Just before you went on Thanksgiving break I wrote a column talking about promises Norwich had made to you as students. Some of you wrote to me even before you left on break, and I thank you for that. However, I really want to hear from many more of our student body on this issue. I particularly want to know what promises you think Norwich has kept to you as a student and which ones we need to work on. Please e-mail me at Promise@norwich.edu.

I am also asking for some other input. As you all know, we have just concluded a wonderful Leadership Capital Campaign, where we raised over $28.5M. It was a five-year campaign that brought us the new Engineering/Math/Science Complex, the new Kreitzberg Arena, wired all of our dormitory space, provided $1M in faculty development funds, and over $7M in scholarship funds. I am now in the stages of planning the next major capital campaign. Over the past several months I have visited all the academic divisions and talked with them about what resources the faculty think are needed. Over the next several weeks, I will also meet on this subject with all the staff.

I want to hear from the students on what you would like to see in the next capital campaign. I want to make sure that we are raising the money that people feel provide the most benefit to our University and to you as students. Please contact me at Promise@norwich.edu. Thank you for your input; it means a lot to me and to Norwich.

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