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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
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Norwich announces two military history programs with battle “field” trips
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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
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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
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Feb. 2, 2011
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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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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
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Norwich Football: McIntyre resigns
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Jan. 19, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced today the head coach of the football team, Shawn McIntyre, has resigned to pursue a professional opportunity in athletics manufacturing.
Officials have named Mark Murnyack, the defensive coordinator, as interim coach and have launched a search to fill the position.
“We are sad to see Coach McIntyre go; he has done a magnificent job leading NU football, earning the inaugural conference championship in 2009 and a hosting an ECAC bowl game in 2010. However, this is a wonderful professional opportunity for him and an opportunity for us to take the Norwich football program to the next level,” said Athletic Director, Tony Mariano.
“With the completion of Doyle Hall, student-athletes have new locker rooms, the athletics staff has new offices, and we look forward to someday having an all-season playing field and upgraded facilities. This program has a bright future,” he added.
McIntyre completed his sixth season coaching the Cadets this fall. A 1998 graduate, he played football for two years as an offensive lineman.
“It is really tough for me to leave Norwich after playing on the team as a Cadet and then coaching these fine young men for the past six seasons,” McIntyre said. “A lot of factors went into this decision, and I have faith the football program can move forward in strength and unity.”
Murnyack, who just completed his ninth Norwich coaching season and has served as the Cadets’ director of football operations, will prepare the team for the upcoming season, oversee recruiting efforts and provide a bridge to the next head football coach.
Murnyack was a four-year letter winner at his alma mater, Juniata College, and served as team captain for two seasons before graduating in 1996.
About taking on the role of interim coach, Murnyack said: “I know this team; I believe in this team and I am honored and ready to lead them into the next phase of their development.”
“Mark was selected for his ability to maintain the positive momentum of the last several seasons with the returning team, his experience to work with admissions to bring in a great freshman class, and deliver a positive spring program for our football student-athletes,” Mariano said. “I have great faith that Mark will work well with his staff, with the players, and with admissions to further NU football this spring. NU football is in good hands.”
Editor’s note: Please find attached a round-up of McIntyre’s coaching career. Also, photos of McIntyre are available upon request.
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
Jan. 19, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University officials announced today the head coach of the football team, Shawn McIntyre, has resigned to pursue a professional opportunity in athletics manufacturing.
Officials have named Mark Murnyack, the defensive coordinator, as interim coach and have launched a search to fill the position.
“We are sad to see Coach McIntyre go; he has done a magnificent job leading NU football, earning the inaugural conference championship in 2009 and a hosting an ECAC bowl game in 2010. However, this is a wonderful professional opportunity for him and an opportunity for us to take the Norwich football program to the next level,” said Athletic Director, Tony Mariano.
“With the completion of Doyle Hall, student-athletes have new locker rooms, the athletics staff has new offices, and we look forward to someday having an all-season playing field and upgraded facilities. This program has a bright future,” he added.
McIntyre completed his sixth season coaching the Cadets this fall. A 1998 graduate, he played football for two years as an offensive lineman.
“It is really tough for me to leave Norwich after playing on the team as a Cadet and then coaching these fine young men for the past six seasons,” McIntyre said. “A lot of factors went into this decision, and I have faith the football program can move forward in strength and unity.”
Murnyack, who just completed his ninth Norwich coaching season and has served as the Cadets’ director of football operations, will prepare the team for the upcoming season, oversee recruiting efforts and provide a bridge to the next head football coach.
Murnyack was a four-year letter winner at his alma mater, Juniata College, and served as team captain for two seasons before graduating in 1996.
About taking on the role of interim coach, Murnyack said: “I know this team; I believe in this team and I am honored and ready to lead them into the next phase of their development.”
“Mark was selected for his ability to maintain the positive momentum of the last several seasons with the returning team, his experience to work with admissions to bring in a great freshman class, and deliver a positive spring program for our football student-athletes,” Mariano said. “I have great faith that Mark will work well with his staff, with the players, and with admissions to further NU football this spring. NU football is in good hands.”
