McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference: 
This year, 76 undergraduate students and cadet fellows attended, including 41 undergraduates from top-tiered domestic private, public, and liberal arts institutions throughout the United States, 16 international undergraduate students from Russia, Brazil, China, Singapore, India, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Canada, and 21 cadets and midshipman from USMA and USNA. The conference is crafted to serve as a transformational leadership experience for young undergraduate students who have demonstrated a passion and the potential for leadership with the goal of influencing leadership globally.
The USMA Mock Trial Team: Seven cadets from the team participated in the Coast Guard Academy's 7th Annual Guardian Mock Trial Tournament, in New London, CT. During the three day event, the USMA team competed against 19 other schools from all over the country, utilizing the American Mock Trial Association's format and rules of evidence.
Philosophy Forum: Hosted Professor Nancy Sherman from Georgetown University in the Haig Room of the Jefferson Library. Professor Sherman presented a portion of the research she is currently conducting under a Guggenheim Fellowship examining moral trauma and moral recovery.