ar lks As I write, our faculty members are turning in final grades at the end of what has been another productive semester. Highlights include the launch of a new academic department and a new undergraduate major in Intelligence & Security Studies; a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to our Oral History program, 34% growth in our study abroad programs, and the launch of a new digital media lab to expand instmction in graphic arts and geographic information systems. They also include a visit From left to right: Colonel Zaza Japaridze, Rector of the National from high-ranking officials from the Republics of Defence Academy of the Republic of Georgia; Carl Jensen, Head of Georgia (pictured at right) and Estonia (p. 6) to Intelligence & Security Studies; Bo Moore, Dean of SHSS; Mirian speak with students and discuss possible future Popkhadze, Defense Adviser of the Georgian Mission to the United educational partnerships with us as well as Nations; Nukri Gelashvili, Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia; and Zhana Sirbiladze, Professor at the National Defence Academy of the captivating talks by Joe Engel, a survivor of Republic of Georgia . Auschwitz (p. 13); and Herb Frazier, Marjory Wentworth, and Bernard Powers, the co-authors of We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel (p. 3).
These and many other of the latest activities of our exceptional students and faculty are detailed for you in the following pages of this edition of The Fount. We wish for all of you and your families a wonderful holiday season and the happiest ofNewYears!
Best,
Winfred B. Moore, Jr. Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences CONT~NTS It has been more than two years since the mass shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, but the killing of nine church members as they gathered for a bible study meeting still has tremendous resonance for area residents. On November 28, the authors of the definitive account of the church shooting, We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel, shared insights on southern history, race relations, and reconciliation with more than 150 members of the campus community. Historian Bernard Powers, South Carolina Poet-Laureate Marjory Wentworth, and journalist Herb Frazier spoke for more than an hour in Bond 165 before taking questions from cadets and area residents. Several cadets remarked that they were only dimly aware of the horrific events of June 17, 2015 and its aftermath. Others expressed appreciation to Powers for illuminating the AME church's significance to Charleston and African American history. The assailant, now serving a life sentence, targeted the Emanuel Church because of its historic significance, including its connection to abolition, a thwarted slave rebellion, and the civil rights movement.
The program was co-sponsored by The Citadel's History Club; African-American Society; NCBI Team/Cadet NCBI Leadership in Diversity and Respect Club; Office of Multicultural and International Student Services; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council; Center for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation; the Citadel Oral History Program, and the School of Humanities & Social Sciences.
Students wishing to deepen their understanding of the church shooting have an opportunity to enroll in next semester 's undergraduate course "Making Meaning of the Emanuel Church Killings" (HIST 320-02). The Citadel now has the first, fully-dedicated Department of Intelligence and Security Studies offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, in the state of South Carolina. The Citadel Board of Visitors voted recently to establish the new department. Additionally, the college's first group of cadets and students majoring in a new Bachelor of Arts degree in Intelligence and Security Studies is engaged in their studies, with 58 undergraduates kicking off the program this fall. "We are living in a time of continuing transformation for governments and industries, which is creating a greater demand for sophisticated intelligence provided by trained experts," said Professor Carl Jensen, Ph.D., founding head of the Department of Intelligence and Security Studies at The Citadel. "With its commitment to ethical leadership and academic excellence, The Citadel is uniquely qualified to educate the next generation of professionals in the emerging field of Intelligence and Security Studies."
Jensen, a 22-year Federal Bureau oflnvestigation leader, served as a field agent, a forensic examiner/cryptanalyst, and a supervisory special agent in the Behavioral Science Unit, teaching law enforcement officers about violent serial offenders. He was also the lead instructor for the FBI National Academy's terrorism course. Jensen, a Navy veteran, joined the RAND Corporation as a senior behavioral scientist after retiring from the FBI, later becoming a tenured professor at the University of Mississippi where he started a center for intelligence and security studies. Jensen joined The Citadel in 2015. "The Citadel has educated principled leaders for intelligence work for decades. For example, in 2016, 13 graduating cadets joined the FBI in some capacity. Numerous cadets graduate to become officers in intelligence sections of U.S. military service annually. Our new programs are a reflection of the need to adapt to meet future demands," Jensen added.
Since 9/11, federal security jobs grew by 377 percent. Current Bureau of Labor statistics on protective service occupations in South Carolina indicate that there are currently 46,240 positions in the state, and in 2013, there were more than 3,500 defense contractors operating in the state which were awarded almost $3.5 million in funding.
