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Feb. 22, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University’s Department of Psychology and NU’s Army ROTC Program will host Brigadier General Rhonda Cornum, US Army, Ph.D., M.D., the Director of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) for the Army, to discuss the US Army’s health program on Monday, Feb. 28 from 8-9:30 p.m. in Milano Ballroom, located in Crawford Hall.
According to the Army’s CSF website: “This effort began in 2008 under the leadership of Brig. Gen. Rhonda L. Cornum. CSF is a holistic program designed to give all members of the Army community the knowledge, thinking skills, and behaviors that will optimize the ability and likelihood to ‘thrive’ in their lives, as well as their ability to successfully cope with life's challenges and adversity.”
CSF is based on over 30 years of scientific study and results, uses individual assessments, tailored virtual training, classroom training and embedded resilience experts to provide the critical skills soldiers, family members and Army civilians need.
CSF marks a new era for the Army by comprehensively equipping and training soldiers, family members and Army civilians to maximize their potential and face the physical and psychological challenges of sustained operations.
According to the Army website: “We are committed to a true prevention model, aimed at the entire force, which will enhance resilience and coping skills enabling them to grow and thrive in today's Army.”
The program focuses on “improved Soldier performance and readiness,” and is designed to “build confidence to lead, courage to stand up for one's beliefs and compassion to help others.”
Earlier this month the Army announced its millionth soldier entering into the program by completing the "Global Assessment Tool" (GAT), an online survey which serves as an entry point into CSF and one of the four pillars of the program.
“BG Cornum is a highly decorated combat veteran who has served our nation since 1978. We are honored to host her and to do our part to spread awareness of this important effort,” said Colonel (US Army, Retired) Michael B. Kelley, vice president for student affairs and Commandant of Cadets. “Comprehensive Soldier Fitness has lessons for all of us as we work to build resiliency in ourselves, our families, and our university community.”
For more information please call 802-485-2135.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Norwich hosts filmmaker for screening and discussion of documentary film on the conflict in Afghanistan
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Feb. 21, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University’s Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Office of Veterans’ Affairs will host filmmaker Carol Dysinger at a screening and discussion of her documentary film, “Camp Victory, Afghanistan,” on Tuesday, March 1 at 7 p.m. in Dole Auditorium, located in Webb Hall.
The film, which runs approximately 84 minutes and “gets at the stark reality of the US/NATO ‘exit strategy’ from Afghanistan,” was shot over the course of five years and follows a battle-hardened Afghan General and the steady stream of US National Guard soldiers, including those of the Vermont National Guard, deployed to train him and his army.
Dysinger is a Professor of Graduate Film and New Media at NYU Film School in the Tisch School of the Arts.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Associate Professor of English Lea Williams at 802-485-2601or lwilliam@norwich.edu.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Feb. 21, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University’s Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Office of Veterans’ Affairs will host filmmaker Carol Dysinger at a screening and discussion of her documentary film, “Camp Victory, Afghanistan,” on Tuesday, March 1 at 7 p.m. in Dole Auditorium, located in Webb Hall.
The film, which runs approximately 84 minutes and “gets at the stark reality of the US/NATO ‘exit strategy’ from Afghanistan,” was shot over the course of five years and follows a battle-hardened Afghan General and the steady stream of US National Guard soldiers, including those of the Vermont National Guard, deployed to train him and his army.
Dysinger is a Professor of Graduate Film and New Media at NYU Film School in the Tisch School of the Arts.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Associate Professor of English Lea Williams at 802-485-2601or lwilliam@norwich.edu.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Norwich University Sullivan Museum and History Center’s spring series of Lunch’N’Learn programs
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Feb. 18, 2011
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The noontime programs are free, open to the public and light lunch snacks are served. Call the Museum at 802.485.2448 or 2183 for more information.
Tuesday, Feb. 22: The VT Haiti Project: Presenters Tim Singer and Donna Thomas of the VT Haiti Project will provide an update on current building conditions and health challenges in Haiti.
Thursday, March 10: Designing a Museum: Presenter Andrew Santaniello, AIA, NU’95 of Centerbrook Architects will share the challenges of the design team who created our very own NU Museum.
Thursday, March 24: Building a Story: Presenters Prof. Jeanne Beckwith, NU English Dept. and Prof. Arne Aho, NU Architecture Dept. will lead a discussion on the movie My Architect.
Wednesday, April 6: Touch the Shound at NU – Exhibit Opening: Join us to hear some music as we open an intriguing exhibit which demonstrates the “sounds” in various disciplines across campus.
