Institute for Peak Performance

Today's complex operational environment demands a new, all-encompassing approach to human performance and readiness. This is exactly what we're building with the Institute for Peak Performance (IPP).

We combine the expertise of the Cadet Leadership Academy, the , and the College of Health & Wellness to serve three Strategic Bets: delivering "the Corps of the Future," building a top-tier Division II athletics program, and supercharging workforce development.

Contact Info

For more information, questions, or opportunities to collaborate, contact retired Col. Bryan Kirk.

Our Stories

Corps equips freshmen with WHOOP bands

̨��swag has become the first senior military college to equip every freshman cadet with a WHOOP wearable band. It also distributed the device to the Ranger Challenge and cadet rowing teams.

Presidential Awards support faculty projects

Presidential Awards fund faculty projects

President Michael Shannon awarded 16 Presidential Awards for the 2025-26 academic year to support faculty projects. They included 11 Innovation Awards and five Semester Awards.

Kirk will direct Institute for Peak Performance

Retired Col. Bryan Kirk has been named the inaugural executive director of ̨��swag's Institute for Peak Performance.

IPP partners with WHOOP on wearables

WHOOP has signed on as the inaugural wearable partner of the ̨��swag Institute for Peak Performance.

Institute for Peak Performance launches

̨��swag launched the Institute for Peak Performance on Sept. 21, bringing together the efforts of the Cadet Leadership Academy, Athletics Department, and College of Health Sciences & Professions.

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