A large number of students, as well as faculty and staff members, took the time to complete the Civilian Blue Ribbon Committee’s online survey during the past two weeks. This is a very important data collection effort. We are constantly assessing what we do at Norwich and looking for ways […]

I hope that you had a nice mid-year vacation and are ready for the new semester. The campus will be very busy in the coming weeks. TDS Telecom, our local phone company, is working to expand the internet bandwidth at Norwich. This increase will result in improved, faster internet connections […]

On Nov. 16, in a ceremony held in the White House, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Guinta for his heroic actions in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan in October 2007. Guinta is the first living veteran of the wars in Iraq and […]

I would like to thank the Regiment for being part of such a moving Veterans Day parade and ceremony in honor of the soldiers who have served our country. It was especially significant having members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts – the third oldest chartered military […]

Despite our best calculations and predictions, this summer we received a higher than expected number of students who wanted to come to Norwich. As a result, at the start of the fall semester Norwich welcomed one of the largest classes in University history with 792 new students.   The Corps […]

This is an exciting time of the year at Norwich. As we approach the end of the semester there are many opportunities to recognize students, faculty and staff for their hard work, both inside and outside of the classroom. I would like to share with you a small sampling of […]

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 […]

I want to congratulate both the men’s and women’s hockey teams on their successful seasons. The No. 1-ranked men’s team skated to a 2-1 victory over third-seeded St. Norbert College in the 2010 NCAA Division III National Championship game Saturday afternoon in Lake Placid, New York. This was the third […]

I read the article in the last issue of The Guidon which covered the subject of trash and littering on campus. Students interviewed felt that the reason that there was so much litter on campus was due to the fact that we have a shortage of trash cans at the […]

I recently received feedback from a student questioning the priorities Norwich places on student needs. Before specifically responding to this comment, I would like to say that I always welcome input from students as well as from everyone in the Norwich community.  One of our goals as a university is […]