Language Training Programs and 7th Special Forces Group: 
Cadets from DFL visited the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) to conduct research in language acquisition in regionally aligned forces as part of DARPA‘s Tri-Service-Academy Research Challenge. Cadets Francis Ambrogio, Seth Lynn, Aaron Skinner and Scott Williams observed language classes and live-fire training exercises, interviewed language students and faculty, and participated in PT with members of the 7SFG.
CALDOL Leader Challenge: All 144 cadet platoons conducted "Leader Challenge - Reporting Loyalty" sessions as part of their Professional Military Ethic Education program. This session engaged cadets in an actual, recent dilemma faced by a 2010 graduate and challenged them to think deeply and creatively about both their values and ethical issues they will likely face as officers.
Forty Years of Silence a film by Dr. Randy Olson: Cadet members of the West Point Film Club, as well as cadets taking Jurisprudence (LW 495), Criminal Law (LW 472), and those who participated in 2013 West Point Civil Rights Staff Ride met with filmmaker Randy Olson to watch and discuss his film Forty Years of Silence. The film is about Mr. Olson‘s father, the late COL John Olson, USMA Class of 1939, who was a POW in the Philippines following the Bataan Death March. COL Olson was imprisoned at Camp O'Donnell and later the ranking officer at Cabanatuan prison. The film documented COL Olson's experience both during and after the war.
EN102 Poetry Lab: 
Cadets “grip hands” with poetry and art from “The Corps of an Earlier Day” during a poetry lab with the help of the Jefferson Library‘s Special Collections Department. Students explored various forms of cadet artistic expression found in several publications, including Pegasus Remounts, The Pointer, and The Circle in the Spiral. Two guiding questions for this special lesson were inspired by Aristotle: Does poetry provide a safe outlet for the release of intense emotions, and does poetry model the valuable experience of passing from ignorance to knowledge?
Cadets Visit NBC Headquarters: Cadets enrolled in MG 380, Marketing, travelled to NBC headquarters to attend the taping of "Taking the Hill" hosted by former Congressman and member of the West Point Board of Visitors, Patrick Murphy. Cadets are engaged in developing a marketing plan and executing marketing actions in support of the "Taking the Hill" program and the Military and Veteran causes it highlights.
“Hacker” Convention in DC: Cadets attended the Shmoocon “Hacker” Convention in DC to gain insight into the "hacker" community, learn the newest exploits and defenses, and to establish relationships with cybersecurity professionals from all walks of life.
Bridge Design Contest: The Center for STEM (CSE) kicked off the Engineering Encounters Bridge Contest featuring the West Point Bridge Designer Software. The West Point software has been downloaded nearly 8,000 times.
MIT Soldier Design Competition: The Nuclear Engineering Program will have two teams competing in the initial rounds for the MIT Soldier Design Competition. Cadets Richard Calvin and Eric Nelson of Team 1 are modeling and experimenting with heat deposition in pyroelectric crystals to generate an electronic potential to drive current. Cadets Alex Kendl and Loannis Wallingford of Team 2 are working on a follow-on implementation of last year‘s UAV radiological survey.
British Officer Lt. Gen. Gordon Messenger: Lt. Gen. Messenger paid a visit to DS455 Comparative Military Systems as part of his trip to West Point. DS455 students happened to be in the U.K. block of instruction, so he provided timely insight into current British defense policy. Additionally, the capstone group working for the Joint Staff (J5) on the future of U.S.-U.K. defense relations had lunch with Lt. Gen. Messenger, giving them an opportunity to receive a senior British officer‘s perspective as they plan their study.