Standing before the sparkling backdrop of Charleston Harbor, the former regimental commander of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets hosted the event that featured the presentation of a $2.5 million pledge of support for the museum from Dominion Energy.

For four weeks, seven cadets and students from The Citadel shared the learning adventure of their lifetimes. It included traveling on the Amazon River by boat, working with indigenous people in the jungle and observing the complex ecosystem supporting the diverse animals and reptiles in the Peruvian rainforest.

The World Peace Game educates children and teachers on the work of peace, and shows that it is an attainable goal to strive for.

David Aughtry of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry discovered something about himself after graduating from The Citadel, picking up degrees in law and accounting at the University of South Carolina and earning an LLM in taxation at Emory: “I was born to try tax cases.”

The Citadel in DC program is giving the next generation of principled leaders a chance to learn directly from today’s decision makers.

Tuition for in-state cadets during the 2019-2020 school year will increase by 0.8%, rather than the projected 2.5% increase announced last November.

Dr. Gregory Mazzaro, a professor of electrical engineering at The Citadel, is spending the summer working on an ongoing project with the Army Research Lab in Adelphi, Maryland. He and his teammates continue to develop a unique, “nonlinear” radar designed to find hidden objects.

The Citadel is ranked as having the highest rates of employment in South Carolina, ten years post enrollment, according to the 2019 College Scorecard.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at The Citadel is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

The display is a gift to the community made possible through donations and the efforts of many volunteers, according to Field of Honor chair J.C. Dominick.