of-the-art facilities for GSO and Ocean Engineering. A successful 2018 state bond provided $45 million to construct a new pier for the R\/V Resolution,<\/em> a marine operations building, and an ocean technology building that will be shared by GSO and Ocean Engineering. This is the initial phase of a ten-year program that will rejuvenate the Narragansett Bay Campus.<\/p>\n

Growing academic opportunities<\/h3>\n

With dean Corliss\u2019 educational priorities, GSO professors now teach over 1,200 undergraduate students each academic year, primarily though URI\u2019s interdisciplinary \u201cGrand Challenge\u201d courses that address critical global issues. Enrollment has grown more than two-fold since 2012. A revised non-thesis Master of Oceanography degree was launched in 2016, allowing students to create tailored programs of study in coastal systems, fisheries, ocean technology or general oceanography that support the students\u2019 career development as well as employers\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n

Dean Corliss has significantly contributed to the revitalization of GSO\u2019s faculty. Eleven new faculty hires occurred during his tenure with searches currently underway for two additional faculty addressing local and global research priorities.<\/p>\n

Looking forward<\/h3>\n

Bruce Corliss\u2019 extraordinary vision and leadership have put GSO on the right course. Thanks to his legacy we begin 2020 and a new decade confident that GSO will continue to advance and expand its role as one of the world\u2019s premier academic institutions for ocean education, research and outreach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Dr. Barclay P. Collins, Chair, Dean’s Advisory Council Before a new dean takes the helm later this year, it is important and exciting to review Bruce Corliss\u2019 achievements during his seven-plus years as dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography, and how the initiatives and programs implemented during his tenure will impact the future […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,2403,1987,2594],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aboard-gso","category-issues","category-publications","category-spring-2020"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158532"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158955,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158532\/revisions\/158955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}