Uganda African Environmental Stability Project: 
Four Cadets on the spring African Environmental Stability Project went to Kasubi, Uganda to conduct research focused on clean water, sanitation, environmental law and energy in urban and rural areas. The highlight of the visit to Kasubi came when Cadets visited a primary school for slum pre-K through 6th graders. While in Uganda Cadets also visited farms in the far western districts, learning how sustainable, diverse, and symbiotic farming practices are being used to support agrarian livelihoods in the face of a changing climate.
Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition: Law Majors Cadets Kyle Gicewicz, Josh Cooper, and Matt Wheeler competed in this three day competition sponsored by the American Red Cross. The competition attracted students interested in international humanitarian law (IHL). The Clara Barton Competition was an experiential learning competition designed to introduce students to real-world challenges facing IHL practitioners during armed conflict. The USMA cadets held their own competing against law school students from Harvard, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, and UVA, as well as Air Force Academy cadets.
K’NEXercise – Building Construction Managers: 
Cadets enrolled in CE450, Construction Management, competed in the K’NEXercise competition that requires teams to prepare estimates, bids, and construction schedules, and then execute the construction of the awarded project using rapid setting concrete and K’NEX components. This semester, for the first time, there was a first place tie for the tower project. The winning teams in the Bridge, Hall, and Tower projects were led by Cadets Andy Laubach, Christian McCollum, Ben Miller, and Chelsea Sapirman.
Civ-Mil Dynamics in NATO: The Center for the study of Civil-Military Operations (CSCMO) welcomed LTG David Hogg ’81, U.S. Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee, for a Dean’s Hour lecture. His topic was the “The Future of NATO; Its Changing Role in Europe and How it Facilitates US-European Interaction on a Global Scale”. He demonstrated the civil-military design of the alliance and explained how NATO operates to serve the collective alliance and defense issues for all of the individual member states. He also spent time giving an insider’s account of how the alliance was dealing with the recent crisis in Ukraine.
Functional Mobility Screen: 
E-Psych cadets in PL394 Anthropometrics and Biomechanics visited the Physical Therapy clinic at Arvin CPFC to learn about the Functional Mobility Screen. This anthropometric and biomechanical tool offers a simple way to test humans on the strength and flexibility and offers a glimpse into their injury risk backed by research. The Dean (in the far right of the photo) stopped by to visit and watch some cadets go through the screen.
World class neurosurgeon lecture in CEP: Dr. Mark McLaughlin, medical director for the Princeton Brain and Spine Center, presented a special lecture for the CEP’s PL 360 Psychology of Elite Performance class. Dr McLaughlin shared case studies highlighting the importance of mental self-control in order to execute precisely under life-threatening conditions. Using actual neurosurgical instruments as teaching aids he made connections between performance in competitive sports, medical care, and leadership.