April 2008
Commencement exercises for the Corps of Cadets will be broadcast from this website at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3. A link will be placed on the homepage Saturday morning. Afterward, an archived webcast will be available. Windows Media Player is required to view the webcast.
This segment featuring Junior Marine Officer Instructor Capt. Matthew Kutilek and The Citadel aired on CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight" program on April 18. Click here to watch.
The Citadel chapter of Phi Kappa Phi held an induction banquet Sunday and recognized one distinguished alumnus, two faculty members, 19 graduate students, and 29 cadets for their superlative achievements.
Following an 18-month self-study, The Citadel has earned recertification of its athletic programs from the NCAA. A designation of “certified” means that an institution complies with the operating principles adopted by the NCAA Division I membership.
Recognition Day signifies the end of the freshman journey as knobs and the beginning of a new chapter in The Citadel’s leadership development process. Recognition Day this year is Saturday, April 19.
Each year The Citadel’s Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force cadets and active duty students are recognized for outstanding academic and military achievement. This year nearly 100 were honored.
Two Citadel graduates and two cadets played roles in an Iraqi boy's recent visit to Charleston for life-saving heart surgery, which was the subject of a story that originally appeared in The Post and Courier in Charleston on April 11, 2008. Click here to learn more.
Check out what's news in the latest electronic newsletter from The Citadel School of Business Administration. The April 2008 edition of "InFormation" is now available.
Paul Cantrell, energy manager at The Citadel, has been named 2008 Citadel employee of the year.
Citadel Marine ROTC instructor Capt. Matt Kutilek and The Citadel is scheduled to be featured on CNN during tonight's edition of the “Lou Dobbs Tonight” program. The program airs from 7 -8 p.m. on CNN.
Citadel First Lady Donna Rosa's fight against skin cancer was the subject of a feature profile in the April 10 edition of The Post and Courier in Charleston. Mrs. Rosa is the opening speaker at this year's Colleges for Charleston Relay for Life cancer awareness fundraiser, which begins at 7 p.m. Friday, April 11 at Stoney Field. Read more about her story here.
The Citadel's Regimental Band and Pipes will perform its spring concert at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in McAlister Field House. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Honor Committee officers and company and battalion representatives have been selected for the 2008-2009 academic year. These newly appointed cadets, all of which are rising seniors, assumed their responsibilities following spring break.
The Citadel School of Business Administration on Thursday will induct three new members into its Business Hall of Fame and honor a fourth with the Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award.
The Citadel and its Daniel Library will honor the late James Oliver Rigney, Jr., Class of 1974, Tuesday with the opening of a permanent exhibition of photographs, artifacts, and mementos of Rigney’s life and career. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8.
Five members of The Citadel faculty have or will retire this academic year and will be recognized during the annual Faculty Recognition Luncheon April 17.
