Department of Modern Languages

10 March 1998: Professor Dale Pratt of Brigham Young University, widely published scholar on 19th century Spanish literature, realized a presentation entitled "La belleza poetica" at The Citadel for the Annual Spanish Poetry Awards Ceremony sponsored by The Citadel's Tau Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi and the Hispano-American Society of Charleston. 40 attended.

9 November 1999: Professor Norbert Sclippa, international authority on the Marquis de Sade, was guest-lecturer in Professor Toubiana's seminar on Casanova. The lecture was open to the public and publicized to the French-speaking community in Charleston. Half a dozen members of the general public attended.

23 February 2000: Citadel professor Al Gurganus presented in the Greater Issues Room of Mark Clark Hall a Citadel Senior Scholars Lecture on the topic "Coming to Grips with the German Past through Literature." 80 attended.

3 October 2000: Professor Gurganus presented for the College of Charleston's Office of Continuing Education a lecture at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on the topic "Building Socialism? The Life and Legacy of DEFA." 200+ attended.

13 March 2001: For the Annual Spanish Poetry Awards Ceremony of Sigma Delta Pi and the Hispano-American Society of Charleston, Dr. Jhon Akers of Wofford College presented a bilingual poetry recital and classical guitar performance. 40 attended.

12 March 2002: For the Annual Spanish Poetry Awards Ceremony of Sigma Delta Pi and the Hispano-American Society of Charleston, Mr. Marco Sartor, an internationally accomplished classical guitarist from Uruguay, performed a 40 minute music program. 50 attended.

Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice

The Department hosts the biennial Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, established in 1978. The Symposium is the nation's largest and most successful academic conference focusing on contemporary regional politics in the U.S. The two most recent conferences were held 2-3 March 2000 and 7-8 March 2002. Each conference, while directed primarily to political science scholars working in the field, is open to the public and attracts some participation by interested persons in the community. Each of the last two conferences has attracted approximately 125 participants, including community participants. The program for each conference consists of approximately 15 panels (each devoted to a single subject, such as recent partisan developments in southern politics) where three to four scholars present the results of their research. Those presentations are followed by comments from designated discussants, and then comments/questions are invited from the audience. Each conference also includes a keynote address given by a leading scholar on southern politics.

12 October 1999: Philip Lader, then U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). Attendance: approximately 150. Title: "21st Century Security: A South Carolinian's View from London."

27 April 2000: Admiral Leighton W. Smith, Jr., USN (ret.) formerly, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe). Attendance: approximately 150. Subject: Essential Elements of a Successful U. S. Foreign Policy in Bosnia.

17 October 2000: Dr. Warren F. Kimball, Robert Trent Professor of History, Rutgers University. Approximately 150 present, including about (cosponsored with the Department of History). Attendance: approximately 200. Subject: British-American Alliance and World War II.

27 February 2001: The Honorable Jean H. Toal, Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. Attendance: approximately 120. Subject: Law and Legal Reform.

12 March 2001: Ambassador Edward W. Gnehm, Jr., then U.S. Ambassador to Australia. Attendance: approximately 120. Subject: U.S. Foreign Policy.

12 October 2001: Professor Juan Enriquez, Harvard Business School, Harvard University. Attendance: approximately 100. Subject: The Future and Genomics.

1 November 2001: Rear Admiral Marsha Johnson Evans, USN (ret.), then Executive Director, Girl Scouts USA. Attendance: approximately 100. Title: "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally."

7 December 2001: Marc Grossman, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs. Attendance: approximately 125. Subject: U.S. Foreign Policy in Afghanistan.

18 January 2002: Panel featuring Dr. David Chu (Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness), John Dalton (formerly, Secretary of the Navy), and Brigadier General Pat Foote, USA (ret.). Attendance: approximately 125. Subject of panel discussion: "Today's Military."

21 February: David Hardesty, President, West Virginia University. Attendance: approximately 160. Title: "Assessing Leadership Skills."

22 February 2002: General Robert T. Herres (formerly, Vice Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff). Attendance: approximately 100. Title: "National Security Policy: The Role of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."

