Patriot League schools combined to place 170 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for women's swimming and diving, announced Wednesday. Army landed 14 on the list to include Cecelia Croman, Sidney Evans, Jenna Forrester, Hannah Grosso, Teresa Groton, Kelly Hamilton, Margaret Ireland, Kate Machorek, Meaghan McGovern, Amy Owens, Ari Rocha, Shannon Rogers, Monica Sowinski and Kara Wineinger. Two-time Patriot League women's swimming and diving Scholar-Ahtlete of the Year, Ellen Bradford of Navy, led the list as an honors systems engineering major. She was one of 17 student-athletes to earn at least a 4.0 GPA in the spring. Read More
Women's Swim & Dive Land 14 on Academic Honor Roll
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DEP Art is Interdisciplinary Italian Renaissance AIAD
Department of English and Philosophy faculty members MAJ Adam Keller and Prof. Seth Herbst led five cadets on an AIAD that explored the cultural and aesthetic influences of Italian Renaissance art. The cadets spent the first week at USMA where they studied the political, economic, and cultural conditions that led to the Renaissance. Through a series of readings and guided seminar discussions, the cadets traced the development of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the Italian city-states of Florence and Rome, from the late byzantine period (late 12th and early 13th centuries) to the so-called “High Renaissance” of the late 16th century. The group departed for Italy, where they spent four days in Florence and Rome examining the masterpieces of famed Renaissance artists and architects, including Giotto, Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and Leonardo da Vinci. The trip culminated with a visit to the Vatican Museum in Rome, where the group toured the Sistine Chapel.
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Department of English and Philosophy WWII Case Study AIAD
Over the past two weeks, LTC Todd Burkhardt, and four Cadets traveled to Prague, Czech Republic, in order to study a historical case and the ethics of war regarding it. The AIAD focused on Nazi Germany’s unjust occupation of Czechoslovakia; Operation Anthropoid which was the assassination of the Butcher of Prague (SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich) by the Czechoslovakian government-in-exile, the British Special Operations Executive, and the Czechoslovakian Special Forces; and on the reprisal that Adolf Hitler ordered on the town of Lidice which called for the complete destruction of all of its inhabitants (men, women, children, animals, and buildings). Cadets spent two days with Slovakian Special Forces officers (MAJ Tomas Bernat and CPT Viktor Szitkey) who introduced us to Mr. Emil Sneberg, a WWII Czech resistance fighter, as well as provided an amazing tour of the SS Gestapo HQ and interrogation cells, the War Museum, and of St. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral where the famed Czechoslovakia SF soldiers led by Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš made their final stand.
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Writing Today Cadets meet with NPR
In conjunction with the West Point Writing Fellows program, the Department of English and Philosophy sponsored the “Writing Today” AIAD. Five cadets and two faculty members engaged in a comprehensive residential study of the vital roles that writing and its practice play in academia, government, journalism, non-profit foundations, corporate America, and in the lives of the nation’s veterans. Through on-site visits over eleven days throughout the Baltimore, Annapolis, and Washington, D.C. area, cadets engaged with professors, social scientists, broadcasters and journalists, curators, consultants, and speechwriters at Johns Hopkins, the Naval Academy, Rutgers, the Frameworks Institute, NPR, the Smithsonian, Pherson Associates, Booz-Allen-Hamilton, the Pentagon, Congress, and the White House. Notably, cadets met with the speechwriting teams for the President of the United States, the Secretary of the Army, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief and Vice Chiefs of Staff and the Sergeant Major of the Army, and interacted with the digital media staff of the Republican Conference in the House of Representatives. In each instance and across every discipline, cadets learned about the importance of audience, framing one’s narrative, and communicating with precision, concision, consistency, and substantive depth.
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Death of a USMA Cadet
The Superintendent notified the Corps of Cadets, The Long Gray Line and parents that Cadet Thomas Surdyke, Class of 2019, died on June 30, 2016 after succumbing to injuries sustained while on leave in Southampton, New York. Read Superintendent’s Letter
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West Point Wins Battlefrog Championship
Congratulations to the West Point Obstacle Course Racing Team for winning the BattleFrog Series College Championship for the second year in a row!
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West Point to Welcome New Command Sergeant Major
The Army has announced the selection of Command Sergeant Major Timothy A. Guden as the CSM of USMA.
