USMMA Kicks Off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
KINGS POINT, NY – Apr. 3, 2017 –Today marks the official start National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAM) at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA).
Archived Press Releases
Lieutenant General Michael G. Dana to Speak at 2017 Battle Standard Dinner
KINGS POINT, New York, March 27, 2017 – CAPT Mikel Stroud, Acting, Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), has announced that Lieutenant General Michael G. Dana, Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics, will be the speaker at the 2017 Battle Standard Dinner, which will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
USMMA Color Guard and Regimental Band to March in NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade
KINGS POINT, N.Y., March 9, 2017 - The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Regimental Band, "George M. Cohan's Own", will march in New York City’s 256th St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Fifth Avenue, in Manhattan.
The parade, which is the world’s oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade, will be held on Thursday, March 17, starting at 11 a.m. This year’s Grand Marshall is Michael J. Dowling, President & CEO of Northwell Health.
United States Merchant Marine Academy Announces Resumption of Commercial Sea Year Implements Strict Zero-Tolerance Policies
KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 15, 2017 – The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) today announced that Sea Year training for USMMA Midshipmen will resume on three commercial carriers beginning in March 2017.
USMMA Women's Track Breaks Academy Record Two Weeks In a Row
SOUTH HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (Feb. 4, 2017) – For the second straight week, the same exact USMMA relay squad that set an Academy record last week set a new one in a different event this week at the St. Joseph's Winter Invitational.
Midshipman Matthew Miller Shares Lessons on Leadership
KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 13, 2017 – On Monday February 6th, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) faculty and staff filled the Crabtree Room to attend a presentation and discussion on John C. Maxwell’s Five Levels of Leadership, facilitated by MIDN LCDR Matthew Miller, 1/C.
USMMA Midshipmen Celebrate Chinese New Year
Today, Midshipmen from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) attended New York City's Chinese New Year Parade. The parade in which is held in Chinatown each year, is one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in the world.
USMMA Hosts Admissions Field Representative Training
KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 2, 2017 –Last Friday the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) Department of Admissions welcomed Admissions Field Representatives for a day of training and interactive discussions regarding the USMMA admissions process. Field representatives, known as “field reps,” are alumni or parent volunteers who represent the Academy at various events in their local areas.
USMMA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Sweep Skyline Championships
PURCHASE, N.Y. (Jan. 28 2017) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) men's and women's swimming & diving teams both won the 2017 Skyline Conference Championship after the two-day event hosted by Purchase College concluded on Saturday. It marked the men's 19th-straight conference title (the last 16 under Head Coach Sean Tedesco) and the women's first since 2005, which was the last championship for any women's program at the Academy.
Academy Announces $4 Million Gift For Lower Roosevelt Field Project
KINGS POINT, N.Y., January 4, 2017 - Today, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) announced that it received a $4 million gift through the USMMA Alumni Association and Foundation (AAF) for major renovations to Lower Roosevelt Field. The project will create a state-of-the-art sports complex at the Academy not only for the baseball field, but soccer and lacrosse surfaces as well.