1 March 2002: Frank Fahrenkopf (formerly, Chair of the Republican National Committee). Attendance: approximately 120. Subject: Strategies in Presidential Elections.

5 September 2002: C. Howard Wilkins, Jr. (entrepreneur and formerly U. S. Ambassador to The Netherlands). Attendance: approximately 120. Subject: The Role of the U.S. Embassy in U.S. Foreign Policy.

Department of Psychology

The induction ceremony of the Psi Chi Honor Society is held each semester and features a guest speaker.  These ceremonies typically are attended by 20-30 people.  Recent speakers have been
      • April 2001:  Dr. Bart Saylor (private practice)
      • December 2001:  Dr. Ken Wagner (Aubrey Daniels International)
      • April 2002: Dr. Bill Furey (private practice/American Red Cross)
      • December 2002: Dr. Steve Nida (The Citadel)

In association with The Low Country Association of School Psychologists, a series of workshops has been conducted on campus for LCASP members, local school psychologists, and Citadel faculty and students. These events have typically attracted 15-30 participants. A representative list follows:
      • Jeff Craver, Ph.D. (April 16, 1999) presented "Curriculum-Based Assessment."
      • Kerry Lassiter, Ph.D. (February 5, 1999) presented "Diagnosing Specific Reading Disabilities."
      • Margaret K. Greer, Ph.D. (December 3, 1999) presented "Neurotoxicology in Childhood Lead Poisoning"
      • Alison McNair (April 14, 2000) presented "Conducting Functional Behavior Analysis within the Guidelines of IDEA '97: Report from NASP"
      • Alfred Finch, Ph.D. (May 4, 2001) presented "Assessment and Intervention Techniques for Children with Anger Problems."
      • Becky Davis, Ed.S. (December 5, 2001) presented "State Regulations and the Red Book."
      • Louise Bissell, Ed.S. (February 15, 2002) presented "Reading Assessment and Remediation."
      • Trish Szypulski, Ph.D. (April 30, 2002) presented "Central Auditory Processing."

Each year The Citadel co-sponsors the Annual Conference on Disabilities and Special Needs held on campus. Recent speakers at this event have included
      • David Schwartz, Ph.D. "Differential Abilities Scale" (1/19/00)
      • Becky Davis, Ed.S, Consultant to the South Carolina Department of Education, discussed the"Red Book" and State Regulations (12/5/01)
      • Russell Barkley, Ph.D. "AD/HD: Nature and Management - Recent Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of AD/HD" (9/30/02)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Banquet. This annual banquet honors students initiated into membership from Civil and Electrical Engineering. Practicing engineers are initiated, too, recognizing their contributions to the engineering profession. A guest speaker gives a presentation on an engineering topic.

The Citadel Electrical Engineering Design Symposium. The Citadel Electrical Engineering Design Symposium provides a public forum for the electrical engineering students in the Design sequence to present their project work. The symposium has been held annually for the past 12 years.

February 14, 2002: The annual Engineer of the Year Banquet is co-sponsored with the Charleston Engineers Joint Council. This presentation was given by the chief engineer for the project on the status and design of the new Cooper River Bridge. 130 attended.

February 23, 2002: Engineer's Week. This annual event, sponsored by both Citadel Engineering Departments attempts to introduce middle and high school students to the engineering profession. Highlights of the event include a craft stick bridge competition, demonstrations of student senior design projects - given by the students themselves, and an interactive "Mad Science" show. The event was attended by approximately 150 middle and high school students, parents, educators and approximately 50 engineering students.

March 19, 2002: Annual Razor Lecture and March Coastal Carolina Section meeting. This annual lecture is sponsored by the Citadel ECE Department and features a presentation from a prominent engineer. The presenter this year was Dr. Roger Dougal, project coordinator for the Virtual TestBed Project, a multi-million dollar project sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. In addition, this lecture also served as the March meeting for the Coastal Carolina IEEE Section. It was attended by approximately 60 ECE students and 20 local engineers.

