US-RUn-ms240 Guide to the Michael Rice Papers 1984-2014 (bulk 1984-2014) Finding aid prepared by Abigail Casavant. University of Rhode Island Library, Special Collections and Archives 2014 December 08
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15 Lippitt RoadKingston, RI 02881-2011Tel: 401-874-4632E-mail: archives@etal.uri.eduWebsite: http://www.uri.edu/library/special_collections/
 Rice, Michael, 1955- Michael Rice Papers 1984-2014 (bulk 1984-2014) Rice (Michael) papers 13 box(es) (6.25 linear feet) This collection consists of papers pertaining to Michael Rice's career at the University of Rhode Island, his research, and from his time as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Ms. 240 Biographical note

Michael Alan Rice is a professor of fisheries and aquaculture at the University of Rhode Island a former state representative for the Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 35. He attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California. Rice went on to attend the University of San Francisco, where he earned his B.S. in Biology in 1977, and the University of California, Irvine where he received his M.S. in Biology in 1981 and his Ph.D. in Comparative Physiology in 1987. From 1981 to 1985, Rice served in the U.S. Peace Corps in the Philippines, working with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. He began his academic career at the University of Rhode Island in 1987, studying environmental physiology, aquaculture, and bivalve mollusk ecology in Rhode Island, the Philippines, Tanzania, and the Republic of Georgia. He is also the recipient of three Fulbright Scholarship awards. In addition to his career in academia, Rice is heavily involved in civics and politics. Rice was elected as a Democrat to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2008, serving District 35 (Kingston, West Kingston, parts of Tuckertown, Wakefield, Peace Dale), from January 6, 2009 to January 4, 2011. During his term, Rice served on the House Committee on Separation of Powers and Government Oversight, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, and Special House Commission to Study the Structure and Workings of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. He is currently serving a three year term on the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council (2013).

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Michael Rice Papers, Ms. 240, University of Rhode Island.

The Michael Rice Papers include university-related memorandum and documents, as well as aquaculture publications and research and RI House of Representative correspondence, committee documents, and campaign documents.

The collection is arranged in three series as follows: 1.College of Environment and Life Sciences, URI 2. Research Material 3. Political Career

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The collection was given to Special Collections between by Michael Rice between 2011 and 2014.

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Series 1 College of Environment and Life Sciences, URI1984-2014

This series contains documents pertaining to Rice's involvement with the College of Environment and Life Sciences between the years 1984 and 2014, including by-law revisions, Fulbright Award information, and department reports.

1 1 2009 Dec 8 Academic Plan, 2010-2015, "Charting Our Path to the Future: Toward a Renewed Culture of Achievement" 1 2 2000 Apr 24-25 Bay Summit 2000, Narragansett Bay in the New Millenium: Environment, Economy, Community 1 3 2002 Fall Biology 101 Laboratory Manual 1 4 2008 Jul "A Brief History of the American Fish Culture Company: Rhode Island's Pioneering Trout Aquaculture Farm, 1877-1977," Rice, Michael 1 5 2002 Mar Building Rhode Island's Technology Pipeline Through Investment in Research at the University of Rhode Island: Report of the RI Economic Policy Council 1 6 2012 Dec 12 CELS By-Laws 1 7 2003 May-2004 Apr CELS By-Law Revisions 1 8 2012 CELS By-Law Revisions 1 9 2003 CELS Expectations for Student Learning 1 10 2004 Sep 18-Oct 11 Coast Weeks Calendar of Events 1 11 1998 Sep 1-1999 Aug 31 College of the Environment and Life Sciences Annual Report 1 12 1984 Jan College of Resource Development Revised By-Laws 1 13 2004 Jan Committee on the Organization of the Life Sciences, Interim Report 1 14 2008 Defining the Future of the University of Rhode Island: An Academic Vision, DeHayes, Donald H. (DRAFT) 1 15 2002 Sep 1-2003 Aug 31 Department of Fisheries, Animal, and Veterinary Sciences Annual Report 1 16 2004 Emerging Scholars: Students with Disabilities: A Handbook for Faculty and Administrators in Rhode Island Public Institutions of Higher Education 1 17 1998 Environmental Biotechnology Initiative: A Proposal from the Marine and Environmental Focus 2 18 1987-1988 File 2 19 1989 File 2 20 1990 File 2 21 1991 File 2 22 1992 File 2 23 1993 File 2 24 1994 File 2 25 1995 File 2 26 1996 File 2 27 1997 File 2 28 1998 File 2 29 1999 File 2 30 2000-2001 File 2 31 2002-2003 File 2 32 2004 File 2 33 2005 File 2 34 2006 File 2 35 2007 File 2 36 2008 File 2 37 2009 File 2 38 2010-2014 File 3 39 undated Fisheries and Aquaculture: Science and Technology at the University of Rhode Island, CELS 3 40 1996-2013 Fulbright Award 3 41 1993-1995 Graduate Assistantships and Resource Allocations 3 42 2003 Greenwich Bay: An Ecological History, RI Sea Grant 3 43 2006 Innovate RI: Innovation and Economic Prosperity in Rhode Island, RI Science and Technology Advisory Committee 2006 Recommendations 3 44 1999 Fall Laboratory Manual: Shellfish Aquaculture (ASP 481) 3 45 2011 News Clippings 3 46 2004 Mar A Partner for Prosperity: The University of Rhode Island's Impact on the Economy of the Ocean State 3 47 1999 Dec Plan of Work, Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension, 2000-2004 3 48 2000 Dec 1 Policies and Procedures: A Working Document Describing Academic and Adiministrative Accommodations for Students with Disabilities at URI 3 49 2006 Profiles in Ocean Science, URI Graduate School of Oceanography 3 50 1999 Mar Reinventing the Research University: A Blueprint for the University of Rhode Island 3 51 2003-2004 Reorganization of the Life Sciences at URI 3 52 2004 Rhode Island Aquaculture Initiative: A Shared Vision for the Future, RI Sea Grant 3 53 2003 Aug Rhode Island Marine Technology and Aquaculture Center Project Development and Economic Feasibility 3 54 2004-2010 Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program 4 55 2011 Jan Status Report on Bivalve Aquaculture and Water Quality Acitivities, Gambia-Senegal Sustainable Fisheries Project 4 56 2007 Aug 23 Summit on Student Learning: Setting an Agenda for Inquiry 4 57 2003-2012 Thank You Letters and Event Invitations, Re: URI/CELS 4 58 2009 "Think Big, We Do" publication 4 59 2004-2006 URI Fisheries Center: Sustainable Fisheries Extension Program Plan of Work 4 60 2007 Sep University of Rhode Island Institutional Self-Study 4 61 1990 Dec 14 University of Rhode Island Report of the Life and Environmental Sciences Task Force 4 62 2006 Aug University of Rhode Island Strategic Plan, 2006-2009, Steps Toward Transformation 4 63 2003 Jul 1 URI Three Year Strategic Plan, "Measuring Progress" Series 2 Research Material1991-2013

