The CGSC Foundation with tremendous support from its Soldier and Family Programs sponsors JE Dunn Construction and Northrop Grumman Corporation are ...
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Nine warrant officers graduate CGSOC Class of 2017
Special report by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Weaver Prosper – The Warrant Officer (WO) Corps is one steeped in history that goes back at least as far ...
Read MoreHarris Leadership award goes to Army nurse
U.S. Army nurse Major Genna Speed received recognition for her leadership abilities and was selected as the winner of the Lieutenant Colonel Boyd ...
Read MoreCGSOC Class of 2017 graduates
Nearly 1,200 officers graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course graduated on June 9 at 9 a.m on the Fort Leavenworth main ...
Read MoreThe Box Gallery hosts reception for ‘Art of War: Gifts of Peace’ exhibit
The Box Gallery in Kansas City, in conjunction with the CGSC Foundation and the Todd Weiner Gallery in Kansas City, hosted a reception June 8 to ...
Read MoreCGSC Class of 2017 international students receive badges, awards
Major General John S. Kem, Provost of the Army University and Deputy Commandant of the Command and General Staff College presented the International ...
Read MoreSon Tay Raider visits Simons Center
Mr. Terry Buckler, president of Chapter 29 of the U.S. Army Special Forces Association, visited the Simons Center on June 6. Chapter 29 is the Colonel ...
Read MoreSAMS student featured in DoD’s ‘Face of Defense’
A student from the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) has been featured in "Face of Defense," a news feature that runs on the Defense ...
Read MoreSpecial Forces major receives top SOF student award
Maj. Scott Harr received the LTC Ronald C. Ward Distinguished Special Operations Forces (SOF) Student Award for the Command and General Staff Officer ...
Read MoreInternational officers present gifts to CGSC
On May 30, a group of international military students in the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) class of 2017 presented gifts of ...
Read MoreCGSOC Class of 2017 – Persons of the Month for June
The CGSC Foundation has selected the 2017 graduating class of CGSC’s Command and General Staff Officer’s Course (CGSOC) as the Person(s) of the Month ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Fairfield Inn & Suites, Leavenworth
Fairfield Inn & Suites in Leavenworth, Kansas is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for June 2017. The relationship between the ...
Read MoreInterAgency Journal 8-2 (Special Edition 2017)
The InterAgency Journal is pleased to once again partner with expert practitioners and scholars from across the Department of Defense to bring you ...
Read MoreCGSC Class of 2017 graduation – June 9
The graduation ceremony for the CGSC Class of 2017 is scheduled for 9 a.m. on June 9, 2017 at Fort Leavenworth's Main Parade Field (Kearny ...
Read MoreInternational Officer badge ceremony – June 8
The international officers of the CGSC Class of 2017 will receive their International Officer Badges signifying their graduation in a ceremony ...
Read MoreLocal public radio covers Art of War Initiative
KCUR (89.3 FM) in Kansas City recently published a feature story about the CGSC Foundation's "Art of War Initiative" on their website.– For years, ...
Read More‘Art of War: Gifts of Peace’ exhibit to run June 2 – July 28
The Box Gallery in Kansas City (1000 Walnut St.), in cooperation with the CGSC Foundation and the Todd Weiner Gallery, invites the public to attend a ...
Read MoreMemorial Day 2017
Memorial Day represents a day of national awareness and reverence, honoring Americans who died while defending the nation and its values. Memorial ...
Read More138 officers graduate from the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.-The U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies graduated 138 officers from two courses on May 25 at 9 a.m. in the Eisenhower ...
Read MoreCGSC Alumni Association mission – a new vision
During our first ten years of service, we established an Alumni Outreach website as a means to keep alumni connected with the College. We were busy ...
Read MoreSAMS graduation ceremony – May 25
The 2017 class of the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) graduation ceremony will be conducted at 9 a.m. on May 25, 2017 in the Eisenhower ...
Read MoreTwo leaders inducted into Hall of Fame
Fort Leavenworth inducted leaders from two distinct eras into its Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Lewis and Clark Center May 11. Deceased Major ...
Read MoreFoundation CEO interview with KCMO Talk Radio
A few weeks ago, Foundation CEO Doug Tystad sat down for an interview with Greg Knapp from KCMO Talk Radio (103.7FM/710AM). This was an opportunity ...
Read More8th Annual Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium brings change
The Foundation and the CGSC Department of Command and Leadership co-hosted the annual Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium April 24-25. This was the ...
