German SAP: Cadets O’Keefe, Smith, Knapp, and Kneram shared the American tradition of Halloween pumpkin carving with fellow students at the Helmut Schmidt University (HSU) in Hamburg, Germany.
Phi Kappa Phi National Chapter of Excellence: The national headquarters of Phi Kappa Phi selected the USMA chapter as one of nineteen “Chapters of Excellence” for meeting and exceeding criteria based on chapter leadership, scholarship and award nominations, public relations, activities, and initiatives. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
French SAP: Cadets attending French SAP at the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr joined French cadets for a two-week field training exercise (FTX) known as Caylus. During the FTX, cadets trained on the conduct of field survival skills, assaulting an objective, hostage rescue, key leader engagement, live fire exercise, employment of grenades, and helicopter operations.
EN102 Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Workshop: Cadets enrolled in the advanced sections of EN102 Literature participated in a two-hour workshop with professional actors and teaching artists from the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival.
Engineering Psychology Paintball Study: E-Psych cadets were asked to measure the relationship between simulated hearing loss and performance in paintball scenarios. The objective of the study was to investigate the current standards of hearing loss barring US Military personnel from duty through a functional simulation investigation.
Network Science in High School: The Network Science Center at West Point (NSC) has been working with New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), Boston University, Binghamton University, and local schools on a project called NetSci High to bring the study of networks to high school students. The goal of this effort is to prepare the next generation of scientists and policy makers to understand and solve some of the world’s most complex problems.