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USAFA readies for tourism season

by Monica Mendoza Published: April 24,2012

Tags: cadet chapel, Colorado Springs, tourism season, U.S. Air Force Academy

If the U.S. Air Force Academy cadet chapel were a supermodel, May would mark the beginning of its fashion week. Each year, an estimated 500,000 visitors tour the U.S. Air Force Academy ground and inevitably, they all want photos of the chapel, said David Cannon, USAFA spokesman. May, with the academy’s graduation, marks the beginning [...] [...]

Collegiate boxers ready to duke it out at USAFA

by Monica Mendoza Published: March 28,2012

Tags: National Collegiate Boxing Association Championships, U.S. Air Force Academy

An all out slug fest is coming to the U.S. Air Force Academy next month. The nation’s best up and coming collegiate boxers will descend on the academy April 5-7 to compete in the National Collegiate Boxing Association Championships. Boxers in a rage of weight classes will duke it out on the daily card during [...] [...]

Finalists chosen for National Security Innovation Competition

The National Homeland Defense Foundation has announced 10 finalists for the National Security Innovation Competition. In its fifth year, the security competition will be held at the U.S. Air Force Academy on April 29. The competition was designed to stimulate student interest in national security problem-solving by exposing university-sponsored projects to a broad audience. [...]

AFA professors rank as ‘most accessible’

by Rebecca Tonn Published: August 3,2010

Tags: U.S. Air Force Academy

Professors at the U.S. Air Force Academy were ranked the most accessible in the nation for the fifth consecutive year by The Princeton Review. The declaration was made in Princeton Review’s annual “The Best 373 Colleges” guide, released today. The Academy’s student-faculty ratio is 9 to 1, average class size is 20 and all of the [...] [...]

Lt. Gen. A.P. Clark funeral services today (access required)

by Rob Larimer Published: March 17,2010

Tags: Lt. Gen. A.P. Clark, U.S. Air Force Academy

Former Air Force Academy Superintendent and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Albert P. Clark Jr. will buried at the academy cemetery. Clark died March 8 at age 96. He had been living in Colorado Springs. He spent 33 months as a prisoner of war during World War II after being shot down over France. His [...] [...]

Funeral for Lt. Gen. A.P. Clark scheduled (access required)

by Rob Larimer Published: March 15,2010

Tags: A.P. Clark, U.S. Air Force Academy

Funeral services for Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. A.P. Clark, are scheduled for Wednesday. Services begin with a 10 a.m. Funeral Mass in the Cadet Chapel, followed by a graveside service at the Academy Cemetery. Clark died March 8. He was 96. A resident of Colorado Springs, Clark was the sixth superintendent of the U.S. Air [...] [...]

AFA garners top 100 best value (access required)

by Rebecca Tonn Published: January 22,2010

Tags: best value college, U.S. Air Force Academy

The Princeton Review has named the U.S. Air Force Academy one of the nation’s top 100 best value colleges for 2010. Selection criteria included more than 30 components in three areas: academics, financial aid and costs of attendance, based on 2008-2009 academic year data. The student-faculty ratio at the academy is 9:1, and the curriculum [...] [...]

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