Corps Day begins with 4th Principled Leadership Symposium
The Citadel will mark the 168th birthday of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets with Corps Day, which begins Thursday, March 17 and concludes Sunday, March 20. The four-day event will focus on The Citadel’s tradition of leadership development. [.]
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Central to this year’s birthday observance is the 2011 Principled Leadership Symposium hosted by the Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics. In its fourth year, the two-day conference will attract student delegates from regional colleges, senior military colleges and the federal service academies, providing them with an opportunity to interact and explore topics ranging from military to corporate ethics.
The Principled Leadership Symposium is made possible by the generous support of Bill ('63) and Gay Krause and by Steve ('64) and Rita McManus as well as The Citadel Class of 1959 and The Citadel Alumni Association.
Corps Day itself is one of the most highly attended weekends at The Citadel and includes dress parades, awards presentations, cadet performances and athletic events. A highlight is the mess hall birthday celebration in which the oldest alumnus and the youngest cadet share cake cutting honors.
The Corps Day tradition began with the college's inception. Founded by statute in 1842, the first 20 cadets reported for class at the old Citadel on Marion Square in downtown Charleston in 1843. The campus moved to its current location on the banks of the Ashley River in 1922.
Most Corps Day and Leadership Symposium events are free and open to the public. Please see the schedule of events for exceptions.
| Thursday 17 March | |
| 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Student delegates from colleges and universities across the nation will take part in group discussions, panel meetings and other activities as part of the 2011 Principled Leadership Symposium |
| 8:45 a.m. | Leadership Symposium – Welcome Speakers: Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, president of The Citadel, and Brig. Gen. Harrison S. Carter, executive director of the Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall |
| 9 a.m. |
Leadership Symposium – Leadership Topics Papers Presentation Learn, Love, and Laugh To Lead |
| 10 a.m. |
Leadership Symposium – Roundtable Discussions #1 |
| 11 a.m. |
Leadership Symposium – Greater Issues Address |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Leadership Symposium – Roundtable Discussions #2 |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Leadership Symposium – Distinguished Leader Panels Sports Leadership – Grimsley Hall Auditorium Business Leadership – Bond Hall Room 165 Military Leadership – Jenkins Hall Auditorium |
| 4:15 p.m. | Leadership Symposium – Plenary Speaker Speaker: Marine Corps Capt. Matthew J. Kutilek, Citadel Class of 2001 Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall |
| 5 p.m. | Leadership Symposium – Roundtable Discussion #3 Reflection and discussion Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Corps of Cadets' 168th birthday celebration |
| Friday 18 March | |
| 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Student delegates from colleges and universities across the nation will take part in group discussions, panel meetings and other activities as part of the 2011 Principled Leadership Symposium. |
| 9 a.m. | Leadership Symposium – Service Learning Panel Presentation Moderator: Conway F. Saylor Panelists: Cadet Christopher Kays, Cadet Rochelle Bennett and Nathan Otto Citadel Class of 2010. Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall |
| 10 a.m. | Leadership Symposium – Roundtable Discussions #4 Leadership Case Discussions Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall |
| 10 a.m. | Leadership Symposium – Faculty Cross Talk Service Learning and Ethics Bond Hall, Room 514 |
| 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Leadership Symposium – Leadership in Research by Dena P. Garner, Health Exercise and Sport Science Citadel Undergraduate Research Conference Student Posters on display Daniel Library |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Leadership Symposium – Plenary Speaker |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Leadership Symposium – Plenary Speaker |
| 2 p.m. | The Citadel Family Association open meeting Bond Hall, Room 165 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Leadership Symposium – Delegate Wrap up Leadership Paper Evaluations Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall |
| 3:45 p.m. | WLI Review to commemorate the 168th birthday of the Corps of Cadets Gold Corps Alumni Recognition Summerall Field |
| 6:30-9 p.m. | Krause Center Banquet Holliday Alumni Center Invitation only |
| 8-11 p.m. | Corps Day Hop Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall |
| Saturday 19 March | |
| 8 a.m. | Sale of photographs Mark Clark Hall Reception Room |
| 8:30–10 a.m. | Barracks and facilities open to visitors Regimental Pipe Band will perform at each barracks |
| 9 a.m. | Summerall Guards performance/ Bond Volunteers exchange of rifles Presentation of Anthony Griffin Sword and Clubb Award Summerall Field (Inclement weather, McAlister Field House) |
| 9 a.m. - noon |
Beautiful Bulldog Contest |
| 10:15 a.m. |
The Citadel Story – A musical narration of the history of The Citadel |
| 11 a.m. | Dress parade Presentation of Palmetto Medals Summerall Field (Inclement weather: Parade cancelled; awards presentation moved to Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Blue and White spring football game Johnson Hagood Stadium |
| 2 p.m. | Bulldog Baseball vs. Davidson Joe Riley Park |
| Sunday 21 March | |
| 9 a.m. | Protestant Service, Summerall Chapel Reception to follow, Mark Clark Hall Reception Room |
| 11 a.m. | Catholic Mass, Summerall Chapel Reception to follow, Mark Clark Hall Reception Room |
| Noon | Bulldog Baseball vs. Davidson Joe Riley Park |
| NOTE: Unless otherwise announced, outdoor activities will be cancelled in the event of inclement weather. Schedule subject to change. |
