After months of preparation, and two final days of rigorous physical tests and drills, freshmen cadets, grouped by company, marched from The Citadel’s Lesesne Gate to Marion Square on Saturday, March 24.

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.

Cadet Sarah J. Zorn will be first woman to lead the South Carolina Corps of Cadets as regimental commander in the history of the college.

The Citadel and the College of Charleston are collaborating to offer two new graduate certificates.

Stacy L. Pearsall is an award-winning photographer and decorated combat veteran whose images have helped many appreciate the heroism of wounded veterans. Most recently, her work was featured in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

As part of Women’s History Month at The Citadel, the new assistant provost for leadership and department head and professor of The Citadel Department of Leadership Studies will give a presentation at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 on campus.

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.