QUOTED

“I am incredibly thankful for this experience, because I know it will make me a more competent Army officer.”

—Toni Adipietro ’23 reflecting on her summer 2022 Olmstead Foundation International Fellow trip to Kyrgyzstan

“Your efforts make Norwich one of the most admired and respected communities in the world. It is my honor and pleasure to serve alongside each of you.”

—President Mark C. Anarumo writing in a Thanksgiving holiday email to faculty and staff

“THE QUESTIONS I LOOK AT ON AI ARE VERY DIFFICULT AND, IN SOME WAYS, UNANSWERABLE. WE ARE GOING INTO AN INCREDIBLE FIELD OF [THE] UNKNOWN.”

—John Abele, the retired founding chairman of Boston Scientific Corp., giving the Oct. 12 keynote address at the 2022 Norwich University Military Writers’ Symposium. “It’s critically important that you understand the nexus between artificial intelligence and robotics. And, by the way, if you have a cell phone, you’re being influenced by this right now.”

—Prof. William T. Morris, PhD, giving remarks to introduce the panel session, “Sci-fi AI and the Future of Armed Conflict” at the Norwich University Military Writers’ Symposium on Oct. 12.

“We had another amazing day of volunteerism. Thank you to the 11 Norwich students, 10 of [whom] were international students, on their service week, which started today with us.”

—Amy’s Armoire and Donation Center, a nonprofit thrift store that supports foster and adopted children and their families in Barre, Vt., commenting on the NU Families Facebook on Nov. 22

“CONFLICTS EXPOSE AND REVEAL THE TRUTH. CONFLICTS ALLOW US TO SPEAK OUT. I WASN’T SILENT; I SPOKE FREELY ABOUT HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS AGGRESSION IN MY INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES, AND IN THE SOCIAL NETWORKS.”

—Exiled Russian photojournalist Dmitri Beliakov, a research fellow with NU’s John and Mary Frances Patton Peace & War Center, quoted by online news site VTDigger in an article published Nov. 6.