Celebrations for 25 Years of Female Cadet Graduates

Friday, March 1 – Saturday, March 2
Various times
The Citadel campus
Select events are open to the public

The Citadel is excited to announce additional events celebrating 25 Years of Female Cadet Graduates. On the weekend of March 1, The Citadel will host a parade, presidential reception, panel discussion on academic achievement and a reunion brunch for female cadet graduates of the past 25 years.

Most events on Friday and Saturday are open to the media with advance notice. Please contact Zach Watson by email at zwatson2@citadel.edu or phone at 843-814-9410 if you’d like to attend.

For more information on March 1 weekend, please click here.

Applied Physics Experience for high school students

Saturday, March 2
10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Grimsley Hall, The Citadel campus
Open to high school students, registration required

The Citadel’s Department of Physics will host an Applied Physics Experience for high school students on Saturday, March 2.

The event offers students the opportunity to have fun learning about applied physics, collaborating with Citadel faculty and cadets, make engaging devices, learn how they work and also learn more about the cadet experience from Physics majors.

Recent event projects include discovering the physics of string shooters, biologically inspired light-seeking robots, microphone sensor system, sound activated LEDs, DIY metal detector and mechanical laser light show.

The registration fee is $35, and it covers all supplies, snacks and lunch.

To register, click here.

West Chair Public Lecture featuring Kelly George

Monday, March 4
5 p.m.
Bastin Hall, The Citadel campus
Free, open to the public

As The Citadel celebrates 25 Years of Female Cadet Graduates, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences will host a number of female leaders. On Monday, March 5, at 5 p.m., Kelly Ann George will speak as part of the West Chair Series. George assumed the role of Assistant Director for Intelligence in January 2023. She oversees strategic intelligence support to the Director and his senior staff responsible for developing and implementing the President’s National Drug Control Strategy, engages with the Intelligence Community to ensure support for the Director’s priorities and advises the Director on policy issues related to intelligence. 

This event is free and open to the public.

Found on the square: The Georgia Historic Courthouse Project

Monday, March 4 – Thursday, March 7
Various times
Daniel Library, The Citadel campus
Free, open to the public

Professors Keith Gåddie and Jocelyn Evans bring their engaging study of the architecture of county courthouses to The Citadel. The professors will present their work at The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics on Thursday, March 7, at 8:30 a.m. in Mark Clark Hall. The installation is a small portion of the 17,843 photographs they have from historic courthouses in 137 counties in the state of Georgia. 

This event is free and open to the public, and in conjunction with The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, the exhibit will be open all day.

West Chair Public Lecture featuring Dana Dyson

Thursday, March 7
5 p.m.
Capers Hall Auditorium, The Citadel campus
Free, open to the public

On Thursday, March 7, at 5 p.m., Dana Dyson will speak on campus as part of the West Chair Speaker Series. Dyson served with the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of General Counsel from December 1999 to September 2023. Immediately prior to her retirement from government service, she was the Deputy General Counsel of CIA for Operations. In that capacity, she provided legal advice and counsel to the Director and Deputy Director of the CIA.

This event is free and open to the public.

The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics

Thursday, March 7 – Friday, March 8
Various times
Mark Clark Hall, The Citadel campus
Open to the public; $50 for students, $125 for faculty and guests

Just in time for election season, the Department of Political Science will host The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics. It’s the largest and most comprehensive conference for the presentation and discussion of scholarly research on the contemporary politics of a specific region in the country.

The symposium will span two days; it will start on Thursday, March 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and last until Friday, March 8, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The panel discussions will be held in Mark Clark Hall

Topics include:

• Civil rights and rhetoric
• State and local elections
• Voting groups driving southern political change
• Partisan politics and party competition
• Public opinion and emotions
• Partisanship, polarization and ideological sorting
• Identity politics and electoral outcomes
• Roundtable on the 2024 elections

The Symposium has been held biennially, in even-numbered years, on The Citadel campus since 1978. Since the first conference, political scholars from around the world have presented research relevant to political trends in the southern United States.

For more information on the symposium click here.

The Citadel’s Inn of Court presentation by John Warley, ‘67

Thursday, March 21
6 p.m.
Capers Hall, Room 2135, The Citadel campus
Free, open to the public

On Thursday, March 21, The Citadel’s Inn of Court — the pre-law society on campus — will host an event with speaker John Warley. Warley, a graduate of The Citadel Class of 1967, is an attorney, Citadel historian and author of several books including his most recent, “Jury of One.” Warley also wrote all the inscriptions in The Citadel War Memorial. He was a close friend and classmate of Citadel alumnus and author Pat Conroy.

This event is free and open to the public.

