NU Communications grads find toehold in television industry  Three Norwich graduates are working at Authentic Entertainment, whose co-founder is the son of Tom Rogan '65, a volunteer in the NU Alumni Office. Through the relationship, these students have found a toehold in the entertainment industry, while people at Authentic have been impressed by the work ethic and attitude of Norwich grads. | NU grad seeks state house seat in Florida  They say NAVY stands for Never Again Volunteer Yourself. Norwich grad Leo Cruz '02 has yet to learn that lesson. “Leo exhibits a degree of leadership and commitment to his community that will make him a successful advocate for his constituents,” said Florida State Rep. Darren Soto.
| Race pays tribute to alumnus killed in Iraq  Nancy Smyth, right, Adam Kennedy’s mother, thanks members of the Mountain Cold Weather Company of Norwich University, during the first annual Adam's Army Run held Saturday in Norfolk in honor of Adam Kennedy '04, who died 2007 in Iraq. Kennedy was a member of the company when he was at Norwich. | NU '91 grad and Marine: U.S. strategy working  Lt. Col. William McCollough '91, the Marines' commanding officer in the Nawa District of the Helmand Province, has been asked to detail his Marines' work on NBC News, CBS News, CNN. "I'm not following the Washington (D.C.) debate," he said. "I know we're winning here because we're living among the people. I do know it's working here." | Norwich class prepares Cadets for deployment  Norwich students Justin Macura from Granville, New York and Jared Labello from Virginia will both deploy to Afghanistan with the Vermont National Guard. They say they've seen the affect of war on returning soldiers. They hope the class will better prepare them. "Just having the class, though, is a big deal because its like, ‘hey, we're supporting you guys'. It's nice to get that pat on the back," Labello said. | Seeking funds for soldiers’ travel  Vermont National Guard members (including Norwich University students and alumni) will be training in Indiana before being deployed to Afghanistan. While the troops have a week off over the holidays, they are required to finance their own trips home. Unfortunately, with airfares costing up to $1,500, many of them cannot afford the trip. | Norwich crew embraces sweet agony of Death Race  A group of Norwich University students and a few alumni participated in this summer's 24 hour Death Race in Pittsfield, Vt., which takes athletes to the far reaches of physical and mental endurance. As soon as one challenge is complete, the race planners throw another surprise at the competitors. NU grad Tom Worthington '09 was one of two co-winners. | Special operations unit opens course for ROTC cadets  A three-week special tactics orientation course, which has been held for two years with cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy, was attended this year by six cadets from Norwich University's ROTC Det. 867 from Northfield, Vt. | NU School of Art & Architecture alum in Tanzania  Since she first traveled to Tanzania with an NU Visions prep excursion, Norwich University School of Art & Architecture alum and former student body president Moriah Gavrish '07 has never stopped developing a relationship with the people of that country. Even more interesting is Gavrish’s involvement in a project that closely resembles the thesis she created during her fifth year at Norwich. | NU grad applies Diplomacy skills in Haiti  Jean-Marc Koumoue '99, M'09 (MDY) serves as head of protocol for the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti. His position involves arranging all aspects of high-level dignitary visits to the country, and he credits his Norwich University School of Graduate Studies MDY education for better enabling him to do his job. | Homecoming Weekend: bridging generations  Nearly 900 alumni travelled to the Northfield campus October 2-4, joined by more than 850 family members. In addition to dozens of events spanning three full days, the weekend also provided alumni and their families with an opportunity to visit the University’s newest buildings. | Sean Rockwell '05 wins pro MMA debut  “Everyone knew Lee is a beast and was going to win his fight,” said Norwich University alumnus Rockwell, Prime Athletic’s founder and CEO. “But to go [3-for-3] on the night, with both Dave and I never having [fought] before, felt amazing.” | NU hosts