{"id":322,"date":"2019-04-18T14:30:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/?p=322"},"modified":"2019-05-01T18:15:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T18:15:53","slug":"opening-doors-changing-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/features\/opening-doors-changing-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Doors, Changing Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"scholarshipFeat\">\n<h2>To keep the cost of education within reach of students, a new campaign begins to support immediate and long-term endowed scholarships.<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"scholFirst\">O<\/span>n March 28, the public phase of Opening Doors, Changing Lives: the Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy was launched with a kickoff dinner for donors, students and others in Castine. Campaign Co-Chairs Wayne Norton \u201986 and Larry Burrill \u201977 co-hosted the dinner with President Brennan, and students spoke about the significant impacts of scholarships on their lives. The evening culminated in the announcement of the largest individual gift ever received by the college (see page 31). During the event, $100,000 was contributed in cash and pledges to add to $13.9 million raised during the campaign quiet phase, bringing the total raised to date to $14 million. The following facts and figures provide a case for supporting an MMA education, the opportunity of a lifetime.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Are Scholarships Our Most Pressing Need?<\/h3>\n<p>Currently, Maine Maritime Academy can\u2019t compete with schools with large endowments or those offering tuition discounts to prospective students. In order to attract and retain the students who succeed at MMA\u2014students who are focused on the academic and training programs we offer and equipped with a passion for hands-on learning\u2014we must increase the amount of scholarship support available.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_344\" style=\"width: 881px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344\" class=\"size-full wp-image-344\" src=\"\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/miranda.jpg\" alt=\"Miranda McIntire\" width=\"871\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/miranda.jpg 871w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/miranda-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/miranda-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miranda McIntire, Class of 2019, an International Business &amp; Logistics major, is a scholarship recipient.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>The Need for Scholarship Support<\/h3>\n<p>When Maine Maritime Academy was founded in 1941, 90% of the academy budget came from appropriations from the State of Maine and cadets did not pay tuition. Today, MMA receives less than 21% of its operating income from the state, making scholarship funding critically important to enable families to afford the cost of an MMA education.<\/p>\n<p>Attending the academy is expensive: In-state unlimited license majors pay $38,342 to attend this year; out-of-state students pay $52,562. For all other majors, Maine students pay $27,688, and out-of-state students pay $41,908. (These figures reflect the total cost of attendance: tuition, room and board, and fees.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-container\">\n<div class=\"rndimg miranda\"><a id=\"5cb8c13531238\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IWeqf9X02Qk&amp;rel=false&amp;width=640&amp;height=480\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/miranda-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = 640;\n            var ratio = 0.75;\n            var height = 480;\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IWeqf9X02Qk&amp;rel=false&#038;width=640&#038;height=480';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.75);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.75+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#5cb8c13531238\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }    \n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]&gt; *\/\n    <\/script> <span class=\"nameHighlight\">Miranda McIntire, Class of 2019\nInternational Business &amp; Logistics<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rndimg corey\"><a id=\"5cb8c1353124e\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ybES0wMS86E&amp;rel=false&amp;width=640&amp;height=480\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/cory-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = 640;\n            var ratio = 0.75;\n            var height = 480;\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ybES0wMS86E&amp;rel=false&#038;width=640&#038;height=480';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.75);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.75+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#5cb8c1353124e\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }    \n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]&gt; *\/\n    <\/script> <span class=\"nameHighlight\">Cory O\u2019Connell, Class of 2020\nMarine Transportation Operations<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Cutting Costs Is Not Enough<\/h3>\n\n\nMMA works to contain costs while protecting our most important assets: students, faculty, and staff, as well as the high standards that define our academic excellence.\n\nHowever, with approximately 80% of our students requiring need-based scholarship assistance, our best efforts are not enough. Our operating budget is strained, and students are graduating with substantial debt.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bq2\" style=\"color: #8b752e;\">MMA has helped me grow as a leader and a person and to see the possibilities for my future and what I can truly accomplish.