Leavenworth School District underwriters participate in Walk and Talk program

● Mark Wiggins ● December 11, 2017 ● Featured News Releases Walk and Talk Program ● No Comments

On Dec. 7, CGSC Foundation CEO Doug Tystad received a short notice request from the Leavenworth School District chief financial officer to host a “walk and talk” visit of Fort Leavenworth and CGSC for three insurance underwriters who were visiting USD 453. Vice President Andy Carter and Jessica Gooch from… Read More

Ambassador McCarthy visits Fort Leavenworth

● Mark Wiggins ● December 8, 2017 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

As part of the CGSC Foundation / Simons Center’s Distinguished Speaker Series, Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah A. McCarthy visited Fort Leavenworth Dec. 5-7, as this year’s DACOR Visiting Professor of Diplomacy. During her visit Ambassador McCarthy met with students and faculty of the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), students and… Read More

InterAgency Journal 8-4

● Mark Wiggins ● December 6, 2017 ● Featured Simons Center News ● No Comments

This issue of the InterAgency Journal features writings on ethics, leadership, strategic communications, educating, and the world order. – The lead article by Erik Jens provides an insider’s perspective, using historical analysis, on the ethics of interrogation. Another article, authored by William Davis, is an excerpt from the interagency leadership… Read More

A season to give

● Mark Wiggins ● December 6, 2017 ● CEO Update ● No Comments

This is a wonderful time of year. – We moved quickly through Veterans Day honoring the sacrifice of so many, to Thanksgiving where we gave thanks for the blessings we have, and now move on to the Christmas holiday season with so many multi-cultural celebrations all based on hope and… Read More

KC Federal Executive Board leader to present next InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture

● Mark Wiggins ● December 4, 2017 ● Events Past Events ● No Comments

Mr. Larry A. Hisle, executive director of the Greater Kansas City Federal Executive Board, will lead the discussion in the next InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture at 12:30 p.m., Dec. 12, in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Hisle will outline the roles and missions… Read More

Dr. Willbanks to discuss CORDS program, public invited – Dec. 7

● Mark Wiggins ● December 4, 2017 ● Events Past Events ● No Comments

The ninth lecture in the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series is scheduled for Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Stove Factory Ballroom in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas (417 S. 2nd Street). A reception sponsored by the CGSC Foundation will begin at 5:30 p.m. In this the ninth lecture of the… Read More

Partner Spotlight – Park University

● Mark Wiggins ● December 4, 2017 ● News Releases Partner Spotlight ● No Comments

Park University is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for December 2017. Park University supports the Distinguished Speaker Series, led by the Foundation’s Simons Center and Simons Center Program Director Col. (Ret.) Roderick M. Cox. “Park University is an outstanding partner of the CGSC Foundation,” Cox said. “They are… Read More

ArmyU-CGSC VCO is ‘Person of the Month’ – December 2017

● Mark Wiggins ● December 4, 2017 ● Person of Note ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation has selected the Command and General Staff College’s Visitor and Ceremonies Office (VCO), headed up by Mrs. Rita Durocher, as the “Persons of the Month” for December 2017. According to Durocher the VCO mission is “to formulate, develop, coordinate, execute and supervise the functions of the Army… Read More

Public invited to event focused on the NATO organization

● Mark Wiggins ● December 1, 2017 ● Events Past Events ● No Comments

American Public Square, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in Kansas City, invites the public to a presentation entitled “NATO: Truman to Trump” on Dec. 6, 2017 from 7-9 p.m. at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum (500 W U.S. Hwy 24, Independence, Mo.). A reception will begin at 6:30.… Read More

Call for Papers: 2018 Ethics Symposium

● Mark Wiggins ● November 28, 2017 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

The 2018 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium will be conducted April 30-May 1, 2018. This year’s theme is: The Impact of Diverse Worldviews on Military Conflict CGSC is issuing a call for unpublished papers for the symposium. Authors are invited to submit 300-500 word extracts of their papers for consideration. CGSC… Read More