This series includes Rice's involvement with research projects and committees, including the Aquaculture Effluent Task Force, Hope Shellfish Company, and a variety of other aquaculture projects around New England and the world.

5 64 2002 Jan 28 Aquaculture America 2002 5 65 undated Aquaculture Effluent Task Force, "Aquaculture Effluents: A Guide for Water Quality Regulators and Aquaculturists," Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center 5 66 2002 Feb 6 Aquaculture Effluent Task Force, Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards 5 67 2000, 2002 Aquaculture Effluent Task Force, Email Correspondence 5 68 1999 Dec 31 Aquaculture Effluent Task Force, "The Feasibility of Developing a Municipal Shellfish Hatchery on Cape Cod, Massachusetts," UMASS Amherst 5 69 2000, 2002 Aquaculture Effluent Task Force,. Permits and Draft Permits 5 70 2002 Aquaculture Effluent Task Force, Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, Small Business Advocacy Review Panel 5 71 1995 Aquaculture Effluent Task Force, "State Policies for Aquaculture Effluents and Solid Wastes in the Northeast Region," Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center 5 72 2004, 2007, 2010-2011 Asian Fisheries Society 5 73 2004 Aug Bay Scallops in Massachusetts Wasters: A Review of the Fishery and Prospects for Future Enhancement and Aquaculture 5 74 1999 Apr 27 Bay Scallop Restoration Project Annual Report, Westport River Estuary, Massachusetts 5 75 2002, 2004 Conserving Submerged Lands 5 76 1998 Aug "Construction and Maintenance of Garden Ponds and Water Gardens in RI," "Selecting Fish and Aquatic Plants for Water Gardens in RI," Rice, Michael and Marcaccio, Neil 5 77 2006 COSMAR News, Issues 6-8 5 78 2000 Oct 1-2 First Annual Southern New England Aquaculture Conference 5 79 2012 Gambia National Shellfish Sanitation Programme 5 80 1999 Feb Hope Shellfish Company, RE: Mount Hope Maritime Terminal Shellfish Hatchery, Portsmouth, RI 5 81 1999 Nov 15 Hope Shellfish Company, RE: Request for Additional Information for the Operation of a Commerical Shellfish Hatchery 6 82 1999 Oct 26 Hope Shellfish Company, RE: Upland Aquaculture Application for the Operation of a Commerical Shellfish Hatchery 6 83 1999 Oct 7 Hope Shellfish Company, RE: Water Certification Application for the Operation of a Commericial Shellfish Hatchery 6 84 2001 Dec Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture, Aquaculture Effluent Task Force, Aquatic Animal Production Effluent Limitations Guidelines, SBREFA Outreach Materials 6 85 2000 Jun 16, 2000 Aug 15 Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture, Aquaculture Effluent Task Force, Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture Techincal Subgroup - Response to EPA's Aquaculture Industry Regulatory Developmeny Data Needs and Addendum 6 86 2002 Dec Kona Bay Marine Resources, Inc. Shellfish Health Management Program, RE: Transfer and Introduction of Molluscan Shellfish 6 87 2011 National Aquaculture Extension Conference 6 88 2002 Nov 15-16 Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Expo 6 89 2008 Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Expo 6 90 2012 Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Expo 7 91 1993 Nov Northeast Region Aquaculture Inductry Situation and Outlook Report, Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center and URI College of Resource Development 7 92 2002 PEW Oceans Commission 7 93 2002-2003 Proceedings of the New England Bycatch Workshops 7 94 1995 Feb 15-17 Proceedings of the Symposium on he Potential for Development of Aquaculture in Massachusetts 7 95 2007-2011 Research Institute for Mariculture 7 96 2004 Aug 25 Response to Governor Carcieri's Phase I Report of the Governor's Narragansett Bay and Watershed Planning Commission, RE: Aquaculture and Fisheries 7 97 undated RI Agricultural Partnership 7 98 1991-1995 Rhode Island Zebra Mussel Program 7 99 2005, 2012 SEAFDEC & AQD 7 100 undated Transporting and Preparing Shellfish Flyers, Sea Grant 7 101 2013 Jun 10-13 USSEC Southeast Asia Regional Symposium on Aquaculture Carrying Capacity Modeling for Common Water Bodies 7 102 1996 Wellfleet Bay Lecture Series, "The Secret Lives of Shellfish" 7 103 2008-2009 Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association 7 104 1994 Nov White Paper-Aquaculture: An Assessment of Opportunities and Constraints in Rhode Island 7 105 2013 Jun 6 Workshop on Modeling Impacts of Aquaculture Production and the Use of Common Water Bodies (BFAR-NIFTDC) Series 3 Political Career2008-2014