The undergraduate students select one area of concentration to include military intelligence, counterterrorism, Chinese area studies, business intelligence or general intelligence. The core curriculum includes an introduction to ethical principles in collection and analysis, with ethics integration throughout the program. Graduates will be prepared for analytic, operational, research and investigative national security and intelligence positions in military, governmental agency and private sector operations. The full department program offerings include a Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence and Security Studies, Minor in Intelligence and Security Studies, Master of Arts in Intelligence and Security Studies and Graduate Certificate in Intelligence Analysis.
Additionally, the program requires a course in cybersecurity. The Citadel has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the Department of Homeland Security and National Security Agency.
"Students who have an insatiable level of curiosity coupled with courage and discipline are good candidates to consider intelligence and security careers," said retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Brady. Brady, a member of the new department's faculty, led tactical and strategic intelligence functions including long range surveillance, interrogation, predictive analysis and emergency operations which included serving as the director for the Presidential Emergency Operations Center in the White House during the 9/11 attacks. He graduated from The Citadel in 1990. "Our graduates will have the critical thinking, writing, and briefing skills to guide their Intelligence & Security Studies Majors by State of Home Residence superiors in making decisions based on discerning credible intelligence knowledge from the massive amount of information being communicated."
Jensen and Brady are joined by Melissa Graves, Ph.D., a professor of criminal justice and attorney, whose intelligence research includes the U.S. presidency's relationships with the intelligence community, and intelligence analysis. Her courses will center on intelligence analysis and legal issues. Graves joined The Citadel in 2016. "With this action The Citadel becomes the only college in South Carolina, and one of the few in the country, to have a dedicated academic department in the vital discipline of C°"'nto l MaJors by Intelligence and Security Studies offering courses from the Stat&of Home Rtsl denee (
Virginia native Brian Allen, a 23-year-old Marine Corps Reserve member, is among the first freshmen in the program. He said he initially planned to get a degree in business but the Intelligence and Security Studies program caught his eye.
"There's a lot of good knowledge that I'm learning in classes that also carries over to what I do in the Marine Corps still, so it gives me something to offer there," Allen said. "In the Intro to Intel class it seems like every day ethics comes up, and there's at least a 15-minute discussion on that."
On Friday, December 1st, the Department of Intelligence and Security Studies held its first Intelligence Club meeting. The meeting took place in Capers 401 at 12:00 PM. Over 30 students that were intelligence majors and minors attended as well as students that have an interest in the intelligence community. The purpose of the Intelligence Club is to promote and examine the current events that affect the intelligence community through civil discussion. Students will also have the opportunity to learn more about the intelligence community from guest speakers, simulations, and field trips.
Membership for the Intelligence Club is open to all students in any field of study. The next meeting will be held in January where students will vote for an Executive Board and further discuss topics regarding the intelligence community.
From top to bottom : Norse cyber attack map, Intelligence & Security Studies Majors by State of Home Residence map created by Jordana Navarro with Arc GIS , and Brian Allen (left) is part of the first class in The Citadel's new Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence and Security Studies program. He is joined by (left to right) Prof. Melissa Graves , Program Director Carl Jensen and Lt. Col. Michael Brady. Photo by Paul Bowers , The Post & Courier. On Thursday, November 9, 2017, the School of Humanities & Social Sciences along with the Center of Cyber, Intelligence, & Security Studies, and the Harry and Reba Huge Foundation hosted The Battle for Cyberspace with Marina Kaljurand. The event was held at the Holliday Alumni Center. With an audience of over 100 that included students, faculty, staff, and the Charleston community, Kaljurand discussed the seriousness of the cyber threat posed by resurgent authoritarianism and the actions that the world's democracies must take in order to compete successfully in cyberspace in the years ahead.
A native of Tallinn, Estonia, Kaljurand earned advanced degrees in law from Tartu University and in International Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Her many prior positions of governmental leadership include service as Estonia's Ambassador to the United States, to Russia, and to Israel as well as Estonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
"Estonia houses the headquarters of NATO Cyber Command and is widely recognized as the most advanced cyber society in the western alliance," noted Professor Carl Jensen, Co-Director of The Citadel's Center for Cyber, Intelligence, & Security Studies. "No member of its government has played a more important role in its rise to leadership in cyberspace than Ms. Kaljurand." "Her visit," added Bo Moore, Dean of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences, "affords a rare opportunity for the citizens of our community to gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead on this new frontier of American life and values."
