The Gold Star Journal

The Student Scholarly Journal of The Corps of Cadets and The Citadel Graduate College

Image of balloons and the text The Gold Star Journal, 30 years, celebrating academic excellence.

10th Gold Star Journal Academic Conference Coming… March 31st at 6:00-8:30 PM… Capers Hall

The annual Gold Star Journal Academic Conference (GSJAC) enables authors to share their passion for research with a general audience. The work of the artists and photographers is prominently displayed at the conference, which occurs annually the second Tuesday after Corps Day.

Photos from the 30th Celebration of The GSJ, Nov. 4th

Editors Campaign for Submissions

In the fall semester, the editors held several campaigns to encourage Citadel students (undergraduate, evening, graduate, and Veteran students) to submit their nonfiction papers, artwork, photos, and photo stories to The Journal.

  • Selected nonfiction papers demonstrate effective research, critical thinking, and writing. 
  • Featured art (drawings, paintings, and photographs) commemorates the life of Citadel students both on and off campus. 
  • Photo stories depict experiences mostly through photographs, drawings, and/or paintings with optional and minimal prose.

The Journal is published annually for Corps Day, which occurs in mid-March. Submissions for the 2026 edition closed on December 19th, 2025. Please consider submitting your work to the next edition of The Gold Star Journal.

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The Gold Star Journal Endowment by Steve and Noreen Hodges, ’63

For Noreen and Steve Hodges, ’63, it was truly a magical moment when Steve discovered a copy of The Gold Star Journal on a table in Bastin Hall. They have since become involved and established the Gold Star Journal Endowment by Steve and Noreen Hodges, ’63. The fund provides financial resources to support, enhance, and sustain The Citadel’s Gold Star Journal program.

Our Mission

The Gold Star Journal (GSJ), which was founded in July 1996 by Dr. Suzanne Mabrouk (Chemistry Department), promotes academic excellence at The Citadel through (1) the publication of scholarly and artistic work and (2) presentations by published students at an annual conference.