Night of the Arts 2014: 
The Cadet Fine Arts Forum and the Department of English and Philosophy hosted the annual "Night of the Arts" celebration of cadet artistic excellence in the Haig Room, Jefferson Library. The event recognizes cadet award winners in five categories--poetry, prose, studio art, photography, and film--and also features a variety of performances and remarks by cadets, faculty Forum OICs, and invited guests. The evening’s guest speaker, author Phil Klay, is a USMC veteran of Iraq whose recent collection of short stories Redeployment is receiving wide-spread critical praise.
Capstone Project: Cadets Joshua Herbeck, Gabriel Lewis, David Musholt, and John Werner travelled to the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi to meet with COL Simon Goerger (Ret.) to brief him and his team on their research and modeling work regarding Central Receiving and Shipping Points or CRSP yards. Using stakeholder analysis and ProModel™ the team sought to analyze the CRSP yard system and identify areas for possible system improvement. The team will present their final work at the USMA Capstone Conference on 1 May.
Helicopter Flight Lab:
ME388, Helicopter Aeronautics, conducted its UH-72 Flight Laboratory with the outstanding support of CW5 Al Mack and CW4 Ed Binkowski of the 2nd Aviation Detachment. Using the Plain as a Landing Zone, each lab group loaded into the aircraft and departed for hover checks on the Plain and a flight down the Hudson River. The Cadets were able to record aircraft power data for hovering and forward flight for comparison with theoretical power predications.
UAV Demonstration – EV379 Photogrammetry: The EV379 class had a demonstration of the Trimble Photogrammetric UX5, UAV platform at Range 11 (Normandy Range) recently. The UX5 is designed to complement traditional manned aerial photogrammetry and satellite remote sensing missions by being very portable to job sites and is relatively inexpensive to purchase and operate. It acquires highly accurate photos for aerial survey requirements.