{"id":2,"date":"2023-06-21T13:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/alumni-recruiters\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-10-31T13:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:44:31","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/alumni-recruiters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Citadel Alumni Recruiters (CARs)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-welcome\">Welcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bringing-outstanding-cadets-through-lesesne-gate-since-1973\"><em>&#8220;Bringing outstanding cadets through Lesesne Gate since 1973&#8221;<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Citadel Alumni Recruiting (CAR) program&nbsp;was founded in 1973 as a means of leveraging The Citadel&#8217;s fervent alumni base to help recruit quality candidates.&nbsp;Originally titled the&nbsp;Cadet Procurement Program (and later the Citadel Volunteer Recruitment program), the CAR organization continues to evolve and grow with today&#8217;s rapidly changing landscape.&nbsp;The CAR program boasts 16 State Chairs, conducts hundreds of high school visits and participates in strategically critical college fairs nationally each year. The program primarily focuses upon out-of-state students, as the Admissions Staff traditionally focuses on in-state college fairs and recruitment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-critical-car-activities\">Critical CAR Activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>College Fairs &#8211; (<em>fall and spring seasons<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Citadel Club or independent CAR recruiting events &#8211;&nbsp;<em>(Cadet sendoff events, Accepted Student Nights, etc..)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-college-fairs\">College Fairs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CAR&#8217;s often represent The Citadel at out of state college fairs which are local to them.&nbsp;Alumni generally find this as a fun way to stay connected with their alma mater as well as interact with high quality prospective students.&nbsp;If you are interested in possibly volunteering please click on the college fair title link! Listed below are the currently active college fair spreadsheets.<br><br>CARs seeking to represent The Citadel at area college fairs should contact their respective CAR State or Regional Chair &#8211; found under CAR Leadership.&nbsp;For those CARs who do not have a State\/Regional Chair, please contact the CAR National Chair:<br><strong><br>Doug Kelley \u201882<\/strong><br>Huntsville, AL<br><a href=\"mailto:ALdekelley82@aol.comH\">dekelley82@gmail.com<br><\/a>H: 256-698-5283&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-candidate-recruiting-events\">Candidate Recruiting Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Citadel Club Recruiting Events&nbsp;&#8211; depending on the time of year (admissions cycle), candidate events hosted by Citadel Clubs are a great way to build excitement about The Citadel via our esprit de corps, and the supportive nature of our unique alumni network.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/citadelalumni.org\/clubs-classes\/cadet-sendoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cadet Sendoff Events<\/a> &#8211; Cadets who have made a deposit to The Citadel and plan on attending are invited to these events by registered Citadel Clubs.&nbsp;These events provide a great opportunity for the future cadet to meet some other students before arriving on campus.&nbsp;These events are more aimed at Cadet Retention, an important element of ensuring our Alma Mater&#8217;s long-term success.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/citadelalumni.org\/clubs-classes\/cadet-sendoffs\/\">Cadet Sendoff Registration Link<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/alumni-recruiters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/175\/CAR-Manual-25-Oct-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the CAR Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Click above to review the full scope of areas CARs participate to assist<br>The Citadel&#8217;s Office of Admissions bring highly qualified future cadets through Lesesne Gates)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome &#8220;Bringing outstanding cadets through Lesesne Gate since 1973&#8221; The Citadel Alumni Recruiting (CAR) program&nbsp;was founded in 1973 as a means of leveraging The Citadel&#8217;s fervent alumni base to help recruit quality candidates.&nbsp;Originally titled the&nbsp;Cadet Procurement Program (and later the Citadel Volunteer Recruitment program), the CAR organization continues to evolve and grow with today&#8217;s rapidly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - 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