朱莉安·斯托克布里奇，20届
支持沿海渔业社区
体现企业家精神, 朱莉安·斯托克布里奇，20届 was first introduced to UNE through her professional efforts with The Nature Conservancy in Belize, 她在那里工作了12年多. 四年前, she directed her efforts towards supporting coastal fishing communities in Belize, and she decided the best way to provide this support was through developing a seaweed aquaculture program. The more the program took shape, the more her overall fascination in the field grew. 帮她实现梦想, Julianne began collaborating with members of UNE’s Marine 科学 Center.
“We saw a multitude of synergies between the kelp farming in Maine and seaweed farming in Belize. The more we talked, the more we realized that we were facing similar challenges. In 2017, staff from UNE came to Belize to conduct a site visit that would help us to strategically plan and develop a UNE-TNC partnership and in 2018 we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UNE to advance our collective work in aquaculture.”
After witnessing the values and holistic approach of the University, it became clear that the Institute of North Atlantic Studies (UNE NORTH) Professional 科学 Master’s in Ocean Food Systems (PSM) would be the perfect place for Julianne to expand her understanding of the field of aquaculture. With her established career in marine conservation, and her current community-oriented work focusing on fisheries and aquaculture, she needed a place where she could view issues and subjects on both local and global scales, while also seeing the real-world impact of the science.
While her immense passion more than earned Julianne her place in the program, 作为多尔蒂基金会的成员, Julianne has credited the organization with making her studies possible.
“I would have never been able to do this program if it were not for the generous assistance of the Henry L. 和格蕾丝·多尔蒂基金会. I would also love to invite them to visit our farms in Belize one day. I’d love the opportunity to share the beauty of my home, and the work I’ve been able to do because of them.”
With experiential opportunities like spending time in Maine’s Cobscook Bay, 以及冰岛, Julianne’s been able to experience perspectives she had never considered, and that will undoubtedly shape her future work for the better.
“These immersive experiences we’ve had have been thought-provoking and, 我不想听起来陈词滥调, 可能改变生活. I have had a career in marine conservation for 22+ years. Having this exposure at this stage in my life and career is like a breath of fresh air. 这是振兴!”
许多年前, a serendipitous meeting during a four-day sea kayaking trip on Chesapeake Bay began a relationship that has yielded enormous dividends for the trajectory of marine science programs at UNE. 沃尔特·布朗，亨利·L. 和格蕾丝·多尔蒂基金会, found himself paddling with outdoor enthusiast and former advancement officer Nicole Connelly, whose description of UNE’s unique coastal campus and marine facility intrigued him. As one of the nation’s leading funders for marine sciences and education, the Doherty Foundation invests in institutions capable of robust oceanographic activities. After a September visit to the Marine 科学 Center and subsequent proposal, Walter and his fellow board members gifted $1 million to endow the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Chair of Marine 科学s at UNE. It was a momentous event in the University’s history.
快进十年后. Dr. 巴里Costa-Pierce, recruited to become UNE’s first Doherty Chair of Marine 科学s after an international search, has helped shape UNE’s marine science program into a world-class operation in collaboration with his esteemed faculty colleagues. He recently transitioned to become the Executive Director of UNE NORTH. 不足为奇的是, the launch of UNE’s unique Professional 科学 Masters in Ocean Food Systems recently attracted the Doherty Foundation’s renewed investment in UNE’s growth. 带着400美元,000年的礼物, the foundation is funding substantial tuition and travel support for 12 Doherty Fellows enrolled in the program over the next three years, providing these promising young people unparalleled opportunities for study offered nowhere else around the globe. 我们怀着深深的感激之情，感谢亨利. And Grace Doherty Foundation for the dividends their giving has yielded for UNE, 学生, 海洋世界.