McKinney Concludes Term as National Engineering Association President
McKinney Concludes Term as National Engineering Association President Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Head Mark McKinney, Ph.D., recently attended the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association annual conference in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, as the organization’s president. McKinney’s leadership of the national organization reflects his commitment to teaching and mentoring future engineers at […]
BSB Innovation and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
BSB Innovation and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series The Baker School of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series featured a conversation with Isaac Morton, founder and CEO of Smithey Ironware. Dean Michael R. Weeks, Ph.D., facilitated the discussion, during which Morton shared his entrepreneurial journey and offered thoughtful insights on building a modern brand rooted in craftsmanship […]
ZFSOE Hosts Leadership Development for Charleston County’s LIFT Cohort
ZFSOE Hosts Leadership Development for Charleston County’s LIFT Cohort The Zucker Family School of Education recently welcomed aspiring school leaders from Charleston County School District’s LIFT cohort to campus for a day of professional learning and leadership development. Participants engaged in sessions designed to strengthen essential skills for effective school administration. Assistant Professor of Education […]
Political Science Hosts Biennial Symposium on Southern Politics
Political Science Hosts Biennial Symposium on Southern Politics The Department of Political Science hosted the biennial Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics on March 6-7. This year’s program welcomed more than 70 scholars from across the country and abroad. The symposium featured 13 panels of scholarly presentations on various aspects of Southern politics, including two panels […]
Retired Army Reserve General Meets with Cadets
Retired Army Reserve General Meets with Cadets When retired Maj. Gen. Jami C. Shawley, U.S. Army Reserve, came to Charleston for a speaking engagement with the World Affairs Council of Charleston, she asked to meet with cadets. Shawley recently served as director for defense policy and strategy and as acting senior director for Africa for […]
March New Faculty Spotlight
March New Faculty Spotlight Samantha Williams joins the Swain Department of Nursing as lead instructor for maternal and newborn nursing. Williams grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire, before moving to Charleston in 2019. She worked as a registered nurse for 12 years, the last six as a nurse practitioner in labor and delivery. In 2024, […]
Baker School of Business Supports Veteran Entrepreneurs
Baker School of Business Supports Veteran Entrepreneurs Leaders from the Baker School of Business and the South Carolina Veterans Business Outreach Center recently joined entrepreneurs at the South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs Entrepreneurship Forum aboard the historic USS Yorktown. Hosted by the South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the forum brought together experts and […]
Zucker Family School of Education Hosts Annual Innovation Forum
Zucker Family School of Education Hosts Annual Innovation Forum The Zucker Family School of Education hosted its annual Innovation Forum on Feb. 11 at the Holliday Alumni Center, bringing together education, military and leadership experts for an evening focused on the connection between military leadership and the education profession. This year’s forum highlighted ZFSE’s growing […]
Intelligence in the News
Intelligence in the News The Department of Intelligence and Security Studies hosted a panel featuring three former CIA chiefs of station—Glen Corn, Kevin Higgins and Ted Singer—followed by a question-and-answer session with students. Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War, written by Citadel Distinguished Professor Michael Livingston, Ph.D., was reviewed in The […]
Guest Lectures on AI and Robotics
Guest Lectures on AI and Robotics The School of Engineering and the Provost’s Office co-hosted two more installments of the AI Action Plan Speaker Series in February. On Feb. 12, Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, Ph.D., University of Michigan robotics and computer science professor, shared his vision for robotics education with faculty from The Citadel. Jenkins presented […]