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.

The Citadel School of Science and Mathematics is hosting the 11th Annual Citadel Academy of Science and Mathematics Awards Banquet at 5:30 p.m. on March 22, 2018, at the Charleston Marriott on 107 Lockwood Dr.

Teams of future entrepreneurs from The Citadel are making adjustments to their business plans and elevator pitches after attending Charleston’s fourth PitchBreakfast at the Harbor Entrepreneur Center.

Citadel student teams are preparing for competitions in cyber defense and ethics. On Feb. 24, The Citadel Cyber Defense Team will participate in the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Contest.

The Citadel School of Humanities and Social Sciences is hosting a free public event to explore the life and legacy of celebrated American author Pat Conroy, entitled, “Pat Conroy at The Citadel Symposium.” The symposium takes place from 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at the college’s Holliday Alumni Center.

Cadet Col. Dillon Graham received the General Douglas MacArthur Cadet of the Year Award, and Cadet Lt. Col. John Cordes was honored with the Medal of the Society of the Cincinnati Award (South Carolina chapter).

More than 800 students from around South Carolina compete in annual STEM event. Students from around the state are celebrating the results of their hard work after taking top spots in the eighth annual Storm The Citadel event.

The first Greater Issues Series presentation of 2018 will take place at The Citadel next week. Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, will deliver a Greater Issues Address to the South Carolina Corps of Cadets at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 in the McAlister Field House.

Featuring a unity concert, cadet trip and more. On the 50th anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre, Cleveland Sellers, Ph.D., will reflect on the civil rights movement and his work for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during former Mayor Joe Riley’s Citadel course.

Citadel professor and former Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., is teaching a new course for the spring semester called The Why and the How: The Making of the International African American Museum. Every class in the course is open to the public.