Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
California Maritime Academy Gets OK to Start Limited Classes
gvw_ap_news
By Associated Press
Published 5 years ago on
April 28, 2020

Share

VALLEJO — California Maritime State University Academy has received permission to resume limited in-person classes this semester and hopes to send 350 students and staff on its annual summer training cruise — a graduation requirement for cadets, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

“This decision was run through the Chancellor’s Office and various internal entities of the governor’s office, including the State Department of Public Health, who provided additional guidance consistent with our current plan.” — Cal Maritime President Thomas Cropper 

Cal Maritime is a specialized campus of California State University offering licensed and non-licensed degree programs serving the maritime industry, including training ships’ officers. The move to reopen it comes as California’s other public colleges remain in remote learning mode.

Cal Maritime President Thomas Cropper said in a letter to the Vallejo campus Friday that the approval is for “a limited reopening of our campus to resume face-to-face instruction” for completion of the spring 2020 semester.

“This decision was run through the Chancellor’s Office and various internal entities of the governor’s office, including the State Department of Public Health, who provided additional guidance consistent with our current plan,” Cropper said.

Jesse Melgar, press secretary for Gov. Gavin Newsom, said the school is the only academy of its kind in the state.

“The CSU Maritime Academy trains merchant marines, and the maritime workforce is required for shipping and logistics,” Melgar said.

The Two-Month Training Cruise Could Begin in June

The administration has set conditions including strict, unique health and safety guidelines that must be met for the academy to resume limited in-person instruction after May 10, Melgar said.

The Chronicle reported that the two-month training cruise could begin in June.

The uniqueness of the school was also cited by Bob Arp, Cal Maritime’s vice president for university advancement.

“Being a maritime academy, much of the curriculum can only be completed face to face,” Arp said.

Arp said each student will have their own room, food delivered to dorms and medical screenings. Social distancing will be practiced during classes and when that’s not possible, students will wear protective gear, he said.

Arp said the training ship is exempt from the no-sail order issued by the Centers for Disease Control for commercial passenger cruises.

The training cruise remains tentative and the crew would be quarantined for seven days aboard ship at dock before sailing, he said.

DON'T MISS

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Destiny Christine Brown

DON'T MISS

Three Missing Fresno Teens Found Safe After Nine Days

DON'T MISS

State Center Trustees Vote for Special Interest Giveaway Over Students: Opinion

DON'T MISS

Lakers Hold Off Rockets With 6 3-Pointers Apiece From Dorian Finney-Smith, Gabe Vincent

DON'T MISS

Athletics Bat Boy Stewart Thalblum Takes Down Drone in Left Field

DON'T MISS

Prosecutors Directed to Seek Death Penalty Against Luigi Mangione

DON'T MISS

NFL Postpones Tush Push Decision but Passes Other Rule Changes, AP Source Says

DON'T MISS

March Madness: It’s South Carolina vs. Texas and UCLA vs. UConn in Women’s Final Four

DON'T MISS

Kings County Authorities Recover Stolen Tractor. Suspect Faces Prop 36 Penalty

DON'T MISS

Americans Rate Canada, Japan Most Favorably. Israel Sparks Record Partisan Divide: Gallup

UP NEXT

Athletics Bat Boy Stewart Thalblum Takes Down Drone in Left Field

UP NEXT

NFL Postpones Tush Push Decision but Passes Other Rule Changes, AP Source Says

UP NEXT

March Madness: It’s South Carolina vs. Texas and UCLA vs. UConn in Women’s Final Four

UP NEXT

CA Snowpack Is Near-Average. What Does This Mean for Water Supplies?

UP NEXT

U.S. Bank Executive Terry Dolan Dies in Plane Crash Near Minneapolis

UP NEXT

California Gov. Newsom Says the Democratic Brand Is ‘Toxic’

UP NEXT

Silver Fire Grows to 1,250 Acres, Threatens Homes in Inyo County

UP NEXT

Sue or Hold Back? The University of California Does Both as It Faces Trump’s Wrath

UP NEXT

Top Vaccine Official Resigns From FDA, Criticizes RFK Jr. for Promoting Misinformation, Lies

UP NEXT

California Food Banks Brace for Funding Cuts, and Not Only From the Trump Administration

Lakers Hold Off Rockets With 6 3-Pointers Apiece From Dorian Finney-Smith, Gabe Vincent

53 minutes ago

Athletics Bat Boy Stewart Thalblum Takes Down Drone in Left Field

1 hour ago

Prosecutors Directed to Seek Death Penalty Against Luigi Mangione

1 hour ago

NFL Postpones Tush Push Decision but Passes Other Rule Changes, AP Source Says

1 hour ago

March Madness: It’s South Carolina vs. Texas and UCLA vs. UConn in Women’s Final Four

1 hour ago

Kings County Authorities Recover Stolen Tractor. Suspect Faces Prop 36 Penalty

2 hours ago

Americans Rate Canada, Japan Most Favorably. Israel Sparks Record Partisan Divide: Gallup

2 hours ago

Flores Homers and Drives in 4 to Lead Giants Over Astros

2 hours ago

Voice of America Wins in Court, for Now, as Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Firing Staff

2 hours ago

Glasnow Pitches 5 Scoreless Innings and Dodgers Beat Winless Braves

2 hours ago

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Destiny Christine Brown

April 1, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Destiny Christine Brown Suspects Date of Birth: August 13, 1990 Physical Descripti...

6 minutes ago

Destiny Christine Brown is Valley Crime Stoppers' Most Wanted Person of the Day for April 1, 2025. (Valley Crimes Stoppers)
6 minutes ago

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Destiny Christine Brown

Three Fresno teenagers reported missing on March 19, 2025, were found safe on Friday, March 28, 2025, after one called a parent to arrange their pickup. (Fresno PD)
6 minutes ago

Three Missing Fresno Teens Found Safe After Nine Days

52 minutes ago

State Center Trustees Vote for Special Interest Giveaway Over Students: Opinion

53 minutes ago

Lakers Hold Off Rockets With 6 3-Pointers Apiece From Dorian Finney-Smith, Gabe Vincent

1 hour ago

Athletics Bat Boy Stewart Thalblum Takes Down Drone in Left Field

ARCHIVO - Luigi Mangione, acusado de matar al director general de UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, durante una audiencia en un tribunal de Nueva York, el 21 de febrero de 2025. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post vía AP, Pool, Archivo)
1 hour ago

Prosecutors Directed to Seek Death Penalty Against Luigi Mangione

1 hour ago

NFL Postpones Tush Push Decision but Passes Other Rule Changes, AP Source Says

1 hour ago

March Madness: It’s South Carolina vs. Texas and UCLA vs. UConn in Women’s Final Four

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend