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KINGS POINT, N.Y., June 1, 2017 – Last week was a very exciting one for the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA).
On Monday, May 22nd, the Academy observed National Maritime Day, marking the occasion with a lunchtime ceremony to honor USMMA’s Merchant Mariners. CAPT John...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., May 2, 2017 - Members of the public are invited to the third annual auto show to be held on the grounds of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, on Sunday, May 7, 2017.
The event to be hosted by the Regimental Auto Club will include many classic, historic and modified...
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...
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. The team of freshman Alexa Vandermeer (Grove Heights, Minn.),...
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.
Miller...
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...
Sea Year training on board commercial ships will resume in March. Three companies have met the Maritime Administration’s criteria to train USMMA Midshipmen on their vessels. The companies are Crowley, Maersk and APL. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is also reviewing the packages of five...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., May 24, 2016 - The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point celebrated National Maritime Day, yesterday. The day was filled with events that highlighted the critical role that the U.S. maritime industry has played since the infancy of our nation....
KINGS POINT, NY – Mar. 30, 2016 – Throughout the month of March, as part of their 50th Anniversary the Department of Transportation (DOT) has been highlighting the role of women in transportation at a number of events. On March 15th, women representing each mode at U.S. DOT participated in 50th...
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...