Vermont National Guard deployment dinner  General Sullivan reminded the soldiers that they were continuing a tradition dating back to the War of 1812. "Norwich men and women have fought in every war the U.S. has ever been in," he said. "You are all manifestations of that proud tradition." | Army ROTC ranks grow  "The Army is a growth industry," said Col. Stephen Carney, head of the ROTC detachment at Norwich. "You would think OK, it's enlisted soldiers and (noncommissioned officers) that really make the Army run, but we need officers, too." | Opportunities for military musicians  Sean Gilfillan, an alum of both Norwich undergraduate and SGS programs, has created a new music label. The twist is that Gilfillan, an Iraq veteran, created the label to showcase and publicize the talents of other veterans and active soldiers. | Military flair at the Tunbridge Fair  Jack Thurston from WCAX News highlights the contribution of Norwich University Cadets at the annual Tunbridge World's Fair. "They do a fantastic job!" said Euclid Farnham, President of the fair. | Upper Valley veterans honored in Hanover  Veterans of all ages lined East Wheelock Street to watch the New Hampshire Police Association Pipe and Drum Band perform, as well as the color guard and drill team from Norwich University. | MMH grad ties it all together ![Brian Weber addresses his English class at Severn School in Severna Park, Md. [photo courtesy of Brian Mark Weber].](http://www.alumni.norwich.edu/s/758/images/editor/vmonette/News/BrianWeberthumbs.jpg) Brian Weber, a 2007 MMH graduate who teaches English and military history, engages in political commentary, and dabbles in meteorology—and enjoys finding common themes in and writing about all of these areas. | Unlocking their creativity with concrete  The Norwich University School of Art & Architecture collaborated with the Yestermorrow Design/Build School during a weeklong seminar, in another example of Art & Architecture’s efforts to teach practical building techniques to its students, who learn by bringing their own creations to life. | Rook Arrival Day a poignant transition  Norwich University freshman Jennifer Smith and her family generously allowed writer Sarah Tuff and photographer Jay Ericson to come to their home in North Troy, Vt., and then to reconnect with them on Rook Arrival Day. They shared their fears, excitement, sadness and apprehension, as well as the significance of the moment of parting. | From bullets to books  Author Ken Picard from local weekly Seven Days explores the new realities of veterans on area college campuses, and the impact of the GI Bill. | Running them into the ground  Boston Globe correspondent Brion O'Connor shows how Vermont’s ‘Death Race’ is a brutal test of the body and the mind. Not surprisingly, Norwich University students and alumni not only participate, but also excel. | SGS Residency road warriors ![Jerome Devitt loads a mortar shell while visiting the West Point Military Academy artillery range [photo courtesy of Tod Rathbone].](http://www.alumni.norwich.edu/s/758/images/editor/vmonette/News/resroadwarriorsthumb.jpg) Three Norwich University School of Graduate Studies master of arts in military history (MMH) students forged a friendship in cyberspace that began during their first week of class and culminated in a two-week military history road trip—a trip O'Brien jokingly dubbed "The Greater Northeast U.S. Battlefield and Monuments Tour." | Hire Norwich First pays off for recent grad  “Who needs a job!? I’ve got a job available!”
These were the magic words that reached Jamie Arnold’s ears this past March at the Spring Networking Social sponsored by the NU Club of Washington, D.C. Jamie, a 2008 graduate with a bachelor's of communications, was on the hunt for a new career, and figured the Norwich event would be a great place to network. | NUARI and Sen. Leahy announce $7.7 million in funding  On a Friday, July 17, visit to campus, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced $7.7 million in new federal funding for Norwich University to carry out cyber-security projects, solidifying the University’s place as a leader in protecting the nation’s computers against cyber attacks. | New dorm and bridge will welcome students in August  Norwich University’s first new dorm in 21 years, South Hall, and the nearby pedestrian bridge will be open and ready for students when they arrive in mid-August.
