Naval Academy to graduate the Class of 2020 over a 10-day period The Military Times is reporting that the Naval Academy has decided to hold commissioning, but with a new procedure to ensure health and safety. Like other schools around the country, the midshipmen have been virtually learning and not on campus since March 6. [...]
photo credit: Capital Gazette In an article from the Capital Gazette the news of the Naval Academy's newest commissioning procedure has been announced. The Naval Academy had cancelled commissioning week activities, but the Academy will have a virtual commissioning ceremony for the class of 2020. For the full article and more details click [...]
Commissioning Week honors the First Class Midshipmen upon completion of four years at Naval Academy. Parents, family members and guests are invited to attend a series of events at the Naval Academy in honor of the graduates including the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration, Color Parade, special awards ceremonies, and musical performances. Please see the 2019 Commissioning [...]
U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 2nd Class (junior) Juliet O’Brien, 20, of San Francisco, Calif., was recently selected as a 2019 Truman Scholar. Sixty-two students from 58 U.S. colleges and universities were selected for this year’s Truman Scholarship. O’Brien will receive her award during a ceremony held at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in [...]
Tickets are on sale now for the Naval Academy’s 53rd annual International Ball and ceremony to be held Saturday, April 6, at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall; doors will open at 7 p.m. This event is open to the public, ages 18 and up. Tickets are required and can be purchased for $21 each until [...]
Okay, the June Week celebrations haven't really taken place in the month of June since the '80s, so we'll just refer to this coming week in Annapolis as the traditional Commissioning Week. Happy Commissioning Week, and congratulations to all soon-to-be Naval Academy graduates who will take the stage of the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Friday, [...]
We're right in between two very important dates for the U.S. Navy: October 13 is the Navy's "birthday" and October 27 is Navy Day. They sound similar, but these two holidays (okay, technically birthday and former holiday) are conveniently and coincidentally spaced 14 days apart, allowing us two weeks of Navy commemoration and festivities. Here's [...]
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Naval Academy midshipmen will participate in the following events as a remembrance to 9-11. These midshipmen are working in conjunction with the Midshipman Action Group, which volunteers thousands of hours in the local community and beyond each year. Flags on Stribling: When: Friday, Sept. 8 beginning at 12:45 p.m. Where: Stribling Walk at the Naval [...]
Each year, approximately 1,000 midshipmen graduate and receive their commissions from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Witness the traditions and history of this week. You’ll be able to watch the Blue Angels fly high over the Severn River on Wednesday, May 25th. Claim a seat on the Naval Academy seawall for this 2 [...]
Naval Academy political science professor Gale Mattox received the 2011 Civilian Faculty Service Excellence Award. Mattox joined the Political Science Department faculty in 1981, arriving when women had only recently been welcomed to the academy faculty and student body. Mattox immediately began mentoring and counseling female midshipmen – setting up lunches between female midshipmen and faculty [...]
