USMMA Holds Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance
KINGS POINT, N.Y., January 17, 2014 – On January 16, 2014, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) held a special observance in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Ackerman Auditorium. The program which was hosted by Ms. Tiffany Gist, USMMA’s Director of Office of Civil Rights focused on the legacy of Dr. King and encouraged midshipmen, faculty and staff to see the upcoming holiday as “a day on, not a day off.”