{"id":2380,"date":"2026-05-28T15:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/?page_id=2380"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:59:31","slug":"april-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/gsj-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Close-up of the Gold Star Journal 30th anniversary cover, featuring a crest with palmetto tree, crescent moon, and crossed books, \u201c1996\u201d on either side, and a banner reading \u201c30th Anniversary Edition\u201d against a red background.\" style=\"max-width:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/gold-star-journal-celebrates-30-years\/\">The Gold Star Journal\u00a0Celebrates 30 Years<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Gold Star Journal\u00a0Celebrates 30 Years Celebrating student scholarship and creativity, The Citadel hosted the annual Gold Star Journal Academic Conference to mark the 30th anniversary of The Gold Star Journal. This year\u2019s edition was dedicated\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/gold-star-journal-celebrates-30-years\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Gold Star Journal\u00a0Celebrates 30 Years<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/shawley-visit-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Retired Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Jami C. Shawley and Dr. Sarah Imam stand with cadets who participated in the Kenya Medical Camp, gathered in a classroom in front of a slide referencing the program in Kenya.\" style=\"max-width:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/retired-army-general-shawley-meets-citadel-cadets\/\">Retired Army Reserve General Meets with Cadets<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/retired-army-general-shawley-meets-citadel-cadets\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Retired Army Reserve General Meets with Cadets<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/SymposiumonSoPolitics-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brian Jones, Ph.D., dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, speaks to attendees seated around tables during the Symposium on Southern Politics.\" style=\"max-width:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/citadel-symposium-southern-politics\/\">Political Science Hosts Biennial Symposium on Southern Politics<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2019s program welcomed more than 70 scholars from across the country\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/citadel-symposium-southern-politics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Political Science Hosts Biennial Symposium on Southern Politics<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/ninja-forms\/2\/ZFSOE-hosts-CCSD-LIFTcohort-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Assistant Education Professor Greg Harrison, Ph.D., stands at the front of a classroom, speaking to seated LIFT cohort participants during a session on school leadership, with a Charleston County School District presentation displayed on a screen behind him.\" style=\"max-width:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/citadel-zfsoe-lift-cohort-leadership-training\/\">ZFSOE Hosts Leadership Development for Charleston County\u2019s LIFT Cohort<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">ZFSOE Hosts Leadership Development for Charleston County\u2019s LIFT Cohort The Zucker Family School of Education recently welcomed aspiring school leaders from Charleston County School District\u2019s LIFT cohort to campus for a day of professional learning and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/citadel-zfsoe-lift-cohort-leadership-training\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: ZFSOE Hosts Leadership Development for Charleston County\u2019s LIFT Cohort<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/ninja-forms\/2\/Notes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Baker School of Business Dean Michael R. Weeks, in uniform, sits onstage in an armchair as he facilitates a discussion with Isaac Morton, founder and CEO of Smithey Ironware Company, who is seated opposite him.\" style=\"max-width:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/bsb-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-speaker-series\/\">BSB Innovation and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/bsb-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-speaker-series\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: BSB Innovation and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/McKinney_ecedha-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mark McKinney, Ph.D., speaks at a podium during the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association annual conference, with attendees seated in the foreground.\" style=\"max-width:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/citadel-mckinney-engineering-association-president\/\">McKinney Concludes Term as National Engineering Association President<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/citadel-mckinney-engineering-association-president\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: McKinney Concludes Term as National Engineering Association President<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":694,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2380","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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