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June 5, 2012

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Norwich University’s graduate school hosts residency conferences

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) will host its annual residency conferences during the week of June 10, in which over 600 students in nine graduate programs and one bachelor’s degree completion program will participate in a variety of academic activities and conference sessions.

Students and faculty will travel from 15 countries and all 50 states to the Northfield campus to fulfill final requirements for their online graduate programs and participate in commencement exercises.

A highlight of the week will be a presenter for the Todd Lecture Series, Doug Hall, a best-selling author of four books on courage, creativity and innovation including “Jump Start Your Business Brain.” Hall has been the co-host of Brain Brew Radio on Public Radio International (PRI) and was a Truth Teller Judge on the first season of ABC’s American Inventor. He has been featured in stories on NBC, CNBC, CBS, NPR and the CBC.

On Wednesday, June 13, from 2-3:30 p.m. in Plumley Armory Hall will give a presentation in which he will discuss innovation in industry.

All Todd Lecture Series events are free and open to the public. To RSVP for this event, please call 802-485-2633 or email toddlectureseries@norwich.edu.

Other highlights include panel discussions on Hurricane Irene recovery efforts, Wikileaks and issues surrounding hacker activities such as those conducted by Anonymous.

Commencement exercises will be held on Friday, June 15, at 10 a.m. in Shapiro Field House. Former Congressman and Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul McHale will deliver the keynote address to students graduating from master’s programs in: diplomacy; military history; nursing; organizational leadership; business administration; civil engineering; public administration; information assurance and business continuity management.

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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 College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) builds upon the institution’s 193 year academic heritage with innovative online master’s degrees in a variety of areas. CGCS also offers a certificate in teaching and learning; a certificate in continuity of governmental operations 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/

                                   

For Immediate Release                                                     Contact: Daphne Larkin

May 31, 2012

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Norwich graduate school announces speaker for 2012 commencement ceremony

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Officials at Norwich University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) announced that former Congressman Paul McHale will be this year’s commencement speaker.

On Friday, June 15, McHale will address approximately 656 graduates from nine different online master’s programs and one bachelor’s degree completion program at a 10 a.m. ceremony in Shapiro Field House.

McHale is the president of Civil Support International LLC, a consulting firm offering advisory services to government agencies and private contractors related to military sales, homeland defense, disaster preparedness and crisis response.

McHale was elected to represent the15th Congressional district of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives where he served for three terms (1992-1998). Throughout that period, he was an active member of the House Armed Services Committee which has oversight responsibility for all U.S. military operations and training. Additionally, while serving as Congressman, Mr. McHale co-founded the National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus which advocates the interests of reservists and guardsmen worldwide. He was previously elected to five terms in the Pennsylvania General Assembly (1982-1991).

From 2003 - 2009, McHale served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, where he supervised all homeland defense activities for the US Department of Defense (DoD). The first to hold that position, he was responsible for homeland preparedness, DoD Critical Infrastructure Protection, civilian oversight of the two combatant commands that cover North and South America, and the transfer of technologies to homeland security use pursuant to Section 1401 of the 2003 DoD Authorization Act.

As the Domestic Crisis Manager for DoD, McHale’s responsibilities focused on disaster relief planning, to include terrorist threats, earthquakes, hurricanes, industrial accidents and pandemic influenza. He routinely represented DoD at the highest levels of US domestic crisis planning.

“We are delighted to have Paul McHale address our graduates given his insight on important contemporary policy issues founded on his significant experience in Congress and the Department of Defense,” said CGCS Dean and Vice President William Clements.  “Paul McHale is a thoughtful and wonderful speaker that all of our students will learn from in a meaningful way as they begin a new chapter in their lives at commencement.”

For his service as Congressman and Assistant Secretary of Defense, McHale has been awarded the DoD Distinguished Public Service Medal - the department’s highest civilian honor - by each of the past three Secretaries of Defense.

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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 College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) builds upon the institution’s 193 year academic heritage with innovative online master’s degrees in a variety of areas. CGCS also offers a certificate in teaching and learning; a certificate in continuity of governmental operations 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/

                                     

For Immediate Release                                                     Contact: Daphne Larkin

May 14, 2012

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Norwich announces renewal of national computer security designation

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Officials at Norwich University announced that Norwich’s designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Systems Security Education, which it has held since 2001, has been renewed for five years.

The distinction is designated by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security and covers academic years 2012 through 2017.

One reviewer of Norwich’s submission remarked in the renewal letter, “Norwich University has made significant enhancement of the curriculum through additional specialized courses that focus on IA related content. In addition, the institution has added three new concentrations in Digital Forensics, Information Warfare, and Advanced INFOSEC.”

Last year’s NSA announcement noted that graduates of the programs often develop into cyber experts who help to protect national security information systems, commercial networks, and critical information infrastructure in both the private and public sectors – meeting the increasingly urgent needs of the US government, industry and academia.

“As the birthplace of ROTC we feel both obligated and honored to be on the forefront of the modern battlefield, and the renewal of this distinction means we are staying relevant to what our nation needs from future leaders,” said President Richard Schneider.

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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 announces recipients of VGN research funding

For Immediate Release
April 25, 2012

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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University is proud to announce this year’s faculty recipients of research funding from the Vermont Genetics Network.  