"It is truly humbling to have been selected as the 19th Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point,” said Guden. “I am excited and honored to be able to serve at this very prestigious institution and the immense importance of its purpose does not escape me for one second. I look forward to serving with each and every member of the West Point team as we mold America's sons and daughters into commissioned leaders of character who will serve within and be the future of this great profession we call the Army." Official press release
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Four Named CGA All-America Scholar Athletes
WEST POINT, NY - Army West Point gymnastics was well represented on the 2016 College Gymnastics Association (CGA) All-America Scholar-Athlete list with four Black Knights earning recognition in Sunday's press release by the organization. As one of the top teams in the country, Army was one of five teams, to include Air Force, to earn honorable mention. Jesse Glenn, Ryan Wilson, Joe Pritts and Brandon Shively were among the 53 athletes named to the second team by the CGA, and were in the top group of 20 who attained a 3.499-3.40 grade point average. Glenn is a three-time selection and Wilson earned his second straight citation. Glenn, who graduated in May with a degree in Engineering Management, was a first-team CGA choice in 2013 followed by consecutive second-team selections in 2015 and 2016. Read More
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USMA #1 Public University of Forbes List
Forbes announces "America's Top Colleges" 2016: The United States Military Academy is ranked #14 overall; the #1 Public University and the #6 Liberal Arts University. Read More
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Lachina Honored as USA Rugby All-American
Jake Lachina ’18 of the Army West Point men's rugby team was named an All-American, garnering honorable mention recognition from USA Rugby. "We're very proud of Jake," said head coach Matt Sherman. "He had a terrific year and is very deserving of this accolade. While he's a terrific athlete, the foundation of his success has been a blue collar work ethic and dedication to improving and helping the team." Lachina was a constant in the Black Knights' starting lineup in both 15s and 7s at wing. The Thousand Oaks, Calif., native tied for the team-lead in tries with eight while his 40 points tied for the third-best mark in 15s play. In the Collegiate Rugby 7s Championship, Lachina scored two tries in six matches. Read More
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Cadets Training at RMA
7th Army Training Command / JMRC Reserve Component Affairs of USMA cadets training with cadets from The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. On July 4, 40 second class cadets (Cows) and four Department of Military Instruction cadre arrived in England to take part in Exercise DYNAMIC VICTORY, the final exercise of the RMAS Regular Commissioning Course. Throughout the exchange, cadets will be attached to Borneo Company of the Senior Division.
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Hanson ’94 and Taylor in as Garrison Command Team
Col. Andrew S. Hanson assumed command and Command Sgt. Maj. Roderick C. Taylor assumed responsibility of the U.S. Army Garrison-West Point from Col. Landy D. Dunham and Command Sgt. Maj. Joel D. Crawford July 7 at Eisenhower Hall. Hanson is a Special Forces officer and Taylor is Quartermaster. Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, said the garrison is a vital part to the culture of excellence that the U.S. Military Academy upholds. “West Point is truly a community because of their hard work,” Caslen said of the outgoing command team. “Landy Dunham and Command Sgt. Maj. Crawford have been an amazing team and their efforts have had a direct impact on the incredible reputation West Point enjoys throughout the Army.” Read More
Photo by John Pellino
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Chemistry Life Science Support of eCybermission
The 14th Annual eCyberMission challenge culminated 20-24 June 2016 in Leesburg, Virginia. What began with over 23,000 students at 584 schools was narrowed to eighty-six students on 23 teams competing to be the National Winners on projects spanning STEM-related projects. The Academy has been very active to support this effort spear-headed by the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP). Over the past few months approximately 800 cadets served as Student Judges and several faculty facilitated as Virtual Judges to narrow the field to Regional Finalists. LTC Melissa Eslinger, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Life Science, represented the Academy as a Judge at the National Judging and Educational Event (NJ&EE). Regional Finalists from across the nation in grades six through nine were evaluated on oral presentations, question & analysis sessions, and written mission project folders. These folders were designed to document efforts on solutions to community based problems formulated through collaborative efforts with universities and experts within respective fields. The events also presented several STEM Challenge Events in cooperation with the National Science Teachers’ Association (NSTA), the US Army Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the US Army Armament Research, Development, & Engineering Center (ARDEC), among others. The event ended with a keynote address by Ms. Mary Miller, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and $5,000 savings bonds presented to the National Winners.