<\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe class of 2018\u2019s average student loan debt was $54,993 at graduation. Loan debt does not stay steady; it grows as interest\u2014currently about 4.5% to 6% annually\u2014is added to the principal.\n\nThe goal for Opening Doors, Changing Lives: the Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy is to grow the college\u2019s endowment to fund scholarships in perpetuity by generating $20 million over the next three years, doubling MMA\u2019s current endowment.\n\nThese funds will sustain both long-term, endowed scholarships and boost current-use, pass-through scholarships to immediately address undergraduate and graduate student needs.\n\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Annual Cost of Tuition\n(1975-2019)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ship-feature-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1934 size-full aligncenter\" style=\"border: none; margin-bottom: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Charts_AnnualCostOfTuition2.gif\" alt=\"Annual Cost of Tuition chart\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>What Is an Endowment?<\/h3>\n\n\nAn endowment is a pool of assets invested over the long term to provide permanent support for our college through earned interest. A gift to our endowment is invested\u2014the principal never spent\u2014and each year a distribution of earnings, typically 5% on a five-year rolling average, is directed toward the fund\u2019s purpose. An endowment provides a sustainable, independent funding source for the college, increasing financial strength and stability.\n\n\n<div class=\"ship-feature-img\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-347\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/cory.jpg\" alt=\"Cory O'Connell\" width=\"871\" height=\"562\" \/>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Increased scholarship funding will allow students to plan for a more promising future knowing they will be less encumbered by debt. Case in point: scholarship recipient Cory O\u2019Connell, Class of 2020, Marine Transportation Operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Power of a Healthy Endowment<\/h3>\n\n\nScholarship endowment funds are the foundation of a strong financial aid program. Over time, the successful investment of endowed funds provides scholarship support for generations to come.\nOur goal is to put $18 million of the $20 million initiative into the endowment. The remaining $2 million will be for current-use, pass-through funds directed to immediate scholarships\n\n\n<h3>How Is This Scholarship Campaign Distinct from the Annual Fund?<\/h3>\n\n\nThe Annual Fund campaign is conducted every fiscal year. Use of these funds is unrestricted by MMA, cannot roll over at year-end, and covers educational experiences that otherwise would not be served.\n\n\n<div class=\"flex-container\">\n\n\n<div class=\"rndimg miranda\"><a id=\"5cb8c13531238\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5uzXHgGTM5Q&amp;rel=false&amp;width=640&amp;height=480\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/justin-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = 640;\n            var ratio = 0.75;\n            var height = 480;\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5uzXHgGTM5Q&amp;rel=false&#038;width=640&#038;height=480';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.75);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.75+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#5cb8c13531238\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }    \n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]&gt; *\/\n    <\/script> <span class=\"nameHighlight\">Justin Burgess, Class of 2020\nMarine Engineering Technology<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rndimg corey\"><a id=\"5cb8c1353124e\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PrUatB2N44g&amp;rel=false&amp;width=640&amp;height=480\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/ashley2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = 640;\n            var ratio = 0.75;\n            var height = 480;\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PrUatB2N44g&amp;rel=false&#038;width=640&#038;height=480';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.75);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.75+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#5cb8c1353124e\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }    \n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]&gt; *\/\n    <\/script> <span class=\"nameHighlight\">Ashley Porter, Class of 2021\nPower Engineering Technology<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\nAnnual Fund gifts generally do not support endowed funds (scholarship, professorship, etc.) or capital projects (tangible things) such as a building, simulator, or boat. Annual Fund gifts can be donor-designated to an academic department such as athletics, financial aid, or the waterfront, or they can be undesignated, to support MMA\u2019s immediate needs.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bq2\" style=\"color: #8b752e;\">We have an incredible group of volunteers committed to doubling the amount of scholarship support that MMA currently awards.<\/blockquote>\n\n\nAn endowed fund is like a savings account. MMA uses the interest earned for scholarship aid. A pass-through scholarship is like a checking account. A gift is made and the entire gift goes immediately toward scholarship support.