{"id":6803,"date":"2023-07-05T12:49:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/?p=6803"},"modified":"2023-07-17T20:50:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T00:50:20","slug":"feedback-and-from-the-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2023-cat\/feedback-and-from-the-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Feedback and From the Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We welcome and encourage letters to the editor. Write to us: urimag@uri.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Magazine Readers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Spring<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kudos <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for the marvelous spring 2023 issue of the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ alumni magazine. The layout on each page is visually attractive. Moreover, it is easy and enticing to read. The cover, too, is sensational. I LOVE \u201cCaption This,\u201d showing a bygone moment of life at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½. Congratulations to all who make the alumni magazine a very special and personal publication. Bravo! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Suzanne Grossman \u201959 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am so impressed by the spring issue of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Magazine. Loved sharing it with my family and fellow alumni! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Aurora Faria \u201920<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Second-to-Last Lobsterman on Block Island <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Great story! Inspirational, hopeful, yet tinged with a sense of melancholy. A challenging career for young Mr. Howarth, but I have a bit of envy for the life he is carving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Greg Whitehead \u201978 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a wonderful story. I\u2019m always inspired by people, both young and old, who keep their local traditions strong. It is not easy work. Proud of you Ebben for seeing a bigger picture and getting your college degree! Keep up the energy you\u2019ve maintained!!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Kimberly Leute, parent \u201926<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Swimming Narrow River<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fun to read. Thanks! Congrats to Anthony Russo for the cool illustration. It\u2019s great! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Paul Daley, parent \u201998<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keeping Current <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Loved \u201cKeeping Current\u201d with Kevin Rosa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Jean Connelly \u201968<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the Editor<\/h1>\n\n
\"Barbara
As a land grant university, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ has a three-pronged mission that includes teaching, research, and outreach. Our water outreach programs<\/a>, including Watershed Watch, embody the outreach mission in every way. As part of the Watershed Watch volunteer army, I work with Surfrider R.I. to collect water samples from a handful of surf spots once a month year-round. It\u2019s the best volunteer gig ever, and I look forward to it whether I\u2019m bundled up in winter gear and waders or, as in this photo from Fenway Beach in Westerly, R.I., enjoying a calm, sunny June morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Welcome to the summer issue! Here, we offer you summer reading and an introduction to a few notable members of the Rhody family who are working hard and having fun. And that\u2019s the best kind of work.<\/p> \n\n

In these pages, you\u2019ll meet a chocolate entrepreneur, a craft brewer, and a skating instructor. You\u2019ll meet alumni sisters finding the humor in life\u2019s challenges. And you\u2019ll meet º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ researchers who study some cool creatures\u2014sharks and bees.<\/p> \n\n

Keep reading and you\u2019ll find master classes on authentic leadership and music appreciation. And if you like history, you\u2019ll meet someone I can\u2019t help seeing as the Greatest Generation\u2019s Forrest Gump: Brig. Gen. Elliott R. Thorpe \u201919, Hon. \u201951, who managed to be part of some of the biggest moments in history; in fact, he might have changed history had his warning of the imminent attack on Pearl Harbor been heeded.<\/p> \n\n

Since summer reading wouldn\u2019t be complete without a little romance, we offer you two love stories: Norm Schoeler \u201971 and Barbara DeCubellis Taylor \u201970, who met in kindergarten, dated as º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ students, went their separate ways, and then reunited, discovering they had both lost their spouses to Alzheimer\u2019s; and David Nicolato \u201998 and Cortney Nicolato \u201901, who were both Rhody mascots as students, and who still see º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ as the foundation of their life together.<\/p> \n\n

Finally, if your summer includes some time in the water, \u201cRhode Island\u2019s Water Warriors\u201d is a must-read, along with companion story, \u201cWater Detective.\u201d The stories show how four programs\u2014Watershed Watch, Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officers, Onsite Wastewater Resource Center, and Home*A*Syst\u2014work together to help keep the state\u2019s water\u2014from our rivers, ponds, and oceans to our wells and groundwater\u2014clean and healthy. As a proud member of the volunteer army that works with the amazing Elizabeth Herron \u201988, M.A. \u201904, for Watershed Watch, I hope this story demonstrates the important work these programs do for all of us.<\/p> \n\n

So find a comfy spot by the water and dig in\u2014your summer reading is here.<\/p>\n\n

\u2014Barbara Caron, Editor-in-Chief<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to our Cap-tivating 2023 Grads!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The winners of this year\u2019s graduation cap contest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rhody Pride:<\/strong> Daniela Acarapi \u201923, B.S. data science<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Affiliation:<\/strong> Trinity Testa \u201923, B.S. sustainable agriculture and food systems<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Most Creative:<\/strong> Kevin Ramos \u201923, B.A. computer science<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n



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