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History’s Highest Function:the Making of LeadersBy Ensign Jordan Smith, ’12“‘This I regard as history’s highest function: to let no worthy actionbe uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity asa terror to evil words and deeds,’” said former Secretary of EducationWilliam J. Bennett, referencing the Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus.“‘Let the good not be forgotten, but the evil be condemned.’”Bennett spoke to Citadel students and guests at the Fifth AnnualPrincipled Leadership Symposium about the importance of the study ofhistory in the making of leaders.“Prepare the mind, prepare the body. Push it. Learn what you can knowand know what you can love,” said Bennett. “Leaders—great leadershave grasp. Grasp is a developed muscle.”Sponsored by the Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics, thesymposium drew more than 200 students and advisors from 33different colleges and universities to discuss important contemporarymoral and ethical issues of leadership. This year’s symposium focusedon honor, integrity and moral courage—important values, not only inleadership, but in life.Several speakers made up the roster for this year’s symposium, includingformer professional football player and founder of Coach for AmericaJoe Ehrmann and Vietnam veteran and founder of Operation WarriorReconnect Dave Roever. Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Gen. Patrick H.Brady spoke on the importance of leadership in the military.In addition to the speakers, Citadel students and delegates from otherinstitutions participated in small, informal round-table discussionsabout issues of the day as well as topics discussed by leaders in theirpresentations.“The symposium was a great way to interact withstudents from other schools and explore new ideasand philosophies of leadership,” said Cadet MatthewMyers. “It also showed the same students our way oflife and approach to leadership at The Citadel.”50
“Prepare the mind, prepare the body. Push it. Learn what youcan know and know what you can love,” said Bennett. “Leaders—great leaders have grasp. Grasp is a developed muscle.”Each of the delegates experienced the opportunity to engage with leadersof various backgrounds about the importance of honor, integrityand moral courage. Delegates also expanded their knowledge and skillsby exploring different styles of leadership, challenging their own assumptionsof leadership styles and expanding their perspectives.Not only did the symposium focus on the valuesof honor, integrity and moral courage, but it alsodemonstrated how The Citadel’s Leader Developmentprograms educate and train principled leaders as anintegral part of the curriculum.The first Principled Leadership Symposium was held in 2008, and eachyear since then, it has grown to include more speakers, leaders andyoung men and women who wish to advance their leadership learning.development and ethical growth. Funded by a generous endowmentfrom Bill Krause, ’63, and his wife, Gay, the Krause Center is a growing,multi-faceted organization dedicated to improving The Citadelexperience that prepares cadets for life after graduation. For the pastseveral years, the Krause Center has been successful in establishing andreshaping activities, training procedures and integration efforts acrossthe campus to support the leadership development and ethical growthof the Corps of Cadets and civilian students.Through the Krauses’ vision, cadets and delegates were able to learnfrom the examples of great leaders like Eisenhower, who served as thesupreme commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World WarII. It was Eisenhower who ordered that the horrendous events of theHolocaust be recorded. He wanted to guard against future efforts todeny that the Holocaust ever happened.“He was a smart guy,” said Bennett. “He had grasp.”In support of The Citadel’s vision, the Krause Center for Leadershipand Ethics coordinates a college-wide program to enhance leadership51
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