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Maine Maritime President, Rear Adm. William Brennan’s letter to USMMA Superintendent, Rear Adm. James Helis, regarding Cookie Cafe.
Over the past month Cookie Cafe, a much loved custom at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), broke with tradition by taking their cookies to other maritime academies in order to bring comfort to students, alumni, faculty, staff and families who suffered the loss of a crew member...
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy invites our friends and neighbors to the Festival of Lights interfaith holiday celebration. The Festival of Lights has been an annual celebration for the past 40 years. Please join us as we celebrate the holiday season.
Place: USMMA...
The United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) Regiment of Midshipmen, administration, faculty, staff and alumni were joined by Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” N. Jaenichen and Deputy Maritime Administrator Mike Rodriguez (Kings Point ’79) for the annual Thanksgiving dinner celebration...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 23, 2015 – The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) and Regiment of Midshipmen welcomed back 193 cadets who returned to the Academy after completing their Sea Year assignment, during a “Back From Sea Dinner”.
As a requirement for graduation, every...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 20, 2015 – Midshipmen from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) had the opportunity to attend the 6th Annual Maritime Risk Symposium at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey earlier this week.
The symposium entitled “Risk...
KINGS POINT, NY – November 17, 2015. This year’s fall training cruise aboard the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) Training Vessel, T/V Kings Pointer, was unlike any other. The midshipmen, officers and crew aboard became part of history when they delivered a binnacle from the...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 2, 2015 – Three Torah scrolls from the Mariners’ Memorial Chapel at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., were rededicated in a Friday Evening Jewish Sabbath service, bringing together Jewish alumni and current midshipmen during this year’s...
NEW YORK, N.Y., October 30, 2015 – The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity and its corporate sponsor, LRN, awarded two United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Class of 2015 graduates prizes for their submissions to the 2015 Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics Essay Contest at a ceremony...
By Veronica Cassidy Barry
KINGS POINT, N.Y. , October 27, 2015 – It is exam week at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), which normally means a lot of late night studying followed by - more studying. Today for the first time ever, midshipmen were greeted by several therapy...