(Vallejo, Calif. – September 9, 2015) – California Maritime Academy has been officially
renamed ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ by the CSU Board of Trustees.
The action took place during a regularly scheduled public meeting.
"Today's action by the Board of Trustees is of symbolic importance to both the California
State University and to the California Maritime Academy," commented CSU Chancellor
Timothy P. White. "We are enriched through our common cause and shared mission, which
is why this change of the formal name of the campus is of such significance."
CSU Maritime Academy was founded in 1929 as the California Nautical School, serving
as the only United States maritime academy on the West Coast and becoming a campus
of the CSU system in 1995. Currently serving more than 1,100 students, CSU Maritime
Academy continues to evolve and expand on its traditional role as a nautical training
school for seafarers by becoming a diversified university that grants undergraduate
degrees that prepare students for careers in engineering, transportation, international
relations, business and global logistics. CSU Maritime Academy also offers a master's
degree in Transportation and Engineering Management, as well as a number of extended
learning programs and courses.
CSU Maritime Academy's graduates have filled leadership roles within maritime and
transportation-related fields that are critical to the economies of California, the
nation and the world. CSU Maritime Academy's graduates enjoy high placement rates
of more than 90 percent into lucrative careers at sea and on shore. CSU Maritime Academy
continues to fill a key role as the only degree-granting U.S. maritime academy on
the Pacific Rim, with the mission of training, educating and developing graduates
for leadership roles in the expanding global maritime profession.
"We want our name to clearly and unambiguously indicate that we are a maritime university
that delivers world-class education while conferring baccalaureate and master's degrees,"
said CSU Maritime Academy President Thomas Cropper. "We want our name to celebrate
that we serve all of California as a public institution of higher education in the
world's largest and finest system of collegiate learning."
During the Board of Trustees meeting, CSU Maritime Academy was also designated a
"Purple Heart University," a distinction acknowledging its standing as a veteran-friendly
university, and to honor the service of alumni who have been killed or wounded in
combat.
ABOUT CAL MARITIME
Established in 1929, ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ is the only degree-granting
maritime academy on the West Coast. Located in Vallejo, California, the campus offers
undergraduate degrees that prepare students for careers in engineering, transportation,
international relations, business, and global logistics. Cal Maritime also offers
a master’s degree in Transportation and Engineering Management, as well as a number
of extended learning programs and courses.