Editor’s note: Please find attached a round-up of McIntyre’s coaching career. Also, photos of McIntyre are available upon request.
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, January 18, 2011
Norwich announces Faculty Development Prize
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Jan. 18, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University Faculty Development Committee announced today that Dr. Jeremy Hansen, assistant professor of computer science, will receive this year’s $8,000 stipend for the Board of Fellows Faculty Development Prize.
Hansen’s research project, entitled “Opportunistic and Ultra-Mobile Applications,” aims to create a framework that allows computer applications to be individually hibernated, securely moved from one computer to another, and then started back up where they left off.
Hansen envisions the “hibernate” option to be built into computer operating systems.
“In windows you have the minimize/maximize/close option,” Hansen explained. “You could have ‘hibernate’ and save it as a file, put it on the internet and open it on a different device.
“This is unique in this particular combination; there are ways to do it through virtualization wrapping it on top of other applications but doing it this way is unique. Nobody’s ever combined them in this way before.”
Hansen’s research will begin in a class he teaches on networking in which students will have an opportunity for a group project to work on building a network with him that moves applications from one network to another.
Then Hansen will spend the summer on the operating system side, getting the applications to hibernate.
"Dr. Hansen's project is once again pushing the envelope of ‘computer/device’ usage and exemplifies the excellent academic leadership that benefits our students and the entire Norwich community,” said Jeffrey Holden, vice chairman of the BOF.
The BOF Faculty Development Prize is funded annually by the BOF in its role of stimulating and rewarding the University Faculty for creative and pragmatic research efforts.
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Jan. 18, 2011
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University Faculty Development Committee announced today that Dr. Jeremy Hansen, assistant professor of computer science, will receive this year’s $8,000 stipend for the Board of Fellows Faculty Development Prize.
Hansen’s research project, entitled “Opportunistic and Ultra-Mobile Applications,” aims to create a framework that allows computer applications to be individually hibernated, securely moved from one computer to another, and then started back up where they left off.
Hansen envisions the “hibernate” option to be built into computer operating systems.
“In windows you have the minimize/maximize/close option,” Hansen explained. “You could have ‘hibernate’ and save it as a file, put it on the internet and open it on a different device.
“This is unique in this particular combination; there are ways to do it through virtualization wrapping it on top of other applications but doing it this way is unique. Nobody’s ever combined them in this way before.”
Hansen’s research will begin in a class he teaches on networking in which students will have an opportunity for a group project to work on building a network with him that moves applications from one network to another.
Then Hansen will spend the summer on the operating system side, getting the applications to hibernate.
"Dr. Hansen's project is once again pushing the envelope of ‘computer/device’ usage and exemplifies the excellent academic leadership that benefits our students and the entire Norwich community,” said Jeffrey Holden, vice chairman of the BOF.
The BOF Faculty Development Prize is funded annually by the BOF in its role of stimulating and rewarding the University Faculty for creative and pragmatic research efforts.
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, November 18, 2010
Alumnus pledges $1.4 million for Paine Mtn. recreation facility
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Nov. 18, 2010
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University alum Larry Costa, NU’80, of Nottingham, NH, has pledged $1.4 million to fund the construction of a four-season recreational facility on Paine Mountain.
Costa’s announcement of his gift came during the Class of 1980’s 30th Reunion Banquet during Homecoming Weekend in October.
A capital priority of Bearing the Torch, the project entails building a series of hiking, mountain-biking and snowshoeing trails on the former ski hill, along with adding outdoor recreational areas at the base of Paine Mountain. The renovation will begin once building permits have been obtained.
Per Costa’s wishes, the project will be named after his mentor, friend and business partner, the late SFC John Shaw. A 20-year Army veteran and former Mountain Cold Weather (MCW) instructor at Norwich, SFC Shaw died in 2006. The two men cofounded Worldwide Language Resources, a company that provides multi-lingual interpreters and translators.
