Vermont Business Magazine On Thursday, April 21, Norwich University will kick off a celebration and symposium marking 100 years of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). As the birthplace of 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 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 at 7 p.m., 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