For Immediate Release
Feb. 29, 2012
Contact: Daphne Larkin
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced that General Martin E. Dempsey, the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be this year’s speaker for the commencement exercises to be held on Sunday, May 13.
As the highest ranking military officer in the country, Dempsey serves as the principal military adviser to the President, the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council.
Formerly the Army’s 37th Chief of Staff, Dempsey is a highly decorated military officer with a Master’s Degree in English from Duke University who was once assigned to the English Department at the US Military Academy at West Point, his alma mater.
Officials at Norwich University are honored to welcome Dempsey, who will address both military and civilian students in the ceremony that marks their transition from students to professionals serving their country both on the battlefield and in business, government and their local communities.
Dempsey’s visit to Norwich is notable for its historical significance. The University was founded in 1819 by fellow West Point alum and former West Point Superintendent US Army Captain Alden Partridge upon the then radical principal of educating citizen soldiers.
That concept is a national institution today. In the past 10 years of The Global War on Terror the all-volunteer US military has relied heavily upon Reserve and Guard units, otherwise known as citizen soldiers.
Partridge’s Norwich model became the blueprint for the federal government to duplicate military training at land grant universities across the country in what we now know as the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC).
On Sunday, May 13, Dempsey will address the approximately 400 graduating Norwich students and their families in commencement exercises to be held at 10:30 a.m. in Shapiro Field House. Of the 400 graduating students, approximately half are civilian and half are graduating from the Corps of Cadets. Approximately 115 students will have commissioned into the US Armed Services through ROTC the day before.
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 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Source on WikiLeaks and hacker group Anonymous available for comment
For Immediate Release
Feb. 27, 2012
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Who: Jeremy A. Hansen, PhD, CISSP
Dr. Hansen is an assistant professor of computer science at Norwich University whose focus is on computer and network security. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2009 and wrote his dissertation in the field of cryptology. Previous to his employment at Norwich, he spent 10 years in the information technology industry, largely in IT security. He is deeply in tune with how the Internet (as a medium) works, how web site applications work, and how copyrighted media may be copied and distributed both legally and illegally. Professor Hansen is interested in and follows copyright issues very closely. Some of his recent and ongoing research topics include privacy in social networking, security of implantable medical devices, and the use of the Internet for direct democracy.
What: Hansen is available to explain who and what these groups are and how they factor into the bigger picture of media and government transparency.
Contact: Jeremy Hansen
(802) 485-2221 | jhansen3@norwich.edu | http://nuacc.org/jhansen
Dewey 301, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT 05663 USA
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. 27, 2012
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Who: Jeremy A. Hansen, PhD, CISSP
Dr. Hansen is an assistant professor of computer science at Norwich University whose focus is on computer and network security. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2009 and wrote his dissertation in the field of cryptology. Previous to his employment at Norwich, he spent 10 years in the information technology industry, largely in IT security. He is deeply in tune with how the Internet (as a medium) works, how web site applications work, and how copyrighted media may be copied and distributed both legally and illegally. Professor Hansen is interested in and follows copyright issues very closely. Some of his recent and ongoing research topics include privacy in social networking, security of implantable medical devices, and the use of the Internet for direct democracy.
What: Hansen is available to explain who and what these groups are and how they factor into the bigger picture of media and government transparency.
Contact: Jeremy Hansen
(802) 485-2221 | jhansen3@norwich.edu | http://nuacc.org/jhansen
Dewey 301, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT 05663 USA
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 student wins prestigious military schools award
For Immediate Release
Feb. 27, 2012
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced that Donald Dibastiani, 21, of Norrisville, Md., is the first Norwich student to win the General Willard Scott Award.
The $2,500 award will be presented to Dibastiani at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS), held this week in Alexandria, Va.
Dibastiani is a senior in the Corps of Cadets majoring in management and holds the highest rank of cadet colonel, which makes him commander of the 1,311 Corps regiment.
“To be selected for this award is truly an honor that I believe speaks to the type of person that Norwich University produces,” Dibastiani said. “The views of General Scott of love of God, country, and service to others…align with the mission of the university, and I am proud to be a representative of Norwich and share the values that General Scott cherished so dearly.”