Shortly after her presentation, Kaljurand was appointed as a Fellow for The Citadel's Center for Cyber, Intelligence, and Security Studies by the directors Dr. Shankar Banik and Dr. Carl Jensen.
From top to bottom: Dean Moore introduces Marina Kaljurand, Kaljurand addresses the cadets, and Dr. Carl Jensen (left) and Dr. Shankar Banik (right) appoint Maria Kaljurand as a Fellow of the Center for Cyber, Intelligence, & Security Studies. *TRAVEL \/ITH A PURPOJE Department of English, Fine Arts & Communications
Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas traveled to London, Oxford, and Cambridge during the summer to research his scholarly edition of the sixteenth-century collection of political poetry A Mirror for Magistrates. While in Great Britain, Lucas delivered an essay at the Early Modern Studies Conference at the University of Reading.
In September, Lucas represented The Citadel at the Southern Association of Pre- Law Advisors Conference in Memphis, TN. He also delivered a paper in October at the Sixteenth Century Society Conference in Milwaukee, WI. During the conference, the membership of the Sixteenth Century Society elected Lucas to their executive board.
Thomas Horan
In November, Dr. Thomas Horan presented a paper on Edward Bellamy's interest in upper-class culture at the annual conference of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association and a paper on William Golding's Lord of the Flies at the annual conference of the Society for Utopian Studies.
Michael Livingston
On November 7, The Realms of God, Michael Livingston's third and final novel of his Shards of Heaven trilogy, was published by Tor. Reviews have been positive so far!
The November/December issue of Ancient Warfare Magazine, on newsstands now, includes an article co-authored by Prof. Livingston on the sources used to reconstruct the battles of the ancient world. The next three issues of the magazine will include follow-up articles on the reading of ancient monuments and battlefields - all results of a summer research trip to Greece.
Over the Thanksgiving break, Dr. Livingston gave a presentation on the location of the Battle of Agincourt at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Medieval Association. Excitingly, his talk was preceded by a co-presentation of two Honors students - J. Wesley Snyder III and John Clark - talking to the gathered scholars about the problems with the traditional site of the battle.
Katja Pilhuj
This semester, Dr. Katja Pilhuj accompanied 16 students to Athens, Greece. The students are taking several classes, including business, history, science, and math, at the American College in Greece. Dr. Pilhuj is teaching a class called Ancient Greece and Sparta: Then and Now. In this class, the students read classical literature such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Herodotus' histories, and Hesiod 's poems. They also examine what modern authors and artists have done with these stories by looking at current literature by Margaret Atwood, Steven Pressfield, and others, as well as films like Troy and 300 and graphic novels in order to consider how these ancient stories have influenced our culture, and how we have adapted them to our time. The SHSS's COMM 216 course helps students develop the written and verbal communication skills necessary for effective business communication. To foster these skills, students create, refine, and deliver professional documents and presentations both individually and as part of a team. Students study grammatical conventions and aim to have clear, tight, and strong compositions. Experiential learning opportunities involve problem solving and critical thinking in conjunction with written and oral communication. Real-world projects developed in collaboration with Boeing employees prepare students for their future careers as they creatively solve problems in a team environment.
On November 6, 2017, students from Dr. Lauren Rule Maxwell's and Dr. Tom Thompson's Business Communications classes toured Boeing's North Charleston campus and learned the parameters of their end-of-the-semester Boeing problem-solving project. Students worked in groups to answer the following question: What should be Boeing's top strategy for increasing its commercial global reach? After researching markets, product mixes, and competitors, students wrote a formal report proposing a strategy and then presented this strategy for their final exam to a panel of faculty members and Boeing employees.
The Citadel English Club served breakfast to local veterans at the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC on Wednesday, November 8th. After securing donations from the East Bay Harris Teeter, Sugar Bakeshop on Cannon, Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts on King St., Bruegger's Bagels on Spring St., and WildFlour Pastry, a group consisting of cadets, faculty and staff members, and an active duty Marine served more than 250 veterans, making their day sweeter and honoring their service. Club members also brought donations of toiletries and housewares they had collected in honor of Veterans Day for veterans moving into transitional housing.
From top to bottom: Global Scholars visit the Island of Hydra, Business Communic ations classes tour Boeing's North Charleston campus, the Citadel English Club, and the English Club at th e Ralph H. Johnson VAMC. Lowcountry\Jriting Project Teachersand Jtudents Keep Vriting during the Jummer
For three weeks in June, a dozen teachers from around the Lowcountry gathered daily in Capers Hall to write, share some of their practices using writing, and research additional ways to teach writing or use writing effectively in the classroom. A middle school librarian shared ideas for using poetry to teach social studies content; an elementary school music teacher shared ideas for using writing in "special area" classes; a high school drama teacher shared ways to use playwriting to help students understand literature. It was the 2017 Lowcountry Writing Project's Invitational Summer Institute, an annual program hosted by The Citadel since 1999.