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Annual North Eastern Microbiologists Meeting
Cadets Madison Crum and Michaela Hoover presented their research at the annual North Eastern Microbiologists: Physiology, Ecology and Taxonomy (NEMPET) microbiology meeting in Blue Mountain Lake. Their poster was titled: Madison Crum, Michaela Hoover, Timothy Hill, Dwight Bowman and Michael Labare. 2016. Development of a Quantitative PCR Technique for Enumerating Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.
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Keller Army Community Hospital Change of Command Ceremony
Keller Army Community Hospital Change of Command Ceremony, held Thursday, July 14, 2016, at West Point's trophy Point Amphitheater. Col. Eric B. Sones assumed command of KACH from Col. Brian S. Burlingame ’90. Also, in a show of appreciation, Sgt. Timothy Thompson, U.S. Army Medical Activity West Point Non-Commissioned Officer-of-the-Year, presented Mrs. Allison Burlingame with a bouquet of red roses for her devotion, dedication, and tireless efforts to the soldiers, civilians, and the families of the West Point health service area.
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Three Teams Earn Public Recognition Awards
WEST POINT, NY - Three Army West Point athletic teams were rewarded by the NCAA for their outstanding performance in the classroom after earning Public Recognition Awards from the governing body. Football, wrestling and rifle were among 1,071 teams that were publicly recognized for their academic achievement. It was based on their most recent Academic Progress Rate. The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams nationally. The 1,071 teams publicly recognized for high achievement include 649 women's teams and 422 men's or mixed squads. This year, schools combined the indoor and outdoor track and field teams into one team score, which slightly reduced the overall number of teams earning Public Recognition Awards. The scores required to be in the top 10 ranged from 983 to a perfect 1,000, depending on the sport. Earning a perfect APR score were 944 teams. Read More
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DEP Cadets visit London to study Shakespeare’s War Plays
This June Cadets travelled to London, England to study Shakespeare and learn more about his historical influences. Focusing on Richard III and Macbeth, the cadets toured historical sites and took into account how historical realities affected Shakespeare’s fiction. Highlights of the trip included a tour of the Bloody Tower at the Tower of London, where Richard III allegedly had his two nephews killed, as well as the Richard III Museum in Leicester, England where the cadets viewed Richard III’s burial place and his skeleton, complete with the deformed spine. The high point of the trip was attending the Globe Theatre’s production of Macbeth after a day learning about the historical accuracies and inaccuracies regarding the actual Macbeth, as well as taking a class on stage fighting with both swords and daggers. While in England, the cadets also had the opportunity to visit the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst where they learned about their sister academy and socialized with British cadets. The cadets also had the rare opportunity to take part in the Academy’s Key Leader Engagement exercise, which included a mock Middle Eastern city.
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DEP Cadets Examine Renaissance Art in Italy
Major Adam Keller and Professor Seth Herbst led five cadets on an AIAD that explored the cultural and aesthetic influences of Italian Renaissance art. After studying for a week at USMA, the group travelled to Florence and Rome where they examined the masterpieces of famed Renaissance artists and architects, including Giotto, Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and Leonardo da Vinci.
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CPT(R) Bucha ’65 Speaks to Plebes on Leadership
Retired Captain Paul Bucha, U.S. Military Academy Class of 1965 and Medal of Honor recipient, spoke to roughly 1,300 new cadets July 6 at Robinson Auditorium. When Bucha walked to the podium, he immediately began to pace the stage to talk to the cadets, keeping them at ease with humor, but humor with a purpose. “Tonight is a special night for you to understand what we, and people like me expect from you. It’s the result I want you to think about and you can’t do that all in class,” Bucha said. “The worst thing that can happen to you when you are attending a speech is when that one on stage starts looking for someone.”
“The first is honor,” Bucha said. “Upon which the other four rest and without honor there is no leadership. Honor is the willingness to trust and with willingness to trust is the willingness to fight. Honor is something that you work at. You are required to become a leader based on honor. That is where character comes from. When you go to war there is no person in the world who can see through BS more than an 18-year-old snuffy sitting on a rock smoking a cigarette.”
“You have to have humility,” Bucha added. “God forbid that you don’t have to do what I had to do. To write 10 letters home to mothers and fathers that their sons died under my command. But this is something you may have to do on your first command.” Bucha today still suppressed tears remembering the fallen in his unit. Read More
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Class of 2019 Runback
Members of the Class of 2019, cadet cadre, staff and faculty ran back from Camp Buckner yesterday after the completion of Cadet Field Training 2. Enjoy the video!
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