About the award:
The General Willard Scott Award is established jointly by AMCSUS and the Scott family to honor the many contributions of General Scott to AMCSUS and the military education of young men and women. General Scott was executive director of AMCSUS from 1988-1997.
The Scott Award of $2500 will go to a distinguished cadet at one of the AMCSUS schools who personifies the ideals of General Scott: love of God, love of country, and service to others. The recipient should be a well-rounded cadet who has excelled in academics, athletics, leadership, and service.
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. 27, 2012
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802-485-2886 or 595-3613(m)
dlarkin@norwich.edu
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced that Donald Dibastiani, 21, of Norrisville, Md., is the first Norwich student to win the General Willard Scott Award.
The $2,500 award will be presented to Dibastiani at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS), held this week in Alexandria, Va.
Dibastiani is a senior in the Corps of Cadets majoring in management and holds the highest rank of cadet colonel, which makes him commander of the 1,311 Corps regiment.
“To be selected for this award is truly an honor that I believe speaks to the type of person that Norwich University produces,” Dibastiani said. “The views of General Scott of love of God, country, and service to others…align with the mission of the university, and I am proud to be a representative of Norwich and share the values that General Scott cherished so dearly.”
About the award:
The General Willard Scott Award is established jointly by AMCSUS and the Scott family to honor the many contributions of General Scott to AMCSUS and the military education of young men and women. General Scott was executive director of AMCSUS from 1988-1997.
The Scott Award of $2500 will go to a distinguished cadet at one of the AMCSUS schools who personifies the ideals of General Scott: love of God, love of country, and service to others. The recipient should be a well-rounded cadet who has excelled in academics, athletics, leadership, and service.
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
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Norwich University announces winner of 2012 William E. Colby Award
For Immediate Release: Feb. 23, 2012
Contacts: Daphne Larkin, 802-485-2886, 595-3613(m)
Scott Manning, 212-614-7892, 603-491-0995(m)
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced that Michael "Zak" Franzak is the 2012 William E. Colby Award winner for his book A Nightmare's Prayer (Threshold Editions, 2010), the first Afghanistan memoir ever to be published by a Marine Harrier pilot.
Named for the late Ambassador and former CIA Director William E. Colby, the Colby Award recognizes a first work of fiction or non-fiction that has made a significant contribution to the public’s understanding of intelligence operations, military history or international affairs.
“Michael Franzak’s A Nightmare’s Prayer was chosen for the Colby Award because it is the most compelling and vivid book yet written about aerial warfare in Afghanistan,” said author W.E.B. Griffin, a member of the Colby selection committee. “The author’s superbly written account of how a Marine airman answered the call to duty would make the late Bill Colby proud of the high quality of the recognition given annually in his name.”
A $5,000 author honorarium is provided through a grant from Chicago-based Tawani Foundation. The award and honorarium will be presented at Norwich University by Carlo D’Este during the 2012 Colby Military Writers’ Symposium at the Meet the Authors Dinner on April 12, 2012.
Franzak is a recently retired lieutenant colonel who served as an AV-8B Marine Corps Harrier pilot in Afghanistan. He lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife, son and daughter. Franzak received the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions in Afghanistan.
A Nightmare’s Prayer portrays the realities of war in the twenty-first century, taking a unique and powerful perspective on combat in Afghanistan as told by Franzak, a former enlisted man turned officer.
Franzak was an AV-8B Marine Corps Harrier pilot who served as executive officer of VMA-513, "The Flying Nightmares," while deployed in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003. The squadron was the first to base Harriers at Bagram Air Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Franzak compellingly depicts the air war in Afghanistan as seen from the cockpit of a combat aircraft. It is also the story of how a dedicated aviator and his colleagues coped with a forgotten war half a world away from home.
The William E. Colby Award was originated at Norwich University in 1999. Ambassador Colby authored two important books, Lost Victory: A Firsthand Account of America’s Involvement in Vietnam and Honorable Men - My Life in the CIA. He was a decorated World War II veteran who served with the OSS in World War II and later with the CIA. From 1951–1962, Colby served with the American Embassies in Stockholm, Rome, and Saigon. He was Ambassador and Deputy to the Commander of the U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam from 1968 to 1971. Colby served as Director of the CIA from 1973-76. In honor of his commitment to Norwich University and the symposium, the program was named The William E. Colby Military Writers’ Symposium in 1997. The 2012 Symposium will take place April 11-12.
