Columbia University Symposium – Women, Soft Power, and the New Diplomacy: Columbia University’s Blinken European Institute hosted faculty and cadets from USMA to exchange thoughts on women and soft power diplomacy.
Cadet Capstone Team Research: Capstone research entitled "Data Collection, Fusion, and Visualization for Decision Making in Stability Operations" conducted by Cadets David Blum, Nathan Gustafson, Emily Kern, and Jessica Waggoner was presented at New York University-Wagner's "Conflict, Security and Development" series. Cadets Daniel Sprouse, Alexander Carpenter, and Cameron Carter were part of a team that briefed Ms. Allison Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits at the Veterans Administration, on some emerging results of their senior capstone project focused on providing analytical support for the veterans claims process.
African American Arts Forum in NYC: AAAF Cadets explored “Harlem and the Arts, Then and Now.” The trip included a walking tour of Harlem, with stops at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the longtime home of the famed poet Langston Hughes, and lunch at Sylvia’s, a landmark soul food restaurant. While lunching they happened to meet the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who eagerly talked with them about their experiences at West Point. The also caught a matinee showing of the brand new Broadway musical smash "After Midnight", afterwhich they saw the electrifying opening performances of the season for the Apollo Theater’s legendary Amateur Night.
Homeless Outreach Program Estimate (HOPE) in NYC: 43 cadets braved the frigid temperatures to participate in NYC’s Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE). Cadets met with the NYC commissioner of homeless services and learned about survey methodology, data collection methods, homelessness, poverty, and some of the strategies for dealing with both the methodological and social problems of homelessness.
RecycleMania Competition: The USCC Energy and Environmental (E2O) Cadet Chain of Command sponsored this year’s installment of the annual Recycling Sculpture Competition. "Dirtman", Professor Emeritus of the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, announced the winner of the Recycling Sculpture Competition, Company C1. In the first week of pre-season RecycleMania Competition, West Point was 1st place in the cardboard division and 2nd place in the per capita classic. RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities.