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West Point Dean and Math Professor Discuss Data Literacy for the Army

Tune in to the newest episode of the Inside West Point: Ideas That Impact podcast. During this episode, “Decoding Data Literacy,” Clark and Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves discuss the importance of a data-informed Army and how to build data literacy. ...

Is the Army Ready to Think Like a Tech Company? Why the Service Needs to Value Coding the Same Way as Shooting

Here is a thought-provoking piece, published last week on the Modern War Institute page, on the Army finding its place in the realm of tech innovation written by Abdul Subhani, the distinguished innovation chair at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

Social Sciences department moves to Mahan Hall during ‘Farewell to Lincoln Hall’ event

As the new academic year begins this week at the U.S. Military Academy, the Department of Social Sciences (SOSH) is quickly assimilating to its new office space in Mahan Hall after spending the past 34 years in Lincoln Hall....

Cadets Conduct CLDT Converging AI with Small Unit Tactics

The ever-evolving process of the Army Warfighter continued as the U.S. Military Academy used the landscape of Cadet Leadership Development Training (CLDT) to determine if artificial intelligence could assist Army leaders with tactical operations. The Class of 2024 Cadets helped push that plan into practice during the second part of the training event from July 22-28, 2023, at Camp Buckner....

West Point Center for Data Analysis and Statistics hosts data literacy training event for Army leaders

Data has become increasingly important to the Army mission. According to the Army Data Plan, the timely delivery of data across multiple platforms through diverse types of technology will enhance the mission of Army leaders as they navigate a progressively dynamic cyber landscape featuring machine learning and artificial intelligence. ...

One of the final beams placed during ceremony for West Point Cyber and Engineering Academic Center

One of the final beams was placed on top of the future Cyber and Engineering Academic Center (CEAC) during a ceremony June 22, 2023, at the U.S. Military Academy. Traditionally, a beam topping ceremony is the celebration of the last beam placed on the building and marks a major milestone in the construction process of that building....

West Point Dean Discusses Mapping the Arctic, Helicopter Landing Zones with Geospatial Engineering Expert

“We need the ability to think spatially. From a physical geography and human geography standpoint, it’s knowing the people on the planet, their religion, their beliefs, what shapes them, and trying to see the world.” – Col. Will Wright, U.S. Military Academy’s Geospatial Information Science Program Director....

Cadets Compete In 2023 NASA Student Launch Competition and Claim First Place In Two Award Categories

Every goal, every mission, every meaningful act starts with our feet firmly planted on the ground. Then we look up into the infinite and tell ourselves we'll figure out ways to fly. The U.S. Military Academy Army Rocketry and Engineering Sciences team proved that as they secured a first-place victory in two award categories during the virtual 2023 NASA Student Launch Ceremony on June 6, 2023....

Officers Reach Milestone, Receive Diploma during ELDP Graduation Ceremony

The U.S. Military Academy celebrated the efforts of the 18th Eisenhower Leader Development Program cohort at the Haig Room in Jefferson Hall as 17 officers received their diplomas, marking the successful completion of the ELDP Masters of Arts Program, where they completed their Master's Degree in Social-Organizational Psychology (Leader Development) from Teachers College, Columbia University on May 19, 2023....

Dean recognizes instructors, professors during Dean's Awards ceremony

The Dean of the Academic Board, Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves, recognized instructors and professors for their excellence in several different categories, two-year master teaching program graduates and the 2023 Apgar Award recipients during a Dean’s Awards ceremony May 15 at the Haig Room. ...