Directed by Tom Thompson, Professor of English, the institute provides teachers from all disciplines and all grade levels a setting in which to work with colleagues to improve the ways they use writing in their classrooms. Because teachers who do not see themselves as writers might be reluctant to use writing for anything other than traditional assessment purposes. The institute also provides time for participants to improve their own writing - and to help them understand student attitudes toward writing. For example, participants are required to write at least one "stretch" piece - a paper in a genre with which they are inexperienced and uncomfortable, so they know how their students feel when forced to write in unfamiliar genres. (And for some students, all genres are unfamiliar, or at least uncomfortable.)
It's not just about writing for English class, either. Over the years, the institute has attracted teachers from such diverse disciplines as English, social studies, science, math, foreign languages, special education, and music, as well as librarians and even an occasional administrator. Teachers go back to their classrooms not only recharged and excited, but armed with a notebook full of new ideas.
The Writing Project also hosted area students at its annual Young Writers Camp for a week in June, also held in Capers Hall. Led by middle and elementary school teachers who had participated in earlier Summer Institutes, the camp gave students in grades 3-8 an opportunity to have fun while working on their own writing, to talk with a local author, and to share their writing with friends and family at the end of camp.
From top to bottom: Lowcountryteachers collaborate on a write-to-learn activity during the Lowcountry Writing Project's 2017 Invitational Summer Institute, one "team " listens to arguments during a debate about pedagogy, and the group spent a day writing at Palmetto Islands County Park. Political Science Department
Faculty Highlights and Special Guests
Terry Mays
Dr. Terry Mays attended a West African Regional Security Summit held in Casablanca, Morocco, in June 2017. Attendees included senior military commanders and politicians (Minster level) from approximately 12 West African countries. Discussions centered on multinational cooperation related to information sharing and joint planning as well as coordination under the umbrella of the Economic Community of West African States to which Morocco has applied for membership. Dr. Mays was invited to attend to provide input on multinational peacekeeping and humanitarian operations planning.
In July 2017, Dr. Mays led a group of 16 students on a joint Department of Intelligence and Security Studies and Department of Political Science program to Estonia and Finland. During the program, students completed courses on Russian relations with the Baltic States and Cybersecurity Issues.
Bill Press
The Department of Political Science hosted Bill Press on October 16th. Mr. Press gave his talk, "Donald Trump's Washington ", in Duckett Hall to a crowd of cadets, faculty, and members of the Charleston community. Mr. Press is a long-time commentator in the television and print media. He is currently the host of nationally-syndicated Bill Press Show. Mr. Press was one of the co-hosts of CNN's Crossfire. He attends the daily White House briefings as part of the White House Press Corps, writes a weekly column for The Hill newspaper, and has a nationally-syndicated column distributed weekly by Tribune Media Services.
Robert Czulda
The Political Science Department hosted Fulbright Visiting Scholar Robert Czulda from Poland on November 30th. Dr. Czulda gave a well-attended talk to cadets, faculty, and people from the community on "The Geopolitics of the Middle East - Iranian Perspective." Dr. Czulda is an Assistant Professor at the University of Lodz, Poland. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) under the Fulbright Senior Award. Dr. Czulda is an alum of the Young Leaders Dialogue of the US Department of State (2010- 2011), and has lectured at universities in Iran, Brazil, Indonesia, Ireland, Lithuania, Turkey and Slovakia, as well as the National Cheng-chi University in Taipei. In addition to his scholarly responsibilities, he also is a freelance defense journalist and a contributor to IHS Jan e's and "Military Technology". The presentation was conducted through the Fulbright Scholar Program's Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF). OLF enables Visiting Scholars to share their research interests, speak about their home country, and exchange ideas with U.S. students, faculty, and community organizations. Through these lectures, universities forge relationships with the Fulbright Scholar Program, Visiting Scholars, and the Visiting Scholar's home and host institutions. Modern Languages Department
Faculty and Student Highlights
Guy Toubiana
Dr. Guy Toubiana was invited as a guest speaker at Soochow University in Taipei, Taiwan in June 2017 where he presented a paper, "Audience Analysis , Cultural Differences between Western and Eastern Audiences."