April 11, 2002: Mr. Richard Pregnall, Chief Quality Control Engineer for Westinghouse Commercial Nuclear Fuels Division in Columbia, SC, gave a lecture on nuclear energy. Topics discussed included the current state of nuclear power production in the US and abroad, the production of nuclear reactor assemblies, the future of nuclear energy in the US, and safety concerns in a nuclear fuel production facility.

April 16, 2002: April Coastal Carolina Section meeting. At the April Coastal Carolina IEEE Section meeting, each Citadel ECE senior design group gave a 20-minute presentation on their senior design project. An award was given to the team having the best presentation. This meeting was attended by approximately 25 ECE students and 20 local electrical engineers.

October 15, 2002: Mr. Blake Causey, director of Engineering at Scientific Atlanta, gave a presentation on the current state of the engineering profession. He gave his views on the current trends in the discipline, the skills employers are looking for when hiring engineers, tips for success in the Citadel's EE program, and the rewards of an electrical engineering career.

November 12, 2002: Mr. Guy White, founder of Guy White and Associates, Inc, gave a presentation on consulting engineering.

Department of History

April 2000: The Citadel Conference on the South. A three-day conference of historians from around the nation. Approximately 100 presenters.

October 2001 Dawn Hamer. National Park Service. 60 people.

November 2001: Catherine Clinton. Historian. 150 people.

February 2002: Claudia Kennedy. General, U.S. Army. 100 people.

February 2002: Michael Gelfand, Amy McCandless. Historians. 100 people.

March 2002: Pincus Kolander and Joe Engel. Holocaust Survivors. 100 people.

May 2002: David Blight. Historian. 70 people.

September 2002: Walter Edgar. Historian. 100 people.

November 2002: Rick Atkinson. Journalist. 60 people.

November 2002: Warren Kimball. Historian. 65 people.

February 2003: Leonard Moore. Historian.

March 2003: The Citadel Conference on the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina. A four-day conference of historians from around the country. Approximately 100 presenters.

April 2003: Conference of the 18th Century Scottish Studies Association. Approximately 70 presenters.

April 2003: David Reynolds. Historian.

Department of English

•  The Citadel Conference on Literature.  As resources permit, and with the support of the Citadel Foundation, the Department of English organizes and presents a major conference on Medieval and Renaissance literature. The Eighth Citadel Conference on Literature was held February 7-9, 2002. Entitled "Icons of Change: Word and Image in the Middle Ages and Renaissance," it attracted about 100 participants from around the nation.

•  George Rousseau, Research Professor of the Humanities at De Montfort University, an internationally recognized 18th-century British Literature, spoke to English Department faculty and students on March 13, 2000.

•  The Lowcountry Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project, is supported by The Citadel and directed by Dr. Thomas C. Thompson of the English Department. It regularly offers a number of workshops, conferences, and programs.

 

Department of Biology

11 February 2003: Dr. Timothy A. Mousseau, Department of Biology, University of South Carolina, "Contemporary Adaptations: Explaining the Past and Predicting the Future."

20 February 2003: Dr. David S. Mann, Department of Political Science, College of Charleston, "In Court: Teaching Evolution and Creationism--Deja Vu all over again."

30 May 2003: Third Annual Lowcountry Conference on Teaching and Learning (jointly sponsored by The Citadel's Department of Biology and School of Education, MUSC, The College of Charleston, Charleston Southern University, Johnson and Wales University, the Lowcountry Graduate Center, and Trident Technical College)

All-Sciences Symposia (jointly sponsored by Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math and Sigma Xi)

• 25 September 2001 Dr. Daniel T. Lackland, Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, MUSC, "High Incidence of Stroke in South Carolina: A Cause for Concern" (80 attendees)
  
  
• 16 October 2001 Dr. G. Donald Frey, MUSC, "Radiation Effects: Where Physics, Chemistry, and Biology Meet" (70 attendees)
  
  
• 30 October 2001 Dr. Linda Jones, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Charleston, "Biophysics of Medical Lasers" (50 attendees)
  
  
• 5 February 2002 Dr. Joe Kelley, Department of Biology, The Citadel, "New Science and the Management of S.C. Rice Fields" (50 attendees)
  
  
• 26 March 2002 Dr. Richard Porcher, Department of Biology, The Citadel, "Wildflowers of S.C., The Making of the Book" (55 attendees)

Charleston Connections Conference: Innovations in Higher Education. The format is a guest speaker plus presentations by faculty from MUSC, College of Charleston, Trident Technical College, and Charleston Southern University. Approx. 125 people ea. yr.

