Cardinal Compass- Port Management
VISION
“To better prepare the port and marine terminal operating industry for future challenges and opportunities through advanced education and industry relevant research.”
MISSION
CAPM is dedicated to preparing port and marine terminal industry leaders for 21st century challenges and opportunities.Established through the foresight of the State of Texas, the Center supports the port industry and associated infrastructure with advanced education, as well as industry relevant research.
PRIORITIES
Academic Excellence
Enhance an industry focused, best in class Master's in Port Management degree, that has regional, national, and global impact.
Collaborative, Multidisciplinary Focus
Collaborate with community, industry, and professors from every college on sustainable external and internal research that adds regional and national value.
National and Regional Impact
Add value on national, regional, and local maritime and industry boards, councils, coalitions, committees, and conferences and provide opportunities for students and faculty to participate and attain funding.
VALUES
- World Class Education
- Applied and Service Oriented Research
- Government, Industry and Community Outreach
GOALS
- Student Success
- Community Impact
- Industry Relevance
- Maritime Policy and Port Infrastructure Improvement
METRICS
- Expert Faculty (engineering, business,computer science), and seasoned industry professionals.
- Diverse Courses (industrial and civil engineering, business, CS, and industry focused electives with practical impact).
- 100% Online, 10 Courses., start anytime.
- Performance based scholarships.
- Annually recruit 5-8 top tier mid-career students (GPA, GRE, Industry support letters).
- Continue to write and fund collaborative,and multi-disciplinary research proposals (i.e. Beneficial Use of Dredge Materials) that have sustainable industry, community, and navigational impact.
- Serve with local agency leaders and pilots and contribute on a host of regional waterway safety and security boards, advisory councils, committees; (SE Texas Waterway Advisory Committee (SETWAC);Area Maritime Security Council (AMSC);Facility Security Officer (FSO); WGMA...)
- Assist and provide financial incentive for professors to apply for externally funded maritime and port related research.
- Scholastically partner with and continue to participate in National trade association conferences such as the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), Port of the Future (POTF), and the Gulf of America conferences.
- Workforce Development - serve as maritime committee lead for the region and teach and sponsor Maritime Summer camps such as Camp Seaport.
- Improve maritime policy and infrastructure while enhancing Â鶹AV's influence by contributing on national research coalitions (i.e. MARAD/ABS), Congressional innovation and advisory councils, National Defense transportation meetings, and safety boards.
- Continue to partner with TXDOT Maritime and the Texas legislature by annually scoring and ranking 120+ Texas port infrastructure and dredging projects and assisting with the annually appropriated Port Mission Plan.