South Hall will be the first LEED-certified building on the Norwich campus, and the 63-foot pedestrian bridge will provide the principal link between the Upper Parade and the south end of campus. | Norwich Rugby Player selected for national team  Norwich Rugby Player Katie Hathway has been selected to play on the USA Under-20 Women's National Team. "...this team could be the best prepared of any squad we’ve fielded to date,” said Head Coach Bryn Chivers. | Veterans Advocate Joyce Rivers speaks about the new GI Bill  Joyce Rivers, Veterans Advocate at Norwich University, which has about 200 veterans and serving military personnel enrolled as students, attended the meeting in Rutland with three students who are working to produce The War At Home Project, a follow-up to The Vermont Fallen, which was also produced at the university. She said before the meeting that she felt the enhanced Post-9/11 GI Bill is "the best thing we can do" for veterans. | NUARI receives $770,000 to study NBIC Convergence  Norwich University Applied Research Institute has landed a $770,000 Pentagon grant to study materials that may be used in developing the next generation of suits to protect servicemembers from the biological and chemical agents they could face. | Nurses ponder new role in prevention  A panel of nurse executives from "critical access" hospitals in Vermont and New Hampshire met with students at Norwich University on Tuesday to discuss a coming "transformation" in the profession. Reforms afoot at both the federal and state levels, nurses said, will dramatically shift the role nurses and hospitals play in patient care. | Robert Murphy '68 named Carnegie Mellon CPDC director  Following a national search, Carnegie Mellon University has named Robert Murphy '68 director of its Career and Professional Development Center, effective July 1.
"I am extremely flattered and fortunate to be able to join such a prestigious and exceptional institution," Murphy said. "I look forward with great enthusiasm to joining my new colleagues at the Career Center."
| Sullivan Museum & History Center - Reinventing the Past  Director Marilyn Solvay decided to feature local contemporary art in the institution’s first foray into fine art: “Inspired by Stories: Artists Reflect on the Historical Collection of the Sullivan Museum” as a way to help visitors understand and interpret obsolete artifacts that have little relationship to modern life. As she puts it, “History is usually about dates and dead people, usually white dead people.” | WEC champ Brown '00 beats Faber again  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Mike Brown '00 won a decision over former champion Urijah (The California Kid) Faber to retain his World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight title Sunday night at WEC 41 at the Arco Arena. It was a five-round war of attrition with Faber hampered by a broken hand sustained early in a relentless 145-pound fight. | Campuses as vet-friendly zones  An article on InsideHigherEd.com features NU and the effort to make campuses vet-friendly:
Lindsay Armitage, a postdoctoral fellow in clinical psychology at Norwich University, helped design a reflective seminar for combat veterans. Student veterans also offered the Board of Trustees a list of recommendations as to how Norwich, a private military college that is home to a large cadet corps, could become more veteran-friendly.
"We have not as an institution been geared for veterans and we’re going to be," pledged Richard W. Schneider, Norwich's president. | From the President: Wrestling Program reinstated  I am pleased to announce that, as a result of the generosity of the wrestling community, the Norwich wrestling program will be reinstated for the 2009/2010 academic year. A groundswell of support for Norwich wrestling from alumni, parents and friends has yielded in excess of $85,000 in pledges, one-time gifts, and event fundraising money. I want to thank them for rallying behind this cause and enabling a program with a rich history at Norwich to compete for another season. | From the President: Important changes to the NUCC  The Corps of Cadets has been in existence for 190 years. Periodically it becomes necessary to review its structure and training in order to ensure that Cadets are getting the most out of their Corps experience. I am writing this message to inform you of changes that will be made this fall. | Norwich celebrates Commencement; honors ABC reporter  The nation's oldest private military college welcomed its newest class into the world on Sunday, May 10.
Click the links below for video, photo and full coverage of Norwich University's Commencement 2009 celebration. Be a part of the success! | | | Norwich University MGAA coordinator hired  "Jo Lynn brings and incredible amount of enthusiasm an energy to our team," said Paul Bova '88, Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Volunteer Relations. "Her knowledge and experience in the area of relationship building and athletics will prove extremely valuable to our goal of rebuilding the Maroon & Gold Athletic Association." | Lacrosse game brings students, alumni together  Eighteen alumni suited up alongside nineteen current players to compete in the sixth annual Brendan T. MacDonald '06 Memorial Alumni Lacrosse Game on Sunday, April 26.
