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In The News
February 13, 2003
It is just a few days away before we start having promotion boards for
the Corps of Cadets. The selection of the next leadership for the Corps
is one of the most important things we have to do this spring. We have
written to every faculty and staff member to ask them to make nominations
of students who they believe will be outstanding leaders for our Corps
of Cadets. We have also asked individuals within the regiment to recommend
classmates. I am going to look carefully at those recommendations as one
of the important inputs into making these decisions. I have given more
latitude to the Corps leadership than it has had in years. The selection,
therefore, of its next leadership is even more important. In my preamble
to the Boards, I will be stressing moral character, maturity in judgment,
proven academic success, good humor, and an ability to inspire others.
I am looking for balanced leaders who understand the great responsibility
of leadership, but who will also have a good time doing it.
In addition to the normal positions in the Corps, I have also established
some new positions. The first is a Regimental Historian, to whom I will
be giving the responsibility of the preparation for the next Rook Book
and also codifying all existing traditions and special events within the
Corps. A voting officer will also be established. In the mission statement
of the University, one of our important undertakings is to teach our students
about citizenship in order to prepare them for the high office of "citizen."
One way to exercise that is to give maximum exposure and encouragement
to vote. I have also asked Dean Mathis to consider how our civilian students
might be encouraged to do the same within the residence halls and commuter
student system. Lastly within the regiment, I have established positions
as Human Relations/EEO officers and non-commissioned officers. I will
be looking to this group to be the primary individuals training and educating
the Corps in these areas. I am open to other suggestions for the establishment
of special positions, either noncommissioned officers or officer positions,
which can give maximum benefit to the University. I would much rather
have positions filled that are directly relevant to your future careers,
whether in the United States military or in the civilian sector. Anyone
with suggestions on this should write to me at pres@norwich.edu.
The searches for both the Commandant and Vice President of Student Life
and the Deputy Commandant are coming along very well. In fact, we are
starting to have a number of candidates visit campus. The pool for both
positions has been very deep and rich, and I am confident we will be able
to select great individuals for these positions. Vice President Dave Whaley
is leading the search committee for the Commandant and Vice President
of Student Life position, and I am leading the search for the Deputy Commandant.
I have asked that each candidate for the Commandant and Vice President
of Student Life position, in addition to meeting with various constituency
groups and individuals of the University, also give a public address of
approximately one half hour in length about their philosophy of leadership
and then open it up for questions and answers from the University community
at large. Please watch the CLiC notices for the times and locations and
be prepared to provide your feedback to Mr. Whaley in the form of email
at davew@norwich.edu, so the Search
Committee can consider everyone's opinions and thoughts.
Lastly, there has been an issue that has been troubling me. At a recent
Boston Alumni meeting I had the opportunity to talk with some alumni.
One of them showed me his tattoo, which read in part, "Loyalty above
Honor." And no, it was not the mistake of the tattoo artist. I want
all of our students, faculty and staff to think about that statement and
think particularly about what is wrong with it. If that is what an alumnus
took from four years at Norwich, he absolutely has it backwards. Loyalty
is a virtue, and so is Honor; sometimes they collide. It is when virtues
collide that students sometimes face moral dilemmas. I believe it was
that interpretation that led the German Army to the atrocities that were
committed in World War II, and it is actually contrary to what I know
the United States military believes about how one serves the United States
of America. It is also true in business. Your own personal integrity and
honor are the highest of all virtues. One does not lie to protect a boss
or a commander, thinking that loyalty is more important than personal
integrity or commitment to the institutional values of the organization.
I know our students are struggling with this issue, and you need to know
from me that honor is the higher virtue of the two, and that is the correct
interpretation of the University Honor Code. If you disagree, please write
a letter to the editor and let's have a University conversation about
it.
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