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What to Do With a Mechanical Engineering Degree

Lt. Col. Robert Rabb, the Mechanical Engineering department head, describes the profession as “one of the broadest engineering disciplines.”

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Citadel completes in-person fall semester

“We asked much of you, and you delivered in an environment unique in our 177-year history.”

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Nick Piacentini on leading the Corps during COVID-19

No Stranger to Challenge

Returning to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic was the ultimate team sport, and as Regimental Commander Cadet Col. Nick Piacentini served as team captain.

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Bowling for business bucks: cadets and students prepare to compete for $10,000

Five teams will spend their winter furlough working on a business idea that could turn into their future career — and also a hefty check.

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The Economic Impact of Climate Change

From South Carolina Public Radio, by Mike Switzer 2020’s hurricane season has been one of the most prolific in history, suggesting to most climate experts that global warming is accelerating. 

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Photo By Capt. Ian Sandall | JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. — Sarah Zorn is promoted to 1st. Lt. Dec. 3, 2020 at the ‘Black Knight’ Company Operations Facility. (US Army photo by Capt. Ian Sandall, 17th Field Artillery Brigade)

Excellence in Leadership: Lt. Sarah Zorn

Army leaders have strong intellect, physical presence, professional competence, high moral character, and serve as role models. Lt. Zorn has been recognized for her selfless care within the ‘Thunderbolt’ community.

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Christopher Jardin, the community liaison and homelessness coordinator for the City of Charleston, unloads laundry from the city’s warming centers at the Cadet Laundry at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. (Photo by Cameron Pollack / The Citadel)

Citadel laundry team helping care for homeless with clean linens on cold nights

“I think they are very proud to be able to do this kind of work to help our neighbors in the Charleston community.”

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Mental Health and Clinical Counseling

Growing Acceptance of Mental Health Issues Generates Higher Demand in Clinical Counseling

With more acceptance of and interest in mental health, it’s no surprise that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 22% increase in the mental health workforce between now and 2030. Earn your Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling from The Citadel.

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Charleston native and Air Force Capt. Angel Johnson recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of the ICONI activewear line she created. ICONI/Provided

How this Air Force captain turned her late-night sketches into an activewear line

Angel Johnson — originally from Hanahan, SC — graduated from The Citadel in 2013 with a Bachelor of Art degree in History.

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Gov. McMaster Names SCHP Veteran Robert Woods, a Citadel alum, to Lead S.C. Department of Public Safety

Robert Woods graduated from The Citadel in 1988 with a Bachelor’s Degree in History and was awarded gold stars in every semester he attended.

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