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Giving Impact

Also see:  Your Giving Impact - Donor Stories  |  Your Giving Impact and Our Commitment to Experiential Learning

Your Giving Impact - Student Stories

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Two Futures, One Stage

Gavin Meuse ’30 and Wade Plaskiewicz ’30, both Eagle Scouts and Rooks, were among four scouts nationwide selected by Army Cadet Command to receive ROTC scholarships at the National Jamboree—a coincidence neither Meuse nor Plaskiewicz expected to discover on-site.

The two begin their Rook year in the Army ROTC scholarship program
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Hunting for Pollinators of a Carnivorous Plant

This past summer, Ellery Shertzer ’29 spent months searching calcareous seep wetlands of Vermont and New Hampshire for something that can be surprisingly difficult to find: an insect visiting a flower.

A student gets outside during her Summer Research Fellowship
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Study Abroad Spotlight: Eric Barbosa Semedo ’27

Every year, Norwich students get the chance to go beyond what they've known, to live somewhere new and immerse themselves in a different language and culture. This spring, for Eric Barbosa Semedo, that meant a semester in Seville, Spain.

Checking in with Eric about his spring semester abroad

Your Giving Impact - Donor Stories and the Value of Your Giving

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1990 “First in Grey”: Creating a Norwich Legacy

The Class of 1990 continues its 40-year journey to build a Norwich legacy that will last for the next 200 years. As our unofficial class motto, we have strived to ensure each classmate develops a “meaningful, real, and lasting relationship with Norwich”.

An alumnus and his graduating class explore the meaning of giving
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The Value of Endowed Scholarships

During the Board of Trustees and Scholarship dinner, C/PVT Jose Velasco ’27 shares his journey to Norwich and the role of scholarships that have supported him, allowing him to pursue an advanced degree and a career in forensics and the National Guard.

How a student’s future is determined through their hard work
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The Question He Asked Twice

“What I learned from him [RADM Richard W. Schneider, USCGR (Ret.)] that night is the shape of the work I do now. He met me where I actually was. He named what he trusted out loud and made it structural by changing what was possible. …He just helped.”

A simple question displays true leadership when it mattered most
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Mathematical Showdown Outreach Held at Norwich

The first ever Norwich University Mathematical Showdown was held on campus on Monday, March 23, from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Eight students from schools around Vermont won $5,000 scholarships to attend Norwich University based on their performance on a morning contest.

Local VT students earned a total of $40,000 in Norwich scholarships

Your Giving Impact and Our Commitment to Experiential Learning

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ASCE Students Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity

Members of the NU American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter recently spent part of one weekend volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Northfield. The service project gave civil engineering students an opportunity to work together outside the classroom while giving back to the local community.

Community service—an important activity for the ASCE Student Chapter
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Beyond the Screen

For Norwich University Online students, the classroom can be almost anywhere. This summer, for a group of graduate students, that classroom extended to Germany, where weeks of online preparation led into intensive in-person experiences built around international collaboration, applied learning and complex real-world scenarios.

Taking experiential learning to Europe
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Two Sides of Berlin

Berlin, Germany receives refugees and asylum seekers from over 100 different nations globally each year, all looking to call Berlin their next home. Nursing students learn more than just academics as they immerse themselves in the German healthcare system among a refugee population.

Learn what refugee camps taught us about community and care
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The S-STEM BRIDGE Program: Engineers of the Future

Students on an engineering scholarship prepare for their academic careers with the Engineering S-STEM Bridge program. It was a full week of learning for the inaugural cohort of Engineering S-STEM Scholars to campus, focusing on learning, exploration, and community building before the start of the fall semester.

Welcoming students to the Norwich engineering family