AmyEmm
Dr. Emm presented a paper titled "Martin Luther and the German Romantic Theater , or Clowning Around with German National Identity" at the International Conference on Romanticism in El Paso, Oct. 19-21. Emm is currently in Germany visiting archives in Marbach and in Berlin, researching for her upcoming book on the plays of German Romantic author Zacharias Werner (1768-1823).
Silvia Roca-Martinez
Dr. Roca-Martinez presented part of her research on the depiction of Afro-Cuban religions in Cuban literature and film at the XXVII Annual International Conference on Women in Hispanic Literature and Culture (AILCFH) in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic , in early November. Her presentation , titled "Maferefum Oshun: Santeria in Wendy Guerra 's Negra ," was very well received. She will also be resuming her field research on Afro-Cuban religions in Cuba during the winter furlough. Dr. Roca-Martinez's work on Cuba has also spawned a new topics class SPAN 450 Cuban Cultural Production , which she taught for the first time at The Citadel during the Fall 2017.
National German Honor Society
On Friday , 13 October , The Citadel 's Chapter of the National German Honor Society initiated six new members: Braedon Bartrum , Jacob Bergert , Grace Jenkins , Jarod Joiner , Adam Niehoff , and Alexis Waskiewicz. President of the Citadel's Chapter , "Kanzler " Michael Murphy led the ceremony, assisted by "Vize-Kanzler " Conrad Long. Afterwards they all ate cake. Modern Languages Department
Alison Smith
Dr. Alison T. Smith published an article entitled "Time Warp: Cinematic Pilgrimage to Lourdes and Santiago" in the International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, and she also wrote a book review of Marjorie J. Spruill 's Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Women 's Rights and Family Values That Polarized American Politics for the Post and Courier. She attended a symposium at the College of William and Mary, where she chaired a session on The Power of Walking and presented a paper on "Mapping Culture on the Camino de Santiago." She also chaired a session and presented a paper at the Sacred Journeys 4th Global Conference, hosted by Indiana University /IUPUI -China Gateway in Beijing, China. Her presentation in Beijing was entitled "Walking Meditation: Being Present and Being Pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago."
The French Club selected new officers and has had several lively food-focused meetings. Officers for 2017-2018 are Cesar Reyes, President; Max Toubiana, Vice-President; James Wesley Snyder, Secretary; Julian Vandamme, Treasurer.
A select group of Citadel students are now undertaking the study of critical languages such as Russian and Arabic through a Memo of Understanding between The Citadel and the College of Charleston that allows cross-registration of students in the areas of critical languages and national security. The first three students to take courses at the College of Charleston as part of the agreement are Skyler Rossbach (Arabic), Jeff Simon (Arabic), and James Wesley Snyder (Russian).
Joe Engel
On November 15 th , Dr. Guy Toubiana invited Joe Engel, a survivor of Auschwitz concentratiocamp, to The Citadel's campus to speak to the students and faculty. He spoke about his experiences in the camp, as well as the death walk and his escape from the camp. Over 400 people came to Buyer Auditorium for what was probably the most well-attended event of the year. The auditorium was packed with cadets, faculty, and staff, including about fifty students from the College of Charleston. After Mr. Engel's talk, students lined up to meet him, introducing themselves and taking pictures with him. *Thank you to Dr. Guy for organizing this memorable event, and thank you to Mr. Joe Engel for sharing his courageous story with us. *
From top to bottom: Alison T. Smith at the Sacred Journ eys 4th Global Conference, the Citadel French club, and Jo e Engel addresses the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. Criminal Justice Department
Kristen Hefner
In November, Kristen Hefner attended the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) in Philadelphia, PA. As an organization with an international membership/audience, ASC is a highly visible organization within the fields of criminology and criminal justice. At the meeting, Dr. Hefner presented a sole-authored paper entitled "Power, Privilege, and the Suppression of Victims' Claims in an Institutional Child Sex Abuse Case". This paper is a case study of an institutional child sex abuse case and explores the vulnerabilities of the child victims and their families which shaped their likelihood ofleveraging the criminal justice system for help. She also was a co-author on a presentation entitled "Sexual Assault, Hate Crimes, and Violence against LGBTQ Populations", which explores the experiences of LGBTQ survivors as they navigate the aftermath of these crimes.