"I miss this so much," was overheard on the sidelines, as alumni reminisced about their glory days on Howard Field. | Fallen cadet firemen honored  The NU Corps of Cadets honored the memory of four cadet firemen who were involved in a fatal accident as members of the Norwich Fire Brigade on April 29, 1984 while responding to a brush fire in Roxbury, VT. Cadet firefighters placed a wreath to mark the 25th anniversary of the accident. | National Football Foundation honors NU'ers  Three of Norwich's own were inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame at Middlebury College on April 26, 2009. "What a great way to spend a Sunday evening! It was an honor to witness the induction of three great men and catch up with friends and families of Vermont football," writes Sue Yesalonia, Assistant Professor of Physical Education. | NU Men's Tennis reinstated through donations  The Norwich University men’s tennis program, which was previously eliminated due to budgetary constraints, will be reinstated for the spring 2010 season due to donations from friends of Norwich. “Norwich is grateful for the generosity of these friends and their passion for keeping tennis going for the next season,” said Tony Mariano, Director of Athletics. | American Legion Website showcases Norwich  The American Legion Magazine e-newsletter Website features a slideshow by Marty Callaghan celebrating NU as the birthplace of ROTC. You can see the Upper Parade Ground, the student center, statues of founder Alden Partridge and Gen. Ernest Harmon, and several photos of cadets. | Norwich students are Young People Who Rock  Two Norwich University students, Amanda Plachek and Steven Weber, are currently featured on the CNN.com blog Young People Who Rock. CNN’s Nicole Lapin introduces them in her weekly column, which goes out in time for people to make comments before she interviews them Friday on CNN.com Live. | NU recognized at 2009 Vermont Campus Compact conference  Several members of the Norwich community were honored at the 2009 Vermont Campus Compact (VCC) Higher Education conference. VCC is a consortium of Vermont’s colleges and universities and non-academic partners committed to the civic purposes of higher education. | Vermont’s Outstanding Future Professionals  Norwich University students Kyle Kenia ’09 and Arturo Diaz ’10 were honored as Vermont’s 2009 Outstanding Future Professionals in the field of physical education at the 2009 Eastern District Association of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance (EDA-AAHPERD) Convention. | Civil Engineering students take home honors  A team of Norwich University civil engineering students competed in this competition for the first time in more than ten years. The Norwich entry held 261 kg and weighed only 2 kg, receiving 5th place for design efficiency, and took home the Rookie of the Year trophy. Said faculty advisor Professor Adam Sevi, “These kids made this happen, and represent what Norwich students are to me.” | “It’s more than just a shed” Design/Build auction  The School of Architecture and Art’s Design/Build Program will auction off a small multipurpose building called the “T-Box” in April. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Design/Build Program to fund future projects. | British legend rehabs in U.S, visits N.U.  Rugby players at Norwich University in Vermont had a close encounter with a British rugby superstar in early February when Jonny Wilkinson visited the area to rehabilitate a knee injury. | Engineering Summer Academy offered  Do you know of any rising high school juniors or seniors who might enjoy a week in Vermont at Norwich’s Engineering Academy this July? Is there a future engineer in your family? Or, in a friend’s family? | NUCC Spring Parade Schedule  Everyone is invited to campus to watch the Corps of Cadets on parade throughout the spring season! Parades are scheduled for March 20, April 17, 21 & 24, and May 1. | Online/field trip course on Civil War battlefields  The Masters of Arts in Military History program, in conjunction with the Norwich Department of Studies in War and Peace, is organizing an accredited course/field trip of the Civil War battlefields of General U.S. Grant’s 1864 Overland Campaign.
