Answers to dozens of frequently asked questions supplied at norwich.edu/arrival
Norwich University’s decision to return to full pre-COVID-19-pandemic operations means high enthusiasm on campus and probably abundant questions from soon-to-arrive students, including incoming first-year students and their families.
We hear you and have answers.
A new webpage, norwich.edu/arrival features information, tips and answers to dozens of frequently asked questions in 14 categories spanning arrival, orientation and student life. Information includes the arrival schedule, COVID-19 policies, a campus map and information on rook preparation, packing lists for all new students, student life, student services and meal plans. There are also resources for parents, including information about summer sendoffs, mentor family support and bill paying.
President fires cannon for Class of 2021, graduates’ friends and family and university staff
Norwich University’s spring semester and 2020-21 academic year concluded Saturday with an appreciative salvo of bangs on the campus’s Upper Parade Ground.
The university’s cannon, stationed near the flagpole under a sunny sky in front of Jackman Hall’s steps, fired thrice once for parents, family and friends of the Class of 2021; once for Class of 2021 graduates; and once, specially, for Norwich’s faculty and staff.
President Dr. Mark Anarumo fired the cannon’s first shot himself.
“In celebration of our provost, Dr. Sandra Affenito, and to all our honorees today,” Anarumo, clad in his green Vermont Militia dress uniform, said before firing the cannon. As a plume of smoke floated skyward, a small collection of masked, physically spaced onlookers whooped and clapped. A few people held up smartphones to record the moment.
Norwich University English professor earns spot in Senior Leadership Academy By NU Office of Communications April 22, 2021
NORTHFIELD, Vt. Norwich University English Professor Dr. Lea Williams has earned a spot in the 2021-22 Council of Independent Colleges and the American Academic Leadership Institute’s Senior Leadership Academy, a nationally competitive program.
Williams is one of 41 participants chosen to participate in this program, which is designed to offer midlevel leaders at independent colleges and universities leadership training for future promotions in cabinet-level positions.
In her nomination letter, referring to Williams as a “remarkable candidate,” Provost and Dean of Faculty Dr. Sandra Affenito said, “Leading in today’s academy requires a broad and extensive understanding of the context of the ever-evolving higher education landscape and the talents and skills to advance a forward-thinking leadership agenda.”
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Norwich University transitions to campus quarantine
Changes include restart of Corps of Cadets, ROTC training, residence hall visits by food trucks
Norwich University’s community might have breathed a small sigh of relief as the workweek started Monday, the modified in-room quarantine gave way to the campus quarantine and athletics practice resumed for winter and spring teams.
President Mark C. Anarumo portended the changes Feb. 10 in an Update from the Hill, saying campus COVID-19 positive cases had dropped (they stood at 24 on Monday), thanks to student, faculty and staff vigilance and Facilities Operations’ scrubbing and sanitizing of campus buildings and locales.