The inaugural URI Sea Services Symposium will foster and promote the linkage between the Sea Services (U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the University of Rhode Island as a top maritime center of excellence and education.
The symposium will serve to expand URI students, and also, Rhode Island Community College and high school students’ familiarity with sea service missions, career paths, and benefits. The symposium will also showcase opportunities available through URI maritime-related degree programs.
Symposium Hosts: The URI Dept. of Marine Affairs, and the Military and Veteran Education Center.
Place: URI Kingston Campus: Edwards Hall and the Quadrangle
Activities and Events
- 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. — Service recruiting and information booths, service displays and demonstrations, and student and active-duty sea service personnel interaction on the Quad and in Edwards Hall lobby.
- 10:30 – 11:50 a.m. — Keynote and URI, sea service, and Blue Economy industry partners in Edwards Hall
- 12:00 p.m. — Grand prize free raffle drawing and announcement
Key Speakers
- President Marc B. Parlange, PhD President Parlange Bio
- RADM Mary E. Landry, USCG (Ret.) RADM MaryLandry Bio
- RADM Richard “Dick” West, USN (Ret.) RADM Dick West Bio
- MCPOCG Vince W. Patton III, USCG (Ret.), PhD MCPOCG Vincent Patton Bio
Information
Contacts:
- Bob Flynn, CDR, USN (Ret.), Director, Military and Veterans Education Center, bob.flynn@uri.edu
- Dave Hill, CAPT, USCG (Ret.), Marine Affairs Dept, capt_hilll@uri.edu
Parking: URI Alumni Center (Lot 2) and Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center (Lot 1) parking lots (see Campus Map)
Exhibitors
| URI | Sea Services | Blue Economy |
| Marine Affairs | U.S. Coast Guard Academy Admissions | General Dynamics/Electric Boat |
| Marine Biology | U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Office – Providence | Northeast Maritime Institute |
| Shark Camp/Research | U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (Div. 7, Pt. Judith Flotilla) | RI Sea Grant |
| Coastal Society Chapter | U.S. Marine Corps | World Oceans School |
| Ocean Engineering | U.S. Navy – Recruiting | Warm Winds Surf Shop |
| Graduate School of Oceanography | NOAA – National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration | Massachusetts Maritime Academy |
| Office of National Fellowships & Academic Opportunities | NUWC – U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center | SSV Oliver Hazard Perry |
| Education – Surf Therapy, J-Term | Foth Infrastructure and Environmental LLC | |
| Marine Operations – Research Vessel Endeavor | Jaia Robotics, Inc. | |
| Environment and Natural Resource Economics | Williams-Mystic – The Coastal and Ocean Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport Museum | |
| Office of Admissions | Sea Education Association | |
| Environment and Natural Resource Economics | Save the Bay | |
| URI Online | IYRS | |
| Office of the National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology |
Special thanks to General Dynamics/Electric Boat for sponsoring the inaugural Sea Services Symposium.