The readings, weekly discussion and tours of the battlefield will be led by two historians of the Civil War: Professor Steve Sodergren of Norwich University and Professor Charles Sanders of Kansas State University. | Dwell Magazine features Architecture Professor Lutz  Lutz, now at Norwich University in Vermont, is keen on doing a second version of PLUG (Portable Laboratory on Uncommon Ground) Project. "I'm trying to get funding for a second one," he reports. "The big question is how to improve what it needs to sustain itself when there's no one around." | More Changes in Development & Alumni Relations | In mid-March, Norwich University will welcome Christopher D. Heaney ’90, as the newest member of the Office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR). Heaney, who has worked as the annual fund director at the Hillside School in Massachusetts for the past two years, is joining DAR as a development officer. His prior experience includes 15 years in medical sales. | "Team Up to Fight Cancer" with Relay for Life  The second annual Relay for Life at Norwich University will be held from Saturday - Sunday, April 25-26 from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. in Shapiro Field House. The theme is “Team Up to Fight Cancer." Go to Norwich’s relay website to sign up. Any participant who signs up and fundraises $100 by Friday, March 13 is guaranteed a t-shirt. | NU alumni present at second annual CSI Symposium  "There will be fifty murders today in the U.S.," said Dr. Michael Baden, M.D. "Most of the autopsies will be done by doctors who don't have any training in unnatural deaths, and cannot contribute to evidence that will get a murderer convicted." | Priscilla Gilbert takes on new role at Norwich  Effective Monday, Feb. 16, Associate Vice President for Development Rick Van Arnam '84 will begin a two-year leave of absence from Norwich to serve full-time in the Vermont National Guard. As a result, Director of Planned Giving Priscilla Gilbert will be promoted to the position of assistant vice president for Development. | A letter from President Schneider | I want all members of the Norwich family to understand the steps we have taken to keep our fiscal house in order. The purpose of this letter is to provide you with a summary of budget cuts I have approved during the past two months. | A Successful Close to the Fuller Foundation Challenge | “It was a fantastic month that turned the challenge into a great success. I want to thank every alum who made a gift to Norwich during the past two years,” said President Richard W. Schneider. “I also want to thank the trustees of the Fuller Foundation for their generous investment in our students and for challenging our young alumni to step up and support the University.” | Alumnus takes to Iraq skies  When another student mentioned ammunition and weapons in Dustin Blecha’s senior year at Bear Creek High School in Lakewood, Colo., Blecha (NU '03) overturned a desk, took cover behind it and pretended to be leading troops on a battlefield. “I was ‘that guy’, already wearing the cammie clothes and combat boots along with a military haircut in high school,” he said. | NU Club of CT members "Give2theTroops"  NU parents, current undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni from all parts of the state turned out to assist in packing and shipping holiday donations to US servicemen and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was the first of its kind alumni event for Norwich but, according to Club President Carrie Ladue '02, “it won’t be our last”. | Alumnus publishes award-winning research on interrogation  “If I’d gone anyplace other than Norwich, I don’t think I’d be where I am now,” Army Maj. Nicholas R. Dotti '97 said. “Norwich was the first time I had teachers who challenged me to take on difficult topics, and then encouraged me and said, ‘You’re good at this.’”
| Dean Kamen kicks off Todd Lecture Series  Dean Kamen, renowned inventor, entrepreneur and advocate for science and technology, was speaker at the inaugural Todd Lecture Series event, held on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, in Plumley Armory. “It’s funny, I spend my entire life building all sorts of medical equipment which I never want anybody to use, and I’m very proud of it,” Kamen said. “It’s sort of like the military. It’s comforting to know it’s there; you just hope you never need it.” | NU Receives $2 Million Gift from A.J. & Anne Bartoletto  “With all that has happened on Wall Street in the past two months, we know it is a challenge for many alumni and friends to give at this moment,” said Norwich University President Richard W. Schneider. “At the same time, the economic crunch is even tougher on many of our students and their parents. Bart and Anne’s gift continues the tradition of Norwich alumni giving back to help the students of today and tomorrow. That tradition has never been more important than right now." | Norwich announces newest major gift officer  Kathryn Becker, Assistant Director of Class Relations for Graduate Studies, has been named Norwich University’s newest major gift officer. “Our team is fortunate to find internally not only a very talented candidate who will work well with our alumni on behalf of Norwich, but who is also an SGS alumna capable of forging strong relationships,” said Associate Vice President for Development Rick Van Arnam. | Norwich honors veterans, past and present  Veterans Day is a personal day for the Norwich community. The observance’s guest speaker, Army Lt. Gen. David Fridovich, didn’t have to be briefed to know how personal.
Fridovich, former assistant professor of military science, said he knows that there is a “phenomenal amount of all of you that rise through the ranks [to] become leaders in a short period of time. “Half of you will commit to something bigger than yourselves,” he said. “You’ll be committing to a hallowed history.” | NU helps find clean drinking water in Bangladesh  Call it another day, another milestone in Seth Frisbie’s efforts to help some of the poorest citizens in the developing world find safe drinking water. And another gold star for one of his chemistry-lab students at Norwich.
