Admiral Rempt Reports

USNA-At-Large,

  Trustee Wass continues to do the superlative job he performs for his constituency in the Central Region.

  Here he passes on detail re the Superintendent's report to the Board of Trustees.

  This will be posted on our blog at http://USNA-At-Large.blogspot.com/

  Sure, we have things that we need to work on, but never forget that the Naval Academy continues to do the superb work that it was created to perform -- generating core combat leaders for the United States Naval Sea Services.

    For The American Experiment, John Howland

 

 

U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Central Region Trustee Leonard R. Wass, CAPT (Ret.) USNA Class of 1964

 

Subj: December 2005 Superintendent’s Report      Refer to: Central Region Letter 22-05; December 13, 2005 *** PLEASE DO NOT HIT REPLY TO E-MAIL ME. I WILL NOT GET IT. E-MAIL ME DIRECTLY AT MY USNA ALUMNI CLASSMAIL ADDRESS, len.wass@1964.usna.com *** Chapter Officers - Please give this e-mail the widest possible distribution among your members and other alumni in your area.  ****  VADM Rod Rempt ’66, the Supe, gave a comprehensive report on USNA during the BOT meeting on December 1.  I’ll highlight his address in the points that follow in this newsletter.   SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (Rod Rempt ’66) ·       Pleased with the superb faculty—Asst. SECNAV (Dev & Acquisition) was an EE professor at USNA until recently ·       Fine staff from the fleet and USMC—he wants only the “best picks” for USNA ·       Believes our Mids are the finest young men and women in the country ·       President Bush spoke to the Mids the day before on the Iraq War; national TV ·       The margin of excellence at USNA is made possible by alumni help and contributions—praised and thanked alumni ·       Strategic plan for USNA: o       Mission:  Maintain the mission as stated o       Vision:  Prepare combat leaders & leaders in peace; Mids to have highest degree of personal integrity & ethical behavior o       Guiding Principles:  Executing mission (“Mid’n are our mission”); It’s about how we live and work together o       Goals & Objectives:  12 goals are revisited each month; Operating USNA is part of the plan (facilities, security, business processes, etc)—in the implementation phase of all this ·       Academic program review (curriculum, schedule/process, faculty/staff, & facilities) o       Might need to reinstate some Saturday AM classes o       Linking requirements of Navy & USMC to USNA academic requirements (ADM Blair’s report on this topic is due 2/06) o       Will preserve general core education, but accelerate academic focus of Mids ·       2006 College Rankings o       7 Rhodes scholars in 2 years (4 this year alone; selected from 900 applicants from 32 universities) o       Best undergraduate engineering program ·       10 internal reviews looking into physical education mission (an outside review by ADM Bob Natter as well) o       Club and varsity sports under review (Right mix? Right sports?) ·       Ice rink and tennis facility being built across the river (lighted Rugby field planned there too) ·       Wants to build a parking garage at USNA—high priority ·       Leadership review produced recommendations to improve o       Created Officer Development System plus 10 other projects o       First year of implementation ·       Facilities: o       Chauvenet, Michelson, Sampson, Luce, & Maury are all rehabbed o       Plan to rehab museum next year o       Looking at library for future, e.g., impact of computer automation on library of future o       Levy Center complete (Jewish chapel & assembly center)—excellent facility—all from donated funds o       HVAC plant on line (unobtrusive building in the yard across from Ricketts and Lejune Halls) o       Wesley Brown Field House groundbreaking in March 2006—140K sq. ft. –next to 7th wing ·       Military smartness & discipline being re-stressed ·       Honor system is back in Mids hands (encouraged by progress—emphasizing development & growth) ·       Renaissance in sailing near complete—all Mids participate o       30 new 26 footers (knockabout replacements) o       5-49 foot ocean racers o       Wants to get 6-65 foot sailing boats ·       Emphasizing YP training ·       Concerns remain sexual harassment, drugs, and alcohol o       Got 44 recommendations from a DOD sexual harassment review o       Drugs are not a problem o       Teaching Mids to drink alcohol responsibly and eliminate binge drinking (Hubbard Hall has been converted to 1/C beer drinking facility—avoids driving back from DC or B-more after drinking) ·       Religious tolerance o       Right of Mids to worship as they choose (freedom of religion) o       We have a responsibility to train Mids to support sailors & Marines in their religious needs (hence noon meal prayer will continue) ·       NAPS—redefining guidelines for NAPS—need less “Plebe Year” and more emphasis on academics ·       Major initiatives: o       Center for ethical leadership o       Hockey & tennis center o       International program o       Chapel centennial o       Athletic excellence o       Museum displays o       Baseball stadium o       Endowed chairs o       Hubbard Hall ·       Solicited alumni input/feedback to him—cannot answer all emails but will read and absorb them-- rempt@usna.edu

 

**************************************** GO NAVY!! BEAT CSU!!! Very Respectfully, Leonard R. Wass '64 Captain, USNR (Ret.) Central Region Trustee, USNAAA len.wass@1964.usna.com (W) 630-947-0145 x223 Fax: 630-947-0144

 

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