About this Document

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is a place where honor, integrity and respect are the guiding principles. That is why we take any allegation of sexual misconduct seriously and are working with Academy leadership to ensure there is a no tolerance and full reporting climate. Every member of the Academy community must feel safe and have confidence in the reporting system designed to identify and hold offenders accountable. This means making sure every student feels empowered to take action for themselves or, on behalf of others, to come forward and alert the appropriate officials to potential problems.

The Academy is working hard to improve its sexual assault awareness program for midshipmen, faculty, and staff. It is also devoting additional resources to the critical area of training and education, as well as bolstering its victims support network.

The attached document outlines nine goals represent our plan to reduce sexual assault and harassment at the Academy and the progress we are making to address this issue.