NEWPORT, R.I. (February 16, 2010) – Rhode Island’s weak economy has left its marine industry hurting, with many workers layed off, others scaled back to part time. The non- profit Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) sees the state’s official Tall Ship, the Oliver Hazard Perry, as a boost to the situation. “Clearly if there is a $3 million-plus construction project here in the state, it’s going to do enormous things for our business and work environment,” said the group’s Chair Bart Dunbar.
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Rhode Island’s Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry: A Boon for the State in Creating Jobs and Experiential Education
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Rhode Island’s Education at Sea Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry: Educational Symposium Set for March 12 at University of Rhode Island
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010NEWPORT, R.I. (February 17, 2010) – Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI), the non- profit organization that is building Rhode Island’s Education at Sea Tall Ship, has announced that an Educational Symposium will be held Friday, March 12, 2010, from 1p.m. to 4p.m at the University of Rhode Island. The event, co-hosted by OHPRI, the University of Rhode Island Foundation and the Newport Chamber of Commerce and funded by the van Beuren Charitable Foundation, is designed to explore how educators can create customized courses by combining academic and experiential programs on board the SSV (Sailing School Vessel) Oliver Hazard Perry, which when completed in 2012 will sail as a 207-foot, three-masted, square-rigged Class A school ship.