{"id":28349,"date":"2025-08-29T09:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/?p=28349"},"modified":"2025-10-03T10:37:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:37:51","slug":"tickets-and-sponsorships-on-sale-for-2025-champion-of-the-ocean-awards-luncheon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/2025\/08\/29\/tickets-and-sponsorships-on-sale-for-2025-champion-of-the-ocean-awards-luncheon\/","title":{"rendered":"Tickets and Sponsorships on Sale for 2025 Champion of the Ocean Awards Luncheon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"october-9-122-pm\">October 9, 12-2 p.m.<\/h4>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"monmouth-university-great-hall-%25ef%25bb%25bfat-shadow-lawn\">Monmouth University Great Hall \ufeffat Shadow Lawn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-has-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/symposium-and-awards\/2025-ocean-champions\/\">View Event Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/07\/24_UCI_Anniversary_Final-vertical-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"UCI 20th anniversary, 2005-25\" class=\"wp-image-28024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/07\/24_UCI_Anniversary_Final-vertical-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/07\/24_UCI_Anniversary_Final-vertical-1024x946.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/07\/24_UCI_Anniversary_Final-vertical-768x709.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/07\/24_UCI_Anniversary_Final-vertical-1536x1419.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/07\/24_UCI_Anniversary_Final-vertical-2048x1892.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/07\/24_UCI_Anniversary_Final-vertical-150x139.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/07\/24_UCI_Anniversary_Final-vertical.jpg 4563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) on Oct. 9 for its signature annual event, the <strong>Champion of the Ocean Awards Luncheon<\/strong>. Purchase your tickets today to celebrate this year&#8217;s honorees and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/20th-anniversary\/\">UCI&#8217;s 20th anniversary<\/a>! Tickets are tax deductible, with proceeds supporting the UCI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re planning to attend the luncheon, don&#8217;t miss our 2025 Future of the Ocean Symposium, which will directly precede it in the Great Hall Auditorium from 10-11:45 a.m. This year&#8217;s symposium will have a theme of &#8220;<strong>Under the Wine-Dark Sea &#8211; U.S. Ocean Science &amp; Technology: Keys to Prosperity &amp; Security<\/strong>.&#8221; It is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sponsor-the-event\">Sponsor the Event<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-has-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.net\/C21067_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=517\">View Sponsorship\/Underwriting Opportunities<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not too late to sponsor the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/symposium-and-awards\/2025-ocean-champions\/\">2025 Future of the Ocean Symposium and Champion of the Ocean Awards<\/a>. Sponsorships are tax deductible and an excellent opportunity for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exposure for your organization, including in event materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting marine research opportunities for Monmouth students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Celebrating our honorees and the UCI&#8217;s 20th anniversary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions may be directed to <a href=\"mailto:asatku@monmouth.edu\">asatku@monmouth.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\ufeffThis event is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Leslie Hitchner Family.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 9, 12-2 p.m. Monmouth University Great Hall \ufeffat Shadow Lawn Join the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) on Oct. 9 for its signature annual event, the Champion of the Ocean Awards Luncheon. Purchase your tickets today to celebrate this year&#8217;s honorees and the UCI&#8217;s 20th anniversary! Tickets are tax deductible, with proceeds supporting the UCI. 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