Costa, who also stipulated the construction of a permanent facility at the base of the mountain where MCW cadets can store their gear and equipment and hold company meetings, said he credits Shaw with “turning my life around.”
“This is a wonderful act of generosity on Larry’s part,” said President Schneider. “We are just so awed and grateful.”
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
Nov. 18, 2010
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University alum Larry Costa, NU’80, of Nottingham, NH, has pledged $1.4 million to fund the construction of a four-season recreational facility on Paine Mountain.
Costa’s announcement of his gift came during the Class of 1980’s 30th Reunion Banquet during Homecoming Weekend in October.
A capital priority of Bearing the Torch, the project entails building a series of hiking, mountain-biking and snowshoeing trails on the former ski hill, along with adding outdoor recreational areas at the base of Paine Mountain. The renovation will begin once building permits have been obtained.
Per Costa’s wishes, the project will be named after his mentor, friend and business partner, the late SFC John Shaw. A 20-year Army veteran and former Mountain Cold Weather (MCW) instructor at Norwich, SFC Shaw died in 2006. The two men cofounded Worldwide Language Resources, a company that provides multi-lingual interpreters and translators.
Costa, who also stipulated the construction of a permanent facility at the base of the mountain where MCW cadets can store their gear and equipment and hold company meetings, said he credits Shaw with “turning my life around.”
“This is a wonderful act of generosity on Larry’s part,” said President Schneider. “We are just so awed and grateful.”
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, November 16, 2010
Norwich hosts a talk by Admiral Thad Allen on leading through crisis
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Nov. 16, 2010
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…Allen shares with the Central Vermont community his extensive experience as national incident commander of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico …
NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University will host Admiral Thad Allen, USCG (Ret.), on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory for this fall’s Todd Lecture Series.
Allen will speak on “Leading through Crisis and Times of Change.”
Allen served as the 23rd commandant of the US Coast Guard. He is best known for his widely-praised performance directing federal response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Most recently he served as national incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Throughout the course of his 40-year career with the Coast Guard, Allen’s no-nonsense leadership style and competency won him the respect of government leaders who saw him as a man who confronted challenges by capturing and focusing the passion, energy and efforts of diverse stakeholder groups toward achieving common goals.
Most recently at the center of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill when he was appointed by President Obama to lead the country’s efforts to end and clean up the spill, Allen believes that leadership starts with bringing people together, agreeing on goals and creating a unity of effort to solve intractable crises.
As we live in times where the extraordinary is becoming more ordinary, Allen helps audiences understand that importance of preparation, preventative readiness and ensuring that you can manage a crisis before a crisis manages you and your business.
This event is free and open to the public.
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.
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
Nov. 16, 2010
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…Allen shares with the Central Vermont community his extensive experience as national incident commander of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico …
NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University will host Admiral Thad Allen, USCG (Ret.), on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in Plumley Armory for this fall’s Todd Lecture Series.
Allen will speak on “Leading through Crisis and Times of Change.”
Allen served as the 23rd commandant of the US Coast Guard. He is best known for his widely-praised performance directing federal response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Most recently he served as national incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Throughout the course of his 40-year career with the Coast Guard, Allen’s no-nonsense leadership style and competency won him the respect of government leaders who saw him as a man who confronted challenges by capturing and focusing the passion, energy and efforts of diverse stakeholder groups toward achieving common goals.
Most recently at the center of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill when he was appointed by President Obama to lead the country’s efforts to end and clean up the spill, Allen believes that leadership starts with bringing people together, agreeing on goals and creating a unity of effort to solve intractable crises.
As we live in times where the extraordinary is becoming more ordinary, Allen helps audiences understand that importance of preparation, preventative readiness and ensuring that you can manage a crisis before a crisis manages you and your business.
This event is free and open to the public.
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.
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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