September 2008
The Citadel will conduct its monthly test of its emergency communications sirens at approximately noon on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008.
Psychology Professor Julie Lipovsky on Tuesday will discuss her recent trip to Ghana where she was exposed to abject poverty, unsanitary conditions and inadequate housing, yet was impressed by the optimism and commitment its people have toward improving their lives.
Retired U.S. Army Col. David M. Glantz, a distinguished military historian of the Soviet Union and the modern Slavic world, will give a Greater Issues address at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30, in McAlister Field House.
The Citadel has added two new battalion tactical officers with significant leadership experience to its ranks. They are Marine Corps Col. William P. Leek and retired Navy Capt. Lee Cardwell.
Cadets who made President's List and received Gold Stars for academic achievements in the spring of 2008were recognized during the Friday, Sept. 19, military dress parade. Click here for President's List cadets. Click here for Gold Star cadets.
Two individuals and two corporations that have supported education in the Lowcountry and beyond will become the first inductees into The Citadel School of Education’s Wall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 19. The inaugural Wall of Fame is the precursor to Education Day on Saturday, Sept. 20.
The Citadel Graduate College, founded in 1968, celebrates its 40th year of providing evening undergraduate and graduate educational opportunities in the Lowcountry. More than 500 people are expected at this weekend's birthday celebration.
The Citadel's Air Force ROTC will celebrate the Air Force's 61st birthday on Thursday, Sept. 18 in the Greater Issues Room in Mark Clark Hall.
Democratic National Committee member Donald L. Fowler will bring his extensive knowledge of South Carolina and Democratic politics to The Citadel as the 2008-2009 John C. West Professor of International Politics and American Government.
Author and professor Jack Bass has been named a Citadel Fellow in the Department of History where he will collect oral histories from Citadel graduates who served in the military during World War II.
The Fulghum Lecture Series kicks off the fall semester with University of Georgia historian Jim Cobb and "The Southern Roots of Rock and Roll." The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Bond Hall Room 165.
Alpha Company, Palmetto Battery and Oscar Company have been recognized for outstanding leadership, academic and military performance and community responsibility during the 2007-2008 academic year. The awards were presented during the Sept. 12, 2008 military dress parade.
This year’s goal is to raise $45,500 from students, faculty and staff. The Corps of Cadets has pledged to raise $12,000 of the goal amount.
Cadet Holly Maslowski, '09, was one of only a handful of college undergraduates among 1,100 scientists at this summer's meeting of the International Society for Behavorial Ecology.
The Citadel’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences has acquired four Lowcountry landscape photographs to launch its new collection of work by contemporary South Carolina artists.
The Daniel Library Friends book and lecture series kicks off the fall season Tuesday with author Stephan Budiansky and a look at Reconstruction in South Carolina. All lectures, which begin at 6:30 p.m. in Bond Hall Room 165, are free and open to the public.
The Citadel’s bachelor’s degree program in Computer Science has been accredited without qualifications by the recognized accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology.
