Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont is a private senior military college in Northfield, Vermont.
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15 Facts About Norwich University
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Norwich University believed that a well-trained militia was an urgent necessity and developed the American system around that idea.
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Norwich University's academy inspired a number of military colleges throughout the nation, including The Citadel.
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Norwich University's views conflicted with Army officials in the federal government while he was the superintendent of West Point.
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Norwich University turned out hundreds of officers and soldiers who served with the federal armies in the American Civil War, including four recipients of the Medal of Honor.
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Seven hundred and fifty Norwich University men served in the Civil War, of whom an estimated fifty-six fought for the Confederacy.
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Many Norwich University-made officers participated, serving in all theaters of both conflicts.
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Professional education offered at Norwich University changed and adapted with the advance of technology.
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In 2001, Norwich sold its Vermont College campus and non-traditional degree programs to the Union Institute and University.
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Norwich University moved to Northfield from Norwich, Vermont, in 1866 when the South Barracks at the older location were destroyed by fire.
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Items currently displayed cover a wide spectrum of Norwich University history, including uniforms worn by Alden Partridge and Alonzo Jackman to pieces from more recent history.
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Norwich University has 29 majors across six academic divisions with the most popular major being criminal justice.
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Norwich University offers 20 varsity sports, including baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's rugby, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving, softball, men's tennis, wrestling, and women's volleyball.
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In 2017, Norwich University joined the NEWMAC as an affiliate member for football.
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Norwich University won the program's first NCAA Division III title in 2011, and won again in 2018.
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