The Citadel, with its iconic campus located in Charleston, South Carolina, offers a classic military college education profoundly focused on leadership excellence and academic distinction. Graduates are not required to serve in the military but about one-third of each class commission as officers in every branch of U.S. military service. Graduates of The Citadel have served the nation, their states and their communities as principled leaders since the college was founded in 1842.
The Citadel Graduate College offers 26 graduate degree programs with 42 concentration options, 25 graduate certificate programs and 10 evening undergraduate programs, through an all-evening schedule with many courses now available online. The Citadel was named Best Public College in the South by U.S. News & World Report for seven consecutive years, and #1 Best Public College for Veterans in the South as well as Best Value out of all South Carolina colleges and universities by Forbes.
Learn more: www.citadel.edu
(see more)The Citadel, with its iconic campus located in Charleston, South Carolina, offers a classic military college education profoundly focused on leadership excellence and academic distinction. Graduates are not required to serve in the military but about one-third of each class commission as officers in every branch of U.S. military service. Graduates of The Citadel have served the nation, their states and their communities as principled leaders since the college was founded in 1842.
The Citadel Graduate College offers 26 graduate degree programs with 42 concentration options, 25 graduate certificate programs and 10 evening undergraduate programs, through an all-evening schedule with many courses now available online. The Citadel was named Best Public College in the South by U.S. News & World Report for seven consecutive years, and #1 Best Public College for Veterans in the South as well as Best Value out of all South Carolina colleges and universities by Forbes.
Learn more: www.citadel.edu
Three Citadel cadets attended the Free Enterprise Forum April 9-10 at the College of the Ozarks. The two-day forum included sessions with guest speakers Dr. Burt Folsom, professor of history and management at Hillsdale College; Mary Propes-Reynolds, chairwoman of VDV Group, LLC, a family business; and Toby Rush, CEO of ZOLOZ, a digital identity solutions company. The keynote speaker of the event was Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media. After each guest speaker, students participated in break-out sessions that facilitated in-depth discussion. In addition to The Citadel representatives from Evangel University, Georgia Military College, Marion Military Institute, Marine Military Academy, New Mexico Military Institute, Southwest Baptist University, U.S. Naval Academy, Virginia Military Institute and Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets also attended the forum.
Achievement (Other) -
2018 Apr 19
Five teams presented as finalists in the fourth annual Bulldog Business Bowl competition. After a day of presentating final business plans, Terch Products took home second place and $5,000 to start their business. The Bulldog Business Bowl, hosted by the Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business, is a competition aimed at budding Citadel entrepreneurs who have an idea for a new product or service and the desire to turn that idea into a business.
Student Competition -
2018 Apr 24
The Citadel Baker School of Business held its annual induction ceremony for new members of Beta Gamma Sigma, the exclusive international business honor society, on April 12.
Honor Society -
2018 Apr 18
Citadel track and field cadet-athlete Madyson Riegel was named the recipient of the Southern Conference's David Knight Scholarship. Riegel has competed for both the Bulldogs' women's soccer and track and field teams, earning SoCon All-Freshman honors on both teams before becoming a two-time SoCon champion in the javelin, setting and then breaking the school record in the event each year of her career so far. Recipients of the David Knight Scholarship are nominated by their schools and selected by the Southern Conference Graduate Scholar Committee. The scholarships, worth $2,000 each, are awarded to student-athletes about to receive their undergraduate degrees who intend to pursue advanced degrees in graduate or professional school.
Scholarship -
2018 Apr 18
The Office of the Commandant has announced the rising leadership in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. Annually, rising leadership is announced for the top nine student officers as well as battalion sergeant majors, company commanders and company first sergeants.
Leadership -
2018 Apr 17
Cadet Matthew Miller was one of 59 students selected from 756 candidates across the country for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
Scholarship -
2018 Apr 17
Citadel cadets Gabriel Massey and Edward Whelan will begin working with Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young following their graduation from The Citadel in May.
Work Experience -
2018 Apr 17
Citadel Cadet Randolph Solomon received a full-time employment offer from Sonoco. After graduating from The Citadel with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration this May, Solomon will begin working as a commercial financial analyst at Sonoco's corporate headquarters.
