1 The Citadel Experience BG Roger C. Poole (AUS-Ret) Executive Director The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics

Overview The Krause Center The Citadel Experience 4 Year Leader Development Model Sophomore, Junior, Senior Years Co-Curriculum Service Learning 2

Brigadier General Roger C. Poole Executive Director Brigadier General Roger C. Poole Executive Director Colonel Doug Fehrmann Visiting Professor of Leadership and Ethics Colonel Doug Fehrmann Visiting Professor of Leadership and Ethics Dr. Mick Fekula Director of Academic Leadership Programs Dr. Mick Fekula Director of Academic Leadership Programs Dr. Conway Saylor Service Learning Coordinator Dr. Conway Saylor Service Learning Coordinator Brittany Bounds Vista Volunteer Brittany Bounds Vista Volunteer Susan Danko Executive Assistant Susan Danko Executive Assistant Stephanie Stauber Events Planner Stephanie Stauber Events Planner Noel Wall Faculty Fellow Noel Wall Faculty Fellow Sam Farmer Vista Volunteer Sam Farmer Vista Volunteer Jenny Coisson Graduate Intern Jenny Coisson Graduate Intern Auggie Kim Graduate Assistant Auggie Kim Graduate Assistant

The Citadel Experience Four Year Leadership Model provides a structured program which supports growth and development towards accomplishment of our mission Supported by 4 Pillars: Academic: Student Intellect Military: Standards and Discipline Physical: Fitness Moral and Ethical: Core Values 4

4-Year Leadership Development Model CLASSTASK HOW 4 th ClassPrepare“Knob year” CIT rd ClassServeLDRS 201, Service Learning 2 nd ClassLeadEthics Classes, Train SCCC 1 st ClassCommandSenior Leadership Integration Seminar, Run SCCC 5

Sophomore Year LDRS 201 Course in Leadership Course required part of curriculum Meets for 1 hour weekly for 13 weeks Instructors trained and certified Instruction lesson plan driven LDRS 211 Required second semester Requires each cadet to participate in at least 10 hours of service learning experiences 6

Junior Year Ethics Enrichment Experience (Spring ‘13) Required for all juniors, 8 sessions 20 sections of cadets All instructors trained and certified Certificate from Institute For Global Ethics Course material based on book: How Good People Make Tough Choices: Resolving the Dilemmas of Ethical Living By Rushworth Kidder 7

Senior Year Senior Leadership Integration Seminar (AY 12-13) Similar to a quality professional development seminar One day off campus cadets in “career oriented” groups 8

CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS Leadership Education Program All Cadets 1100 each Tuesday times/semester Led by Commandant’s Department and Company Leadership Development Teams Principled Leadership Symposium 2 Days Each Spring Panels, Round tables, Papers Keynote Speeches by Notable Leaders 9

Service Learning at The Citadel Learning to lead by serving others

Categories of Service Learning Opportunities 1. Tutoring/Mentoring (Education) 2. Housing/Food (Poverty) 3. Health/Special Needs (Health)

Tutoring/Mentoring (EDUC) -Kaleidoscope & WINGS Afterschool Programs: 64 Volunteers/515 Hours -Serves Title 1 schools in Charleston County; Focuses on emotional, social, and academic growth -James Simons Elementary School: 77 Volunteers/234 Hours -A Title 1 School; weekly tutoring; Arts Night and Science Night held at The Citadel -Other Sites: Cannon Street YMCA, Military Magnet Academy, Burke Middle/High Schools, and Mitchell Elementary School 228 Total student volunteers 1,462 Total hours at Tutoring and Mentoring sites

Housing/Food (Poverty) -Arland D. Williams Heroism Day: 135 Volunteers/1350 Hours -Day of service in memory of Arland D. Williams; 11 agencies served by 13 teams -Sea Island Habitat for Humanity: 109 Volunteers/981 Hours -Serves low-income families in need of housing -Other Sites: Charleston Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Crisis Ministries, Low Country Food Bank, The College of Charleston Martin Luther King Jr. Challenge, United Methodist Relief Project 371 Total student volunteers 3, 146 Total hours at Housing/Food sites

Health/Special Needs -Special Olympics Mid-Winter Games: 101 Volunteers/497 Hours -Sports competition for individuals with mental and physical special needs -Charleston Miracle League: 90 Volunteers/342 Hours -Community supported, non-profit baseball league; serves adults and children with mental and physical special needs -Other Sites: Charleston Veterans Affairs Hospital, Down Syndrome Association of the Low Country 211 Total student volunteers 1032 Total hours at Health and Special Needs sites

Academic Year Totals 810 Student Volunteers 5,640 Hours of Service

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