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Class reunions, the Senior Banquet, Homecoming –- these are just a few of the annual events organized by the Alumni Relations Office with the help of alumni.
Check out upcoming Alumni activities of interest.
HELLO!!Professional Articles of Interest
Professional environments and technologies are constantly changing. We offer the following articles to engage your curiosity and attention.
- Maersk Sets Goal of Becoming Carbon Neutral by 2050 – Mike Schuler, gCaptain, 12/4/2018, recommended by Chris Brinn, MMA Simulator Technician; Tim Achorn, ’79, Instructor, MMA Continuing Education
- Oceanographic – first edition of a new magazine from the U.K. Submitted by Professor Steven Baer, Corning School of Ocean Studies.
You are encouraged to recommend a professional article your shipmates may find interesting. Forward the URL to alumni@mma.edu.
HELLO!!Annual Fund Update
Alumni Travel Program Survey
Alumni Travel Program Survey
The MMA Alumni Association is exploring the creation of an MMA Travel Program.
Travel programs provide opportunities to travel with other MMA alumni, faculty, staff and affiliated passengers in an array of tours, depending on interests, from deluxe and traditional, to the exotic and adventurous.
Travel Survey Question
New Captain for USS Niagara
New Captain for USS Niagara
Capt. Christopher Cusson ’06 will oversee sailing programs, operations and maintenance for the Niagara, a wooden-hulled snow-brig that served as the relief flagship for Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Cusson, who’s been with the Flagship Niagara League, the non-profit organization that supports the ship, for 10 years, says he looks forward to hiring crew and getting ready for 2019.
Capt. Christopher Cusson ’06
Cusson succeeds Capt. William Sabatini ’05 who was promoted to Fleet Captain and Executive Director in 2018.
HELLO!!Capt. Michael Ross ’83 Joins Windstar
Capt. Michael Ross ’83 Joins Windstar
Capt. Michael Ross joined Windstar Cruises as director of marine and safety operations. This comes as the line continues to add destinations and expand its programs, including a $250 million ‘Star Plus Initiative’ ship lengthening project starting in October 2019.
Capt. Michael Ross ’83
Ross brings experience spanning a career that encompasses positions on government vessels, Maersk Line and Koch Shipping, before his positions at Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line.
He holds an unlimited master’s license and is a seasoned professional in all facets of global operations, fleet and vessel management. Ross places a heavy emphasis on environmental compliance, safety awareness and emergency preparedness and has twice received commendations for sea rescues, including the 2010 at-sea rescue of two men in the Straits of Hormuz.
At Windstar, he is responsible for developing and implementing policies to ensure the fleet operates safely and with minimum environmental impact. He holds a bachelor’s degree in nautical science from MMA.
Windstar has more than 140 team members based in its Seattle office and 1,500 seagoing staff and crew worldwide.
—source SeaTrade Cruise News
HELLO!!Alumni Senior Banquet
The 51st annual Alumni Senior Banquet will be held on Wednesday, February 6 at 5:30 PM at the Cross Center, 515 Main Street, Bangor.
Please join us as the MMA Alumni Association welcomes the Class of 2019. It’s a great opportunity for seniors and alumni to meet one another and see what the Alumni Association is all about.
HELLO!!MMA Purchasing Property for CPMD in Bucksport
In recent news related to the Center for Professional Mariner Development (CPMD), President Brennan met with the Bucksport City Council in December to discuss plans to locate the college’s new center at the former Verso Paper mill site.
Phase one of the plan includes the purchase of the Verso training building and construction of a multi-purpose firefighting training facility built to meet the needs of our undergraduate students, professional mariners, and workforce development.
President Brennan announced in November that a purchase and sale agreement was signed with American Iron and Metal (AIM), owners of the former Verso paper mill in Bucksport, to acquire a six-acre parcel of land for the state-of-the-art training facility. The agreement is expected to be finalized following a 60-day due-diligence period, after which a closing date will be determined.
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