{"id":10006,"date":"2025-09-03T16:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=10006"},"modified":"2025-09-03T16:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:16:06","slug":"universities-of-louisiana-maritime-academy-signs-mou-with-propeller-club-of-port-of-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/universities-of-louisiana-maritime-academy-signs-mou-with-propeller-club-of-port-of-new-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy Signs MOU with Propeller Club of Port of New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10008\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/IMG_1202-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/IMG_1202-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/IMG_1202-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/IMG_1202-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/IMG_1202-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/IMG_1202-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Hartson Harmon, Jordan Showalter, Dr. Rick Gallot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 The Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy and the Propeller Club of Port of New Orleans signed a MOU at a reception that established a framework for collaboration between the two for the creation and development of the Maritime Academy at Nicholls State University. The event was sponsored by the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association and the Crescent River Port Pilots Association.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy is the state-designated maritime academy housed in the University of Louisiana System. ULMA aims to meet the maritime industry\u2019s demands head-on, bolster the maritime workforce and equip students with exposure to opportunities tied to Louisiana\u2019s vast waterways. Through strategic partnerships with Louisiana\u2019s Community and Technical College System and collaboration with maritime training programs, ULMA will open new educational pathways to expand horizons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9757 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/11\/unnamed-1-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"156\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/11\/unnamed-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/11\/unnamed-1-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/11\/unnamed-1-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/11\/unnamed-1-1536x882.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/11\/unnamed-1-2048x1176.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/11\/unnamed-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 272px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 272\/156;\" \/>ULMA is set to open in fall 2027 and will offer a Bachelors of Science in Marine Transportation while also preparing students to obtain their Third Mate Unlimited Tonnage Merchant Mariner&#8217;s license.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To learn more, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulsystem.edu\/maritime\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.ulsystem.edu\/maritime<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To learn more about the ULMA at Nicholls, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/06\/nicholls-campus-to-be-primary-location-for-universities-of-louisiana-maritime-academy-executive-director-named\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, September 3, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Payton Suire<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Media Relations &amp; Publications Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">985.448.4141<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"mailto:payton.suire@nicholls.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">payton.suire@nicholls.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 The Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy and the Propeller Club of Port of New Orleans signed a MOU at a reception that established a framework for collaboration between the two for the creation and development of the Maritime Academy at Nicholls State University. 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