“Perhaps the most important part of this work,” Frisbie said, “is the contribution of a former Norwich undergraduate, Lawrence Mastera.”
| Doyle Hall project delayed due to budgetary concerns  The Board of Trustees has voted to postpone construction of Doyle Hall for at least one year in an effort to keep the project within its $8 million budget.
During their annual autumn meeting, trustees learned that the cost of building the 30,000-square-foot facility as currently designed would be substantially more than anticipated, particularly for the three-level portion of Doyle Hall squeezed between Kreitzberg Arena and Andrews Hall. | Double duty: Robert Burke '89 serves as squadron commander  Few are given the opportunity to command a battalion in a combat zone. And to be a commander is, arguably, the highlight of an officer’s career. To command is to serve, as Andre Malraux states. For Lt. Col. Robert Burke, a Connersville, Ind., native, and the squadron commander of 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Recon, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition, service and commanding have been a part of his life since birth. | President Schneider: Norwich stands ready to help | If the current economic slump has affected your career, there are ways Norwich may be able to help, principally through our Online Community, the University’s Career Development Center, and our network of alumni clubs. | Kreitzberg Library celebrates 100 years as a federal depository  Kreitzberg Library has come a long way in 100 years.
In the year 1908, the library moved from the first floor of Dewey Hall to the brand-new Carnegie Hall, where it spread its wings over two floors but still shared space with the engineering department. Though the library only had a couple thousand volumes that year, on Oct. 16 it became a “key source of information,” as Sen. Patrick Leahy noted in a letter of congratulations to Norwich. | Norwich hosts environmental expo  With awareness rising on ways to spread the benefits of “green” technology, several dozen representatives of Vermont companies, colleges, non-profits, industry organizations and state agencies gathered at Norwich University on Thursday, Oct. 27 for the annual meeting and expo of the Vermont Environmental Consortium (VEC). | Vermont Women in Higher Education acknowledge Frey as academic leader |  “She has mentored other young faculty, especially in her own school, and is one of the senior administrators and role models at Norwich,” Pres. Richard W. Schneider wrote in his letter of recommendation for NU School of Mathematics and Sciences Dean Cathy Frey. “She serves as a mentor for all of our women faculty members and has earned the respect of the entire faculty.”
| PrimeLink Great Northern ShootOut November 28 & 29  Norwich hockey fans who are unable to make the trek to Middlebury, Vt., for this season's Primelink ShootOut will be able to view the games online thanks to a live videostreamed webcast.
All four games of the ShootOut will be able to fans who log on to the official web site of the tournament at www.primelink1.com or www.primelinkshootout.com. Middlebury College hosts the 2008 PrimeLink Great Northern ShootOut at the Chip Kenyon Ice Arena located in Middlebury, Vermont. | Norwich faculty teach each other at Faculty Scholarship Celebration  Interim Dean of Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs Frank Vanecek opened Norwich’s 2008 Faculty Scholarship Celebration with a toast of “Well done!” And for three days after the clearing out of wine glasses and leftover hors d’oeuvres from the library’s multipurpose room, faculty members dished out and sampled a buffet of food for thought. | Dr. Robert Hazen rocks Norwich's geology community  “How many of you here have had a mineral named after you?” David Westerman, Norwich’s Dana Professor of geology, said in his introduction to the second of Dr. Robert M. Hazen's two lectures. “There are only 4,000-something minerals, and not many of them are named after people. He’s got one of them.” | Master of Science in Nursing receives national accreditation  Norwich University is proud to announce that the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) has been awarded national accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). This accreditation is an assurance that a nursing program meets national standards for quality and rigor in nursing education. Norwich University’s MSN program, delivered online, has been designed to prepare nursing professionals for advanced leadership roles while they continue to work. | A message from President Schneider | Without question this is one of the most worrisome times for America’s economy in our lives. All of you are concerned about how your 401Ks and other investments are faring through this turbulent period. Because you are also interested in the financial health and well-being of your alma mater, I want to provide you with this reassurance about Norwich’s endowment. | Learning leadership with Polly Young-Eisendrath  Polly Young-Eisendrath, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Vermont, has been consulting Norwich on development of the program for several years. She recently took time from a busy book tour schedule for The Self-Esteem Trap to clarify what NU LEAD is about and dispel rumors. | CadetsVision shows NU Hockey live  Beginning this fall, Norwich University and B2 Networks is unveiling CadetsVision, a brand-new video webstreaming initiative that will broadcast each of NU’s home football and men’s ice hockey games live on the Internet.