In addition, Dr. Hefner chaired a roundtable at the annual meeting entitled "Teaching Victimology through Active Learning". Student engagement can be difficult to achieve in courses that deal with sensitive and/ or challenging topics, such as victimology. One way to create meaningful, engaging learning opportunities for students is through active learning. Thus, in this roundtable, participants presented active learning activities for teaching sensitive and challenging topics that often arise in victimology courses, such as victim-blaming, interpersonal violence, and empathy for victims.
Brian Norris
In July of 2017, Dr. Brian Norris of the Criminal Justice program and masters students Barbara Brown and Emily Street conducted a study abroad in Argentina. Highlights of the study tour included informational interviews with leaders in Protex, an anti-human trafficking prosecutorial unit; the Metropolitan Police of Buenos Aires; the Federal Police of Argentina; the Buenos Aires Human Rights Commission; Colegio Militar de la Nacion, the West Point of Argentina; the US Embassy; a maternal hospital in the tough El Tigre neighborhood; and IND EC, the Argentinian census bureau.
In August of 2017, Dr. Norris spent 18 days in Zambia conducting exploratory fieldwork for a prospective book, "Police Modernization in Zambia and Bolivia." Highlights of the trip included interviews with and observation of Zambia Police, a national police force; interviews at the US embassy in Lusaka; and a 40-hour round trip bus ride to the remote 195o's field site of the notable anthropologist, Victor Turner. Norris presented initial research findings at the International Studies Association Northeast conference in Providence, Rhode Island, in November.
Matthew Zommer
Dr. Matthew Zommer presented two papers at scholarly conferences in Fall 2017: "The English School and the Laws of War: A Continuum Model for Examining State Practice" was presented in September at the Pan-European Conference on International Relations in Barcelona, Spain and "Do Unto Others in War? The Golden Rule in Law of Armed Conflict Training" at the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, International Biennial Conference,Reston, Virginia. History Department
Joelle N eulander
Professor Joelle N eulander spent two weeks this summer in France to begin research for her new manuscript on immigrant women artists and their leadership in their field entitled, "The Feminine Arts: Women Artists and Their Communities in Paris, 1900-1939." This fall, she presented research on another book project, "Selling Moxie, Or How French Women Learned to Survive the Great Depression." at the Western Society for French History annual conference in Reno, NV. Her paper analyzed the relationship between Hollywood and France, in particular the roles that French female film stars played in American movies. She was also elected Vice President of the WSFH and will head the prize committee for their several paper prizes to be awarded in 2018. She is also launching an online journal with www.h-france.net entitled French and Francophone Research Quarterly. This journal will introduce scholars to new digital resources, help them understand how to navigate archives across the French and Francophone worlds, and become a strong voice in current debates about archives, libraries, and scholarship in French and Francophone history. The first issue of FFQ will appear in February 2018.
Melanie Maddox
The History Department joined our colleagues at the College of Charleston to host the 2017 meeting of the Southeastern Medieval Association at the Francis Marion. The organizers from The Citadel were Kurt Boughan and Melanie C. Maddox. The conference received funding from The Citadel through The Johnson Endowment and the Office of Dean Moore. The organizers from the College of Charleston were Phyllis Jestice and Jessica Streit. The conference hosted one of the larger attendance records it has ever had at 240 academics from around the country, as well as from locations in Ireland, Russia and the United Kingdom. Dr. Melanie C. Maddox was also elected to the Executive Council of the Association for a 3-year term. Cadets James Snyder and John Clark gave the paper 'Agincourt: Questioning the Traditions,' as part of a session with The Citadel's Dr. Michael Livingston and with Dr. Kelly DeVries of Loyola University Maryland.
Amanda Mushal and Will Griffins
From October 18-20, 2017, Dr. Amanda Mushal and Dr. Will Griffin attended a conference on "Universities, Slavery, Public Memory, and the Built Landscape" in Charlottesville, Virginia. Co-sponsored by the University of Virginia and the Slave Dwelling Project, the conference brought together historians, archivists, architectural historians, preservationists, students, and members of the public. The program featured 38 panels on topics that ranged from the legacy of slavery and segregation at southern universities, to questions of public memory and town-gown relations, to the use of new imaging technology to document and study rapidly disappearing examples of slave housing. The conference provided a valuable opportunity to connect with other scholars in the field on issues of research, outreach, and teaching. David Preston
Professor David Preston conducted a staff ride of General Edward Braddock 's 1755 Expedition, retracing the route of his march from western Maryland to the Battle of Monongahela site and to the site of of Fort Duquesne (pictured) in what is now Pittsburgh. Preston also reunited with Professor James Kirby Martin (The Citadel's 2016 General Mark Clark Distinguished Visiting Professor) and other leading scholars for a symposium on the Revolutionary War, and a book signing for their new volume, Theaters of the Revolutionary War (2017). Several historical organizations in upstate New York--including the Saratoga National Historical Park and the American Revolution Roundtable of the Hudson/Mohawk Valleys--sponsored the well-attended symposium in Schenectady, New York as a Veterans ' Day tribute.