\n\nOnly gifts made to the Annual Fund count toward alumni participation rates for challenges such as the Harold Alfond Foundation challenge, which has asked the academy to raise $2.25 million dollars by June 30, 2020, and increase our alumni participation rate to 20%. When successful, MMA will receive $750,000 from the foundation toward scholarships for MMA students.\n\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Endowed Scholarship Awards\n(historical &amp; projected)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ship-feature-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1934 size-full aligncenter\" style=\"border: none; margin-bottom: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Chart_EndowedScholarshipAwards2.gif\" alt=\"Endowed Scholarship awards chart\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Scholarships: A Lasting Impact<\/h3>\n\n\nPerhaps no other philanthropy has as rich and as deep an effect as providing scholarship support. We invite you to contribute to this historic scholarship initiative by creating your own named scholarship fund. You may choose the method that means the most to you. For example, you may name a fund for yourself, a favorite professor, a family member, or a significant individual in your life.\n\n\n<div class=\"ship-feature-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-347\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/porter2.jpg\" alt=\"Ashley Porter\" width=\"871\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/porter2.jpg 871w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/porter2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/porter2-768x496.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Named Scholarships: Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\nThese are the current funding targets for the scholarship campaign:\n\n\n<div class=\"scholIndent\">\n\n\n<div class=\"majorHeader sub\">Need-Based Scholarships: $7 million target<\/div>\n\n\nNeed-based scholarships support those students who qualify for aid as determined through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. Roughly 24% of our student body receives a need-based scholarship (2017-2018 academic year).\n\n\n<div class=\"majorHeader sub\">Merit-Based Scholarships: $7 million target<\/div>\n\n\nMerit-based scholarships help the academy to recruit and retain the most highly qualified students. Often, these students wish to enroll at MMA, but we lose them to other prestigious colleges that offer better financial aid packages. Maine Maritime Academy currently has two levels of merit-based scholarships including the Presidential award ($6,500) and Dean award ($5,000).\n\n\n<div class=\"majorHeader sub\">Diversity Scholarships: $2 million target<\/div>\n\n\nDiversity scholarships allow the academy to recruit those populations that are underrepresented in our community. Those currently underrepresented are women, African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders.\n\n\n<div class=\"majorHeader sub\">Emergency Scholarship Fund: $2 million target<\/div>\n\n\nThese scholarships are designed for upperclassmen who have had a major change in their personal or family lives that would otherwise prohibit them from continuing their college education. Funds are used so a student does not have to withdraw from college.\n\n\n<div class=\"majorHeader sub\">Current-Use (pass-through) Scholarships: $2 million target<\/div>\n\n\nCurrent use or pass-through scholarships are annual gifts that go directly to supporting one or more students. Like an endowed gift, the donor may restrict their gift to a particular major, demographic area, GPA, etc. A current-use scholarship may fall into any of the four categories mentioned above.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ship-feature-img\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-354\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/Campaign-kickoff.jpg\" alt=\"Campaign Kickoff\" width=\"871\" height=\"562\" \/>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wayne Norton \u201986 and Capt. Larry Burrill \u201977 at the campaign kickoff, March 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"color: #7c8180; margin-bottom: 5px; width: 80%;\">Message from Campaign Co-Chairs, Wayne Norton \u201986 and Capt. Larry Burrill \u201977<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr style=\"border-top: 3px #8ea695 solid; width: 80%; margin: 0 0 10px;\" \/>\n\nWe came to Maine Maritime Academy nine years apart from one another for different reasons, but here we are serving as co-chairs for Opening Doors, Changing Lives: The Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy. This is one of the most exciting times in the academy\u2019s history.\n\nWe have the distinct privilege of working with an incredible team of volunteers who are passionately committed to raising $20 million over the next three years, which will double the amount of scholarship support MMA currently awards and open the doors and change the lives of future students.\n\nYour scholarship contributions will allow MMA students to live out their potential, their goals, and their ambitions without an excessive financial burden of debt upon graduation. These students are the next generation of mariners who will uphold Maine Maritime Academy\u2019s reputation and set us apart in the competitive world of higher education.\n\nWe encourage you to consider supporting this campaign. Together, we can open doors for every deserving student who is seeking a Maine Maritime Academy education.