Read MoreJaax speaks on ebola, biological warfare
Dr. Jerry Jaax, Colonel (Ret.), U.S. Army Veterinarian Corps, and former Kansas State University Associate Vice Provost for Research Compliance, ...
Read MoreSAMS faculty and Class of 2017 – Persons of the Month for May
The CGSC Foundation has selected the faculty and 2017 graduating class of CGSC’s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) as the Person(s) of the ...
Read MoreLecture focuses on Special Forces in Vietnam
Dr. Rich Kiper, a retired Infantry/Special Forces officer, presented the seventh lecture in the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series on May 4 at 6 ...
Read MoreFormer Ambassador to Boznia-Herzegonvina speaks in CGSC, USM classes
Ambassador (Ret.) Patrick S. Moon, former U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and ...
Read MoreFrench Army mutinies topic of Great War lecture
Dr. Ethan Rafuse, a professor of history at CGSC, presented “The French Mutinies” in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort ...
Read MoreUSAID career minister visits Fort Leavenworth
Career Minister Dr. Dirk Dijkerman recently visited Fort Leavenworth as part of a Simons Center special speakers program. Dijkerman is a retired U.S. ...
Read MoreAmbassador Kennedy returns to Fort Leavenworth
Ambassador (Ret.) Laura Kennedy returned for a second visit to Fort Leavenworth in April, again serving as the DACOR visiting professor of diplomacy ...
Read MoreTwo former leaders to be inducted to Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame May 11
ARMY UNIVERSITY, FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.—Fort Leavenworth will induct leaders from two distinct eras into its Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Lewis ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Shining Stars Catering
Shining Stars Catering, LLC, in Kansas City, Missouri is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for May 2017. The relationship between ...
Read More2017 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium – ‘The Ethics of Future Warfare’
The 2017 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium was conducted April 24-25, 2017 at the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. This year’s theme was ...
Read MoreCommerce Bank reps visit CGSC
The CGSC Foundation was delighted to host representatives from Commerce Bank for a visit April 20. Andrew Kaplan, EVP and director of private ...
Read MoreRetired Army nurse speaks in Vietnam lecture series
This sixth lecture in the series entitled “Stories of a New Army Nurse” was presented on April 19 in the Riverfront Community Center in ...
Read MoreFoundation hosts ‘Walk and Talk’ April 13
The Foundation continued its “Walk and Talk” outreach program by hosting a visit on April 13 from representatives from several companies in the Kansas ...
Read MoreVETMotorsports offering volunteer opportunities May 13-14
VETMotorsports, an award winning program for post 9/11 injured warfighters, seeks veteran volunteers to participate in an automotive road racing event ...
Read MorePublic invited to free exhibit for the ‘Art of War’
The CGSC Foundation with support from the Todd Weiner Gallery in Kansas City will host an art exhibit entitled “The Art of War” at the City of ...
Read MoreWebster University leadership visits CGSC, Fort Leavenworth
Katie Ervin, Midwest Regional Director for Webster University, and a CGSC Foundation board member, invited her colleagues from St. Louis and ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – DeMaranville and Associate CPAs LLC
DeMaranville & Associate CPAs LLC in Leavenworth, Kansas is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for April 2017. The relationship ...
Read MoreBrown-Bag Lecture attendees learn about USAID
Mr. Patrick J. Wesner, the Command and General Staff College Distinguished Chair for Development Studies, led a discussion on the roles and missions ...
Read MoreSAMS hosts spring NSRT program
The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) and the CGSC Foundation cohosted a National Security ...
Read MoreCGSC professor selected for national committee
CGSC's George C. Marshall Chair of Military History, Dr. James H. Willbanks (Lt. Col. U.S. Army, Ret.) was recently selected by the National Archives ...
Read MoreChiefs Ambassador visits CGSC
On March 3, Kansas City Chiefs Ambassador David Lindstrom visited Fort Leavenworth in a special CGSC Foundation "walk and talk" visit. Lindstrom’s ...
Read MoreUSAID focus of InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture – April 6
This seventh lecture in the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series is scheduled for 12:30-1:30 p.m., April 6, in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis ...
Read MoreMarch Madness!…and more
The Foundation spent the first two months of the year preparing for a very active March and April. So far in March, the Foundation ...
Read MoreSinise to receive AUSA’s highest honor
The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) announced March 15 that actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise had been selected as the 2017 recipient of ...
Read MoreGreat War lecture addresses U.S. entry into WWI
Dr. Richard S. Faulkner, CGSC professor of history and CGSC’s William A Stofft Chair of Military History, presented “The Giant with Feet of Clay: The ...