Dr. Piotr S. Gorecki
During the Fall 2017 semester the History Department happily hosted Dr. Piotr S. Gorecki to speak with cadets about his work on Medieval Poland, as well as his experience of being a Polish-American Academic focusing on medieval Poland while teaching at the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Gorecki received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1988 and has taught courses on the history of medieval law and society at the University of California, Riverside, for the last 17 years. Dr. Gorecki is an internationally recognized scholar. He is also an editor for Brill Publisher 's The Northern World book series, as well as The Medieval Journal, an academic journal based at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Citadel faculty, staff, and cadets were joined by members of Charleston's Polish-American community to listen to Dr. Gorecki speak about his career working with medieval documents found in Poland from his home in Southern California. Topics during the conversation included his work on The Henrykow Book, a Latin text housed in a Cistercian abbey in Henrykow, working with documents and resources available for early Poland. Dr. Gorecki's visit was made possible by the generous donation of the Johnson Endowment.
From top to bottom: The Citadel History Club, retracing the march of General Edward Braddock 's 1755 Expedition, and a well-attended symposium on the Revolutionary War. In May, Professor Keith Knapp led a group of nine undergraduate and graduate students on a study tour of China entitled "China's Capitals Past and Present." The tour visited the cities of Shanghai, Nanjing, Xi'an, Pingyao, Datong, Hohhot in Inner Mongolia, and Beijing. Trip highlights included a tour of the Six Dynasties Museum in Nanjing led by the head of the museum and the remote but beautiful Mutianyu section of the Great Wall.
In August, Knapp returned to China to present two papers in Mandarin: "Personal Loyalties: The Virtue of Zhong in the History of Jin's 'Biographies of the Loyal and Righteous," which was given at the 12th international meeting of the Early Medieval China Historical Association in the city of Handan, and "Filial Utopias: Early Medieval Conceptions of Local Governance," which was given at the International Meeting on Historical Facts and the Imagination in the History of Medieval China, which was held at Nankai University in the city of Tianjin.
In September, Knapp's essay "There are Maggots in My Soup! Medieval Accounts of Unfilial Children," which was published in the book Behaving Badly in Early and Medieval China (University of Hawai'i Press).
In October and November, Knapp presented a paper entitled "Filial Murderers: The Inescapability of Violence in Medieval Tales of Filial Revenge," at the 21st meeting of the Southeast Early China Roundtable at the Elling Eide Center in Sarasota, Florida, and the American Academy of Religion in Boston.
In mid-November, to introduce the students of Knapp's Honors Seminar, "Samurai in History, Literature, and Art," to Japanese Noh drama, Knapp invited Professor Christopher Michael Rich of Eastern Kentucky University to The Citadel. Professor Rich is an expert on Japanese literature and an extensively trained Noh drama actor. During class which took place in Buyer Auditorium, he taught students the basic steps and movements of Noh. He also gave them a chance to wear the masks Noh actors wear during performances. That same evening Professor Rich gave a public lecture entitled "Practices of junshi (self-immolation) in Early Modern and Modern Japan."
From top to bottom: Dr. Knapp's study tour of China in Datong Hohhot, Beijing, Professor Christopher Michael Rich teaches cadets the basic steps of Noh drama. TheCitadel Oral History Program
From left to right: The Citadel Oral History Program and the community discuss the history of Latinos in the South Carolina Lowcountry, cadets record Mr. Osei T. Chandler, radio host of Roots Music Karamu, and gathering of artists selected to participate in the ECOS project.
Interviews conducted and added to N New bilingual digital exhibits ~ hosted by Lowcountry Digital the collection: 33 Library: 1 ~ Interviews conducted by cadets S,))Consultants hired for ECOS art for Charleston Music: An Oral projects: 3 f History: 15 Community forums: 4 Student interns generating material ~ iUfor digital exhibitions: 8 External grant money received: Cl. Oral history workshops: 2 •••• • • ' $42,000 Dr. Tim Hanchon, Associate Professor of Psychology, had a manuscript entitled, "The Identification of Students with Emotional Disturbance: Moving the Field Toward Responsible Assessment Practices" accepted for publication in Psychology in the Schools. The article will go into print in 2018.
