WASHINGTON, D.C., December 13, 2013 – Yesterday, Rear Admiral James A. Helis and Professor Michael Ales attended an awards ceremony at the United States Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington D.C., where they accepted numerous awards from Acting Maritime Administrator, Mr. Paul F. Jaenichen, Sr. on behalf of members of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) faculty and staff.  Rear Admiral Helis said, “I join with Mr.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 12, 2013 - On Monday, five United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) midshipmen received scholarships at the prestigious annual Connie Awards luncheon at the Newark Club in Newark, New Jersey. An audience of about 300 distinguished representatives from various sectors of the transportation industry was present to see them recognized.  Academy Superintendent, Rear Admiral James A.

The press and public are invited to attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s annual Festival of Lights, an interfaith holiday celebration.  The Festival of Lights has been an annual celebration for the past 36 years. The celebration of the Festival of Lights is a reminder to bring the light to the dark places within ourselves and in our world.

KINGS POINT, N.Y. – Last month the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) newest training vessel, the T/V Kings Pointer, made her maiden voyage from Jacksonville, FL to Ft. Eustis, VA.  The vessel was fully crewed by professional mariners plus a group of cadets earning sea days toward their United States Coast Guard (USCG) licenses. These midshipmen are the first “Kings Pointers” to obtain sea days during the vessel’s first dedicated training mission.

Kings Point, N.Y., December 6, 2013 – As a mark of respect for the memory of Nelson Mandela, and in memory of those who were killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the flag at the United States Merchant Marine Academy will be flown at half-staff through Monday.   Superintendent, Rear Admiral James A.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 22, 2013 — On Tuesday, the United States Merchant Marine Academy welcomed Captain Reed A. Stephenson, Commanding Officer of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Training Center Yorktown and 38 international maritime officers representing 26 countries.  Captain Stephenson, a graduate of USMMA, was joined by Mr. Robert Holt, International Training Division Officer, and instructors from the International Maritime Officers School in Yorktown, VA.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 26, 2013 — Yesterday, the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) administration, faculty, staff and alumni joined the Regiment of Midshipmen to celebrate an early Thanksgiving.  The Regimental Thanksgiving Dinner held in Delano Hall is an annual tradition at USMMA and a special treat for midshipmen. 

KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 12, 2013 – Yesterday, as the culmination of ESPN’s week-long salute to Veterans, “America’s Heroes: A Salute to the Troops”, ESPN’s television show, First Take, and ESPN Radio’s Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco Show broadcast live from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. First Take hosts Skip Bayless, Stephen A.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 8, 2013 – Yesterday in recognition of the United States Marine Corps’ 238^th Birthday, midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) took time to honor Marines - past, present and future by sharing a birthday cake, as is tradition.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., October 30, 2013 – On Sunday, October 27^th, six midshipmen and three members of the Math & Science faculty, representing the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) and its Science Club, participated in the celebration of National Chemistry Week at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, NY. The USMMA team actively engaged thousands of museum visitors with a series of fun-filled and “green” focused hands-on experiments and demonstrations.