CadetsVision will be available for viewing to audiences around the world through the school’s athletics website, www.norwichathletics.com as well as the B2 Networks web site (www.b2tv.com). | Coverage of NU's 9-11 memorial ceremony  Norwich University commemorated the events of 9/11 with a massive flag display on the Upper Parade ground. Each flag set up as part of the Never Forget Project represented a person killed in the terrorist attacks of September 2001. Follow the links to see how this meaningful tribute was covered by the local media. | Engineering Innovation & Leadership Endowment launched  Approved by President Schneider in late June, this is the first endowment launched by any of Norwich University’s academic schools to augment Norwich’s General Fund.
“This new endowment will prove beneficial in building future engineering leaders and in developing innovative academic programs,” engineering dean Bruce Bowman announced on July 1, the first anniversary of his arrival at Norwich. | Homecoming 2008  Homecoming 2008
is just around the corner, and YOU are invited! Make plans now to be in Vermont with your classmates and friends September 18-21, 2008. Join us on campus this fall for a wonderful weekend of fun times and great memories. We can't wait to have you return home to the Hill! Visit www.alumni.norwich.edu/homecoming2008 on this site right now for a full schedule, to see who else is coming, and to pre-register online. | VPAA, faculty challenge, reward students at Convocation  They weren’t bragging, exactly. The members of Norwich’s student body of 2008-2009 just saw no point in hiding their lights at Convocation on Aug. 26.
So when Frank Vanecek, interim vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, asked the throng of undergraduates assembled at Shapiro Field House whether they consider themselves smarter than Norwich students 30 years ago, more than a few either raised their hands or nodded their heads. | HAPPY BIRTHDAY?Happy Birthday, Norwich University! Not your actual birthday? You're not alone! Due to a glitch in the Online Community email system, a birthday card was sent out to the NU community Friday morning, August 29. We apologize for the error, and wish to assure you that your records were not affected. Thank you for allowing us to celebrate YOU, our Norwich Family member. Now have some cake and blow out your candles... Founder’s day is an active celebration of Alden Partridge  This year's Founder’s Day social was a celebration of what Alden Partridge loved best: PT.
“Alden Partridge was all about physical fitness for everyone, not just students,” said Ellalou Zilbris, chairwoman of the Norwich Wellness Committee. “So, here we are at our─hopefully─first annual activity and Founders Day social.” | Frank Vanecek’s big plans for the interimOfficially, Frank Vanecek strapped on the title—and the dual burdens—of Norwich’s interim vice president of academic affairs (VPAA) and dean of the faculty at Norwich on July 1. NU community gathers to say good-bye to VPAA Yeigh  The Norwich community bade farewell to Bjong Wolf Yeigh on Thursday, June 26, five days shy of his second anniversary as vice president of Academic Affairs (VPAA) and dean of the faculty.
“In some ways I feel like I’ve been here for a long time,” the university’s first-ever VPAA told the well-wishers who packed the faculty dining room of the Wise Campus Center. “And in other ways I feel like I just got here.” | NU community steps into spring with third annual Partridge Walk  “It was a long winter, now its spring—let’s get moving.” Assistant Professor of Biology and Physical Education Elizabeth Wuorinen was referring of course to Norwich’s three year old tradition of welcoming spring: the Partridge Walk. Her words could not have been more refreshing for participants in this year’s six-week outing. | Board of Trustees breaks ground for new dorm  On Thursday, April 24, the Norwich Board of Trustees, community and friends filled up the tennis court parking lot to officially kick-off construction of a new civilian dormitory. The 65,000 square-foot building will provide living space for 284 civilian students and help Norwich achieve residential housing goals set out in the University’s strategic plan, NU2019. | |