\n\n\n<div class=\"chair-container\">\n\n\n<div class=\"signatures\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1921 noborder\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/burrill-sig2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"47\" \/>Capt. Larry D. Burrill \u201977, Co-chair<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"signatures\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2026 noborder\" src=\"\/support-mma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Wayne2.gif\" alt=\"Wayne Signature\" width=\"109\" height=\"47\" \/>Mr. Wayne A. Norton \u201986, Co-chair<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Campaign Steering Committee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>Capt. Larry D. Burrill \u201977, Co-chair<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Mr. Wayne A. Norton \u201986, Co-Chair<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Mr. Omar C. Chaar \u201909<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Ms. Katherine Greenleaf (former Trustee)<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Rear Admiral Thomas K. Shannon \u201982<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Mr. John S. Paulsen \u201986<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Dr. William J. Brennan, President (ex officio)<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Mr. Earle A. Cianchette \u201977, Chairman of the Board (ex officio)<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Mr. Jason A. Oney \u201996, Chair Advancement Committee Board of Trustees (ex officio)<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>How You Can Help<\/h3>\n\n\nPlease contact Christopher Haley, V.P. for Institutional Advancement to learn more or create a scholarship: 207-326-2232; <a href=\"mailto:christopher.haley@mma.edu\">christopher.haley@mma.edu<\/a>.\n\n\n<div class=\"bullardImgBox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-370 bullardImg\" src=\"\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/bullard2.jpg\" alt=\"Capt. Bullard\" width=\"850\" height=\"881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/bullard2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/bullard2-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/bullard2-768x796.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"keyBullard\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-334\" src=\"\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/04\/key.png\" alt=\"Key Logo\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bullardBox\">\n\n\n<h1>Bullard Gift Boosts Campaign<\/h1>\n\n\nOpening Doors, Changing Lives: The Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy received a lead gift of $10 million from the estate of Capt. William L. Bullard \u201959, the largest gift ever received by MMA from an individual. \u201cThis is a profound contribution that propels the scholarship fund over the threshold to a successful start for which we are immensely grateful,\u201d President William J. Brennan said. Capt. Bullard died in 2017 after leading a life deeply connected with the sea. He sailed as a master mariner for 10 years before becoming a pilot, working in ports ranging from the Caribbean and Hawaii to Panama and Alaska. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran. At MMA, he was B-1 Platoon Leader and member of the Propeller Club, Drill Squad and Sailing Club. \u201cBill was a very private man known for his frugality,\u201d said John Carpenter, a family member. \u201cHe was devoted to Maine Maritime Academy and knew his scholarship fund would help students, and enhance the future of MMA and its reputation for excellence.\u201d\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\nAbove: Capt. Bullard on the front steps of his parents\u2019 house in Cape Cod, 1965\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"photoCredit2\">Photos:Billy Sims and courtesy of John Carpenter<\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To keep the cost of education within reach of students, a new campaign begins to support immediate and long-term endowed scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>On March 28, the public phase of Opening Doors, Changing Lives: the Scholarship Campaign for Maine Maritime Academy was launched with a kickoff dinner for donors, students and others in Castine. Campaign Co-Chairs Wayne Norton \u201986 and Larry Burrill \u201977 co-hosted the dinner with President Brennan, and students spoke about the significant impacts of scholarships on their lives. The evening culminated in the announcement of the largest individual gift ever received by the college (see page 31). During the event, $100,000 was contributed in cash and pledges to add to $13.9 million raised during the campaign quiet phase, bringing the total raised to date to $14 million. The following facts and figures provide a case for supporting an MMA education, the opportunity of a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Why Are Scholarships Our Most Pressing Need?<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Maine Maritime Academy can\u2019t compete with schools with large endowments or those offering tuition discounts to prospective students. In order to attract and retain the students who succeed at MMA\u2014students who are focused on the academic and training programs we offer and equipped with a passion for hands-on learning\u2014we must increase the amount of scholarship support available.<\/p>\n<p>The Need for Scholarship Support<\/p>\n<p>When Maine Maritime Academy was founded in 1941, 90% of the academy budget came from appropriations from the State of Maine and cadets did not pay tuition. Today, MMA receives less than 21% of its operating income from the state, making scholarship funding critically important to enable families to afford the cost of an MMA education.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/features\/opening-doors-changing-lives\/\">&#8230;Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":466,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322\/revisions\/466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}