Read MoreDIA focus of recent brown-bag lunch lecture
The sixth lecture in the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series was conducted from 12:30-1:30 p.m., March 15, in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis ...
Read MoreInterAgency Journal 8-1 (Winter 2017)
In this winter 2017 edition of the InterAgency Journal author Patti Bielling offers a model for better U.S. – Mexico security cooperation; David ...
Read MoreBurns & McDonnell reps visit Fort Leavenworth
Two representatives from one of Kansas City’s largest firms took advantage of the CGSC Foundation’s “Walk and Talk” program March 9. Jen Parker, ...
Read MoreNew ethics chair is Person of the Month – March 2017
The CGSC Foundation has selected Dr. Shannon E. French, the new General Hugh Shelton Distinguished Visiting Chair of Ethics, as the Person of the ...
Read MoreVietnam lecture addresses limitations of the air war
Dr. John Curatola, associate professor of history at the U.S Army School of Advanced Military Studies, presented the fifth lecture in the Vietnam War ...
Read MorePublic invited to World War I lecture March 16
The Department of Military History of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the CGSC Foundation at Fort Leavenworth invite the public to ...
Read MoreSixth lecture in InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series – March 15
The sixth lecture in the new InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series is scheduled for 12:30-1:30 p.m., March 15, in the Arnold Conference Room of the ...
Read MoreArt of War exhibit kicks off with reception March 2
On March 2, the CGSC Foundation and the Todd Weiner Gallery hosted an opening reception for an art exhibit entitled “The Art of War” at the City of ...
Read MoreCelebrating the CGSC art and gift collection
The "Art of War Initiative" will be formally rolled out to the public here shortly. We are excited to be able to team with the Todd Weiner Gallery in ...
Read MoreJohnson County Library Foundation staff tours post
The Johnson County Library Foundation staff enjoyed an afternoon with the CGSC Foundation at Fort Leavenworth on Feb. 21. Susan Mong, Joseph Keehn and ...
Read MoreFoundation, KU School of Business cohost Executive Leadership Summit
The 2017 Executive Leadership Summit cohosted by the KU School of Business and the CGSC Foundation, Inc., was conducted Feb. 17, 2017 at the BEST ...
Read MoreU.S. Student Detachment deputy is Person of the Month – February 2017
The CGSC Foundation has selected Ty Bruner, Deputy to the Commander of the CGSC U.S. Student Detachment, as the Person of the Month for February ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Advantage Printing
Advantage Printing in Leavenworth, Kansas is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for February 2017. The relationship with the CGSC ...
Read MoreCollege, Foundation host visit from global logistics association
The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College with support from the CGSC Foundation hosted a visit from 16 members of the Heartland Roundtable of ...
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Chairman/CEO addresses CGSC class
Alex Gorsky, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson spoke to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College on Feb. 6, 2017 in Eisenhower ...
Read MoreVietnam lecture focuses on Gen. Westmoreland, strategy
The fourth lecture in the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series was conducted Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and ...
Read MoreNational Geospatial-Intelligence Agency topic of latest InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture
In the fifth InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture on Jan. 26, Mr. Ralph M. Erwin, Senior Geospatial Intelligence Officer, led a discussion on the roles and ...
Read MoreWomen of Accelerent tour CGSC, Fort Leavenworth
The CGSC Foundation has hosted many “Walk and Talks” in the past year, but none that focused solely on women. That changed on Jan. 12 when Foundation ...
Read MoreFoundation 2016 ‘Hotwash’
The Foundation completed its tenth year of service in 2016 on a number of high notes. For such a small staff, we packed a lot into the year. We ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Todd Weiner Gallery
The Todd Weiner Gallery in Kansas City is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for January 2017. The significance of a partnership ...
Read MoreCGSC Educators of the Year are Persons of the Month – January 2017
The CGSC Foundation has selected the CGSC Educators of the Year – Dr. Jack Kem and Lt. Col. Christopher Johnson – as the Persons of the Month for ...
Read MoreInterAgency Journal 7-3 (Fall 2016)
The fall edition of the Simons Center’s InterAgency Journal offers interagency practitioners and others a variety of topics to explore. – How can we ...
Read MoreHappy Holidays to you and yours!
The holidays are upon us, whether we're ready or not! The CGSC classes let out last Friday and the students won't return until January 3. I was in the ...
Read MoreFederal Executive Board is focus of Brown-Bag Lecture
The fourth lecture in the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series was co-hosted by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School and the Simons Center ...