Thursday, April 14: Amp it Up: Getting Musical Vibration Into the Sound System with NU Engineering Professor Michael Prairie presenting how vibrations are turned into electrical signals.
Tuesday, April 19: Sing and Be Free: Using Song to Invoke God, Forge Unity, and Change History during the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-65: presented by NU History Professor Rowland Brucken.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Feb. 18, 2011
Contact: Daphne Larkin
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The noontime programs are free, open to the public and light lunch snacks are served. Call the Museum at 802.485.2448 or 2183 for more information.
Tuesday, Feb. 22: The VT Haiti Project: Presenters Tim Singer and Donna Thomas of the VT Haiti Project will provide an update on current building conditions and health challenges in Haiti.
Thursday, March 10: Designing a Museum: Presenter Andrew Santaniello, AIA, NU’95 of Centerbrook Architects will share the challenges of the design team who created our very own NU Museum.
Thursday, March 24: Building a Story: Presenters Prof. Jeanne Beckwith, NU English Dept. and Prof. Arne Aho, NU Architecture Dept. will lead a discussion on the movie My Architect.
Wednesday, April 6: Touch the Shound at NU – Exhibit Opening: Join us to hear some music as we open an intriguing exhibit which demonstrates the “sounds” in various disciplines across campus.
Thursday, April 14: Amp it Up: Getting Musical Vibration Into the Sound System with NU Engineering Professor Michael Prairie presenting how vibrations are turned into electrical signals.
Tuesday, April 19: Sing and Be Free: Using Song to Invoke God, Forge Unity, and Change History during the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-65: presented by NU History Professor Rowland Brucken.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Norwich partners with NC community college to educate soldiers
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Feb. 16, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Officials at Norwich University’s School of Graduate and Continuing Studies (SGCS) announced an agreement with Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) in North Carolina to educate Special Operations soldiers at nearby Fort Bragg.
The agreement will help facilitate soldier enrollment in a bachelor’s degree completion program at Norwich University, designed especially for the special operations community, through an articulation that recognizes associate’s degrees awarded by FTCC.
Offered online, the Norwich University bachelor’s degree completion program in Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis (SSDA) was designed to meet the higher educational needs of active duty, National Guard, and Reserve personnel that have been assigned to one of the subordinate commands within the United States Special Operations Command. The program is also available to veterans of the command.
The SSDA bachelor’s degree builds on the military education and experience of US Special Operations Forces (SOF) in the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). A highly experiential program, it bridges soldiers’ unique military experiences in vital areas such as sociology-anthropology, geography, language, cultural awareness, regional politics, and international conflict with relevant coursework and allows them to complete recognized competencies in general education needed for the bachelor’s degree.
Located near Fort Bragg, FTCC educates soldiers from the base in classroom-based and online programs.
On Tuesday, Feb. 15, officials from Norwich, which is located in Northfield, Vt., and FTCC signed an articulation agreement stating that FTCC students who complete an associate’s degree may transfer 60 credits as a block towards the SSDA program and move seamlessly into the Norwich program to complete the Bachelor of Science degree.
The signing event took place at 3 P.M. on the FTCC campus in Fayetteville, NC, and was attended by officials from both colleges the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and the US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command. In remarks to attendees, Ray D. Walters, Dean of College Transfer and General Education stated that “today Fayetteville Technical Community College and Norwich University have set the standard for soldiers to seamlessly progress through their military and educational career.”
“We are pleased to work in partnership with FTCC to provide a coordinated and relevant educational opportunity for Special Operations Forces soldiers," said Dr. Bill Clements, dean of the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies. "FTCC has a long tradition of excellent service to the US military and was a natural partner in this endeavor to expand educational opportunities for our soldiers. We look forward to working together well into the future”
Attending on behalf of the US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command was Chief of Staff Col. Terrell Parker II, who noted: “We are truly fortunate to have this educational opportunity for our soldiers, who serve as diplomats around the world and will benefit from the education they will receive at FTCC and Norwich University. We will see the benefits from this endeavor in our soldiers.”
Lt. Col. David Walton added that “increasingly the special forces soldier requires an education that goes beyond training, and the programs developed by FTCC and Norwich University will help significantly in this regard.”
