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Remember the eighties? How about the fifties? Register on the new Online Community today to see all of the latest Class Pages, and make sure YOUR class is represented! Add your photos, memories and share your tall tales of NU! Reunions are right around the corner! Get caught up and get in the loop with Homecoming plans and good times ahead:
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 Winter Clearance Sale!
The Winter Clearance Sale continues! Come grab your Norwich merchandise at a reduced price. Quality clothes, gifts & merchandise available on sale now at cadetsgear.com.
The Uniform Shop has joined the Alumni Office, School of Graduate Studies, and the Athletics Department to offer you the items you can't get anywhere else, while your purchase goes to support Norwich University activities. Happy Shopping!
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April 2008 Vol. 5 · Issue 11
Hello, welcome to the Norwich Enews, your direct link to campus and the entire Norwich Family! Delivered to your inbox monthly, each issue provides a sampling of news, information and features now available to you on our new Online Community. We hope you will use this exciting new tool to connect with the University, classmates, friends, and other Norwich Parents and Families.
 Norwich chemist works to prevent arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh
More than 150,000 people living in the developing nation of Bangladesh are expected to die from skin, bladder, liver, and lung cancers because of exposure to naturally occurring arsenic. Now, a testing method developed by Seth H. Frisbie, faculty member in Norwich University's chemistry department, is offering hope for hundreds of thousands of people by making it easier to identify safer sources of groundwater in the southwest Asian country of 137 million. Continued at www.norwich.edu... |
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 Alumnus awarded Bronze Star for Iraq Service
By Bill Dwyer Reprinted with permission from Wednesday Journal, Oak Park, IL
When Joe Smith saw his son, U.S. Army Captain Matt Smith off to war in October, 2006, he gave him three pieces of advice-do your duty, protect your men, and don't worry about being a hero. Smith did his duty well, preparing and deploying to Iraq on just 45 days notice, and he got all 97 of his men back home alive and well. But he failed on admonition number three, earning the Bronze Star, awarded for "heroic or meritorious service." "He listened to two of the things I told him," said his father. Continued...
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 Digital education for the millennial generation
A laptop for every freshman, a wireless campus, class discussions online and distance learning-this is the face of high-tech campuses. How does Norwich University measure up? Continued at www.norwich.edu... |
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Undergraduate cyber sleuths take on DoD challenge
Norwich students have come out at the top of the pack in computer-forensic competitions sponsored by agencies such as the Cyber Crimes Office of the U.S. Department of Defense. Continued at www.norwich.edu... | 
No miracle: Norwich shut out by #1 St. Norbert's of Wisc! onsin
Despite outshooting the Golden Knights 26-19, the Cadets men's ice hockey team still needed a miracle to oust eventual champs St. Norbert's in their NCAA Div III frozen four title bid. The semi-final matchup, which took place in the Herbert Brooks Olympic Arena, site of the 1980 "Miracle On Ice," in Lake Placid, N.Y., ended 3-0 in the Wisconsinites favor. St. Norbert's defeated Plattsburgh State 2-0 in Sunday's final. Continued at NorwichAthletics.com...NU Women's Rugby Featured in National MagazineThe women's rugby team has received national press in the March edition of Rugby Magazine, the most widely distributed publication of its kind i! n North America. Two articles on the team are featured within the magazine and Norwich is mentioned on the front cover alongside Army and Navy as a school with "Military Might." Continued at NorwichAthletics.com...
Last call for 2008 Athletic Hall of Fame Nominations The Athletics Department is requesting Hall of Fame nominations for 2008. Please send names and supporting information to Tony Mariano, Director of Athletics, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, Vt. 05663, or email tmariano@norwich.edu. Preference given to Class years ending in 3 and 8. Deadline for nominations is April 15. To view the criteria, process for selection and printable nomination form, click here.
April 10 Career Fair: Last chance to register!
The Career Development Center (CDC) will be sponsoring an "All Majors" Career Fair on Thursday, April 10 on the Norwich campus from 1-4 pm. Please help a Norwich student by representing your employer at the career fair. Bringing information, opportunities and networking to a college student is one of the greatest gifts you can offer!
It is not too late to register! If you and/or your employer are interested in hiring intelligent, well-trained, motivated Norwich students, please contact the CDC at (802) 485-2125 or email careers@norwich.edu or visit the Career Center on the Online Community for all the fair details.
Last call for Special Alumni Awards nominations!
Nominate a deserving alumnus or alumna for one of the special recognition awards given out each year at Homecoming. Preference will be given to class years ending in 3 and 8. For an Alumni Association Award Nomination Form, including criteria and list of past recipients, contact the Alumni Office at (802) 485-2100, or alumni@norwich.edu. For a downloadable (pdf) form click here.
Nominations are due April 30!
Seven benefits to a Charitable Gift Annuity
Although there are many benefits to establishing a Charitable Gift Annuity in any economic environment, now is one of the best times to make a gift to Norwich using a Charitable Gift Annuity. [more]
Last Call for Drill Team Alumni Reunion!
This is your last opportunity to join us for a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of NU Drill Team alumni APRIL 18 - 20, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. We are pulling out all the stops to put together a fabulous weekend of activities, fun and Norwich camaraderie. For more information, and to register for this exciting weekend, visit www.alumni.norwich.edu/drillteamreunionreg. Calls are welcome by event coordinator Rob Colatarci '95 at 908.507.8122 NU Golf Attention Norwich golfers! The summer season is upon us! Register today for a great round of golf with other NU alumni and friends! Find the latest on all NU Golf at www.alumni.norwich.edu/golf
Monthly gatherings
NU Club of Central Florida - (first Wednesday of every month)
NU Club of Ft. Bragg, NC - (fourth Thursday of every month)
NU Club of Hanscom AFB - (last Friday of every month)
NU Club of Leavenworth, KS - (first Thursday of every month)
NU Club of Tampa, FL - (first Thursday of every month)
NU Club of Washington, DC - (first Wednesday of every month)
Click here to see the full Events Calendar.
The University has received word of the deaths of the following individuals. Complete obituaries can be found by clicking on their name. For more information, or to notify the University of a recent passing, please contact pgilbert@norwich.edu. In MemoriamClass of 1937 - Henry J. Murch, 93, Gulfport, MS, 1/310/2008 Class of 1937 - Montpelier Seminary - Quayle Cornell, 90, of Randolph, VT, 2/27/2008
Class of 1943 - Charles Willis Prouty, 86, of Longmeadow, MA, 7/26/2007 Class of ! 1950 - Stephen Paul Dunn, 82, of New Britain, CT, 2/25/2008 Class of 1953 - Willard H. Lundgren, 78, of Sparta, NJ, 9/10/2007
Class of 1955 - Raymond G. Gemme, 74, of Millbury, MA, 2/21/2008 Class of 1983 - A. William Ford, 47, of East Providence, RI, 12/22/2007 Class of 1987- Thomas L. Wolfe, 43, of Leominster, MA, 11/2/2007 Faculty & Staff Dr. Robert Detwyler, retired Biology Professor, of Leesburg, FL, 2/29/2008 Richard Mason Mc! Neer, 85, retired Chemistry Professor, of Montpelier, VT, 3/2/2008 ObituariesThe Norwich University CemeteryThe Ernest Harmon Memorial Wall |