• June 1-2, 2001: Guest speaker - Barbara Millis.
• May 31, 2002: Guest speaker - Laura Kaplan.
• May 30, 2003: Guest speaker - Barbara Millis.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

20 March 2001: Mr. Joel Lee, PE and Mr. Adam Reeder, PE of PBS&J, Topic Planning and Preliminary Design Concerns for SC 215, Attendance 120

31 March 2001-3 April 2001: The Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Society for Engineering Education; this meeting brought together engineering educators from the colleges and university located in the southeastern section of the United States. Attendance 145

11 September 2001: Mr. C Allen Gibson of Buist, Moore, Smythe and McGee, Topic---Construction Litigation and Payment Enforcement, Attendance 65

9 October 2001: Mr. Ronald Sprovoero, PE of CEMS Engineering, Topic---Pope Air Force Base Runway Expansion and Design, Attendance 65

13 November 2001: Mr. Matt Silveston, PE of Wright Padgett Christopher, Topic---Liquefaction Mitigation Techniques, Attendance 70

1 December 2001: South Carolina Surveyor's Annual Seminar, Topic---Wetlands Determination, Attendance 120

11 December 2001: Dr. Beth Judge of 113 Calhoun Street for Sustainable Living, Topic---Calhoun Street Retrofit, Attendance 60

15 January 2002: Mr. Joel Ford of Mt. Pleasant Planning Department, Topic---Mount Pleasant Growth Cap, Attendance 60

12 February 2002: Mr. Joseph Church of Contech, Topic---Aluminum Bridging Structures, Attendance 60

14 February 2002: The Annual Engineer-Week Banquet co-sponsored with the Charleston Engineers Joint Council. This presentation was given by the chief engineer for the project on the status and design of the new Cooper River Bridge. 130 attended.

12 March 2002: Mr. Marion Sadler of DHEC, Industrial, Agricultural and Stormwater Division, Topic---DHEC NPDES Phase II, Attendance 70

9 April 2002: Mr. Jack Ellis, PE of Applied Technology and Management, Inc, Topic---Water Quality Modeling for the Charleston Harbor, Attendance 75

11 April 2002, Wood Design Seminar, Topic---Design and Construction of Wood Structures, Attendance 120

10 September 2002: Mr. R. Finley Messick of Carolina's Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Topic---Pervious Concrete Pavements, Attendance 55

8 October 2002: Mr. David Luhr of Portland Cement Association, Topic---Roller Compacted Concrete, Attendance 70

12 November 2002: Mr. Joe Bryant of the SC State Port Authority, Topic---Port Expansion in North Charleston, Attendance 60

6 December 2002: "GIS in Homeland Security" Technical Seminar, Topic the use of Geographical Information Systems in the implementation of homeland security issues; Attendance 100

7 December 2002 South Carolina Surveyor's Annual Seminar; Topic---Today's Surveyor in Land Development, Attendance 100

21 January 2003: Mr. Charles Dwyer of the South Carolina Department of Transportation, Topic---Ravenel Bridge Update, Attendance 105

11 February 2003: Dr. Lou Circeo of Georgia Institute of Technology, Topic---Plasma Technologies, Attendance 55

School of Education

The School of Education sponsors two conferences which attract regional, state, and national educators. Both conferences have been sponsored by the School of Education for twenty-five years.

• The Helping Professions Workshop is sponsored by the School of Education and the Counseling Division within the school.

