{"id":4971,"date":"2018-01-26T08:51:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T13:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/marine-science-and-policy-initiative-ok-programs\/"},"modified":"2020-11-30T14:35:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T19:35:55","slug":"mspi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/mspi\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Science and Policy Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"\"><div class=\"aside-body\"><\/p>\n<h2>Corporate Sponsors<\/h2>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Santander logo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.santanderbank.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"design_selected_field\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2018\/01\/sant_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Santander Bank logo\" title=\"Santander Bank logo\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kopa lighting logo\" alt=\"Kopa lighting logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2018\/02\/KOPAALONE-1.png\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2018\/01\/UCI-Lighthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Lighthouse\" title=\"Lighthouse\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Support Our Program<\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to make a tax-deductible gift to the Urban Coast Institute, please use our <a title=\"Give a Gift Now\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/give\/?designation=Urban%20Coast%20Institute\"><strong>Give a Gift Now<\/strong><\/a> contribution form.<\/p>\n<p>Monetary gifts to the Urban Coast Institute support the Marine Science &amp; Policy Initiative, Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe Summer Research Grants and UCI operations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"initiative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2018\/01\/initiative.png\" alt=\"initiative\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Urban Coast Institute\u2019s Marine Science &amp; Policy Initiative is creating new opportunities for Monmouth University to conduct research and policy analysis, enhance student experiences in and out of the classroom, and support community stewardship of coastal and ocean ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>The Initiative has raised the University\u2019s profile as the premier state and regional center for ocean and coastal policy by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increasing student and faculty research opportunities, recruitment scholarships and community engagement.<\/li>\n<li>Fostering collaboration with Rockefeller University on scientific projects and symposiums with regional, national and international implications.<\/li>\n<li>Securing the future for Monmouth University\u2019s marine programs with facilities, equipment and program enhancements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Initiative grew from a successful 2014 Challenge Grant campaign, in which the Rechnitz family pledged $3 million if the University could raise $2 million in matching gifts. Today, having met the challenge, these funds are making a variety of innovative research activities and programs possible. Thanks to all of the generous donors who have made this program a success.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">Click Below for More on These Topics<\/h2>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><a title=\"Recent Activities\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/mspi\/recent-activities-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; width: 153px; height: 215px;\" title=\"Recent Activities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2018\/01\/recent20activities.png\" alt=\"Recent Activities\" width=\"153\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"RU-UCI Collaboration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/mspi\/mu-ru-partnership\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; width: 168px; height: 215px;\" title=\"RU-UCI Collaboration\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2018\/01\/ru-uci.png\" alt=\"RU-UCI Collaboration\" width=\"168\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Apply\" href=\"https:\/\/my.monmouth.edu\/OfficesServices\/MarineScienceFundingOpportunities\/Pages\/default.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; width: 154px; height: 215px;\" title=\"Apply\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2018\/01\/apply20for20funding1-3.png\" alt=\"Apply\" width=\"154\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\"><strong><em>(Users must have Monmouth U. login credentials to access MyMU Portal\/Apply for Funding.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter keepwidth\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marine Science &amp; Policy Initiative<br \/>\n The Goal of the Initiative<\/p>\n<p> To significantly enhance the capacity of Monmouth University to conduct needed research and policy analysis, enhance student experiences in and out of the classroom, and support community stewardship of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mu_eop_enabled":false,"_mu_eop_name":"","_mu_eop_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_description":"","_mu_eop_description_override":false,"_mu_eop_url":"","_mu_eop_url_override":false,"_mu_eop_program_type":"","_mu_eop_educational_credential":"","_mu_eop_time_to_complete":"","_mu_eop_number_of_credits":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category_code":"","_mu_eop_program_prerequisites":"","_mu_eop_application_deadline":"","_mu_eop_application_start_date":"","_mu_eop_start_date":"","_mu_eop_end_date":"","_mu_eop_day_of_week":"","_mu_eop_time_of_day":"","_mu_eop_educational_program_mode":"","_mu_eop_financial_aid_eligible":"","_mu_eop_maximum_enrollment":"","_mu_eop_offers_price":"","_mu_eop_offers_currency":"USD","_mu_eop_offers_price_per":"","_mu_eop_offers_preset":"","_mu_eop_salary_upon_completion":"","_mu_eop_training_salary":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_name":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_url":"","_mu_eop_concentrations":"","_mu_eop_identifier_cip":"","_mu_eop_provider_name":"","_mu_eop_provider_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_provider_url":"","_mu_eop_provider_address":"","_mu_eop_provider_city":"","_mu_eop_provider_state":"","_mu_eop_provider_zip":"","_mu_eop_provider_country":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4971","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-28 00:40:18","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4971"}],"version-history":[{"count":74,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18666,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4971\/revisions\/18666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}