11th Annual Principled Leadership Symposium

11th Annual Principled Leadership Symposium
Thursday, March 22 – Friday, March 23
The Citadel campus
Presentations are free and open to the public

The Citadel Principled Leadership Symposium is a nationally-lauded, annual event held in conjunction with Corps Day. The South Carolina Corps of Cadets, The Citadel Graduate College students, visiting student delegates, the campus community and the Charleston community will gather for speakers, panels and cadet presentations.

This year’s theme, “Celebrating 175 Years of Principled Leadership,” is in support of The Citadel’s 175th Anniversary, which is Tuesday, March 20 but will be celebrated all week.

The first Principled Leadership Symposium was held in 2008. It has become a signature event for the college and the Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics, which hosts the event each year.

Highlights of the symposium will include:

• A presentation by Sean Naylor, journalist and author of Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command.
• A Greater Issues Series presentation by Citadel alumnus and NASA astronaut, retired Marine Corps Col. Randy Bresnik.
• The presentation of the Krause Center Award for Distinguished Service, Leadership and Ethics to Citadel graduate and retired Army Lt. Gen. W. Michael Steele.
• Panels with leading influencers in the areas of business, education, science and mathematics, engineering and humanities and social sciences.

To view the full symposium schedule, please visit here.