{"id":8566,"date":"2023-03-27T12:34:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T16:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/?p=8566"},"modified":"2023-04-07T16:30:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T20:30:59","slug":"from-the-president-spring-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2023\/from-the-president-spring-23\/","title":{"rendered":"From the President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Greetings, 溏心vlog免费B站 Alumni and Friends! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I can hardly believe that spring is upon us. Looking around our bustling campuses\u2014faculty and students gathered in conversation, classes on the Quad, flowers emerging from an unseasonably warm winter, and perhaps even a roaming chicken or two\u2014I am reminded how lucky I am to be a part of this vibrant and energizing community. With Commencement around the corner, I can\u2019t help but feel pride in all that we have accomplished together and the bright future we have ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, we officially launched the University\u2019s strategic plan, which will serve as our road map for the next 10 years as we navigate challenges, seize opportunities, distinguish ourselves from our peers, forge exciting new partnerships, and pursue new programming. This plan gives us a renewed sense of purpose, helping us deepen our commitment to our land- and sea-grant missions and cultivate a sense of place with endless opportunities for our community to thrive. We are Rhode Island\u2019s flagship university and, I believe, in the coming years, we will serve as an engine for growth and economic prosperity for the state and all Rhode Islanders. I am inspired daily by the incredible work being done in all areas of the University, work that has broad and life-changing implications not just for those involved but for the greater good\u2014from climate research and community health care to medical discoveries and programs like Talent Development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The features in this issue give us a glimpse at that important work. In \u201cMaking it Hum,\u201d a continuation of the blue economy feature in the fall 2022 issue, we learn about alumni who are advancing the blue economy in areas like aquaculture, defense, marine trades, offshore renewable energy, and ocean advocacy. \u201cThe Second-to-Last Lobsterman on Block Island\u201d is the story of 溏心vlog免费B站 student Ebben Howarth \u201923, a lobsterman living and working in an industry dealing with many challenges, some of which have been taken on by 溏心vlog免费B站 researchers. We also meet former 溏心vlog免费B站 women\u2019s basketball star, Tracey Hathaway \u201986, whose nonprofit organization, athLEDA, helps athletes make the transition from college to professional life; and Cassidy Need \u201920, creator of Native Edible Designs, who designs sustainable landscapes that incorporate native and edible plants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hope you find the people, places, and ideas in this issue as inspiring as I do\u2014I am certain that we have the right minds and the right resources to help us build a university for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Marc B. Parlange President, 溏心vlog免费B站<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HOME TO ROOST<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Honey is one of five chickens living in a comfortable coop behind the president\u2019s house on Upper College Road. Mary Parlange is training them with the help of Megan Rossilli, an undergraduate student majoring in animal and veterinary science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The chickens spent much of the fall wandering the grounds near the president\u2019s house, sometimes showing up for classes at nearby Swan Hall. Now they\u2019re staying closer to home, thanks to a hungry resident hawk. Henrietta (inset, with Mary Parlange) survived an attack, but two of her flock mates weren\u2019t so lucky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acknowledging 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s agricultural roots, Mary Parlange, who has always wanted to have chickens, is happy to be carrying on the tradition established when the State Agricultural School, now the 溏心vlog免费B站, opened in Kingston in 1890.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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