US Coast Guard and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi officials signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) regarding the cooperation between the two parties in education and recruiting efforts, earlier this week.
Rear Adm. Paul Thomas, Eighth Coast Guard District commander, signed the MOA with Dr. Kelly M. Quintanilla, president and CEO of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The agreement wants to improve the outreach and engagement for the USCG’s recruiting efforts, while helping A&M-Corpus Christi by providing additional tuition-saving choices for students, as well as academic options for faculty and professors.
According to the agreement USCG will support commissioning and mentoring programs in place at A&M-Corpus Christi to increase the number of highly qualified individuals being recruited.
Rear Adm. Paul Thomas stated:
This is a great milestone marking the official partnership between the Coast Guard and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. We want the best and brightest our nation has to offer in the United States Coast Guard, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi wants to offer every opportunity possible to their students. It’s a perfect fit.