Two individuals received the Palmetto Medal Award in recognition of their exemplary leadership and service.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster presents the Order of the Palmetto to Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, USAF (Ret.) during the college’s Corps Day dress parade on Summerall Field.

Lt. Gen. W. Michael Steele, U.S. Army (Ret.), is the recipient of the 2018 Krause Center Award for Distinguished Service, Leadership and Ethics.

Col. Randy Bresnik will join The Citadel for a Greater Issues address as the keynote speaker of the 2018 Principled Leadership Symposium.

Four highly decorated military leaders have been named finalists in The Citadel’s search for its 20th president. The Citadel Board of Visitors released the names of the three- and four-star generals as a prelude to interviews with the candidates in late March and early April.

As Corps Day approaches, all members of The Citadel family will get a chance to showcase their Citadel pride at The Citadel’s first-ever giving day.

Citadel cadets are spending part of their Spring Furlough on a four-day trip to locations important to the Civil Rights Movement. From March 8 – 11, the cadets will visit historical sites, museums and colleges in Orangeburg, South Carolina; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Washington D.C. 

The Citadel will recognize the college’s 175th anniversary with the traditional military pageantry and devotion to leadership development for which it is celebrated. The activities begin March 20, 2018.

Scholars from around the nation devoted to the politics of the American South will gather in Charleston March 1-2 for The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics 2018. Hosted on campus by the Department of Political Science, this year’s symposium is the 40th anniversary of the first meeting held in 1978.

Marines to share memories of Vietnam War’s Battle for Huế City, The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, Pat Conroy at The Citadel Symposium, and more coming in March.