Wolf conservation, mental skills training, CALDOL and more...
EV471 - Wolf Conservation Center: 
Environmental Science majors of the Class of 2014 visited the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) in New Salem, NY. The WCC was established to promote wolf conservation by teaching about wolves, their relationship to the environment, and the human role in protecting their future. Environmental Science majors were exposed to all sides of the issue to include wolf biology, habitat requirements, and issues for and against the reintroduction of wolves.
Mental Skills Training with CO I2: Nearly fifty members of Co. I2 participated in mental skills training as part of their Company's Military Development training plan. The training package included small group, round-robin training in use of visualization to achieve “mental reps”, how to self-regulate though use of tactical breathing, how we think about a performance demand or talk to ourselves – matters! “confidence” and finally the cadets put these skills to the test during application drills in the Kinesthetic Lab. Cadet Lieutenant Joseph Dooley, Co. I2 Military Development Officer coordinated the training with the CEP as a precursor to subsequent military training sessions in combatives and small unit tactics scheduled this semester.
West Point’s Center for the Advancement of Leader Development & Organizational Learning (CALDOL): All 144 platoons in the Corps of Cadets executed the second “Leader Challenge” professional-development workshop of the semester during commandant's hour as part of the Simon Centers Professional Military Ethic Education (PMEE) program. Each platoon-level workshop was led by its respective cadet platoon leader and supervised by a staff or faculty mentor.
French:
Cadets attending SAP at the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr joined French cadets for a ceremony in Paris at Les Invalids where Saint-Cyrien “bazars” (team leaders) meet their “binomes” (plebes) for the first time.
AOG Design Showcase: First class cadets in ME404, Mechanical Engineering Design, had the opportunity to show off their ability to create and innovate. As a vehicle for teaching the design process in context, the 90 ME majors in the class of 2014 formed 27 teams to design a device that would commemorate their time at West Point. Pat Harris '79 from the AOG served as the client for the project and was on hand with other AOG representatives to judge the final prototypes.