Month: April 2010
Student-produced video deemed success
#8220;When people find out I’ve been to Iraq,” said Dan Silver, a veteran interviewed in “The War at Home,” “they ask ‘How are you doing,’ like (I’m) an alien or something.”“I’m from New Hampshire, I’m fine,” Silver said. “The War at Home” is a documentary about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) […]
NUEMS competes nationally
An injured man was somewhere in the conference ballroom and he “was trapped with unknown injuries,” said Jonathan Lewis. The very narrow space was hard for the four-man team to navigate, but that was the way the course was designed, according to the 25-year-old junior.It was also a tactical situation, […]
Online registration goes online
It took Marc Williams less than two minutes once he began to register for fall classes online. “It is simple,” said the 23-year-old from Maple Valley, Wash. “Provided the student knows what classes he or she is taking.” Norwich University students registered for classes online for the first time in […]
Issues with IT
Norwich Information Technology, located in the west wing of the science building, is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. five days per week. It is a great resource for students, faculty, staff and anyone using the Norwich internet and/or having issues with a private computer. The problem is that […]
Norwich claims challenge title
#8220;I really thought this year was an amazing year for it. I saw a lot of heart, I saw a lot of people dig deep and I saw a lot of character being built out there,” said Capt. Todd Tedeschi as he recalls the extreme effort put forth by all […]
Honoring an injured alum
Last week I travelled to Washington, D.C., to meet with General Gordon Sullivan, chairman of the Norwich Board of Trustees. Together we went to Walter Reed Army Hospital and visited 1LT Bergan Flanagan ’08. On Feb. 24, while on patrol in Afghanistan, Bergan was wounded by an IED blast. She […]
Students support Rosemary
Always with a positive attitude and a smile on her face, Rosemary Sprague has been working at Sodexo as an employee for eight years. Over this time she has enjoyed swiping cards and making students smile every day. But Rosemary was recently diagnosed with cancer and students ran a fundraiser […]
NROTC participates in Notre Dame leadership conference
While the majority of Norwich students packed their bags to head home for the weeklong spring break, three Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) students and one NROTC staff member packed their bags and headed to the Burlington airport with work on their minds. “We picked one Marine option, one […]
Questions you may ask the employer
The last Career Corner story focused on the different types of questions students are often asked during interviews. However, a question students frequently ask us in the Career Development Center is, “What kinds of questions should I ask the employer?”Asking questions of the employer helps project your enthusiasm for the […]