On March 16, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation founding the United States Military Academy, creating one of the oldest military service academies in the world. Throughout March, West Point Societies across the globe are celebrating the founding of our Rockbound Highland Home. Find a Founders Day event near you. View this message from WPAOG’s President and CEO Todd Browne ’85.

On March 16, local students participated in the latest CONNECT after school event. A partnership between WPAOG and Highland Falls Intermediate School (HFIS), CONNECT hosted USMA cadets and officers from the Center for Leadership and Diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) who led students in learning about and operating robots. The students quickly developed enough ability to maneuver robots through challenging obstacles and mazes while cadets skillfully taught, mentored, and organized. CONNECT is a component of the WPAOG Hudson Valley Project (HVP). Learn more.

From May 1-5, 2022, the West Point Challenge (WPC) will take the place of the All Academy Challenge and will now allow former cadets, friends, surviving spouses, and parents to join in on the fun and competition. The mission is the same—support your class, favorite department, sports team, club, and/or program during the five-day period. This year, we invite you to become a West Point Challenge Ambassador. West Point Challenge Ambassadors help create excitement about the WPC both before and during the challenge—not only by making a personal gift but also by encouraging others to get involved. Ambassadors who secure three donors (themselves and two others) through their Custom Giving Link will receive an exclusive pair of Army “A” socks! All you need is You + 2! Learn more.

It’s time to pre-order your 2022 TAPS edition. This edition contains more than 300 Memorial Articles, capturing the inspirational narratives of the departed members in the classes of 1936-2011. Please pre-order and pay by July 8 to guarantee your copy is reserved and printed. The cost of TAPS is $25 per copy, which includes postage. The magazine ships in late August. Order online.

Join us for the West Point Women’s Conference, April 7-9. This conference is open to everyone. Come hear keynote speakers LTG (R) Nadja West ’82, 44th Army Surgeon General; Alex Gorsky ’82, Chairman, Johnson & Johnson; BG (R) Cindy Jebb, Ph.D. ’82, President Ramapo College of New Jersey; and Jen Easterly ’90, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Registration closes on March 27. Register today as the next conference will take place in 2026! Register Now.

Faculty of West Point’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) accompanied 45 cadets to Washington, DC for a two-day program on Law, the Holocaust, and War Crimes at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. CHGS is an academic center, supported by Margin of Excellence funding, aimed at educating the country’s current and future leaders on how past genocides have occurred and what can be done to prevent them in the future. Read more.

The WPAOG Career Services team is excited to invite you to our Virtual Career Fair for graduates on March 31, from 12-4pm ET. If you are actively seeking a new role, registration is FREE. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet industry-leading companies. Register now! Are you an employer? With over 200 candidates thus far, this is your opportunity to hire USMA graduates! Employers, register or join as an event sponsor here.

The Class of ’46 Great Hall in the Alumni Center includes floor-to-ceiling windows, gleaming wood floors, a brass balcony, and a majestic fireplace. The Great Hall can be used for wedding receptions, graduation parties, reunions, meetings, military promotion or retirement ceremonies, and more. As a service for our graduates, the Great Hall is free during normal business hours for military promotions, retirements, and memorials. Learn more.

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The West Point Entrepreneur Summit will be held in Washington, D.C., October 6-7. Hotel reservations at the Gaylord Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor are open so book now! Stay tuned for a detailed schedule and sponsorship opportunities. Registration will be opening this summer. Learn more.

Let's BEAT NAVY in their own backyard by turning out in droves to the May 5-6 DC SACC. The Service Academy Career Conference is approaching, and it’s time to register! If you want to get the most out of your SACC experience, set up your Career Services Handshake profile and register for our SACC Prep Webinar taking place on April 13 at 7pm ET. Register for SACC.

We are excited to extend a warm welcome back to the Women of West Point in a couple of weeks for the West Point Women’s Conference. While you celebrate breaking barriers, we honor the achievements of our women graduates with our ladies’ West Point gear. If you are not attending in person, you can still save on some of our favorite ladies’ swag by shopping online at WPAOGGiftShop.com or over the phone at 800.426.4724 during regular store hours (M/F 10am-5pm).