Office of Academic Research
INTRODUCTION
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nyone who has walked our campus, taken our courses, or engaged in-person or virtually with our students, faculty, and staff knows that Norwich University is a truly unique and special place. It’s an interwoven community of critical thinkers, scholars, experimenters, designers, creators and in the spirit of our founder Captain Alden Partridge - doers. In this booklet, we invite you to explore the incredible variety and impact of the scholarship of our faculty and students since our bicentennial celebration in 2019. Despite the challenged environment of the global pandemic that dominated much of that period, our faculty, staff, and student scholars thrived. They readjusted and responded with enthusiasm to these unprecedented circumstances with creativity, innovation, adaptability, and flexibility. A snapshot of the amazing work of our university researchers within that timeframe was showcased at our first virtual Celebration of Excellence, which highlighted over 150 faculty and student research projects throughout an entire week in spring of 2021. In uncertain times, it’s easy to look for quick solutions and to give in to fear and divisiveness. Instead, over the past two years, Norwich University scholars showed that using reason, creativity, sound research, and data-driven findings to explore the world around them and ask meaningful questions was still possible. In our roles in the Office of Academic Research, we are proud of the work our colleagues are doing and remain dedicated to our mission to support Norwich faculty and students in their efforts to carry out original research, scholarship and creative projects. —Karen Hinkle, Associate Provost for Research; Lea Williams, Faculty Development Coordinator and Associate Provost Educational Effectiveness; Amy Woodbury Tease, Director, Undergraduate Research Program Director
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