On behalf of the Department of Athletics at Norwich University, I would like to congratulate you on being selected as a member of our sports program and to welcome you into the Norwich family of Intercollegiate Athletics. We take great pride in the high quality of the Norwich Athletic Department and we are excited about the part you will play in making our athletic program a success.
The Athletic Department staff is here to assist you in achieving your desired goals as a student, an athlete and as a person. We sincerely hope that we will provide you with the opportunity and the means for a rewarding experience that will help enrich your life.
Your primary purpose for being at Norwich is to receive a quality education. We expect you to work hard, study diligently and give your utmost to achieve your full potential. As a student-athlete at Norwich, you have the serious responsibility of assuming a leadership roll as a member of one of our athletic teams. Because of your high visibility as an athlete, you are expected to uphold our University's guiding values of integrity and honesty and exhibit sportsmanship, self-discipline and personal responsibility.
Please feel free to contact me, or any of the Athletic Staff if you need help or assistance at anytime during the year. Again welcome to Norwich Athletics.
Anthony A. Mariano
Director of Athletics
This handbook is designed to provide you, as a member of an intercollegiate athletic or club team at Norwich University, an immediate source of information regarding the University's, the NCAA's and in particular the Department of Athletics' policies, guidelines, regulations and operating procedures. This handbook is not intended to be a complete source of information but rather a quick overview that will cover the essentials to assist you in getting started in your student-athlete experience at Norwich. Please refer to your Student Handbook and the University's Academic Regulations (pdf) for further information.
The Norwich University Athletic Department's mission is to provide well-rounded
and competitive athletic programs as integral parts of the educational process
of the University. We offer equal opportunities for male and female student-athletes
to participate in a wide variety of intercollegiate sports and we adhere to
the NCAA Division III rules and philosophy.
We monitor the academic progress of our student-athletes and support them in
their quest to achieve academic success at the University. We administer our
athletic programs in a way that contributes to the personal development of our
student-athletes through the whole-person concept by fostering the growth of
self-discipline, personal integrity and social responsibility.