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Norwich University’s School of Graduate and Continuing Studies (SGCS) builds upon the institution’s 191 year academic heritage with innovative online master’s degrees in a variety of areas. SGCS also offers a certificate in teaching and learning and a bachelor’s completion program. The programs are recognized throughout the industry for their rigor, small class size, high student satisfaction and retention. http://graduate.norwich.edu/
Feb. 16, 2011
Contact: Daphne Larkin
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dlarkin@norwich.edu
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Officials at Norwich University’s School of Graduate and Continuing Studies (SGCS) announced an agreement with Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) in North Carolina to educate Special Operations soldiers at nearby Fort Bragg.
The agreement will help facilitate soldier enrollment in a bachelor’s degree completion program at Norwich University, designed especially for the special operations community, through an articulation that recognizes associate’s degrees awarded by FTCC.
Offered online, the Norwich University bachelor’s degree completion program in Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis (SSDA) was designed to meet the higher educational needs of active duty, National Guard, and Reserve personnel that have been assigned to one of the subordinate commands within the United States Special Operations Command. The program is also available to veterans of the command.
The SSDA bachelor’s degree builds on the military education and experience of US Special Operations Forces (SOF) in the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). A highly experiential program, it bridges soldiers’ unique military experiences in vital areas such as sociology-anthropology, geography, language, cultural awareness, regional politics, and international conflict with relevant coursework and allows them to complete recognized competencies in general education needed for the bachelor’s degree.
Located near Fort Bragg, FTCC educates soldiers from the base in classroom-based and online programs.
On Tuesday, Feb. 15, officials from Norwich, which is located in Northfield, Vt., and FTCC signed an articulation agreement stating that FTCC students who complete an associate’s degree may transfer 60 credits as a block towards the SSDA program and move seamlessly into the Norwich program to complete the Bachelor of Science degree.
The signing event took place at 3 P.M. on the FTCC campus in Fayetteville, NC, and was attended by officials from both colleges the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and the US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command. In remarks to attendees, Ray D. Walters, Dean of College Transfer and General Education stated that “today Fayetteville Technical Community College and Norwich University have set the standard for soldiers to seamlessly progress through their military and educational career.”
“We are pleased to work in partnership with FTCC to provide a coordinated and relevant educational opportunity for Special Operations Forces soldiers," said Dr. Bill Clements, dean of the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies. "FTCC has a long tradition of excellent service to the US military and was a natural partner in this endeavor to expand educational opportunities for our soldiers. We look forward to working together well into the future”
Attending on behalf of the US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command was Chief of Staff Col. Terrell Parker II, who noted: “We are truly fortunate to have this educational opportunity for our soldiers, who serve as diplomats around the world and will benefit from the education they will receive at FTCC and Norwich University. We will see the benefits from this endeavor in our soldiers.”
Lt. Col. David Walton added that “increasingly the special forces soldier requires an education that goes beyond training, and the programs developed by FTCC and Norwich University will help significantly in this regard.”
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Norwich University’s School of Graduate and Continuing Studies (SGCS) builds upon the institution’s 191 year academic heritage with innovative online master’s degrees in a variety of areas. SGCS also offers a certificate in teaching and learning and a bachelor’s completion program. The programs are recognized throughout the industry for their rigor, small class size, high student satisfaction and retention. http://graduate.norwich.edu/
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Norwich launches site to support awareness campaign and marrow drives across the state
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Feb. 10, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced the launch of a website "In Charlie’s Corner," to support a campaign to raise awareness about the national bone marrow registry and Marrow Donor Drives across the state to be held on Thursday, Feb. 17.
Norwich developed the mission of raising awareness of the need for marrow donors when Sports Information Director Charlie Crosby, who has been battling leukemia for nine years, learned that although for him there is a 93% chance of a donor match on a registry of over nine million, there currently is no match.
The campaign is named after Crosby’s popular “Charlie’s Corner” list serve that updates everything going on in Norwich athletics.
“I decided the only way I can make sense of this thing is if I do whatever I can to expand the registry to increase the chance of a match for anyone who needs it,” Crosby said.
For Crosby, a bone marrow transplant has a 55% chance of working, and if it works then it cures him completely. There is still time to find him a match.
“If becoming the face of this means that one person out there gets the transplant he or she needs, then it will have meaning for me,” he said.
Inspired by Crosby’s story, three donor drives have been scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 17:
• 12-6 p.m. in Norwich University’s Plumley Armory, sponsored by DKMS
• 10-2 p.m. at the Flynn Theater in Burlington and
• 12-6 p.m. at the Paramount Theater in Rutland, both sponsored by the Marrow Donor Program at Rutland Regional Medical Center
Participants at marrow drives take the first step toward registration with a simple mouth swab.