Read MoreFoundation hosts holiday appreciation luncheon for vendors, supporters
The CGSC Foundation hosted a Holiday Appreciation Luncheon at the Frontier Conference Center on Dec. 9 for all of the vendors, suppliers and others ...
Read MoreThird Vietnam War Commemoration lecture focuses on Battle of Ia Drang Valley
Dr. James H. Willbanks, CGSC’s General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History, delivered the third lecture in the Vietnam War ...
Read MoreAmbassador Kennedy visits Fort Leavenworth
Ambassador (Ret.) Laura Kennedy who previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs among many other ...
Read MoreSchool for Command Preparation receives Army Superior Unit Award
Leavenworth Lamp) Gen. David Perkins, commanding general of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, presented the Army Superior Unit Award (ASUA) ...
Read MoreAdmiral speaks to CGSC Class of 2017
Retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis spoke to the 2017 CGSC class in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Dec. 6 as the ...
Read MoreStriving to be good stewards
As we close in on the end of 2016, we are conducting our annual fundraising appeal to our wonderful donors. Throughout the year, we receive donations ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital
Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas, is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for December 2016. Saint Luke’s Cushing ...
Read MoreDean of Academics is Person of the Month – December 2016
The CGSC Foundation has selected Dr. Jim Martin, CGSC’s dean of academics, as the Person of the Month for December 2016. “Dr. Martin has been a ...
Read MoreFoundation trustee Bob Myers awarded top honor in his industry
Robert J. Myers, chairman of the board of Casey’s General Stores and a member of the CGSC Foundation board of trustees since 2009, was recently ...
Read MoreCGSC and CGSC Foundation host National Security Roundtable
The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations (DJIMO) and the CGSC Foundation ...
Read MoreRoundtable program kicks off
The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations (DJIMO) and the CGSC Foundation are ...
Read MoreHelp build the nation’s leaders on #GivingTuesday
In the spirit of #GivingTuesday please join the thousands of people around the world in celebrating generosity and giving to a cause, an organization ...
Read MoreReed Automotive, Skopós reps visit Fort Leavenworth
Randy and Tyler Reed from Reed Automotive Group in Kansas City, took part in the Foundation’s “Walk and Talk” program Nov. 10. They were joined in the ...
Read MoreDJIMO professor travels to Myanmar
Editors Note: In August 2016, Dr. Geoff Babb, an associate professor in CGSC’s Department of Joint Multinational and Interagency Operations, ...
Read MoreAccelerent partners participate in Walk and Talk program
The Foundation continued its “Walk and Talk” outreach program by hosting a visit from a group of Accelerent members in October. Accelerent is a ...
Read MoreVeterans Day 2016
On this Veterans Day, I think of my grandfather on the Texas border with General Pershing one hundred years ago; my father on a ship in Okinawa harbor ...
Read MoreSimons Center hosts third InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture
November 8 was a busy day for everyone at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). Not only was yesterday election day, but that ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – West Point Society of KC, Tim and Karen Carlin Foundation
The West Point Society of Greater Kansas City and the Tim and Karen Carlin Foundation, both located in Kansas City, Mo., are selected as the CGSC ...
Read MoreNew Emeritus Trustees selected as Persons of the Month – November 2016
The CGSC Foundation has selected the two newly-selected Emeritus Trustee members of the board as the Persons of the Month for November 2016 – Brig. ...
Read MoreSecond InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture a success
Yesterday the Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School (CGSS) hosted the second lecture in their ...
Read MorePreparations for National Wreaths Across America Day in full swing
On National Wreaths Across America Day each December, volunteers place wreaths on individual veterans’ graves in more than 1,100 locations throughout ...
Read MoreRecent Foundation board meeting brings significant change
The CGSC Foundation Board of Trustees met on Sept. 21-22 at Fort Leavenworth. Our board normally meets twice a year, once in March and then again at ...
Read MoreVietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series continues
The second lecture in the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series was conducted Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark ...
Read MoreFoundation hosts workshop for military families
The CGSC Foundation sponsored the “7 Habits of Highly Effective Military Families” workshop on Oct. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Fort ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight- People to People International
People to People International (PTPI) in Kansas City, Mo., is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for October 2016. People to People ...
Read MoreClass leaders selected as Persons of the Month – October 2016
The CGSC Foundation has selected the student leaders of the Command and General Staff School Class of 2017 as the Persons of the Month for October ...
Read MoreCGSC faculty attend International Relations Council annual event
The CGSC Foundation was a table sponsor at the 2016 Eliot S. Berkley Annual Dinner hosted by the International Relations Council at the ...
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