USMMA Homecoming To Be Held This Weekend
KINGS POINT, N.Y., October 8, 2014 - USMMA Homecoming is sponsored by the USMMA Alumni Association and Foundation will be held over the upcoming long weekend.
Archived Press Releases
The United States Merchant Marine Academy and American Merchant Marine Museum Added to National Register of Historic Places
KINGS POINT, N.Y. , October 3, 2014 - The National Park Service has announced that the campus of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point and the Barstow Mansion, home to the American Merchant Marine Museum on USMMA’s McNulty Campus, have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. This designation recognizes USMMA’s historical significance to the nation, and acknowledges the architectural importance of the buildings.
USMMA Celebrates 71st Birthday
KINGS POINT, N.Y., September 30, 2014 - Today, Midshipmen, faculty, staff and alumni of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) took time to celebrate the Academy’s 71st birthday by sharing a birthday cake.
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Observes Patriot Day
KINGS POINT, NEW YORK, September 11, 2014 – Today 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.
USMMA Area Hotels
Please mention USMMA/WOW Conference for a discount. Most hotels will honor offer some discount up to one month before the conference.
USMMA Ranked #2 Public College in the Region by "U.S. News and World Report"
KINGS POINT, N.Y., September 9, 2014 - Once again the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point has been named America’s second best public regional college in the North and third best regional college according to the 2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
USMMA to Host First of Three Annual Blood Drives on Monday
KINGS POINT, N.Y. , August 13, 2014 -The public are invited to attend the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) upcoming Blood Drive to benefit Long Island Blood Services. USMMA hosts three blood drives during each Academic Year, and this blood drive takes on critical importance.
Midshipmen Demonstrate “Acta non Verba” in Costa Rica
Contributed by: MIDN Nadeem Shariff, 2016
250 Plebes Accepted Into USMMA's Regiment of Midshipmen
KINGS POINT, N.Y., August 12, 2014 - On Saturday, August 9th, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point welcomed 250 “plebe candidates” of the Class of 2018 into the Regiment of Midshipmen as they took USMMA’s Corps of Cadets Oath administrated by Rear Admiral James A. Helis, Ph.D., Superintendent of USMMA, during the Acceptance Day Ceremony and Parade. They were then sworn in as midshipmen in the U.S. Navy Reserve by Rear Admiral Thomas K.