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U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Observes Patriot Day
KINGS POINT, NEW YORK, September 10, 2022 – This morning, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) hosted a brief ceremony to remember and honor the first responders and victims of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.
The ceremony began...
USMMA Training Vessels to Participate in Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival
KINGS POINT, N.Y., Sep. 8, 2022 – Two U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) training vessels will be participating in the Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival, this weekend. The T/V Kings Pointer and T/V Elizabeth Anne will be in New London for the Festival on...
Two Midshipman EMTs Honored at Parents Weekend Football Game
KINGS POINT, N.Y., September 7, 2022 - Two midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point (USMMA) recently received awards for their roles in assisting accident victims earlier this year while away from campus.
Midshipman First Class Angie Nguyen and Midshipman...
USMMA Regimental Band Performs Ceremony of Beating Retreat During Parents Weekend
KINGS POINT, N.Y., September 9, 2022 – Midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) enjoyed the holiday weekend with their families and friends who joined them for Parents Weekend. Close to 2,000 guests joined their midshipmen for activities that included tours, classroom...
Women’s Soccer Team Takes the Field for the First Time Ever in Historic Game at Kings Point
KINGS POINT, N.Y., September 1, 2022 – Earlier today, women at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point reached another important milestone when the Women’s Soccer Team played its first-ever game on Bartoszek Field against Five Towns College.
USMMA...
USMMA to Host Parents Weekend
KINGS POINT, N.Y. Aug. 25, 2022 - The U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point will host Parents Weekend, Sept. 2-5, 2022.
Highlights of Parents Weekend will include a swearing-in ceremony during halftime of the September 2 football game against Fairleigh...
USMMA To Host College Dinghy Sailing Spring Championships In 2023
KINGS POINT, N.Y., August 24, 2022 – The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point has announced it has been selected to host the 2023 Spring Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) National Sailing Championships. The Academy had been seeking to host the 2024 Championships...
USMMA Named One of 388 Best Colleges by Princeton Review
KINGS POINT, N.Y., August 18, 2022 – The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, N.Y. has once again been selected as one of Princeton Review’s, “Best 388 Colleges" for 2023. Only about 14% of America’s approximately 2,700 four-year colleges are profiled on the list, which...