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Senior Projects

Management

All 1st class (senior) Management majors have the opportunity to serve on a management consulting team as part of their senior capstone course. Public Management Consulting (PMC) is the culmination of four years of study in the management major, as student teams tackle real-world projects both in the Coast Guard and the public sector.

Each senior capstone project is unique and enables students to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to help solve business problems. Cadets scope the problem, conduct research, formulate a solution based on data and analysis, and design a means for implementation. Cadets produce a comprehensive written report and present their projects to their clients.

Recent Capstone Projects

Optimizing Coast Guard Recuriting Command’s Recuriting Footprint
Reimaging Coast Guard Contingency Planning & Resource Management
Revolutionizing Mission Support through Aggregated Procurement and Warehousing to Enable “Ask and Get Convenience” for Operators Improving the Coast Guard’s personnel staffing model
Analyzing and Optimizing Operations at the Academy Clinic
Examining Coast Guard Retention
Improving the Coast Guard’s Officer Evaluation System
Optimizing the organization of the Coast Guard’s information technology command structure and infrastructure
Creating an approach to assess cyber risks in the maritime transportation system
Improving the Coast Guard’s personnel staffing model
Evaluating Coast Guard port operations
Analyzing the implementation of additive manufacturing (3-D printing) to the supply chain

Cadets have traveled in conjunction with their capstone projects to: Coast Guard Headquarters and Department of Homeland Security Headquarters, Washington D.C.; Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center, Baltimore; Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach, Coast Guard Base Boston and more.

Sponsor Family Application

Thank you for submitting your application to be part of the Sponsor Family Program. Your application will be processed in the upcoming week. Coast Guard Academy’s policy on background screening now requires all adults (everyone 18 and older living in the home) who volunteer to mentor, teach, coach or sponsor cadets, whether on or off Coast Guard Academy grounds, to be screened every 5 years. They are required to provide personal information (name, birth date and social security number) for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check.

The Security Officer at the Coast Guard Academy, CWO2 Gina Polkowski, is overseeing this process. Her email is: Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.

Sponsor Family designations fall into several different categories. Below are the guidelines to help you determine how best to meet the background screening requirement:

If you are Coast Guard active duty you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
If you are a Civilian working for the Coast Guard you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
If you are non-Coast Guard Active Duty, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
If you are non-Coast Guard civilian who has a current security clearance or National Agency check, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
All civilians in the families who are 18 years or older and do not have a security clearance or a National Agency Check are required to be vetted through Mind Your Business, the third party vendor hired by the Coast Guard Academy for the vetting process.

After you complete your application, please e-mail the Sponsor Family Program Coordinator at CadetFamilySponsorProgram@uscga.edu. In your e-mail, you must include the e-mail address and phone number of every adult living in the home. The Sponsor Family Coordinator will then initiate the background check process and you will receive an email with further instructions.

Important things to note:

There is a Sponsor Family Training that is a one-hour training which we ask sponsors to attend once every four years. This training is designed to give you an overview of the program, what is expected of you as a sponsor, and what you can expect from your cadets. This training will also help familiarize you with the cadet regulations onboard CGA. You will be notified via e-mail once the training is scheduled.

The matching process of swabs to families will occur during July and August. Please bear with us and remain flexible through this process. There will be a meet and greet scheduled on Campus, typically in late August. This will give families an opportunity to formally meet their cadet if they have not already done so. Details on this will also be via email.