• The Annual Citadel Reading Conference is one of three reading conferences within the state and is attended by educators throughout the southeast.

School of Business Administration

•  Leadership Forum.   Prominent business leaders visit campus to discuss leadership and ethics with our students and the larger Charleston community. A descriptive summary of the Forum's history and recent activities, and the Forum's website are available. In AY 2002-2003, the Forum sponsored three speakers.

•  October 2002: Ms. Charlotte Beers, the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and former Chairman and CEO of the prominent marketing firm of Ogilvy and Mather.
•  January 2003: Ms. Martha R. Ingram, Chairman of Ingram Industries.
•  April 2003: Mr. Rick Goings, CEO of Tupperware.

•  Charleston Area Deans Convocation.   In May, 2003, deans from all five area colleges and universities were invited to hear from the CEOs of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance about how they might help meet the business development needs of the region. Over 35 deans attended.

Department of Physics

September 2001: "Cardio-Vascular Disease in the Lowcountry." Dr. Daniel Lackland, Dept of Biometry and Epidemiology, MUSC. Sigma Xi speaker.

October 2001: Dr. Donald Frey, Radiology, MUSC. Sigma Xi speaker.

October 2001: Talk on biomedics. Dr. Linda Jones, Physics Department, College of Charleston. Sigma Xi speaker.

February 2002: "HESSI - A Probe of Particle Acceleration Processes in the Sun." Dr. Gordon Emslie, The University of Alabama, Huntsville. Special Seminar/Harlow-Shapley Visiting Lecturer of the American Astronomical Society.

March 2002: "Ancient Monuments and the Game of Checkers." Dr. Laurence W. Fredrick, Professor of Astronomy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

September 2002: "The Death of Massive Stars." Dr. Christina Lacey, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina.

November 2002: "Light Pollution 101: A Primer on Light Pollution." Mr. Terry Richardson, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Charleston.

February 2003: "Contemporary Adaptations: Explaining the Past and Predicting the Future." Dr. Timothy A. Mousseau, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina.

February 2003: "In Court: Teaching Evolution and Creationism -- Deja Vu all over again." Dr. David S. Mann, Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston.

Department of Chemistry

Student Thesis Defense Seminars. Each student in the Department of Chemistry must write and defend a thesis before a faculty committee as a graduation requirement. Prior to the defense, the student gives an open seminar to faculty, students, staff, general public, etc. The average attendance was 15-20.

• 2000. Five seminars
• 2001. Four seminars
• 2002. One seminar
• 2003. Three seminars

We were able to reinstate the outside speakers program for the Student Affiliate of the American Chemical Society. These seminars are open to the public and were funded by the Citadel Foundation. The average attendance is
20-25.

•  2001. Dr Graham Solomons, University of South Florida, author of the best selling organic chemistry textbook in the country, Topics: "Aromatic Chemistry"; and "A Retrospective View of Life as an Academic Chemist."

•  2001. Dr. Ian Patrick, the Medical University of South Carolina. Topic: "The Medicinal Chemistry of Methylphenidate (Ritalin)"

•  2001. Dr. Norman Schmidt, Georgia Southern University. Topic: "What Gives Vidalia Onions Their Taste"

•  2002. Dr. Thomas Bryson, University of South Carolina Topic: "Environmentally Friendly Synthetic Chemistry"

•  2002. Dr Graham Harrison, Clemson University, Topic: "Solution Properties and Drop Formation"

•  2002. Dr Kevin Crawford, The Citadel, Topic: "Student Employment Prospects"

•  2002. Dr. Ron Hemingway, DuPont, Topic: "Industrial Chemistry"

•  2003. Dr. Louis D. Quin, Citadel class of 1947, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at both Duke University and The University of Massachusetts, Topic: "Phosphorus as a Participant in Heterocyclic Chemistry"

Co-sponsor (with College of Charleston, Francis Marion, Charleston Southern University) of the undergraduate poster session at the 2002 Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society held in Charleston. This was funded through a joint grant proposal to the ACS. Conference attendance was 5,000-10,000.