Three students standing in front of clock tower on the Texas A&M University Galveston Campus

The Galveston-based college's programs will explore the economic, social, political and ecological aspects of oceans and coasts.

Jim H. Gompper and Jim P. Gompper on TS Kennedy

Father And Son Together On Summer Sea Term

Jul 30, 2024 • 4 min. read
Female mariner working on boat in Alaska.

Cadets gain real-world experience after saving boaters who had been adrift in the Gulf Mexico for 15 days.

Texas A&M Maritime Academy Sets Sail

Jun 3, 2024 • 2 min. read

During his senior year of high school in Orange, Texas, Camron Chueca ’24 planned to attend Texas A&M University in College Station for his bachelor’s degree after receiving a letter of acceptance into the university.

With Summer Sea Term (SST) 2024 quickly approaching, the Texas A&M Maritime Academy announced two public events here in Galveston to mark the start of the sea term.

TS Kennedy in the Galveston Ship Channel

On February 8, the Texas A&M Maritime Academy announced the ports of call for Summer Sea Term 2024 (SST '24).

Corps Commander Summits Campus Leadership

Oct 30, 2023 • 5 min. read

Eager to start his freshman year at Texas A&M University at Galveston the following fall, on March 8, 2020, Gunnar Pierson '24 was in his home state of Georgia, ready to hike the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail.

On Sunday, July 2, junior Marine Transportation major Jacob Zahorsky ‘25, on board the tug Endeavor, helped dock the TS Kennedy in Tampa as part of his summer internship with Marine Towing of Tampa.