SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Last month, five University of Rhode Island College of the Environment and Life Sciences students were the first in the school’s history to receive its certificate in energy economics and policy – according to a Wednesday release from the school.
Jonathan Ducharme from Warwick, Kelly Fournier from Cranston, John Patrick Govan from Mendham, New Jersey and Brianna Seltzer from Charlestown – all senior environmental and natural resource economics majors – as well as Devina Thakura, a graduate student and Lincoln resident studying environmental policy and management, received the certificate.
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Govan, from New Jersey, said he joined the certificate program to be more competitive in the workforce.
“With the energy certificate, I can prove to an employer that I know what I’m talking about,” he said.
Launched earlier this year, URI’s newest certificate program teaches students how to compete in the green energy sector through internship experience and coursework. Through the curriculum students learn how to assess on-site energy efficiency; conduct energy bench-marking – an industry-standard process for comparing energy performance across buildings – and focus on real world energy projects through service learning.
Open to full- and part-time undergraduate students, the program was developed by URI’s Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics in conjunction with the URI Extension Outreach Center.
Emily Gowdey-Backus is a staff writer for PBN. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey.
