APRIL 7, 2016 1 THE APRIL 7, 2016 VOL. 73, NO. 13 ® UTY ONOR OUNTRY OINTER IEW D , H , C PSERVING THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AND THE COMMUNITY V OF WEST POINT ® EthicsStudent leaders from across the country participate in in a small group America discussion during the fi rst day of the 2016 National Conference on Ethics in America at West Point. USMA cadets, along with approximately 160 students from more than 35 colleges, universities and academies, took part in small group exercises, discussions and guest lectures throughout the two-day conference. The theme of this year’s NCEA was “The Ethics of Public Discourse.” See next week’s Pointer View for the story on the Ethics Conference. PHOTO BY MICHELLE EBERHART/PV INSIDE ONLINE Cadets take part in & inaugural Honor #USMA Social Scene Salute with WWII SEE PAGE 10 veteran WWW . USMA . EDU SEE PAGE 4 WWW . POINTERVIEW . COM 2 APRIL 7, 2016 NEWS & FEATURES POINTER VIEW Train Derailment preparedness on West Point in April By Dr. Chris Hennen system every year. explosions, product spill and the release of toxic and recovery exercises April 18-22. Emergency Manager, Directorate With every railcar that gets moved, every gases into the atmosphere. The impact on West Point will be minimal, of Plans, Training, Mobilization and brake that gets applied, every container that Ensuring trains move safely through West although parking along Williams Road on the Security gets loaded, the potential for seriously ruining Point is a priority for the command, officials morning of April 21 may be restricted. someone’s day exists. and CSX. Further details will be provided in the April West Point is an important link in the United Using trains to transport hazardous materials Federal regulations and self-imposed safety 14 edition of the Pointer View. States 140,000 miles of freight railroads with is considered the safest way to move them, practices dictate train speeds, equipment and To assist West Point in preparing for this its stretch of train tracks on the eastern edge of however, as with any form of transportation, infrastructure inspections, procedures for worst case scenario, we ask that our community West Point, along the Hudson River. accidents can, and do, occur. handling and securing trains carrying hazardous also prepare for such incidents. CSX Transportation uses this short stretch of According to the Federal Railroad materials, and much more. Be aware of the risks, be prepared to act track to transport crude oil and other potentially Administration, approximately every three To prepare for a “worst case scenario,” the and make smart choices when in the vicinity hazardous cargo multiple times each day hours somewhere in the United States an West Point command, in partnership with local of the rails. between the Port of Albany, New York and incident occurs involving a train. agencies and CSX officials, throughout the Information on how to prepare and what Philadelphia oil refineries. These events range from minor collisions month of April, will be conducting community to do will be provided throughout the month CSX moves nearly 400,000 shipments, just with animals or debris on the tracks, to the awareness and readiness activities that will of April on West Point DPTMS social media, like those at West Point, throughout their rail rarer train car derailment that may result in fire, culminate in a weeklong exercise of response internal messages and articles such as this. (Left) The Commandant of the U.S. Corps of Cadets, Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, and Command Sgt. Maj. of the Corps of Cadets, Command Sgt. Maj. Dawn Rippelmeyer, present awards for service at the Commandant’s Town Hall and Awards Ceremony March 30 at Washington Hall. (Above) Holland presents an achievement award and medal to Jessika Ramie, facilities support assistant. 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PV Staff Writer, 938-3684 POINTER VIEW IN FOCUS: McDONALD CADET LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE APRIL 7, 2016 3 From Failure to Inspiration, Change: Student leaders converge at West Point for MCLC By Maj. Emily Spencer Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership How do we as leaders learn to process failure and adversity in order to learn, grow and generate inspiration to create beneficial changes that align with our values and vision? This was the guiding question of the 4th annual McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference (MCLC), a transformational leadership experience sponsored by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Bob McDonald, and his wife, Diane, March 31-April 3 in Jefferson Hall. The Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership planned and hosted this four-day conference, which welcomed 83 student leaders from around the world. In addition to the 22 USMA cadets selected to attend, 37 domestic student fellows and 24 international students attended, representing a total of 22 countries. Senior fellows included notable world leaders Elizabeth Birch (President and CEO, Peris Birch Company), Dr. Daniel Polisar (Founder, Provost, and Executive Vice President of Shalem College), Don Yaeger (Former Associate Editor, Sports Illustrated), Maria Contreras-Sweet (Founder and former Chairwoman of ProAmerica Bank), Xiao an The fourth annual McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference April 1 at Jefferson Hall included Col. Bernard Banks, Ji (Chairman of the Board, Beijing Hualian academy professor in the Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, the department that hosted the conference. Banks Group), Sheila Khama (Director of the African spoke to student/fellows and questioned them about how they define leadership. The theme for this year's conference Center for Natural Resources), Anshul Arora is "From Failure to Inspiration and Change." PHOTO BY KATHY EASTWOOD/PV (Founder and CEO, Edvance Group), Dominic The executive officer for this year’s together a better team of staff, faculty and cadets This conference is unique given its student- Barton (Global Managing Director of McKinsey conference, Maj. Bridgette Bell, credits the this year,” Bell said. centric focus and active participation as MCLC & Company), Rosanne Haggerty (President diligence of the more than 60 staff members who In addition to the student fellows who is able to develop students’ leadership skills and CEO of Community Solutions; MacArthur planned and executed such a tremendous event. attended the conference, cadets served on the using the framework of assessment, challenge Foundation Fellow), Sir John Hood (Chairman, “Our goal has always been to brand this planning staff in various roles ranging from and support. Rhodes Trust; Former Vice-Chancellor of the student experience as transformational and Senior fellow liaison to social event coordinator. Four panels were developed to explore the University of Oxford), Mike Maddock (CEO of forward-thinking and we did just that. Cadet This gave cadets an invaluable opportunity guiding question from the lenses of Vision, Maddock Douglas), Ray Jefferson (Leadership Jared Jerrick did a phenomenal job as the to grow as leaders as they explored the Governing, Adversity and Learning. After Practictioner) and Tom Tierney (Chairman and Cadet-in-Charge. The Department of Behavioral intricacies of planning and execution under the engaging panel members, student fellows Co-founder, The Bridgespan Group). Sciences and Leadership could not have put guidance of a BS&L instructor. participated in four “breakout” sessions where they explored topics in more detail with smaller groups. The Senior fellows served as mentors who helped students to challenge their own assumptions and to explore areas of uncertainty. Outside of the conference panels and sessions, Public Notice students heard introductory remarks by Solicitation of Interest in Establishing a The RAB is intended to include Interested persons must be local residents Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., Restoration Advisory Board at West Point community members who reflect the diverse of the West Point Military Reservation saw the highlights of the West Point landscape, Military Reservation. interests of the local community. Community or Orange and Putnam Counties. experienced The Core of the Corps by the The U.S. Department of the Army The RAB will be asked to review and Members will be expected to serve a two- USMA Band, and heard keynote addresses by recognizes the importance of stakeholder comment on plans and activities relating year term and attend RAB meetings regularly, Maddock and Secretary McDonald.