West Point Association of Graduates
Hudson Valley Program
USMA recognizes that prosperity of its neighbor communities is fundamentally linked to the success of the Academy
The Hudson Valley Program directly addresses WPAOG strategic goals to serve West Point and the Long Gray Line.
The Hudson Valley Program (HVP) comprises WPAOG initiatives designed to assist in the economic, educational, and social development of West Point neighbor communities, in particular the Town of Highlands. A thriving local community is a benefit to the numerous West Point employee families who live in the town, to USMA admissions by making West Point more appealing to cadet candidates and their parents, to the Academy by attracting accomplished staff and faculty, and to graduates by improving their experiences when returning to their alma mater.
Economic Development Initiative
Following a model increasingly common for major institutions of higher education around the country, the Hudson Valley Program (HVP) includes an Economic Development initiative with the purpose to serve as a catalyst to help improve the economic vibrancy of neighboring communities. West Point alumni and friends have provided their considerable networking power and expertise to advise HVP as it accumulates strategic properties and determines the best use of those properties. HVP creates investment proposals relating to the strategic properties for the consideration of potential investors. In the long term, WPAOG may lease land or participate directly in the development of impactful projects to support the Town of Highlands.