总统 + Leadership
A message from 海军上将麦当劳
As you explore Massachusetts Maritime Academy to determine if it’s the right choice for you, I would like to share some of the reasons I decided to come here: as a cadet (Class of 1985), 作为雇员, and as president.
Most importantly, the world needs talented people to serve as global leaders with diversified experiences, strong discipline, and unwavering work ethic. Leading the Academy allows me to help prepare you to become one of those leaders.
The Academy is known for specialized STEM (Science, 技术, Engineering and Math) and business academic programs and majors that are in high demand. But what happens outside of the classroom makes the education even more valuable to you. Our “Learn-Do-Learn” experiences get you out in the field long before you need to look for a full-time job. Many cadets complete sea terms aboard the T.S. Kennedy; others do co-ops: sustainability in St. 约翰, USVI; emergency management at Habitat for Humanity in Florida; international business in Singapore. This is your opportunity to show people what you can do. The Academy’s strengths ultimately become your strengths.
The Regiment of Cadets is also a core part of your education. As an alumnus, I know first-hand how challenging it can be. I also know how far discipline and hard work can take you. I learned what it takes to become a leader and an advocate, not only for others, but for myself.
Exploring choices for your next educational venture is exciting. Our goal is to provide you with a glimpse into Academy life so you can make the right choice, and walk away with the tools to make your mark in the world.
弗朗西斯X. 麦当劳,LPD
Rear Admiral, 超声电机
总统
Our goal is to provide you with a glimpse into Academy life so you can make the right choice, and walk away with the tools to make your mark in the world.
Rear Admiral 弗朗西斯X. 麦当劳, 超声电机, is the 总统 of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, one of six state maritime academies in the country. 成立于1891年, the Academy has been training business leaders, 船长, 工程师, and professional officers in the 19th, 20th, and now the 21st 世纪. Offering seven undergraduate and three graduate majors, the Academy is one of two “special mission” public universities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Upon graduation from the Academy in 1985, 麦当劳 pursued an engineering career and earned a Master of Science in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He returned to his alma mater in 1995 to serve as Director of Cooperative Education, a role in which he developed and implemented the cooperative education program and dramatically increased placement rates for undergraduate interns and graduating seniors. Appointed as Dean of Enrollment Management in 1999, he led the rebranding of the Academy which resulted in a dramatic increase in numbers and diversity of incoming freshmen. He has since served as Vice 总统 for Operations, heading up a major campus building expansion, and as Executive Vice 总统. 总统 麦当劳 holds a Doctor of Law and Policy from Northeastern University and has served as an adjunct professor in the Academy’s emergency management graduate program. He assumed the role of 总统 in August 2015 following unanimous votes of the MMA Board of Trustees and the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, with the rank of Rear Admiral conferred by the U.S. Maritime Administrator. 总统 麦当劳 is active in or has served on several community and professional organizations including the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce, Barnstable School Committee, Sturgis Charter School, Cape Cod Collaborative, and the Marine Society at Salem.