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West Point Hosts 2024 McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character
West Point is hosting undergraduate students from across the globe this week for the annual McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character (MCLC). The conference, made possible by the vision and resources of founding benefactors HON Bob McDonald ’75 and Diane McDonald, provides cadets and attendees from different backgrounds the opportunity to take part in team-based experiential and analytical exercises to bolster leadership skills, foster critical thinking and collaboration, and explore strategies to address global issues.
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West Point Writing Fellows Program Dedicated to Honor MG (R) John H. Stokes, Jr. (1918)
To recognize and pay tribute to his father’s lifetime of service and achievement, COL (R) John H. Stokes III ’57 and his wife, Mary Beth Ziegler-Stokes, have endowed the Writing Fellows Program, a component of the West Point Writing Program, which will now be named the MG John H. Stokes, Jr. (1918) Fellows Program in honor of his father.
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Linking the Long Gray Line: WPAOG Career Transition Program
WPAOG has provided career services to graduates for decades. Starting in 1994, WPAOG partnered with the other federal service academies to hold a quarterly Service Academy Career Conference (SACC), a job fair exclusively for service academy grads.
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A Conversation with CPT Stephen Gracza ’19: Giving with Gratitude Since Graduation
CPT Stephen Gracza ’19 is a recent inductee into the 1802 Circle, WPAOG’s annual giving society that recognizes donors for their consistent support of West Point.
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Planned Giving: Michael Colbert’s Support Reflects West Point’s Finest Traditions
Michael Colbert was a senior in high school when he attended an Army v. Boston College football game in 1968. His father was a proud BC graduate, but Michael’s neighbor in Dedham, Mass., was COL Jack Dewar ’61, who encouraged his young acquaintance to consider the Academy.
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Giving Tuesday
West Point Association of Graduates is pleased to be taking part in Giving Tuesday—a global day of celebrating and encouraging philanthropy. Please consider joining us in celebrating this day of giving through a gift to West Point. Donations are essential to support additional developmental programs for cadets that go beyond the core elements to create the Margin […]
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International Margin of Excellence Opportunities
A Conversation with Cadet Sylvi Imrem ’24, USMA Persian Language Major with a Cyber Engineering Track
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New WPAOG Family Shuttle Honors Fallen Cadet Surdyke
Families visiting West Point now have a new transportation option, thanks to a generous donation by Timothy (Tim) and Janice Surdyke through the Cadet Thomas Surdyke Memorial Foundation Endowment.
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Leading through Volunteerism
Over the years Nina Leslie and COL (R) Robert Leslie ’69 have played a significant role supporting cadets and Old Grads with their time and through donations, with a focus on the West Point Society of the San Francisco Bay Area and the West Point Cyber Research Center.
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WPAOG to Launch Veterans Services Program
To this end, WPAOG is launching a new Veterans Services Program to provide support to USMA graduates and Associate Members during times of transition or need, and to aid in navigating Veterans Administration programs.
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