Previous recipients of the Colby Award include James Bradley, Nathanial Fick, Colonel Jack Jacobs (Ret.), Dexter Filkins, Marcus Lutrell, John Glusman and Karl Marlantes.
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
ABOUT TAWANI FOUNDATION
Founded by COL (IL) J. N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired), Tawani Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) grant-making organization whose mission is: to enhance the awareness and understanding of the importance of the Citizen Soldier; to preserve unique sites of significance to American and military history; to foster health and wellness projects for improved quality of life; and to honor the service of military personnel, past, present and future, through an awards program that includes the JROTC/ROTC Award for Military Excellence, the William E. Colby Award and the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
Contacts: Daphne Larkin, 802-485-2886, 595-3613(m)
Scott Manning, 212-614-7892, 603-491-0995(m)
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced that Michael "Zak" Franzak is the 2012 William E. Colby Award winner for his book A Nightmare's Prayer (Threshold Editions, 2010), the first Afghanistan memoir ever to be published by a Marine Harrier pilot.
Named for the late Ambassador and former CIA Director William E. Colby, the Colby Award recognizes a first work of fiction or non-fiction that has made a significant contribution to the public’s understanding of intelligence operations, military history or international affairs.
“Michael Franzak’s A Nightmare’s Prayer was chosen for the Colby Award because it is the most compelling and vivid book yet written about aerial warfare in Afghanistan,” said author W.E.B. Griffin, a member of the Colby selection committee. “The author’s superbly written account of how a Marine airman answered the call to duty would make the late Bill Colby proud of the high quality of the recognition given annually in his name.”
A $5,000 author honorarium is provided through a grant from Chicago-based Tawani Foundation. The award and honorarium will be presented at Norwich University by Carlo D’Este during the 2012 Colby Military Writers’ Symposium at the Meet the Authors Dinner on April 12, 2012.
Franzak is a recently retired lieutenant colonel who served as an AV-8B Marine Corps Harrier pilot in Afghanistan. He lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife, son and daughter. Franzak received the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions in Afghanistan.
A Nightmare’s Prayer portrays the realities of war in the twenty-first century, taking a unique and powerful perspective on combat in Afghanistan as told by Franzak, a former enlisted man turned officer.
Franzak was an AV-8B Marine Corps Harrier pilot who served as executive officer of VMA-513, "The Flying Nightmares," while deployed in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003. The squadron was the first to base Harriers at Bagram Air Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Franzak compellingly depicts the air war in Afghanistan as seen from the cockpit of a combat aircraft. It is also the story of how a dedicated aviator and his colleagues coped with a forgotten war half a world away from home.
The William E. Colby Award was originated at Norwich University in 1999. Ambassador Colby authored two important books, Lost Victory: A Firsthand Account of America’s Involvement in Vietnam and Honorable Men - My Life in the CIA. He was a decorated World War II veteran who served with the OSS in World War II and later with the CIA. From 1951–1962, Colby served with the American Embassies in Stockholm, Rome, and Saigon. He was Ambassador and Deputy to the Commander of the U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam from 1968 to 1971. Colby served as Director of the CIA from 1973-76. In honor of his commitment to Norwich University and the symposium, the program was named The William E. Colby Military Writers’ Symposium in 1997. The 2012 Symposium will take place April 11-12.
Previous recipients of the Colby Award include James Bradley, Nathanial Fick, Colonel Jack Jacobs (Ret.), Dexter Filkins, Marcus Lutrell, John Glusman and Karl Marlantes.
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
ABOUT TAWANI FOUNDATION
Founded by COL (IL) J. N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired), Tawani Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) grant-making organization whose mission is: to enhance the awareness and understanding of the importance of the Citizen Soldier; to preserve unique sites of significance to American and military history; to foster health and wellness projects for improved quality of life; and to honor the service of military personnel, past, present and future, through an awards program that includes the JROTC/ROTC Award for Military Excellence, the William E. Colby Award and the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
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