The Citadel Experience
BG Roger C. Poole (AUS-Ret)
Executive Director
The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics
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Overview
• The Krause Center
• The Citadel Experience
• 4 Year Leader Development Model
• Sophomore, Junior, Senior Years
• Co-Curriculum
• Service Learning
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Brigadier General Roger C. Poole
Executive Director
Colonel Doug Fehrmann
Visiting Professor of
Leadership and Ethics
Stephanie
Stauber
Events
Planner
Dr. Mick Fekula
Director of Academic
Leadership Programs
Noel Wall
Faculty
Fellow
Auggie Kim
Graduate
Assistant
Susan
Danko
Executive
Assistant
Dr. Conway Saylor
Service Learning Coordinator
Brittany Bounds
Vista Volunteer
Jenny Coisson
Graduate
Intern
Sam Farmer
Vista Volunteer
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:
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Academic: Student Intellect
Military: Standards and Discipline
Physical: Fitness
Moral and Ethical: Core Values
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4-Year Leadership
Development Model
CLASS
TASK
HOW
4th Class
Prepare
“Knob year” CIT 101
3rd Class
Serve
LDRS 201, Service Learning
2nd Class
Lead
Ethics Classes, Train SCCC
1st Class
Command Senior Leadership Integration
Seminar, Run SCCC
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Sophomore Year
• LDRS 201 Course in Leadership
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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
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Junior Year
• Ethics Enrichment Experience (Spring ‘13)
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Required for all juniors, 8 sessions
20 sections of 18-25 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
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Senior Year
• Senior Leadership Integration
Seminar (AY 12-13)
• Similar to a quality professional
development seminar
• One day off campus
• 20-25 cadets in “career oriented” groups
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CO-CURRICULAR
PROGRAMS
• Leadership Education Program
• All Cadets
• 1100 each Tuesday 12-13 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
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Service Learning at The Citadel
Learning
to lead by
serving
others
Categories of Service Learning
Opportunities
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Tutoring/Mentoring (Education)
Housing/Food (Poverty)
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
2010-11 Totals
810 Student Volunteers
5,640 Hours of Service
Conclusion
• Questions/Comments
The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics
843-953-5815
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