To learn more about the issue and donor criteria, please visit www.incharliescorner.org.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Feb. 10, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced the launch of a website "In Charlie’s Corner," to support a campaign to raise awareness about the national bone marrow registry and Marrow Donor Drives across the state to be held on Thursday, Feb. 17.
Norwich developed the mission of raising awareness of the need for marrow donors when Sports Information Director Charlie Crosby, who has been battling leukemia for nine years, learned that although for him there is a 93% chance of a donor match on a registry of over nine million, there currently is no match.
The campaign is named after Crosby’s popular “Charlie’s Corner” list serve that updates everything going on in Norwich athletics.
“I decided the only way I can make sense of this thing is if I do whatever I can to expand the registry to increase the chance of a match for anyone who needs it,” Crosby said.
For Crosby, a bone marrow transplant has a 55% chance of working, and if it works then it cures him completely. There is still time to find him a match.
“If becoming the face of this means that one person out there gets the transplant he or she needs, then it will have meaning for me,” he said.
Inspired by Crosby’s story, three donor drives have been scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 17:
• 12-6 p.m. in Norwich University’s Plumley Armory, sponsored by DKMS
• 10-2 p.m. at the Flynn Theater in Burlington and
• 12-6 p.m. at the Paramount Theater in Rutland, both sponsored by the Marrow Donor Program at Rutland Regional Medical Center
Participants at marrow drives take the first step toward registration with a simple mouth swab.
To learn more about the issue and donor criteria, please visit www.incharliescorner.org.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Friday, February 4, 2011
Norwich announces two military history programs with battle “field” trips
For Immediate Release
Feb. 4, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced open registration for two upcoming experiential military history programs, called “staff rides,” to begin in March.
Organized through the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies’ (SGCS) Master of Arts in Military History (MMH), the programs begin with 11 weeks of instructor-led online learning and culminate in educational tours of historic Civil War battlefields.
A study of the Overland Campaign runs online from March 7 - May 22, and from May 15 - 21students from all over the country get together with the instructor to tour and examine the battlefields of the Wilderness, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg.
The instructor is Professor Chuck Sanders of Kansas State University, a retired US Army colonel and historian specializing in 19th century American history.
“We try to get students to see how the battlefield must have looked to the participants and why battles unfolded as they did,” said James Ehrman, MMH program director.
The second staff ride is an examination of the strategic decisions made during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, and the online course runs June – August culminating in an instructor-led tour of the battlefields.
Students, who must have earned a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in order to be eligible, may either audit the course or earn one graduate level credit for the successful completion of one of the programs.
About staff rides:
A staff ride was an exercise developed by the German General Staff in the 19th century. The general staff studied past campaigns to glean lessons from them and also traveled to the battlefields to explore them on horseback or on foot. The general staff felt their staff officers really only truly understood how and why campaigns and battles unfolded as they did if they had the opportunity to examine the terrain and see things from the perspective of the people they were studying. The US Army still uses staff rides as learning tools.
“Norwich was founded upon experiential learning, and we believe staff rides are an excellent way for students to learn more about Civil War battles,” Ehrman said.
To register, or learn more about the Overland Campaign program, please contact Benjamin Snipe at 802-485-2945, and for the Gettysburg or Master of Arts in Military History program, please contact Andrew Liptak at 802-485-2626.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Norwich University’s School of Graduate and Continuing Studies (SGCS) builds upon the institution’s 191 year academic heritage with innovative online master’s degrees in a variety of areas. SGCS also offers a certificate in teaching and learning and a bachelor’s completion program. The programs are recognized throughout the industry for their rigor, small class size, high student satisfaction and retention. http://graduate.norwich.edu/
Feb. 4, 2011
Contact: Daphne Larkin
802-485-2886 or 595-3613(m)
dlarkin@norwich.edu
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced open registration for two upcoming experiential military history programs, called “staff rides,” to begin in March.
Organized through the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies’ (SGCS) Master of Arts in Military History (MMH), the programs begin with 11 weeks of instructor-led online learning and culminate in educational tours of historic Civil War battlefields.
A study of the Overland Campaign runs online from March 7 - May 22, and from May 15 - 21students from all over the country get together with the instructor to tour and examine the battlefields of the Wilderness, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg.
The instructor is Professor Chuck Sanders of Kansas State University, a retired US Army colonel and historian specializing in 19th century American history.
“We try to get students to see how the battlefield must have looked to the participants and why battles unfolded as they did,” said James Ehrman, MMH program director.