Work Experience -
2018 Apr 17
Citadel cadet Samuel Rice received an employment offer from Parkdale Mills. fter graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration this May, Rice will begin working at the company's plant in Rabun Gap, Georgia.
Work Experience -
2018 Apr 9
Citadel Cadet John Casey received a full-time employment offer from Prysmian Group.
Work Experience -
2018 Apr 9
Junior Katherine Walker attended the Global Engagement Summit at the United Nations on Feb. 23 in New York.
Work Experience -
2018 Apr 9
More than 80 men and women from the Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC) in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets are being recognized for their academic and military leadership and excellence.
Academic Award -
2018 Apr 4
Citadel Cadet Cagney Irving has secured a summer internship with Adidas. Her internship will be in social purpose marketing. Irving is a junior majoring in sport management through The Citadel Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science. She was selected as one of 11 interns from more than 1,000 applicants.
Internship -
2018 Apr 5
Cadets participated in the final round of The Citadel's eighth annual Henry Dale Smith Corps-Wide Speaking Competition on March 27.
Student Competition -
2018 Apr 3
Sixty-one cadets were selected to the Class of 2019 Summerall Guards. Earning a position to the platoon is amonth the highest honors a member of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets can attain.
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2018 Apr 3
Cadet Col. George Dillon Graham was the 2018 recipient of the Palmetto Award, one of the highest awards presented by The Citadel.
Leadership -
2018 Apr 2
Students were recognized for their academic accomplishments at The Citadel Academy of Science and Mathematics Awards Banquet on March 22.
Academic Award -
2018 Apr 2
Nine cadets in The Citadel Cyber Defense Team competed in the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Contest Feb. 24.
Club or Organization -
2018 Mar 13
Ten members of The Citadel Ethics Team traveled to Chicago March 3-4 for the 2018 Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl.
Club or Organization -
2018 Mar 13
Citadel cadets spent part of their Spring Furlough on a four-day trip to Orangeburg, South Carolina; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Washington D.C. to visit historical sites, museums and colleges important to the Civil Rights Movement.
Achievement (Other) -
2018 Mar 13
The Society of the Cincinnati of the State of South Carolina presented Cadet Lt. Col. John Cordes with the 2018 Citadel Medal.
Achievement (Other) -
2018 Mar 8
Cadet Col. George Dillon Graham was a 2018 recipient of the General Douglas MacArthur Cadet of the Year Award. The award is presented to the most outstanding cadets from the 12 colleges and universities comprising the Association of Military Colleges and Schools (AMCSUS).
Achievement (Other) -
2018 Mar 8
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Honor Society -
2018 Feb 28
The Dean's List is a recognition given to cadets and students who are registered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade point average is 3.20 or higher, with no grade of I (Incomplete) and no grade below C for work in a semester.
Academic Award -
2018 Jan 29
Gold Stars were awarded to cadets and students at The Citadel who achieved a 3.7 grade point average or higher in a semester. Cadets and students who achieve Gold Star recognition are also placed on The Citadel's Dean's List.
Academic Award -
2018 Jan 29
The President's List is one of the most distinguished cadet awards presented by The Citadel. The list is a combination of the Dean's List and the Commandant's Distinguished List and is composed of cadets who contribute the most to their companies while maintaining excellent military and academic records.
Honors List -
2018 Jan 29
The Citadel officially welcomes the Class of 2021. The incoming class of over 800 new cadets represents 42 states and six foreign countries.
Enrollment -
2017 Sep 13
The President's List is one of the most distinguished cadet awards presented by The Citadel. It indicates excellence in academics and military duties. The list is a combination of the Dean's List and the Commandant's Distinguished List and is composed of cadets who contribute the most to their companies while maintaining excellent military and academic records.
Academic Award -
2017 Sep 5
The Citadel honored the following students with Gold Stars for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. Gold Stars are awarded to students that achieve a 3.7 grade point average or higher in a semester. Students that achieve Gold Star recognition are also placed on The Citadel's Dean's List.
Academic Award -
2017 Sep 5
The Citadel proudly honors recent graduates for receiving their bachelor's degrees in summer 2017. Summer graduates include cadets, cadet veterans, fifth year students, active duty students and veteran students.
Graduation -
2017 Jul 20