FMSAA
News From Fort Schuyler
January 16, 1998 - Volume 2, No. 4
CONGRADUATION(S) - There used to be a time when graduation was held once a year at the end of the Spring semester, period. Nowadays the college has three graduations: Spring, Summer and Winter. At the Winter graduation exercises, held on January 15, twenty-four baccalaureate and eight masters degrees were awarded. Welcome new Maritime Alumni! Speaking of whom....
CLIVE CUSSLER'S SUNDAY MORNING WAKE-UP CALL - The January 25 program of "CBS Sunday Morning News with Charles Osgood" (0900-1030 in NY area) is scheduled to include a feature story about Cussler, the best-selling novelist who received the first honorary degree ever awarded by SUNY Maritime. See if the program shows footage of St. Mary's Pentagon at the May 1997 graduation which was videotaped by Robert Sasson of our Educational Communications Center. (Sources: Memo from J. Bereswill, Development and conversation with R. Sasson, ECC)
COLLEGIATE ALL-STAR HONORABLE MENTION - Maritime's Mike Nukk '99 was cited in the authoritative Street & Smith's ranking of college basketball players. Mike was an honorable mention on the S&S college" Little All American" basketball team for 1997. A little net surfing showed that this was not the first time Mike had been noticed. For instance, in his freshman year he rounded out the IAC Men's All-Conference Team and was named their Rookie of the Year and then, during 1997, he was selected for IAC Men's Player of the Week honors. (Sources: R. Miranda, College Relations, J. Migli, Physical Education, and AltaVista)
IS THE KID NEXT DOOR AN ACADEMIC OR ATHLETIC ALL-STAR? - The Admissions Office has weekday "Information Day" campus tours scheduled for 1/21, 2/9, and 3/4. For applicants with a long way to travel, there is a Sunday/Monday overnight program on Feb 8-9. Future Cadet Day begins at noon on Sunday, March 29.
REMINDER: Out-of state students from the Regional Academy Partner states of CT, DE, MD, NJ, PA and VA now pay the same tuition rate as New York State residents, saving them $20,000 over four-years. For more details on all of the above E-mail: Admissions@sunymaritime.edu.
FEATURED IN THE NY TIMES - WE ARE DOOLEY IMPRESSED, AUSTIN - Dr. Austin Dooley, Class of 1968, was the featured expert in an illustrated interview-article titled, "Telling the Real El Nino from the Hype," which appeared in the Westchester Section of the New York Times on Sunday, December 28. Austin, a meteorologist and oceanographer who taught at the Maritime College for many years (and chaired the Marine Transportation Department) is President of Dooley SeaWeather Analysis (http://pw2.netcom.com/~dseawx/index.html) and teaches in the Continuing Education Department at SUNY Purchase. In the article, Austin explains his interest, as an educator, in developing courses "that can help people better understand the onslaught of information that is coming to them."
HEADING OUT TO SEA - Richard S. Smith, Class of 1981, Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation and former MT Chair, has resigned. In a memo to the campus community dated January 12, President David C. Brown wrote that Rick "... has left the Marine Transportation Department to take a position with Vela Tankers as Master of one of their newest and largest Ultra Large Crude Carriers. Vela's offer required a commitment which precluded remaining a full-time faculty member at the College. In his written announcement, Rick indicated that leaving the College and his classroom instructor duties was an extremely difficult decision, but he wished to take advantage of the opportunity to sail as Master and he realized that he could not do both. He will continue to assist the crew team as his sailing schedule with Vela permits. We wish him success in his new position." Vela International Marine is based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Bon voyage, Rick.
SIGNS OF CHANGE - "Our ATM is now installed and available for use. It is located in the Mess Hall lobby next to the Ship's Store." AND "Internet/E-Mail system has been successfully installed. To establish an account and get online....." (Source: Plan of the Week, January 12, 1998)