As a graduate student currently on URI’s Bay Campus studying Ocean Engineering, I can confirm that these temporary buildings are more than a little problematic for such a top tier program. Not to mention many of the older buildings are not ADA compliant, making some offices, labs, classrooms inaccessible to disabled people.

The Ocean Engineering department conducts a lot of top tier research and has measurable goals for boosting the blue economy in Rhode Island, that would be more efficient in better facilities.