Character

Focus On Character Development Through Uscc Cadet Leadership

Cadets with leadership roles at the brigade, regiment, battalion and company levels assemble for a training class in the Cadet Character Development Program (CCDP) with Colonel Scott Halstead ’91, Director of the William E. Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic.

Since the cadet leadership serves as facilitators for the 23 discussion classes in the CCDP, Halstead utilized cadet groups in live discussions to demonstrate facilitation techniques. The CCDP curriculum includes five lessons on the Honor System, eight lessons on CASHA (Cadets Against Sexual Harassment and Assault), four on the challenges of leadership (a case-study based curriculum centering on lessons learned by junior leaders in the Army and cadets at West Point), and six lessons that cover the civil, social and moral facets of character.

The Simon Center’s mission is to lead and coordinate the planning, synchronization, execution, and assessment of the Character Program (“Gold Book”) so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character.

THE SIX CORE FUNCTIONS OF THE SIMON CENTER ARE:

 Assist in the synchronization and assessment of the Character Development Strategy

 Design and administer the Cadet Character Development Program (CCDP)

 Design and administer MX400: Officership, the Superintendent's capstone course

 Educate, train, and inspire three Cadet committees with a focus on honorable living and building trust

• Honor Committee

• Cadets Against Sexual Harassment and Assault (CASHA) Committee

• Respect Committee

 Integrate and facilitate the functions of the U.S. Corps of Cadets’ Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC)

 Integrate and facilitate the functions of the Commandant's Equal Opportunity Advisor