This series contains a number of documents pertaining to Rice's campaign and subsequent election as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, and also includes recent involvement in politic/civic affairs such as briefing books, supplemental committee materials, and campaign activity.

8 106 2008-2009 Campaign Flyers 8 107 2008-2010 Capitol Television DVDs 8 108 2009 Apr 28 Capitol Spotlight DVD, Rep. Michael Rice Interview 8 109 2008-2009 Congratulatory Letters 8 110 2008-2010 Deepwater Wind Project, RI 8 111 2008-2009 Endorsments 8 112 2008 File 8 113 2009 Jan-Feb File 8 114 2009 Mar-Apr File 9 115 2009 May File 9 116 2009 Jun File 9 117 2009 Jul-Aug File 9 118 2009 Sep-Oct File 9 119 2009 Nov-Dec File 9 120 2010 Jan File 9 121 2010 Feb File 9 122 2010 Mar File 10 123 2010 Apr File 10 124 2010 May-Jun File 10 125 2010 Jul-Aug File 10 126 2010 Sep File 10 127 2010 Oct-Dec File 10 128 2011 File 10 129 2012 File 10 130 2013-2014 File 10 131 2009 Grievance Letters from the Public RE: Supplemental Budget 10 132 2008 Haldeman, James, Mailings 10 133 2009 House Fiscal Advisory Staff FY2009 Revised Budget 11 134 2008-2010 Invitations 11 135 2010 News Clippings 11 136 2009 Jan Photographs, Dedication of CBLS Building at URI 11 137 2009 Mar 18 Photographs, Public Health Policy Think Tank 11 138 2009-2011 Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States 11 139 2011-2014 Rhode Island Commodores 11 140 2008-2011 Rhode Island Council 94, AFSCME AFL-CIO Support 11 141 2009 Jan RI General Assembly: An Act Making Revised Appropriations for the Support of the State for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2009, Synopsis of the Governor's Plan 11 142 2008 Rhode Island General Assembly Representative Packet 11 143 2009 Dec 1 Rhode Island House of Representatives Economic Forum 12 144 2009 Nov 18 Rhode Island Housing, House Oversight Hearing Briefing Book 12 145 2009 Nov 18 Rhode Island Housing, Presentation to the House Seperation of Powers Committee, RI General Assembly 12 146 2009 Nov 18 Rhode Island Housing, RI General Assembly, House Committee on Seperation of Powers, Supplemental Materials Book 1 12 147 2009 Nov 18 Rhode Island Housing, RI General Assembly, House Committee on Seperation of Powers, Supplemental Materials Book 2 12 148 2009 Nov 18 Rhode Island Housing, RI General Assembly, House Committee on Seperation of Powers, Supplemental Materials Book 3 12 149 2009 Feb 12 Rhode Island Religious Voices Supporting Same Gender Marriage, RI Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality 13 150 2008 Rice, Michael - Summary of Campaign Activity 13 151 2012 South Kingstown Healthy Places by Design 13 152 2009 Nov State Level Deliberations on School District Consolidation and Efficiences, Health, Education, and Welfare Committee 13 153 2009-2010 Thank You Letters