Published on October 19, 2011 by Brad Radice Â
Members of the Air Force ROTC Detachment 012 will hold its ‘Retreat Ceremony’ Thursday, October 20th at Âé¶¹¹û¶³’s campus.
Cadets will gather at Seibert Hall at 3:15 p.m. and will march, with a Campus Safety escort, on Montague Drive to Sherman Circle, where the flag pole is located.
The cadets will gather around the flag pole for a short ceremony. They will take down the American Flag and the cadet corps will be presented to Âé¶¹¹û¶³ President Andrew Westmoreland.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.