Darlene Olsen, Department of Mathematics, was awarded a Pilot Grant (maximum of $25,000) to investigate how altered cellular pathways may interact over time giving insight to the progression of diseases, described as such:

The objective in time course microarray experiments is to classify and differentiate patterns of genetic variation in gene expression over time. However, the vast amount of information obtained from these technologies poses many statistical challenges and, to date, there does not seem to be a clear consensus on which methodology addresses all these challenges. The objective of the proposed work is to refine the Kolmogorov-Zurbenko Algorithm by incorporating inferential methods to statistically differentiate gene profile clusters and developing a software package to easily implement the methodology to any time course microarray data. This project is a continuation of a work funded by both Norwich University Faculty Development Funds and a previous VGN Pilot Grant.  

Megan Doczi, Department of Biology and Physical Education, was awarded a Project Grant (maximum of $75,000) for the following research project on the management of diabetes and obesity:

Hypothalamic neurons integrate peripheral signals that mediate the homeostatic balance between food intake and energy balance. The voltage-gated potassium ion channel, Kv1.3, is expressed in the hypothalamus and has been known to play a role in various metabolic processes including body weight regulation, energy homeostasis, and peripheral insulin sensitivity. My research focuses on the expression and regulation of Kv1.3, which has emerged as a therapeutic target for the treatment and maintenance of various metabolic disorders. This work aims to identify the role of Kv1.3 in the developing avian hypothalamus and provide further evidence targeting these channels for drug development in the management of diabetes and obesity.  

Karen Hinkle, Department of Biology and Physical Education, was also awarded a Project Grant ($75,000) for her research relating to cancer:

Working in collaboration with Dr. Bryan Ballif, an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Vermont, Hinkle is analyzing the functional role of newly identified phosphorylation sites in the Src-family kinase, Fyn. This protein is implicated in several cancers, and understanding its regulation is important to determine sites for therapeutic intervention. Hinkle and her students will be using in vitro cell culture and whole organismal approaches to testing the function of these novel sites.

About the Vermont Genetics Network: The Vermont Genetics Network (VGN) is funded by a five-year, $16.5 million award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and is part of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative called IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE). Under the direction of Dr. Judith Van Houten, the VGN, which links scientists at Castleton State College, Green Mountain College, Johnson State College, Lyndon State Colleges, Middlebury College, Norwich University and Saint Michael's College to resources at UVM, is designed to provide funding for research, equipment and technology necessary to enhance competitiveness for national funding for genetics research. Other aims of the project include increasing the number of undergraduates who go on to biomedical careers from the baccalaureate colleges, to provide and support bioinformatics capability in the state, and to increase the diversity of biomedical scientists.

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 hosts Czech ambassador for talk on Arab Spring

For Immediate Release
April 19, 2012

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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University’s School of Graduate and Continuing Studies (SGCS) in conjunction with the Vermont Council on World Affairs will host Petr Gandaloviĉ, ambassador of the Czech Republic to the US, to discuss “Arab Spring: Lessons from the Velvet Revolution.”

The lecture, which is free and open to the public and includes a Q&A, will be held on Tuesday, April 24, from 12-1 p.m. in the Kreitzberg Library multipurpose room.

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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 193 year academic heritage with innovative online master’s degrees in a variety of areas. SGCS also offers a certificate in teaching and learning; a certificate in continuity of governmental operations 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/

Norwich hosts student club “First Nations” Pow Wow to honor veterans

For Immediate Release
April 4, 2012

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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University First Nations Club, a student club, will host its first Pow Wow to honor veterans on Saturday, April 7 from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. in Plumley Armory.

This daylong event, featuring guest drummers, dancers and Native American arts and crafts and refreshments, is alcohol-free, child-friendly and free and open and accessible to the public.

About the First Nations Club, from the Norwich website:
“First Nations Club honors all of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas pre-Columbus. Our main goal is to keep First Nations students connected to their culture and life-ways while so far from home. All NU students, faculty, staff and family are encouraged to participate, not just those who have native ancestry. We will be celebrating our diversity with an annual Pow-Wow to honor veterans. This event will also serve as major fundraising activity open to all other student clubs. Club activities include: sharing tribal histories, creating regalia and dance pieces, traditional crafts, participating in other collegiate Pow-wows, storytelling, film and book reviews, guest lecturers, grant writing and student tutoring & mentoring. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Native Americans have the highest rate of service to the U.S. military of any ethnic group. Now we have a voice at Norwich.”

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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 to hold 17th annual military writers’ symposium

For Immediate Release
April 3, 2012

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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University will hold its 17th annual Colby Military Writers’ Symposium April 11-12 with four authors engaged in presentations and a panel discussion titled: “Afghanistan and America’s Endless War on Terrorism”

“After nearly 11 years of military involvement in Afghanistan, growing and often violent opposition to the U.S. and NATO presence there has cast the future of the war and its possible solutions in grave doubt. America’s role in Afghanistan, our troubled relations with Pakistan, and possible outcomes to the hostilities will be the main subjects of discussion at the 2012 Colby Symposium.”

The panel discussion will be held on Thursday, April 12 from 1-3 p.m. in Plumley Armory with authors Barrie Dunsmore, Nathaniel Fick and Ralph Peters and moderated by best-selling author James Hornfischer.

A full schedule of events and author biographies can be accessed here.

Founded in 1996 by Carlo D´Este, W.E.B Griffin, and Ambassador William E. Colby, and renamed in the latter’s memory in 1997, the Colby Symposium has brought more than 50 top authors, historians, and filmmakers to Norwich University in Northfield, Vt., for a two-day residency to participate in open forums, lectures and other related functions.

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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