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Giving Impact

Your Giving Impact - Student Stories

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Where Music Meets the Mission

For C/CPT Sydney Brown ’26 and her family, spending formative years in Northfield has become something of a family tradition. And what began as indulging in her passion for performance has evolved into leading Band Company as company commander.

See how a second-generation cadet embraces the “I Will Try” motto

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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Reaching the Masses

The College of Graduate and Continuing Studies is on a mission to spread Norwich’s Guiding Values and system of education far and wide through distance learning. Ever since Captain Partridge’s revolutionary institution opened its doors more than two centuries ago, the University has been on the cutting-edge of higher education.

Today online and on-campus experiences are becoming closer than ever
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Delegation Explores Careers at ERN Conference

Demonstrating our dedication to high-impact undergraduate development and experiential learning, Norwich University sent a delegation of 10 students to attend the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM in Atlanta, Georgia.

STEM students take their talents into the real world
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Students Shine at VBRN Career Day

Norwich University proudly represented its commitment to undergraduate research by bringing 14 students to the annual VBRN Career Day, held on April 1, 2026, a symposium supported by the Vermont Biomedical Research Network (VBRN) that is dedicated to research and professional networking.

The day served as a showcase of scientific contributions during poster sessions