Communications
USMMA to Receive $ 1 Million in Additional Funding from the U.S. Maritime Administration
KINGS POINT, N.Y., January 30, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration today announced that the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) and America’s six state maritime Academies will each receive $ 1 million from a government program that recycles...
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Named One of Our Nation's "Best Value Colleges"
KINGS POINT, N.Y., January 29, 2014 - The Princeton Review yesterday released its annual list of the nation's "Best Value Colleges". The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) is one of 75 public colleges that have received this honor. USMMA has been on the Princeton Review’s list...
USMMA Hosts Successful Blood Drive to Benefit Long Island Blood Services
KINGS POINT, N.Y., - January 28, 2014. Yesterday, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) held its first blood drive of 2014. USMMA, in partnership with Long Island Blood Services, hosts three blood drives each year. The blood drive was well attended by faculty,...
USMMA Holds Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance
KINGS POINT, N.Y., January 17, 2014 – On January 16, 2014, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) held a special observance in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Ackerman Auditorium. The program which was hosted by Ms. Tiffany Gist, USMMA’s Director of Office of Civil Rights...