The Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business
& Logistics
Welcome...
to Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business & Logistics at Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), a small, co-educational, maritime-oriented public college on the coast of Maine, offering you a world of opportunities. Putting our renowned experiential learning curriculum to work for you in the global economy is the goal of this student-oriented program.
Maine has been known worldwide for the skills of its shipbuilders and sea captains and for leadership in every phase of maritime transportation. Now you can be a part of that tradition and expand it to new horizons by majoring in International Business & Logistics at the undergraduate level. The undergraduate program is enriched with an international business overview fused into the curriculum. Upon graduation you can choose to use your diploma and skills to secure an exciting job in the international business field and begin a rewarding career.
Another option after graduation from MMA is to enter the Loeb-Sullivan Graduate Program to earn an M.S. degree in Global Logistics and Maritime Management. The focus of the Graduate Program has been enhanced, creating a seamless undergraduate to graduate program called 4+1 which enables students to graduate with an M.S. degree in less than 5 years. Our beautiful 35-acre campus on the tip of a peninsula at the head of majestic Penobscot Bay is an ideal setting to begin, enhance or retool your career.
Whether you come from the boardroom or engine room, a tug, yacht or tanker, or are just beginning your educational journey, you will find that the Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business & Logistics can help you navigate your future as a leader in the global economy.
Charting the course in a Global Economy
Dean William DeWitt offers commentary on the need for graduates to get a "hands-on" understanding of how things work so they can succeed when they hit the ground. Read the whole Journal of Commerce article.
News and Events
Potoker to Receive 2nd Fulbright Award
Dr. Elaine Potoker has received official notification that she has been approved by Washington and the Costa Rican Embassy to receive a 2nd Fulbright award. Dr. Potoker will return to Costa Rica under the classification of “Senior Specialist in Business Administration and Economics” on May 13 for a 2 month stay.
This assignment will build on the work accomplished during her first Fulbright--published by the Institute for Research in Economic Science (IICE) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in 2008-- circulated in print and on-line: "Report on the state of logistics integration and workforce readiness” in Costa Rica post DR-CAFTA, and pre-EU Trade Accord: Implications to competitive advantage." Dr. Potoker’s particular focus is on small to medium sized business (PYMES) development issues related to logistics infrastructure.
MMA NROTC IBL’ers attend Cohen Lecture
William Cohen, Secretary of Defense from 1997 to 2001 spoke at the lecture series presented at the University of Maine on November 17, 2011. The "Arab Spring" Lecture was a mediated discussion with Cohen, and former Commandant of the Marine Corps General James L. Jones. The lecture covered current issues, and the importance of maintaining security and a stable relationship with the Middle East. They spoke of the importance of America's role in maintaining a strong relationship with the Middle East, and how democracy is beginning to influence the people of these nations, who are rising from oppression by a dictator, to a new day where the people can enjoy independence.
Photo ID:
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
FRONT ROW: Midn Kyle Marshall - MMA, Midn Timothy Robbins - UMaine, Midn William Hadden-Wyper - UMaine, Honorable Mr. Cohen, Former Commandant General James L Jones, Midn Travis Goodwin - UMaine, Midn Will Raymond - UMaine, Marine Officer Instructor Captain Lonnie S Christian Jr., Assistant Marine Officer Instructor Staff Sergeant Gilbert G. Oshana,
BACK ROW: Midn Destin Moag- UMaine, Midn Heath Michaud – MMA, Midn Lucas Desjardins - UMaine, Midn Drake McBreairty - UMaine, Midn Edwin Santana – MMA, Midn Heather Moore - MMA
Photo Credit: Carrie Ward, UMaine
MMA to Strengthen Alliance with University in Puerto Rico
Dr. Jorge Vélez-Arocho, president of Catholic Pontifical University of Puerto Rico (left) and Dr. William Brennan, President of Maine Maritime Academy reaffirmed their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the recent visit by faculty, students and staff of the Catholic Pontifical University of Puerto Rico to MMA in a special signing ceremony on October 13, 2011 in the Alfond Center.
“The collaboration of the two institutions was conceived in 2004 to attract sustainable enrollment to both colleges on site and, more recently, through distance education. With the formal adoption of Memorandums of Understanding in 2006 and 2007, and a renewal of agreement in 2011, this important strategic alliance for both institutions taps the specialization and expertise of Maine Maritime Academy to meet the particular needs of Puerto Rico's island economy and potential for maritime trade growth in response to expansion of the Panama Canal. It also provides for a diplomatically friendly environment in which to offer significant exposure to cultural diversity, and student and faculty exchanges in several program areas, including foreign language, maritime trade and operations, and international business.”
Loeb-Sullivan ’10 Grad earns prestigious appointment (Read more...)
Loeb-Sullivan School ’10 graduate Aggie Gloskowski won appointment to the class of nine Delhaize Group International Graduate Trainees. Aggie will start her 18-month assignment in September in the United States and Europe. This year’s recruits are from the United States, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Belgium and were selected from an applicant pool of 754 candidates. (Read more...)
Class of 2011-2012 Orientation
The Loeb-Sullivan School Class of 2011-2012 began Orientation this August with team-building exercises, which included rowing lifeboats in Castine Harbor and sailing outside the bell buoy on two of MMA’s larger sailboats; “Whisper” and “Bright Star”. Yes, that is a seal in one of the rowing pictures. (Read more...)
Life-Long Learner
James
(Jim) Barr (R), a 1962 graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, received a
master's degree from the Loeb-Sullivan School in Global Supply Chain
Logistics 49 years later. Associate Dean, William J. DeWitt, offers his
congratulations prior to commencement. Originally from Islesboro and South
Portland, and current resident of Milford, N.H., Barr returned to MMA in
2009 to begin the master's degree program. . Barr holds a U.S. Coast Guard
license as a chief engineer and has served aboard merchant ships worldwide.
Three More IBL Graduates make the Athletic Wall of Honor (read more...)
Three
2007 Students/Athletes from the IBL Class of 2007 and Women's Varsity
Basketball Team have joined Katie Clapham (Volleyball - IBL '06) on the
Athletic Wall of Honor in Margaret Chase Smith Gymnasium.
See the full story here.
(IBL '07 Student/Athletes -left to right- Shelley Gott, Julia Knights, Alyssa Burns)
Class of 2011 Completes Orientation (read more...)
(Back
row - L-R) Kurt Pullman, Nick Killinger, Sean Corr, Henry Knott (partially
obscured), Robert Wohltjen
(Front row -L - R) Sarah Vandermast, Tammi Fisher, Callan Kilroy,
Cory Googins, Christian Lamberts, Loeb-Sullivan School Associate Dean
William DeWitt
(Kneeling next to the life-saver ring) Teplyn Fournier
