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U.S. Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen congratulates RADM McDon- ald as he assumes the position of President, Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Image courtesy MMA balanced by increased regimentation. tinuously operating maritime academy.

Beyond this, McDonald says that the “The plan right now includes minor school has invested heavily in ‘student course corrections, but not a major over- success’ programs. These include Mon- haul of the direction that we’re headed. day through Thursday night tutoring The 5-year plan calls for us to continue sessions, peer tutoring, cadet-to-cadet, to grow, but at a slower pace. We’ve paid academic tutors, and a Learning had wonderful success. We’ve probably

Resource Center. All of it is part of the grown 70 percent over the past decade,” tuition. McDonald insists, “It has really he said.

paid off for us – in the numbers of stu- Nevertheless, McDonald sees the dents that make it through orientation. campus growing even more, once the in-

After that, if we can get a student to the frastructure and staf? ng catches up with ? rst day of class of sophomore year in the increased headcount and expanded good academic and conduct standing, academic opportunities. Today’s enroll- then they are going to make it.” ment of 1,500 will swell to as many as

With modern infrastructure, an up- 1,650 by 2020, with another 150 gradu- dated and expanded curriculum and ate students (including the school’s third adherence to the time-tested formulae Master’s program) enrolled, as well.

of the Regiment of Cadets, the acad- The ? nal piece of a dorm expansion is emy, with McDonald’s guidance, has also coming. Also on the drawing board been in a steady growth mode for the is a 30,000 square foot academic build- past ten years. Looking ahead, he sees ing with four custom engineering labs, more growth for the nation’s oldest con- classroom of? ce space, as well as an www.maritimeprofessional.com Maritime Professional 35| | 34-49 Q4 MP2015.indd 35 11/18/2015 9:42:37 AM