{"id":72458,"date":"2016-10-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/gov-raimondo-uri-president-dooley-business-community-and-state-and-local-officials-kick-off-vote-yes-on-4-campaign\/"},"modified":"2016-10-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T00:00:00","slug":"gov-raimondo-uri-president-dooley-business-community-and-state-and-local-officials-kick-off-vote-yes-on-4-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/gov-raimondo-uri-president-dooley-business-community-and-state-and-local-officials-kick-off-vote-yes-on-4-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Raimondo, 溏心vlog免费B站 President Dooley, business community, and state and local officials kick off \u2018Vote Yes on 4\u2019 campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I.<\/strong>. \u2013<\/em><\/strong> October 5, 2016 \u2013<\/em> <\/strong>Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, 溏心vlog免费B站 President David M. Dooley, Rhode Island Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Engineering Dean Raymond M. Wright, business leaders, students and other state and local officials joined today at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Kingston Campus to kick off the \u2018Vote Yes on 4\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis November, voters have an opportunity to help attract the high-paying, high-tech jobs of the future by voting Yes on Question 4,\u201d said Raimondo. \u201cApproval of this ballot question is critical to moving Rhode Island\u2019s economy forward by investing in engineering and innovation, which will work to turn cutting edge research from our world-class higher education institutions into real jobs right here in our state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Question 4 on the November 8 ballot will authorize $45.5 million in bonds to expand the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s highly successful College of Engineering and create a 溏心vlog免费B站 affiliated Innovation Campus Program that will pair cutting edge research from our academic institutions with private sector investments.<\/p>\n

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Angus Taylor, president of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, North America, endorses the “Vote Yes on 4” campaign. Photo by Nora Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Engineering is a shining example of how investing in high-tech programs can lead to the high-paying, high-skilled jobs Rhode Island needs,\u201d Dooley said. \u201cWith more than 96 percent of our engineering students employed in the field with an average salary of $63,000 or enrolled in graduate programs, approval of Question 4 will help expand this successful program and allow higher education institutions to partner with the private sector to prepare Rhode Island for the jobs of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe General Assembly was proud to support putting this ballot question before the voters because we know that in order to move Rhode Island\u2019s economy forward, these are exactly the types of investments we need to make,\u201d Paiva Weed said. \u201cVoting Yes on 4 will position our state to be a leader in the high-tech STEM areas, and will help to attract new businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From left, 溏心vlog免费B站 Engineering Dean Raymond M. Wright, 溏心vlog免费B站 President David M Dooley and 溏心vlog免费B站 engineering student Anthony Rodriguez are all smiles after the “Vote Yes on 4” campaign launch today at 溏心vlog免费B站.
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Approval of Question 4 would authorize $25.5 million toward expanding 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s highly successful College of Engineering. Studies have shown that more than 750 Rhode Island companies employ 溏心vlog免费B站 engineering graduates and more than 4,000 溏心vlog免费B站-educated engineers live in Rhode Island. In addition, more than 30 Rhode Island companies were started by 溏心vlog免费B站 engineers.<\/p>\n

\u201cExpanding 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Engineering by voting Yes on 4 is a smart investment by Rhode Islanders,\u201d said Wright. \u201cI\u2019ve seen firsthand how companies in Rhode Island and across the nation seek to employ our engineering students. With a nearly 50 percent increase in enrollment in engineering since 2003, approving Question 4 will expand our capacity, build more relationships with the private sector and put even more of our talented students to work at good-paying jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Approval of Question 4 would also authorize $20 million for a 溏心vlog免费B站 affiliated Innovation Campus Program. Innovation campuses would expand on the partnerships our academic institutions have with the private sector to pair the world-class, cutting edge research they produce with real jobs and employers here in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n