The second staff ride is an examination of the strategic decisions made during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, and the online course runs June – August culminating in an instructor-led tour of the battlefields.
Students, who must have earned a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in order to be eligible, may either audit the course or earn one graduate level credit for the successful completion of one of the programs.
About staff rides:
A staff ride was an exercise developed by the German General Staff in the 19th century. The general staff studied past campaigns to glean lessons from them and also traveled to the battlefields to explore them on horseback or on foot. The general staff felt their staff officers really only truly understood how and why campaigns and battles unfolded as they did if they had the opportunity to examine the terrain and see things from the perspective of the people they were studying. The US Army still uses staff rides as learning tools.
“Norwich was founded upon experiential learning, and we believe staff rides are an excellent way for students to learn more about Civil War battles,” Ehrman said.
To register, or learn more about the Overland Campaign program, please contact Benjamin Snipe at 802-485-2945, and for the Gettysburg or Master of Arts in Military History program, please contact Andrew Liptak at 802-485-2626.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Norwich University’s School of Graduate and Continuing Studies (SGCS) builds upon the institution’s 191 year academic heritage with innovative online master’s degrees in a variety of areas. SGCS also offers a certificate in teaching and learning and a bachelor’s completion program. The programs are recognized throughout the industry for their rigor, small class size, high student satisfaction and retention. http://graduate.norwich.edu/
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Norwich University presents free lectures during the Spring 2011 Todd Lecture Series
For Immediate Release
Feb. 2, 2011
Contact: Daphne Larkin
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University presents a series of free events during the spring 2011 Todd Lecture Series, beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 9, and going through Monday, March 28.
The Todd Lecture Series is named in honor of US Army retired Maj. Gen. and Norwich President Emeritus W. Russell Todd, ‘50, and his wife, Carol, in gratitude for their dedicated service to the University. With this series, Norwich reaches out to bring important, significant lecturers to campus. All events are free and open to the public.
Spring 2011 Todd Lecture Series schedule:
• Wed., Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory: Dr. David O. Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at U Albany’s School of Public Health
o Hosted by the School of Math and Science
• Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory: Lieutenant General John F. Kelley, USMC, Commanding General of the Multi-National Force West in Iraq from Feb. 2008-Feb. 2009
o Hosted by the School of National Services
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in Dole Auditorium: Cynthia Enloe, Author/Director of Clark University’s Women Studies Program
o Hosted by the School of Humanities
• Thursday, Feb. 17 from 12-1 p.m. in Dole Auditorium: A panel discussion, “Sustainability – A National Security Issue”
o Hosted by the School of Social Sciences
• Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory: Jim Champy, Author/leading authority on management issues
o Hosted by the School of Business and Management
• Monday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory: Pliny Fisk III, co-founder and co-director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
o Hosted by the School of Architecture and Art
• Monday, March 28, time and location TBA: Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, US Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
o Hosted by the School of Engineering
For more information please contact Mark Albury at malbury@norwich.edu or 802.485.2080.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Feb. 2, 2011
Contact: Daphne Larkin
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dlarkin@norwich.edu
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ADVISORY
NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University presents a series of free events during the spring 2011 Todd Lecture Series, beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 9, and going through Monday, March 28.
The Todd Lecture Series is named in honor of US Army retired Maj. Gen. and Norwich President Emeritus W. Russell Todd, ‘50, and his wife, Carol, in gratitude for their dedicated service to the University. With this series, Norwich reaches out to bring important, significant lecturers to campus. All events are free and open to the public.
Spring 2011 Todd Lecture Series schedule:
• Wed., Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory: Dr. David O. Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at U Albany’s School of Public Health
o Hosted by the School of Math and Science
• Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory: Lieutenant General John F. Kelley, USMC, Commanding General of the Multi-National Force West in Iraq from Feb. 2008-Feb. 2009
o Hosted by the School of National Services
• Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in Dole Auditorium: Cynthia Enloe, Author/Director of Clark University’s Women Studies Program
o Hosted by the School of Humanities
• Thursday, Feb. 17 from 12-1 p.m. in Dole Auditorium: A panel discussion, “Sustainability – A National Security Issue”
o Hosted by the School of Social Sciences
• Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory: Jim Champy, Author/leading authority on management issues
o Hosted by the School of Business and Management
• Monday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory: Pliny Fisk III, co-founder and co-director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
o Hosted by the School of Architecture and Art
• Monday, March 28, time and location TBA: Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, US Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
o Hosted by the School of Engineering
For more information please contact Mark Albury at malbury@norwich.edu or 802.485.2080.
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
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