Emily Rooney, who graduated in May 2017 with her Master's in General Psychology, presented her thesis project, "Risk factors for PTSD and Depression among 911 telecommunicators: An analysis of attitudes towards emotional expression", at the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies annual conference in San Diego, CA under the guidance of Dr. Genelle Sawyer.
Alexandria Guild presented her SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience) poster at The Citadel's Daniel Library on August 21 st , 2017. Together with Dr. Parrish of the Psychology Department, Ali examined metacognition development in preschool-aged children. This work is funded by an NSF grant to investigate developmental and comparative underpinnings of metacognition.
Psychology seniors Alexandria Guild and Tevon Bullard presented their research at Wofford's SURF conference (SoCon Undergraduate Research Forum) on October 28th, 2017. Ali and Tevon presented alongside fellow Citadel students as well as students from other colleges and universities in the Southern Conference investigating topics in the arts, humanities, and STEM.
From top to bottom: Psychology seniors at One8o Place, Emily Rooney at the annual Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies conference, Alexandria Guild presenting a Summer Undergraduate Research Experience poster, and Tevon Bullard at Wofford 's SURF conference. Steve Nida , Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology , presented a talk titled "Reflections on 16 Years at AHDP" at the annual meeting of the Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology , held in Atlanta in November.
Psychology seniors visited Riverbank 's Zoo & Gardens in Columbia, SC on November 14th for an immersive learning experience in Dr. Parrish 's Senior Seminar on Comparative Cognition . Students presented research on a variety of species ' learning and cognitive abilities during the trip.
Dr. Audrey Parrish co-edited a Special Issue with colleague , Dr. Christian Agrillo for the journal Animal Behavior & Cognition on "Comparative Perception ". The Special Issue was published in August 2017 and features 13 peer-reviewed articles on a variety of topics in comparative perception from a wide range of species, including sharks , lemurs , orangutans , crayfish , pigeons , bearded dragons , human adults , capuchin monkeys , and wasps!
The Citadel 's NCBI Team had a very productive year. In this , our fifth year of offering the Welcoming Diversity workshop , we finally rolled out the Controversial Issues process to rave reviews from participants. The Citadel received two grants this year, one from the Campus Compact and the other a Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation grant from the American Association of Colleges and Universities. These projects are designed to advance our work enhancing diversity and inclusion on campus. NCBI programming will be an important feature in these two projects. Both involve fostering civil discourse using the Controversial Issues process. We are excited to be collaborating with other groups across campus and in the Charleston community in these comprehensive grant projects.
The highlight of our year was hosting the Carolina Coalition 's annual Train-the-Trainer. Participants from NC State , Wofford College, Presbyterian College, and University of Alaska joined us for an excellent training facilitated by Idella Glenn, Beverly Williams , and Theresa Pizzuto. Participants were able to attend The Citadel 's military parade and get a feel for our unique culture. We look forward to hosting this event next year.
From top to bottom: Psychology seniors at Riverbank's Zoo & Gardens, Animal Behavior & Cognition Special Issue on "Comparative Perception " edited by Dr. Parrish and Dr. Agrillo, and a cadet dissects a cow eyeball in Dr. Matth ew's Behavioral Neuroscience class. Donna Englader-Factor New Director of Develo pm ent, SHSS
Donna Englader-Factor, Director of Development, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, joined The Citadel Foundation in September, 2017. Recently relocated to Charleston from Washington, D.C., she served as Interim Executive Director of The Center for Women. In D.C., she was Director of Development at George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences and Director of Major Gifts for Melanoma Research Foundation.
Donna lives on Folly Beach with her husband, Michael, and has three daughters.
Harold Poston New Advisory Board Member
Mr. Poston graduated from the Citadel in 1997 and served as the President of his class. Following graduation, he served as an Army Signal Officer for 9 years with assignments in Korea, Georgia, Germany, Iraq, and D.C.
Mr. Poston has worked for Booz Allen Hamilton for over 11 years and currently leads Booz Allen's work across the Defense Health Agency and provides senior leadership to teams working across the Department of Defense (e.g. DHA CIO, DoD CIO, etc.) supporting programs with IT impacts to the broader DoD and Defense Healthcare.
Harold is married to LTC Laura Poston (nee Gensmer). They live in Northern Virginia with their two daughters, Carolyn and Katherine.
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