Matthew Werner Appointed Dean of Webb Institute


Prof. WernerGlen Cove, N.Y.  April 8, 2015 – Webb Institute is pleased to announce that Matthew R. Werner has been named Webb Institute’s next Academic Dean.

Professor Werner, the American Bureau of Shipping Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, will begin his term on July 1, 2015.  Professor Werner is an accomplished educator with extensive leadership and administrative experience.  Read more…

Webb Students Volunteer


By Erin Hub ’16
 
On Saturday May 2nd, a group of Webbies cooked and served brunch at the Ronald McDonald House in New Hyde Park. These Webbies included: Allie Pitti, Hannah Wistort, Barr Turner, Vinnie Commisso, Nick Husser, Justyn Hochheiser, Megan Green, Spencer Dugan, Jon Roussin, and myself.
We cooked scrambled eggs, sausage, french toast casserole, and home fries, in addition to serving fruit salad, muffins, croissants, and juice. Residents were thankful for the nice meal.
Thank you to all who donated money, cooked, and made this event an overall success!

Clear Skies and Smooth Sailing Founder’s Day 2015


Founder’s Day 2015 was notable for several reasons. First, the observance was moved from the traditional first Friday in April to the first Friday in May. Last year’s cold, which prevented our undertaking a number of projects, especially planting on campus, led to a decision to put the date back a month. Thankfully, the weather cooperated this year, and we had a nice day for working.

Read more…

Zeien Lecture: Steven Israel


Congressman Steven Israel Describes the World in 2030

By Richard Harris
Director & Professor of Humanities/ Assistant Dean

In the eighteenth presentation in the Alfred M. Zeien Lecture Series, Long Island Congressman Steven Israel spoke on April 8th about the latest “National Intelligence Council Report on Global Trends.” Read more…

Zeien Lecture : Mike Petters


Mr. Mike Petters of Huntington Ingalls Industries Presents Career Advice

By Richard Harris
Director & Professor of Humanities/ Assistant Dean

Mr. Mike Petters, President and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, was the seventeenth speaker in Webb Institute’s Alfred M. Zeien Lecture Series.

Read more…

Webb Welcomes John Daidola


Webb Institute is pleased to announce John C. Daidola as the Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering. Dr. Daidola is a structural engineer with over forty-years of experience. His early experience was as Design Engineer at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company and as Chief Naval Architect at Storm-Master Boat Corporation. He was employed for 28 years at M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc., where he worked as Senior Vice President and Engineering Branch Manager. For the last fifteen years he worked at AMSEC LLC, serving as Senior Vice President and Commercial Operations Manager. Read more…

Read Our Student First-Hand Winter Work Experiences 2015


See Where the Webbies are working this winter! 
Our Winter Work internship program, allows students to gain hands-on experience working in shipyards, aboard ships, and design offices throughout the world during January and February. Below are the first-hand accounts of our students’ Winter Work experience.

Read more…

Webb Alumni Fund Update


Webb alumni celebrated Webb’s 125th Anniversary with a very impressive, record-breaking year.  Total contributions in the 2013-14 Webb Alumni Fund (WAF) amounted to $1,331,707 – a 6.8% increase over the previous year, and 3.6% over our 2013-14 goal.

The average gift increased to $1,721 (up 3.3%), the median gift increased to $650 from $525, the number of alumni in the William H. Webb (WHW) Society (contributors of $1,000 or more) increased to 346 (from 311), and of those, the number contributing $10,000 or more increased to 31 (from 27). Read more…