FEATURE
GOOD NEIGHBORS What they say: • #16 Most community service-minded campus, Princeton Review, 2017
What we add: An estimated 90 percent of midshipmen contribute to a community need in some way, often through outreach programs of the Midshipman Action Group, which engages Naval Academy volunteers to tutor and mentor young people, clean parks “None of the service activities the midshipmen do are mandated. and trails, support Special Olympics athletes They receive no credit hours. The notion of wanting to have a at competitions and participate in other local and regional projects. Many midshipmen positive impact on the community is innate to midshipmen and, spend their spring breaks rebuilding homes because they stand on a legacy of caring about our neighbors, ravaged by hurricanes or floods or mentoring the community embraces their energy and enthusiasm. Most youth in communities across the country. In 2016–17, the Brigade engaged in 25,000 importantly, USNA leadership instills the message that service hours of community service, collected a record begins right here, right now. Therefore, midshipmen are tremendously 80,000 pounds of food for the local food bank supported in their efforts to be good stewards of their community and donated 800 boxes of clothing to Baltimorearea shelters and 500 pairs of shoes—tossed and beyond.” off by plebes during the Herndon Climb—to —Miriam Stanicic, USNA community relations director two Washington, DC, shelters.
RIGHT ON THE MONEY What they say: • #7 Best universities and colleges by salary potential, Payscale.com, 2016–17: “The fact that Naval Academy alumni graduate with military experience probably increases their worth to employers.” 3
What we add: Many colleges offer strong academics, but the Academy’s added focus on leadership development, ethics and integrity makes its alumni especially attractive to top organizations.
“Naval Academy grads come highly qualified for positions of leadership, and that’s a good reason why they are well paid. They’ve successfully completed a four-year program that is nationally known, highly competitive, and extremely rigorous. Employers know that you cannot slug your way through the Academy without working really hard. Academy grads have also proven their worth and perseverance during their service to country and that’s why they elevate quickly to executive positions in business and industry.” —CAPT Perry Martini ’71, USN (Ret.), director of Executive Leadership Programs at Academy Leadership, a military-based leadership program 3
www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors
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