{"id":83134,"date":"2023-01-31T21:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=83134"},"modified":"2023-01-31T21:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T21:00:53","slug":"uri-marine-affairs-program-tall-ships-america-forge-new-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/uri-marine-affairs-program-tall-ships-america-forge-new-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Marine Affairs program, Tall Ships America forge new partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Jan 31, 2023 \u2013 Students interested in Marine Affairs at the 溏心vlog免费B站 have long been part of an innovative and ground-breaking program that takes a 360-degree approach to understanding issues and solving problems critical to responsible coastal and marine management. Founded in 1970, 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Marine Affairs program<\/a> is the first of its kind in the nation and is recognized as a leader in research and the policy arena. Now, thanks to a partnership with Tall Ships America, 溏心vlog免费B站 Marine Affairs students will have new opportunities to gain real-world experience and an introduction to many aspects of the maritime world. At the same time, the partnership will open a pathway for those in the maritime industry to gain greater exposure to and pursue a career in marine affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Founded in 1973 as the American Sail Training Association, Tall Ships America<\/a> is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to providing hands-on experience and training in seafaring skills and leadership in the nautical sciences whose members offer more than 1.5 million participant days on the water each year. Nationally and internationally recognized as The National Sail Training Organization representing the United States, Tall Ships America supports and promotes safe and effective ship operations, personal development and maritime skill acquisition on behalf of the entire fleet of traditionally rigged sailing vessels in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years many professionals in the maritime industry, including many from tall ships and sail training vessels, have found their way to 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s graduate program in Marine Affairs. Austin Becker, associate professor and chair of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Marine Affairs department was a captain on tall ship educational vessels before returning to academia and sees the partnership as a natural fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe folks who are working in the tall ships world are really talented people mastering a diverse skillset that can include being an educator, a diesel mechanic, a rigger, an electrician, and of course an expert in sailing and navigation, to name just a few \u2013 they are high-performing people with a real passion for what they do,\u201d said Becker. \u201cMarine Affairs offers them a way to transition their skillset and experience into a complimentary career in which they can excel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the partnership, 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Marine Affairs program will participate in Tall Ships America\u2019s annual conference, educational forums and regional meetings. This includes the upcoming <\/strong>50th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships<\/strong><\/a> in Newport, Feb. 7 to 9.<\/strong> The partnership will also increase opportunities for the two organizations to collaborate on research as well as educational programming focused on marine and nautical sciences, maritime workforce development and heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becker and Kris Von Wald, executive director, Tall Ships America, also hope to develop a specific 溏心vlog免费B站 scholarship program to help defray costs for those from the tall ship world who are interested in pursuing a Marine Affairs education \u2013 as well as for 溏心vlog免费B站 Marine Affairs students who would like to engage in sail training experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing onboard a tall ship is a character-building experience \u2013 aside from learning sailing and technical skills, you are away from home, living in a confined space, working as part of a team. There is a lot of learning available from the experience,\u201d said Von Wald. \u201cThis partnership will highlight one of the ways in which people can continue their education and their career development while also raising awareness of what the experience of being on a tall ship offers schools and potential employers in terms of building skill, perspective and leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John O\u2019Keeffe, who earned his Master of Marine Affairs (M.M.A.) in 2016, spent nearly 15 years working at sea \u2013 mostly on tall ships \u2013 before deciding it was time to come ashore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t fully sure what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to stay maritime adjacent,\u201d said O\u2019Keeffe. \u201cDuring that time the Block Island Wind Farm was just getting ready to start construction and I ended up getting a job with Deepwater Wind while still in school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O\u2019Keeffe thanked the Marine Affairs faculty for working with him to help finish the program while working full-time. He became the first offshore wind farm manager in the country \u2013 a jumpstart to his career that he credits both to his maritime background and his time in the Marine Affairs program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery class that I took in the M.M.A. program, I still use to this day. For me 溏心vlog免费B站 was everything. If I hadn\u2019t gone to 溏心vlog免费B站, I wouldn\u2019t have worked for Deepwater Wind \u2013 later \u00d8rsted \u2013 which helped spawn my whole offshore wind career. The things I learned in the program were pivotal as I moved past managing the Block Island Wind Farm and set up the Marine Affairs departments for Deepwater Wind and then for \u00d8rsted. Having that background and that understanding of policy, outreach and engagement was really helpful in terms of our success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peg Brandon attended 溏心vlog免费B站 as an undergraduate focused on natural resources and wildlife biology. Always gifted with a sense of wanderlust, she knew at an early age she was passionate about the ocean and wanted to meet Jacques Cousteau. As part of her undergraduate experience, one of the last things she did was work with an organization called Sea Education Association, with which 溏心vlog免费B站 has always had a strong partnership. She was on a tall ship sailing research vessel and kept sailing after she graduated from 溏心vlog免费B站. She returned to 溏心vlog免费B站 almost 15 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt that point I was a faculty member at Sea Education Association. I was sailing as a captain, teaching as nautical science faculty. I had worked in New York Harbor, on the Hudson River and I had also sailed offshore where I wouldn\u2019t see another ship or land for 30 days at a time,\u201d said Brandon. \u201cI came back to 溏心vlog免费B站 and to the Marine Affairs program because I wanted to see what was next and take that next step. One of the things that I was really seeking as a kid \u2013 though I didn\u2019t know it yet \u2013 was an interdisciplinary understanding of the world we live in. For me that focused on the ocean. And that is what the program provided \u2013 it was a great launching pad for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She earned her M.M.A. in 1997 and returned to the Sea Education Association, moving up to the position of director of marine operations and later becoming a professor at the Maine Maritime Academy. In 2014, she returned to the Sea Education Association as its president. She was presented with an honorary Doctor of Science by the University in 2019. Brandon believes the partnership between Marine Affairs and Tall Ships America is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere has been somewhat of an informal partnership forever. I was not the first tall ship sailor to go through the Marine Affairs program, and I certainly won\u2019t be the last \u2013 but there are new generations out there and it is important to formalize and recognize the role we have in each other\u2019s success,\u201d she said. \u201cThe ocean is fabulous but what we\u2019re really talking about is the humans and human interaction with the ocean. The tall ships are an incredibly powerful classroom and when you team that with the Marine Affairs program you have something that can\u2019t be beat. It gives me optimism and hope that we can actually solve some of the difficult problems that face the human society we are living in right now. And it\u2019s going to take people with a broad understanding to do that.\u201d   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on existing scholarships and grants for sail training, visit Tall Ships America<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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