Leah Suárez: A Celebration of Women in Jazz

Thursday, March 21
6:30 p.m.
Capers Hall Auditorium, The Citadel campus
$20 tickets, free for Citadel students, faculty, staff and veterans

Leah Suárez, one of Charleston’s premier vocalists, will lead her jazz ensemble in a Celebration of Women in Jazz in the Capers Hall auditorium on Thursday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. This special evening concert during Women’s History month will pay homage to key women who have made significant contributions to the formation and progression of America’s unique art form. This is also the inaugural concert supported by the Bo Moore Fund for Performances in Jazz and Blues Music to recognize the esteemed artistic leadership of School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Winfred B. Moore, Jr. upon his retirement.

Music selections for this program will include dedications to female pioneers of the genre such as Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and more. The evening will feature a range of styles, from blues to swing, from bebop to bossa nova. Suárez will also perform her original composition, “City by the Sea,” that was commissioned by The Citadel in 2016.

General admission tickets are $20 and include a reception following the concert. Citadel students, faculty and staff as well as veterans may register for free tickets in advance. To purchase and register for tickets, please visit www.citadel.edu/finearts/leah-suarez.

Recognition Day and Corps Day

Friday, March 22 – Saturday, March 23
Various times
The Citadel campus
Select events are open to the public

Recognition Day, which will be held during the last weekend of March, is when knobs are officially recognized as members of the Corps of Cadets after months of rigorous training exercises.

That process begins with what is known as The Gauntlet and culminates with a march to Marion Square and the iconic Freshmen Oath Renewal Ceremony. It is one of the most important events in a cadet career.

Recognition Day is a momentous occasion in the life of a knob. It means the end of rigid formations, walking in single file at a rapid pace and the highly regimented way of life that is The Citadel’s fourth-class system.

Corps Day, the birthday of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and one of the most highly attended weekends at The Citadel, will also be celebrated that weekend. Attractions include dress parades, awards presentations, special cadet performances and athletic events.

For the schedule of events, click here.

The Citadel Academy of Science and Mathematics annual awards banquet

Sunday, March 24
3 – 7 p.m.
The Conference Center at Thornley Campus, Trident Technical College
Ticket required, open to the media

The Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics is hosting its Annual Citadel Academy of Science and Mathematics Awards Banquet on March 24 at Trident Technical College. The banquet honors the academic accomplishments of exceptional cadets and students, outstanding faculty and distinguished alumni.

A highlight of each year’s event is the pre-dinner reception, when up to 40 cadets and students present their research posters. Guests are encouraged to mingle and engage with the students and their faculty advisors to discuss what the students are learning in the classroom and the laboratory.

Cadets, students, alumni and faculty to be honored at this year’s banquet will include:

CASM Distinguished Alumni Award:

• Dr. William H. Porter, ’62
• Dr. Wade H. Sherard III, ’66

Early Career Faculty Award:

• Dr. Deepti Joshi
• Col. John Bradham, USAF (Ret.)
• Mr. Rene Hurka

Tickets to the banquet can be purchased by clicking here.

The 8^th Annual Gold Star Journal Academic Conference

Tuesday, April 2
6 – 8 p.m.
Capers Hall, The Citadel campus
Free to Citadel cadets, students, faculty and staff, open to the media; register here

The 8^th Annual Gold Star Journal Academic Conference will take place on Tuesday, April 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. inside the Capers Hall auditorium.

The Gold Star Journal is The Citadel’s premier scholarly publication. This year’s edition features seven cross-disciplinary scholarly papers and twelve creative works from the school’s very best undergraduate and graduate students.

The evening will commence with hors d’oeuvres followed by presentations by the authors of The 2024 Gold Star Journal. Please register for the event at this link by March 8. While this event is not open to the public, the media is invited to attend.

The Citadel Athletics

To purchase tickets, please call 843-953-3647 or visit citadelsports.com/tickets. Media should contact Jay Sullivan, Assistant AD for Athletic Communications and Creative Services.

The Citadel Baseball vs. Harvard

Friday, March 1
5 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. Harvard

Saturday, March 2
2 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. Harvard

Sunday, March 3
1 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Rifle hosts Southern Conference Rifle Championships

Saturday, March 2
All day
Inouye Marksmanship Center
Free, open to the public

The Citadel Rifle hosts Southern Conference Rifle Championships

Sunday, March 3
All day
Inouye Marksmanship Center
Free, open to the public

The Citadel Tennis vs. Samford

Tuesday, March 5
All day
Earle Tennis Center
Free, open to the public

The Citadel Baseball vs. Valparaiso

Friday, March 8
4 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. Valparaiso

Saturday, March 9
2 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. Valparaiso

Sunday, March 10
1 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. Presbyterian

Tuesday, March 12
4 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. UMASS

Friday, March 15
5 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. UMASS

Saturday, March 16
2 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. UMASS

Sunday, March 17
1 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. Charleston Southern

Tuesday, March 26
7 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. Western Carolina

Friday, March 28
6 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. Western Carolina

Saturday, March 29
2 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12

The Citadel Baseball vs. Western Carolina

Sunday, March 30
1 p.m.
Joe Riley Stadium
Tickets start at $12