October 2008 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 9.
Waterfront News
M A I N E M A R I T I M E A C A D E M Y N E W S
ABS Gift to MMA is Largest Corporate classroom building. In keeping with the of the building into the college’s hillside develop and employ highly-skilled technical
Donation in College’s History college’s emphasis on student-faculty inter- typography. The new building will feature professionals to advance the safety of
CASTINE – Maine Governor John E. action and small class size, the new high tech classrooms, laboratories, simula- worldwide marine transportation. MMA
Baldacci announced earlier today a $2.5 mil- building’s technologically advanced class- tors, and faculty offices all in a centralized and ABS are also exploring opportunities for
lion gift to Maine Maritime Academy rooms will be strategically located near fac- location. Pending necessary permitting and joint research projects.
(MMA) from ABS (American Bureau of ulty offices to enable an enhanced level of approvals, groundbreaking is planned for MMA’S 67
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Shipping). The gift is the largest single cor- learning. 2010 with a completion date of summer 2011. Enrollment Trend
porate gift to the Maine public post-second- ABS, a leading international classifica- According to Tyler, the ABS Center for Maine Maritime Academy welcomed
ary institution in the college’s 67 year his- tion society, is devoted to promoting the Applied Engineering and Research will be a the Class of 2012 to campus on 23 August
tory. Governor Baldacci praised the ex- security of life, property, and the marine key component of the college’s engineering 2008, and launched the college’s 67
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panded mission of ABS to support maritime environment through the development and programs, historically the most popular area demic year with a solid undergraduate enroll-
education and research around the world verification of standards for the design, con- of study at the college. It will also provide a ment, continuing the college’s recent multi-
and thanked ABS Chairman and CEO, Robert struction, and operational maintenance of center for research activities currently un- year trend of maximum enrollment. The col-
D. Somerville, for the gift to the college on marine-related facilities. “ABS wants to be a derway at MMA, including applied research lege welcomed approximately 850 under-
behalf of the people of Maine. The gift was catalyst for helping to make American mari- on marine thermoelectrics, engine heat re- graduates to classes on 1 September.
announced as part of a brief ceremony and time colleges and universities the best in the covery, engine emissions, and propulsion Through normal requests for leaves of ab-
press conference held earlier today on the world. It is our sincere hope that this commit- efficiency. It will also support research ef- sence and student changes of plans, that
Castine college campus recognizing the ment is the start of what will continue for forts focusing on renewable energy in the figure enables the college to continue to
leadership and support to the college by the generations to come here on the Maine areas of tidal and offshore wind power. comfortably meet the strategic goal for a total
international ship classification society. Maritime Academy campus and beyond,” Tyler went on to thank the ABS Board of undergraduate enrollment of 800 students
Speaking on behalf of the Board of said Somerville. The ABS donation is the first Directors and the nearly 4,000 ABS employ- set by the Trustees. The Class of 2012, with
Trustees, students, staff, and faculty of of several the class society will be making ees worldwide for their generosity. He also an anticipated enrollment of 250, also contin-
Maine Maritime Academy, MMA President over the next year to fund infrastructure on personally thanked Somerville, a 1965 gradu- ues an ongoing trend in large incoming
Leonard Tyler unveiled preliminary plans for the campuses of major U.S. based maritime ate of the college and a standing Trustee, for classes realized by the college over the last
a state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly institutions. his commitment of time and energy to the eight years.
classroom building to be named in honor of In his remarks, Tyler, an ABS Board furtherance of maritime education and the The class of 2012 participated in orien-
ABS. While still in the preliminary planning member himself, noted that ABS is keenly college. tation, a week-long introduction to college
stages, the ABS Center for Applied Engi- very aware of a contemporary shortage of The ABS donation to Maine Maritime life designed to familiarize new students with
neering and Research is slated to occupy a highly-trained personnel in the shipping in- Academy underscores an ongoing partner- the campus and student services.
central location on campus and is envisioned dustry. He cited their leadership in providing ship between the college and the internation-
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to serve as an educational hub to student broad-based solutions to the situation ally recognized ship classification society to
residences, student dining and social facili- through various means, including awards of
ties, and other classroom and athletic sizable scholarships to students at Maine
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