{"id":167149,"date":"2021-02-25T10:12:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T15:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?p=167149"},"modified":"2021-03-08T10:22:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T15:22:54","slug":"ar-2020_deans-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/publications\/annual-report\/ar-2020_deans-message\/","title":{"rendered":"AR 2020_Deans Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Dean<\/h1>

Annual Report 2020<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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2020 was a year like no other at the Graduate School of Oceanography.<\/h2>\n

\"Head<\/p>\n

When the COVID-19 pandemic first impacted the URI Narragan\u00adsett Bay Campus community, the faculty, students and staff quickly adapted to a \u201cnew normal,\u201d from virtual learning, to new lab procedures and keeping key research facilities running safely. The GSO family also aided our Rhode Island neighbors during this unprecedented crisis, using their unique skills to gather and provide personal protective equipment for health\u00adcare workers, modify ventilators, and support our fishing and aquaculture communities. Despite the upheaval, a new crop of GSO graduate students completed their degrees, GSO supported more than $34 million in federal and state research, and its people continued to expand ocean science outreach across the globe.<\/p>\n

I returned to GSO in September 2020, after the fiscal year came to a close. This report is thus a reflection of the outstanding leadership of my predecessor, Bruce Corliss, who completed his eight-year tenure as dean in August.<\/p>\n

This report is not an exhaustive document. Rather, it provides a broad overview of activi\u00adties and accomplishments across the GSO community, illustrating the creativity and dedication of these ocean, coastal, and air\/sea professionals.<\/p>\n

In 2021, we will craft a strategic plan and define a clear path for the long-term evolution of our beloved institution.<\/blockquote><\/div><\/section>\n

As this annual report went to print, we have com\u00adpleted the first half of fiscal year 2021, and I have enjoyed listening to and learning from colleagues at GSO and on the Bay Campus about needs and priorities. Early in 2021, we will craft a strategic plan and define a clear path for the long-term evolution of our beloved institution, encompassing both scientific and infrastructure needs and also addressing how GSO can become a leader in diversity, equity and inclusion.<\/p>\n

Next year will also mark GSO\u2019s 60th anniversary. I am in awe of our school\u2019s history and its accomplishments, and am thrilled to lead it into its next decade, which also kicks off with the United Nations\u2019 Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. GSO is unique in its capabilities that link ocean exploration, research, decision support, policy and economics, and we look forward to the next sixty years of new ocean frontiers in science and technology.<\/p>\n

This is a time of great change here at GSO\u2014the campus will soon be humming with new construction, the regional class research vessel is taking shape in Louisiana and new faculty continue to join our community.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy this snapshot of a most incred\u00adible year. Thank you for your support of GSO!<\/p>\n

Paula S. Bontempi, Ph.D.
\nDean, University of Rhode Island
\nGraduate School of Oceanography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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