Citadel cadets recently placed 2nd in the Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition and 1st in Hack Warz, a capture-the-flag style hacking competition.

Cadet Alma Orozco-Rico is a senior from Beaufort, South Carolina. She is a Biology major who plans to enter the field of dentistry after graduation.

Three Citadel cadets will be going to the Medical University of South Carolina, or MUSC, dental school in the fall.

The Department of Cyber and Computer Sciences at The Citadel is reflecting on a busy October, as they hosted several events to celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month and help the campus and local communities improve their safety online.

The group helped run The Citadel’s medical camp, which is the largest, free general medicine provider in Nairobi.

Colton Horvath is from Clemmons, North Carolina, and chose to pursue a Biology degree at The Citadel. Upon graduation, he expects to accept a commission into the Air Force.

The Military College of South Carolina will host an event titled “The Wheel of Time: Books to Film at The Citadel” on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 6:30 p.m.

The next generation of cybersecurity professionals attended GenCyber camp at The Citadel, a weeklong summer camp that encourages local middle and high school students to pursue careers in the field of cybersecurity.

Learning to Lead is the newest program from The Citadel STEM Center aimed at supporting math education leaders in rural areas.

Cadet Coleman Bland is now the South Carolina Corps of Cadet’s best-drilled cadet. Bland competed against 35 other cadets for the title during The Citadel’s Star of the West competition.