CGCS Homecoming Panels
IT IS TIME TO COME BACK
Join us in person or virtually this Homecoming Weekend for a variety of leadership panels.
Norwich University College of Graduate and Continuing Studies: Homecoming Panels
This year, we are thrilled to present two programs as part of the weekend activities:
- CGCS Special Operations Forces (SOF) Affinity Workshop
- and Adaptive Leadership: Navigating Change with Confidence
You are invited to attend both panels in person or virtually.
Friday, October 16
8:30 - 11:30 AM | Sullivan Museum Conference Room
CGCS Special Operations Forces (SOF) Affinity Workshop
This panel will explore key issues impacting the Special Operations community, including career transition strategies after service through entrepreneurship, business development, and emerging career opportunities; health and human performance, with a focus on physical and mental wellness, resilience, trauma recovery, and collaboration with leaders in the field; and the future of SOF, examining evolving missions in the post-GWOT environment and how SOF skill sets apply to challenges such as cognitive and hybrid warfare.
Moderator: Colonel (Ret.) William F. Lyons Jr., ’90
Keynote: Major General (Ret.) Mark O'Neil, ’86
Friday, October 16
2:00 - 3:00 PM | Mack Hall Room 205
Adaptive Leadership: Navigating Change with Confidence
In an era of disruption and rapid change, effective leaders must anticipate risk, adapt, and guide organizations through uncertainty. Join a panel of resilience, risk, continuity, and security leaders as they share real-world lessons from crises, technological change, operational disruption, and emerging threats. Discover how adaptive leadership builds resilience, strengthens decision-making under pressure, and turns challenges into opportunities. Attendees will gain practical insights applicable across business, government, military, and nonprofit environments.
Moderator: Michele Turner M’12 & M’25
Panelists: Michelle Cross, Tina Christiano ’83, and Sara Margalus ’01 & M’14