{"id":105278,"date":"2025-11-14T17:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=105278"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:06:08","slug":"bridge-to-ocean-exploration-serves-as-pathway-to-uri-for-ccri-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/bridge-to-ocean-exploration-serves-as-pathway-to-uri-for-ccri-students\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bridge to Ocean Exploration\u2019 serves as pathway to 溏心vlog免费B站 for CCRI students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Nov. 14, 2025 \u2013 Students from the Community College of Rhode Island can gain valuable hands-on experience in laboratories at the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography<\/a> (GSO) through the Bridge to Ocean Exploration (B2OE) Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developed and managed by the NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute<\/a> (OECI), an organization comprised of multiple institutions and organizations, and led by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography, the B2OE program arranges for CCRI students to work on OECI research projects 6-8 hours per week alongside 溏心vlog免费B站 graduate students, professors, and industry professionals at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Narragansett Bay Campus. The students don\u2019t receive credit toward their major, but they do earn a stipend for their time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kenneth Kostel, director of research communications at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, gives CCRI students in the Bridge to Ocean Exploration Program a tour of the R\/V Neil Armstrong in April 2025. (溏心vlog免费B站 Photo\/Courtesy Holly Morin)
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\u201cCCRI is training excellent students for their associates degrees, but they may not be aware of career opportunities in the ocean workforce,\u201d said Adam Soule, OECI executive director. \u201cMany of the CCRI students in the B2OE program matriculate to 溏心vlog免费B站 to complete their undergraduate degree with a newfound appreciation for how their skills may be applied to the ocean enterprise. In addition, the B2OE students contribute directly to OECI successes in research, communication, software development, and engineering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As many as 10 CCRI students may be students selected for the program each year. During the application process, it is determined if the students\u2019 skills and interest align with the needs and expectations of the mentors and their associated projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Projects relate to the following subjects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n