Norwich University to celebrate 100 years of ROTC

NORTHFIELD, Vt., March 18, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the birthplace of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Norwich University will celebrate ROTC's centennial anniversary with the "ROTC Centennial Symposium: Preparing the Next Generation Leaders in a Complex World" April 21-23, 2016.

The two-day academic symposium kicks off on Thursday, April 21, at the Vermont Statehouse with a morning event and reading of a State of Vermont proclamation by Governor Peter Shumlin marking the milestone. That evening U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley will deliver a keynote Todd Lecture, which is free and open to the public.
 
On Friday, April 22, a number of other high ranking military and business leaders will engage in classroom conversations and roundtable discussions. An afternoon panel discussion will address "Preparing for the Next Century of ROTC," which will be moderated by Tom Bowman, Pentagon Reporter for National Public Radio. Friday evening, the symposium concludes with a keynote by Lt. General H.R. McMaster, a leading military futurist.
 
On Saturday, April 23, Norwich will participate in the world-wide synchronized 5K fun run, in partnership with JROTC, which aims to set a Guinness World Record ® for participation; post race festivities include a barbeque and awards.
 
For the full schedule and to register, go to: www.Norwich.edu/ROTC100
 
The below events are either open to the public (*), being livestreamed (**).
 
Thursday, April 21
10:00 am
*State of Vermont Proclamation, Vermont Senate Chamber
State House, Montpelier
 
7:00 pm
**Keynote speaker: General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
Unveiling of ROTC centennial commemorative plaque
Presented by the Todd Lecture Series 
Kreitzberg Arena
 
Friday, April 22
3:30-5:00 pm
 
**Panel discussion: Preparing for the Next Century of ROTC
Underwritten by the Olmsted Foundation
Kreitzberg Arena
Panelists: 
General David Perkins, Commanding General, U.S. Army, Training and Doctrine Command
Lieutenant General Patrick Donahue II, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command, Olmsted Scholar (invited)
Brig. Gen. Paul Guemmer, Commander, Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development
Major General Peggy Combs, U.S. Army Cadet Command
LtGen Michael Dubie, USAF (Ret.), Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command and current President of Revision Military
Moderator: Tom Bowman, Pentagon Reporter, National Public Radio

7:00 pm
**Lecture with special guest speaker: Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, Deputy Commanding General, Futures/Director, ARCIC
Plumley Armory
 
Saturday, April 23
11:00 am
*World-wide synchronized 5k Fun Run, in partnership with JROTC
 
Shapiro Field House
Presented in conjunction with JROTCs effort to set the Guinness World Record® for participation. Post-race bar-b-que and awards.
 
About Norwich University˜
 
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army and is the oldest private military college in the United States of America. Norwich is one of our nation's six senior military colleges and the birthplace of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC).www.norwich.edu
 
In fulfillment of Norwich's mission to train and educate today's students to be tomorrow's global leaders and captains of industry, the Forging the Future campaign is committed to creating the best possible learning environment through state-of-the-art academics and world-class facilities. Norwich University will celebrate its bicentennial in 2019. Learn more about the campaign and how to participate in the "Year of Transformation" here: bicentennial.norwich.edu.